The Baltimore Ravens confirmed that defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike and linebacker Teddye Buchanan would make their long-awaited 2026 debuts on Sunday in Brazil. Both were taken off the team’s final injury report for their Week 3 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys.
Wide receiver Zay Flowers, however, is listed as questionable with a lingering hamstring injury that held him out of practice for most of the week. He only participated in a limited capacity on Friday, as he did last week before missing
the loss to the New Orleans Saints.
Questionable field conditions at Maracaña Stadium in Rio de Janeiro further complicated Flowers’ potential to play. His hamstring been bothering him for about a month now; will the Ravens want to risk aggravating the injury knowing there are concerns about the playing surface?
As a result, Flowers appears to be a true game-time decision on Sunday afternoon. He will likely go through a pre-game warm-up on the field and, in concert with the Ravens’ medical team, evaluate his ability to play. His absence would deprive Baltimore of their best receiving threat, but injuries in the Cowboys’ secondary could mitigate the loss.
Left tackle Ronnie Stanley was unsurprisingly ruled out after missing practice all week. He will be replaced by 2025 fifth-round pick Carson Vinson, who will make his first career NFL start. That will leave the Ravens without a clear swing tackle; 2024 third-round pick Emery Jones played right tackle at LSU and could step into that role on Sunday.
