Baltimore Beatdown
In his return under center, Lamar Jackson played all 56 snaps along with four starting offensive linemen. With the Ravens comfortably leading late in the fourth quarter, Ronnie Stanley was replaced by Joseph Noteboom in a precautionary move. The rest of the starters up front remained in the game.
In the backfield, Derrick Henry led the snap count by a wide margin with 36 (64%), while Justice Hill and Keaton Mitchell (11 and 10 snaps) were essentially dead even. Hill’s playing time has decreased while Mitchell has seen his role expand over the past two games, a trend that may continue moving forward. Pat Ricard also saw an uptick in snaps in his second game of the year, playing 21 snaps compared to 14 last week.
Wide receiver was once again a five-man collection with Devontez Walker scratched, but really a two-man show between Zay Flowers (46 snaps) and Rashod Bateman (40 snaps). Flowers led the team with five catches fro 64 yards, Deandre Hopkins played 18 snaps but saw only one target, while Tylan Wallace and LaJohntay Wester combined for 11 snaps.
It was a big night for the tight end trio. Isaiah Likely topped Mark Andrews by five snaps (33 to 28) and had his best game of the season with three catches for 60 yards. Andrews caught two touchdowns in the first half, while Charlie Kolar also found the end zone in the third quarter. Kolar played 26 snaps in total.
For the third straight week, the Ravens’ new-look safety trio played together for nearly the entire game. Kyle Hamilton and Malaki Starks each saw a 100% snap share, while Alohi Gilman played all but two snaps. It was an impactful game for all three of them, too. Gilman forced a fumble in the first quarter and Starks recorded his first career interception in the fourth quarter.
Nate Wiggins (64 snaps) and Marlon Humphrey (61 snaps) dominated the workload as outside corners, with Chidobe Awuzie playing a distant 22 snaps. In the middle, Roquan Smith played 100% of snaps again in his second game back from injury. Teddye Buchanan played 44 snaps and was party to both forced fumbles by the Ravens’ defense on the night.
Mike Green led a thin edge rusher group in snaps (46 snaps) for a second straight week, as he’s now entrenched as a starter with Odafe Oweh and Tavius Robinson out of the picture. Kyle Van Noy and David Ojabo were close in snap count behind him (39 and 35).
The Ravens activated Taven Bryan from the practice squad and he took on a big role up front, playing 26 snaps (41%). That ranked third among defensive lineman behind Travis Jones (42 snaps) and John Jenkins (30 snaps). It was a full five-man rotation with Brent Urban and C.J. Okoye rounding out the group with a combined 30 snaps, as well.
