What It Means:

Bateman was dealing with a foot injury heading into the Ravens' Thursday night tilt with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and made an unfortunate and early exit after aggravating the injury in a collision with teammate Devin Duvernay in the first quarter. It now appears that the 2021 first-round pick will miss multiple weeks as he recovers, leaving the door open for Duvernay to assume the role of the team's top wideout.

The Ravens were missing Bateman and tight end Mark Andrews for much of their Week 8 win, but managed to coax 10 catches for 108 yards and a touchdown out of Duvernay and backup tight end Isaiah Likely after their top two pass-catchers exited the game. Both Duvernay and Likely would be decent options with Bateman sidelined, especially if Andrews misses any time.