Ravens rule out Lamar Jackson against Bengals; Tyler Huntley to start
Baltimore downgraded Jackson from questionable to out on Saturday because of his left ankle injury, leaving Huntley to start a key AFC North game.
The Baltimore Ravens ruled quarterback Lamar Jackson out on Saturday, October 24, for Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Baltimore. Tyler Huntley will start in his place as the Ravens, at 4-2, face a 3-2 division rival without Jackson for a third straight game.
Jackson had been listed as questionable after limited practice throughout the week. Saturday’s downgrade settles the question of his availability that remained open when he returned to practice, as covered in NewsJaws’ earlier report on Jackson’s limited practice before the Bengals game.
Jackson’s ankle injury and the decision to sit him
ESPN described Jackson’s injury as a high left ankle injury sustained on the last offensive snap before halftime of Baltimore’s October 4 win over Tennessee. Jackson said running and planting his foot still hurt when he returned to practice this week, and that he could not put too much pressure on his left foot.
On Friday, Jackson said he was ‘heading in the right direction’ but that playing would depend on his pain tolerance and mobility. ‘If I’m restricted and I can’t do what I do, I’m not helping nobody,’ he said, according to ESPN. The Ravens ruled him out the next day.
Huntley starts against Cincinnati
Huntley is 6-8 as a fill-in starter for Baltimore, ESPN reported. He led the Ravens to a 30-23 overtime win at Atlanta on October 12, before Baltimore lost 13-10 at Cleveland the following Sunday. The Bengals game gives him another start in an AFC North matchup after that defeat.
The Ravens’ scoring figures underline what Jackson’s absence means for the offense. ESPN reported that Baltimore scored 116 points and 14 offensive touchdowns in 14 quarters with Jackson this season, compared with 40 points and four offensive touchdowns in 10 quarters with Huntley. Those totals cover different stretches of play, but show the production Baltimore has had with each quarterback so far.
Baltimore is also 0-3 against Cincinnati, including the playoffs, in games Jackson has not started since 2019, according to ESPN. Sunday’s meeting follows the Ravens’ loss to Cleveland; another division defeat would leave them 0-2 against AFC North opponents for the first time in 19 years.
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Sources and context
- Ravens rule out Lamar Jackson (ankle) vs. Bengals; Tyler 'Snoop' Huntley to startESPN; original reporting by Jamison Hensley
- NFL Week 7 injury report: Lamar Jackson downgraded to out for Ravens matchup vs. BengalsCBS Sports; article by staff, with no agency credit or syndication evident in supplied text
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