Overview
- Ravens coach Jesse Minter said late Friday the team expects Lamar Jackson to play Sunday after he missed three games with a high-ankle sprain.
- Jackson practiced fully all three days this week with his left ankle taped and described the pain as "bearable," saying he can move better and is ready to give it a shot.
- Buffalo enters Week 8 at 5-1 with the NFL's top-scoring offense at 32.8 points per game while Josh Allen is 39 rushing yards shy of 5,000 career yards.
- Both teams list multiple players as questionable or limited for the 1 p.m. ET CBS kickoff, with key names including Bills' Spencer Brown and Dalton Kincaid and Ravens' Roquan Smith and Kyle Hamilton under close watch.
- Baltimore is 4-3 after two straight losses and views Jackson's return as a potential turning point against a Bills team that rallied for a dramatic comeback in 2025, a rivalry backdrop that heightens the game's AFC implications.