Harbaugh 'confident' Lamar Jackson returns Thursday

Taylor Lyons, The Baltimore Sun on Oct 27, 2025

Published in Football

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BALTIMORE — Monday’s injury report was just an estimation following a walkthrough practice to kick off a truncated week, but it portrays a Baltimore Ravens team whose stars are getting healthier entering Thursday’s matchup against the 2-6 Miami Dolphins.

Lamar Jackson was listed as a full participant on Monday, one day after the quarterback missed his third consecutive game with a hamstring injury, and John Harbaugh said after Monday’s practice that he expects Jackson to play against Miami.

Left tackle Ronnie Stanley, linebacker Teddye Buchanan and cornerbacks Nate Wiggins and T.J. Tampa were listed as limited.

Buchanan (calf), Wiggins (groin) and Tampa (shoulder) are new additions to the injury report, despite Harbaugh saying Monday that the Ravens got out of Sunday’s win over the Bears without any significant new injuries. Stanley was listed as a full participant this past Wednesday and Thursday with his lingering ankle injury, although Harbaugh said Monday that Stanley was doing well after he briefly exited Sunday’s game.

This is the team’s first injury report since the one that has prompted an NFL investigation into the Ravens. On Friday, the last report before the Bears game, Baltimore listed Jackson as a full participant when league rules state he should’ve been designated as limited because he worked with the scout team. Harbaugh said Monday that Jackson’s preparation with the scout team was part of the quarterback’s ramp-up process. Harbaugh said Sunday the faulty designation was “an honest mistake” and “nobody’s trying to hide anything.”

Harbaugh added Sunday that he was “hopeful” Jackson would play against the Dolphins and that playing two games in five days would have been difficult for the quarterback. That was a different tune than after the Ravens’ loss to the Los Angeles Rams, when the coach said Jackson “is going to be back” after the bye week. But on Monday, Harbaugh reverted to that same level of optimism.

“I feel very confident about it,” the coach said. “I expect him to be out there Thursday.”

Tyler Huntley made his first start of the season in place of Jackson and led the Ravens to their first victory in more than a month. The backup threw for 186 yards and one touchdown and didn’t turn the ball over in the 30-16 win over Chicago. Multiple offensive players who spoke to reporters postgame lauded Huntley’s leadership and voiced confidence in the 27-year-old if he’s needed again Thursday, although Harbaugh believes he won’t be.

Stanley’s ankle injury kept him out of Baltimore’s Week 5 matchup with the Houston Texans, but he hasn’t missed a game since. The veteran left tackle went down with an injury Sunday and left the field before returning on the offense’s next possession.

While Buchanan’s role on defense has expanded in recent weeks and Tampa is a fixture on special teams, no defender listed as limited would be missed more than Wiggins. He secured a critical interception in Sunday’s win when he picked off Bears quarterback Caleb Williams deep in Ravens territory, allowing the Huntley-led offense to score two plays later and regain a two-possession lead in the fourth quarter. The second-year cornerback is perhaps the Ravens’ most improved player on defense this season and boasts an evident confidence in himself, often requesting he cover the opposing team’s top wideout.

“I feel like from last year, I grew,” Wiggins said Sunday. “I’m more mature. I feel like I’m at the top of my game right now. I feel like no receiver can match up with me.”

The Ravens are playing it safe ahead of “Thursday Night Football.” Practices this week will be light and preparation will be more mental than physical, Harbaugh said. Maintaining health with just four days to recover — and with nearly all of the Ravens’ remaining games carrying more weight than normal — is paramount.

The Dolphins shared a more concerning injury report Monday.

Linebacker Bradley Chubb (shoulder and foot) was among five Miami players who received “did not participate” designations before Thursday’s prime-time tilt. Safety Ashtyn Davis (quadricep), cornerback Storm Duck (knee), wide receiver Dee Eskridge (shoulder) and tight end Julian Hill (ankle) were also DNPs.

Safety Ifeatu Melifonwu (thumb) was listed as limited, while another seven players, including quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (left thumb and illness) was listed as a full participant. Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (thumb) was among the other notable full participants, joining defensive back Elijah Campbell (quadricep), fullback Alec Ingold (neck), cornerback Jason Marshall Jr. (hamstring), safety Dante Trader Jr. (shoulder) and wide receiver Malik Washington (knee).

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