Ravens center Jeremy Zuttah left the game with an undisclosed shoulder injury in the third quarter, one play after wide receiver Steve Smith Sr.’s season-ending Achilles tendon tear, and his absence nearly had just as big an impact.
Zuttah’s backup, reserve interior lineman John Urschel, stepped in for his first extended playing time in a regular season game at center and struggled with snaps from the shotgun formation.
Several shotgun snaps floated to Flacco, including a couple that Flacco mishandled, and the team eventually had to move under center to end the game. The win allowed Urschel and Flacco to laugh about it, but Urschel acknowledged it’s something that needs work.