OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Despite some health questions over the course of the week, the Ravens will have their entire 53-man roster available for Sunday’s critical matchup with Pittsburgh.
That includes quarterback Lamar Jackson (ankle) and cornerback Nate Wiggins (foot), who practiced fully Friday and will not carry game status designations into the Week 14 tilt. While Wiggins was able to recover quickly from the foot injury that sidelined him for the second half of the Thanksgiving loss to Cincinnati, Jackson confirmed having his foot stepped on by a teammate during Wednesday’s practice, which prompted his limited participation and subsequent absence during Thursday’s workout.
Jackson said he was feeling “pretty good” Friday afternoon, but he hasn’t been able to log a full week of practice since before the Nov. 9 win over Minnesota. Many hoped the extra rest on the other side of the Thursday game against the Bengals would lead to a healthier version of Jackson for the stretch run, but Wednesday’s mishap resulted in him missing even more practice time than he had in previous weeks when he was listed on the injury report with knee, ankle, and toe ailments. A hamstring injury suffered in the Week 4 loss at Kansas City sidelined Jackson for three games.
The two-time NFL MVP has failed to throw a touchdown or rush for one over the last three games, which marks his longest drought since becoming Baltimore’s starting quarterback midway through his 2018 rookie season.
“I just stay the course. I don’t change up anything,” said Jackson about his recent struggles. “I still just be me at the end of the day and just do what I’m supposed to do — do my job.”
As expected, Baltimore ruled out safety Ar’Darius Washington (Achilles) and outside linebacker Tavius Robinson (foot) after they made their respective returns to the practice field this week. Washington is close to completing his recovery from a torn Achilles tendon in May that landed him on the physically unable to perform list, and Robinson has been on injured reserve since fracturing his foot in the Week 6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Both will continue their 21-day practice window next week and could be activated to the 53-man roster at any point.
After ruling out starting defensive tackle Derrick Harmon (knee) at the beginning of the week, the Steelers also ruled out starting safety Kyle Dugger (hand) and reserve offensive tackle Calvin Anderson (knee) for Sunday’s game. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers (left wrist), outside linebacker T.J. Watt (toe), and inside linebacker Patrick Queen (glute) are all set to play despite missing some practice time earlier in the week.
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Below is the final injury report for Week 14:
BALTIMORE
OUT: OLB Tavius Robinson (foot), S Ar’Darius Washington (Achilles)
PITTSBURGH
OUT: OL Calvin Anderson (knee), S Kyle Dugger (hand), DT Derrick Harmon (knee)
