Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson left Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos early in the second quarter with a knee injury, according to the team. He was then kicked out of the game.
Replacement QB Tyler Huntley came to replace him.
It appears Jackson was injured on a tackle by Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper. When he left the pitch, he went straight into the blue medical tent, but didn’t stay long before entering the locker room.
Jackson has struggled with illness and a hip injury for the past few weeks, but last week was nursing a calf injury that limited him to practice on Wednesday. He was able to practice fully on Thursday and the Ravens took him off the injury report on Friday.
When Jackson left the game, he had completed 3 of 4 passes for 11 yards and had a rush for nine yards, and the Ravens were losing to the Broncos 3–0. In Huntley’s first practice for Baltimore, he led the team all the way to the red zone, but couldn’t convert to third-and-long and had to settle for a field goal to tie the game. the game 3-3. . The Broncos led 6-3 at halftime.