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BALTIMORE โ The Ravens came away with a 14-6 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, but with it came a new list of health concerns topped by the status of running back Ray Rice.
Rice went down with a left hip injury in the fourth quarter on a non-contact play and was immediately taken to the locker room where he was diagnosed with a hip flexor strain, according to coach John Harbaugh. Backup Bernard Pierce handled the workload the rest of the way to help the Ravens improve to 1-1 on the season.
Baltimore was optimistic after the game about Rice, who wasnโt scheduled to undergo a magnetic resonance imaging as of Sunday afternoon. However, it had to be a scary scene for Harbaugh and the Ravens to see one of their best offensive players go down in pain without being touched.
โI donโt have the โscary gaugeโ on me right now,โ said Harbaugh when asked to express how he felt upon seeing the injury occur. โHe mightโve gone down to protect himself, too. Thatโs just something that weโll have to see. Weโre confident and optimistic right now. Weโll have to see tomorrow how he responds to that.โ
The Ravens also suffered several injuries on the defensive side of the ball as linebacker Arthur Brown (pectoral strain) and cornerback Chykie Brown (knee strain) both left the game with injuries and are each expected to undergo an MRI on Monday. There was some fear in the post-game locker room that the second-round linebackerโs pectoral injury could be significant, but Harbaugh expressed optimism that Chykie Brownโs knee injury didnโt appear to be serious.
Defensive end Chris Canty left the game after the opening series of the second half with a groin injury and didnโt return as he received treatment on the bench but wasnโt taken to the locker room at any point.
Cornerback Jimmy Smith had his helmet knocked off after a violent collision with safety James Ihedigbo in the second half and was taken to the locker room for a concussion evaluation but returned to action soon thereafter. The 2011 first-round pick also started at corner over Corey Graham in the base defense, which was a change from Week 1.
โJimmy has been practicing really well,โ Harbaugh said. โHeโs a really good player.โ
Rice's hip injury headlines list of health concerns from win over Cleveland

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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