Baltimore Ravens defender Lamar Jackson was ruled out for the fourth quarter after suffering a concussion in Saturday’s game of the AFC playoffs at Buffalo Bills.
Ravens lost 17-3.
In the last play of the third quarter, Jackson’s head overturned and hit the grass in the final area of Bills Stadium, after he threw the ball and took a shot from Bills’ defensive side, Trent Murphy. Jackson immediately grabbed the helmet with both hands after hitting the ground. Then he raised his hands, frustrated, as he walked to the locker room with a coach.
Jackson was reported for intentionally motivating the play.
Tyler Huntley, the uninterrupted novice, replaced him with Ravens, 17-3. The other Ravens defenders – Robert Griffin III and Trace McSorley – are currently on the injured reserve.
His injury came in two pieces after Jackson threw only the second pick-six of his career. After leading the Buffalo 9-yard line, Jackson looked at Mark Andrews and was selected to the red zone for the first time in his career.
Taron Johnson overtook Jackson and returned the interception to 101 yards for a touchdown. Instead of potentially tying the game, the Ravens were left with two touchdowns.
Jackson finished 14-of-24 for 162 yards and managed just 34 yards to rush to nine ports. It is his third smallest job since taking over as Baltimore’s midfielder in the mid-2018 season.