Baltimore Ravens
Team Leader
Ravens Snap Count Analysis, Week 5: Defense labors again in blowout loss
Source: https://www.baltimorebeatdown.com/b...s-week-5-defense-labors-again-in-blowout-loss
Offense
The Ravens played only 43 total offensive snaps in this game, and they did not make the most of them. Cooper Rush and all five starting offensive linemen played 100% of the contest. Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman were the only two other players to exceed an 80% snap share, with 36 and 35 snaps each, respectively. Flowers caught five passes for 72 yards while Bateman had zero catches on three targets.
Derrick Henry dominated the running back snaps this week, a change from the previous couple of games, but had a minimal impact with 33 yards on 15 carries. In his season debut, Keaton Mitchell saw only four snaps on offense, trailing Justice Hill (13 snaps). Neither exceeded eight yards rushing and each had one reception.
Snaps at tight end were split very evenly between the team’s top trio. Mark Andrews played 25 snaps, Isaiah Likely played 23, and Charlie Kolar played 20. Unfortunately, none of them had a standout performance, with Likely and Kolar each being targeted just once. Andrews caught two passes for 22 yards but dropped another target that was intercepted.
Rounding out the skill position group in snaps were wide receivers Deandre Hopkins (11), Tylan Wallace (four), and rookie LaJohntay Wester (four). Hopkins finished second on the team in receiving, catching two passes for 46 yards with a highlight 29-yard snag in the first quarter.
Defense
Any time your defense nearly doubles the snap count of your offense, that usually spells trouble. That happened for the Ravens in Week 5, as the defense was on the field for 70 total snaps. They had no answers for the Texans all day and allowed 40+ points for the third time this season. Houston scored on eight drives and punted once.
In the absence of Roquan Smith, Teddye Buchanan played all 70 snaps at linebacker and Trenton Simpson played a season-high 94% of snaps as the opposite starter. Malaki Starks played 100% of snaps at safety again, as did fellow rookie Reuben Lowery — who was activated and started in-place of Kyle Hamilton. Lowery bumped out Sanoussi Kane, who did not see a defensive snap for the first time this year.
T.J. Tampa led all cornerbacks in playing time with 60 snaps. Like Lowery, UDFA rookie Keyon Martin played a season-high in snaps with 49. Martin got the bulk of nickel cornerback reps with Marlon Humphrey out of the lineup. Jaire Alexander returned to the rotation for the first time since Week 1 and played 28 snaps. Nate Wiggins played 53 snaps after nursing an elbow injury during the week leading up to this game.
Up front, Travis Jones (33 snaps) and Kyle Van Noy (19 snaps) each returned from injury. Veteran John Jenkins played a whopping 76% of snaps at defensive tackle, while Tavius Robinson once again paced all edge rushers in playing time with 50 snaps. Odafe Oweh, who was questionable to play with an eye injury, saw his playing time dwindle further. Oweh played 26 snaps, trailing Mike Green by a decent margin. Green played 42 snaps.
Source: https://www.baltimorebeatdown.com/b...s-week-5-defense-labors-again-in-blowout-loss