Baltimore has to face Atlanta without its quarterback and another key defender.
Baltimore confirmed Lamar Jackson is out for Sunday's game against Atlanta with an ankle injury. Trey Hendrickson is also out with a finger injury, and Tyler Huntley is expected to start. These are official team updates, not injury rumors.
Every time Lamar misses time, we get another chance to see what Baltimore's roster looks like without his ability to erase mistakes. That's not an insult to the other players. It's a recognition of how much a quarterback can change the math for an entire offense.
Huntley has experience, and Baltimore says it has confidence in him. But I want to see whether the coaching staff can create efficient possessions without expecting one player to make something happen when the play breaks down.
And let's not make the mistake of treating one result as a verdict on an entire franchise. The more useful things to watch are protection, early-down efficiency, turnovers and how often the defense gives the backup quarterback a short field.
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