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Lamar Jackson once again does it with his legs, finding the end zone untouched after a fake handoff up the middle against the 49ers.
As the rain continues to fall at M&T Bank Stadium, quarterback Lamar Jackson led the Baltimore Ravens on a 13 play, 65-yard drive that ended with the MVP front runner running it in from a yard out to give his side the lead against the 49ers.
Though both the 49ers and Ravens haven’t been shy throwing the football, it was Jackson’s legs that really got that drive moving. It was Jackson’s fifth carry of the drive, including down to the two-yard line. After a play fake with Gus Edwards, Jackson ran to the left for the go-ahead score. At this point, Jackson has more rushing attempts than the rest of the team combined.
With the score, Jackson became the second player with 25-plus passing touchdowns and 750-plus rushing yards in a single season.
This game is more than living up to expectations as a potentially Super Bowl matchup. Both offenses are hitting on all cylinders today in the poor weather.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson connected with tight end Mark Andrews for a franchise-record 48th touchdown of the season.
The Baltimore Ravens got off to a slow start in this one but are heating up quickly. Baltimore safety Chuck Clark sacked San Francisco quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, forcing a fumble which Brandon Williams recovered. Two plays later and the Ravens found the end zone on a 20-yard completion to tight end Mark Andrews.
After a three-yard run on first down by Justice Hill, Lamar Jackson looked to his most trusted weapon Mark Andrews. Andrews made the catch and backed into the end zone for his seventh touchdown grab of the season.
With that touchdown, two franchise records were set. Andrews tied for the most single-season touchdown receptions for Ravens tight ends. And the score was the 48th touchdown of the season for Baltimore, breaking the franchise’s single-season record.
The conditions look far from ideal for both teams, yet both have made plays in the passing game in the early stages. In spite of the heavy rain and cold weather, both teams don’t seem to be shying away from throwing the football.
A look at the San Francisco 49ers, who play the Ravens in Week 13, from a tendency point of view.
In one of the games of the week, if not the entire 2019 season, the red hot Baltimore Ravens take on the San Francisco 49ers at M&T Bank Stadium in Week 13. The Ravens have won their last six games and sit atop the AFC North at 9-2. The 49ers also lead their division and if the season ended today would have the No. 1 seed in the NFC on the back of their 10-1 record. These teams have met five times in the regular season since 1996. Baltimore has a 3-2 advantage. They also met in the Super Bowl following the 2012 season, with John Harbaugh emerging victorious over his brother Jim who was 49ers head coach at the time.
Let’s take a closer look at San Francisco to give us a better look at what we can expect to see from them on offense and defense.
Offense
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49ers coach Kyle Shanahan has long been thought of as one of the better offensive coaches in the NFL. His team has certainly lived up to his billing this season as they trail only the Ravens in points scored. They sit at sixth in total yards. The 49ers, in another similarity to the Ravens, have found most of their offensive success on the ground so far this season. Their 1,602 rushing yards are the second-most in the NFL, while they are close to the middle of the pack in terms of passing. The 49ers have 2,603 passing yards this season, which ranks 14th.
From a formation point of view, the 49ers are one of the more versatile in the NFL. They line up in 11 personnel (one back, one tight end, three wide receivers) on 40% of their offensive plays, a long way below the league average and more than only two teams. They predominantly pass out of this formation, doing so on 70% of their plays. San Francisco averages 7.6 yards per passing attempt out of the 11 formation, but also average 5.4 yards per rushing attempt.
The 49ers use 12 personnel (one back, two tight ends, two wide receivers) on a quarter of their plays and tend to run out of this formation despite only averaging 3.4 yards per attempt.
The 49ers use 21 personnel (two backs, one tight end, two wide receivers at the second-highest rate in the league, lining up this way on 22% of their plays. They have a pass:run rate of 42%:58% with two backs on the field, averaging 9 yards per pass attempt and 4.9 yards per rush.
In a shotgun league, the 49ers put their quarterback under center at one of the highest rates in the NFL — 59% of their offensive plays are run with Jimmy Garoppolo under center. They run the ball on 69% of their plays when this happens. When Garoppolo has lined up in the gun, it has been a pass on 77% of the plays. In neutral situations (when the 49ers are up or down by seven points or less), the 49ers have a pass:run rate of 54%:46%. But their overall pass to run ratio of 0.83 is the second-lowest in the NFL this season.
