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Positional grades from Baltimore Ravens win vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

By Richard Bradshaw

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 20: Wide receiver Dez Bryant #88 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates following an 11-yard touchdown reception during the second quarter of their game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at M&T Bank Stadium on December 20, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 20: Wide receiver Dez Bryant #88 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates following an 11-yard touchdown reception during the second quarter of their game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at M&T Bank Stadium on December 20, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – DECEMBER 20: Wide receiver Dez Bryant #88 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates following an 11-yard touchdown reception during the second quarter of their game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at M&T Bank Stadium on December 20, 2020, in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – DECEMBER 20: Wide receiver Dez Bryant #88 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates following an 11-yard touchdown reception during the second quarter of their game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at M&T Bank Stadium on December 20, 2020, in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images) /

Pass catchers: B

It wasn’t a show-stopping performance from the Ravens pass catchers, but they did play well as a whole. Mark Andrews continues to regain his 2019 Pro Bowl self, reeling in five passes for 66-yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Marquise Brown remains hot, going off for 98-yards including this 44-yard dime late in the third quarter. Brown now has 272-yards and 16 YPR to go along with three touchdowns over the last four weeks.

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The big highlight from this game was Dez Bryant‘s 11-yard touchdown catch towards the end of the first half. It was Bryant’s first touchdown reception since 2017 and Ravens Flock has been waiting all season long to “throw up the X” with the future Hall of Famer.

As a whole Baltimore’s receivers looked competent enough to continue instilling confidence moving forward.

Offensive line: B+

The offensive line has shown resilience this year between injuries and poor play from those who’ve needed to step up. Orlando Brown Jr.’s move to left tackle has been a successful experiment, Bradley Bozeman has been up-and-down at left guard, and the line may have found a gem at right guard via Ben Powers. Beyond them, center and right tackle have been a mess. That wasn’t too big of an issue against the Jaguars on Sunday, thankfully.

The line played very well, giving up just one sack on the day while allowing the offense to slice and dice the opposing defense. Brown Jr. has lived up to his Pro Bowl billing and continues to be the strength of the line. So long as he’s there, the left side of the line can be dependable. For the rest of the guys, we may have finally found a winning lineup. That has to be the biggest win when it comes to takeaways from this game. To put a bow on it, the line played well and has shown some major improvements.

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