Baltimore Ravens vs. Chicago Bears: 10 thoughts following the loss

4. The Breshad Perriman woes continue

Breshad Perriman’s hourglass in Baltimore is running out of sand with each and every week and those woes continued on Sunday. Perriman was knocked out of the game with a concussion late in the second quarter. He couldn’t haul in a pass as it bounced off his arms and into the hands of Bears defender Bryce Callahan.

With Maclin out, Perriman saw increased snaps, but still wasn’t able to do anything with the opportunity. He was a non-factor even before the injury and didn’t even have a single catch. Hell, Chris Moore had more receiving yards on one drive than Perriman had the entire season. That just goes to show you how much Perriman has struggled this season.

Ozzie Newsome has never been good at drafting wide receivers, there’s really no way to sugarcoat it. The last decent threat the Ravens drafted at receiver was Torrey Smith and that was close to seven years ago.

Now in concussion protocol this week, Perriman’s status is unclear for Sunday’s game against the Vikings, like it makes a difference at this point.

3. Flacco’s interceptions weren’t his fault

It’s easy to put the blame on Joe Flacco if you look at his stat line, but the two interceptions he threw were hardly his fault. Both were on target to Breshad Perriman and Chris Moore, but neither could make the catch. Moore’s interception was especially painful, because it landed right into the hands of Adrian Amos for a 90-yard pick-six.

Was it extremely unlucky that both interceptions deflected right to Bears defenders? Yes, but Perriman and Moore have to make those catches. Flacco has been less than average this season but a good chunk of his interceptions have come from his receivers inability to hold catch the football. In his case, there’s nothing Flacco can do about that.