Jul 28, 2021; Owings Mills, MD, United States; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Tylan Wallace (16) makes a catch at Under Armour Performance Center. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images

Ravens Announce Surprise Inactive vs. Bengals

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By Dominic Campbell | Last updated Nov 27, 2025 7:38 PM ET

The Baltimore Ravens head into a crucial Week 13 matchup with the rival Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium on Thanksgiving, but won't have a few of their players for it.

Ravens Announce Inactives vs. Bengals

Baltimore announced that they won't have five players against the Bengals in quarterback Cooper Rush, wide receiver Tylan Wallace, guard Ben Cleveland, tackle Carson Vinson and outside linebacker David Ojabo.

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Rush, despite having a spot on the inactives, is the emergency third quarterback and could still play.

The only way Rush would play is if both starter Lamar Jackson and backup Tyler Huntley depart the game with injury, illness or ejection. This also serves as the fifth week Rush is the emergency quarterback for the Ravens.

Rush came in for Jackson, after he suffered an injury in the 37-20 road defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 4, completing 9-of-13 passes for 52 yards.

He then started the next two games in Jackson's place, throwing three interceptions in a 44-10 home blowout defeat to the Houston Texans in Week 5 and then just 72 yards in the 17-3 home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, which saw Ravens head coach John Harbaugh bench him for Huntley.

Wallace, like Rush, is inactive due to Harbaugh making decisions in the wide receiver room, which also marks the first time in two years that Wallace is inactive.

Devontez Walker earned the final, fifth wide receiver spot for the Ravens, as Rashod Bateman returns from injury. Walker made an important 30-yard catch for the Ravens in their 23-10 home win over the New York Jets in Week 12.

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Cleveland played the first 10 games of the season, but was a healthy scratch vs. the Jets and this makes it back-to-back weeks he won't play.

Vinson is also an inactive after playing in the road wins over the Cleveland Browns, 23-16 in Week 11, and the Minnesota Vikings, 27-19 in Week 10.

The Ravens are going with rookie guard Emory Jones Jr., who they took with in the third round in the 2025 NFL Draft out of LSU, as the option over Cleveland and Vinson.