With Ravens QB Lamar Jackson sidelined, Tyler Huntley will start regular-season finale vs. Steelers

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With Pro Bowl backmost Lamar Jackson sidelined this week successful practice, backup Tyler Huntley volition commencement the Ravens’ regular-season finale Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, manager John Harbaugh announced Friday.

Huntley’s 4th vocation commencement volition beryllium the astir important of his young career. After losing 5 consecutive games, the Ravens request a triumph implicit the Steelers successful Baltimore and assistance from astir the AFC to marque their 4th consecutive playoff appearance.

Harbaugh did not person an update connected Jackson, who missed signifier Wednesday and Thursday with a close ankle wounded and has not appeared successful a crippled since Week 14, erstwhile helium was carted disconnected the tract successful a nonaccomplishment to the Cleveland Browns connected Dec. 12. Friday’s signifier was moved indoors and closed to reporters nether NFL coronavirus protocols.

Jackson, who ne'er missed a crippled due to the fact that of wounded earlier this season, volition present apt extremity the twelvemonth having missed 4 successful a row. An unwellness besides sidelined him successful Week 11, erstwhile Huntley made his archetypal vocation commencement successful a triumph implicit the Chicago Bears.

“He wants to beryllium retired determination each time,” Huntley said Friday of Jackson. “Being successful the locker room, it’s truthful hard to not spot him going retired determination and being great, however helium usually is. … I can’t hold for ‘L’ to consciousness better.”

Huntley, who’s 1-2 arsenic a starter, has completed 67.5% of his passes for 940 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions this season. He’s besides added 35 carries for 222 yards and 2 touchdowns.

This communicative volition beryllium updated.

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