The Baltimore Ravens will play in their first postseason game of the year against the Houston Texans in the divisional round.
The Ravens earned a first-round bye after winning the No. 1 seed in the conference and got the fortune to rest their starters for two consecutive weeks.
The team announced seven players will be inactive: cornerback Marlon Humphrey, wide receiver Tylan Wallace, quarterback Malik Cunningham, linebacker Del’Shawn Phillips, center Sam Mustipher, offensive guard Sala Aumavie-Laulu and quarterback Josh Johnson.
Today’s inactives vs. the Houston Texans: pic.twitter.com/yBq6mSTyjo
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) January 20, 2024
There was one notable admission from the list – tight end Mark Andrews, who suffered what appeared to be a season-ending ankle injury earlier this year but was not activated ahead of the game despite practicing in full this week.
This is a huge blow to the Ravens, as Andrews was quarterback Lamar Jackson’s top target on offense all year before he went down with the ankle injury.
The rest of the skill position players have made up for Andrews’ absence, though: rookie wideout Zay Flowers, second-year tight end Isaiah Likely and wideouts Odell Beckham Jr. and Rashod Bateman.
Another key member back for the Ravens is return specialist and backup wide receiver Devin Duvernay, who hasn’t played since Week 14.
The Texans successfully shut down the Cleveland Browns’ passing attack in the wild card round, but Jackson and the Ravens offer a very different opponent that will be at almost full power.
With so many pass-catchers to worry about, the Texans may have trouble containing the Ravens’ potent offense.
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