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Sounds like another week of managed reps in practice is ahead for Bateman, but he’ll likely have a reasonable chance to suit up in Week 7.

When asked if Jackson’s ankle has improved over the last two weeks, Minter offered up a resounding “yes.” Jackson missed a second straight game in Week 6’s loss to the Browns, despite reports earlier in the week that said he nearly played in Week 5 against the Falcons. We’ve seen injuries linger in the past for Jackson, whose team fell to 4-2 on the season and is now preparing to face another division rival in the Bengals next week. Jackson, who is considered day-to-day, did not get on the practice field in any capacity last week, so even a few limited sessions would be an upgrade as far as his Week 7 availability is concerned.

Lane was immediately involved in the offense after missing the previous four weeks with a wrist injury. The rookie third-rounder caught two of his four passes on the Ravens’ opening drive that ended with a short touchdown pass to Josh Cuevas and ran 22 routes on the day. Zay Flowers (34) and Devontez Walker (26) both ran more routes than Lane on the afternoon, but Lane has been targeted on 21.1 percent of his routes in limited action this season. Fantasy managers shouldn’t be looking to start him in Week 7 against the Bengals, but the early volume is encouraging for a player who was hyped up throughout training camp.

Andrews ran 11 more routes than rookie tight end Josh Cuevas but was out-targeted by Cuevas 5-to-3. Andrews continues to underwhelm in the passing game and has now failed to surpass 28 yards in four straight games. He can be left on waivers ahead of Week 7’s game against the Bengals.

Cuevas scored his first touchdown on the Ravens’ opening drive when he hauled in a two-yard pass from Tyler Huntley to give his team the early lead. On the second drive of the game, Cuevas would pop up for a 29-yard reception that helped position the Ravens for an eventual field goal, as the rookie tight end was instrumental on both scoring drives. Cuevas only ran 14 routes in this one compared to the 25 Mark Andrews ran, but he was easily the more reliable tight end on the field for Baltimore. This is likely a one-off performance for the rookie fifth-rounder, so we don’t advise chasing these points heading into Week 7 against the Bengals.

Flowers has yet to find the end zone in back-to-back games with Tyler Huntley under center, but the 10 targets per game he has averaged over that span is still encouraging. Flowers led the Ravens in targets by a wide margin in this week’s loss, with his biggest play coming on a 31-yard reception in the third quarter. Scoring opportunities were scarce in this one, as the Ravens managed just 10 points on their first two drives and were shut out for the rest of the game. Flowers will be in the WR1 conversation next week against the Bengals if Lamar Jackson (ankle) makes the start, but would be more of a WR2 if Huntley gets the nod for a third straight week.

Henry continues to struggle on the ground, as this marks the third time in four games that he has been held under 4.0 YPC. In fairness to the Big Dog, he averaged less than one yard before contact per attempt in this one, and six of his 17 rush attempts went for no gain or a loss of yards. Henry totaled 28 rushing yards on his first two carries on a drive that eventually ended with a Ravens touchdown, but yards were hard to come by the rest of the way. He’s now gone two-straight weeks without a rushing touchdown, but will hopefully be in better position to score next week against the Bengals if Lamar Jackson (ankle) is back under center.

Huntley led the Ravens on a 10-play drive that ended with a two-yard touchdown pass to tight end Josh Cuevas to start the game. On the Ravens’ second drive, Huntley and Cuevas would connect on a 29-yard pass, only for that drive to end in a field goal to put the Ravens up 10-0 early. Unfortunately for Huntley and the Ravens, that would be all the scoring they would manage, as they were kept off the board for the remainder of the game thanks to a stout Browns defense that managed to sack Huntley three times and force a turnover from Derrick Henry. This was far different than last week’s start against the Falcons, when Huntley was responsible for three total touchdowns, and a reminder of the high-variance play we have come to expect from him. With the Ravens now sitting at 4-2 on the season, they will hopefully have Lamar Jackson (ankle) back under center next week when they play host to the Bengals.

We’re not quite sure when this injury occurred, but Bateman was dealing with a shoulder injury throughout the week. He was removed from the final injury report on Friday. Bateman’s day ends without a reception on one target.

The Ravens didn’t have any players listed as questionable entering the weekend, so all of these players are either healthy scratches or were ruled out before Sunday. The Ravens will start Tyler Huntley for the second consecutive week as Jackson continues to recover from the ankle injury he suffered in Week 4 against the Titans.