Baltimore Ravens right tackle Roger Rosengarten has been one of the Washington Huskies’ best rookies around the NFL in 2024 and proved it in the final week of the regular season against arguably the league’s toughest competitors.
Every time Rosengarten lined up to take a snap, he looked across the line and saw five-time All-Pro and the NFL’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett looking back at him. As the Ravens cruised to an AFC North division title with a 35-10 win over the Cleveland Browns, Garrett was practically a non-factor.
The 29-year-old tallied just 2 tackles, 1 for loss, as Cleveland’s pass rush failed to do anything to contain quarterback Lamar Jackson. The two-time MVP wasn’t sacked once, throwing for 217 yards and 2 touchdowns.
“I’m very proud. It’s a good group, a fun group, and then just all of the things that we went through in the preseason,” center Tyler Linderbaum said of Baltimore’s offensive line. “Losing [offensive line coach] Joe [D’Alessandris] certainly hasn’t been easy, but I think he’d be very proud of us. The way we play, the way we play the game, the way we approach the game, I think, is something he’d be proud of.”
Baltimore also eviscerated the Browns’ defensive front, tallying 220 yards and another 2 scores on the ground. With the win, the Ravens secured the No. 3 seed in the AFC and are set for a wild card weekend showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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