Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley did not play in Sunday’s 34-31 victory over the Cowboys because of a toe injury. He was expected to be a game-time decision, but the Ravens ruled him out on Friday.
Coach Jesse Minter said Monday that Stanley could return this week.
“I do think Ronnie [is closer to returning],” Minter said, via video from the team. “I think it was a good opportunity to allow this to be something that he might not have to deal with just over and over again. That it gave it a chance to hopefully get right. I think he’ll be a lot closer this week to being able to push back.”
Stanley, an 11-year veteran, missed only one game over the past two seasons.
Carson Vinson started in Stanley’s stead, and Minter said he thought Vinson “played really well.”
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The Ravens saw two centers leave Sunday’s win over the Cowboys with injuries and head coach Jesse Minter said on Monday that they don’t expect to have either one of them back in the lineup for quite a while.
Minter said that both Jovaughn Gwyn and Ethan Pocic have long-term injuries. Gwyn started the game and left with an ankle injury. Pocic had to depart with a knee injury.
First-round pick Vega Ioane moved from right guard to center after Pocic’s injury and Minter said that he will prepare to man the position against the Titans in Week 4. Andrew Vorhees closed out the game at guard.
Minter said the team will also look for potential additions at center and the overall health of their offensive line — left tackle Ronnie Stanley didn’t play Sunday — means they’ll likely have to add depth in one way or another in the coming days.
The Titans had the ball inside the Giants’ 10-yard-line with 24 seconds left in Sunday’s game, but any hopes of a comeback win were dashed when quarterback Cam Ward’s final pass left his hand.
Ward rolled left and had room to run for at least a short gain before getting out of bounds or using one of the Titans’ two timeouts. Ward made a different choice, though, and tried to float a pass to wide receiver Elic Ayomanor in the back of the end zone. Giants safety Jevon Holland was in front of Ayomanor, however, and he made a jumping interception to seal a 12-7 Giants win.
Titans offensive coordinator Brian Daboll’s angry reaction in the booth was caught on camera and head coach Robert Saleh took issue with the decision in his postgame press conference.
“He’s out in the open field, just be smarter with the football,” Saleh said. “We’ve got two timeouts left, it’s first and goal on the 8. We’re gonna score, you don’t need to force it in that situation. Unfortunately It happened.”
Ward said he didn’t think the throw was “reckless,” but the response from the coaches showed a different analysis. Saleh said his issues with that decision and Ward’s overall play have not led him to consider to benching the first overall pick of the 2025 draft, but some clear signs of growth from the offense would be welcomed in Tennessee.
It wasn’t pretty — and it was only the winless Titans — but Jameis Winston won his first game as a starter since Dec. 15, 2024, when he was with the Browns.
His 119 passing yards were enough for a 12-7 win and enough for him to keep the starting job, no matter who the Giants add at the position this week.
“Yes. Yes, I do,” coach John Harbaugh said when asked whether he believes Winston will remain the team’s starter, via Jordan Raanan of ESPN. “Yes, I do.”
Winston replaced starter Jaxson Dart, who is out for the season after undergoing knee surgery Friday.
On a wet, windy day, the Giants went with a conservative game plan, and Winston had no turnovers. Coach John Harbaugh said Winston did what was “required.”
“The plans are the plans. The opportunities that you have are the opportunities you have,” Harbaugh said. “No matter what, we’re going to do everything we can to make our team as strong as we can based on what options we have.”
Jake Haener served as Winston’s backup against the Titans. The Giants are expected to add a veteran this week, with Jimmy Garoppolo, Gardner Minshew and J.J. McCarthy among the options.
“I’m not worried about that. I don’t care about that,” offensive tackle Jermaine Eluemunor said. “Jameis is our quarterback now. We’re going to ride with him for the rest of the season.”
Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota both started and led their teams to victories today.
Yes, you’re reading this in 2026.
Winston and Mariota, the top two picks in the 2015 NFL draft, both won as starting quarterbacks today for the first time since September 29, 2019. That was almost seven years ago — 2,556 days, to be exact.
