Has a familiar smell to it...
Lamar Jackson left midway through the third quarter of Sunday's 37-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs after being sacked by defensive end George Karlaftis and did not return.
Before he was hurt, Jackson recorded his worst performance of the campaign, struggling against Kansas City's blitzes. After not turning the ball over during the first three outings, Jackson threw an interception and later fumbled when he ran into center Tyler Linderbaum.
Jackson was under duress on 56% of his dropbacks, which was the highest pressure rate he has ever faced in a game with at least 10 dropbacks, according to ESPN Research.
In addition to Jackson, the Ravens watched four other starters leave with injuries and not return: middle linebacker Roquan Smith (hamstring), cornerbacks Marlon Humphrey (calf) and Nate Wiggins (elbow), and offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley (ankle).
The Ravens' defense, which is allowing an NFL-worst 33.3 points per game, already was short-handed, having entered Sunday's game without four starters. Baltimore placed defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike (neck) and defensive end Broderick Washington (ankle) on injured reserve Saturday and made outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy (hamstring) and nose tackle Travis Jones (knee) inactive.
ESPN
I see the Chargers lost Alt yesterday...They are now w/out both starting OT's for a while.
Injuries can and do wipe-out seasons - sigh
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
I watched part of that game yesterday.
The Ravens did not play with the same intensity as the Chiefs. Almost as if they realize that they were a walking infirmary.
Keeping in mind that the Chiefs have the same record as the Vikings (2-2), they dominated the Ravens, particularly in the second half.
What it says to me is that no matter how bad you think the Vikings played yesterday...somebody in the NFL played worse.
I'm not sugarcoating it, but these teams have the same 2-2 record:
Cardinals
Commanders
Falcons
Patriots
Chiefs
Bears
And these teams have a 1-3, 2-1 or worse or thereabouts (with ties):
Browns
Saints
Panthers
Giants
Titans
Texans
Ravens
Raiders
Packers
Cowboys
Jets (even though these don't play til Monday night)
Dophins
Broncos (best they could be is 2-2)
Bengals (worst they could be is 2-2)
How many of these teams will make the playoffs?
I try not to get too high after a win, or two low after a loss (really hard to maintain given the roller coaster of the first four games), but I usually find myself on the wrong side of emotions. I should know better.
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