NFL rumors: Ravens center Matt Skura to miss rest of 2019 season with knee injury

The Baltimore Ravens offense suffered a tough setback Tuesday.

Ravens center Matt Skura, one of the NFL's best offensive lineman, reportedly will miss the rest of the 2019 season due to a knee injury suffered in Monday night's Week 12 road win over the Los Angeles Rams.

Just mentioned on @nflnetwork #Ravens C Matt Skura will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury suffered last night, a source said. Losing Skura, who was second in the AFC in Pro Bowl voting, is a rough one for Baltimore. He does a lot up front for their O Line.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) November 26, 2019

The Ravens will turn to rookie Patrick Mekari in Skura's absence.

The loss of center Matt Skura to a season-ending knee injury is a blow to Ravens, even though rookie Patrick Mekari filled in seamlessly.

Skura was an unheralded member of the NFL's top-ranked rushing attack and ranked second in the NFL most snaps (1,812) over past two seasons.
— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) November 26, 2019

Skura's excellent play is a major reason why the Ravens offensive line is graded No. 1 in pass blocking and No. 4 in run blocking by Pro Football Focus entering Week 13.

The Ravens face their toughest remaining test of the regular season Sunday at home versus the NFC-leading San Francisco 49ers. Baltimore is one game behind the New England Patriots in the race for the AFC's No. 1 seed but holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over the defending Super Bowl champs as a result of its Week 9 victory.