Ravens bench QB Cooper Rush for Tyler Huntley vs. Rams facing 1-5 season start

by: Grant Grubbs 51 minutes ago grant_grubbs_

Trailing the Los Angeles Rams 17-3 in the fourth quarter, the Baltimore Ravens replaced quarterback Cooper Rush with Tyler Huntley . Before leaving the game, Rush completed 11-of-his-19 pass attempts for 72 yards and zero touchdowns. He threw one interception.

Rush made his first start for the Ravens last week after starting quarterback Lamar Jackson suffered a hamstring injury in the Ravens’ Week 4 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Rush failed to lead the Ravens to victory, falling 44-10 to the Houston Texans.

In the loss, Rush completed 14-of-his-20 pass attempts for 179 yards and zero touchdowns, compared to three interceptions. Cooper Rush signed a two-year, $6.2 million deal with the Ravens in March. Ahead of the Ravens’ showdown against the Rams on Sunday, Rush seemingly believed he would have an improved performance in his second start for the team.

“There’s a little bit of rhythm to it, you know, how you approach your week… Getting more reps and just getting more time with those guys. It does make a difference,” Rush said.

“… We have to be more efficient, on first and second down, especially, and get more manageable third downs… We were able to convert on a few longer ones, but those are hard, those are rare. Just more efficiency, overall, to get us going.”

Evidently, the Ravens didn’t believe Rush was efficient enough on Sunday. Tyler Huntley is in his third stint with Baltimore. In August, he signed to the Ravens’ practice squad as a third-string QB option. Now, after a stunning turn of events, he’s leading Baltimore’s offense.

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