Dud: Tackling

This has been an issue at times this season and it reared its ugly head once again in the first half against the Jets. Baltimore played more zone coverage than they have in the last few weeks, allowing receivers to get open for small gains. The big part of the gameplan is to wrap up those players for short completions and get off the field without allowing the big plays. But that’s not at all what the Ravens did and it cost them repeatedly, though they dug themselves out of a hole with big plays at the end of drives to avoid giving up points.

Against New York, it was an inconvenience. In the playoffs, it’ll keep teams in games and give them chances to win when they should be stomped out early.