The Baltimore Ravens head into Week 4 searching for answers after a 1–2 start and a brutal loss to the Detroit Lions. On Sunday, they are staring at a road trip to Kansas City that could tilt their season. For a team with playoff expectations, the offensive line has been one of several significant problems.
Baltimore’s issues have compounded: Lamar Jackson absorbed too many hits against Detroit, Derrick Henry has not looked right since his explosive opener, and the defense continues to break on key downs. The Ravens can’t allow those trends to define them, and that may mean sitting a struggling starter to bring stability up front.
With the offensive line collapsing under pressure and the run game fading, Andrew Vorhees’ struggles at left guard could force Baltimore to make its first major lineup change of the season.
Lions defense vs the Ravens
— PFF (@PFF) September 23, 2025
🦁 7 sacks
🦁 30 pressures
🦁 1 turnover forced pic.twitter.com/linWPBOSjz
Ravens may be forced to bench Andrew Vorhees
Left guard Andrew Vorhees has struggled mightily through three games. Against Detroit, the offense’s goal-to-go stall in the second quarter highlighted the problem. Henry was stuffed on back-to-back snaps inside the 2, and on third down, Jackson was sacked as the pocket collapsed through the left interior. After Henry’s 28-yard touchdown on the first drive, four of his final nine carries went for zero or negative yards. Those failures aren’t all on Vorhees, but his tape shows late hands, poor anchor, and little push in short yardage. Grading services have him near the bottom of all guards leaguewide.
The Ravens don’t have an obvious plug-and-play answer, but they do have options. Ben Cleveland’s inconsistency makes him unreliable, yet a limited rotation or heavy six-lineman packages could buy time. Baltimore could also lean into Patrick Ricard and 12-personnel to protect Vorhees or keep him on a short leash against the Chiefs. Sitting him for a week — or at least cutting his snap share — is a legitimate solution in a must-have game.
On the right side, Daniel Faalele has been steadier in pass protection but hasn’t created movement in the run game. That failure has stalled drives, leaving Jackson in long third downs where blitz pressure multiplies. Faalele’s size is imposing, but his pad level rises, and defenders reset the line of scrimmage. If the Ravens want to get Henry downhill early, a change or rotation at right guard is worth considering.
Pressures allowed, per PFF:
— Cole Jackson (@ColeJacksonFB) September 23, 2025
6 - Roger Rosengraten
2 - Tyler Linderbaum, Daniel Faalele, Andrew Vorhees
1 - Ronnie Stanley
3 sacks were charged. 1 each to Linderbaum, Vorhees and Stanley
*41 pass protection reps, 12 true pass sets
This can’t be pinned on one player or one call sheet. But making a tough personnel call, most logically trimming Vorhees’ role, plus heavier boxes early, fewer drop-eight looks, and streamlined protections could stabilize the baseline in a game Baltimore badly needs to win at Arrowhead Stadium.