Ravens' Lamar Jackson Unlikely to Play Amid Third Missed Practice

The Baltimore Ravens will seemingly be without quarterback Lamar Jackson for Week 6, as the quarterback was not seen at practice for the third straight day. While head coach Jesse Minter called him "day-to-day," missing three practices is never a good sign.

Jackson might need more time to heal from his sprained ankle, which places Tyler Huntley back as the starter for the team's divisional matchup against the Cleveland Browns.

Jackson suffered the ankle injury during Week 4 when he was tackled from behind. After scrambling, the Ravens quarterback was taken down. 

When halftime concluded, Jackson was seen without his helmet on as Huntley warmed up on the sideline. The backup would finish out the game.

The sprained ankle did not appear to be serious initially, as Minter stated there was a discussion about Jackson returning to the field. That may have been a terrible decision had it happened, as the ankle could have suffered more damage.

Jackson is now set to miss his second consecutive game in 2026, and that brings his total to six missed games since the 2025 season. 

There have been plenty of concerns about the quarterback's health since he missed four games in 2025, and those questions have not quite been silenced. Regardless, Jackson will need more time to heal from his ankle injury.

Huntley got off to a rough start in Week 4 as he could not lead the team to garner more points against the Tennessee Titans. Things appeared to be a bit slow starting against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 5 as well.

The offense failed to score a touchdown until the third quarter. Despite the slow start, the Ravens were able to tie things up as Huntley orchestrated an impressive fourth-quarter drive, capping it off with a wildcat 2-point conversion.

Heading into overtime, Huntley also chewed up over seven minutes of the clock as he drove the Baltimore offense downfield for the score and the win.

With two weeks working with the first-team offense, Huntley should be far more comfortable running things.

The Ravens will need to play their best to get past the Browns. 

Not only is it a divisional opponent, but Cleveland always finds a way to make things tough for Baltimore. That, and the team's former offensive coordinator, Todd Monken, is now the head coach. 

Monken knows the Ravens intimately and could find ways to silence running back Derrick Henry and more.