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Ravens have big injury concern on offense going into game vs. Texans
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers. Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

Ravens have big injury concern on offense going into game vs. Texans

The Baltimore Ravens are already in the playoffs, but they still have a chance to win the AFC North and secure at least one home playoff game if they can win their remaining two games and get some help along the way.

The first step in that process will be defeating the Houston Texans on Christmas Day. 

They are going to be facing some big potential injury concerns going into that game on the offensive side of the ball that could make an already difficult task even tougher. 

The Ravens have already ruled out wide receiver Nelson Agholor and running back Justice Hill, while their top wide receiver, Zay Flowers, is questionable with a shoulder injury. 

Rashod Bateman was also dealing with a foot injury going into last week's game that left him questionable, but he was able to play through it. 

If Flowers is unable to go, that would leave quarterback Lamar Jackson with some limited options in the passing game.

Flowers and Bateman are the top two wide receivers on the roster, while Agholor has 14 catches in seven games. After the Diontae Johnson trade fizzled, resulting in him getting waived this past week, it leaves the Ravens with some big questions and concerns at wide receiver.

Hill's absence is not going to make that any easier as he has become an important change-of-pace running back behind Derrick Henry and is third on the team with 42 receptions this season. 

Baltimore will still have a potent offense thanks to Jackson, Henry and its two-headed monster of Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely at tight end, but having a potentially depleted wide receiver corps could cause some problems, especially against a Texans defense that is ninth in the NFL in points against per game and is top-six against the pass.

The Ravens are averaging 30.1 points per game, good enough for third-best in the NFL. 

Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

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