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RAVENS PASSING GAME
QBLamarJackson has vaulted to eighth in ESPN’s QBRrankings, throwing eight touchdown passes versus two interceptions over the past four games, with a passer rating greater than 100 every week. TE Mark Andrews has excelled in the same stretch, with 16 catches on 22 targets for 220 yards over his past three games. Marquise Brown has caught a TD pass in four of the past five games. Gus Edwards has emerged as an unexpected threat out of the backfield the past two weeks, with four catches for 73 yards.
The Ravens held Giants running back Wayne Gallman to 27 yards on six carries as defensive end Calais Campbell returned from his calf injury to supplement nose tackle Brandon Williams and defensive end Derek Wolfe. Safeties Chuck Clark and DeShon Elliott have delivered sturdy run support all season. The Ravens rank ninth in run defense and have allowed 4.4 yards per carry.
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QBBrandon Allen went off last Sunday in Cincinnati’s 37-31 victory over the Texans, completing 29 of 37 passes for 371 yards and two touchdowns. This was an easy career peak for Joe Burrow’s stand-in, who’d led the Bengals to just 31 points in his previous three starts. Cincinnati’s receiving corps remains dangerous. Tyler Boyd (78 catches on 107 targets for 840 yards) has produced another solid season, and Baltimore fans won’t soon forget his touchdown catch that ended the Ravens’ playoff hopes in 2017.
Cincinnati allowed the Texans to gain 166 yards on just 17 carries, another poor performance from a defense that ranks 25th against the run. The Bengals linebackers have not played well, and they miss nose tackle D.J. Reader, whosuffered a season-ending quadriceps injury against the Ravens. Their safeties, Vonn Bell and Jessie Bates III, excel against the run, ranking first and second on the team in tackles.
Kicker Randy Bullock has made 21 of 26 field-goal attempts. Punter Kevin Huber ranks seventh in the league with a net average of 42.7 yards and has put 18 of 64 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. Bengals returners have performed well, averaging 25.2 yards on kickoffs and 9.8 yards on punts.