Jacksonville Favored as Baltimore Prepares Rookie QB Start

Jacksonville was favored to beat Baltimore in Thursday night’s scheduled Week 9 game, as injuries left the Ravens preparing to start rookie quarterback Joe Fagnano. The matchup was set for 8:15 p.m. ET at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, with Jacksonville arriving after a strong start to the season and Baltimore on a three-game losing streak. The previews said Lamar Jackson was placed on injured reserve after hurting his thumb in Baltimore’s loss to Buffalo, while Tyler Huntley suffered a turf-toe injury described as season-ending. Skylar Thompson was already on injured reserve, leaving Fagnano, an undrafted rookie dealing with an ankle injury, in line to start. The reports did not include underlying team announcements for those injury and lineup details. Jacksonville was listed at 5-2 and atop the AFC South, with a league-best point differential of 85. The Jaguars had beaten Indianapolis 42-7 in their previous game, and quarterback Trevor Lawrence was reported to have 17 touchdown passes and four interceptions. Baltimore, at 3-4, had lost three straight, including a 36-10 defeat to Buffalo in which Jackson was injured on the first play, according to the previews. The listed...