When Michael Vick was a young boy growing up in the Ridley Circle housing project in the impoverished East End neighborhood of Newport News, Va., he spent endless hours playing what he called “hot ball.

Lamar Jackson broke the NFL career rushing record for quarterbacks in Baltimore’s 31-2 victory over the Houston Texans on Wednesday, bolstering his case for MVP as the Ravens moved closer to the AFC North title.

Lamar Jackson was putting on a Christmas show of his own in Houston on Wednesday. The Baltimore Ravens’ quarterback was using his brain, arms and legs to leave the Houston Texans rattled. In the second quarter, he took eight seconds before locating Isaiah Likely for a TD pass.