If quarterback Lamar Jackson doesn’t practice this week, he would have just three practices next week to prepare for the Ravens’ opponent in the wild-card round.
Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett’s scramble and throw to Najee Harris, who beat inside linebacker Roquan Smith in coverage, leaves the Ravens needing a Buffalo Bills win Monday night over the Cincinnati Bengals to have a shot at the AFC North title in their regular-season finale.
Defensive lineman Calais Campbell moved around well in pregame workouts at M&T Bank Stadium, but he’s practiced just once since leaving the Ravens' Week 15 game against the Cleveland Browns with a knee injury.
For the Ravens and Steelers’ security teams, the rivalry games have come to mean something else. They are reminders of whom they’ve lost and the community they’ve found.
“We’ve been able to go 3-1 [since Lamar Jackson’s injury], so I’m sure Lamar, in his own way, is really contributing to that,” Greg Roman said Thursday.
“I’m the luckiest guy in the world,” Ravens guard Kevin Zeitler said, explaining that his wife, Sara, has always been by his side. They’re grateful to have shared a love story this deep. Their memories explain why.