Here’s how the Ravens (8-3) graded out at every place after a 34-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals (5-5) in Thursday evening’s Week 11 sport at M&T Bank Stadium.
Quarterback
Lamar Jackson didn’t have his favourite goal as a result of tight finish Mark Andrews injured his left ankle on the primary possession and didn’t return. Coach John Harbaugh mentioned after the sport that it seems to be like a “season-ending injury.” Jackson was efficient on brief passes and confirmed good mobility however held on to the ball too lengthy at instances. He missed a number of lengthy passes and the Ravens went to the operating sport within the second half. Jackson accomplished 16 of 26 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns and completed with a passer score of 121.3, which is considerably deceptive. Grade: C+
Running backs
Harbaugh will need to have ordered the Ravens to run the ball within the second half, they usually acquired the message. The Ravens had 33 speeding yards within the first half and 124 within the second. Gus Edwards had 12 carries for 62 yards and Keaton Mitchell had 33 yards on eight makes an attempt. Jackson had 9 carries for 54 yards and Edwards had two 3-yard landing runs. Edwards and Mitchell had been a superb outside-inside tandem. Grade: C+
Receivers
Despite Jackson lacking a number of open receivers on lengthy passes, the Ravens had been nonetheless profitable with brief and intermediate throws. The Ravens had success operating slants and fast screens, and Jackson accomplished a 51-yard go to receiver Odell Beckham Jr. within the fourth quarter. Beckham completed with 4 catches for 116 yards however exited late with a shoulder damage. Zay Flowers had three catches for 43 yards, together with one for 33 yards. The Ravens averaged 16.5 yards per catch however turned a few of these brief passes into huge positive factors. Grade: C
Offensive line
This group began to dominate within the second half because the Ravens began to put on the Bengals down. Guards Kevin Zeitler, John Simpson and middle Tyler Linderbaum had strong video games, however the Ravens’ tackles — Patrick Mekari and Morgan Moses — allowed an excessive amount of strain on the surface. They each had hassle with pace rushers, and the Ravens had been lucky Jackson might change course and improvise on passing performs. The Ravens, although, completed with 157 yards on 31 carries. The Bengals had three sacks. Grade: C-
Defensive line
The Ravens performed higher than every week in the past however Cincinnati nonetheless had success operating the ball, particularly within the first half when the offense was performing higher with Joe Burrow beneath middle. The Bengals did a pleasant job of angling in on nostril sort out Michael Pierce and finish Justin Madubuike, however the Ravens had been capable of preserve lane integrity significantly better than they did in opposition to the Browns on Sunday. Both Pierce and Madubuike had a robust presence within the center so far as placing strain on the quarterbacks. Madubuike completed with three tackles, together with a sack. Grade: C
Linebackers
Middle linebacker Roquan Smith completed with 10 tackles however he nonetheless performed too far off the ball and allowed the Bengals to get into his physique. He was simpler with run blitzes. Weak facet linebacker Patrick Queen had 11 tackles however missed a number of within the open subject and appeared to be a step sluggish in go protection. The Ravens acquired good strain from the perimeters with exterior linebackers Jadeveon Clowney (one sack, two quarterback hits) and Kyle Van Noy (one sack, one quarterback hit). The greatest go rusher was Odafe Oweh, who completed with only one sack however supplied constant strain all through the sport. He hustled everywhere in the subject, regardless that the Ravens allowed 136 speeding yards. Grade: C+
Secondary
Safety Kyle Hamilton was the most effective participant on this group. He knocked down two passes and completed with three tackles. His go protection was tight for a lot of the sport, particularly on the surface. The Ravens had little hassle holding down Bengals star receiver Ja’Marr Chase, who had solely two catches for 12 yards and a meaningless landing with 1:08 left. When Burrow left the sport, the Bengals had been extra content material to expire the clock than problem the Ravens downfield, however security Marcus Williams did knock down two passes and completed with seven tackles. The Bengals had solely 136 passing yards. Grade: B
Special groups
Justin Tucker transformed on subject objective makes an attempt of 25 and 47 yards. The Ravens returned just one punt for five yards and didn’t have any return yards on 4 kickoffs. Punter Jordan Stout had 4 punts for a mean of 45.5 yards, together with a protracted of 56, however this wasn’t one in all his higher video games. The neatest thing concerning the particular groups is that the Ravens didn’t have any main blunders like they’ve had in current weeks. Grade: B
Coaching
At least offensive coordinator Todd Monken acquired Mitchell concerned within the offense this week, and that’s a plus transferring ahead. The Ravens additionally closed this one out with a robust operating sport, a component that has been constantly lacking from the offense for a few years. Defensively, the Ravens performed properly sufficient to carry off Cincinnati, however it will have been fascinating to see how this group would have fared if Burrow had performed all 4 quarters. Grade: B-
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