Lamar Jackson returns to practice; The Ravens defensive line is broken

The Ravens only have one defensive linemen, Nnamdi Madubuike, who is not on the injury report, but the situation improved on Friday.

The Ravens placed nose tackle Michael Pierce (calf) on injured reserve earlier this week and Brent Urban (concussion) was sidelined after not practicing all week.

Travis Jones (ankle) and Broderick Washington (knee) returned to practice Friday, but Jones is still questionable about playing. Washington has no designation, meaning he is expected to suit up.

If the Ravens need additional help on the defensive line, they can bring in several defensive linemen from the practice squad: nose tackle Josh Tupou, defensive end Chris Wormley, undrafted rookie defensive end CJ Ravenell and defensive end Adedayo Odeleye.

“Obviously we have a few guys that are broken. We’ll see if they make it to the game on Sunday,” defensive coordinator Zach Orr said Thursday.

“Of course these guys are very important players for us, but I'm thrilled with the guys behind us – they've done a good job in training. Here in Baltimore we take the interior D-line. “Seriously, and we always have a contingency plan for that, and I don't think that's really going to change the way we call our games.

The strength of the Broncos' offense has been their rushing game, which ranks 14th in the league with 121.4 yards per game. Javonte Williams is their leading rusher and rookie quarterback Box Nix can also make some plays with his legs.