Here’s how the Ravens (9-3) graded out at every place after a 20-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers (4-7) in Sunday night time’s Week 12 sport at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Quarterback
Lamar Jackson began sturdy however struggled all through the ultimate three quarters. He appeared to get caught up in dropping his arm slot whereas throwing the ball. That paid off at first, however not later within the sport when he wanted to be extra correct. Jackson accomplished 18 of 32 passes for 177 yards and a landing and rushed for 39 yards however nonetheless held onto the ball too lengthy. If he doesn’t throw shortly, he struggles by progressions. Grade: C-
Running backs
The Ravens had a three-headed monster with Keaton Mitchell, Gus Edwards and Justice Hill. They didn’t dominate the sport however had been efficient on runs each inside and outdoors. Mitchell confirmed good pace on a number of outdoors runs and Hill was powerful inside, particularly within the crimson zone, although he was stopped on third-and-3 from the Chargers’ 28-yard line with 3:50 left within the fourth quarter. Mitchell completed with 64 yards on 9 carries and Edwards and Hill mixed for 57 yards on 13 carries. Grade: B+
Receivers
The Ravens appeared to catch the Chargers off guard with the quick passing assault early within the sport. They used a number of fast screens to Zay Flowers and slants to Odell Beckham Jr., however Los Angeles took the fast stuff away within the second half. The Ravens did get a powerful efficiency from tight finish Isaiah Likely, who was filling in for the injured Mark Andrews and had 4 catches for 40 yards, together with a number of good runs after the catch. Flowers’ 37-yard landing run with 1:36 left on a jet sweep sealed the win. Flowers additionally had 5 catches for 25 yards and a landing. Grade: C+
Offensive line
This group is nice at run blocking, and guards John Simpson and Kevin Zeitler and heart Tyler Linderbaum are energetic attending to the second stage to make blocks. But each tackles — Ronnie Stanley and Morgan Moses — have had bother in cross safety this season and struggled towards Chargers edge rusher Khalil Mack, who had two of Los Angeles’ three sacks. Grade: C-
Defensive line
The Chargers had 86 dashing yards and so they couldn’t get a lot inside towards Justin Madubuike, Broderick Washington and Michael Pierce. All three carried out properly and didn’t enable Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert to step up within the pocket. Reserves Brent Urban and Travis Jones additionally helped put on down Los Angeles’ working sport contained in the tackles. Grade: A
Linebackers
Inside linebackers Roquan Smith and Patrick Queen flew everywhere in the discipline. Smith completed with eight tackles and Queen had seven. They punished Chargers receivers once they caught passes over the center. The Ravens additionally acquired a powerful cross rush from outdoors linebacker Jadeveon Clowney, whose strip-sack within the fourth quarter ended a possible scoring drive. The Ravens compelled 4 turnovers. Grade: A
Secondary
Safety Kyle Hamilton was dominant in protection and shutting in on ball carriers, combating off blocks and tackling. He completed with six tackles. The Ravens additionally acquired a powerful sport from cornerback Brandon Stephens, who performed properly in run assist when wanted and completed with six tackles. As far as protection, the Ravens had few breakdowns and mainly restricted Herbert to 1 possibility in huge receiver Keenan Allen, who had 14 catches on 16 targets for 106 yards. Allen performed properly, however he was the Chargers’ solely severe risk. Grade: B+
Special groups
Justin Tucker transformed two of three discipline purpose makes an attempt however missed a 44-yarder with 2:57 left. It was a uncommon miss for Tucker, whose accuracy dropped beneath 90% for his profession, and people missed kicks prior to now normally function a foul omen for the Ravens. Jordan Stout had three punts for a mean of 40.3 yards, however two had been contained in the 20-yard line. Grade: B
Coaching
There is a sample beginning to emerge. Offensively, the Ravens have a behavior of beginning sturdy however struggling within the second half of video games. It appears to recommend different groups make halftime changes and the Ravens don’t. Defensively, they dominated the Chargers, who performed with a small-ball passing sport and had no intermediate- to long-range assault. This was a sport the Ravens ought to have gained by at the least two touchdowns, however they needed to wrestle till the tip. Coach John Harbaugh, in a rush to dictate the tempo of video games, must decelerate when a problem could be wanted. He missed at the least two alternatives Sunday night time. Grade: C+
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