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Baltimore Ravens Report Card: Grading The Offense

By Chris Schisler

Jan 1, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) reacts to a touchdown by running back Kenneth Dixon (not pictured) against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 27-10. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) reacts to a touchdown by running back Kenneth Dixon (not pictured) against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 27-10. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 1, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) reacts to a touchdown by running back Kenneth Dixon (not pictured) against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 27-10. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) reacts to a touchdown by running back Kenneth Dixon (not pictured) against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 27-10. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

Baltimore Ravens Report Card: Offense

The Baltimore Ravens offense did not have the greatest season. Joe Flacco led the NFL in passing attempts yet the Ravens finished 12th in passing yards per game. Baltimore failed to commit to the rushing attack. Flacco had 672 passing attempts. If you take out runs by the quarterback, the Ravens only had 305 rushing attempts this season. That basically means that the Ravens called a pass play 74 percent of the time. That is an unhealthy run to pass ratio considering the way this team is built.

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The Ravens offense was about as inefficient as they come. Baltimore only scored 32 touchdowns. Justin Tucker kicked 39 field goals. To put the Ravens low touchdown total in perspective, the Ravens top tier defense gave up 39 touchdowns. Sam Koch punted 80 times, which is eighth most in the NFL this season. While Flacco threw the football a lot, the Ravens rarely got big plays in the passing game. Flacco averaged just 6.4 yards per attempt.

Overall Grade: D+

The Ravens offense sputtered for huge chunks of almost every game. The offense put up some impressive performances. The comeback against the Cleveland Browns in week 2 was impressive. The 38-6 beat down of the Miami Dolphins was a lot of fun. The offense is not good enough. The Ravens did not put up points on the board and they put a ton of pressure on their defense. For all the flack, that Dean Pees and the defense received this season, just think how good they could have been with a functional offense.

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