Through their first five games in 2025, the Baltimore Ravens are 1-4. The team has lost three games in a row, including a 44-10 loss to the Texans. During that game, the Ravens were without two-time MVP Lamar Jackson.
In Week 5, Jackson missed his first game due to injury since the 2022 season. He suffered a hamstring injury during a 37–20 loss to the Chiefs. NFL insider Ian Rapoport noted that it is doubtful Lamar Jackson will play in Week 6. Baltimore has a bye in Week 7 and there’s no reason for the team to rush him back. Can Cooper Rush lead the team to victory vs. the 3-2 Los Angeles Rams?
Lamar Jackson is unlikely to play against the Rams in Week 6 due to a hamstring injury
By @GMFB: The latest news about injuries #Raven QB Lamar Jackson (hamstring), #Commanders WR Terry McLaurin (hip flexor), and #AZCardinals QB Kyler Murray (foot sprain). pic.twitter.com/PyJUJQwmDf
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 9, 2025
For the first time since 2015, the Ravens have started the year 1-4. Baltimore has another extremely tough matchup in Week 6 against the Rams. The Ravens will not start QB Lamar Jackson for the second straight time. He is currently dealing with a hamstring injury and Jackson has not practiced all week. All signs point to the former first-round pick missing Week 6. If the Ravens lose to the Rams, they will be 1-5.
Only four teams in league history have made the playoffs after a 1-5 start. The last was the Commanders in 2020. Despite injuries and a 1-5 record, the Ravens are favored to win the AFC North. That’s even with the Steelers off to a 3-1 start. In place of Lamar Jackson, Cooper Rush will start for the Ravens in Week 6. He was 14-20 for 179 passing yards and three interceptions. Derrick Henry had 15 carries for 33 yards and one touchdown.
Will Lamar Jackson return in Week 6? @profootballdoc doesn’t think so… pic.twitter.com/AX9fahcJLL
— Sports Injury Central (@SICscore) October 7, 2025
Baltimore’s offense struggled to have any kind of consistency in Week 5. They played tough defense against the Texans, and the Ravens will have their hands full in Week 6. The Rams have 15 sacks as a team in 2025. That ranks third in the NFL through five games. It has also been a struggle on defense for the Ravens in 2025. Over the last two games, the team has been outscored 81-30.
The Ravens are trying to avoid becoming the second team in NFL history to allow four passing touchdowns without interceptions in three straight games. Patrick Mahomes had four touchdown passes against the Ravens in Week 4, as did CJ Stroud for the Texans in Week 5. Baltimore will face Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams. As a team, the Rams are averaging 288.9 passing yards per game. Second highest in the NFL. Sunday’s game in Week 6 will once again be an uphill battle for the Ravens.
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