The Ravens shall be with out their prime offensive lineman for Thursday evening’s essential matchup towards the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium.
Left deal with Ronnie Stanley, who injured his knee in final week’s loss to the Cleveland Browns and didn’t observe all week, was dominated out Wednesday for the AFC North showdown. Patrick Mekari will begin in his place.
It will mark the fourth missed sport this season for Stanley, a 2019 All-Pro and Pro Bowl choice who signed a five-year, $112.8 million extension in 2020 that makes him one of many highest paid offensive linemen within the NFL. That contains the Ravens’ Week 2 sport in Cincinnati, which Baltimore held on to win, 27-24.
Still, his absence may very well be problematic for the Ravens (7-3), who will get again proper deal with Morgan Moses after he missed two video games with a shoulder harm. Earlier Wednesday, Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, whose 8 1/2 sacks are the fifth-most within the NFL, was not given an harm designation, which means the 28-year-old two-time Pro Bowl choice will play after struggling a knee harm in Sunday’s loss to the Houston Texans.
The Bengals (5-4) will, nonetheless, be with out a pair of starters in defensive finish Sam Hubbard (ankle) and extensive receiver Tee Higgins (hamstring). Higgins (27 catches for 328 yards and two touchdowns) and Hubbard (4 sacks) each missed Sunday’s sport towards Houston. Rookie extensive receiver Charlie Jones, who returned a punt for a landing towards the Ravens in Week 2, is questionable with a thumb harm.
Baltimore, in the meantime, may even be with out rookie linebacker Trenton Simpson, an everyday on particular groups, after he suffered a concussion in final week’s loss to the Cleveland Browns. Cornerback Marlon Humphrey, who didn’t observe all week with a calf harm suffered Sunday, is uncertain. Brandon Stephens, Rock Ya-Sin and Arthur Maulet are the Ravens’ prime cornerbacks behind the three-time Pro Bowl choice Humphrey.
Four different Ravens are questionable: left guard John Simpson (sickness/shoulder), extensive receiver Devin Duvernay (hamstring), exterior linebacker Kyle Van Noy (groin) and security Daryl Worley (hamstring). Among that group, solely Duvernay didn’t observe Wednesday, which means rookie working again Keaton Mitchell may very well be the Ravens’ kick returner if Duvernay is unable to go.
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