Lamar Jackson Ruled Out Against Browns With Ankle Injury

The Baltimore Ravens are officially putting Lamar Jackson on ice for Sunday’s AFC North rock fight against the Cleveland Browns. Adam Schefter reported Friday that the star quarterback has been ruled out thanks to the ankle injury he picked up back in Week 4.

If you were hoping for a high-flying offensive showcase this weekend, you might want to make other plans. Taking Jackson out of the lineup turns this divisional matchup from a marquee television event into the kind of gritty, field-position slog that only a defensive coordinator or a sicko could love.

"Adam Schefter: 'Ravens ruled out Lamar Jackson for Sunday’s game at Cleveland due to his ankle injury.'"

Jackson suffered a Grade 1 ankle sprain right before halftime two weeks ago and has not seen the field since. Before his ankle betrayed him, he was putting together a vintage campaign with 967 passing yards, 144 rushing yards, and a clean six-to-one touchdown-to-interception ratio.

Baltimore managed to survive without him last week, scraping out a 30-23 win over the Atlanta Falcons. But going on the road to face a desperate Cleveland team that just dropped an ugly 17-12 game to the New York Jets is a completely different math problem for anyone looking at the weekend spreads.

The Ravens are also dealing with a banged-up supporting cast. Wide receiver Zay Flowers is nursing a toe issue and linebacker Mike Green is dealing with a hamstring problem, meaning Baltimore is limping into Cleveland in the most literal sense possible.

This is starting to feel like a familiar and frustrating script for Baltimore. Jackson has a history of lower-body issues derailing stretches of the season, including a knee injury that wrecked the end of his 2022 campaign and an ankle sprain that ended his 2021 season against these exact same Browns.

For now, the Ravens just have to survive Sunday and hope another week of rest gets their franchise cornerstone back on his feet. Until Jackson is cleared to return, Baltimore's playbook shrinks from a dynamic threat into a survival manual.