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With elimination looming, Ravens’ Lamar Jackson misses practice

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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson missed practice Wednesday with a back injury, putting his availability in question for Saturday’s road game against the Green Bay Packers.

Jackson was knocked out of Sunday’s 28-24 loss to the New England Patriots with a back injury in the second quarter.

The Ravens (7-8) face elimination from the playoff chase with a loss to the Packers after winning consecutive AFC North titles. As it is, Baltimore’s chances of reaching the playoffs for the seventh time in eight seasons are slim.

The Ravens need to win each of their final two games — against the Packers and Steelers — while Pittsburgh also loses this week against the Cleveland Browns. The Ravens would be eliminated this week with a loss and a Steelers victory.

Just doing their part by winning two games would be a tall order without Jackson, who missed three games in October with a hamstring injury as Baltimore went 1-2. When Jackson returned in Week 9, the Ravens won four consecutive games to improve from their 1-5 start to the season.

Jackson was the only Ravens player to miss practice Wednesday.

Jackson, 28, has completed 63.7% of his passes this season for 2,311 yards, 18 touchdowns and six interceptions. But his mobility has been nowhere near what it has been in the past with 340 rushing yards. He has never finished a season with fewer than 695 rushing yards.

In eight NFL seasons, all with the Ravens, Jackson has completed 64.8% of his passes for 184 touchdowns and 55 interceptions over 115 games (106 starts). He is 3-5 over his eight career playoff games.

–Field Level Media

Report: Ravens believe LB Teddye Buchanan tore ACL

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The Baltimore Ravens fear rookie linebacker Teddye Buchanan tore his ACL during Sunday’s shutout of the Cincinnati Bengals, ESPN reported Monday.

Buchanan, 23, was set to undergo more testing to confirm the initial diagnosis.

He fell to the field while covering a punt in the first quarter of Baltimore’s 24-0 road win. He clutched his right knee, walked to the sideline with the support of staff and was carted to the locker room.

Buchanan is the Ravens’ second-leading tackler (93) behind Roquan Smith. He assumed a starting role in Week 2 and was named the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Month in October.

The fourth-round draft pick out of Cal recorded five tackles for loss, one forced fumble and 0.5 sacks in 14 games (13 starts).

“It sucks anytime you see your guy go down — somebody you go to war with every day and truly just a good dude,” Smith said postgame Sunday. “It’s giving me chills thinking about it, and just knowing what (Buchanan) stands for, knowing all that he’s gone through. Obviously, it’s an unforgiving business, and we know that. We signed up for that, and it just sucks, but I know it’s a minor setback for him.”

The Ravens (7-7) trail the Steelers by a half-game in the AFC North standings heading into Pittsburgh’s Monday night matchup with the Miami Dolphins.

Baltimore hosts the New England Patriots next Sunday and visits the Green Bay Packers in Week 17 before traveling to Pittsburgh for the season finale.

–Field Level Media

Ravens freeze out Bengals for first shutout since 2018

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Lamar Jackson tossed two touchdown passes as the Baltimore Ravens earned a 24-0 victory over the host Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon to claim their first shutout in seven seasons.

On an 11-degree Ohio day, Jackson completed 8 of 12 passes for 150 yards with touchdown passes to Rasheen Ali and Zay Flowers as the Ravens (7-7) split their season series with the Bengals (4-10).

The Ravens moved within a half-game of the AFC North-leading Pittsburgh Steelers, who host the Miami Dolphins on Monday night.

Derrick Henry rushed for 100 yards on 11 carries. Flowers had three receptions for 68 yards during the coldest game in the Ravens’ history.

The shutout was Baltimore’s first since blanking the Tennessee Titans 21-0 on Oct. 14, 2018 – and the Ravens earned it as the Bengals held possession for 39:19.

Joe Burrow was 25 of 39 for 225 yards and two interceptions for the Bengals, who lost for the sixth time in seven games and fell to 2-5 at home. Ja’Marr Chase had 10 receptions for 132 yards.

