The Baltimore Ravens have a huge game coming up against the Cincinnati Bengals, which would, at least for the time being, decide who is in the driver’s seat for the AFC North title. Both teams are 8-6, owning better records than the 7-6-1 Pittsburgh Steelers and the 7-7 Cleveland Browns. The winner will hold the outright lead in the division with two games left in the season.
And heading into such a pivotal game, the Ravens continue to be bitten by player availability. Not only are they still waiting for Lamar Jackson to be ready to return to practice on the ankle injury that kept him out of their last game, they are now being hit by a wave of COVID-19 that may signal an outbreak.