{"id":63963,"date":"2025-12-19T04:30:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T09:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=63963"},"modified":"2025-12-19T14:56:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:56:34","slug":"morse-week-16-patriots-vs-ravens-baltimore-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2025\/12\/19\/morse-week-16-patriots-vs-ravens-baltimore-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"MORSE: Week 16 Patriots vs Ravens &#8211; Baltimore Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are on to Baltimore in a Prime-Time battle.\u00a0 This game was flexed from 1:00 to the Sunday Night Football slot on NBC.\u00a0 The Patriots have an opportunity to erase the bad taste in their mouth after the collapse against the Bills.\u00a0 The Ravens are a quality opponent, and if the Patriots want to shed the moniker of frauds, they must beat the Ravens in Baltimore.<\/p>\n<h3>Offense 3WR 1 TE<\/h3>\n<p>The Ravens&#8217; Offense is ranked #20 with 324.6 yards per game.\u00a0 Their Passing Offense is #27 at 178.4 yards per game.\u00a0 Baltimore\u2019s run game is where they excel and are ranked #3 at 146.2 yards per game.\u00a0 The Offense Scores at 23.9 points per gam,e which is #14.\u00a0 In the Red Zone (TD Scoring), they convert at 44% which is #31 in the league.\u00a0 On Third Dow,n they convert at 37.3%, which is #24 in the league.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">Starter<\/td>\n<td width=\"146\">2nd<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">3rd<\/td>\n<td width=\"124\">4th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">QB<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">Lamar Jackson<\/td>\n<td width=\"146\">Tyler Huntley<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">Cooper Rush<\/td>\n<td width=\"124\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">RB<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">Derrick Henry<\/td>\n<td width=\"146\">Keaton Mitchell<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">Rasheen Ali<\/td>\n<td width=\"124\">Justice Hill IR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">WR<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">Zay Flowers<\/td>\n<td width=\"146\">Devontez Walker<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">Dayton Wade\u00a0IR<\/td>\n<td width=\"124\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">WR<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">Rashod Bateman Q<\/td>\n<td width=\"146\">Tylan Wallace<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td width=\"124\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">WR<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">DeAndre Hopkins<\/td>\n<td width=\"146\">LaJohntay Wester<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td width=\"124\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">TE<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">Mark Andrews<\/td>\n<td width=\"146\">Isaiah Likely<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">Charlie Kolar<\/td>\n<td width=\"124\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">FB<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">Patrick Ricard<\/td>\n<td width=\"146\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td width=\"124\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">LT<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">Ronnie Stanley<\/td>\n<td width=\"146\">Joseph \u00a0Noteboom<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td width=\"124\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">LG<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">Andrew Vorhees<\/td>\n<td width=\"146\">Emery\u00a0Jones<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">Ben Cleveland\u00a0SUSP<\/td>\n<td width=\"124\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">C<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">Tyler Linderbaum<\/td>\n<td width=\"146\">Corey Bullock<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"124\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">RG<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">Daniel Faalele<\/td>\n<td width=\"146\">Emery\u00a0Jones<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"124\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40\">RT<\/td>\n<td width=\"150\">Roger Rosengarten<\/td>\n<td width=\"146\">Carson Vinson<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td width=\"124\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lamar Jackson is the engine that makes the Ravens&#8217; Offense run.