Green Bay quarterback Malik Willis left the Packers’ 41-24 loss to the Baltimore Ravens late in the fourth quarter Saturday night after he appeared to aggravate a shoulder injury.
Willis went to throw midway through the fourth quarter, but instantly dropped his arm and cried out in pain. He wasn’t hit on the play, but he took a few steps and dropped down briefly as the Packers’ athletic training staff came out to help him.
Quickly, Willis stood up and ran off to the locker room. That paved the way for Clayton Tune to come in and replace him.
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Tune, after scrambling for no gain on his first play, then threw a ball intended for Bo Melton that was intercepted by Marlon Humphrey deep in Ravens territory.
The team initially said that Willis was questionable to return with a right shoulder injury. Further specifics are not yet known. He came running back out from the locker room a few moments later, but the game was well out of reach by the time the Packers got the ball back. The Ravens killed most of the clock in his absence and rolled to the 17-point win, which kept their playoff hopes alive. Tune finished the game in the final seconds.
Willis got the start Saturday night in place of Jordan Love, who was ruled out with a concussion he suffered last week in Green Bay’s loss to the Chicago Bears. Willis also injured his shoulder in that game, though he finished it out after replacing Love, and was considered questionable with the injury in the lead up to Saturday night.
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Willis went 18-of-21 passing for 288 yards with a touchdown in the loss. He led the team on the ground with 60 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries, too. Christian Watson had 113 yards and a touchdown on five catches. The loss dropped Green Bay to 9-6-1, and handed the NFC North title officially to the Bears.
Tyler Huntley, who started in placed of an injured Lamar Jackson, went 16-of-20 passing for 107 yards with a touchdown. Derrick Henry had 216 yards and four touchdowns on 36 carries in a dominant outing.
The win got Baltimore to 8-8 and kept its playoff hopes alive. The Ravens will now need the Pittsburgh Steelers to lose Sunday before their matchup in Week 18.
