- Baltimore’s Week 5 preparation is suddenly built around two separate injury questions: whether Lamar Jackson can play through an ankle injury, and how the Ravens replace Durham Smythe after a season-ending torn Achilles.
- Jackson went down in the win over the Tennessee Titans, and the current read on his status is not encouraging.
- If Jackson cannot go, Tyler Huntley is the obvious next man up.
- Smythe suffered a season-ending torn Achilles, and Baltimore signed him this offseason because he knew Declan Doyle’s offense.
- Smythe was a critical weapon in the run game this year, and the Ravens now have to replace that blocking presence without changing the rest of the offense around him.
- That leaves Baltimore with two separate personnel issues that do not solve each other.
Ravens’ Week 5 plans get complicated by Jackson’s ankle injury and Smythe’s season-ending loss
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Sources & Referenced Reporting
- ebonybird.com, “Ravens face tricky tight end dilemma after Durham Smythe's season-ending injury,” Oct. 6, 2026.
- ebonybird.com, “Ravens may need Tyler Huntley to play hero again amid Lamar Jackson injury,” Oct. 6, 2026.
- ebonybird.com, “Lamar Jackson's injury timeline could put Ravens in a bind for Week 5,” Oct. 6, 2026.
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