Sam Koch is arguably the NFL's best punter and has been for a long time.

But this year, Lamar Jackson and the Ravens offense is taking away his primary job.

Koch and the Ravens have punted the ball just 21 times this season. That's the fewest in the NFL.

Koch is on pace for just 37 punts, which would be the second-fewest in NFL history over a 16-game season. The Houston Oilers punted just 34 times in 1990.

The 14-year veteran has averaged 77 punts per season over his NFL career. He's on pace for less than half of that this year.

"Do I blame Lamar? No. But it is partly his fault," Koch said with a grin.

"It's also an accumulation of the playmakers we have. To see what they do in the game and see Lamar do what he does, it is pretty exciting from the sideline. I'm there when called upon to help."

Koch said it's fair to say that he has conflicting feelings about how his season has gone so far. Of course, he wants to see the team succeed first and foremost.

"But I do enjoy punting," he said. "It's one of those things. Now that our offense is clicking like it never has, it's my goal to help when needed and do the best that I can each time."

Koch said he doesn't practice any less. He still does his typical warm-up routine kicking into the net each time the Ravens have a third down. It's just that he spends a lot more time booting balls into the net than on the field.