After a scoreless first quarter, Baltimore forced the game’s first turnover. Marlon Humphrey’s second interception of the year came on a fluttering pass that tipped off Chase’s hands and he returned it 21 yards.

Baltimore’s third drive was initially its best, but the promising series ended after 25 yards when Jackson’s pass was dropped by Flowers and grabbed by Jordan Battle for the safety’s fourth pick.

Jackson’s 32-yard pass to DeAndre Hopkins led to the quarterback’s 30-yard pass to Ali for the running back’s first NFL touchdown with 4:35 left in the first half.

The five-play, 79-yard scoring drive led to another brisk touchdown drive to end the half. Jackson capped a five-play, 80-yard sprint when he found Flowers in stride with 23 seconds left for a 28-yard strike and a 14-0 halftime cushion.

Following a third-quarter turnover on downs by the home squad, the Ravens’ Tyler Loop booted a 27-yard field goal at 9:05 for a three-score advantage.

The Bengals got as close as the Baltimore 2-yard line in the fourth quarter. But on third-and-goal from the 7, Kyle Van Noy intercepted Burrow and returned it for 11 yards before handing it to Alohi Gilman to take it the final 84 yards for the game’s last score with 7:38 remaining.

–Field Level Media

Steelers fend off Ravens to take AFC North lead

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Aaron Rodgers passed for 284 yards and a touchdown and also ran for a score as the Pittsburgh Steelers took sole possession of the AFC North lead with a 27-22 victory over the host Baltimore Ravens on Sunday afternoon.

DK Metcalf caught seven passes for 148 yards as Pittsburgh (7-6) defeated Baltimore (6-7) for the ninth time in the past 11 regular-season meetings. Kenneth Gainwell rushed for a touchdown and Jaylen Warren had a scoring reception for the Steelers.

Rodgers completed 23 of 34 passes while wearing a soft cast to protect his broken left wrist.

Lamar Jackson completed 19 of 35 passes for 219 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Jackson also rushed for a score for the Ravens (6-7), who lost their second straight contest following a five-game winning streak.

Derrick Henry rushed for 94 yards on 25 carries and Zay Flowers had eight receptions for 124 yards for Baltimore. Isaiah Likely caught a touchdown pass but also was ruled to have dropped what would have been a go-ahead scoring catch with 2:43 remaining.

The Ravens reached the Pittsburgh 30-yard line in the final seconds before Pittsburgh’s Alex Highsmith sacked Jackson to end the game.

That was part of a frantic Baltimore late-game push. On the previous drive, Jackson connected with Flowers for 33 yards to the Pittsburgh 13. On the next play, Jackson hit Lively in the end zone for an apparent touchdown.

But the tight end held the ball out in front him with both hands as trailing Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. poked into his body. Lively took a couple steps in the end zone before the ball fell to the ground. A review determined the pass was incomplete and not a touchdown.

The Ravens had fourth-and-5 from the Steelers’ 8 later in the drive but Jackson’s throw for Mark Andrews was high and incomplete with 2:22 remaining.

Pittsburgh led 17-9 at halftime before Chris Boswell booted a 28-yard field goal early in the third quarter.

Keaton Mitchell exploded for a 55-yard run on Baltimore’s next possession and that set up Jackson’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Lively to pull the Ravens within 20-16 with 7:35 remaining.

The Steelers responded when Warren caught a short pass from Rodgers and turned it into a 38-yard score to make it an 11-point margin with 3:30 left in the period.

Tyler Loop kicked field goals of 28 and 36 yards in the fourth quarter to pull the Ravens within 27-22 with 7:10 remaining.

Earlier, Rodgers threw 52 yards to Metcalf to the Ravens’ 13 on the Steelers’ first offensive play. Rodgers capped the drive with a 1-yard run with 7:13 left in the first quarter to give Pittsburgh a 7-3 lead.

