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No Lamar, No Problem? The Ravens Hand the Keys to 'Snoop' Again

No Lamar, No Problem? The Ravens Hand the Keys to 'Snoop' Again

Baltimore's backup QB is 3-0 as a fill-in, and he gets to do it Sunday against the team that cut him.

Baltimore's backup QB is 3-0 as a fill-in, and he gets to do it Sunday against the team that cut him.

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Every friend group has that one person who quietly saves the day while everyone else panics. For the Baltimore Ravens, that's Tyler "Snoop" Huntley.

Lamar Jackson, the two-time MVP, is out for Sunday's game in Cleveland with a sprained left ankle, coach Jesse Minter announced Friday, per ESPN. Minter said it's "just a decision for his best interest." Health first.

So Huntley starts again, and he has been very good at this. He's won his past three starts filling in for Jackson, with four touchdowns and zero interceptions. That includes last week's 30-23 overtime win over Atlanta, which he finished with a 1-yard touchdown sneak. Before that streak, Baltimore was 4-11 in its first 15 games without Jackson.

"We won't bat an eye with Snoop being in there," Minter said.

The plot twist: the opponent is the Browns, who cut Huntley before the 2025 season and kept four other QBs instead. Revenge games are the best games.

The Ravens (4-1) lead the AFC North by a game. Kickoff in Cleveland (3-2) is Sunday at 11 a.m. MT on Fox.