The Baltimore Ravens ’ Thanksgiving collapse in Cincinnati cost them far more than a spot in the standings. Their 32-14 loss to the Bengals dropped them to 6-6 and likely cost them promising rookie linebacker Chandler Martin for the remainder of the season , a brutal blow to a defense that had just started to steady itself after weeks of inconsistency.

Shortly after the game, initial reports indicated Martin was expected to land on season-ending injured reserve after suffering a knee injury. Those fears were confirmed on Friday when the NFL’s own site reported that Martin tore his ACL in the loss and will miss the rest of the year following surgery, according to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport.

For an undrafted free agent who had just begun carving out a role, it is a gut-punch en

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