Baltimore Beatdown
In a back-and-forth offensive affair, Lamar Jackson and the entire offensive line went the distance in Week 3, playing all 57 snaps. Not surprising also was Zay Flowers (49) and Mark Andrews (46) once again leading the way in snaps amongst pass-catchers. Andrews finally broke out with a team-high six catches for 91 yards and two touchdowns, while Flowers had a quiet performance with only two catches on three targets.
Like Andrews, Rashod Bateman had his best game of the year as well, catching five passes for 63 yards and a score in 34 snaps (60%). Bateman was the most productive wide receiver for the Ravens on the night. Tylan Wallace played an expanded role again with 32 snaps, ranking third amongst all wideouts. Deandre Hopkins and Devontez Walker combined for 21 snaps total with one catch each.
Derrick Henry was out-snapped narrowly by Justice Hill (29 to 28). After success early in the first quarter, the Ravens’ run game was largely stifled. Henry fumbled late in the game and Hill took the bulk of snaps with the Ravens playing from behind in the fourth quarter in hurry-up mode.
Backup offensive lineman Ben Cleveland and Joseph Noteboom each played one snap as extra blockers in jumbo packages.
The Ravens had a forgettable performance defensively, surrendering a 234 rushing yards. The defensive line minus Nnamdi Madubuike and Kyle Van Noy had a difficult time stopping the run and generating pressure on Jared Goff. In their absence, the snap counts up front varied.
Tavius Robinson led all edge rushers with 54 snaps (79%), followed by rookie Mike Green who again saw his playing time increase with 52 snaps. Odafe Oweh was surprisingly a distant third, playing just 28 snaps, while David Ojabo saw only six defensive plays in his season debut. The Ravens did not record a sack in the game and had only a few quarterback hits.
Travis Jones played 35 snaps as the primary force in Madbuike’s absence, but he exited the game late with an injury. That led to John Jenkins stepping in for a season-high 33 snaps (49%) and Brent Urban seeing a 37% snap share in his first action of the season. Broderick Washington played 42 snaps in his usual starting spot and rookie Aeneas Peebles played 14 snaps.
Linebacker Teddye Buchanan, whose playing time increased from Week 1 to Week 2, fully supplanted Trenton Simpson as the starter opposite Smith. Buchanan played 64 snaps (94%), tied for fifth among all defenders, while Simpson saw zero defensive action. Smith was one of two players to play every defensive snap, joining rookie safety Malaki Starks.
Nate Wiggins, Marlon Humphrey, and Chidobe Awuzie once again led the way for playing time at cornerback, followed by T.J. Tampa and Keyon Martin with eight snaps combined. Jaire Alexander was a healthy scratch for the second straight game.
