Statistical Storylines: Key Metrics from the Ravens’ Week 6 Win over Washington

There’s only one number that truly matters at the end of a football game: the final score. But advancements in player tracking and the creative work of the NFL’s growing analytics wing has given fans a whole new way to understand how and why their team won (or lost).

Here are the key advanced metrics from the Baltimore Ravens’ 41-38 victory over the Washington Commanders.

24.6% base personnel

The Ravens deployed 12, 22, or 21 personnel on 75.4% of their offensive plays in Week 6, giving Patrick Ricard a 51% snap share to force the Commanders out of their nickel defense. It worked: Washington played base personnel on 24.6% of their snaps, compared to just a 1% base personnel rate in the first…