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Ravens beat Bills: The good, bad and the ugly

By Chris Schisler

ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 08: Matt Milano #58 and Levi Wallace #39 of the Buffalo Bills tackle Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens during the first half in the game at New Era Field on December 08, 2019 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 08: Matt Milano #58 and Levi Wallace #39 of the Buffalo Bills tackle Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens during the first half in the game at New Era Field on December 08, 2019 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /
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ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 08: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens attempts to handle the ball during the second quarter against the Buffalo Bills in the game at New Era Field on December 08, 2019 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)
ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 08: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens attempts to handle the ball during the second quarter against the Buffalo Bills in the game at New Era Field on December 08, 2019 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images) /

The Bad:

The Baltimore Ravens have to get more consistent snaps out of center, Pat Mekari. Mekari had a few bad snaps in this game and it knocked the timing off on a few big plays. Jackson didn’t break Michael Vick‘s record in this game because he was bottled up incredibly well by the Bills. The Bills held Jackson to just under 200 total yards which is absolutely incredible. The Ravens rushing attack was off in this game. Jackson, Ingram, Edwards and Hill all picked up less than four yards per carry. The Ravens had their lowest running yards total of the season.

There were a couple of times where Lamar Jackson needed to just throw the football away. He’s used to getting out of bad spots but the Bills were incredibly disciplined and it was a discipline that paid off. The one play where Jackson scrambled and threw a dangerous pass that an offensive lineman illegally touched, was the most obvious example of Jackson trying to do too much.

The defense didn’t have an answer for Devin Singletary. Singletary had 89 rushing yards and if the Bills weren’t playing from behind most of the second half, that number could have been higher. Singletary also was on the receiving end of six passes for 29 yards. When the Bills needed a play, they knew who to give the ball.

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