In the Week 9 edition of "Thursday Night Football," the Baltimore Ravens play host to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Baltimore is coming off a devastating loss to the Buffalo Bills in which Lamar Jackson returned from his ankle injury and was promptly injured on his first offensive play of the game. The Ravens also lost backup Tyler Huntley during the contest, and they are now decimated on offense as they head into Thursday night's game.
Jacksonville came off its bye last week and laid the smack down on the division rival Indianapolis Colts, winning 42-7 to improve to 5-2 on the season and further solidify their hold on the AFC South. Trevor Lawrence and the offense are rolling, and the defense has been largely excellent so far this year. Will the Jaguars take care of business on the road, or will the Ravens pull off a shocking upset?
We'll find out soon enough. Before we break down the matchup, here's a look at how you can watch the game. The Jags enter this game having destroyed the Colts last week behind a monster performance from their running game.
Bhayshul Tuten ran 16 times for 104 yards and a touchdown, while Chris Rodriguez carried it six times for 41 yards and another score. Rodriguez was limited in practice this week with a hand injury but will play on Thursday night. Tuten's status is up in the air after he didn't practice all week due to an ankle injury sustained against Indianapolis.
He played through that injury for the rest of the game, but Jacksonville might choose to rest him here. He's a game-time decision. The Ravens are allowing only 3.8 yards per carry this season, with a mere 0.8 of those yards coming before contact, according to Tru Media.
Jacksonville could have some issues running the ball, especially if Tuten is out, if the Baltimore front can hold up as it has for most of the season. The Ravens did get clocked for 146 yards on the ground this past week by the Bills, but James Cook averaged south of 4.0 yards per carry. A lot of the damage was done by Ray Davis late in the game with six carries for 30 yards.
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