BALTIMORE -- The Lamar Jackson era is expected to begin Sunday after one of the strangest weeks in Baltimore Ravens history.
Jackson is expected to start for the injured Joe Flacco in Sunday's critical game against the Cincinnati Bengals, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
It would be Jackson's first NFL start and would give Baltimore a chance to observe the player it drafted to be its quarterback of the future in a game that will significantly determine the Ravens' playoff fate.
Flacco, listed as doubtful on the injury report, will not require surgery on his injured hip, a source told Schefter.