\u00a0 His running and ability to extend plays are key for Baltimore.\u00a0\u00a0 As a passer, Jackson is not good, as many of his passes are erratic.\u00a0 His ability to execute Run\/Pass Options (RPO) or Run\/Run Options, where he sticks the ball in the running back&#8217;s gut, he reads the Defensive Edge, and if he crashes down on the running back, he pulls the ball out and rushes around that vacated area.\u00a0 For the season Jackson has played in only 11 games with 174 completions on 274 attempts for a 63.5% Completion Percentage.\u00a0 Jackson is averaging 200.9 Passing Yards per game.\u00a0 He has 18 TDs to 6 INTs and has been sacked 33 times.\u00a0 When he runs he has 61carries for 335 yards, 5.5 YPC 2 TDs and 2 Fumbles. The backups are Tyler Huntley and Cooper Rush and neither sends shockwaves through opposing defenses.<\/p>\n<p>King Henry is still a force at age 31.\u00a0 For the season, he has 233 carries for 1,125 yards, 4.8 YPC, 10 TDs, and 3 Fumbles.\u00a0 He can dominate a game, and if the Patriots can\u2019t stop him, they will be in big trouble.\u00a0 Henry has 15 receptions on 20 targets for 200 yards, 10.0 YPC and no TD.\u00a0 Keaton Mitchell has emerged as a capable big-play backup.\u00a0 For the season, he has 39 carries for 295 yards, 7.6 YPC, 1 TD, and 1 Fumble.\u00a0 \u00a0Mitchell has 7 catches on 8 targets for 56 yards, 8 YPC and 0 TD.<\/p>\n<p>The Wide Receiver room is led by Zay Flowers.\u00a0 The 5\u20199\u201d, 182-pound speedster from Boston College was taken by Baltimore in the 2023 draft 1<sup>st<\/sup> round (23).\u00a0 His PFF grade is 75.7 25<sup>th<\/sup> of 82 WRs.\u00a0 The 33-year-old DeAndre Hopkins is having a revival in Baltimore.\u00a0 The 6\u20191\u201d 212-pound receiver played at Clemson and was drafted in the 2013 Draft by the Texans.\u00a0 He doesn\u2019t have enough snaps to qualify for a PFF grade.\u00a0 On the season, he has 18 catches on 31 targets for 289 yards for a 16.1 YPC and 2 TDs.\u00a0 Rashod Bateman has been a bit of a disappointment.\u00a0 He has only played 11 games this year.\u00a0 He also doesn\u2019t qualify for a PFF grade because he hasn\u2019t played enough snaps.\u00a0 On the season he has 18 catches on 35 targets, for 217 yards, 12.1 YPC, and 2 TDs.<\/p>\n<p>The Tight Ends are the key to the Ravens offense.\u00a0 Where the receivers aren\u2019t very good, the Tight Ends are excellent.\u00a0 Mark Andrews is the veteran and #2 receiver on the team.\u00a0 The 6\u20195\u201d 247-pound TE played at Oklahoma and was selected in the 2018 draft by Baltimore in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> round (86).\u00a0 His PFF grade is 64.9, 25<sup>th<\/sup> of 39 TEs.\u00a0 On the season he has 40 receptions on 60 targets for 359 yards, 9.0 YPC, and 5 TDs.<\/p>\n<p>Isaiah Likely is a Boston boy who played his High School ball at Malden and Everett HS.\u00a0 The 6\u20194\u201d 241-pound TE played at Coastal Carolina.\u00a0 He was drafted by Baltimore in the 2022 Draft 4<sup>th<\/sup> round (139).\u00a0 He does not get a PFF grade because he hasn\u2019t played the requisite snaps.\u00a0 For the season, he has 22 catches on 32 targets for 248 yards, 11.3 YPC, and 1 TD.\u00a0 Likely is the #4 receiver on the team.\u00a0 Don\u2019t sleep on Charlie Kolar the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> TE.\u00a0 The 6\u20196\u201d, 257-pound TE played for Iowa State and was selected by the Ravens in the 2022 draft 4<sup>th<\/sup> Round (128).\u00a0 He doesn\u2019t have a PFF grade because he doesn\u2019t have the requisite snaps.\u00a0 On the season he has 9 catches on 13 targets for 124 yards, 13.8 YPC, and 2 TDs.<\/p>\n<p>The offensive line is led by Center Tyler Linderbaum, one of the best Centers in the league.\u00a0 He has a 78.6 PFF Grade which is 6<sup>th<\/sup> \/ 39 Centers.\u00a0 The 6\u20192, 305-pound lineman from Iowa was drafted in 2022 by Baltimore in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> round (25). \u00a0He has given up 2 sacks, 1 QB Hit, 14 Hurries, and 23 Pressures. Left Tackle Ronnie Staley was a player the Patriots tried to sign in the offseason, but he chose to stay with Baltimore.\u00a0 The 6\u20196\u201d, 315-pound Tackle played at Notre Dame and was selected by Baltimore in the 2016 draft, 1<sup>st<\/sup> round (6).