On that day in 2019, Winston completed 28 of 41 passes for 385 yards, with four touchdowns and one interception, as the Buccaneers beat the Rams 55-40. Meanwhile, Mariota was completing 18 of 27 passes for 227 yards, with three touchdowns and no interceptions, as the Titans beat the Falcons 24-10.
Today, Winston completed 14 of 22 passes for 118 yards, with no touchdowns or interceptions, as the Giants beat the Titans 12-7. Mariota completed 19 of 31 passes for 183 yards, with three touchdowns and no interceptions, as the Commanders beat the Seahawks 33-31.
Neither Winston nor Mariota lived up to the expectations the Buccaneers and Titans had when they were drafted. But they’re both still at it, at age 32, and showing that they can play winning football.
It was appropriate that the Titans and Giants played Sunday’s game at the Meadowlands in persistent rain. It was a dreary day in every way.
The Giants left happy, though, with an ugly win.
The Giants held off the Titans 12-7 to move to 2-1. The Titans fell to 0-3.
Tennessee scored the game’s only touchdown on a 4-yard pass from Cam Ward to Wan’Dale Robinson that cut the Giants’ lead to 12-7 with 5:35 left. The Titans had an opportunity to win it on their final drive.
They reached the Giants 7 with 24 seconds left, but on first down, Ward threw an interception to Jevon Holland in the end zone. Ward was trying to Elic Ayomanor in the back of the end zone.
Holland should be mentioned in any Defensive Player of the Year conversation, with three interceptions in three games, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
The Titans outgained the Giants 262 to 238 yards. Tennessee had five consecutive three-and-outs in the first half and only 54 yards at halftime.
The Giants crossed midfield six times but went 0-for 2 in the red zone. Giants kicker Dominic Zvada made field goals of 39, 27, 39 and 30 yards.
Jameis Winston went 14-of-22 for 118 yards. Cam Skattebo had 20 carries for 60 yards and three catches for 40 yards. Najee Harris rushed for 52 yards on nine carries.
Ward was 23-of-36 for 181 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Tony Pollard had 17 carries for 74 yards, and Carnell Tate caught six passes for 58 yards.
Giants outside linebacker Brian Burns missed practice all week with an ankle injury. He started and had a quarterback hit but was injured with 11:02 remaining.
Burns injured his right knee on Tony Pollard’s 1-yard reception as he rushed Cam Ward. Center Austin Schlottmann bumped Burns, who began hopping on his left foot.
Burns remained down after the play, holding onto his knee and then pounding the turf.
He went directly to the training room with assistance from the team’s athletic training staff.
The Titans scored the game’s first touchdown on a 4-yard pass from Ward to Wan’Dale Robinson with 5:35 left. The Titans now trail 12-7.
Ticket prices for the Titans-Giants game were down to $11 on Sunday. It was still too much for the product on the field in the first half.
The teams combined for nine points and 189 yards in the first 30 minutes, with the Giants taking a 9-0 lead into the locker room at halftime.
New York has 135 yards, and on seven possessions, it punted four times and had Dominic Zvada kick field goals of 39, 27 and 39 yards. The Giants had drives stall at the Tennessee 21, 9 and 21 yard lines.
Jameis Winston, now the team’s starter with Jaxson Dart out for the season, has completed 9 of 15 passes for 77 yards. Najee Harris has five carries for 36 yards, and Cam Skattebo has 13 carries for 18 yards and two catches for 37 yards.
The Titans have 54 yards on 19 plays and are 0-for-6 on third down. They fumbled the opening kickoff, punted five times on five consecutive three-and-outs and Joey Slye missed a 59-yard field goal wide left with 41 seconds left in the half.
Cam Ward is 7-of-13 for 41 yards, and Tony Pollard has five carries for 11 yards.
Bills wide receiver DJ Moore hurt his shoulder in a Week 2 win over the Lions, but he had more than a week to recover from the injury and that was enough time for him to get cleared for action.
Moore is active for the Bills as they try to move to 3-0 on the season at home against the 0-2 Chargers. The Bills will also get defensive tackle Ed Oliver back in the lineup. Oliver missed the Lions game after injuring his hip in pregame warmups and was listed as questionable along with Moore and wide receiver Keon Coleman.
