Tale of the tape: 5-2 Jaguars visit 4-4 Ravens with Fagnano starting

The Jacksonville Jaguars (5-2) visit the Baltimore Ravens (4-4) tonight at 8:15 p.m. ET on Prime Video from M&T Bank Stadium. Jacksonville leads the AFC South by three games. Baltimore is last in the AFC North after three straight losses and starts undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano in his first NFL start.

The Ravens placed Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley on injured reserve Thursday and signed Austin Reed to the 53-man roster as the backup behind Fagnano, per the team's announcement and reports from Adam Schefter, Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport. Rapoport said Reed is the backup tonight. A trade for Arizona's Jacoby Brissett is still being finalized this weekend and he will not play Thursday. He is expected for Week 10 against the Chargers on Monday Night Football.

Fagnano, an undrafted free agent out of UConn, relieved Huntley in Sunday's 36-10 loss at Buffalo and went 10 of 21 for 91 yards with an interception. DraftKings lists the Jaguars as a 10-point favorite with a 39.5 total.

Tale of the tape

1. Division stakes. Jacksonville is 14-4 against AFC opponents under second-year coach Liam Coen, outscoring those foes by 233 points, the NFL's best margin by 91, per the AP preview. Baltimore needs wins while Jackson and Huntley sit.
2. Passing. Trevor Lawrence leads Jacksonville at 1,690 yards, 17 touchdowns and four interceptions. Baltimore's season passing leader remains Jackson (967 yards, six TDs), now on IR. Fagnano's only NFL action is that Buffalo relief outing.
3. Running game. Derrick Henry has 632 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on 158 carries. Jacksonville's Bhayshul Tuten has 492 yards and three scores on 110 carries after 104 yards in the 42-7 rout of Indianapolis.
4. Receivers. Zay Flowers has 40 catches for 608 yards and three touchdowns. Parker Washington leads Jacksonville with 27 catches for 432 yards and four scores.
5. Recent form. Jacksonville beat the Colts 42-7 last week. Baltimore lost 36-10 at Buffalo and has lost five of its last six home games, per the AP.

Venue spotlight: M&T Bank Stadium

The Ravens are 1-2 at home. Defensive lineman Calais Campbell asked fans for grace at 4-4 and said winning a couple of games keeps them in it, per the AP. ## Why it matters

Jacksonville has already beaten depleted Philadelphia and Indianapolis lineups this season, and Josh Hines-Allen said the Jaguars treat every opponent the same. Tonight tests that approach against a Ravens team down to its third quarterback, with Henry still the home running threat and Fagnano making his first start at The Bank.