The Baltimore Ravens are heading into a pivotal road test against the Buffalo Bills with Lamar Jackson still in limbo.
Jackson sat out again on Sunday as Baltimore was blown out at home by the division rival Cincinnati Bengals, marking his third straight missed game because of an ankle injury. Tyler Huntley got the start in his place, but the Ravens came away with their second consecutive loss.
On Monday, head coach Jesse Minter offered only a guarded read on where Jackson stands ahead of Sunday’s matchup in Buffalo.
“Ravens coach Jesse Minter said QB Lamar Jackson will be in a ‘decent spot' as far as playing Sunday in Buffalo but the team will know more about Jackson's status on Wednesday. Jackson has missed the last three games with a high ankle sprain,” reported NFL insider Jamison Hensley of ESPN on X, formerly Twitter.
Hensley also reported that “There was a report that it definitely came as a shock to the Ravens that Lamar Jackson didn't play Sunday. Asked if that was a mischaracterization, Ravens coach Jesse Minter replied, ‘a little bit.'”
That leaves the situation murky as the Ravens try to stop the slide. Baltimore won its first game without Jackson in overtime on the road against the Atlanta Falcons two weeks ago, but since then it has dropped two straight in ugly fashion against divisional opponents and fallen to last place in the AFC North.
The Ravens and Bills are set for a 1:00 pm ET kickoff Sunday in Buffalo.
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