Saints running back Alvin Kamara appears to be on track to play against the Ravens in Week 2.
Kamara did not play in the season opener because of the knee injury he suffered in August, but head coach Kellen Moore said at a Wednesday press conference that he “probably could have gone” but didn’t have enough practice time after returning to the field earlier in the week. Moore said that the Saints “feel good” about Kamara being able to play this week.
Defensive end Cam Jordan (hamstring) also missed the opener and was a limited participant in practice. Tight end Oscar Delp (hamstring) was also listed as limited.
Tight end Juwan Johnson (illness) and linebacker Isaiah Stalbird (shoulder) were full participants on Wednesday.
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The Ravens had six players out of practice on Wednesday.
Wide receiver Zay Flowers (hamstring) was not a surprise member of that group after he was forced out of last Sunday’s win over the Colts, but linebacker Trey Hendrickson and left tackle Ronnie Stanley were notable inclusions. Hendrickson is listed with a finger injury while a toe was given as the reason for Stanley to sit out.
Defensive lineman Calais Campbell (rest), left guard John Simpson (groin), and cornerback T.J. Tampa (knee) made up the rest of the list. Tampa was injured during the win over the Colts.
Linebacker Teddye Buchanan (knee), safety Keondre Jackson (shoulder), and defensive lineman Nnamdi Madubuike (neck) were listed as limited. Safety Jaylinn Hawkins (chest) and wide receiver Devontez Walker (groin) were the team’s full participants.
Ravens wide receiver Ja’Kobi Lane is going to miss the next stretch of the season.
Lane fractured his wrist in the season-opening win over the Colts and head coach Jesse Minter said at a Wednesday press conference that the team is going to place the rookie on injured reserve. Lane needed surgery to address the injury and will have to miss at least four games while he’s recovering.
Lane had one catch for 11 yards and another catch for a touchdown on a play that was wiped out by a penalty.
Minter said Zay Flowers remains day-to-day with the hamstring injury that knocked him out of the Colts game. Chris Moore will be signed off the practice squad to add depth to the receiver group.
Ravens head coach Jesse Minter expressed confidence in kicker Tyler Loop after a shaky preseason, but the team moved to add veteran Jake Moody to their practice squad as another option.
Loop had no issues in Baltimore’s Week 1 win over the Colts and the Ravens don’t feel the need to keep another kicker around at the moment. They announced Moody’s release on Tuesday.
Moody kicked in six games for the Commanders, two games for the Bears and one game for the 49ers last season. The 2023 49ers third-round pick also played in 31 games over his first two seasons.
The Ravens signed wide receiver Gage Larvadain to the practice squad in a corresponding move. He appeared in 13 games for the Browns last year and had seven catches for 71 yards. The Ravens saw Zay Flowers and Ja’Kobi Lane leave last Sunday’s win with injuries.
Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers was on his way to a monster day against the Colts, but his hamstring kept him from building on his big start to the 2026 season.
Flowers had been bothered by a hamstring injury leading up to Week 1, although it didn’t stop him from catching five passes for 150 yards and a touchdown in the first 25 minutes of the game. He aggravated the injury at some point, however, and did not play at all over the rest of the 41-23 Baltimore victory.
PFT reported on Sunday that Flowers was considered questionable for Week 2 and head coach Jesse Minter said the same during his Monday press conference.
“Zay’s probably a little bit more like in the day-to-day range,” Minter said. “Feel pretty good about where that’s at, we’ll see how the week goes though.”
Rookie wideout Ja’Kobi Lane also left the win and a report on Sunday said he was believed to have a fracture. Minter said that they are still evaluating Lane’s injury, but that it looks like he will be out for a longer period of time than Flowers.
The Ravens will be without one of their key rookies for some time.
Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, Ja’Kobi Lane is believed to have suffered a fractured wrist in Sunday’s season-opening victory over the Colts. Lane will undergo more testing on Monday, including an MRI, to fully diagnose the injury.
