The Ravens will not have one of their veteran offensive contributors for the rest of the season.
Baltimore tight end Durham Smythe suffered a torn Achilles on Sunday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Smythe’s injury was confirmed by an MRI.
In his first season with the Ravens, Smythe had started all four games, playing 50 percent of offensive snaps and 28 percent of special teams snaps. He functions more as a blocking tight end, catching one pass for 4 yards.
Smythe spent last season with Chicago under now-Baltimore offensive coordinator Declan Doyle.
A fourth-round pick in 2018, Smythe has appeared in 133 games with 80 starts for the Dolphins, Bears, and Ravens.
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Signs continue to point toward Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson missing Sunday night’s game in Atlanta.
PFT reported that Jackson was considered week-to-week after injuring his ankle in Baltimore’s Week 4 win over the Titans with an MRI still to come to determine the extent of the issue. Jackson underwent further evaluation on Monday and Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that there is only an “outside chance” that he will be available against the Falcons.
Jackson’s chances of playing in Week 6 will rely on how his sprained ankle responds to treatment.
Tyler Huntley will start for the Ravens as long as Jackson is out of action. Huntley was 8-of-9 for 63 yards in the second half of the win over the Titans and he has started 11 times for Baltimore over the years. He also made five starts for the Dolphins in 2024.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had to exit Sunday’s win over the Titans with an ankle injury.
Will he be on the field for the Week 5 matchup with the Falcons?
“I don’t know the chances yet,” head coach Jesse Minter said in his Monday press conference. “We’re still gathering a lot of the information, imaging, things like that. Just dealing with a little bit of an ankle. We’ll kind of see where that shakes out.
“Full trust and confidence in him that when it’s ready to roll, that we’ll roll, and go from there.”
The Ravens may still be gathering information. But if Jackson is going to miss time, it sounds like it won’t be much.
“I really don’t think it’s going to be crazy long term,” Minter said. “But, we’ll see what happens.”
Jackson departed Sunday’s game after he suffered the injury on a sack late in the second quarter. Before his exit, he had completed 15-of-20 passes for 222 yards with two touchdowns.
PFT reported on Sunday night that Jackson is believed to be week-to-week. He departed the stadium in a walking boot.
In four games this season, Jackson has completed 70.8 percent of his throws for 967 yards with six touchdowns and one interception. He leads the league in yards per attempt (10.1) and yards per completion (14.2).
Tyler Huntley would be in line to start if Jackson is unavailable.
Additionally, Minter noted that he didn’t have updates on Durham Smythe, Andrew Vorhees, or Marlon Humphrey.
The Ravens’ first injury report of the week will be released on Wednesday.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson exited Sunday’s 24-18 win over the Titans after suffering an ankle injury late in the first half. And while his status has been characterized elsewhere as “day to day,” he is currently believed to be week to week, we’re told.
Jackson left the stadium in a walking boot.
The final prognosis depends on an MRI, which will reveal the extent of the ligament damage.
Ravens coach Jesse Minter downplayed the situation in his postgame press conference.
“Yeah, he was just dealing with a little bit of an ankle, we hope,” Minter told reporters regarding the two-time NFL MVP. “I don’t know enough about it right now. But we’ll have to see where that’s at. But again, thought Snoop [Huntley] came in and ran the operation in a way that allowed us to get the win which is most important. And so we’ll see where that’s at.”
Minter also acknowledged that “there was some talk” about Jackson returning to the game if necessary.
Again, the MRI will be critical. The 3-1 Ravens face the 1-2 Falcons in Atlanta next Sunday night.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s day came to an early end due to an ankle injury, but signs continue to show that Jackson avoided any serious damage.
Multiple reporters noted that Jackson’s left ankle was in a boot as he left M&T Bank Stadium after Baltimore’s 24-18 win over the Titans. Head coach Jesse Minter said that there were conversations about Jackson returning in the second half — the Ravens led 24-7 at the break — and Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Jackson is believed to be day-to-day.
Tyler Huntley replaced Jackson in the third quarter and the Ravens didn’t feel the need to take many chances on their way to closing out the home win.
