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Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman is questionable for Sunday’s crucial game against the Cincinnati Bengals after missing Friday’s practice with an ankle injury.

Bateman was limited Thursday and sidelined Friday by what coach John Harbaugh called a “nagging” sprain. Bateman first suffered an ankle injury on a Week 10 hip-drop tackle that sidelined him for the Ravens’ next two games.

“We’ll have to see how it looks tomorrow into Sunday,” Harbaugh said after practice Friday.

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Bateman, who had a career-high 756 yards and nine touchdowns last season, has had a disappointing 2025. He has 18 catches on 35 targets for 217 yards and two touchdowns and is averaging a career-low 19.7 yards per game.

“I just have to catch the ball at the end of the day,” Bateman said after a crucial drop in the Ravens’ loss Sunday to the Pittsburgh Steelers, which knocked them back to second place in the AFC North. “That’s my job. That’s what I get paid to do when it does come my way. So I have to [catch the ball] on that play.”

Outside linebacker Tavius Robinson (foot) and safety Ar’Darius Washington (Achilles tendon), both of whom participated fully in practice Thursday and Friday, are also questionable for Sunday’s game.

Robinson has been sidelined since Week 6 by a broken foot, while Washington is coming back from an offseason Achilles tendon tear. Both would have to be added to the 53-man roster by Saturday.

The Bengals, meanwhile, ruled out star wide receiver Tee Higgins (concussion), who also missed the team’s Week 13 win in Baltimore. Higgins had six catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns Sunday against the Buffalo Bills but was limited in practice Wednesday and Thursday.

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Because of injuries, Higgins has appeared in just two games against the Ravens since 2023. He had nine catches for 83 yards and two touchdowns in his last game against the Ravens, a Week 5 loss last season.

Cincinnati rookie defensive end Shemar Stewart (knee) is doubtful for Sunday’s game. The first-round pick does not have a sack. Reserve safety PJ Jules (ankle) is also doubtful.

This article has been updated.