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The Baltimore Ravens suffered another devastating loss on Sunday, falling 36-10 to the Buffalo Bills and extending their losing streak to three games. However, the final score was only part of the problem. Lamar Jackson, who had just returned after missing three games with an ankle injury, left with a thumb injury on the first offensive play and didn't return to the game.
Making matters worse, backup Tyler Huntley also went down with a toe injury in the second quarter, forcing the Ravens to turn to undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano. Baltimore ultimately finished with just 144 total yards, turned the ball over three times, and allowed Buffalo to pile up 426 yards. It was another disastrous afternoon for a team viewed as possible Super Bowl contenders entering the year. The Ravens are now 4-4 entering Week 9, with the 5-2 Jaguars coming to town just four days from now.
Former NFL cornerback and CBS Sports analyst Bryant McFadden didn't mince words when discussing Baltimore's outlook after Sunday's loss.
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"Their season is disco dead. It's a wrap for me," McFadden said. "Even if you make a play, or a move for a quarterback, that quarterback won't be Lamar Jackson, for sure, and he won't be Tyler Huntley. So you're still taking a step back. And outside of that, the main reason why I think their season is dead is their defense. For a second straight week, they've allowed at least 35 points."
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The biggest concern for the Ravens right now is the health of Lamar Jackson. Head coach Jesse Minter confirmed after Sunday's loss that Jackson will need thumb surgery and will be placed on injured reserve. That will sideline him for at least the next four games, but it's also an injury that could end his season entirely.
Huntley's toe injury, meanwhile, creates another problem as he was the team's top backup and one of the top backup quarterbacks in the league, a relatively smooth replacement for Jackson, who shares a similar skill set. But without Huntley, Fagnano remains the only healthy quarterback on the Ravens roster.
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Baltimore now sits at .500, which puts them at the bottom of the AFC North, behind the Steelers (6-2), Bengals (5-2), and Browns (5-3). Not the start Ravens fans, or anybody else, for that matter, was expecting. Their upcoming schedule isn't exactly a cakewalk either, with the Jaguars on Thursday followed by the Chargers back in Baltimore, then road matchups against the Panthers and Texans, and the Buccaneers at home. After that comes four straight divisional games to close out the regular season.
Their season isn't mathematically over, but losing Jackson for an extended period of time would make it incredibly difficult to climb back into the playoff picture, especially in such a competitive division.
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