Lane had one catch for 11 yards before he exited the contest.
The Ravens also lost receiver Zay Flowers during the contest, as he aggravated the hamstring injury he suffered during training camp.
Baltimore will play New Orleans in Week 2.
Trey Hendrickson signed a four-year, $112 million contract with the Ravens in March. After one game, he looks like he was worth the money.
Hendrickson didn’t have any sacks today against the Colts, but he was a constant thorn in the side of Daniel Jones — and when rushing Jones, Hendrickson was constantly getting the better of Colts left tackle Bernhard Raimann.
According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Hendrickson matched up with Raimann on 21 pass rushes, and on eight of those, Hendrickson pressured Jones. That’s a dominant performance for a defensive end against an offensive tackle.
When Hendrickson was on the field, the Ravens got pressure on Jones on 58.6 percent of his dropbacks, plus two sacks. When Hendrickson wasn’t on the field, the Ravens only got pressure on Jones on 20 percent of his dropbacks, with no sacks.
The 2025 season, Hendrickson’s last with the Bengals, was a down year for Hendrickson, who missed 10 games and recorded only four sacks. His first year with the Ravens is off to a great start.
Ravens running back Derrick Henry scored three times in Sunday’s 41-23 win over the Colts, with rushing touchdowns of 4, 32 and 3 yards.
It moved him past Marcus Allen on the NFL’s all-time career rushing touchdowns list.
Allen had 123. Henry now has 125.
“I love Marcus Allen,” Henry said, via Jamison Hensley of ESPN. “I got to get to know him through the Heisman commercials. He’s a great dude. And for my name to be mentioned up with his, it’s an honor. I’m very grateful.”
It was the eighth time Henry has had three or more rushing touchdowns, and he finished with 144 yards.
Henry, 32, trails only Emmitt Smith (164) and LaDainian Tomlinson (145) on the list.
He passed wide receiver Marvin Harrison on the all-time total touchdowns list and is now ninth with 130. Wide receiver Cris Carter is eighth with 131.
“You don’t want to take it for granted with those type of performances because they’re really special,” Ravens coach Jesse Minter said. “But it’s a tribute to how he operates and how he works every day.”
Quarterback Lamar Jackson said earlier this month that he does not “believe a defense is prepared for what’s in store for them” when facing a Ravens offense coordinated by Declan Doyle and it certainly didn’t look like the Colts were prepared in Week 1.
The Ravens rolled up 506 yards in Sunday’s 41-23 road win. Jackson threw for 324 yards and a touchdown while running for 40 yards and another score. That effort was aided by Derrick Henry’s 144 yards and three touchdowns and wideout Zay Flowers had 150 receiving yards before getting injured in the second quarter, so it’s no surprise that Jackson credited Doyle for “dialing it up” during his postgame press conference.
“I thought Declan, man, first NFL game [calling plays], came out of the gates on fire. Did a great job,” head coach Jesse Minter said.
Teams will now have a little better idea of what’s coming their way when they face the Ravens, but knowing what’s coming and stopping a healthy Jackson and Henry are two very different things.
Ravens receiver Zay Flowers had an impressive first half in Indianapolis, with five catches for 150 yards. But his 54-yard touchdown catch-and-run included a tweaking of his hamstring.
And while he returned to the game, catching one more pass, he ended up exiting in the first half and not returning.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Flowers aggravated the hamstring injury suffered in joint practices against the Vikings. He missed a couple of weeks of practice, before returning to action on September 3.
“I feel great. I feel better than ever,” Flowers said Thursday. “I am ready to play football. I feel like we have been off for a while. Our season ended a bit early last year, so we had an extended break. We’re just ready to go.”
He’s questionable for next week’s visit from the Saints.
If Flowers can’t go, there will be more opportunities for LaJohntay Wester and Chris Moore. (The Ravens also lost receiver Ja’Kobi Lane to a wrist injury.)
