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Rob Parker and Kelvin Washington give their thoughts on a wild Thursday Night Football game that saw the Ravens defeat the Bengals 35-34. In a matchup filled with superstar performances, the guys came away with the same overarching takeaway: Lamar Jackson is the best player in the NFL right now.
Rob Parker: "I know a lot of people get their panties in a bunch if you say Lamar Jackson is better than Patrick Mahomes, but we aren't talking about legacy or lifetime achievement awards... We're talking about, who's the best player? Dude, Lamar is annihilating. Running with the ball, passing from the pocket, [he's doing it all]... He is that guy. He is must-see TV."
Kelvin Washington: "Lamar Jackson is by far the most exciting thing in the NFL. I don't just mean quarterbacks, I mean everybody, and it's not even close... The numbers are absurd. He had 24 touchdown passes the entire season last year [when he was the MVP almost unanimously]... right now he has 24 through 10 games already [this year]... He is the best player in the NFL."