The Baltimore Ravens have once again cleared their Reserve/COVID-19 list, this time activating punter Sam Koch from it and back to the 53-man roster on Saturday. The move comes just in time as the Ravens are set to play the Tennessee Titans Sunday in the wild-card round of the AFC playoffs.
Baltimore was without Koch for the first time since he made his debut in the league in 2006. Taking his place was Johnny Townsend, who had a pretty solid outing in Week 17 against the Cincinnati Bengals. Townsend punted twice, averaging 50 yards-per-kick.
To make room for Koch’s return to the Ravens’ 53-man roster, Baltimore announced it had put rookie guard Ben Bredeson on injured reserve. Bredeson had been a recent addition to the injury report with a knee injury, limiting him in practice on Friday and initially labeling him as “questionable” to play this week.
The Ravens have been trending back to better health at the end of this season, seeing several players with nagging injuries return to the lineup. Baltimore will need all the help it can get in the playoffs
