The Baltimore Ravens are clinging to their playoff hopes for dear life as they enter Week 8 with a 1-5 record. Quarterback Lamar Jackson has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury he suffered against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 4.
While it was expected that Jackson would return to the field after Baltimore's bye week, he has yet to partake in practice at the time of writing, and ESPN's Dan Graziano doesn't believe he is guaranteed to play in Week 8.
"I don't believe it's a sure thing that Lamar Jackson returns from his hamstring injury to play against the Bears on Sunday," Graziano writes. "Jackson has missed the past two games, and the Ravens have been hoping he could return after their Week 7 bye. But they held a post-bye-week practice Monday, and Jackson did not take part in it. I've had a couple of conversations with people familiar with this situation that led me to believe Jackson might miss another game while recovering from the injury and return in Week 9 against the Dolphins. Keep an eye on the injury reports over the next couple of days for signs one way or the other. Monday wasn't an official practice, so the Ravens weren't required to issue an injury report."
Should the Ravens be without Jackson, they would have to continue to turn to Cooper Rush or Snoop Huntley, who replaced Rush In the Ravens' Week 6 loss to the Rams after a second straight poor showing. The Bears have won four games in a row. Should the Ravens not have Jackson, the likelihood that they fall to 1-6 would be quite high.
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