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.

Jackson set a new NFL record for career rushing yards by a quarterback, surpassing former NFL great Michael Vick’s long-held mark of 6,109 yards. Jackson’s six-yard scramble in the third quarter of the game brought his career total to 6,110 yards, cementing his place in history.

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.