Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is coming again on the proper time.
On Monday, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh talked with reporters about Jackson’s availability for this Thursday night time firstly of Week 9 towards the Miami Dolphins (2-6) and mentioned the two-time league MVP is predicted again.
“We’ll count on him to be on the market Thursday night time,” the 18-year NFL head coach said.
Jackson hasn’t performed since Sept. 28, lacking Baltimore’s final three video games. In 4 begins, the 2024 MVP runner-up has a career-high 71.6% completion charge. He is additionally averaging a career-best 9.1 yards per try, throwing for 869 yards with 10 touchdowns and one interception.
Lamar Jackson’s return may immediate Baltimore Ravens second-half surge
The Ravens (2-5) had a brutal begin to the season, dropping 5 of their first six video games whereas permitting a median of 32.3 factors per sport. The protection is coming off its two strongest performances, nevertheless, permitting 16.5 factors per sport in Weeks 6 and eight. Baltimore is coming off a 30-16 win towards the Chicago Bears (4-3).
Jackson is likely to be returning to a staff simply discovering a groove. If that’s the case, Baltimore may very well be poised to shortly rise the AFC standings. The Ravens’ upcoming schedule is softer than Egyptian cotton. Over their subsequent 5 video games, they play the Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals, groups which are a mixed 11-28 (.282).
Baltimore is barely two video games behind the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3) within the AFC North and will simply catch its fiercest division rival earlier than the groups meet for the primary time this season on Dec. 7.
Whereas little has gone proper for the Ravens in 2025, their fortune may quickly be turning.
