For a moment, Ja’Kobi Lane thought he’d caught a touchdown pass in his very first NFL game.
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he → think → game
Now it’s not clear when he’ll play his next.
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he → ’ → next
Lane is headed to injured reserve after the Baltimore wideout had surgery Wednesday morning.
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wideout → head → surgery
After an impressive preseason, the rookie had his touchdown last weekend at Indianapolis called back because of a penalty.
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touchdown → have → penalty
He was eventually sidelined with a wrist injury.
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He → sideline → injury
Zay Flowers left with a hamstring issue after a great start.
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Flowers → leave → start
Coach Jesse Minter said Flowers is day to day.
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Flowers → say → day
“He’ll be back as soon as it is,” Minter said.
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Minter → say → ?
“Whatever the number is, try to slice a week or two off of that, from a player’s competitive standpoint.
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number → try → standpoint
I know he’ll be chomping at the bit to get back.”
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he → know → bit
Baltimore finished with over 500 yards of offense in a 41-23 win over the Colts, but the Ravens really looked stellar when Flowers was in the game.
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Flowers → finish → game
He caught five passes for 150 yards and a touchdown before exiting in the second quarter.
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He → catch → quarter
If he’s out this weekend in the home opener against New Orleans, Lamar Jackson won’t have many proven targets.
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Jackson → ’ → targets
Rashod Bateman remains available, but Devontez Walker (groin) and rookie Elijah Sarratt were inactive last weekend.
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Walker → remain → ?
Walker has seven career receptions in two-plus seasons, although four were for touchdowns.
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four → have → touchdowns
Defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike (neck) was limited after missing the opener.
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Madubuike → limit → opener
New offensive coordinator Declan Doyle faces a real test trying to keep the offense humming despite potentially being down his best receiver (Flowers) and a promising rookie (Lane).
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Doyle → face → receiver
A return by Walker could help.
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return → help → Walker
“I’m very excited.
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I → ’m → ?
You see a lot of good things — what Dec is doing, how he dialed things up,” Walker said.
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Walker → see → things
“Makes any receiver want to be excited, to play with him.”
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receiver → make → him
After contributing almost exclusively on special teams last season, LaJohntay Wester caught two passes for 15 yards Sunday.
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Wester → contribute → yards
Chris Moore, an 11-year veteran who was elevated from the practice squad to face Indianapolis, caught a 53-yard pass.
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who → elevate → pass
“I really try to learn everybody’s position, because you never know what’s going to happen in a game,” Moore said.
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Moore → try → game
“I’ve been in that situation where people go down and you’ve just got to get pulled in, and you’ve got to make the most of it.
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you → go → it
That’s how this league is, and that’s how you get trust from coaches.”
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you → ’ → coaches
The Ravens signed Moore from the practice squad to the 53-man roster Wednesday.
“You tell guys, ‘Play your way onto the roster,’ and Chris certainly did that in Week 1,” Minter said.
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Minter → sign → Week
Jackson threw for 324 yards against the Colts.
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Jackson → throw → Colts
Flowers’ ability to create big plays after the catch was a key factor, but eight other players had at least one reception as well.
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players → create → reception
Mark Andrews had four catches, and fellow tight ends Matt Hibner and Durham Smythe had one apiece.
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Hibner → have → one
Baltimore lost tight ends Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar in the offseason.
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Baltimore → lose → offseason
Now wide receiver is where the team’s depth will be tested.
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depth → test → ?
I think the first game was a great example that the ball can really go anywhere in our offense — just being very precise, being very detailed, being in the right spot, the ball can find you,” Minter said.
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Minter → think → you
“Playing fast and playing with confidence, we have a lot of confidence in all those guys.
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we → play → guys
They have gotten so many reps from all the way back from the offseason program to now.
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They → get → program
So, just go out there and use the talent that you have been given and put it on display, within the framework of the offense.”
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you → go → offense
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