Ravens Week 5 Report Card: Passcatchers Shine, Secondary Struggles against Cincy

Offense

Quarterback: A-

If Evan McPherson makes a 53-yard field goal, Lamar Jackson’s overtime fumble is the biggest topic on Monday morning. Instead, the talking heads were declaring Jackson the favorite for his third MVP. He left some throws on the field in the first half, and even his best play of the day started with a mistake. However, no other quarterback could have made that play, and no other quarterback could have won that game. Jackson did both, with style, confidence, and poise in a brilliant second half that kept pace with an explosive Bengals offense. He punished the blitz and limited negative plays with his arm and his legs, racking up 403 yards from scrimmage in his yet another…