ExtremeRavens Posted 19 hours ago Posted 19 hours ago Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton suffered an ankle injury during practice Friday in Owings Mills and is listed as questionable for Sunday night’s showdown against the New England Patriots at M&T Bank Stadium. If Hamilton’s ability is limited at all that could put a strain on Baltimore’s secondary as well as the pass rush and near the line of scrimmage, where the versatile All-Pro has often been deployed this season. Baltimore is already without rookie linebacker Teddye Buchanan, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in last week’s win over the Bengals in Cincinnati. New England also has one of the league’s most potent offenses. Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is sixth in the NFL in passing with 3,567 yards to go with 23 touchdowns and just seven interceptions, and his 70.9% completion rate is tops in the league. Speedy rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson also has 773 rushing yards and seven touchdowns to go with 34 catches for 212 yards and another score. Hamilton is not the only player in the secondary dealing with an injury, either. Cornerback Chidobe Awuzie is listed as doubtful with a foot injury that he suffered last week after getting his foot caught in the netting near the goalpost at Paycor Stadium, coach John Harbaugh said. Awuzie didn’t practice Wednesday or Thursday and was limited Friday. “I think Chido’s going to be iffy,” Harbaugh said. “We’ll have to see how it goes up until the game.” Defensive tackle John Jenkins (illness) and left tackle Ronnie Stanley (knee/ankle) are also questionable, though both have a good chance to play. The Patriots, meanwhile, will be without their top tackler, linebacker Robert Spillane (left foot/ankle), who was ruled out. That’s a notable loss for a defense that is one of the better units in the league, ranking sixth in points and yards allowed per game, though the defense has struggled more of late. “He’s one of those guys that people want to make assumptions about, then all he does is go out there and make every single tackle — that’s kind of who he is,” Harbaugh said of Spillane. “So, it’s a factor, but they have a lot of good players on defense. They play really well together. They have a really good linebacking corps. [They are] just a bunch of athletic guys, physical guys. So, I don’t think it’s going to change their style too much at all.” Outside linebacker Harold Landry (knee), cornerbacks Marcus Jones (knee) and Carlton Davis III (hip) and defensive tackle Christian Barmore (NIR-rest) are all questionable. Landry, Jones and Davis were all limited on Friday, while Barmore didn’t practice. Both Jones and Davis told reporters, however, that they plan to play. Jones, 27, leads the Patriots with 11 passes defended and three interceptions, while Davis ranks second on the team with nine passes defended after signing a three-year, $60 million deal in free agency. Landry leads the Patriots with 8 1/2 sacks this season after following coach Mike Vrabel from Tennessee. Have a news tip? Contact Brian Wacker at bwacker@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/brianwacker1. View the full article Quote
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