NFL Week 9: Ravens start rookie Joe Fagnano after Lamar Jackson injury
The gist
Ravens rookie Joe Fagnano started at quarterback after Lamar Jackson went on injured reserve with a thumb injury.
Week 9 also sends Bengals-Falcons to Madrid and Bills-Vikings to Monday night.
How it unfolded
- Nov 3, 2026The NFL's Week 9 schedule is listed as 15 games, including a Thursday night game, an early-morning game in Madrid, 11 day games, a Sunday night game and a Monday night game.
- Nov 4, 2026NFL.com notes the league is at the halfway mark of the 2026 regular season and returns overseas for its seventh international game, Bengals-Falcons in Madrid.
- Nov 5, 2026Lamar Jackson heads to injured reserve with a thumb injury and Tyler Huntley is ruled out for the season with a turf toe injury requiring surgery, pushing rookie Joe Fagnano into the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Jaguars.
Key terms
- injured reserve
- A designation in North American pro sports leagues for athletes who are injured and unable to play.
- turf toe
- An injury to the connective tissue between the foot and the big toe, a sprain of the metatarsophalangeal joint.
- Manningcast
- An alternate live TV broadcast of Monday Night Football hosted by former NFL quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning.
Source: Wikipedia