Each Ravens loss appears extra agonizing than the final. They outplayed the New York Giants on each side of the ball however threw away factors with presnap penalties, errant throws from quarterback Lamar Jackson and poor execution on third down in a 24-20 loss. Jackson’s fourth-quarter interception was the ultimate dagger, leaving the Giants simply 13 yards to go for a game-winning landing.
Players of the sport
RB Kenyan Drake: After he confirmed flashes the earlier week, Drake broke out for his most interesting recreation as a Raven, gaining 119 yards on simply 10 carries. He took benefit of fantastic blocking to go 30 yards untouched for the workforce’s first rating and broke 4 runs of 15 yards or extra, making a case that he ought to have a job within the workforce’s backfield even when J.Ok. Dobbins and Gus Edwards are totally wholesome.
TE Mark Andrews: On a day when Jackson struggled to attach with another move catcher, Andrews produced his ordinary glorious recreation with seven catches on 11 targets for 106 yards and a landing. Defenders know he might be Jackson’s first choice on third down and within the purple zone, however he’s nonetheless lapping the remainder of the workforce in each significant receiving statistic.
DT Calais Campbell: In his fifteenth season, Campbell just isn’t the move rusher he as soon as was however nonetheless finds a approach to be one of many Ravens’ high defenders most weeks. He picked up his second sack of the yr towards the Giants and completed with 4 tackles and two quarterback hits.
Snap-count evaluation
Outside linebacker Odafe Oweh performed simply 57% of defensive snaps after he had performed at the least 81% in every of the earlier 5 video games. His workload appeared to plummet after he was whistled for unsportsmanlike conduct within the third quarter. With security Marcus Williams on injured reserve, Geno Stone began however didn’t play each snap as Williams typically did. First-round choose Kyle Hamilton performed his largest function since Week 2 with 29 defensive snaps, and apply squad call-up Ar’Darius Washington noticed his first motion of the season with 12. The Ravens didn’t use both of their backup cornerbacks a lot, with Brandon Stephens enjoying 19 defensive snaps and rookie Damarion “Pepe” Williams 16. Rookie defensive sort out Travis Jones performed a career-high 58% of defensive snaps. Defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald additionally leaned extra closely on linebacker Malik Harrison, who performed 55% of defensive snaps in comparison with 30% the week earlier than.
Left sort out Ronnie Stanley performed all however eight of 59 offensive snaps, greater than anticipated as a result of his rotation associate, Patrick Mekari, moved to the proper facet to fill in for injured Morgan Moses. Stanley mentioned his surgically repaired ankle held up properly. Andrews has performed at the least 90% of offensive snaps 4 weeks in a row, a degree he hit simply as soon as in 2021. Drake took many of the work at operating again after Dobbins’ knee tightened up within the first half. Rookie tight finish Isaiah Likely performed a season-low 13 offensive snaps and has fallen under Josh Oliver on the depth chart. Even within the absence of No. 1 huge receiver Rashod Bateman, James Proche has not satisfied Ravens coaches he belongs on the sector. He performed 4 offensive snaps, his lowest complete within the final three weeks.
Number crunch
117: How many seconds the Ravens have trailed of their three defeats.
7: Ravens’ yards per play, together with a season-best 8.8 yards per dashing try.
3.8: Giants’ yards per play.
3: Jackson landing passes over the past three video games after he threw 10 over the primary three.
Quote of the day
Stanley on frustrations rising inside the workforce: “I think the only frustrations I sense is that we know how good we can be, and we know that a lot of these issues are self-inflicted. When you are your own biggest enemy, I think that’s really something that can frustrate anyone.”
Next up
Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium, Sunday, 1 p.m.
As depressing a Sunday because the Ravens endured, the Browns skilled worse in a 38-15 blowout loss to the New England Patriots on their dwelling area. Quarterback Jacoby Brissett threw two interceptions, and the Patriots held famous person operating again Nick Chubb to 56 yards as Cleveland dropped its third straight recreation to fall to 2-4. The Browns have floundered on protection, permitting extra factors than all however three different groups and rating twenty fourth towards the run.
Offensive snap counts
Ben Powers G 59
Kevin Zeitler G 59
Lamar Jackson QB 59
Tyler Linderbaum C 59
Mark Andrews TE 54
Ronnie Stanley T 51
Patrick Ricard FB 45
Demarcus Robinson WR 45
Devin Duvernay WR 40
Patrick Mekari T 37
Kenyan Drake RB 34
Morgan Moses T 30
Josh Oliver TE 21
J.Ok. Dobbins RB 16
Tylan Wallace WR 13
Isaiah Likely TE 13
Nick Boyle TE 5
Mike Davis RB 5
James Proche WR 4
Defensive snap counts
Chuck Clark SS 65
Marlon Humphrey CB 65
Marcus Peters CB 59
Patrick Queen LB 55
Geno Stone SS 49
Jason Pierre-Paul LB 47
Justin Madubuike DT 45
Calais Campbell DT 43
Josh Bynes LB 40
Travis Jones DT 38
Odafe Oweh LB 37
Malik Harrison LB 36
Kyle Hamilton FS 29
Broderick Washington DT 26
Brent Urban DE 24
Brandon Stephens CB 19
Damarion Williams DB 16
Ar’Darius Washington FS 12
Jeremiah Attaochu LB 8
A.J. Klein LB 3
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