Lamar ruled out; Ravens to roll with Rush again

OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The struggling Baltimore Ravens are getting healthier, but they volition inactive beryllium without backmost Lamar Jackson for Sunday's crippled against the Los Angeles Rams.

Jackson, a two-time NFL Most Valuable Player, was ruled retired Friday by Baltimore for the 2nd consecutive week with a hamstring injury. He has been sidelined since injuring his hamstring successful Kansas City connected Sept. 28.

Since Jackson became the Ravens' starting backmost successful 2018, Baltimore is 4-11 (.363) erstwhile Jackson hasn't played. The Ravens person mislaid their past 5 games without Jackson and person failed to people much than 17 points successful each of those games.

Cooper Rush volition marque his 2nd commencement for Baltimore, manager John Harbaugh confirmed aft Friday's practice.

"We judge successful 'Coop,' and we judge successful what we have," Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers said. "We judge successful our team, truthful I deliberation we'll beryllium alright."

The Ravens (1-4) person matched the worst commencement successful franchise past and they're looking to debar their archetypal four-game losing streak since the extremity of the 2021 season, erstwhile Jackson was retired with an ankle injury.

In Sunday's 44-10 nonaccomplishment to the Houston Texans, Rush was constricted to 179 yards passing and threw 3 interceptions, which tied a vocation worst. Baltimore's 207 full yards were its fewest successful 8 years.

"You person to instrumentality attraction of the ball, particularly arsenic a quarterback; it's your job," Rush said. "You conscionable person to marque decisions [and] spot your feet. That usually leads to bully things."

The Ravens participate their bye aft Sunday's game, which gives Jackson an other week of remainder earlier perchance returning for the Oct. 26 crippled against the Chicago Bears.

"Lamar is doing everything helium can," Rush said. "He's around, inactive keeping engaged successful the meetings and things similar that. [He is] trying to get that assemblage close and get it going. He is successful present each time doing each helium can."

While Jackson remains out, the Ravens volition get backmost 3 Pro Bowl players successful information Kyle Hamilton (groin), violative tackle Ronnie Stanley (ankle) and cornerback Marlon Humphrey, each of whom did not person designations connected the wounded study aft missing past game.

Ravens mediate linebacker Roquan Smith has been declared retired with a hamstring wounded and volition beryllium retired for a 2nd consecutive game.