Jets inactives list for Week 12 game vs Ravens (Kene Nwangwu injury update)

The New York Jets will return from their extended 10-day break today in a road matchup against a Baltimore Ravens team riding a four-game winning streak. They enter this Week 12 game as sizable underdogs, and it isn't hard to understand why.

The Jets finally made a change at quarterback this week, benching Justin Fields in favor of journeyman backup Tyrod Taylor. Taylor previously started a game earlier this year following an injury to Fields, but this will be his first as the designated starting quarterback.

The team hopes that Taylor can provide a baseline level of competency to an offense that has struggled through some embarrassing lows this season, largely due to quarterback play.

The belief is that Taylor will allow the Jets to better evaluate the young players on their roster, notably guys like Adonai Mitchell, John Metchie, Arian Smith, and even Mason Taylor. Today, he's up against the team that drafted him some 15 years ago.

As for the Ravens, they're one of the hottest teams in the NFL, riding a wave of momentum following the return of Lamar Jackson. They will look to climb back above .500 and put themselves in the thick of a tight AFC playoff race.

The Jets are just 2-10 all-time against the Ravens and haven't won in the city of Baltimore since 1983, when they beat the then-Colts. History is not on their side in today's game.

Four players are listed as questionable for the Jets in Week 12: kick returner Kene Nwangwu (hamstring), defensive tackle Harrison Phillips (foot), linebacker Marcelino McCrary-Ball (hamstring), and defensive end Will McDonald (quad).

Baltimore has ruled out wide receiver Rashod Bateman (ankle) and backup cornerback Keyon Martin (rib). No other players on their roster have an injury designation this week.

Who are the official inactives for both the Jets and the Ravens today? We've got you covered.

Full inactives list for New York Jets in Week 12

• TE Jelani Woods
• DE Tyler Baron
• WR Tyler Johnson
• DT Mazi Smith
• RB Khalil Herbert

The Jets did not elevate any players from their practice squad for one of the first times all season, giving them just five inactive players. Usual healthy scratches include tight end Jelani Woods and running back Khalil Herbert, who is inactive with Kene Nwangwu playing.

Defensive tackle Mazi Smith is a healthy scratch today following the addition of Khalen Saunders. Despite just being signed a few days ago, Saunders will make his Jets debut against the Ravens.

All four of the Jets players who entered today's game with an injury designation are active and expected to play. Kick returner Kene Nwangwu was the most in doubt, having missed Thursday's practice with a hamstring injury, but he is indeed active for Week 12.

Wide receiver Tyler Johnson is a surprise healthy scratch, with Allen Lazard returning to the active game-day roster. Rookie Tyler Baron is the odd man out again in the defensive end rotation.

Full inactives list for Baltimore Ravens in Week 12

• WR Rashod Bateman
• CB Keyon Martin
• QB Cooper Rush (emergency QB)
• DT Aeneas Peebles
• RB Rasheen Ali
• OT Carson Vinson
• OG Ben Cleveland

The Ravens will once again be without wide receiver Rashod Bateman, as he misses his second game in a row with an ankle injury. Baltimore will lean on Zay Flowers and DeAndre Hopkins in their receiver room.

Rookie third-round pick, offensive lineman Emory Jones, is active for the first time this season and could make his NFL debut. Running back Rasheen Ali is inactive with Justice Hill returning to the lineup.