Blast, Blaze and Baffle: How the Ravens take it to the Bills Saturday night

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JANUARY 10: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates with Marquise Brown #15 against the Tennessee Titans in the Wild Card Round of the NFL Playoffs at Nissan Stadium on January 10, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Blaze:

Of course, it’s easier if you can steal a score here and there through a big play instead of having to be perfect from play to play and moving the chains, right? While the Ravens need to do what they do best to improve their odds of winning (you know, running the ball a metric ton), they also would love to notch a touchdown or two on an explosive play, as well as flipping field position a few times.

This brings up the resurgent Marquise Brown, fresh off his seven-catch, 109-yard performance against the Titans, and improved play down the stretch of the regular season. Brown showcased an expanded skillset last week, including the ability to fight off some tackles, but we all know what he does best — fly.

Mark Andrews can also provide these types of plays down the seam, and Miles Boykin, while quiet last week, showed some improvement in the second half of the regular season. Of course, Jackson, Dobbins, and Edwards can also provide that lift at any time, so the Ravens do have some dangerous candidates in terms of instant explosion.

They could use a few of those this weekend.

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