The Baltimore Ravens‘ Week 16 loss against the New England Patriots has shaken their beliefs. While the playoff probability dropped to only 2%, their starter and two-time MVP, Lamar Jackson, also got injured. His teammate and safety, Kyle Hamilton, sees a tough path ahead if Jackson doesn’t play the remaining games.

“It’d be a challenge. You’re talking about losing a guy who’s multi-time MVP and won the best in the league, said it before. But I’ve got the utmost confidence in Snoop and Coop,” Hamilton said.

At the two-minute warning before halftime, Jackson ran forward with the ball and dropped to the ground. While jumping over him, safety Craig Woodson’s left knee hit him in the lower abdomen. The quarterback got up and walked to the sidelines, but he was in apparent discomfort on his way to the locker room.

There is no official update yet, but it could be a case of broken ribs. That means he would not play in the remaining two games. The quarterback also admitted that he “got a knee in the back,” and it was “getting no better.”

The Ravens have suffered heavy losses in his absence. They first lost the Week 4 game against the Kansas City Chiefs when he came out of the game with a hamstring injury. They also suffered back-to-back losses in the next two games. As Hamilton noted, the team was hoping for his quick return while placing their full faith in the backup quarterback, Tyler Huntley.

He helped them win the Week 8 game against the Chicago Bears by completing 17 of 22 passes (77.3% completion rate) for 186 yards and one touchdown. He also ran the ball eight times for 53 rushing yards. Against the Pats as well, he completed 9 of 10 passes (90% completion rate) for 65 yards.

However, if the team really wants to win games, they need to reduce their errors. Head coach John Harbaugh has to make a better plan.

Lamar Jackson’s teammates need massive improvement in the remaining season

It starts with making better plans. In the Week 16 matchup, running back Derrick Henry performed well with 18 carries for 128 yards and two touchdowns. But he was not there on the second-last Ravens drive. Harbaugh explained that he was rotating Henry with running back Keaton Mitchell. The question, though, was whether it was even required with the game on the line. Most fans disagree.

Another mistake happened on the last drive when they lost possession.

On the last drive of the game, Huntley fired the ball straight to the wide receiver Zay Flowers. He first evaded a tackle from safety Dell Pettus and kept the ball tucked into his chest with his right arm. But he did not see the linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson coming from the right, who knocked the ball out of his grip. Cornerback Marcus Jones wasted no time in recovering the ball.

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Mistakes like Flowers’ fumble and the questionable rotation of Derrick Henry highlight a need for greater strategic discipline from head coach John Harbaugh, especially with the margin for error now gone. Lamar Jackson is their leader, and his probable departure means the Ravens’ flock could also bid goodbye to their Super Bowl dreams for this season.