For Baltimore-Houston:
— Ravens WR Zay Flowers, questionable with a shoulder injury, is expected to play.
— Texans WR Diontae Johnson, just acquired via waivers, is planning to make his Houston debut in Week 18 vs. the Titans. Today is too quick.

Related Players: Rashod Bateman, Nelson Agholor, Tylan Wallace

This is a nice Christmas Day matchup for Flowers, so keep him locked into WR2 range if he's ready by kickoff.

Ravens WR Rashod Bateman, who was spotted today with a boot on his injured foot, did not practice today and is officially questionable for Saturday vs. Pittsburgh.

Related Players: Zay Flowers, Nelson Agholor, Tylan Wallace

It would be a bummer for Bateman if he were to miss, as he's having a career year as Lamar Jackson's favorite deep threat. This could end up bumping Flowers' target share a bit, which would make him closer to a WR2 than a mid-tier WR3.

Veteran free-agent WR DeSean Jackson is scheduled to visit the Ravens on Tuesday.

Related Players: Tylan Wallace, Devin Duvernay

At 35 years old, it's very doubtful that Jackson would play a full-time role in Baltimore's option, but he would be an interesting addition to operate as another field-stretcher for Lamar Jackson. Tylan Wallace currently has the highest depth-of-target (16.6) on the team, but that's on only five targets. Devin Duvernay has been operating as the de facto WR2 this season and has racked up a decent 1.71 yards per route run on 24 targets, with some of that usage coming in Rashod Bateman's absence.

Rashod Bateman —who was not on Thursday's injury report— did not participate in the Ravens' final practice of the week.

Related Players: Tylan Wallace, Demarcus Robinson, Devin Duvernay, Lamar Jackson

If Bateman's sudden appearance on the DNP injury report keeps him out or limited during Week 3's romp with the Patriots, Lamar Jackson will have exactly one reliable pass-catcher, Mark Andrews. Despite the team's lackluster receiver corps, Jackson ranks second in the league with 9.0 yards per attempt, though Bateman's 27.8 yards/reception is assuredly helping the quarterback's numbers.

Baltimore receiver Sammy Watkins left Monday night's game against Indianapolis late in the second quarter with a hamstring injury and was questionable to return.

Related players: Rashod Bateman, Miles Boykin, Devin Duvernay, James Proche, Tylan Wallace

Watkins had two catches for 35 yards before exiting. He and his owners missed out on a frantic comeback victory by the Ravens as well. Boykin was moved to the active roster before the game while Bateman remains out. Duvernay caught four balls for 45 yards and Proche had two catches for 15 yards. If Watkins misses time the Ravens will have to sort some things out at WR behind Marquise Brown.

Four days before his potential preseason debut, nearly three weeks before the Ravens’ regular-season opener, Lamar Jackson was locked in. His passing was accurate. His timing was on. His mood was upbeat. Only a handful of presnap penalties on the Ravens’ offensive line and skill position players had soured coach John Harbaugh’s mood.

Related players: Marquise Brown, Miles Boykin, Deon Cain, Sammy Watkins, Rashod Batemon, James Proche II, Devin Duvernay, Tylan Wallace

The story went on to say now Jackson has to find people to throw to. Brown (hamstring), Boykin (hamstring) and Cain continued to rehabilitate from early-camp injuries. Watkins missed his third straight practice. Bateman (groin) remains out until at least September. Proche II sat out his first practice of camp after appearing to tweak his back Monday. That left just two draft picks at the position available — Duvernay (20 catches as a rookie) and Wallace, a rookie this season.

Tylan Wallace, WR: With several of the top receivers still sidelined, last week was a major opportunity for the rookie fourth-round pick to break out. However, he had another relatively quiet week of practice and then he was held without a catch in his preseason debut. He also muffed a punt, which he’s done in practice, too.

The story added Wallace nearly made a heck of a catch on a pass on the sideline, but couldn’t get two feet in. It went on to say Wallace really needs to make a few big plays, whether it’s in practice or the preseason, to start gaining some momentum. Wallace’s roster spot is secure. He’s playing to prove that he should be active on game days and he has work to do in that regard.