Yes, Lamar Jackson is scheduled to return in Week 7 against the Chicago Bears after his bye, but by then, Baltimore could be 1-6 and their season. Especially when you saw what the offense looked like with Cooper Rush and the defense once again something to look forward to.
For NFL analyst Chris Simms, he doesn’t see any light at the end of the tunnel if you’re a Ravens fan, particularly on the defensive side of the ball.
“Beat in Baltimore, that’s what I would say,” Simms said on PFT Live. “I mean, there’s nothing that explains Baltimore about football.
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Can the Ravens with Lamar make the playoffs?
The question you have to ask yourself is, if you were John Harbaugh, and the Ravens are 1-6 when Jackson returns, are you playing him?
Granted, he’ll probably do it until it’s impossible to make the playoffs, and by then, it would be unlikely, but not impossible.
Baltimore would need to run the table or only lose one, maybe two games, of its remaining 11 outings. Could they go 9-2? Maybe, but there are division games against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals there, as well as a date with the Green Bay Packers.
So, it’s a tall order, but right now, the Ravens aren’t worried about that; They just want to survive until Lamar returns…if they can.