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The first start of Tyler Huntley’s NFL career ended on a last-second sack. His second start came down to a last-minute 2-point conversion. A last-minute touchdown was the difference in his third career start. His fourth career start was decided in overtime. The Ravens’ backup quarterback has played in only 11 games since arriving in 2020, but in that time he has become well acquainted with the slimmest of margins, and what separates winning and losing by them. In Week 11 last year, Huntley and the Ravens beat the Chicago Bears by a field goal. In Week 14 and Week 16, they lost to the Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams, respectively, by a point. Their season ended in Week 18 on a field goal by the Steelers. As Huntley prepares to make his fifth career start Sunday in Pittsburgh (5-7), filling in for injured starter Lamar Jackson, the Ravens’ offense suddenly finds itself in a position its new quarterback can understand. With defenses tying up their ground game and Huntley … [Read more...] about With QB Lamar Jackson sidelined, the Ravens’ margin for error is thin. Tyler Huntley’s used to that.

An hour after Giants co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch took in the Giants’ Wednesday practice, Daniel Jones said he believes head coach Brian Daboll trusts the Giants’ passing offense. “I do, yeah, I do,” Jones said. “I think at points in the year we’ve leaned on it, and we’ll continue to work to improve it.” Jones cited two reasons for why he’s in no position to demand more opportunities to make plays with his arm: 1. “a lot of those decisions are certainly above my head” and 2. “we’ve been effective running the ball all year.” But there’s a problem: only one of those statements is true. The Giants averaged 173.4 rush yards per game during their 6-1 start, but only averaging 116.4 per game on the ground in its 1-3-1 skid these last five. The offensive line had one of its worst games of the season against Washington’s formidable defensive front in Sunday’s 20-20 tie at MetLife Stadium , especially the interior where left guard Nick Gates struggled badly. It’s not … [Read more...] about Daniel Jones has played well enough in ‘prove-it’ year to earn more trust down Giants’ stretch