Patriots’ WR Jakobi Meyers, listed as questionable today due to a knee injury, is not expected to play vs. the Ravens, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 25, 2022
The New England Patriots are expected to be without their best receiving weapon, Jakobi Meyers, in Sunday’s Week 3 tilt against the Baltimore Ravens.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the news on Sunday morning.
After being limited at practice on Friday, there was hope that Meyers would be able to play in the team’s home opener, but it’s looking like it’s going to take him more time to work his way back from the knee injury he sustained in the team’s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers last week.
His absence would be a huge loss for a receiving corps that has mostly struggled in the early part of the season. It’ll likely mean more work for wideout Lil’Jordan Humphrey, who has experience playing in the slot, where Meyers did most of his damage to opposing defenses.
Nelson Agholor is also versatile enough to make plays in that role with Kendrick Bourne kicking to the outside as the team’s primary deep threat.
The Patriots will be facing a Ravens defense allowing the most passing yards on average through the first two weeks of the season. So there’s still hope that the offense can exploit some matchups, especially if they can get tight ends Hunter Henry and Jonnu Smith more involved.
[mm-video type=playlist id=01eqby79hc76t2s390 player_id=none image=https://patriotswire.usatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/mm-video/images/playlist-icon.png]
[listicle id=127800]