You’re frustrated. I’m frustrated. Everyone is frustrated.
And it doesn’t get much better when you dive into the stats and underlying analytics from this game. The Ravens did a lot of things right. They put themselves in position to win. There are stretches of this film where you come away wondering how the hell they lost.
Unfortunately, none of that matters when the clock hits zero. A loss is a loss.
Let’s get into the Game Notes.
Offense
Lamar Jackson has a very tidy game in the first half, but the second half took a bit of a nose dive with his efficiency. Some of this was related to the offensive line and some of this was likely related to not having his #1 guy Zay Flowers. He finished 21/31, 235 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT and added 34 yards on 4 carries with some very well executed scrambles when lanes presented themselves. No throw better than a PA bomb to Tez Walker.
The INT to end the game was brilliantly broked down by Chris Cooper. The throw was there, the route was opening, but a missed block by rookie RG Vega Ioane forced the ball out quicker and that was the death shot.
Looking at Lamar Jackson’s pass chart, the most notable thing was the lack of the offenses ability to push the ball downfield. Maybe related to pass protection, as always we will dive into that, but it just didn’t feel like it did last week.
