Ravens Week 3 injury report: all eyes on Zay Flowers vs. Cowboys

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Zay Flowers #4 of the Baltimore Ravens looks on prior to the game against the New Orleans Saints at M&T Bank Stadium on September 20, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Caleb Bowlin/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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.

We held a walkthrough on Friday, the report is a practice estimation. pic.twitter.com/xPltqxJBK9

- Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) September 25, 2026

Questionable field conditions at Maracana 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.