\u00a0 His PFF Grade is 72.8 27<sup>th<\/sup>\/82 Tackles. He has given up 4 Sacks, 3 QB Hits, 16 Hurries, and 21 Pressures.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Voorhees is the Left Guard.\u00a0 He stands 6\u20196\u201d, 310 pounds, and played at USC.\u00a0 He was drafted by Baltimore in the 2023 draft in the 7<sup>th<\/sup> round (231).\u00a0 His PFF grade is 60.1 40<sup>th<\/sup> of 78 Guards.\u00a0 He has given up 3 Sacks, 4 QB Hits, 14 Hurries, and 21 Pressures.\u00a0 Daniel Faalele is the Right Guard.\u00a0 The 6\u20198\u201d, 380-pound Guard played at Minnesota. \u00a0He was selected in the 2022 draft by Baltimore in the 4<sup>th<\/sup> round (110).\u00a0 His PFF grade is 57.9, 46<sup>th<\/sup> of 78 Guards.\u00a0 He has given up 4 Sacks, 3 QB Hits, 21 Hurries, and 28 Pressures.<\/p>\n<p>The Right Tackle is Roger Rosengarten, another player I thought the Patriots would be interested in during last years draft.\u00a0 The 6\u20196\u201d, 300-pound Tackle played at Washington and was selected in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> round (62) of the 2024 draft.\u00a0 His PFF grade is 72.5, 30<sup>th<\/sup> of 82 Tackles.\u00a0 He was one of the rookie Tackles that had a better PFF grade last year than Vederian Lowe.\u00a0 He has given up 3 sacks, 3 QB Hits, 16 Hurries, and 22 Pressures.\u00a0 He hasn\u2019t given up a sack in the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<h3>Defense<\/h3>\n<p>The Ravens Defense ranks 23<sup>rd<\/sup> Overall, giving up 344.4 yards per game.\u00a0 Their Passing Defense gives up 233.3 yards per game, and their Run Defense is 15th, 111.1 yards per game.\u00a0 Scoring, they are giving up 22.9 points a game.\u00a0 In the Red Zone, they are 7th at 51.9% and on 3rd Down, they are 8th at 36.2%.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"46\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">Starter<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">2nd<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">3rd<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">4th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"46\">LDE<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">Travis\u00a0Jones<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">Aeneas Peebles<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"46\">NT<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">John\u00a0Jenkins<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"163\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"46\">RDE<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">Brent Urban<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">CJ Okoye<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">Taven Bryan\u00a0IR<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"46\">WLB<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">Kyle Van Noy<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">Mike Green<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">Tavius\u00a0Robinson<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"46\">LILB<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">Roquan\u00a0Smith<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">Carl\u00a0Jones<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">Jay\u00a0Higgins IR<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"46\">RILB<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">Trenton Simpson<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">Jake Hummel<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">Teddye Buchanan\u00a0Q<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"46\">SLB<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">Dre&#8217;Mont\u00a0Jones<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">David Ojabo<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">Adisa Isaac\u00a0IR<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"46\">LCB<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">Nate Wiggins<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">Bilhal Kone\u00a0IR<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"46\">SS<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">Kyle Hamilton<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">Ar&#8217;Darius\u00a0Washington<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">Keondre\u00a0Jackson Q<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"46\">FS<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">Alohi