The Ravens squandered red-zone alternatives, dropped passes and didn’t make a defensive stand as they blew one other fourth-quarter lead of their 28-27 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The defeat snapped a four-game profitable streak and introduced the Ravens face-to-face with the identical troubles that plagued them early within the season. They fell right into a tie atop the AFC North with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Players of the sport
TE Josh Oliver: Oliver punished the crew that drafted after which dumped him, catching 4 passes on six targets for a career-high 76 yards and a landing. He practically pulled down an earlier landing that will have made life simpler for the Ravens, however this was nonetheless a milestone efficiency for the 2019 third-round decide, who has revived his profession this season.
CB Marlon Humphrey: Humphrey slid inside and did a high quality job protecting one of many league’s best slot receivers in Christian Kirk. He additionally made an influence behind the road of scrimmage with a sack and a sort out for loss on Kirk within the fourth quarter.
QB Lamar Jackson: Jackson missed on a number of deep connections that would have given the Ravens a commanding early lead and accomplished simply 16 of 32 general. But his runs (89 yards on 14 carries) saved the Ravens transferring, and his daring 62-yard move to DeSean Jackson practically pulled them out of the fireplace earlier than the Jaguars answered with a game-winning drive.
Snap-count evaluation
Brandon Stephens absorbed Kyle Hamilton’s workload at nickel again, taking part in 51 defensive snaps, his most since Week 4. Damarion “Pepe” Williams, the opposite candidate on the place, performed simply 5 defensive snaps. Linebackers Roquan Smith and Patrick Queen once more performed each snap, whereas edge rushers Justin Houston and Odafe Oweh once more took on modest workloads, taking part in 26 and 25 defensive snaps, respectively. Will rookie David Ojabo pressure his method into the crowded edge rotation, and if he does, whose snaps will he take? Defensive sort out Broderick Washington performed 26 defensive snaps, greater than Travis Jones and Brent Urban mixed.
The Ravens didn’t ease working again Gus Edwards into the lineup after he missed two video games with a hamstring damage, giving him a season-high 36 snaps, greater than Kenyan Drake and Justice Hill mixed. With tight finish Isaiah Likely sidelined by an ankle damage, Josh Oliver tied his season-high at 44 offensive snaps. The Ravens didn’t use a rotation to fill in for injured left sort out Ronnie Stanley, retaining Patrick Mekari on the sphere for all 72 offensive performs. Devin Duvernay and Demarcus Robinson took many of the work at large receiver, however veteran DeSean Jackson made essentially the most of his 10 snaps with two catches for 74 yards.
Number crunch
129.8: Passer ranking for Trevor Lawrence, highest by a Ravens opponent this season.
29: Tight finish Josh Oliver’s earlier profession excessive in receiving yards earlier than he went for 76 towards the Jaguars, his former crew.
13: Straight video games during which the Ravens have compelled a turnover, the longest streak within the NFL.
7: Lamar Jackson landing passes prior to now eight video games after he threw 10 within the first three.
Quote of the Day
QB Lamar Jackson on his crew’s red-zone frustrations: “I don’t know what to tell you. I don’t know what to tell you. You see it; I’m seeing it, but I’m out there trying to make it happen. [We’re] just not clicking in the red zone. That’s just that.”
Next Up
Denver Broncos at M&T Bank Stadium, Sunday, Dec. 4, 1 p.m.
As pissed off because the Ravens have been on Sunday, that they had nothing on the Broncos, who fell to 3-8 with a 23-10 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Quarterback Russell Wilson and defensive sort out Mike Purcell bickered on the sideline within the fourth quarter, hinting at a possible disconnect between Denver’s championship-level protection and its moribund offense, constructed round a declining Wilson. The Broncos traded a passel of gamers and premium draft picks for his or her quarterback, pondering he would make them a Super Bowl contender. Instead, he and so they have struggled, main the franchise to a disaster of confidence.
Offensive snap counts
Ben Powers G 72
Kevin Zeitler G 72
Morgan Moses T 72
Lamar Jackson QB 72
Patrick Mekari T 72
Tyler Linderbaum C 72
Mark Andrews TE 61
Devin Duvernay WR 56
Patrick Ricard FB 53
Josh Oliver TE 44
Demarcus Robinson WR 43
Gus Edwards RB 36
Kenyan Drake RB 18
Justice Hill RB 14
James Proche WR 14
Nick Boyle TE 10
DeSean Jackson WR 10
Tyler Huntley QB 1
Defensive snap counts
Chuck Clark SS 63
Patrick Queen LB 63
Roquan Smith LB 63
Marcus Peters CB 63
Geno Stone SS 62
Marlon Humphrey CB 57
Brandon Stephens CB 51
Justin Madubuike DT 45
Calais Campbell DE 39
Tyus Bowser LB 38
Jason Pierre-Paul LB 36
Broderick Washington DT 26
Justin Houston LB 26
Odafe Oweh LB 25
Brent Urban DE 12
Travis Jones DT 11
Malik Harrison LB 7
Damarion Williams CB 5
Daryl Worley CB 1
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Source: www.bostonherald.com