Ravens elevating WR Anthony Miller vs. Steelers with Nelson Agholor out

Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun on Dec 20, 2024

Published in Football

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BALTIMORE — Wide receiver Anthony Miller will make his Ravens debut and play his first game in three years Saturday in what will also be Baltimore’s biggest game of the season.

Miller, 30, is expected to be elevated from the practice squad to the active roster on the eve of Saturday’s showdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told The Baltimore Sun. The move comes on the same day the Ravens ruled out wide receiver Nelson Agholor (concussion) for the huge AFC North showdown.

Baltimore was already thin at the position with Diontae Johnson not with the team this week after his one-game suspension last week and Rashod Bateman listed as questionable after he suffered a foot injury during practice earlier this week and was in a walking boot Thursday.

Miller, whom the Ravens signed in August, hasn’t played since 2021 when he split time with the Houston Texans and the Steelers. He suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in Steelers training camp the following August and has bounced around several practice squads since before being released by the Kansas City Chiefs in May.

A 2018 second-round draft pick out of Memphis, Miller had 134 catches for 1,564 yards and 11 touchdowns over his first three seasons with the Chicago Bears.

While the Ravens could be without as many as three wide receivers, the Steelers are also short-handed at receiver. George Pickens, who leads Pittsburgh in receptions (55) and receiving yards (850) and has three touchdowns, will miss his third straight game with a hamstring injury.

If Pittsburgh (10-4) wins Saturday, it would clinch the AFC North title. If Baltimore (9-5) wins — or if the Miami Dolphins lose or tie and the Indianapolis Colts do the same — the Ravens would clinch a playoff berth and pull into a first-place tie in the division with the Steelers with two games remaining in the regular season.