On Thursday night in Baltimore, the Ravens beat the Bengals, 34–20, giving them a 2 and 1/2 game lead in the AFC North over their rivals from southern Ohio. Yet the result of a key game rife with playoff implications took a back seat to a pair of significant injuries.
The big story is Joe Burrow injuring his right wrist in the second quarter before being ruled out. There was also Baltimore tight end Mark Andrews, who injured his left ankle on the game’s first drive and never returned. John Harbaugh later told reporters that the injury is likely season-ending.
As for Andrews, losing him would be a crushing blow to Baltimore’s passing attack. Coming into Thursday, the All-Pro tight end was second on the Ravens in both receptions (43) and receiving yards (521) while notching six touchdowns through the air, one more than the rest of Baltimore’s roster combined.
