Report Card: Ravens Backups Fall to Steelers in Finale

Joey Pulone/Baltimore RavensWith a steady downpour of cold rain, the rival Steelers on the other side of the field, replacement players in prominent roles and the top seed locked up, it would have made sense to expect a sloppy performance from the Ravens offense in the season-ender.

And, yeah. That’s what happened.

But there were some performances that stood out, for both the good and the bad. Let’s take a look at some grades.

Offense

Overall: D-

The Ravens’ possessions went punt, punt, fumble, punt, TOUCHDOWN, end of half, punt, punt, punt, punt, fumble, FIELD GOAL. They had 224 yards of offense, 57 of them in the last 3:13 of the game, were 4-13 on third downs and averaged 3.9 yards per play.…