Brown’s Five Thoughts on Ravens’ Thrilling Overtime Win in Cincinnati

Watching movie of this sport can be troublesome for Baltimore’s protection. The Bengals scored too usually, too simply, and had too many large performs.

Even when the Ravens bought Cincinnati into third and lengthy, they could not make a key play to get off the sector. The Bengals have been 7-for-7 on third down conversions to start out the second half, main to 2 lengthy landing drives that stored Cincinnati in entrance and stored Jackson and the Ravens’ offense off the sector.

Till Humphrey’s interception, the story of the sport was the Ravens’ lack of ability to maintain Cincinnati from shifting the ball by way of the air virtually at will. Chase (10 catches, 193 yards, two touchdowns) turned a easy extensive receiver display right into a 70-yard landing by working by way of Baltimore’s secondary unimpeded.

Burrow and Chase are distinctive gamers. However a secondary that features Humphrey, Kyle Hamilton, Marcus Williams, Brandon Stephens, Nate Wiggins, and Ar’Darius Washington shouldn’t be picked aside with frequency. The Ravens’ protection has lots to speak about, however no less than they will be doing it after a win.

“There are many issues to have a look at and choose aside, issues that we’ll be working exhausting to enhance on,” Harbaugh mentioned. “However I am happy with the blokes to maintain believing.”