Cook looked spry against the Ravens but at 3.9 yards per carry, he was far and away the least efficient Bills rusher. It appeared as though Cook was in for a bigger day, touching the ball five times on the Bills' opening drive, including three inside the Ravens' red zone before being successfully spelled by Ray Davis, who scored from two yards out. Cook should have another high-volume day against the Chiefs in the AFC Championship next Sunday though.
Cook rushed 17 times for 67 yards and caught all three of his targets for 15 yards in Sunday's 27-25 AFC divisional-round win over the Ravens.
The Bills will have their three-deep backfield fully available for this one. Elusive starter James Cook and passing-game specialist Ty Johnson are rightfully locked into their respective roles but the 5-foot-8, 220-pound Davis provides an important physical element to the group. The Bills fortuitously face the Ravens with a largely healthy roster, declaring only QB Mike White (3rd QB), WR Jalen Virgil, OL Ryan Van Demark, OL Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, DT DeWayne Carter, CB Kaiir Elam and KR/PR Brandon Codrington inactive. Codrington is the team's most notable absence, helpfully averaging 11.6 yards per punt return. Khalil Shakir is expected to fill in for Codrington in that regard.
Bills RB Ray Davis (concussion) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game vs. the Ravens. He was limited in practice and remained in a red non-contact jersey all week. Davis still has work to do to clear protocol before kickoff. We'll keep you posted on his progress. Davis' absence would be a small boost to RB James Cook's carry projection.
Davis was limited in all three practices this week. He remains in the league's concussion protocol but has a chance to clear it over the weekend. If he doesn't, Ty Johnson, who is already operating as the team's top back on passing downs, could see more work as the clear backup to James Cook. Davis is the only player with a game status for the Bills.