Ravens Mark Andrews Takes 'Big Step' in Recovery As Potential Return vs. Texans Looms

Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews is working against the clock to be fit for the Divisional Round game against the Houston Texans.

The Baltimore Ravens are dotting their I's and crossing their T's as the build-up for the Divisional Round clash against the Houston Texans ramps up.

With the Ravens having so many offensive weapons, the looming return of All-Pro tight end Mark Andrews promises to be a serious injection of excitement.

But despite Andrews now participating in practice drills, head coach John Harbaugh is still playing the cautious game, despite his tight end doing all the right things.

“I think today was his best showing so," Harbaugh said of Andrews in practice. "He really took a big step, just what you saw today, we saw as well. So that's encouraging we'll just have to see how it goes.”

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Baltimore has fared well without Andrews in the lineup as second-year tight end Isaiah Likely has filled in and taken his game to a new level.

But with a Texans team full of confidence, the Ravens will need to be on their game at M&T Bank Stadium.

Given the team has had a bye during the first round of the playoffs, now things get kicked up a gear, Harbaugh says the team is ready to go.

"I think everybody's really prepared and excited to play," he said. "Lamar's ready to go, the guys are ready to go. They've worked hard for this opportunity to get to this point and compete in such a big game against such a worthy opponent playing a very good football team. We've got our hands full and we're hoping to put our best foot forward.”

The Ravens took all before them in the regular season, ending with a 13-4 record, and now attention turns to the playoffs and a young Texans team.

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With Baltimore in such a good position to go on a deep playoff run, the franchise will not want a repeat of the one-and-done scenario that happened back in 2019.

But this Ravens team feels different and with the looming return of Andrews, things feel like they are lining up in a positive way.

Now, they have to go and handle business against the Texans.