Ravens ‘very confident’ Lamar Jackson will start Thursday

After Lamar Jackson missed his third straight game over the weekend, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh said the team is planning for their star quarterback to return Thursday against the Miami Dolphins.

"I feel very confident," Harbaugh told reporters Monday. "I feel very confident about it. We expect him to be out there Thursday night."

Later Monday, Jackson was listed as a full participant on the Ravens' estimated injury report.

The two-time NFL Most Valuable Player returned to the practice field last week and was officially deemed questionable to face the Chicago Bears in Week 8.

After noting Jackson was a full participant on Friday's injury report, the Ravens changed the "full" designation to "limited" the next day when they downgraded him to out. Harbaugh explained that Jackson only ran the scout team on Friday, meaning he should have been listed as limited per NFL policy, which the coach termed "an honest mistake."

"When it became apparent that I knew he wasn't going to play for sure, we just declared him out," Harbaugh said Monday. "We were hopeful. I probably would say it was an outside chance. I still had my fingers crossed."

Jackson was not made available to reporters on Monday.

The Ravens lost a pair of games that Cooper Rush started under center. They pivoted to Tyler Huntley as their starter against the Bears and pulled out a 30-16 victory.

--Field Level Media