"He’s faking it cos they’re losing": NFL fans react as Lamar Jackson suffers hamstring injury during Chiefs vs. Ravens Week 4 clash

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens suffered their third loss of the season on Sunday, ending the month of September on a sour note. It was another loss for the Ravens quarterback playing against Patrick Mahomes, his biggest nemesis since entering the league.

Midway through the second half, with the game already out of hand, Lamar left the contest and sat on the sidelines. Backup quarterback Cooper Rush took over and played in the fourth quarter; it was later revealed that Jackson left the game with a hamstring injury.

After the cause was revealed, NFL fans were unconvinced about the reasons that led the superstar quarterback to leave the game. Many believed that, in fact, he was quitting the contest, with a win seemingly out of hand against a strong Kansas City Chiefs team:

"He’s faking it cos they’re losing", said one fan.

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"The guy so many call MVP quit on his team when the going got tough today", a second fan criticized.

"He's literally sitting on the bench doing nothing. That isn't what you do when you're injured", a third fan said.

Lamar Jackson loses sixth game in seven contests against Patrick Mahomes

The rivalry between the two quarterbacks is totally one-sided. Since the Ravens passer joined the league in 2018, he has played against the Kansas City Chiefs on seven occasions, including the postseason.

He has a sole victory to his record, losing all the other six contests. This includes the AFC Championship for the 2023 season, when Mahomes and the Chiefs defeated Jackson and the Ravens away from home before winning their second straight Super Bowl.

The only victory for Lamar and the Ravens happened in Week 2 of the 2021 season. The 38-36 game took place on Sunday Night Football, marking their fourth overall game. Those who expected the rivalry to grow since then have been disappointed.

A 1-3 record now has Baltimore two games behind the Pittsburgh Steelers. It remains to be seen whether Lamar Jackson's injury is serious and if he'll be able to play in Week 5 against the Houston Texans

About the author

Henrique Bulio is an NFL and College Football journalist at Sportskeeda and the Editor-in-Chief of Pro Football Brasil. He has a total 13 years of experience working in American Football, and playing quarterback at an amateur level in Brazil has given him a unique perspective of the game.

Henrique follows the Philadelphia Eagles closely due to Michael Vick's historic performance on MNF against the Washington Commanders in 2010. His all-time favorite player is Ed Reed; he believes that Reed is the greatest safety to ever play the game. Bill Belichick gets the nod as Henrique's favorite coach for coaching the Patriots to glory over two decades.

If Henrique were to be able to go back in time and watch one game, it would be Super Bowl XLIX, where the Patriots and the Seahawks played a complete, back-and-forth game that concluded with one of the biggest talking points in NFL history.

Technical deep dives are Henrique’s specialty, and he ensures never to use misleading words in his articles, since he himself consumes a lot of information off the web. He has had the privilege of interviewing Cairo Santos, Lamar Jackson, Jim Harbaugh, Sean McDermott, Bruce Arians, Matt LaFleur, among others.

Aside from football, Henrique likes to play poker and Counter-Strike.

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Edited by Henrique Bulio