The first big hit of the day landed fast for Baltimore, and it came at the most important spot on the field. Lamar Jackson was hurt on the Ravens’ opening offensive snap, when he struck his throwing hand on Greg Rousseau’s arm and immediately headed for the sideline.
Training staff held his arm gingerly as he went straight to the locker room, skipping the medical tent entirely. Tyler Huntley stepped in at quarterback, and before long the Ravens announced Jackson would not return.
That left Baltimore in a tight spot almost immediately, and things only got shakier when Huntley showed up on the sideline with his foot being taped up. The broadcast listed him as questionable with a toe issue, and with Jackson already out, the Ravens were down to their emergency quarterback.
Buffalo had its own brief scare early, too. Left guard Alec Anderson exited after a second-and-goal play on the opening drive, the one that set the Bills up at the one.
He stayed in the tent while Buffalo tried to punch it in, and the Bills eventually scored on fourth down when Josh Allen went straight over center Connor McGovern. Anderson did not stay out long, though - he returned on Buffalo’s next drive.
The Bills also had a wide receiver go down after a deep shot from Allen. He fell to the ground on the attempt, then got up and skipped the medical tent on his way straight to the locker room.
For Buffalo, it was a rough moment for an offense that had just gotten D.J. Moore back and still might be working without all of its wideouts.
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