ExtremeRavens Posted 20 hours ago Posted 20 hours ago Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson injured his back late in the first half of Sunday night’s game against the Patriots and was ruled out in the third quarter. The two-time NFL Most Valuable Player was briefly checked by trainers on the sideline before heading to the locker room near the end of the first half. He returned to the sideline in street clothes in the second half. Jackson was hit by safety Craig Woodson near his left side on a 3-yard carry, and Woodson’s knee collided with Jackson’s back as he dove forward. Jackson was seen grimacing on the sideline and clapping his hands in frustration as he left the field. Backup quarterback Tyler Huntley entered on third down for the Ravens at the Patriots’ 25-yard line, completing a 7-yard pass to running back Rasheen Ali before rookie kicker Tyler Loop made a 36-yard field goal to tie the game at 10. Jackson did not take the field to warm up before the third quarter, and Huntley remained at quarterback for the Ravens’ first drive of the second half. Huntley helped the Ravens take a 17-13 lead into the fourth quarter. “They’re working on him right now. Stretching. We’ll see how he feels coming out,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said of Jackson in an interview with NBC sideline reporter Melissa Stark before the start of the second half. “Tyler does everything Lamar does if he has to play. But we’ll see what happens.” The Ravens (7-7) entered Sunday’s game trailing the Steelers (9-6) for the AFC North lead. Pittsburgh held on to beat the Detroit Lions, 29-24, earlier Sunday, and finishes the regular season against the Cleveland Browns and the Ravens in what could be a winner-take-all matchup for the division title in Week 18. Jackson, 28, missed three games earlier this season with a hamstring injury, and he’s suffered various lower-body injuries since returning. He missed Wednesday’s practice earlier this week with an illness and has routinely missed at least one practice in recent weeks. In 11 games entering Sunday night, he had completed 63.5% of his passes for 2,210 yards with 18 touchdowns and six interceptions while rushing for 333 yards and two scores on 61 carries. His 30.3 rushing yards per game this season are the fewest of his career. Huntley led the Ravens to a 30-16 victory over the Chicago Bears in Week 8 earlier this season with Jackson sidelined, which ended a four-game losing streak following a 1-5 start and the Week 7 bye. The 27-year-old Huntley is 6-9 in his career as the starter, with all but five of those starts coming with Baltimore. He also started the Ravens’ 24-17 wild-card round loss to the Bengals at the end of the 2022 season, which included a fumble on a quarterback sneak at the goal line that Cincinnati returned for the decisive score. This article will be updated. Have a news tip? Contact Michael Howes at mhowes@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/Mikephowes. View the full article Quote
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