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Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson still has swelling surrounding his knee and his knee continues to be unsteady, he composed on Twitter on Thursday. He was formally eliminated of Sunday's wild-card video game versus the Bengals on Friday. Here's what you need to recognize: In the initial quarter of a Dec. 4 game against the Denver Broncos, Jackson sprained the PCL in his left knee. He composed on Twitter that he "endured a PCL grade 2 strain on the borderline of a pressure 3" and that he is "still in good spirits, as I proceed with treatments on the roadway to recuperation." Jackson, that has missed the Ravens' past 5 games, composed: "I wish I could be out there with my people even more than anything but I can not give a 100% of myself to my guys and also followers." The Ravens 10-7) encounter the Bengals 12-4) on Sunday. The Athletic's immediate evaluation: BackstoryUnfortunately for the Ravens, they are obtaining fairly used to being without Jackson in essential video games. Sunday will certainly mark the 10th consecutive December/January game he'll miss over the past 2 periods. Complicating their existing scenario is backup Tyler Huntley is managing a shoulder injury that has actually affected his performance. Huntley returned to throwing in today's practice and the Ravens continue to be confident that he'll be ready to go Sunday. However clearly the offense has actually battled whether it's Huntley or Anthony Brown under facility.-- ZrebiecWhat shedding Jackson means for the RavensJackson hasn't gotten on the football field for 39 consecutive days and also he's missed out on 17 straight practices T.J. Slaton Jr. Jersey, so the Ravens have to concern grips with the fact that they won't have him readily available in Cincinnati on Sunday as well as maybe moving forward if the group has the ability to disturb the Bengals. Yet Jackson not being out there is undoubtedly a significant strike to the group's capacity to do anything in the 11 games that Jackson has begun and completed, the Ravens are averaging 25 factors per video game. In 5 games that he hasn't played and also the one where he left at the end of the first quarter after harming his knee, the Ravens are averaging simply 12.5 points per game. It makes for a significant hillside to climb, especially versus a team comparable to the Bengals.-- ZrebiecRequired reading Lamar Jackson's expected absence leaves Ravens in difficult place heading into playoffs NFL playoffs: Secret matches to watch in every AFC wild-card video game Photo: Rob Carr/ Getty).
