Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson exits game vs. Titans with ankle injury

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NBC News · collected 2026-10-04 · by Rohan Nadkarni

Quick Summary

Lamar Jackson exited Sunday’s game between the Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans due to an ankle injury during halftime when the Ravens led 24-7. Before leaving, Jackson had completed 15 of 20 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the first half. This marks another instance where injuries have affected the team's performance; in previous seasons, his absences coincided with subpar records and playoff misses.
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Story summary

On Sunday, Lamar Jackson left the Baltimore Ravens' game against the Tennessee Titans due to an ankle injury he sustained near the end of the first half. Despite this setback, the Ravens maintained a significant lead and eventually won 24-18. In the first half, Jackson performed impressively with 15 completions for 222 yards and two touchdowns, but was injured on the final play before halftime when he was sacked by Titans' defensive end Jermaine Johnson. Backup quarterback Tyler Huntley took over in the third quarter as Baltimore's lead stood at 24-7. Coach Jesse Minter expressed cautious optimism about Jackson’s condition, noting that they would evaluate the injury further. This game underscored the importance of Jackson to the Ravens and highlighted their resilience with a strong performance despite his absence for the second half.

Written for “Lamar Jackson Ankle Injury” on 2026-10-05, grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.

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Claims extracted
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1 of 19 hedged
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Outlets on this story
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Story

📰 Lamar Jackson Ankle Injury
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Toronto Star · 0.95 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 8 📰 publisher trust 63
“Both articles describe Lamar Jackson leaving the Baltimore Ravens game against Tennessee due to an ankle injury during the first half, with identical details about his performance and status.”
Fox News · 0.93 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 11% hedged 4 of 37 📰 publisher trust 69
“Both articles describe Lamar Jackson leaving a game against the Tennessee Titans due to an ankle injury on the same day and time.”
New York Post · 0.88 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 10 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe Lamar Jackson's exit from the game against the Titans due to an ankle injury on the same date.”
Toronto Star
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 19 📰 publisher trust 63
“Both articles describe Lamar Jackson's injury during the Ravens vs. Titans game on October 4, 2026, and its impact on the game.”

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NBC News · 962 article(s) · 0 correction(s) detected
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Who wrote this

Rohan Nadkarni
9 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
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Topics

Baltimore Baltimore Ravens Los Angeles Chargers Ravens the Tennessee Titans

Subjects

Jackson PERSON · 6× Baltimore GPE · 5× Ravens ORG · 5× Baltimore Ravens ORG · 1× Jesse Minter PERSON · 1× John Harbaugh PERSON · 1× Lamar Jackson PERSON · 1× Los Angeles Chargers ORG · 1× Tyler Huntley PERSON · 1× the Tennessee Titans ORG · 1×

Narrative

The Ravens entered Sunday with a 2-1 record, defeating the Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys with their only loss coming against the New Orleans Saints.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-04

Claims (19 extracted, 1 hedged)

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson did not start the second half of Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans because of an ankle injury. asserted
Jackson → start → injury
Jackson was on the sideline without a helmet during the Ravens’ first possession of the third quarter, with Baltimore holding a 24-7 lead at the time. asserted
Baltimore → hold → time
The team announced that he was questionable to return. asserted
he → announce → ?
Jackson was off to a hot start before leaving. asserted
Jackson → leave → start
He completed 15 of 20 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the first half. asserted
He → complete → half
He also carried the ball twice for 20 yards. asserted
He → carry → yards
He was tackled on the second-to-last play of the half and appeared to be favoring his ankle after going to the sideline. asserted
He → tackle → sideline
He was replaced by backup Tyler Huntley to start the third quarter. asserted
He → replace → quarter
He missed four games last year, and the Ravens went only 2-2 in his absence. asserted
Ravens → miss → absence
Baltimore finished the 2025 season 8-9 and missed the playoffs. asserted
Baltimore → finish → playoffs
In 2021, Jackson missed five games, and the Ravens went 1-4 without him, missing the playoffs. asserted
Ravens → miss → playoffs
The following season, he again missed five games and didn’t play in Baltimore’s first-round playoff loss. asserted
he → miss → loss
The Ravens entered this season with high expectations despite parting ways with previous head coach John Harbaugh. asserted
Ravens → enter → Harbaugh
He was replaced by former Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, who was a defensive coach under Harbaugh in Baltimore from 2017 to 2020. asserted
who → replace → 2020
The Ravens entered Sunday with a 2-1 record, defeating the Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys with their only loss coming against the New Orleans Saints. asserted
loss → enter → Saints
Jackson, 29, is in his ninth season with Baltimore, which selected him with the final pick of the first round in the 2018 NFL draft. asserted
which → select → draft
Entering Sunday, he had thrown for 745 yards and four touchdowns this season and run for one more score. asserted
he → enter → score
Jackson is the second-to-last year of a five-year, $260 million contract he signed in March 2023. asserted
he → sign → March
He and the Raven reportedly did not seriously discuss a long-term extension before this season. uncertain
He → discuss → season
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