Lamar Jackson returns to practice; Raven’s defense line is broken

The Ravens have just one defensive lineman, Nnamdi Madubuike, who is not on the injury report, but things did trend upward on Friday.

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

Travis Jones (ankle) and Broderick Washington (knee) returned to practice on Friday, but Jones is still questionable to play. Washington doesn’t have a title, which means he’s expected to adapt.

If the Ravens need extra help on the defensive line, they have several defensive linemen they can bring in 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 some guys that are in trouble. We’ll see if they make it to Sunday’s game,” defensive coordinator Zach Orr said Thursday.

“Obviously these guys are really important players for us, but the guys we have behind them, I’m excited about. They’ve done a good job in practice. Here in Baltimore, the internal D-Line is something we take into account.” seriously, and we always have a contingency plan for that, and I don’t think it’s really going to change the way we call (play).”

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