The 2019 Baltimore Ravens didn’t just run the football—they ran teams into the dirt. That group, led by MVP Lamar Jackson and Mark Ingram’s Pro Bowl resurgence, rushed for a ridiculous 3,296 yards and bulldozed their way into the record books.
Well, they were in the record books.
As of this week, not anymore. The NFL officially decided to recognize statistics from the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), which existed in the late 1940s. And with that change, the 1948 San Francisco 49ers now hold the all-time rushing record with 3,663 yards in a single season.
So what does that mean for Baltimore in 2025? It means the mission just got personal.
Do the 2025 Ravens have it in them to make a (literal) run at history?
Baltimore’s 2024 rushing attack was already one of the most dominant in league history. With Lamar Jackson dodge, duck, dip, diving and dodging through defenses for 915 yards and Derrick Henry burying defenders on his way to 1,921, the Ravens led the NFL with 3,189 rushing yards and averaged 5.8 per carry. That’s historic output—it just doesn’t look that way anymore on paper.
If they want their place back, they’ve got to earn it.
The good news? They should be up for the challenge. Henry and Jackson aren’t just elite on their own, they really do complement each other. Jackson forces defenses to play on a tilt, and Henry punishes them for it. The Ravens also return one of the better offensive lines in football (minus Patrick Mekari) and a coaching staff that isn’t shy about leaning on the run game when it matters most.
But getting to 3,664 yards? That’s going to take everything. A full season of health. A consistent more-run-than-pass imbalance. And honestly, a little bit of luck. You don’t break a nearly 80-year-old rushing record without having Lady Luck on Sunday.
The Ravens know exactly what kind of team they are. They brought in King Henry to run wild. They’ve got Jackson to keep them guessing. And now they’ve got a new mark to chase, whether they admit it or not. All it really takes is for Jackson to post a 1,000-plus-yard season then they're playing with gas.
The 1948 Niners might have taken the crown on a technicality. But watch out for Year 2 of Jackson and Henry. Offensive coordinator Todd Monken had them gelling by Week 1 last season. Imagine what he can do with another offseason.
Because records were meant to be broken.