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After missing practice all week, two-time MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson will not play against the Atlanta Falcons, head coach Jesse Minter said.

Jackson injured his ankle in the second quarter of the Ravens Week 4 win over the Tennessee Titans.

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The Ravens will also be without outside linebacker Trey Hendrickson, who is still recovering from a procedure on a finger on his right hand after he broke it in the season opener.

Without Jackson, the Ravens will run with Tyler Huntley, who won the No. 2 job over Cooper Rush, now a reserve with the Falcons, last season and earned another contract with the Ravens.

Huntley did not know he was going to take over for Jackson last week until they hit the field after halftime. He went 8-for-9 for 63 yards and rushed for 16 yards on four carries. The Ravens were shut out in the second half.

But teammates and coaches expressed confidence in the career backup who has spent six of his seven NFL seasons in Baltimore.

Offensive coordinator Declan Doyle reflected on Huntley’s biggest game last season, which came against Doyle’s former team, the Chicago Bears.

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“‘Snoop’ [Huntley] did a great job in that game,” Doyle said. “Obviously, we came in here, the Ravens had not had a ton of success early in the season and were kind of reeling a little bit. I felt like ‘Snoop’ played in that game and was kind of a rallying cry.”