Justin Fields has officially arrived. Week after week, he does things many quarterbacks have not done yet or haven’t done in a long time, and Week 17 is no different. He put up 105 rushing yards in a quarter, which is an incredible feat.
In fact, it’s the most by a single player in the last 45 years.
Jalen Hurts’ 103 first-quarter rushing yards are the most single-quarter rushing yards by a QB over the last 45 seasons. The only other QB to post 100+ in a single quarter over that span was Terrelle Pryor, who had 100 in the first quarter against Pittsburgh in 2013. @Eagles https://t.co/7eFC4lOMnb
That record had been set by Jalen Hurts earlier in the season, but was just eclipsed by Fields in the first quarter against the woeful Detroit Lions.
Should this pace continue (though 400 yards rushing is nearly impossible), he’d easily break his own record for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game.
Top three single-quarter rushing performances by a quarterback ft. Justin Fields
While the Detroit Lions’ run defense is impressively bad (just ask the Carolina Panthers), the feat Fields pulled off is incredible nonetheless. His 105 rushing yards in a quarter would be a great single game total for a quarterback.
Earlier this year, Hurts ran all over the Green Bay Packers in a 40-33 win. He started the game with 103 yards and then finished with 157 at 9.2 yards per carry. It was a dominant effort.
The third time a quarterback has done this was by Terrelle Pryor, who eclipsed the century mark in a quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2013.
With this dominant effort (Fields’ total is at 105 midway through the second quarter), he’s inching closer and closer to Lamar Jackson’s single-season record.
In 2019, Jackson recorded 1,206 yards in an MVP-winning campaign. Fields now needs less than 100 yards in this week and next week to hold the record.
It should be noted that the initial record was set in a 16-game season and Fields is enjoying an 18-game season, but it is impressive nonetheless as Justin Fields missed one game due to injury.
