Ravens Film Review: Miscommunication in the secondary?

Welcome back to the Ravens film room. This week I’ll be taking a look at the 27-yard touchdown pass that Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky threw to tight end Dion Sims.

Above is the play in question. The Bears come to the line of scrimmage with three receivers bunched to the right and one isolated to the left. The Ravens respond by playing Cover 1, which deploys man coverage underneath with a single-high safety.

Pre-snap, Tony Jefferson and another defensive back get mixed up on their coverage assignments. Jefferson appears to believe that it is his job to cover the receiver in the flat. Jefferson does not do so, and a common theme rears it’s head as the Jefferson can’t recover in time to…