Baltimore Ravens: 5 players who must be on point vs. Bills
By Peter Panacy
No. 2: Ravens Cornerback Marlon Humphrey
There are two primary names at wide receiver the Ravens need to worry about in this contest, Stefon Diggs and Cole Beasley, who accumulated 1,535 and 967 yards, respectively, through the air with a combined 12 touchdowns between them.
Fortunately, Baltimore is perhaps the best-equipped team to deal with two potent receiving threats, and cornerbacks Marcus Peters and Marlon Humphrey have no need to shy away from the task at hand.
Out of the two, however, Humphrey should be the one to watch, as he’ll often bounce back and forth from the boundary with depth corner Jimmy Smith often getting time on the outside in nickel packages.
That means Humphrey will likely have his opportunities against both Diggs and Beasley this Sunday.
Thankfully enough, the two-time Pro Bowler has forced opposing quarterbacks to post a passer rating of just 87.0 this season, per Pro Football Focus, meaning Josh Allen isn’t going to be automatic when he targets Humphrey in coverage.
Against a lethal duo of Diggs and Beasley, however, Humphrey will have to be at his best.