The Baltimore Ravens are finding that film study and charting the opposing defense’s tendencies have little bearing on what they end up seeing on game day.
That causes them to alter their approach on the fly.
That’s one reason why Baltimore’s offense has not yet reached the level it achieved last year when the Ravens led the league in points, ranked second in total yardage, and set an NFL record with 3,296 yards rushing.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson missed two practices last week because of a sore knee and a stomach issue, but when he took the field Sunday against Cincinnati he was ready to execute a game plan based on what the Bengals showed in the first month of the season.