Gilman<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">Malaki Starks<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"46\">RCB<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">Chidobe Awuzie\u00a0Q<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">T.J. Tampa<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"46\">NB<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">Marlon\u00a0Humphrey<\/td>\n<td width=\"171\">Keyon Martin<\/td>\n<td width=\"163\">Robert Longerbeam\u00a0IR<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens\u2019 Defense is getting healthy with Van Noy, Jenkins, and Smith all returning to Full Participation in practice this week.\u00a0 They will be missing two starters when they both missed Wednesday and Thursday&#8217;s practice.\u00a0 Chidobe Awuzie is their top CB and Teddye Buchanan is the second leading tackler with 95.\u00a0 Both are expected to be out on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The D Line is led by LDE Travis Jones. \u00a0The UConn product stands 6\u20194\u201d, 338-pounds and was drafted in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Round (76) by Baltimore.\u00a0 \u00a0His PFF rating is 77.3, 5<sup>th<\/sup> amongst 129 Dlinemen.\u00a0 On the season, he has 38 Tackles, 3 Sacks, 2 QB Hits, and 26 Hurries.\u00a0 John Jenkins is the Nose Tackle.\u00a0 The Georgia product stands 6\u20193\u201d 327-pounds and was drafted in 2013 in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> round (82) by New Orleans.\u00a0 His PFF grade is 68.9, 26<sup>th<\/sup> of 129 DL.\u00a0 On the season he has 34 Tackles 1 Sack, 0 QB Hits, and 5 Hurries.\u00a0 RDE is a weakness, especially when Urban and Van Noy are aligned together.\u00a0 Watch for the Patriots to run behind Onwenu and Moses in this alignment.\u00a0 Brent Urban has been around a while, entering his 12<sup>th<\/sup> NFL season.\u00a0 The Virginia product stands 6\u20197\u201d, 309 pounds, and was drafted in 2014 in the 4<sup>th<\/sup> round (136) by Baltimore.\u00a0 His PFF grade is 55.4, 73 of 129 DL.\u00a0 On the year he has 14 Tackles, 1 Sack, 2 QB Hits, and 2 Hurries.<\/p>\n<p>Old friend Kyle Van Noy plays the WLB.\u00a0 The 12-year veteran is 34.\u00a0 Bill Belichick resurrected his career after a trade with Detroit.\u00a0 The BYU product stands 6\u20193\u201d 250-pounds and was picked by Detroit in the 2014 draft in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> round (40).\u00a0 His PFF grade is 61.3, good for 75<sup>th<\/sup> of 112 LBs.\u00a0 On the season, he has 18 Tackles, 2 Sacks, 8 QB Hits, and 13 Hurries.\u00a0 Roquan Smith is a beast in the middle.\u00a0 The 6\u20191\u201d, 236-pound ILB played at Georgia and was a 2018 draft pick in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> round (8) by Chicago. \u00a0His PFF grade is an outstanding 78.9, good for 8<sup>th<\/sup> amongst 88 LBs.\u00a0 On the season, he leads the team with 114 Tackles, 0 Sacks, 4 QB Hits, and 3 Hurries.<\/p>\n<p>Trenton Simpson has filled in at Inside LB.\u00a0 The 6\u20192\u201d, 238 LB played at Clemson and was drafted in 2023 by Baltimore in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> round (87).\u00a0 His PFF grade is 75.2, 20<sup>th<\/sup> amongst 88 ILB.\u00a0 On the season, he has 46 Tackles, 1 Sack, 4 QB Hits, and 5 Hurries.\u00a0 SLB is Dre\u2019Mont Jones.\u00a0 The 6\u20193\u201d, 281-pound Edge played at Ohio State and was selected in the 2019 draft by Denver in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> round (71).\u00a0 His PFF grade is 61, 77 amongst 112 Edge players.\u00a0 He has only 9 Tackles but 1.5 of those have been Sacks, 13 QB Hits and 19 Hurries.\u00a0 The Ravens drafted Mike Green to be a pass-rush specialist.\u00a0 He has 35 tackles and 3.5 sacks.\u00a0 He was taken in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> round this year with pick #59.<\/p>\n<p>In the Defensive Backfield, the Ravens are very strong.\u00a0 Nate Wiggins is the LCB.\u00a0 The 6\u20192\u201d 185 played at Clemson and was selected by Baltimore in the 2024 draft, 1<sup>st<\/sup> round (30).\u00a0 His PFF grade is 55 of 112 CBs.\u00a0 On the season, he has 61 Tackles, 0 Sacks, QB Hits or Hurries.\u00a0 He leads the team with 3 INTs.\u00a0 SS Kyle Hamilton is one of the best in the business.\u00a0 The 6\u20194\u201d, 220-pound Safety played at Notre Dame and was drafted by Baltimore in 2022, 1<sup>st<\/sup> round (22).