Lamar Jackson's brutal-luck season hit bottom on Sunday. The Ravens quarterback injured the thumb on his right throwing hand on Baltimore's very first offensive snap against the Bills — one play into his return from an ankle injury — and was ruled out shortly after. Tyler Huntley took over in the loss.

The news got worse fast. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Jackson needs thumb surgery and will be placed on injured reserve, sidelining him at least four games, starting with Thursday's matchup against the Jaguars. Multiple reports say his 2026 season could be over entirely.

The timing compounds everything. Jackson has battled injuries throughout his career, and this latest setback lands squarely on his unresolved contract situation with Baltimore — a negotiation that just got murkier with the franchise quarterback shelved indefinitely.

For the Ravens, it's a full-blown quarterback crisis in the middle of a season that was already slipping. Huntley is the bridge for now, but with Jackson's return timeline wide open and the schedule unforgiving, Baltimore's margin for error just vanished.