Week 5 will bring a trip to Atlanta for a Sunday night game against the Falcons and Wednesday’s practice report will provide more of an idea of where things stand with Jackson heading into that game.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson did not play in the second half of Sunday’s win over the Titans because of an ankle injury, but head coach Jesse Minter did not make it sound like there’s much fear of a long-term injury after the game.
Jackson left the game with the Ravens up 24-7 at halftime and Minter said at his press conference that there were conversations about having Jackson return. The Ravens only gave up a field goal until a last minute Tennessee touchdown, however, and it seemed the Ravens were willing to ride with Tyler Huntley against an overmatched opponent.
“Little bit of an ankle. Don’t know enough about it right now, we’ll have to see where that’s at. . . . Hopefully it’s in a good spot,” Minter said.
Jackson was limited in practice last Wednesday with a back injury, but seemed fine while going 15-of-20 for 220 yards and two touchdowns in the first half on Sunday. The Ravens will be in Atlanta next Sunday night and the coming days should bring word on if there’s any chance of Jackson missing that game.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson sat out the second half of today’s game against the Titans with an ankle injury, but Baltimore was just fine without him.
The Ravens already had a 24-7 halftime lead when Jackson exited, and they played it safe with Tyler Huntley in the second half on the way to a 24-18 win.
The Titans made things close late in the game, but when they failed to recover an onside kick, the Ravens ran out the clock.
Jackson played a tremendous first half, going 15-for-20 for 222 yards and two touchdowns. Huntley didn’t do much in the second half, but the Ravens didn’t need him to.
The reason the Ravens didn’t need much from their offense was that the Ravens’ defense shut down Titans quarterback Cam Ward. After Ward threw an interception on the second play of the game, he mostly threw short and safe passes the rest of the way, leading to a lot of three-and-out possessions for the Titans’ offense. Four games into his second season, the 2025 first overall pick just doesn’t look like a franchise quarterback.
If Jackson’s injury is serious, that would be devastating to the Ravens, but if Jackson is healthy, this Ravens team looks like a contender. At 3-1, Baltimore is going places.
At 0-4, Tennessee is going nowhere. The Titans are a mess, with massive questions about the quarterback who was supposed to be their future.
The Ravens are having a great day, but they’re now holding their collective breath.
Quarteback Lamar Jackson is questionable with an ankle injury.
Jackson was injured during a sack late in the second quarter. Tyler Huntley has replaced him.
The Ravens have also ruled out cornerback Marlon Humprhey with a calf injury.
Jackson has completed 15 of 20 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns. His passer rating for the day is 144.2. Receiver Zay Flowers has seven catches for 124 yards and a touchdown.
The Ravens lead the Titans, 24-7.
The Ravens are making it look easy today against the Titans.
Ravens kicker Tyler Loop even made a 64-yard field goal look easy as time expired on the first half. Loop’s 64-yarder made it with a few yards to spare and gave Baltimore a 24-7 lead.
Lamar Jackson has completed 15 of 20 passes for 222 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions, and his favorite receiver has been Zay Flowers, who has six catches for 119 yards and a touchdown. Derrick Henry has a rushing touchdown, his seventh of the season.
The Titans’ offense had a solid 10-play, 70-yard drive in the first quarter that culminated with a Tony Pollard touchdown run, but after that they’ve been able to get nothing going.
Baltimore appears to be cruising toward a win.
In the second quarter today in Baltimore, Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton blitzed as soon as the ball was snapped and drilled Titans quarterback Cam Ward for what he thought was a sack.
One problem: The Titans’ sideline had called timeout just before the snap.
That meant there was no play, and instead of a sack, the officials flagged Hamilton for unnecessary roughness.
On one hand, you can understand the officials’ thinking: A defensive player drilling a quarterback with a hard hit on a play that was blown dead is an automatic 15-yard penalty.
On the other hand, how was Hamilton supposed to know the play was blown dead? The home crowd in Baltimore was roaring, which was why the Titans were struggling to get their signals called and why the coaching staff decided to call timeout. If the crowd was loud enough that the Titans’ players couldn’t hear Ward barking out the signals, how was Hamilton supposed to hear the official on the Titans’ sideline blow his whistle?
It was unfortunate for Hamilton but ultimately not costly for the Ravens: The defense stuffed the Titans on fourth-and-goal later on the drive.
