Bengals at Ravens: Preston Brown inactive against Ravens

The Bengals will be without veteran linebacker Preston Brown against the Ravens on Thursday.

Brown, who intercepted a pass against the Colts on Sunday, was listed a questionable with an ankle injury but didn't feel good enough to go after testing it pregame. It is the first game Brown has missed in his five-year NFL career.

Second-year linebacker Hardy Nickerson will start in his place and third-round pick Malik Jefferson was activated for the first time in his career.

Elsewhere, the inactives are the same as the season opener four days ago.

WR Cody Core

WR Auden Tate

RB Mark Walton

LB Preston Brown

OL Christian Westerman

OL Cedric Ogbuehi

DT Josh Tupou

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