Without Jackson and as many starters on either side of the ball, the Ravens seem like sure victims of Packers.
BALTIMORE – The quarterback of the RavensLamar Jackson has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers, the first time he has missed a game due to injury in his four-year career at the NFL.
The Ravens they had little hope that Jackson will play with a right ankle injury. Tyler Huntley will make his second career start for the Ravens (8-5), who face a one-game lead this week in the AFC North.
A source pointed to Adam Schefter from ESPN that Jackson is dealing with a bruised ankle and it’s not a sprain, which is what the Ravens had been referring to. It would have been a challenge for Jackson to play with limited mobility behind this Ravens offensive line.. Baltimore has allowed 47 sacks, the worst in the league, and three starters – left guard Ben Powers, right tackle Patrick Mekari and left tackle Alejandro Villanueva – missed at least one practice this week.
The loss of Jackson, the 2019 NFL MVP, is another blow to the Ravens’ offense, which is averaging 16.6 points in its last five games. On Sunday, Baltimore will be without its starting quarterback (Jackson), top two running backs (JK Dobbins and Gus Edwards), three starting offensive linemen (Powers, Mekari and Ronnie Stanley) and one of its top three wide receivers (Sammy). Watkins).
Huntley, who was not selected in the 2020 draft, has impressed his teammates by leading Baltimore to a 16-13 win at Chicago four weeks ago and nearly recovered the team from a 21-point deficit last Sunday in the 24-22 loss at Cleveland. Huntley has completed 68.2% of his throws for a touchdown and an interception, and has rushed for 95 yards on 16 attempts (average of 5.9 yards). Josh Johnson will back Huntley after being signed by the New York Jets practice team on Wednesday.
Ravens are 2-1 in games without Jackson since taking over as a starter midway through the 2018 season. He missed two games due to illness and was out of final engagement in the 2019 season after Baltimore clinched No. 1 in the AFC.
In addition to being without Jackson, the Ravens are extremely short in high school against Aaron Rodgers. Baltimore lost three safeties (cornerbacks Chris Westry and Jimmy Smith along with safety Chuck Clark) after they tested positive for COVID-19 during the last four days.
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