Accidents proceed to pile up for the receiving corps of the Baltimore Ravens heading into an important division showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday.
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday, Ravens WR Nelson Agholor has been downgraded to out for the sport due to a concussion.
Agholor suffered the concussion in a Week 15 win over the New York Giants when he landed onerous after making a leaping 26-yard catch early within the fourth quarter.
Agholor solely has 231 receiving yards and two TD catches this season, however the 10-year veteran has made essentially the most of his receptions with a formidable 16.5 yards per catch, twenty ninth within the league.
Agholor is the No. 3 receiver for the Ravens behind Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman. Nevertheless, Flowers is Baltimore’s solely wholesome receiver who has greater than 10 catches this season. Bateman (654 yards, seven TD catches), the staff’s No. 2 receiver, didn’t observe Thursday and is questionable for the sport with a foot damage.
The accidents come at a important a part of the season for Baltimore (9-5), which trails the Steelers (10-4) by one sport within the AFC North. If the Ravens win, which they haven’t carried out in eight of the previous 9 conferences in opposition to Pittsburgh, Baltimore could be tied with the Steelers atop the division with two video games remaining. A Ravens loss would give the Steelers the division title for the primary time since 2020.
That job grew to become much more tough for Baltimore with the lack of Agholor for the sport and the potential absence of Bateman. The Ravens traded for former Carolina Panthers WR Diontae Johnson on Oct. 29 so as to add depth on the place for conditions like these. Nevertheless, Johnson was excused from staff actions this week after beforehand being suspended for one sport for refusing to play Dec. 1 in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles. On Friday, the staff waived him.
The main focus at extensive receiver will now flip to fourth-year participant Tylan Wallace (10 catches, 191 yards, one TD) and rookie Devontez Walker, who made his first profession catch within the Week 15 win in opposition to the Giants. Wallace has averaged19.1 yards per reception, sixteenth within the NFL. That’s encouraging, given what Agholor has been in a position to do after the catch.
According to StatMuse, the Ravens have the third-best scoring offense (29.9 PPG) within the NFL. Despite the fact that Pittsburgh might be with out its main receiver, George Pickens (proper hamstring), the Ravens have a tricky job due to limitations within the passing sport.
