The Ravens will be without Lamar Jackson on Sunday night.
Baltimore ruled out its quarterback ahead of the matchup with the Atlanta Falcons, with NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reporting that Jackson’s ankle injury will keep him out. The two-time MVP did not practice at all this week after hurting his ankle in the first half of last week’s win over the Tennessee Titans, and Rapoport added that he could miss multiple games depending on how his rehab progresses.
Jackson’s absence leaves Tyler Huntley in line to start. The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec reported that Baltimore coach Jesse Minter said Friday it was still too early to say whether Jackson might be available for the Ravens’ Week 6 game against the Cleveland Browns.
When Jackson has been on the field this season, the Ravens have gone 3-1. He’s completing a career-best 70.8% of his passes and has thrown for 967 yards and six touchdowns.
Offensive coordinator Declan Doyle addressed the situation on Thursday, saying Huntley’s approach fits what Baltimore wants to do. He also stressed that the offense’s identity doesn’t change just because the quarterback does.
"I don't think the mentality of how you want to run the offense changes at all," Doyle said, according to team reporter Clifton Brown. "You're trying to hunt explosives. The standard is still the standard regardless of who's in there, and that can't change."
Even with Jackson uncertain earlier in the week, Doyle said the staff built separate plans around each quarterback.
"You have to go down this avenue like, 'OK, if Snoop's going, this is the way I want to call it. If L's going ... if he's banged up, I may not want to do certain things with him,'" Doyle said.
Baltimore will also be missing pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson, who sat out last week’s game with a finger injury.
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