Boswell’s 23-yard field goal and Gainwell’s 6-yard TD run gave Pittsburgh a 17-3 advantage with 6:05 left in the half. Jackson scored on a 6-yard keeper with 16 seconds on the clock.

–Field Level Media

Ravens out to extend surge as Bengals welcome back Joe Burrow

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Joe Burrow is coming back from a toe injury, and people are questioning that decision, even though there are six games remaining in the regular season.

His Bengals are five games below .500 and have lost eight of their past nine games but Burrow doesn’t want to simply hang out on the sideline when Cincinnati visits the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night.

“I’m a football player,” Burrow said Tuesday. “I’m not gonna ever go to somebody and say, ‘I’m healthy, but I don’t think I should go out there and play.’ That doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.”

The Bengals (3-8) have very slim odds of reaching the playoffs and struggled with Jake Browning and Joe Flacco as starting quarterbacks after Burrow was injured in a Week 2 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Burrow had toe surgery, and there was concern he might miss the rest of the season.

But rehab efforts went smoothly and Burrow is ready to play in late November. As he prepares for the contest against Baltimore, there is a heavy chorus of comments suggesting he sit out the rest of the season to ensure he’s healthy for the 2026 campaign.

“I’m not going to live my life and play this game scared of something happening,” Burrow said. “Like, yeah, something is going to happen, it’s football. Guys are going to get hurt, guys are going to get concussions, you’re going to break bones, tear ligaments. It’s a physical, intense game. That’s part of this. Yeah, I’ve had injuries, there’s not a lot I can do about that.”

The two-time Pro Bowler isn’t the lone signal caller in this matchup who has had injury problems this season.

Baltimore (6-5) has been unable to keep Lamar Jackson in top health. After dealing with knee and ankle injuries, the two-time NFL MVP injured a toe in Sunday’s 23-10 victory over the New York Jets.

“I just got fell on, but I’m good though,” Jackson said Tuesday. “The toe’s good.”

Jackson has been hearing chatter about his drop in production.

Jackson has thrown more interceptions (two) than touchdowns (one) over the past three games, failing to reach 200 passing yards in each contest.

But Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Jackson is doing the job just fine.

“He’s been doing things you take for granted; you protect the football, or you operate the right way, or you get us down the field,” Harbaugh said. “We’ve had some key drives at the end of the game in the second half and in the fourth quarter that have been game winners for us and the offense. So, you may be referring to quote-unquote gaudy stats and things like that, but how about the fourth-quarter stats>”

Jackson could get going Thursday as the Bengals rank last in the NFL in scoring defense (32.7 points per game) and total defense (415.8 yards per game).

Last season, the teams engaged in two shootouts as the Ravens beat host Cincinnati 41-38 in overtime and won 35-34 in Baltimore.

“It’s crazy, we’d be scoring so fast,” Ravens wideout Zay Flowers recalled. “You’d be like, ‘(Dang), we just got off the field,’ then we’d be back on, then they’re on. You’re always warm, you’re always ready to go.”

Bengals star receiver Ja’Marr Chase caught 21 passes for 457 yards and five touchdowns in the two games. He had 264 yards — two shy of his career high — in the one-point loss.

Chase was suspended for Sunday’s 26-20 loss to the New England Patriots for spitting on Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Jalen Ramsey one week earlier. Chase apologized for his actions on Monday.

“At the end of the day, I don’t really have nothing to prove about who I am,” Chase said Tuesday.

The Bengals will be without receiver Tee Higgins (concussion), who was injured against the Patriots, along with defensive end Trey Hendrickson (hip/pelvis) and running back Tahj Brooks (concussion).

Baltimore safety Kyle Hamilton (ankle) was injured Sunday but returned to practice Tuesday.

