Ravens Defensive Line Remains Questionable
The Ravens have just one defensive linemen, Nnamdi Madubuike, who isn’t on the injury report, but the situation did trend up on Friday.
The Ravens placed nose tackle Michael Pierce (calf) on injured reserve earlier this week and Brent Urban (concussion) was ruled out after not practicing all week.
Travis Jones (ankle) and Broderick Washington (knee) returned to practice Friday, but Jones is still questionable to play. Washington doesn’t carry a designation, meaning he’s expected to suit up.
If the Ravens need additional defensive line help, they have several defensive linemen they could elevate from the practice squad: nose tackle Josh Tupou, defensive end Chris Wormley, undrafted rookie defensive end C.J. Ravenell, and defensive end Adedayo Odeleye.
“Obviously we got some guys that are banged up. We’ll see if they make it to the game Sunday,” Defensive Coordinator Zach Orr said Thursday.
“Obviously, those guys are very important players for us, but the guys we have behind them, I’m excited about – they’ve been getting some good work in practice. Here in Baltimore, the interior D-Line is something we take seriously, and we always have a contingency plan for that, and I don’t think that’s going [to] really change the way we call [plays].”
The strength of the Broncos’ offense has been their rushing game, which ranks 14th in the league with 121.4 yards per game. Javonte Williams is their leading rusher and rookie quarterback Box Nix can also make some plays with his legs.