Ravens Lose Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley to Injuries in Buffalo, Four Days Before Hosting the Jaguars
Baltimore's quarterback room came apart in the first half Sunday in Buffalo: Lamar Jackson was ruled out with a right thumb injury on the game's first snap and backup Tyler Huntley left with a toe injury, leaving rookie Joe Fagnano at quarterback — with Jacksonville arriving Thursday night.
Jacksonville's next opponent spent Sunday losing quarterbacks. Baltimore starter Lamar Jackson injured his right thumb on the Ravens' first offensive snap in Buffalo and was ruled out, and backup Tyler Huntley went down with a toe injury early in the second quarter, leaving undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano under center, Pro Football Network reported in a file opened by the desk this run.
Jackson's return lasted one play. In his first start since an ankle injury had cost him three games, his right hand hit Bills pass rusher Greg Rousseau's arm as he threw toward Zay Flowers; he dropped to a knee short of the sideline and was escorted up the tunnel as Huntley came in. Baltimore first listed Jackson as questionable, then ruled him out before the first quarter ended, the report states. Huntley appeared to be hurt on a third-and-8 sack by Bills safety Cole Bishop, fumbling at the Baltimore 40, and Buffalo turned the takeaway into a field goal. Fagnano, who played at Connecticut, completed his first two throws for 28 yards in his NFL debut.
At halftime Baltimore trailed Buffalo 16-7, having managed 52 total yards while taking four sacks and turning the ball over twice, the report states. The Ravens' lone first-half touchdown was a 2-yard Derrick Henry run set up by a Broderick Washington Jr. interception. Baltimore had gone 1-2 during Jackson's earlier three-game absence, scoring 39 fewer points across those three games than in its first three with him, the report notes.
The timing is Jacksonville's story: the Ravens host the Jaguars on Thursday, Nov. 5, four days after this game, and the desk makes no claim about who will be available by then — the report carries no recovery timeline for either quarterback. What is verified is the state of the room on Sunday afternoon: a starter ruled out after one snap, a backup hurt in the second quarter, and a rookie third-stringer finishing the first half in Buffalo. Jacksonville, 5-2 after Sunday's 42-7 win over Indianapolis, travels to Baltimore on the short week.
