The Baltimore Ravens listed three players as questionable on their final injury report before their Week 15 matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Rashod Bateman tweaked his ankle in practice on Thursday and did not participate on Friday. He is trending towards missing Sunday’s game, especially considering the fact that he was listed with an ankle injury last week. It may not be the same issue – or even the same ankle – but if it is, the Ravens might opt to hold Bateman out for a week. His absence on Friday could have also been a precaution in the hopes the rest would keep him fresh for Sunday.
Bateman has not played particularly well this year relative to his breakout 2024, but he still plays a major role in Baltimore’s offense with the potential to go off at any time. His absence would be an opportunity to get DeAndre Hopkins more involved in the offense and give 2024 fourth-rounder Devontez Walker more playing time.
Here are the Ravens’ final game designations:
Tavius Robinson and Ar’Darius Washington could make their returns to the field on Sunday after lengthy stints on reserve lists. John Harbaugh said on Friday that both have a chance to play; if so, they will be activated on Saturday.
Robinson broke his foot in October and has been on injured reserve ever since. The Ravens designated him to return last week, but he was not upgraded to full participation until this past Thursday. Washington tore his Achilles during offseason training and has been on the non-football injury list ever since. He made an impressive recovery and returned to practice less than seven months since his injury.
If they are not activated this weekend, Robinson and Washington will have one more week to practice before they must be activated or revert to season-ending injured reserve.
Mark Andrews picked up a glute injury on Thursday but returned to full participation on Friday. The other three players listed with injuries this week – Chidobe Awuzie, Keaton Mitchell, and Nate Wiggins – all practice in full on Thursday and Friday and have no designation for Sunday’s game.
The Bengals placed Trey Hendrickson on injured reserve earlier this week, so he and Tee Higgins will both miss Sunday’s matchup with the Ravens. Both were absent on Thanksgiving, too, though that did not seem to limit Cincinnati on either side of the ball.
Here are the Bengals’ final game designations:
It does not seem like Shemar Stewart will come off injured reserve to play the Ravens despite practicing in full all week. PJ Jules is a special teams contributor; his absence will not have much of an impact on Sunday’s game.