Saturday night’s game between the Baltimore Ravens and Green Bay Packers will be hugely important for both teams. It also will not showcase the quarterback matchup that everyone expected it would.
The Packers on Friday ruled quarterback Jordan Love out for Saturday’s game due to the lingering effects of a concussion. The Ravens had already determined earlier this week that Lamar Jackson would not play either.
What once would have been billed as a matchup between Love and Jackson will instead be a battle between Baltimore’s Tyler Huntley and Green Bay’s Malik Willis. Needless to say, the reactions on social media ranged from bemusement to disappointment.
Got tickets to watch J Love and Micah Parsons take on Lamar Jackson and the Ravens in person now I get to see Malik Willis and Tyler Huntley sling the pill pic.twitter.com/0NjIdmgIpp
— N☀️ (@nolan_boolin) December 26, 2025
NBC executives flexing Ravens vs Packers thinking they'll get a primetime game featuring Lamar Jackson vs Jordan Love only to get Snoop Huntley vs Malik Willis pic.twitter.com/xTZ3I3h3Hv
— Siv (@siva2_) December 26, 2025
Others were more optimistic about the battle of the backups, treating it as an epic clash reminiscent of prime Manning vs. Brady.
Tyler Huntley. Malik Willis. Season on the line.
— Zach Bollinger (@zachbollinger18) December 26, 2025
Tomorrow is gonna be a movie Fr fr. pic.twitter.com/d81BQiKcFQ
Tyler Huntley vs Malik Willis tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/fL7Yv6bl6m
— TheFlockOpinion🎄 (@TheFlockOpinion) December 26, 2025
Tyler Huntley vs Malik Willis pic.twitter.com/RSG7maorVv
— Lucas (@LucasBalti) December 26, 2025
Tyler Huntley vs Malik Willis next week when both teams are in a must win position pic.twitter.com/RJChLpPseY
— john (@CEOofCulture) December 22, 2025
All jokes aside, Huntley vs. Willis could prove to be an intriguing battle, if not necessarily a nice one aesthetically. Both quarterbacks are run-oriented, so Saturday’s contest figures to include a lot of rushing yards and not that many passing yards.
The Packers have already clinched a spot in the playoffs, so the game is slightly less crucial for them. A win would keep their NFC North hopes alive, however. As for the Ravens, they must win this game to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.
