What happened: Baltimore's scoring output has dropped by 11.3 points per contest with Tyler Huntley in the lineup instead of Lamar Jackson during the 2026 regular season, per Ed Werder. Huntley made consecutive starts after a left ankle injury kept Jackson off the field. The Ravens dropped their most recent game 35-13 against the Cincinnati Bengals on Oct. 25.

Why it matters: Multi-game absences for the 2018 first-round pick out of Louisville have consistently trimmed Baltimore's ceiling in the standings. Across the three seasons since 2021 in which Jackson missed four to five games, the Ravens averaged 8.7 wins per year, per ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Sitting at the No. 9 seed after back-to-back defeats, Baltimore faces narrowing margin for error in the AFC race.

What to watch: Jackson is listed as questionable with his ankle injury ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Buffalo Bills.