The Ravens misplaced quarterback Lamar Jackson to a knee damage on the finish of the primary quarter and practically misplaced the sport to the offensively inept Denver Broncos. But Jackson’s backup, Tyler Huntley, mustered a 91-yard landing drive within the final 5 minutes, they usually survived, 10-9, to stay in a tie at atop the AFC North with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Players of the sport
QB Tyler Huntley: Huntley relieved the injured Jackson at first of the second quarter, and the Ravens’ offense continued its latest struggles with him on the helm. But he engineered a protracted drive once they completely wanted it, finishing eight passes and ending it off with a 2-yard landing burst.
LB Roquan Smith: The Ravens traded for Smith, hoping he may assist pull them by dirty video games like this one. He didn’t disappoint, main the crew with 11 tackles, two of them for loss. They haven’t given up greater than 88 dashing yards in a sport since he arrived.
TE Isaiah Likely: The rookie left the sphere with a shoulder damage after he caught a brief go on the second play of that closing drive. But he got here again for a 12-yard catch and run that gave the Ravens a treasured first down as they moved deeper into Denver territory. He caught all 4 balls thrown his means and reminded us why he may very well be an necessary weapon down the stretch.
Snap-count evaluation
Outside linebacker Odafe Oweh performed a season-low 32% of defensive snaps, whereas veteran Justin Houston performed a season-high 72%. With Kyle Hamilton again because the crew’s main nickel again, Brandon Stephens dropped from 51 defensive snaps in Week 12 to 1 in opposition to Denver. Defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald continued to attempt totally different combos within the secondary, utilizing Ar’Darius Washington for eight defensive snaps whereas benching rookie cornerback Damarion “Pepe” Williams.
After Gus Edwards took a dominant share of the running-back workload in Week 12, he performed simply 17 snaps in opposition to the Broncos, ceding the No. 1 spot to Kenyan Drake, whose go catching proved essential on the game-winning drive. Fullback Patrick Ricard performed simply 35% of offensive snaps, his lightest workload of the season by far. With tight finish Isaiah Likely again within the lineup, Josh Oliver dropped from 44 offensive snaps in Week 12 to 24 in opposition to Denver. Rookie sort out Daniel Faalele had not performed an offensive snap since Week 4 however gave the Ravens 34 in opposition to the Broncos as starter Patrick Mekari battled a foot damage. At vast receiver, Devin Duvernay performed a season-high 94% of offensive snaps whereas fellow starter Demarcus Robinson performed 76%.
Number crunch
31.2: Third-down conversion proportion in opposition to the Ravens after Denver succeeded on two of 12.
28: Seconds for which the Ravens held a lead of their victory.
25: Total factors allowed by the Ravens over their three wins with Roquan Smith.
0: Turnovers created by the Ravens’ protection, breaking their streak of 13 video games with at the least one.
Quote of the day
Coach John Harbaugh when requested in regards to the crew’s offensive woes: “We’ll work on it, just like we always do. It’s not the time to talk about that stuff; it’s game-to-game right now. It’s game-to-game. There are no big narratives; the big narrative questions, they’re irrelevant. What matters is the next game and trying to find a way to win it.”
Next Up
Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium, Sun., Dec. 11, 1 p.m.
After a dreadful begin, the Steelers, buoyed by the return of outdoor linebacker T.J. Watt, have quietly gained three of their final 4. Their offense, led by rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett, ranks twenty eighth in scoring and twenty sixth in whole yards. Their go protection has been unusually weak. But coach Mike Tomlin nonetheless has them shifting in the proper route, as he often does by this level within the season.
Offensive snap counts
Ben Powers G 72
Kevin Zeitler G 72
Morgan Moses T 72
Tyler Linderbaum C 72
Devin Duvernay WR 68
Tyler Huntley QB 62
Mark Andrews TE 61
Demarcus Robinson WR 55
Patrick Mekari T 39
Daniel Faalele T 34
Kenyan Drake RB 34
Patrick Ricard FB 25
DeSean Jackson WR 25
Josh Oliver TE 24
Isaiah Likely TE 19
Justice Hill RB 17
Gus Edwards RB 17
James Proche WR 13
Lamar Jackson QB 10
Binjimen Victor WR 1
Defensive snap counts
Chuck Clark SS 53
Geno Stone SS 53
Marlon Humphrey CB 53
Marcus Peters CB 53
Roquan Smith LB 51
Patrick Queen LB 44
Justin Houston LB 38
Calais Campbell DE 34
Tyus Bowser LB 34
Justin Madubuike DT 33
Kyle Hamilton FS 29
Broderick Washington DT 22
Jason Pierre-Paul DE 22
Odafe Oweh LB 17
Travis Jones DT 17
Brent Urban DE 14
Ar’Darius Washington FS 8
Malik Harrison LB 7
Brandon Stephens FS 1
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Source: www.bostonherald.com