Saying Lamar Jackson is a fantasy football legend in primetime games almost feels like an understatement. It’s like saying The Office is kind of a good show or Jimmy John’s is gross. The point is being diminished.
The Office is the greatest TV show ever. Jimmy John’s is the drizzling shits. And Lamar Jackson is the best fantasy football player ever during primetime games. In 11 contests on Sunday, Monday, Thursday and even one Tuesday night, he has averaged 31.05 points per game. That is insane.
Now, Jackson has been far from perfect. The Baltimore Ravens are an impressive 8-3 in primetime games when he starts, but there have been a few duds from a fantasy football standpoint.
His worst performance came last season when Jackson could only muster 17.2 points in a Monday Night Showdown against the Kansas City Chiefs. But apart from that and his first primetime start in 2018, the man they call Smiley Face has been money on the regular season’s biggest stage.
4 crazy fantasy football facts about Lamar Jackson in primetime games
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Averages 31.05 points per game
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Scored 30+ points six times
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Scored 36+ points five times
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Only two games with <24 points
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Breaking down Lamar Jackson’s fantasy football performances in primetime games
2021
- Week 1 – 24.4 points
- Week 2 – 38.7 points
- Week 5 – 44.3 points
After a pretty flat outing against the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football in week 1, Jackson has put on two clinics. His week 5 performance against the Colts was one of the 10 best quarterback scoring performances of all-time.
2020
- Week 3 – 17.2 points
- Week 10 – 26 points
- Week 13 – 28.8 points*
- Week 14 – 36.6 points
Jackson got better in primetime games as the season went along. It was a pretty disjointed year for the Ravens as a whole but no one will forget that Monday Night showdown against the Browns in week 14 when he needed a bathroom break. The week 13 game was moved to a Tuesday night due to COVID-19 issues but was played in primetime.
2019
- Week 9 – 30.3 points
- Week 12 – 38 points
- Week 15 – 39.2 points
In Jackson’s only Thursday Night Football game to date, he managed to put up 39.2 points against the Jets. His 30.3 tally against the Patriots in week 9 was also impressive.
2018
- Week 16 – 18.1 points
The Ravens would win Jackson’s first primetime start, a cagey Saturday night showdown against the Chargers in December. It’s safe to say things only got better from here.
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