4 players who led the Ravens to victory in Week 1
By Kristen Wong
Ravens player No. 3: Devin Duvernay
Will any player be more sought after on the waiver wire than Ravens’ Devin Duvernay? The third-year wideout extinguished all doubt about his production and has emerged as an early breakout candidate in 2022.
Duvernay finished the game with four catches for 54 yards and and two touchdowns, arguably outperforming fellow wideout Rashod Bateman.
Bateman finished with more receiving yards than Duvernay, but Duvernay managed to make a crater-sized impact as a surprisingly reliable No. 2 wide receiver.
His first touchdown was the most impressive; his second changed the momentum of the game and gave the Ravens the confidence they needed to close out the game.
How tight was that window for Lamar Jackson to hit Devin Duvernay on that 25-yard TD pass?
— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) September 11, 2022
Duvernay had 0.11 yards of separation from coverage. That's the lowest on any TD pass over the last 4 seasons in the NFL, per @NextGenStats.
After just one regular season game, we’re not going to make any ridiculous predictions about Duvernay, but we will say this: the Ravens don’t appear to have a weakness at the wide receiver position. Not anymore.