The Ravens got here out firing with 30 passes within the first half however once more sputtered within the pink zone as they fell behind 10-3. They have been a special staff within the second half, piling up 204 speeding yards as they rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 27-22. The Ravens have now gained two video games in a row for the primary time this season, and they’re going to play simply as soon as within the subsequent 23 days as they attempt to heal up for the stretch run.
Players of the Game
QB Lamar Jackson: Jackson threw usually however to little impact within the first half. He was excellent after halftime, mixing clutch runs with fast, exact throws and avoiding errors. He completed with 238 passing yards and two touchdowns to go together with 43 speeding yards on 9 carries, three of which produced first downs.
TE Isaiah Likely: The rookie performed a season-low seven offensive snaps in Week 7, however the Ravens wanted far more from him with Mark Andrews sidelined by a shoulder damage. Likely answered with the perfect sport of his younger profession, selecting up 5 first downs and a landing on his six catches and combating for further yards because the Ravens roared again within the second half. He additionally excelled as a run blocker.
RT Morgan Moses: The offensive line deserves appreciable credit score for the Ravens’ overwhelming floor assault within the second half, and Moses was the perfect of the bunch. He protected Jackson and earned an elite run-blocking grade from Pro Football Focus.
Snap-count evaluation
We noticed the Ravens react to a pass-first offense by relying extra closely on their backup defensive backs. Rookie security Kyle Hamilton performed defensive 36 snaps, up from 21 the sport earlier than, and cornerback Brandon Stephens performed 33 defensive snaps, up from three. Coordinator Mike Macdonald stuffed the opening left by defensive finish Calais Campbell (sickness) by leaning extra on Broderick Washington and giving follow squad nostril deal with Isaiah Mack his first snaps of the 12 months. Outside linebacker Justin Houston once more confirmed how a lot he may do with a part-time function, sacking Tom Brady twice in simply 24 snaps. Linebacker Malik Harrison matched his season excessive with 36 defensive snaps, and it will likely be attention-grabbing to see how a lot he performs as soon as Tyus Bowser returns to the 53-man roster earlier than the Ravens’ subsequent sport in opposition to the New Orleans Saints. Linebacker A.J. Klein performed 15 defensive snaps filling for the injured Josh Bynes.
With Mark Andrews restricted to 10 snaps by a shoulder damage, rookie tight finish Isaiah Likely jumped from seven offensive snaps in Week 7 to 51 in opposition to the Buccaneers. He rose to the event with the perfect sport of his profession. The Ravens additionally wanted extra from their reserve broad receivers after Rashod Bateman’s foot damage flared up once more. James Proche II and Demarcus Robinson performed 48 offensive snaps apiece after taking part in eight and 15, respectively, within the earlier sport. Left deal with Ronnie Stanley added snaps once more, taking part in 61, although Patrick Mekari nonetheless spelled him on a couple of possessions. Right deal with Morgan Moses was again to a full-time function, taking part in 73 of the staff’s 76 offensive snaps. The Ravens got here out throwing, so fullback Patrick Ricard performed a season-low 51.3% of offensive snaps. Kenyan Drake carried by far the heaviest load at working again, taking part in 44 snaps. The Ravens refused to waste Gus Edwards’ time on the sphere; he carried 11 instances on 16 snaps earlier than a hamstring damage knocked him out of the sport.
Number crunch
204: Ravens speeding yards on 26 makes an attempt within the second half.
27: Ravens speeding yards on seven makes an attempt within the first half.
6: Missed tackles pressured by Gus Edwards on simply 11 carries, per Pro Football Focus.
1: Number of video games the Ravens will play between now and the third weekend in November.
Quote of the Day
Coach John Harbaugh on his staff’s pass-first, run-later strategy to cracking Tampa Bay: “That was the plan; we had a plan going in in terms of how we were going to try to approach this game. It really laid out exactly how we had anticipated, in terms of what we called, when we called it in terms of the run-pass ratio. I thought we’d do a little bit better than three points; we all thought we’d score a little bit more than three, but their defense is tough, and we couldn’t get going with first downs and getting drives extended, but that was how we planned on doing it.”
Next up
New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome, Monday, Nov. 7, 8:15 p.m.
The Saints play the Las Vegas Raiders Sunday, however they’re off to a disappointing 2-5 begin and have misplaced 5 of their final six beneath new head coach Dennis Allen. Their offense has outplayed their protection, with a well-recognized Ravens foe, Andy Dalton, at quarterback. The Saints have misplaced to the Buccaneers and Cincinnati Bengals, each groups the Ravens defeated.
Ravens offensive snap counts vs. Buccaneers
Ben Powers G 76
Kevin Zeitler G 76
Lamar Jackson QB 76
Tyler Linderbaum C 76
Morgan Moses T 73
Ronnie Stanley T 61
Isaiah Likely TE 51
Devin Duvernay WR 50
James Proche WR 48 (8)
Demarcus Robinson WR 48 (15)
Kenyan Drake RB 44
Patrick Ricard FB 39
Josh Oliver TE 38
Patrick Mekari T 18
Justice Hill RB 16
Gus Edwards RB 16
Rashod Bateman WR 13
Mark Andrews TE 10
Nick Boyle TE 7
Ravens defensive snap counts vs. Buccaneers
Geno Stone SS 68
Chuck Clark SS 68
Marcus Peters CB 66
Patrick Queen LB 64
Marlon Humphrey CB 51
Jason Pierre-Paul LB 50
Justin Madubuike DT 45
Broderick Washington DT 41
Odafe Oweh LB 38
Kyle Hamilton FS 36
Malik Harrison LB 36
Damarion Williams CB 36
Brandon Stephens CB 33
Justin Houston LB 24
Travis Jones DT 21
Devon Kennard LB 21
Brent Urban DE 20
A.J. Klein LB 15
Isaiah Mack NT 14
Kristian Welch LB 1
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Source: www.bostonherald.com