The first quarter of Thursday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals has been a painful and potentially costly one for the Baltimore Ravens.
Less than a half hour after losing star tight end Mark Andrews for the night with an ankle injury, franchise quarterback and former MVP Lamar Jackson got banged up on a third-down hit by Logan Wilson — the same Bengal whose hip-drop tackle hurt Andrews.
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Jackson was in pain on the sidelines and then limped to the blue medical tent for further evaluation. No further details were immediately available about the nature or severity of Jackson’s injury.
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Jackson emerged from the evaluation tent and tested out what appeared to be an ankle injury. He was back on the field on the Ravens’ next drive and didn’t miss a snap.
Jackson’s left ankle was clearly bothering him in the second half. Jackson had it wrapped and treated it with heat during breaks in action.
The Ravens’ backup is Tyler Huntley, who has filled in for Jackson late in the last two seasons.
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Jackson is one of the leading candidates to win the 2023 MVP award. He entered the game having completed over 70% of his passes and accounting for 15 touchdowns (combined rushing and passing).
Fantasy Implications of Lamar Jackson’s Injury
Nothing could possibly be worse for the Ravens if Jackson were out, even if for the duration of a game. This would be the third consecutive year in which Jackson went down in the second half of the season.
With Andrews already ruled out, the notion of Huntley leading this offense with Zay Flowers and a bunch of journeymen would not have been ideal.
While Jackson looks to be toughing it out for this game, any extended absence for him would torpedo the fantasy values of every Raven. Flowers is already the only pass catcher on the fantasy radar, but his ceiling would get much lower as the Ravens’ TD upside would severely decrease with Huntley under center.
-Fantasy analysis provided by PFN’s Jason Katz