–Field Level Media

Derrick Henry, Ravens get past Jets for fifth straight win

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Derrick Henry ran for two third-quarter touchdowns and the Baltimore Ravens posted their fifth straight win Sunday, stopping the visiting New York Jets 23-10.

Baltimore (6-5) moved within a half-game of Pittsburgh for first place in the AFC North, pending the outcome of the Steelers’ game in Chicago. New York (2-9) suffered its second straight loss.

The Jets led 7-3 at halftime before the Ravens finally found a little bit of traction offensively. They started the second half with an 11-play, 74-yard drive that Henry capped by bulling into the end zone from 2 yards out at the 8:49 mark.

After the Jets turned the ball over on downs at their 42 as a fourth-and-2 pass from Tyrod Taylor to John Metchie fell incomplete, Baltimore made it 17-7 with 3:33 left in the quarter. Henry polished off a seven-play march by scoring from the 2.

Nick Folk connected on a 42-yard field goal 19 seconds into the fourth quarter that pulled New York within 17-10. But Tyler Loop restored a two-score margin with 9:35 remaining by hitting a 35-yard field goal. He added a 27-yarder with 41 seconds on the clock.

Lamar Jackson completed 13 of 23 passes for 153 yards for the Ravens, while Taylor was 17 of 28 for 222 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Jets running back Breece Hall accounted for 119 yards from scrimmage, although he was held to 44 yards on 16 rushes.

Taylor, who started his career with Baltimore in 2011, got the start when New York coach Aaron Glenn opted to bench Justin Fields. Glenn was hoping for more downfield passing from an offense that hasn’t scared defenses much aside from Hall’s and Fields’ explosive runs.

Taylor did guide the Jets to the game’s first score in the second quarter, leading them on a 79-yard drive that culminated with his 13-yard touchdown pass to Metchie with 4:04 remaining.

The Ravens got on the board with 1:35 left when Loop kicked a 31-yard field goal. Jackson keyed the drive with 20 and 14-yard passes to Zay Flowers.

–Field Level Media

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (ankle) returns to practice

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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson returned to practice on Thursday after missing Wednesday’s session with an ankle injury.

It is the second straight week the two-time MVP did not practice on Wednesday of a game week. Last week, it was knee soreness that interrupted his preparations.

If the pattern holds, Jackson should be ready to start on Sunday when the streaking Ravens (5-5) host the New York Jets (2-8) while looking for their fifth straight win.

Jackson completed 14 of 25 passes for 193 yards and two interceptions in last Sunday’s 23-16 road victory against the Cleveland Browns. He was sacked five times and finished with a season-low passer rating of 47.6.

This has been an injury-plagued year for the 28-year-old Jackson, who missed three games earlier this season due to a hamstring ailment. Baltimore lost two of those games and fell to 1-5 before a Week 8 win over the Chicago Bears kicked off the Ravens’ current streak.

For the season, Jackson has completed a career-best 68% of his passes for 1,442 yards with 15 touchdowns and three interceptions in seven starts. He has been running less this season, gaining 226 yards on 39 carries with one TD.

–Field Level Media

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (knee) to start at Cleveland

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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will start Sunday’s road game against the Cleveland Browns, head coach John Harbaugh confirmed Friday.

Jackson returned to practice Thursday after missing Wednesday’s workout with knee discomfort. The two-time MVP missed three games earlier this season with a hamstring injury.

Jackson told reporters Thursday that his knee is “fine” and he’s ready to lead the streaking Ravens (4-5) against the Browns (2-7). Baltimore has won three straight and can reach .500 for the first time this season with a win.

Jackson completed 19 of 29 passes for 225 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-17 home win against the Browns in Week 2. He was sacked three times, with Cleveland star Myles Garrett credited with 1.5 sacks.

“Try to get as much hands and objects on him as possible,” Jackson said of the Ravens’ game plan against Garrett on Sunday. “I’m going to do whatever it takes to win.”

