The Ravens and Patriots have submitted their injury reports (for the Monday night game), and I don’t see anything with either team that alters the player projections we settled on Friday afternoon. No surprises here.
The Ravens won’t have their blocking tight end, Crockett Gillmore, but he’s been down for weeks. They’ve got others who can handle that role, including Nick Boyle and Darren Waller.
Rookie tackle Alex Lewis (ankle) is doubtful, but he’s missed the last three games and they haven’t missed him. The running game has actually picked up since Lewis left.
Guard Marshal Yanda (shoulder) is questionable, but he practiced fully Friday and today; he should be fine.
For the Patriots, Danny Amendola is out with a high ankle sprain. He’s not going to play again in the regular season, but that’s been apparent all along. They’ve signed Griff Whalen to add some depth to the receiving corps, but it should be Edelman-Mitchell-Hogan doing the heavy lifting at that position.
Martellus Bennett is questionable with shoulder and ankle injuries. He participated in practice some all week. He’ll play, but he’s definitely not 100 percent healthy. He said during the week that he’s been playing hurt all year, indicating that it’s had some affect on his performance.
Bennett has been a disappointment in recent weeks, but I still like him as a fantasy option. I saw him nearly catch a touchdown last week. Earlier in the year, he had three games over 100 yards and 3-TD game at Cleveland. Wouldn’t surprise me if he’s a top-5 tight end in each of the next two games.
In a general sense, my leaning is to just leave Bennett in there, rather than trying to replace him with a lesser tight end in a better situation.
BALTIMORE RAVENS at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
BALTIMORE RAVENS
OUT: TE Crockett Gillmore (thigh), RB Lorenzo Taliaferro (thigh)
DOUBTFUL: T Alex Lewis (ankle)
QUESTIONABLE: G Marshal Yanda (shoulder)
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Thursday: TE Crockett Gillmore (thigh), T Alex Lewis (ankle), RB Lorenzo Taliaferro (thigh), G Marshal Yanda (shoulder)
Friday TE Crockett Gillmore (thigh), LB Terrell Suggs (not injury related), RB Lorenzo Taliaferro (thigh), C Jeremy Zuttah (not injury related)
Saturday: TE Crockett Gillmore (thigh), RB Lorenzo Taliaferro (thigh)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Friday: T Alex Lewis (ankle)
Saturday: T Alex Lewis (ankle)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Friday: G Marshal Yanda (shoulder)
Saturday: G Marshal Yanda (shoulder)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
OUT: WR Danny Amendola (ankle)
QUESTIONABLE: TE Martellus Bennett (ankle, shoulder), S Jordan Richards (knee), LB Elandon Roberts (hamstring), CB Eric Rowe (hamstring), WR Matt Slater (foot)
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Thursday: WR Danny Amendola (ankle), S Jordan Richards (knee)
Friday: WR Danny Amendola (ankle)
Saturday: WR Danny Amendola (ankle)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Thursday: TE Martellus Bennett (ankle,shoulder), LB Elandon Roberts (hamstring), CB Eric Rowe (hamstring), WR Matt Slater (foot)
Friday: TE Martellus Bennett (ankle,shoulder), S Jordan Richards (knee), LB Elandon Roberts (hamstring), CB Eric Rowe (hamstring), WR Matt Slater (foot)
Saturday: TE Martellus Bennett (ankle,shoulder), S Jordan Richards (knee), LB Elandon Roberts (hamstring), CB Eric Rowe (hamstring), WR Matt Slater (foot)
—Ian Allan