Ravens Stock Report: Another day, another defensive collapse

At this point, we can see such losses for the Ravens before the start of the year. In a game that felt eerily similar to Baltimore's Week 5 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last year, the Ravens dropped multiple passes on offense and defense, allowing the Cleveland Browns their second win of the year. The Ravens continue to trivialize the competition and struggle to get anything going on defense, even against the NFL's worst offense.

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Zay Flowers, WR

Despite a nagging ankle injury, Flowers surpassed the 100-yard mark for the third time in the last four games. With poor performances from Rashod Bateman and Nelson Agholor, Flowers was crucial in keeping Baltimore's passing attack on track.

Mark Andrews, TE

Andrews seems to be completely back. After a well-documented slow start to the season, Andrews has now scored four touchdowns in his last four games, including one on Sunday in Cleveland.

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Eddie Jackson, p

Jackson, who started in place of Marcus Williams (along with Ar'Darius Washington), didn't do himself any favors with his performance. The veteran dropped multiple interceptions, was tackled by Browns tight end David Njoku in the end zone and passed receiver Cedric Tillman for the game-winning touchdown. Although Williams hasn't put in an impressive performance in seven weeks, it's hard to see how the defense improved yesterday by putting him on the bench.

Catch

The offense and defense had a terrible case of failures on Sunday. The defense threw up at least three interceptions, including a late drop by safety Kyle Hamilton that would have sealed the game. Jackson also failed to throw two routine interceptions. Whether it was the sun or not, the defensive backs not named Humphrey were terrible at catching interceptions this year.

Pass rush

The Ravens' pass rush played no role at all in Sunday's game, especially given the game play. According to Jonas Schaffer of The Baltimore Banner, the Ravens' pass rush allows opposing quarterbacks an average of 3.96 seconds to return per drop on third-and-long, the worst mark by any team in the last decade. After leading the NFL in sacks last year, the Ravens now have one of the worst pass rushes in the NFL. It was a historic defensive loss for a team that returned much of the talent from its record-setting 2023 unit.

Todd Monken, OC

Monken didn't necessarily call yesterday a bad game. Even on a bad day for the Ravens' offense, they still managed to gain 24 points and nearly 400 yards. However, Monken made a few questionable calls on the 3rd^approx/4^Th in short distance situations. On the game's first drive, they executed a wild play with Derrick Henry cornered, and in the second half they attempted a quarterback sneak with tight end Charlie Kolar, who was called for a false start.

Justin Tucker, K

Tucker had a rough day on the kicking front. Tucker got lucky on a 49-yard field goal in the first quarter, where the ball came out low and wobbly, barely slipping through the uprights. In the fourth quarter, Tucker again failed to convert a shot that drifted to the right from more than 50 yards, a common theme in his misses this year. If Tucker was able to convert field goal attempts against Las Vegas and Cleveland, the Ravens could be 7-1.

Zach Orr, DC

Sunday's loss wasn't entirely Orr's fault. His players were in the right place to score turnovers. They dropped her. Still, the Ravens' obvious defensive issues haven't improved over the last eight weeks.

They are the worst pass defense in the league and have allowed every quarterback they have played to destroy them. They rank at the bottom of the league in forced fumbles, have been unable to pressure quarterbacks and have had coverage breakdowns in every game. Many fans would point out that Mike Macdonald needed a few games in 2021 to get the defense in order. However, after eight weeks, it's difficult to see a positive path forward for this unit unless a surprise trade occurs. On the bright side, Sunday's loss may have given general manager Eric DeCosta additional motivation to bring in help at the trade deadline.