Zay Flowers (hamstring) not spotted at practice

Andrews, somewhat disgustingly, led the team in receiving with a modest 19 yards on a night undrafted free agent rookie quarterback Joe Fagnano threw for only 60 yards in his first career start. It remains difficult to start the veteran tight end, who has made more mental mistakes this season than he has receptions.

Offensive coordinator Declan Doyle did what he could to overcome undrafted free agent rookie Joe Fagnano under center, routinely putting Flowers in Motion across the formation to generate some level of misdirection for an offense with zero ability to attack downfield. That included three rush attempts and a completion thrown by running back Derrick Henry, but it wasn’t enough to salvage a usable fantasy week for the electric receiver. Fantasy managers can rest easy knowing help is on the way in the form of veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett, who was signed earlier in the week and will likely make his team debut when the Ravens take on the Chargers in Week 10. Flowers will return to upside WR2 range with the change at quarterback.

Andrews has been playing through the hand injury for a few weeks without any issues. He logged three full practices this week. With Joe Fagnano making his first career start for the Ravens tomorrow, we wouldn’t advise playing any Ravens outside of Derrick Henry and Zay Flowers this week.

That keeps the veteran tight end on track to suit up in Week 9 against the Jaguars on Thursday Night Football. Andrews has struggled to return usable fantasy weeks throughout his age-31 season, with the team now down to their third, potentially fourth, quarterback for Thursday’s game. he can safely be left on fantasy benches on the short week.

It was another day at the office for Andrews, who has now gone six straight games with 28 or fewer receiving yards. Any hope that he might see a slight increase in production with Lamar Jackson back under center can be put aside after Jackson suffered a severe injury to his throwing hand that will require surgery and force him to go on injured reserve. Andrews isn’t on the fantasy radar heading into Week 9 against the Jaguars.

Lamar Jackson exited after one play due to a thumb injury. Midway through the second quarter, backup Tyler Huntley left the game with a toe injury, forcing Flowers into a nightmare situation with rookie UDFA Joe Fagnano under center. Flowers saw four of his five targets come from Fagnano but was unable to convert any of them into catches, even if they were within his range to do so. With the Ravens now set to face the Jaguars on a short week, and Fagnano possibly set to make his first career start, Flowers needs to be adjusted down to WR3 rankings. With a full week to install a game plan with Fagnano, it’s fair to assume he’ll offer more than the donut we saw here today, but the Ravens’ offense, which was already struggling with Huntley under center, is unlikely to fare any better with Fagnano.

It was business as usual for Andrews, who can be consistently relied on for a solid 20-yard game. Andrews has gone for 28 or fewer yards in five straight games and will not be on the fantasy radar in Week 8 against the Bills.

Flowers’ biggest play of the day came on the Ravens’ opening drive. The star receiver turned a screen pass on third-and-nine upfield for a 48-yard touchdown to give the Ravens an early lead on what would be their only touchdown drive of the day. Despite another low-scoring day for the Ravens’ offense, Flowers continues to be one of the most profitable wide receivers in fantasy. He’s averaged over 10 targets per game in three starts by Tyler Huntley and has caught six or more passes in his last four games. With Lamar Jackson (ankle) expected back for Week 8’s game against the Bills, things are looking up for Flowers and the Ravens’ offense as a whole. The good news for Flowers’ managers, however, is that he’s a must-start regardless of who is under center.

He practiced in full twice on Thursday and Friday. With Ja’Kobi Lane eating into his targets and the Bengals ever-vulnerable through the air by tight ends, Bateman is probably only a deep-league play in Week 7.

Bateman has been playing through this shoulder injury for a while, though he was forced to leave early last week. Bateman should now be expected to play, but he is only a boom-bust FLEX option with Ja’Kobi Lane now back in the lineup.