<![CDATA[Baltimore Film Breakdown: Film]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/s/filmhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SosJ!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d49a180-dc0b-4390-9957-2bc71354f480_256x256.pngBaltimore Film Breakdown: Filmhttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/s/filmSubstackSat, 31 Oct 2026 22:27:34 GMT<![CDATA[FILM ROOM: Why the Ravens Defense Fell Apart in the Second Half]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-why-the-ravens-defensehttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-why-the-ravens-defenseTue, 27 Oct 2026 13:02:22 GMTThe Ravens defense had Joe Burrow struggling in the first half. He completed just 6 of 12 passes for 43 yards, no touchdowns and a 56.6 passer rating. A lot of that came down to how Baltimore was executing its simulated pressures. The Ravens were doing a good job disguising where pressure was coming from, forcing Burrow to hold onto the football and work through his reads. His average time to throw was 3.56 seconds, and the film backs up why that number was so high.

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]]><![CDATA[Film Room: Breaking Down the Baltimore Ravens Run Game Issues]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-breaking-down-the-baltimorehttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-breaking-down-the-baltimoreMon, 26 Oct 2026 15:00:42 GMTThe Ravens’ run game is a mess, and the numbers aren’t doing Derrick Henry any favours. According to Next Gen Stats, Henry ranks 82nd out of 83 qualifying running backs in total rushing EPA (-26.3), ahead of only Ashton Jeanty. Against Cincinnati, Henry finished with just 45 rushing yards despite generating 51 yards after contact. That’s a pretty good indication of how often he’s getting hit before he can even get going. I’m not saying Henry is blameless, but I don’t buy the argument that he’s suddenly washed.

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]]><![CDATA[Film Room: Preparing for Dexter Lawrence and the Bengals’ Pass Rush]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-preparing-for-dexter-lawrencehttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-preparing-for-dexter-lawrenceThu, 22 Oct 2026 19:32:36 GMTThe Ravens had their hands full with Cleveland’s defensive front last week, and Cincinnati presents another tough matchup. The Browns rank 2nd in the NFL in pressure rate (46.1%), but the Bengals aren’t far behind at 42.5% (8th). Where Cincinnati really stands out is its ability to finish. The Bengals rank 3rd in sack rate (8.8%) and 6th in pressure-to-sack rate (20.7%), both better than Cleveland’s 8.2% and 17.8%, respectively. In other words, Cincinnati might not get home quite as often, but when they do generate pressure, they’re making it count.

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]]><![CDATA[FILM ROOM: Ja'Kobi Lane Is Making an Early Impression]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-jakobi-lane-is-making-anhttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-jakobi-lane-is-making-anWed, 21 Oct 2026 19:24:01 GMTJa’Kobi Lane’s rookie season has been interrupted by a wrist injury that cost him four games, but there’s been plenty to like about his film when he’s been on the field. Through two appearances, Lane has caught five passes for 51 yards, including four receptions for 40 yards against Cleveland. It’s a small sample size, but the early returns have been encouraging.

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]]><![CDATA[FILM ROOM: Ravens Pass Rush Starting to Gel at the Right Time]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-ravens-pass-rush-startinghttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-ravens-pass-rush-startingTue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:47 GMTThe Ravens got after Deshaun Watson, pressuring him on 45.9% of his dropbacks. Trey Hendrickson led the way with six pressures, followed by Nnamdi Madubuike and Calais Campbell with five each. Roquan Smith added three, Burke had two, while Green, Young, Martin and Tavius each chipped in one.

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]]><![CDATA[FILM ROOM: Why Couldn’t the Ravens Run the Football?]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-why-couldnt-the-ravenshttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-why-couldnt-the-ravensMon, 19 Oct 2026 18:01:39 GMTDerrick Henry finished Sunday with 58 yards on 17 carries, averaging just 3.4 yards per attempt. Three of those runs went for 10 or more yards, but outside of those explosives, there was almost nothing. Against a Browns defense that has struggled to stop the run, that’s disappointing.

