All things considered the defense took a big step forward today..

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(10-12-2020, 04:57 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I don't understand.

If they were playing more conservative because they wEre up big then shouldn't they have completed a much higher percentage of their passes?  Jackson barely hit 50% (19 of 37).

They should have. But given they were having success with the run, they probably should have ran more than they did. It didn't matter anyway.

I guess what I'm saying is did the Ravens really feel any stress about whether they passed or ran? Their defense was lights out and the Bengals were never threatening to take over that game.

While the pass coverage seemed good, they only got 1 sack and still allowed 160 yards rushing.

I'm not ready to anoint this defense as good yet.