There's no shortage of storylines in Week 12.
Of course, you have Jim and John Harbaugh competing as opposing Head Coaches.
But you also have a battle of two elite quarterbacks who are both arguably playing their best ball of their careers right now.
Monday Night Football features a premier duel with Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert and Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson on opposing sidelines.
Although the two will obviously not share the field at the same time, Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh believes the two share a lot of similarities — and are some of the best in the game.
"He's great, he's at the highest level," Harbaugh said Monday about Jackson. "He's right there with Justin. He's one of the best quarterbacks in the game, currently. He's one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the National Football League.
"It would be like those two looking in the mirror when it comes to competitiveness and doing anything and everything for their team," Harbaugh added. "Mirror images."
Herbert has vaulted himself into some preliminary MVP conversations with his play entering Week 12.
The Bolts quarterback boasts a 13-1 TD:INT ratio, which is tied for third-best of all time in a single season.
He's been airing it out as well, with eight of his 13 touchdown passes going for at least 20 yards. Herbert had just five such scores all of last season.
It's clear that Herbert is playing some of his best ball as the Chargers are rolling at 7-3.
"His talent, the effort that he puts in. Everything that you can say good about a quarterback and then some," Harbaugh said. "Talent and effort, and then intangibles that are off the charts. Any measurable you can have for a quarterback, tangible or intangible, he possesses at the elite, highest level."
Wide receiver Joshua Palmer added: "Just a lot of confidence. A lot of confidence in himself, a lot of confidence in the guys. I think we feel that, so it affects the entire team."
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There's also been another level he's unlocked since the Week 5 bye week as well as he's continued to get healthier.
Herbert has thrown for 1,608 yards (third-most among quarterbacks in that timespan), eight touchdowns and no interceptions in the last six games.
The Chargers franchise quarterback deflected the credit for his play and praised the work of everyone else on offense that has made it happen.
"I think it's a combination of things but it starts with the offensive line," Herbert said Wednesday. "The play doesn't [go] without protection and having time to get rid of the ball. [Bradley Bozeman] and those guys have done such a great job of communicating and working together.
"I feel very comfortable dropping back and knowing I've got time," Herbert added. "And to have guys be able to make plays downfield and be able to throw to guys like Ladd [McConkey], [Quentin Johnston], Josh [Palmer] and Jalen [Reagor], they've all done such a great job. It really is a team effort, and they make my job easy."
But his Head Coach, on the other hand, gave Herbert some of the highest praise he could give him.
"That's what he's been doing his entire career," Harbaugh said. "He has the most completions of any quarterback in the history of the National Football League in their first five seasons. He has the most fourth quarter comebacks in that timespan of any quarterback in the NFL.
Harbaugh added: "It is what it is, enjoy it. He's not only one of the best in the game currently, he's one of the best of all time. I do not think I'm going out on a limb by saying that."
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On the other side, of course, is Jackson, who is believed by many to be the frontrunner for the MVP, an award he won last year and also in 2019.
Jackson has seemingly turned it up another notch, ranking second in NFL in passing yards (2,876) and is on pace to set single-season career high.
The Ravens quarterback is also second in TD passes (25) — already surpassing last year's total — and has only three interceptions, which is tied for fourth-fewest in NFL. He has the highest QB rating in NFL (117.3), which would also be a career high.
Preparing for Jackson is a tall task, as Bolts safety Tony Jefferson, Jackson's former teammate in Baltimore, said Wednesday.
"You can't emulate him, so there's no way you can get a proper look in practice because there's really nobody that moves like him or nobody that has the pocket elusiveness that he does," Jefferson said. "A lot of guys have pocket awareness, but they can't be as elusive as he is in the pocket.
"You really have to watch the film and put yourself in that situation," he added. "If you're in the back end and you're covering, you just have to plaster and then in the rush, you have to try to get him down because he has an unbelievable, rare trait of just making people miss."
Jackson presents a challenge not seen in other quarterbacks.
But after getting a chance to go against him last year in primetime as well, the Bolts defense is excited for the challenge he presents.
"Having that awareness, it's something that you just have to watch film on," Jefferson said. "You're not going to really get that look in practice because there's not really another quarterback like that."
Safety Alohi Gilman added: "It's hard to replicate a guy like that in practice, so having some experience helps. You have to be on it when you're playing against him because he can beat you in multiple ways. It helps to get the opportunity to see him again second time around."
It's sure to be a battle under the lights at SoFi Stadium between some of the league's best quarterbacks.
