Ravens struggle with Lamar Jackson injury ahead of Packers game

The Baltimore Ravens and the Green Bay Packers are preparing for a precise important gathering successful the 17th week of the NFL season. This lucifer tin determine a batch astir the playoffs, but besides the last presumption of the teams earlier the playoffs.

On the Packers side, the show of quarterbacks Jordan Love and reserve Malik Willis for the lucifer with the Ravens is not certain. The lion suffered a concussion successful the nonaccomplishment to the Chicago Bears and besides has a occupation with his near shoulder. Although helium returned to signifier connected Tuesday, helium was constricted each week owed to concussion protocol.

In 15 games this season, Lav completed 66.3% of his passes for 3,381 yards, with 23 touchdowns and six interceptions. Vilis took implicit the relation of backmost successful the erstwhile match, but helium injured his close shoulder, and present helium is besides struggling with an illness.

One portion of bully quality for the Packers, though, is that they secured their 3rd consecutive playoff berth acknowledgment to Minnesota's triumph implicit Detroit. Green Bay is inactive successful the contention for the NFC North, but lone 1 nonaccomplishment oregon a triumph by a rival implicit the adjacent 2 weeks tin determine the last position.

Quarterback problems

Baltimore is facing superior problems; a nonaccomplishment would virtually destruct the Ravens from playoff contention. Lamar Jackson is questionable with a backmost injury. "Lamar is improbable to play," the squad confirmed. Jackson did not signifier each week aft suffering an wounded against the New England Patriots.

If helium is incapable to play, Tyler Huntley volition commencement for the 2nd clip for the Ravens this season. So far, helium is 1-0 arsenic a starter and has played successful 4 games total, with 319 passing yards, 91 rushing yards and 1 touchdown pass.

The two-time MVP had a troubled twelvemonth owed to injuries this season. He missed 3 games owed to a hamstring injury, skipped grooming owed to ankle, toed and genu injuries. This affected his moving game; 63 attempts for 340 yards is simply a vocation low, and 5.4 yards per transportation is simply a season-worst.

The Packers (9-5-1) invited the Ravens (7-8) connected the nighttime betwixt Saturday and Sunday astatine 2 o'clock, successful a crippled that tin determine a batch for some teams.