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Ingram, Dobbins Catch COVID With Unbeaten Steelers Looming

By DAVID GINSBURG

AP Sports Writer

The Baltimore Ravens experienced another outbreak of COVID-19 on Monday, providing an additional burden for a team that’s trending downward following a 5-1 start.

Coach John Harbaugh said running backs Mark Ingram and J.K. Dobbins have tested positive for COVID-19, and injured defensive tackle Brandon Williams will be placed in quarantine for five days.

All three were placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

With Ingram and Dobbins out for Thursday night’s game at Pittsburgh, seldom-used Justice Hill will join Gus Edwards in the Baltimore backfield. Dobbins ran for 70 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries and Ingram gained 2 yards on two attempts Sunday in a 30-24 overtime loss to Tennessee.

The Ravens reopened their training facility Monday afternoon after being closed earlier in the day. This is the second time the Ravens have been impacted by the coronavirus, though Harbaugh insisted that the players and the staff followed protocol before and during the game against the Titans.

“That’s probably the thing that gives us a chance to play this game on Thursday night, guys doing a great job of that here in the building and at the game,” Harbaugh said.

Cornerback Marlon Humphrey missed the Nov. 8 game against Indianapolis after a positive test, and several players spent that week on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

It’s been a rough month for Baltimore (6-4). The Ravens launched November with a home loss against the Steelers, a game in which 2019 All-Pro left tackle Ronnie Stanley sustained a season-ending ankle injury.

Baltimore lost tight end Nick Boyle (knee) for the season in a defeat at New England, and defensive linemen Calais Campbell (calf) and Williams (ankle) were inactive against the Titans.

And so, a team that went 14-2 last season to earn the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs now sits in third place in the AFC North after losing three of four. The Ravens trail in the race for a wild-card spot and will need to finish strong to reach the postseason for a third successive year.

“You have to stack wins. Wins come in bunches. You’ve just got to get that one win,” said defensive tackle Derek Wolfe, in his first season with Baltimore following an eight-year run with Denver. “You can’t get used to losing. That’s one thing: I know how that feels, and you can’t get used to it.”

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