NFL Week 6 Fantasy Preview: Baltimore Ravens at San Francisco 49ers, Torrey

The road back begins in San Francisco on Sunday.

Tuesday’s moves included announcing the signing of veteran cornerback Shareece Wright – who was released by the San Francisco 49ers, the Ravens’ opponent Sunday – and the promotion to the active roster of practice squad corners Asa Jackson and Charles James. One of the stars of the HBO show “Hard Knocks”, which chronicled Texans training camp, James last played in a regular-season game in 2013, when he appeared in 12 with the Giants. In losses to Oakland, Cincinnati and Cleveland, the Ravens led in the fourth quarter but couldn’t close it out. “Even if he is a Buckeye, we can deal with that”, said Harbaugh, who played at Miami (of Ohio) University. “And whether that means scoring at the end of the game to extend the lead with a two-point conversion or scoring a touchdown instead of a field goal, it certainly means getting off the field in the fourth quarter when you have the lead”. “We’ve had one game where we have”. Against the Browns, Babin was ruled offside twice, which did not please his coach. San Francisco coach Jim Tomsula said Wednesday that the team is trying to “utilize” Smith more. Elvis Dumervil (groin) might not be available.

The fact that Forsett’s injury is not a high-ankle sprain should give him a chance to play this week. “The biggest improvement was just chemistry; being able to let balls go and trust our receivers to make the play”.

According to Pro Football Focus, Wright was the 103rd-ranked cornerback last season.

Both the Ravens and host 49ers are 1-4 and in last place in their respective divisions. The two were on the same pre-draft visit with the Ravens and then were part of the same draft class. They had countless one-on-one battles in practices over four seasons.

Though they are averaging the 10th-most points in the league at 24.6 points per game, the Ravens have surrendered 27.4 per contest, the league’s eighth-worst mark.

During five career games against San Francisco, Smith has had subpar success, notching 35.4 yards per game and zero touchdowns. After that, six of the last nine games are at home.

While any shot at the playoffs might seem remote, the Ravens are determined to keep fighting.

“Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Terrell Suggs, those guys are remarkable players that set up our organization’s tradition, ” cornerback Jimmy Smith said Wednesday. It’s going to be something that’s going to be tough and challenging. They are not playing good football, and are still ranked ahead of a few teams that deserve to be ranked higher than Baltimore. They have a lot of good players. “Everything this franchise has done in the past, we don’t want to be the guys to offset that”. “Especially previous year when you have a guy like Steve [Smith Sr.] that can really beat man-to-man coverage, and …” We know the team well.

“It’s unfortunate that we’re both in the same situation right now, ” quarterback Joe Flacco said, “because we feel as though we have a better team”. Ravens lead the series, 3-1.

Three seasons ago, the Harbaugh brothers met in Super Bowl XLVII, with the Ravens pulling out a 34-31 victory.