PASS RUSH
Martindale used a game plan which relied on less scheme and numbers than in previous weeks. Some will see this as evidence Ngakoue is allowing the Ravens to get by with less, but I think there was a greater willingness to spread the coverage to best combat the Steelers array of short passes and Roethlisberger’s NFL-low time to release (2.29 seconds).
The Ravens failed to generate a lot of impactful pressure, in large part because Big Ben delivered the ball 14 times before pressure could develop. He had Ample Time and Space (ATS) on just 5 of 34 drop backs (15%), yet the Ravens only turnover generated was on a fumble after the catch.