BALTIMORE — Aiming to keep their AFC North championship hopes alive and to eliminate Pittsburgh from postseason contention, the Ravens were without an additional Pro Bowl talent for their Sunday night tilt with Pittsburgh.
After ruling out superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson (knee) and cornerback Marcus Peters (calf) for Week 17 on Friday, Baltimore deactivated six-time Pro Bowl defensive end Calais Campbell (knee) for a second straight game. Wearing a bulky brace on his left knee, the 36-year-old was able to complete a pregame workout supervised by members of the training staff and did return to practice on a limited basis Friday, but he ultimately wasn’t cleared to play against the Steelers. Veteran reserve Brent Urban played a season-high 28 snaps in last week’s win over Atlanta and was again expected to play a larger role in Campbell’s absence.
The Ravens also deactivated veteran tight end Nick Boyle, who missed practices on Thursday and Friday because of an illness. As a result, rookie tight end Charlie Kolar was active and set to make his NFL debut after being a healthy scratch for six consecutive games since being activated from injured reserve in November.
Reserve offensive lineman Trystan Colon was also inactive after missing multiple practices because of a personal matter this past week. In his absence, the versatile Patrick Mekari will serve as the backup center, and left guard Ben Powers also practices snapping periodically after practices.
Rookie outside linebacker David Ojabo was deactivated and has now been a healthy scratch in back-to-back games since making his NFL debut and playing only one defensive snap at Cleveland on Dec. 17.
With Jackson inactive for a fourth straight game, the Ravens signed rookie quarterback Anthony Brown to the 53-man roster from the practice squad on Saturday. Brown had been elevated the maximum three times to back up Tyler Huntley.
Rookie defensive lineman Rayshad Nichols was elevated from the practice squad and set to make his NFL debut with Baltimore needing additional depth on the defensive line in Campbell’s absence. The Ravens also elevated wide receiver Andy Isabella from the practice squad for a second straight game.
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Despite being designated as questionable on the final injury report, starting defensive lineman Larry Ogunjobi (toe) and starting inside linebacker Myles Jack (groin) were both active for the Steelers on Sunday night.
Below was the full list of inactives for Week 17:
BALTIMORE
DE Calais Campbell
QB Lamar Jackson
CB Marcus Peters
RB Kenyan Drake
OL Trystan Colon
TE Nick Boyle
OLB David Ojabo
PITTSBURGH
QB Mason Rudolph
S Tre Norwood
LB Malik Reed
G Kendrick Green
LB Tae Crowder
DT Jonathan Marshall
