Baltimore Beatdown
Quarterback: C+
Lamar Jackson’s second game back in action was less eventful than his debut return last week. It wasn’t his finest statistical showing, as he completed under 60% of his 29 pass attempts and threw only one touchdown with 176 passing yards. It didn’t help that his pass-catchers dropped a few passes that would have led to more yardage and possibly more points, too. Jackson did scamper for 36 yards on the ground and picked up a key third down conversion in the red zone late in the game. He handled Minnesota’s pass rush pretty well and took only one recorded sack on the day. Jackson and the offense continue to work through some in-game kinks and can do a better job converting third downs consistently (6-of-15) and punting less; the Ravens punted five times in this game after punting six times in Week 9.
Running Back: B
The Ravens finished with 152 rushing yards overall, but the running back trio accounted for 107 of that total via 25 carries. Derrick Henry grinded out 75 yards on 20 carries, adding three catches well. Henry’s longest rush went for 14 yards and he has only one game with a 15+ yard run since Week 3. Keaton Mitchell played the primary backup role again and turned four carries into 31 yards, with a long scamper of 22 yards. Mitchell has clearly usurped Justice Hill in the rushing pecking order behind Henry, but Hill did make the most of his two touches by scoring a one-yard touchdown and gaining 12 receiving yards.
Wide Receiver: C+
Zay Flowers once again led the Ravens in targets (six) and receiving yards (75). He caught only four passes but gained chunk yardage highlighted by a 27-yard reception. Flowers still has not scored a touchdown since the first game of the season but has been consistent with catches and yards. No other wide receiver made a significant imprint as a pass-catcher. Deandre Hopkins caught two passes for 16 yards, and Rashod Bateman caught one of two targets for 10 yards. Bateman has 15 or less receiving yards in all but two games this year, including both of the past matchups with Jackson back under center. He has not been nearly as involved in the passing attack as he was last year, when he had a career-best season.
Tight End: C
The Ravens’ tight end trio were involved frequently, combining for 12 targets total out of Jackson’s 29 pass attempts. Their production across the board was pretty minimal again, though. Charlie Kolar caught one pass for a long gain of 23 yards, but Isaiah Likely and Mark Andrews combined for 29 receiving yards despite each seeing five targets. Andrews did catch the lone touchdown pass of the day on a high-point grab in the end zone. Early in the game, though, Andrews and Likely had drops on back-to-back plays that stalled what could have been a touchdown drive and instead ended in a field goal. Pat Ricard was...
