Lamar Jackson Ruled Out Again as Ravens Prepare for Browns

Lamar Jackson is missing another game, which means fantasy managers and Baltimore Ravens fans are staring at another weekend of pure existential dread.

Ian Rapoport confirmed Friday that the Ravens will be without their MVP quarterback for a second straight week as he recovers from an ankle sprain. Head coach Jesse Minter officially ruled him out for Sunday's divisional clash against the Cleveland Browns, putting the offense back in the hands of the backup unit.

"Ian Rapoport reported on The Insiders that the Ravens will play another game without Lamar Jackson."

Jackson tweaked the ankle right before halftime in Week 4 and has not seen the field since. Before the injury, he was absolutely cooking, racking up 967 passing yards, 144 rushing yards, and six touchdowns to just one interception. He was dropping 26-plus fantasy points a week, making him the ultimate cheat code until his ankle decided to stop cooperating.

Baltimore managed to survive without him last week, scraping out a 30-23 road win over the Atlanta Falcons. But surviving an NFC South team and going on the road to face an AFC North rival are two entirely different tax brackets of difficulty.

Trying to run the Ravens offense without Lamar is like trying to play Mario Kart with a broken steering wheel. You can still hit the gas and maybe bump your way down the track, but you are definitely going to end up in the grass eventually.

For anyone looking at the betting lines or desperately trying to patch a hole in a fantasy lineup, this completely scrambles the board. The Baltimore offense goes from a high-speed rail system to a local bus making every single stop, which changes the math on every prop and total attached to this game.

Jackson is officially shelved for Week 6, leaving his status for Week 7 as the next great mystery. Until he is back under center, Baltimore just has to hold the line and hope their backup plan is enough to survive the Dawg Pound.