\u00a0 His PFF grade is 87.3, 3<sup>rd<\/sup> amongst 98 safeties.\u00a0 On the season, he has 87 Tackles, 1 Sack, 3 QB Hits, and 6 Hurries.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens made a great trade to acquire Alohi Gilman from the Los Angeles Chargers.\u00a0 \u00a0 The Notre Dame product stands 5\u201910\u201d, 201 pounds, and was a Senior Captain for the Fighting Irish.\u00a0 \u00a0Kyle Hamilton was a freshman and wanted to transfer to Georgia. \u00a0Gilman, his roommate, convinced him to stay.\u00a0 Now they are playing together in Baltimore.\u00a0 \u00a0Gilman was selected in the 2020 draft by the Chargers in the 6<sup>th<\/sup> round (186).\u00a0 His PFF grade is 72.6, good for 18<sup>th<\/sup> of 98 Safeties.\u00a0 That is two of the top 20 Safeties playing together.\u00a0 On the season, he has 49 Tackles, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hit, and 1 Hurry.\u00a0 TJ Tampa will fill in for Awuzie at RCB.\u00a0 The 6\u2019, 202-poiund CB from Iowa State was selected in the 4<sup>th<\/sup> round (131) by Baltimore.\u00a0 On the season, he has 25 Tackles, 0 Sacks, QB Hits or Hurries.<\/p>\n<p>Marlon Humphrey is a veteran slot player.\u00a0 He stands 6\u2019, 201-pounds and played at Alabama.\u00a0 In the 2017 draft, he was selected in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> round (16) by Baltimore.\u00a0 His PFF grade is 49.8, 103<sup>rd<\/sup> of 112 CBs.\u00a0 On the seaso,n he has 52 tackles, 1 sack, 2 QB Hits, 2 Hurries.\u00a0 Look for him to blitz from the slot.\u00a0 \u00a0Safety Malaki Starks has 74 Tackles on the season with 2 INTs.<\/p>\n<h3>Special Teams<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"48\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">Starter<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">2nd<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">3rd<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">4th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"48\">PK<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">Tyler Loop<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"48\">P<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">Jordan \u00a0Stout<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"48\">H<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">Jordan \u00a0Stout<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"181\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"131\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"48\">PR<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">LaJohntay Wester<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">Tylan Wallace<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Dayton Wade\u00a0IR<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"48\">KR<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">Keaton Mitchell<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">Rasheen Ali<\/td>\n<td width=\"181\">Tylan Wallace<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"48\">LS<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">Nick\u00a0Moore<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"181\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"131\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Loop replaced Justin Tucker when his bizarre behavior got him in trouble.\u00a0 Loop has kicked very well for Baltimore and has been very reliable and accurate.\u00a0 He is ranked 6<sup>th<\/sup> in FGM.\u00a0 He has 26 made kicks on 28 attempts for a 92.9%.\u00a0 He is also 33 of 35 on Extra Points. Jordan Stout leads the league in Net Punting average with 45.0 net YPK.\u00a0 The #1 Punter for Net Average in the league is Jordan Stout with a 45.0 average.\u00a0 The Punt Returner is LaJohntay Wester who is averaging 12.47 YPR.\u00a0 If he had enough punt returns to qualify for a ranking, he would be 9<sup>th<\/sup> in the league.\u00a0 Keaton Mitchell is the primary Kickoff return man.\u00a0 \u00a0He is averaging 26.55 yards per return which is 11<sup>th<\/sup> in the league.<\/p>\n<p>If you have made it this far in the article, you will see a common thread that allows the Ravens to be competitive year after year.\u00a0 They draft extremely well and most of their players are homegrown and developed within their system.\u00a0 Occasionally, they get a Free Agent to supplement their team. 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