Lamar Jackson to miss Sunday’s home game against Texans due to hamstring injury, Ravens announce

NOT PRACTICE ALL WEEK. LAMAR JACKSON WILL NOT PLAY SUNDAY AGAINST THE TEXANS AS HE REHABS A HAMSTRING STRAIN. THE RAVENS HAVE ANOTHER HOME GAME NEXT SUNDAY AGAINST THE RAMS, BUT A BYE WEEK, MAYBE A FULL THREE WEEKS OF REST BEFORE RETURN AS THE SCHEDULE GROWS EASIER, MIGHT BE BEST SUITED, BUT THAT’S SPECULATION DOWN THE ROAD THIS WEEK. IT’S WHAT’S NOW THE COOPER RUSH SHOW. THE VETERAN QUARTERBACK, WHO STRUGGLED WITH, FILLING IN DUTY LAST WEEK IN KANSAS CITY. HE’S HAD A FULL WEEK OF PRACTICE NOW AS A STARTER, AND CONSIDERING HIS SKILL SET IS RADICALLY DIFFERENT THAN THAT OF LAMAR’S, IT’S A KEY WEEK TO PRACTICE. AND ELSEWHERE IN THE OFFENSE, THE RAVENS REALLY ARE PRETTY HEALTHY. THEY STILL HAVE THE TOOLS TO PUT UP A LOT OF POINTS. BRINGS A DIFFERENT SKILL SET. YOU KNOW, EVERY EVERY PLAYER DOES. EVERY QUARTERBACK’S DEFINITELY DOES AS WELL. AND, AND AND THAT’S GOOD. I MEAN EVERYBODY’S UNIQUE. YOU KNOW YOU CAN ONLY BE YOU KNOW, YOU THEY ALL FEEL LIKE MOST WINS I MEAN IT DOESN’T FEEL ANY ANY LIKE I SAID, IT’S KIND OF BEEN HERE BEFORE. YOU KNOW, WHENEVER A FRANCHISE QB GOES DOWN, IT’S ALWAYS SKY IS FALLING, FEELING EVERYWHERE YOU ARE. AND IT’S NORMAL. AND YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE TO GO OUT THERE ON SUNDAY AND DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO. AND WHAT THEY NEED TO DO IS GET A WIN AND LET’S RUN THROUGH IT. NOW. THE FINAL INJURY REPORT CHERNOBYL AWUZIE, MARLON HUMPHREY, LAMAR JACKSON, PAT RICARD AND ROQUAN SMITH ALL RULED OUT FOR SUNDAY. THAT’S AN MVP. AND THE OTHER FOUR STARTERS HAVE BEEN NAMED ALL-PRO. YEAH KYLE HAMILTON OUT OF PRACTICE THE LAST TWO DAYS BUT ONLY QUESTIONABLE WITH A GROIN INJURY. SO HE MIGHT PLAY ALSO QUESTIONABLE STARTERS ADOLFO AND RONNIE STANLEY. PLUS DEVANTE WALKER WHO SHARES THE LEAD IN THE TEAM TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS. THE TEXANS WON’T HAV

Lamar Jackson to miss Sunday’s home game against Texans due to hamstring injury, Ravens announce

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Updated: 6:26 PM EDT Oct 3, 2025

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The injury woes continue for the Baltimore Ravens, as they announced quarterback Lamar Jackson will miss Sunday’s game at home against the Houston Texans due to a hamstring injury.Anyone who has ever injured their hamstring knows it doesn’t just snap back to full strength — it takes time to heal. Jackson suffered the injury in the third quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs and was forced to leave the game. He was among a growing list of Pro Bowl players not to practice this week.The Ravens will turn to their new backup quarterback Cooper Rush in the meantime while Jackson is sidelined — and that means a very different offense. Jackson is the all-time leading rusher among quarterbacks in the league’s history. Rush has run the ball for 20 yards over the last eight years. The classic drop-back passer has a 9-4 record as a starting quarterback when he’s had to fill-in during his career.| MORE RAVENS: Who is backup quarterback Cooper Rush?Rush is a seven-year veteran, who started eight times for the Dallas Cowboys last season while filling in for Dak Prescott going 4-4 in those games. He was supposed to be an upgrade at the backup quarterback position, and with playing time last week and a week of practice this week, he should be ready to take on the Texans. This will be the first time in more than two seasons that Jackson will miss time due to an injury. The Ravens are 4-9 in games that he missed since 2019 and will need that trend to reverse if they hope to keep their playoff hopes alive. Hopefully, Jackson will only miss as many as the next two games and be able to return after the Ravens’ bye week for the Week 8 matchup against the Chicago Bears. Cornerbacks Chidobe Awuzie and Marlon Humphrey were also ruled out, along with linebacker Roquan Smith and fullback Patrick Ricard.

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The injury woes continue for the Baltimore Ravens, as they announced quarterback Lamar Jackson will miss Sunday’s game at home against the Houston Texans due to a hamstring injury.

Anyone who has ever injured their hamstring knows it doesn’t just snap back to full strength — it takes time to heal.

Jackson suffered the injury in the third quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs and was forced to leave the game. He was among a growing list of Pro Bowl players not to practice this week.

The Ravens will turn to their new backup quarterback Cooper Rush in the meantime while Jackson is sidelined — and that means a very different offense.

Jackson is the all-time leading rusher among quarterbacks in the league’s history. Rush has run the ball for 20 yards over the last eight years. The classic drop-back passer has a 9-4 record as a starting quarterback when he’s had to fill-in during his career.

| MORE RAVENS: Who is backup quarterback Cooper Rush?

Rush is a seven-year veteran, who started eight times for the Dallas Cowboys last season while filling in for Dak Prescott going 4-4 in those games. He was supposed to be an upgrade at the backup quarterback position, and with playing time last week and a week of practice this week, he should be ready to take on the Texans.

This will be the first time in more than two seasons that Jackson will miss time due to an injury. The Ravens are 4-9 in games that he missed since 2019 and will need that trend to reverse if they hope to keep their playoff hopes alive. Hopefully, Jackson will only miss as many as the next two games and be able to return after the Ravens’ bye week for the Week 8 matchup against the Chicago Bears.

Cornerbacks Chidobe Awuzie and Marlon Humphrey were also ruled out, along with linebacker Roquan Smith and fullback Patrick Ricard.

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