Baltimore Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb will not play agains the Steelers on Thursday night due to a back injury. He went through practice on Wednesday and did not play in the Week 1 opener against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Steelers players get a bump in fantasy with Lardarius Webb (back) out
The Ravens will not have Lardarius Webb on Thursday night. We break down the fantasy implications.
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Webb is one of the best corners on the team, and they will have to go with Jimmy Smith and Chykie Brown when the Steelers go with a two-wide set. Both Brown and Smith are extremely prone to giving up deep balls, which suggests receivers Antonio Brown and Markus Wheaton could catch a long touchdown Thursday night.
Fantasy impact: If the Steelers can protect quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, he could be putting up a lot of points on the road. Big Ben set a career high for most passing yards in the first half against a solid Cleveland Browns defense in Week 1 and will have all of his weapons. Obviously you're going to start Brown, but Wheaton serves as a high upside WR3. Roethlisberger is more of a high-end QB2 this week.
