RUSH DEFENSE PASS DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS

The Ravens confused Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield with well-designed coverages and blitzes, holding him to 189 passing yards on 21 of 39 passes. All-Pro Marlon Humphrey picked up his first interception of the season off a deflection by Calais Campbell. Humphrey and fellow All-Pro cornerback Marcus Peters held Mayfield’s top deep target, OdellBeckham Jr., to three catches on10 targets.

Kicker Justin Tucker made his only field-goal attempt in the opener after earning his third All-Pro selection in 2019. SamKoch put two of his three punts inside the Browns’ 20-yard line. In his debut as the team’s punt returner, James Proche II allowed one kick to roll by him to the Ravens’ 1-yard line but averaged 13 yards on two subsequent runbacks.Devin Duvernay impressed as the new kickoff returner.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes did what he wanted against Houston, completing 24 of 32 passes for 211 yards and three touchdowns. Cornerbacks Bradley Roby and Vernon Hargreaves III struggled to keep up with Kansas City’s fleet receivers, and the Texans hit Mahomes just three times. Houston ranked 29th in pass defense last season, allowing opponents to average 6.9 yards per pass attempt

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Kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn missed his only field-goal attempt, from 51 yards, against the Chiefs. Fairbairn made 20 of 25 field-goal attempts and missed five extra-point tries last season. Punter Bryan Anger ranked among the league’s best last season, averaging 44.5 net yards and putting 24 of his 45 kicks inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. DeAndre Carter is back as the team’s return specialis.

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