Ravens-Seahawks: Inactives and pre-game notes

The Ravens will be without their top wide receiver for a second straight game.
After missing the entire week of practice, rookie Marquise Brown will not play against Seattle as he continues to recover from a right ankle injury sustained two weeks ago in Pittsburgh. Head coach John Harbaugh didn’t want to rule Brown out after Friday’s workout, but it was apparent he was very unlikely to play after missing two whole weeks of practice.
Brown’s absence is bad news for a passing game struggling to make big plays in recent weeks. After completing 16 passes for 20 or more yards over the first three games of the season, the Ravens have a total of just six over their last three games.
Inside linebacker Patrick Onwuasor (ankle) was also deactivated after not practicing the entire week and will miss his second straight game. Veteran L.J. Fort is expected to again start at the weak-side inside linebacker spot next to “Mike” linebacker Josh Bynes with Chris Board serving as the primary backup.
Cornerback Marcus Peters will indeed make his Ravens debut after being acquired from the Los Angeles Rams Tuesday and logging only two practices with his new team. That’s good news for a Baltimore secondary that will be without veteran cornerback Jimmy Smith (knee) for the sixth straight game and cornerback Maurice Canady, who hurt his hamstring in last week’s win over Cincinnati. Second-year cornerback Anthony Averett is active despite missing the final two practices of the week with an ankle injury.
Left tackle Ronnie Stanley is active and will start despite being slowed by a knee injury this week. He had been listed as questionable on the final injury report, but he practiced fully Friday to ease any lingering concerns about his availability against the Seahawks.
Safety Bennett Jackson is active and will finally appear in his first NFL game five years after being selected by the New York Giants in the sixth round of the 2014 draft. The Ravens signed Jackson off the New York Jets practice squad this week after he’d spent parts of the last two years with the organization. He’s expected to play on special teams and could be a part of some defensive sub packages after second-year safety DeShon Elliott was lost for the season due to a knee injury last week.
The Seahawks are dealing with some notable injuries of their own as they deactivated starting left tackle Duane Brown (biceps) and starting defensive end Ziggy Ansah (ankle) for Sunday’s game. Starting safety Bradley McDougald is also out with a back injury.
Seattle right guard D.J. Fluker is active after missing last week’s game with a hamstring injury.
Prior to Saturday’s 4 p.m. roster deadline, the Seahawks activated defensive tackle Jarran Reed and placed tight end Will Dissly (Achilles tendon) on injured reserve. Reed just served a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, but he’s coming off a 2018 campaign in which he collected a career-high 10 1/2 sacks, making him a potential problem for Baltimore’s interior offensive line.
The Ravens and Seahawks will be meeting for the sixth time ever in the regular season with Seattle having won each of the last three meetings and holding a 3-2 advantage. Baltimore is winless in its two previous trips to CenturyLink Field and hasn’t beaten the Seahawks since a 44-41 thriller at M&T Bank Stadium on Nov. 23, 2003.
According to Weather.com, the Sunday forecast in Seattle calls for cloudy skies and temperatures reaching the low 50s with winds five to 10 miles per hour and only a 25-percent chance of some rain showers.
The referee for Sunday’s game will be Brad Allen.
The Ravens will be wearing white jerseys with purple pants while Seattle dons its blue tops with blue pants for Week 7.
Below are Sunday’s inactives:
BALTIMORE
QB Trace McSorley
WR Marquise Brown
CB Jimmy Smith
CB Maurice Canady
LB Patrick Onwuasor
G Ben Powers
DT Daylon Mack
SEATTLE
DE Ziggy Ansah
OT Duane Brown
WR Gary Jennings
S Bradley McDougald
G Jordan Roos
WR John Ursua
S Lano Hill