4 Studs and 3 duds in Ravens’ 20-17 win over the 49ers

The Ravens didn’t play their best football but still pulled out a win against the 49ers. Here’s the studs and duds that made it happen.

Dud: LB Patrick Onwuasor

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Onwuasor was clearly dealing with an injury in this game, going down two separate times and having to miss some time with what the Ravens called a knee injury. But with San Francisco pounding the football down Baltimore’s throat, Onwuasor was slow to find the football and slow in getting to it far too often.

Running back Raheem Mostert was left unchallenged in the hole regularly, allowing him to get into the second and third levels on a number of his runs. He finished the game with 146 rushing yards and a touchdown on just 19 attempts, including runs of 40, 19, 18 and 16 yards.

Onwuasor isn’t the only Ravens defender to have struggled against the run but he’s the face of their failure in this game. It continues his steep decline this season after being expected to lead the defense this year as their top inside linebacker.