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]]><![CDATA[FILM ROOM: Preparing for Denzel Boston and the Cleveland Browns Offense]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-preparing-for-denzel-bostonhttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-preparing-for-denzel-bostonFri, 16 Oct 2026 16:02:02 GMTBrowns rookie Denzel Boston has been impressive through five games, hauling in 16 catches for 330 yards and 3 touchdowns, averaging 20.6 yards per reception. At 6-foot-4, he’s a big target who can stretch the field, and Cleveland is already getting plenty out of him.

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]]><![CDATA[FILM ROOM: The Ravens Defense Struggles to Get off the Field... Again]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-the-ravens-defense-struggleshttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-the-ravens-defense-strugglesTue, 13 Oct 2026 20:50:30 GMTThe Falcons went 9-of-17 on third down, but the real story was how many 3rd and longs they converted (3/5 on 3rd and 10+). Atlanta converted a 3rd-and-11, 3rd-and-10 and even a 3rd-and-15. Baltimore did a good job putting the Falcons behind the sticks, but struggled to get off the field.

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]]><![CDATA[FILM ROOM: Mike Green Is Starting to Look Like the Real Deal]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-mike-green-is-startinghttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-mike-green-is-startingTue, 13 Oct 2026 01:25:09 GMTWith Trey Hendrickson missing the last two games, Mike Green has been Baltimore’s best edge rusher. On 51 pass rush snaps, Green has recorded 11 wins, eight pressures, one sack and three QB hits. He’s ranked 9th among NFL edge rushers in pass rush win rate over that stretch. The numbers are good, but the film is even better.

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]]><![CDATA[FILM ROOM: Snoop Huntley Delivers When It Matters Most]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-snoop-huntley-delivershttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-snoop-huntley-deliversMon, 12 Oct 2026 11:13:34 GMTTrailing 23-15 with just over two minutes remaining, Tyler Huntley marched the Ravens 81 yards downfield, completing all six of his passes before finding Devontez Walker for a 7-yard touchdown. Derrick Henry converted the two-point attempt to tie the game at 23 and send it to overtime.

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]]><![CDATA[FILM ROOM: How do you Limit Bijan Robinson?]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-how-do-you-limit-bijanhttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-how-do-you-limit-bijanFri, 09 Oct 2026 14:01:59 GMTBijan Robinson has been a problem through four games, rushing for 494 yards and four touchdowns on 85 carries, good for 5.8 yards per attempt. He’s also added 120 yards through the air. Atlanta wants to get him moving horizontally on wide zone, let him press the edge and find a crease.

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]]><![CDATA[FILM ROOM: What does Cam Jurgens bring to the Baltimore Ravens?]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-what-does-cam-jurgens-bringhttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-what-does-cam-jurgens-bringWed, 07 Oct 2026 19:50:36 GMTThe biggest thing with Cam Jurgens is that he’s a center. He played there in Week 1 and looked good. Since moving to guard, it hasn’t been nearly as clean. He’s had trouble with bigger bodies inside and hasn’t looked comfortable consistently creating movement. I don’t think Baltimore is trading for the guard tape. They’re betting on what he can be back at center.

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]]><![CDATA[FILM ROOM: Mike Green Steps Up as Ravens Pass Rush Shows Signs of Life]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-mike-green-steps-up-ashttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-mike-green-steps-up-asTue, 06 Oct 2026 13:03:33 GMTWith Trey Hendrickson out, the Ravens needed somebody else to create pressure off the edge. Mike Green answered the call. He finished with five pressures and a 24% pass-rush win rate, which jumped to 29.4% on true pass sets. Green was active throughout the game and consistently found ways to get into the backfield. We’ve seen flashes from him already, but this was a game where Baltimore needed more from Green and got it.

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]]><![CDATA[FILM ROOM: Ravens’ New-Look Interior OL and Vega Ioane Looks Like the Real Deal]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-ravens-new-look-interiorhttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-ravens-new-look-interiorMon, 05 Oct 2026 14:09:23 GMTDue to injuries, the Ravens rolled out a different look along the interior offensive line, and for the most part, I came away encouraged. Considering the moving pieces, the pass protection was good. The interior stayed firm, communication looked cleaner and there weren’t a ton of those immediate losses inside that can completely wreck an offense.

