Ravens RB Mitchell (knee) likely out for season

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In changing into the significant AFC personnel to clinch a playoff berth, the Baltimore Ravens lost one other offensive playmaker against the tip of Sunday night’s 23-7 earn over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Broad-play working relieve Keaton Mitchell sustained a significant left knee injury within the fourth quarter and was as soon as carted off the discipline. Mitchell, an undrafted rookie, was as soon as tripped up by security Andrew Wingardcausing his left leg to bend awkwardly after he landed on it.

“It looks to be like cherish he is no longer going to be relieve for the remainder of this season,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said.

That is the third significant participant that Baltimore’s offense has lost. Beginning working relieve J.Okay. Dobbins sustained a season-ending Achilles injury within the season opener, and tight finish Mark Andrews will pass over no no longer as a lot as the remainder of the abnormal season after injuring his ankle in Week 11.

Now, the Ravens will be without Mitchell, who started Sunday and totaled 73 yards on 9 carries (8.1-yard moderate) sooner than the injury.

“It is heartbreaking,” Harbaugh said. “He’s ethical purchased a colossal attitude and demeanor about him, and it’s a man that he desires to build properly. He deserves to build properly.”

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson concept Mitchell was as soon as on his attain to scoring a touchdown sooner than happening on that 13-yard urge.

“He’s lights out,” Jackson said. “He was as soon as beginning to assemble started. So as that is advanced to appear at.”

The Ravens lost Mitchell on a night after they dominated working the ball. Baltimore obtained 251 yards, which marked the 12th time the personnel has surpassed 250 yards on the ground since Jackson took over as the starting quarterback midway through the 2018 season. No other personnel within the NFL has more than 5 such video games over that span, consistent with ESPN Stats & Info look at.

With Mitchell out, the NFL’s No. 1 speeding assault will depend on Gus Edwards and Justice Hill. Baltimore will promote two-time Pro Bowl working relieve Melvin Gordon from the follow squad to possess Mitchell’s space on the 53-man roster, consistent with Harbaugh.

“He’s been working tidy laborious,” Harbaugh said of Gordon. “He’s in colossal shape and he’ll be in a position to switch.”

With the support of the urge sport, the Ravens reached the playoffs for the fifth time within the past six seasons, though the personnel’s expectations tear past making the postseason. Baltimore (11-3) maintained a one-sport lead over the Miami Dolphins (10-4) for the AFC’s No. 1 seed and a two-sport serve over the Cleveland Browns (9-5) for first impart within the AFC North.

“We’re ethical getting started, man,” Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith said. “So we’re contented about it, nonetheless we’re no longer contented.”

Jackson ramped up his Most Precious Participant marketing campaign by eluding pass-rushers and scrambling for long runs. He done with 171 yards passing and one touchdown to boot to 97 yards speeding.

This was as soon as Jackson’s twenty third sport without a no longer as a lot as 75 yards speeding and one touchdown pass, which would possibly per chance be 10 more than every other quarterback in NFL historic past.

“I imagine he is the supreme quarterback within the National Football League,” Harbaugh said.