Jackson, 28, has completed 70.1% of his passes for 1,249 yards with 15 touchdowns and one interception in six starts this season. He has rushed for 216 yards and one score.

–Field Level Media

Ravens continue resurgence, take down Vikings 27-19

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Lamar Jackson completed 17 of 29 passes for 176 yards and a touchdown, and the Baltimore Ravens finished strong to secure a 27-19 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.

Justice Hill rushed for a touchdown and Mark Andrews hauled in a touchdown pass for Baltimore (4-5), which won its third game in a row after a four-game losing streak. Derrick Henry had 20 carries for 75 yards.

JJ McCarthy completed 20 of 42 passes for 248 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions for Minnesota (4-5). Jalen Nailor caught five passes for 124 yards and a touchdown, and Aaron Jones Sr. scored a touchdown on the ground.

The Ravens outscored the Vikings 18-9 in the second half to grab the lead and secure the win.

Tyler Loop made his fourth field goal of the game to give the Ravens a 12-10 lead with 10:19 left in the third quarter.

Vikings kick returner Myles Price fumbled the kickoff moments later, which gave the Ravens the ball on the Minnesota 23-yard line. Baltimore’s offense took advantage of the short field with a 6-yard drive that ended with Hill’s 1-yard touchdown run to make it 19-10.

Minnesota cut the deficit to 19-13 on Will Reichard’s 43-yard field goal with 2:16 remaining in the third quarter.

The Ravens responded on the next possession. Jackson connected with Andrews for a 2-yard touchdown, and Jackson found Rashod Bateman moments later for a two-point conversion to make it 27-13 with 10:40 to play.

Late in the fourth quarter, McCarthy fired a pass to the back right corner of the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown to Nailor. The Vikings’ two-point attempt failed, which left the score at 27-19 with 3:23 remaining.

Jones Sr. opened the scoring with the only touchdown of the first half. He scored on a 4-yard run to the left to finish a seven-play, 86-yard drive.

Loop made a 44-yard field goal to pull the Ravens within 7-3 late in the first quarter.

The Vikings responded with a 49-yard field goal by Reichard to make it 10-3 with 10:56 remaining in the second quarter.

Loop made back-to-back field goals to cut the Ravens’ deficit to 10-9 before the half.

The Vikings finished with 13 penalties, compared with five penalties for Baltimore.

-Field Level Media

Sep 28, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) throws a pass during the first half against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson remains out with hamstring injury

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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson missed another full week of practice with a hamstring injury, moving the team closer to using Cooper Rush under center for a second consecutive game.

The Ravens (1-4) carry a three-game losing streak into their Week 6 matchup in Baltimore against the Los Angeles Rams (3-2).

Jackson already missed the team’s Week 5 game with the injury as the Ravens lost for the fourth time already this season. Their embarrassing 44-10 home defeat to the Houston Texans last week came with Rush at quarterback.

Jackson, a two-time NFL Most Valuable Player, was injured in the third quarter of a 37-20 loss at Kansas City in Week 4. He has been unable to practice since he finished that game on the bench nursing the muscle strain.

Rush, who was signed in the offseason, threw three interceptions on 14-of-20 passing for 179 yards against the Texans. Tyler Huntley, who started his career in Baltimore and is back after one season with the Miami Dolphins, was elevated from the practice squad last week to serve as the backup.

Since Jackson took over the starting role in 2019, the Ravens are 4-10 when the three-time first-team All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowl selection does not start.

Baltimore’s injury news was not all bad. Left tackle Ronnie Stanley (ankle) safety Kyle Hamilton (groin), cornerback Marlon Humphrey (calf), cornerback Chidobe Awuzie (hamstring) and fullback Pat Ricard (calf) all were on the practice field again Friday.

Along with Jackson, linebacker Roquan Smith (hamstring) and wide receiver Devontez Walker (oblique) also missed Thursday’s practice.

–Field Level Media