Minutes after the Ravens' 28-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, coach John Harbaugh said this was a new beginning. Hopefully that includes J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards as his top two running backs.

When the Ravens selected Dobbins out of Ohio State in the second round of the NFL draft in April, it was a signal that the La Grange, Texas, native was their running back of the future.

The future arrived Sunday.

The 5-foot-10, 212-pound Dobbins rushed for 113 yards on 15 carries against Pittsburgh, and Edwards, in his third season, had 87 yards on 16 attempts as the Ravens pounded the Steelers with 265 rushing yards, averaging 5.6 per carry.

Related players: Mark Ingram

The Ravens started the 6-1, 238-pound Edwards in place of Ingram, who is sidelined with an ankle injury, but the story said it doesn't matter who starts between Edwards and Dobbins. The author feels Ingram should get bumped to the RB3 role. The story believes Ingram is in the twilight of his career, and perhaps the loss to the Steelers this past week tells the Ravens it's time to make the change as both backs did well against a tough Pittsburgh defense. Those owning Edwards and Dobbins should probably hold on to those backs even if Ingram returns and at least wait out the situation.

Gus Edwards actually played fewer snaps than the previous week in the absence of Mark Ingram II, while J.K. Dobbins almost doubled his previous career high. But Edwards carried 16 times on his 26 plays.

Dobbins saw 54 snaps against the Steelers. Dobbins and Edwards split touches in the end. Dobbins went 15-113-0 while Edwards went 16-87-1. Dobbins also caught one ball for eight yards. If Ingram remains out, both plays should have fantasy value as long as the touches are split. An Ingram return will again muddy the whole RB situation.

Ravens RB Mark Ingram is doubtful to play Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to Jamison Hensley of ESPN.

Related Players: Gus Edwards, J.K. Dobbins

Ingram was heading towards an out designation because he had not practiced all week. There is pretty much no chance Ingram plays against the run-stuffing Steelers defense.

Ravens RB Mark Ingram’s MRI showed a mid- to high-ankle sprain.

Related players: Gus Edwards, J.K. Dobbins

Pelissero went on to tweet the injury isn’t considered severe, per source. The Ravens are on a bye this week, and coach John Harbaugh said Monday that Ingram probably will be back Nov. 1 against Pittsburgh. If Ingram owners see a chance to grab Edwards, he seems next in line for carries should Ingram miss time, but as of right now it looks like he's expected to be back.

John Harbaugh believes RB Mark Ingram doesn't have a significant ankle injury and thinks he has a chance of playing against the Steelers on Nov. 1.

Related players: J.K. Dobbins, Gus Edwards

Ingram has perhaps escaped a serious ankle injury, but may or may not be available after the Ravens bye in Week 7. If Dobbins or Edwards are on your wire, it may be a good time to try and snag them up in case Ingram misses time.

The reality is, the Ravens just aren’t running many offensive plays. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. The Ravens had two- and three-play touchdown drives Sunday. You’ll take the quick strikes all the time. But they do impact how much the Ravens are able to get their myriad offensive players involved. Take away nine plays per game and about four minutes of possession time and that’s significant in terms of how many touches certain players are able to get and how many snaps guys play.

Mark Ingram, Gus Edwards, J.K. Dobbins, Mark Andrews, Marquise Brown, Lamar Jackson

Ingram who is second on the team to Jackson with 34 carries, is already averaging five fewer carries per game than he got through the course of last year. Edwards, who has looked like the Ravens’ most effective back, is on pace to average two fewer touches per game than he got last year. Wide receiver Brown has 24 targets and 16 catches. Last year, he had 34 targets and 18 catches through this point. Tight end Andrews has 12 catches on 20 targets. Through four games last year, he had 23 catches on 32 targets. The Ravens haven’t been able to spread the ball around and get as many players as involved as they’d like. They just haven’t had enough plays to do that, the story went on to say.