Lamar Jackson won the NFL MVP award in his second season at just 22 years old. Through his first three seasons, he experienced a lot of success as a dual-threat quarterback. Let’s take a look at how much of that success has translated into wins against teams with a winning record.
Before we jump into it, I want it to be clear that winning and losing is a team statistic, not a quarterback statistic. A quarterback cannot control how well his defense, special teams, or coaching staff perform. He can only do his best with the opportunities he gets. Therefore, it is unfair to judge a quarterback solely by his win-loss record.
Secondly, it is very rare for any quarterback to have a winning record against teams who finished the season above .500 in the league. The NFL is a highly competitive and unpredictable league, where any team can beat any other team on any given day. It is unrealistic to expect a quarterback to consistently win against the best teams in the league.
Therefore, when evaluating a quarterback’s performance, it is important to look beyond the win-loss record and consider other factors such as efficiency, consistency, clutchness, and leadership. These are the qualities that truly separate the good quarterbacks from the great ones.
What is Lamar Jackson’s record against winning teams?
Since entering the NFL in 2018, Lamar Jackson is 14-14 (.500) against teams that finished the season with a winning record. (Updated through the end of the 2022 NFL Season)
In 2022, Lamar Jackson was 1-4 (.200) against winning teams as the starting quarterback.
- Dolphins (loss)
- Bills (loss)
- Bengals (win)
- Giants (loss)
- Jaguars (loss)
In 2021, Lamar Jackson was 3-4 (.428) against winning teams as the starting quarterback.
- Rams (loss)
- Chiefs (win)
- Colts (win)
- Chargers (win)
- Bengals (loss)
- Dolphins (loss)
- Steelers (loss)
In 2020, Lamar Jackson was 3-4 (.428) against winning teams as the starting quarterback.
- Browns (win)
- Chiefs (loss)
- Steelers (loss)
- Colts (win)
- Titans (loss)
- Steelers (loss)
- Browns (win)
In 2019, Lamar Jackson was 6-1 (.857) against winning teams as the starting quarterback.
- Cheifs (loss)
- Seahawks (win)
- Patriots (win)
- Texans (win)
- Rams (win)
- 49ers (win)
- Bills (win)
In 2018, Lamar Jackson was 1-1 (.500) against winning teams as the starting quarterback.
- Chiefs (loss)
- Chargers (win)
What quarterbacks have a winning record against winning teams?
As seen on our master QB record vs winning teams chart, there are only a handful of NFL quarterbacks that have a record above .500 against winning teams.
You can digest that information on your own. The only thing I want you to take away from this is that it is extremely rare to have a winning record against teams that finished the season with a winning record.