Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh made it very clear how badly his team needs quarterback Lamar Jackson.

Cooper Rush was benched and replaced by Tyler Huntley in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 17-3 loss to the Rams. With Jackson sidelined for the second straight week with a hamstring injury, Rush threw for just 72 yards with one interception when Baltimore coach John Harbaugh turned to Huntley with 13:30 left in the game.

The Baltimore Ravens signed Cooper Rush to play in case of an emergency. It hasn't gone well. With Rush starting in place of the injured Lamar Jackson, the Ravens managed only 13 points over the past two games,

We've made it one-third of the way to the end of the regular season. It feels like just yesterday that the Baltimore Ravens were on the brink of a season-opening revenge win against the Buffalo Bills.

Cooler heads eventually prevailed on April 27 of that same year. He signed a five-year contract worth $260 million with $185 million guaranteed. Receiving $52 million per year made him the highest-paid player in NFL history at that time. He responded by winning his second MVP trophy.

The injury-ravaged San Francisco 49ers suffered another blow Sunday when linebacker Fred Warner went down with a season-ending ankle injury, which required the four-time All-Pro to be carted off the field during a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and will require surgery.