Ravens Week 4 Report Card: A disaster on all fronts for Kansas City


Quarterback: C-

Lamar Jackson opened the game with his 10th touchdown of the season and a clean drive. Two costly turnovers in second quarter tainted his performance after that. Instead of throwing away the ball and ending the drive, he made a poor decision into tight coverage when under pressure. It was his first interception of the season. Jackson then fumbled a few plays later after he ran into Tyler Linderbaum as he scrambled for an improbable first down. Jackson had his worst game this season, and Chiefs pass rushes and blitzes were the cause of it. This has been a common theme. He completed 14 of 20 passes for 147 yards passing before leaving the game during the third quarter because of a hamstring problem. Cooper Rush was the quarterback for the final drives and completed nine passes for 53 yards. Rush’s throws tended to be under.


Running back: B

Justice Hill scored the Ravens only two touchdowns in the game. On the Ravens’ first drive, the first touchdown was a screen pass that was caught and run in the red area. Hill scored another touchdown in the fourth quarter with a 71-yard long run. Hill had 76 total rushing yards and five catches of 41 yards. Derrick Henry’s role in the Ravens’ game plan was reduced early on, once they fell behind. He ran eight times for 42 yard with the longest run being 14 yards. He had a quiet game, but at least it wasn’t another fumble.


Wide Receiver: C

Zay Flowers rebounded from a two catch performance in Week 3, leading the Ravens in receptions and yards with seven. This is almost identical to his stats in Week 2. Flowers made some extra yards in garbage time, but he also had a few meaningful long catches in the early game. Rashod Bates and Tylan Wallace are the only other wideouts who had a reception. Deandre Hopkins’s impressive catch on the sideline was negated by an uncalled penalty.


Tight end: C

Mark Andrews, who had six receptions on six targets in the previous game, tied Flowers with seven receptions in this match. Sadly, his receptions resulted in only 30 yards as all of the catches were made within seven yards. Isaiah Likely was targeted for the first time in this season but he did not return to play.


Offensive line: D+

The Ravens’ pass protection was again poor. They allowed three sacks and eight quarterback hits. There were also numerous pressures. The Chiefs often used heavy blitzes that the Ravens couldn’t answer. They were also able to pressure even when only four players were on the field. Ronnie Stanley’s ankle injury in the first half of the game didn’t help. This forced Joseph Noteboom to play at left tackle. Overall, the Ravens were better at run blocking but that didn’t matter much because the team was so focused on passing for the majority of the game.


Defensive line: C

Travis Jones was sidelined by a knee injury, so the Ravens’ makeshift defensive front line had to start without all three starters. The Ravens were forced to start John Jenkins and Brent Urban. Okoye was also given a larger role, along with Josh Tupou, Aeneas Peasebles and Aeneas. The Ravens were unable to generate any significant pass rush pressure in the middle. The Ravens did much better in the run game after giving up 254 yards to the Detroit Lions during Week 3. The Chiefs’ rushing offense is less powerful than that of the Detroit Lions but it still took 32 carries for them to get 118 yards (3.7 yards per rushing yard) and they didn’t score on the ground. The incredibly low expectations and the decimation of injuries should be adjusted to give this group a grade on a scale.


Edge Rusher D+

Tavius Robinson had a memorable moment as a defender in this game. In the first quarter he recorded a breakup of the pass at the line-of-scrimmage. He then added a sack and quarterback hit to his stats. The Ravens pass rush struggled once again to create pressure. No edge rusher recorded a sack, or a quarterback hit. Mahomes was able to throw the ball for the majority of the game unless Ravens added extra blitzers.


Linebacker: D+

The Ravens linebacker group had trouble with pass coverage and tackling when there was open space. Roquan was knocked off the field early and he had another poor performance. Mahomes picked Teddye Buchanan, Trenton Simpson and a few others a little over the middle. Travis Kelce caught five passes for 48 yards, and the Chiefs’ running backs combined to make six receptions.


Cornerback: D+

Marlon Humphrey’s performance against the Chiefs was a disappointment, and a far cry away from his All Pro play of last year. Humphrey gave up several catches in the early stages of the game, including a long catch to Xavier Worthy which put the Chiefs into scoring range. Nate Wiggins, another starter and key defender, also left the game early due to injury. Wiggins was taken off the field with an elbow injury. He had been perhaps the Ravens best and most consistent defender in three games. Keyon Martin, T.J. Tampa and others had to take extended snaps. The Chiefs wide receivers did a lot of damage in the game. Worthy had 5 receptions for 83 yard, Marquise brown and JuJu smith-Schuster both 3+ catches each with a touchdown catch.


Safety: C-

In the second half, it seemed that Kyle Hamilton was the only Ravens’ defender left standing. All of his All-Pro and Pro Bowl teammates were dropping like flies. Hamilton was the Ravens’ only player to have a quarterback hit. He led his team with eight tackles. Malaki Starks, the last line in defense, and Hamilton could not do much to stop the bleeding. Starks only had two total tackles. The game was not impacted by either safety in a significant way.


Special Team: C+

The Ravens kicked return coverage was lacking, as three different kicks were returned by the Chiefs, for 34, 30 and 47 yards. Tyler Loop’s field goal and extra point attempts were perfect, as was Jordan Stout’s one punt. Justice Hill averaged 26.66 yards per kick return out of five total kickoffs.

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