Ravens Grades: Andrew Vorhees earns ‘elite’ grade; Ben Cleveland on the rise

Pro Football Focus’ (PFF) final grades have been released for the Baltimore Ravens’ victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

Here’s what stood out:

• At the top of the offensive rankings for both teams was left guard Andrew Vorhees, earning a 92.3 overall grade. In his 12 total snaps, Vorhees earned an 89.9 run block grade and 78.0 pass block grade. He was the only player on either team to earn above a 90.0.
• The second-best graded Ravens lineman was Ben Cleveland, earning a 83.4 overall grade. But while he earned the second-best run block grade, his pass block grade was one of the teams’ lowest with a 31.6. Cleveland’s 22 snaps were all taken at left guard.
• The highest-ranked Raven on defense was undrafted rookie linebacker Jay Higgins (88.1). He topped the grades with an 85.2 coverage grade and was the fourth-highest graded in pass rush (72.6).
• Mike Green, many of whom had their eyes on him saw his performance was one of the team’s best and the grades show it. Green was the No. 1 graded pass rusher for the Ravens (85.6) and No. 2 in the game, behind Colts’ JT Tuimoloua (90.4). Green finished with three pressures on the night, one of which earned Adisa Isaac a sack. Green rushed on 12 of the Ravens’ 14 true pass set opportunities. According to PFF, he won 36.4% of his snaps.
• When it comes to true pass set grades, Green was third, behind outside linebacker David Ojabo (79.3) and defensive end Aeneas Peebles (75.8). Ojabo closed out the night with one sack and two hurries while Peebles had a pressure.
• The Ravens’ inside backers all earned high marks for their coverage against the Colts. The top three defenders by coverage grade, in order: Higgins, Chandler Martin, Trenton Simpson. Though the trio allowed five receptions, the allowed a total of 27 yards.
• The depth cornerback competition is about as narrow as can be as T.J. Tampa and Jalyn Armour-Davis were graded within a tenth of a point. Combined, they were targeted 13 times, allowed four receptions for 59 yards and tallied three pass breakups.
• The lowest-graded offensive lineman by pass blocking was right guard Daniel Faalele (0.0). He allowed one sack and one hurry on five pass block snaps. He finished with the third-lowest overall grade on offense, ahead of Devin Leary (31.2) and Carson Vinson (36.2).