Ravens All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton is questionable to face the New England Patriots on "Sunday Night Football" after being added to the injury report with an ankle injury.
Hamilton, who is arguably the Ravens' most essential defensive weapon, was limited in Friday's practice. Playing across Baltimore's defense, Hamilton has 87 tackles, seven passes defensed, one sack, and six tackles for loss.
Ravens cornerback Chidobe Awuzie returned to practice Friday after missing the first two days, but is doubtful to play after being limited.
"I think Chido is going to be iffy," Head Coach John Harbaugh said. "We'll have to see how it goes up and until the game."
Awuzie, who injured his foot in Cincinnati last week, has been one of the Ravens' most effective defensive players this season. He has the fifth-highest Pro Football Focus grade among all NFL cornerbacks who have taken at least half their team's defensive snaps.
Left tackle Ronnie Stanley (knee/ankle) is questionable after he didn't log a full practice all week. Defensive lineman John Jenkins, who has been sidelined by an illness the past couple days, is also questionable to play.
"I think [Jenkins] should be OK by gameday, but there is a little 'flu bug' going around, and he got it," Harbaugh said.
Rookie inside linebacker Teddye Buchanan, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in Cincinnati, is still on the 53-man roster and has been ruled out. Trenton Simpson is slated to step into Buchanan's starting role and has the confidence of his coaches and teammate Roquan Smith. Rookie linebacker Jay Higgins IV (knee) returned to practice this week but has also been ruled out.
Patriots Rule Out Leading Tackler
The Patriots have ruled out linebacker Robert Spillane, who leads the team with 97 tackles. He hasn't practiced all week due to an ankle injury.
Spillane, who spent four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, also has two interceptions and one sack this season and it's a hit to the middle of New England's defense.
"He's a really good player, a really underrated player probably," Harbaugh said. "He's one of those guys that people want to make assumptions about, then all he does is go out there and make every single tackle – that's kind of who he is. So, it's a factor, but they have a lot of good players on defense."
Four other key Patriots defenders are all questionable: cornerback Marcus Jones (knee), who leads the Patriots with three interceptions, outside linebacker Harold Landry III (knee), who leads them with 8.5 sacks, fellow starting cornerback Carlton Davis III, and defensive tackle Christian Barmore.
