Overview
- Rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders sustained a lateral abdominal-muscle strain in Wednesday’s joint practice with the Eagles and is now listed day-to-day, making his Saturday appearance unlikely.
- This is Sanders’s second training camp setback after a strained shoulder kept him out of practice on August 2.
- Backups Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel remain limited by thigh injuries, elevating Flacco as the probable Saturday starter and opening opportunities for Tyler Huntley.
- In his preseason debut against the Panthers, Sanders completed 14 of 23 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns without an interception.
- The 30-10 opener drew over 2.2 million viewers on NFL Network, marking its highest preseason audience in a decade.