BALTIMORE — A fresh start.
That’s what the Ravens hope Sunday brings as they return from their bye week to welcome the Jacksonville Jaguars to M&T Bank Stadium.
Sporting as healthy of a 53-man roster as they’ve enjoyed in quite some time, the Ravens look to improve to 7-1 in games immediately following their bye week under head coach John Harbaugh. They’re also looking for back-to-back wins for the first time all season after a disappointing 2-6 first half.
Despite being listed as questionable on the final injury report and only returning to practice on Friday, starting center Jeremy Zuttah is active and will play after suffering a left shoulder injury two weeks ago against San Diego. Left tackle Eugene Monroe (shoulder) is also active after missing the Chargers game, giving the Ravens their entire starting offensive line for just the fifth game this season.
The list of inactives was headlined by the healthy scratch of second-year safety Terrence Brooks, who has recovered from a thumb injury that cost him three games before the bye week. Wide receiver Breshad Perriman (knee) was already ruled out on Friday.
Meanwhile, the Jaguars will have the services of second-year wide receivers Allen Hurns (foot, thigh) and Marqise Lee (hamstring), who were both listed as questionable for Sunday’s game. Jacksonville sports the 11th-best passing attack in the NFL, which will pose quite a challenge to the Ravens’ 29th-ranked pass defense.
Pete Morelli will be the referee for Sunday’s game.
The Ravens will be wearing purple jerseys and white pants while Jacksonville dons its white tops with black pants.
The Sunday afternoon forecast calls for sunny skies with temperatures in the low 60s and winds up to 15 miles per hour, according to Weather.com.
Sunday marks the 19th all-time meeting between the Ravens and the Jaguars with Jacksonville owning the 10-8 advantage after winning the first eight all-time meetings between these old AFC Central foes. Jacksonville hasn’t won a road game since Dec. 1, 2013 and is seeking its first win in Baltimore since 1999.
Below are Sunday’s inactives:
BALTIMORE
WR Breshad Perriman
WR Joe Morgan
CB Tray Walker
S Terrence Brooks
OL Ryan Jensen
DL Kapron Lewis-Moore
OT De’Ondre Wesley
JACKSONVILLE
LB Dan Skuta
RB Toby Gerhart
S James Sample
DT Michael Bennett
C Luke Bowanko
RB Joe Banyard
DE Chris Smith
Luke Jones
Luke Jones is the Ravens and Orioles beat reporter for WNST BaltimorePositive.com and is a PFWA member. His mind is consumed with useless sports knowledge, pro wrestling promos, and movie quotes, but he often forgets where he put his phone. Luke's favorite sports memories include being one of the thousands of kids who waited for Cal Ripken's autograph after Orioles games in the summer of 1995, attending the Super Bowl XXXV victory parade with his dad in the pouring rain, and watching the Terps advance to the Final Four at the Carrier Dome in 2002. Follow him on social media @BaltimoreLuke or email him at Luke@wnst.net.
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