00:00And I know that you had talked about previously, even before the week, that Lamar Jackson was
00:04unlikely to play, and he was unlikely to play the week before. Naturally, now the discussion is
00:09starting to perk up here a little bit, Dr. Chow, because they just got smashed by their division
00:15rival, Cincinnati Bengals. And now, as my co-host Joe Ranieri was telling me, I hadn't even looked
00:20at it yet. Boy, they got the Buffalo Bills on the schedule this week. And I know that certainly
00:25you don't want to look at that and say, that's the reason why Lamar Jackson should come back.
00:29But when you get ready to start making your predictions and start taking a look at the
00:34injuries for this coming week ahead, Dr. Chow, what will you be looking for to see if Lamar
00:39can return for this mega matchup?
00:41Well, everyone's obviously looking at the practice reports, right? But not just the practice reports,
00:48but the portion open to media where he's limping or not limping. And this last week, we saw him
00:54limping, even though he has, it was limited practice all week. Look, I've said it weeks
01:00ago. I said three, two weeks ago, I said 85% chance no-go for week six. Last week, it
01:06was
01:06two thirds no-go. This week, it's a true 50-50. Which way is it going to go? I don't
01:13know.
01:13I think Lamar is getting a lot of pressure to play. You hear the comments from Jesse Minter.
01:18Someone asked him about if it was truly a shock or surprise that he didn't play. And I think his
01:24latest quote was a little bit, right? Or something like that. So look, the pressure's on for any star
01:31quarterback to try and play through when you're not 100%. Lamar is legitimately injured. He has an
01:37eversion ankle sprain. He said it was a high ankle sprain. It's his left ankle, a high ankle sprain,
01:43a type of high ankle sprain, is an eversion ankle sprain. I will back him up that he's
01:48legitimately injured. Can he take the field? He can. Can he take the field as Lamar Jackson,
01:55the typical Lamar Jackson? Maybe not yet. Will he take the field right now? Only Lamar knows.
02:05Kind of crazy. It really is. It feels like we did this last October, Doc, with Lamar Jackson.
02:12I don't feel like he plays Octobers anymore. He just kind of takes that month off and then
02:16we wait until November comes rolling around.
