Ravens tight end Mark Andrews, who has been out since Nov. 16 with an ankle injury, is expected to play in the AFC Championship Game against the Chiefs on Sunday. Nick Wass/Associated Press
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens extended their season long enough for Mark Andrews.
Coach John Harbaugh said Friday he expects the star tight end to play in this weekend’s AFC championship game against Kansas City. Andrews injured his ankle in a Nov. 16 win over Cincinnati. Although he was initially feared lost for the season, Harbaugh suggested then that he might be able to come back at some point.
“It’s easy to do when you have great teammates,” Andrews said. “Every day you come in, it’s just, ‘We’re going to keep winning for you, and we’re going to keep winning, and by the time you’re back, it’s going to be go time.’ ”
Andrews practiced last week but did not play in the divisional playoff round against Houston. The three-time Pro Bowler had 45 catches for 544 yards and six touchdowns in 10 games during the regular season.
Second-year tight end Isaiah Likely has stepped up in Andrews’ absence, catching six touchdown passes in his last six games.
“I believe we’re just going to keep doing what we’ve been doing – just dishing out the ball to all our guys, not just one person,” quarterback Lamar Jackson said. “Mark is definitely going to help us through this process. He’s one of the ones, but we’re going to keep dishing the ball out like we’ve been doing.”
The Ravens listed cornerback Marlon Humphrey (calf) as questionable for Sunday’s game after he was a full participant in practice Friday. Receiver Tylan Wallace (knee) and cornerback Rock Ya-Sin (knee) were also questionable. Linebacker Del’Shawn Phillips (shoulder) was doubtful.
49ERS: Wide receiver Deebo Samuel has been cleared to play in the the NFC championship game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday after leaving last week’s game with a shoulder injury.
Samuel was a full participant in practice and had no injury designation as San Francisco (13-5) heads into the the conference title game in good health.
“It’s huge,” coach Kyle Shanahan said. “A little scary at the beginning of the week. The fact that he was able to go full go today and no restrictions on him is definitely a good thing for us.”
Detroit (14-5) will be without left guard Jonah Jackson, who injured his knee in last week’s win over Tampa Bay but will have second-team All-Pro center Frank Ragnow available for the game.
Ragnow has been slowed by injuries to his ankle, toe, knee and back and didn’t practice until Friday but had no injury designation for the game.
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