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Ravens demolish Bengals: The great, good and the less than good

By Chris Schisler

Patrick Queen, Ravens (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – OCTOBER 11: Tight end Mark Andrews #89 of the Baltimore Ravens catches a touchdown pass in front of strong safety Vonn Bell #24 of the Cincinnati Bengals in the first half at M&T Bank Stadium on October 11, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – OCTOBER 11: Tight end Mark Andrews #89 of the Baltimore Ravens catches a touchdown pass in front of strong safety Vonn Bell #24 of the Cincinnati Bengals in the first half at M&T Bank Stadium on October 11, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

The Good:

The Ravens showed once again that nothing bad happens when Devin Duvernay touches the ball. Duvernay got the ball on an early reverse play and took it for the what may have been the most exciting highlight of the ball. Could the Ravens have used more Duvernay throughout the game? You bet. Let’s take what we can get. Jackson did a good job in this game making something out of nothing. He made some passes on the run that kept drives alive. He worked the pocket better than he will ever get credit for.

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The Ravens won this game because their offense could stay on the field more than the Bengals. Into the heart of the third quarter the Bengals had only converted 10 percent of the time on third downs. The Ravens at that point were converting on 53 percent of their third down attempts. The offense was fairly efficient, that’s a healthy number. The run game got off to a slower start than you’d like but it heated up as the game went along. You got some explosive runs from Mark Ingram in the back half of the third quarter. It got the offense out of a rut and it got points on the board in a spot where it seemed like it had been 17-0 forever. It was a Justin Tucker field goal, but again, we’re getting to the less than good in just a bit.

The Ravens saw a bunch of impressive performances. Patrick Queen forced and recovered a fumble in a play where he rocked Burrow. Pernell McPhee had a great game and was probably the most effective outside linebacker. Marcus Peters got back to his ball taking away ways. On defense there was more than enough credit to spread around. It seemed like there was a quarterback sack for everybody in this game. Marlon Humphrey you get a sack. Pernell McPhee you get a sack. Patrick Queen you get a sack. DeShon Elliott you get a sack. Jimmy Smith you even get a sack.

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