Coleman is also active for Buffalo while backup quarterback Trey Lance is active for the Chargers. DJ Uiagalelei was summoned from the practice squad as insurance after Lance was listed as questionable, but there will be no change behind Justin Herbert.
Chargers at Bills
Chargers: S Elijah Molden, QB DJ Uiagalelei, OL Alex Harkey, G Kayode Awosika, TE Charlie Kolar, WR Brenen Thompson, DT Dalvin Tomlinson
Bills: WR Skyler Bell, OL Jude Bowry, OL Ar’maj Reed-Adams, DL T.J. Sanders, LB Mike Danna, S Jalon Kilgore
Panthers at Browns
Panthers: TE Ja’Tavion Sanders, QB Haynes King, WR Xavier Legette, S Nick Scott, LB Devin Lloyd, OT Albert Reese, DT Cam Jackson
Browns: CB Tyson Campbell, QB Taylen Green, LB Justin Jefferson, C Parker Brailsford, G Teven Jenkins
Jets at Lions
Jets: WR Adonai Mitchell, DB Minkah Fitzpatrick, TE Mason Taylor, RB Kene Nwangwu, CB Nahshon Wright, K Blake Grupe, LB Kiko Mauigoa
Lions: G Ben Bartch, TE Tyler Conklin, S Bishop Fitzgerald, DL Ahmed Hassanein, LB Devin White, DL Mekhi Wingo
Texans at Colts
Texans: TE Brevin Jordan, CB Collin Wright, WR Nico Collins, G Ed Ingram, DE Jadeveon Clowney, OL Nate Thomas
Colts: WR Ashton Dulin, WR Darius Slayton, DE George Gumbs, G Dailton Tucker, RB DJ Giddens, QB Riley Leonard
Patriots at Jaguars
Patriots: S Craig Woodson, LB Dre’Mont Jones, QB Behren Morton, OT Dametrious Crownover, TE Eli Raridon, DT Leonard Taylor
Jaguars: WR CJ Williams, S Jalen Huskey, LB Jack Kiser, OL Daniel Faalele, DE Wesley Williams, DT Albert Regis
Chiefs at Dolphins
Chiefs: TE Jared Wiley, QB Garrett Nussmeier, DB Chamarri Conner, DE Jack Pyburn, OT Josh Simmons, DE Tyreke Smith
Dolphins: QB Brady Cook, WR Caleb Douglas, RB Jaylen Wright, CB Marcellus Dial, OL DJ Campbell, DL Rob Beal Jr., OL Chukweubuka Godrick
Titans at Giants
Titans: OL Atonio Mafi, DL Jackie Marshall, OL Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, TE Kylen Granson, DB Jaylon Jones, RB Michael Carter
Giants: RB Devin Singletary, TE Thomas Fidone, OL J.C. Davis, DL Josh Tupou, DL Bobby Jamison-Travis, CB Deonte Banks, S Tyler Nubin
Bengals at Steelers
Bengals: CB Josh Newton, C Connor Lew, OT Myles Hinton, TE Jack Endries, DT BJ Hill, DT Landon Robinson
Steelers: RB Rico Dowdle, QB Drew Allar, QB Will Howard, CB Joey Porter Jr., RB Eli Heidenreich, DT Kevin Jobity Jr., DT Gabriel Rubio
Seahawks at Commanders
Seahawks: S Julian Love, S Ty Okada, DT Brandon Pili, QB Jalen Milroe, WR Montorie Foster, CB Avery Smith, LB Connor O’Toole
Commanders: QB Jayden Daniels, LB Frankie Luvu, LB Javontae Jean-Baptiste, G Sam Cosmi, TE Chig Okonkwo
The Giants are planning to add a quarterback from outside the organization in the near future, but it won’t happen before Sunday’s game against the Titans.
Head coach John Harbaugh said on Friday that Jake Haener will be the backup to Jameis Winston in Week 3 and the team signed him off of the practice squad on Saturday. Haener signed with the Giants in August and returned to the practice squad after final cuts in August.
Haener made one start and appeared in eight games for the Saints in 2024. He was 18-of-39 for 226 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
The Giants also elevated wide receiver Braxton Berrios and linebacker Malik Harrison from the practice squad on a temporary basis.
