The Browns are heading into Sunday’s AFC North matchup with a split injury report that gives them one lift on defense and a major hit on offense.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported:
"Quinshon Judkins will be out. Carson Schwesinger is good to go," Rapoport reported on X.
Judkins’ ankle issue has been a problem all week, and the rookie’s status had already tilted toward caution after he practiced only once. Now Cleveland has to move ahead without him, which puts more on the Browns’ other running backs to handle the workload against Baltimore.
Schwesinger, meanwhile, is set to play despite dealing with an ankle injury of his own. His presence gives Cleveland some help on a defense that will need every available body against a Ravens attack built around power on the ground and play-action shots.
The Browns will also be missing defensive tackle Mason Graham and Mike Hall Jr., thinning out the front seven and leaving that group short-handed.
That opens the door for Derrick Henry to try to pound the ball and help Baltimore dictate the pace.
The Ravens have injury problems of their own. Lamar Jackson is still out with an ankle injury, so Tyler Huntley is expected to start again.
Baltimore will also be without center Cam Jurgens, who is dealing with a concussion. Tight end Matthew Hibner and guard Andrew Vorhees are listed among the other inactives.
The Ravens come in at 4-1, while Cleveland sits at 3-2, setting up a divisional game with plenty hanging on it for both sides.
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