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]]><![CDATA[FILM ROOM: What Challenges does Cam Ward Present the Ravens Defense?]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-what-challenges-does-camhttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-what-challenges-does-camThu, 01 Oct 2026 13:04:03 GMTCam Ward and this Titans offense shouldn’t scare the Ravens. Baltimore has the better roster, the better defense and should control this matchup. But Ward does have one part of his game that can cause problems: he’s willing to get the ball out quickly and live in the short passing game. Tennessee can use quick throws over the middle, underneath routes and easy completions to keep Ward clean and let their receivers work after the catch.

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]]><![CDATA[FILM ROOM: Carson Vinson Showed Steady Improvement in First Start]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-carson-vinson-showed-steadyhttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-carson-vinson-showed-steadyTue, 29 Sep 2026 19:01:48 GMTCarson Vinson has a very impressive debut in his first regular season start. The athleticism is obvious. He moves incredibly well for his size, has the feet to deal with speed and doesn’t look out of place when he has to block in space. But the biggest thing for me is the development. He looks more comfortable than he did in August during the preseason.

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]]><![CDATA[FILM ROOM: Why Can’t the Ravens Convert Short Yardage with Derrick Henry?]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-why-cant-the-ravens-converthttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-why-cant-the-ravens-convertTue, 29 Sep 2026 13:01:49 GMTThe Ravens have Derrick Henry. Short yardage shouldn’t be this hard. But against Dallas, I counted nine failures and only four successes — and there wasn’t one easy guy to blame. We had bad blocks from the offensive line, tight ends getting beat, some questionable decisions from Henry and Dallas linebackers absolutely flying downhill.

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]]><![CDATA[FILM ROOM: What the Heck Happened in the 4th Quarter?]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-what-the-heck-happenedhttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-what-the-heck-happenedMon, 28 Sep 2026 13:51:21 GMTI’m not sure there’s a clean way to explain what happened in the fourth quarter. The Ravens went into it up 24-21 and for most of the next 15 minutes it felt like the game was completely slipping away. Dallas went 96 yards to take the lead and the frustrating part watching it back is how many chances Baltimore had to end that drive. There were tackles there to be made. There were opportunities to get off the field. Instead, Dallas kept stealing another five or six yards, moving the chains and eventually Turpin gets into the end zone to make it 28-24.

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]]><![CDATA[FILM ROOM: How do you Limit the Dallas Cowboys Passing Attack?]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-how-do-you-limit-the-dallashttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-how-do-you-limit-the-dallasThu, 24 Sep 2026 20:11:43 GMTYou’re not going to stop CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens. The goal is to limit them, make Dak Prescott work for his yards and prevent this passing game from taking over. The Giants showed us that’s possible in Week 1. Lamb and Pickens combined for just 72 receiving yards and Dak finished with only 175 through the air. A week later, Washington got the exact opposite result. Lamb went for 153 yards by himself, Dak threw four touchdowns and Dallas basically got whatever it wanted. So what did New York do differently, where did Washington get exposed and, most importantly, what can the Ravens take from both games?

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]]><![CDATA[FILM ROOM: The Baltimore Ravens Pass Protection Problem]]>https://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-the-baltimore-ravens-passhttps://www.baltimorefilmbreakdown.com/p/film-room-the-baltimore-ravens-passWed, 23 Sep 2026 16:02:18 GMTThrough two weeks, Lamar Jackson is the seventh-most pressured quarterback in football. The Ravens also sit dead last in PFF’s pass-blocking grade and 30th in ESPN’s pass block win rate. Those numbers are ugly, and there have absolutely been individual losses up front. We’ll get into those on film. But when you go through the Saints game, the bigger concern for me isn’t just guys getting beat. It’s how often Baltimore struggled to get the protection set correctly before those one-on-ones even had a chance to matter.

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