Ravens Week 7 Snap Count Analysis: Secondary shake-up after Humphrey's injury

By Nikhil Mehta

Ravens Week 7 Snap Count Analysis: Secondary shake-up after Humphrey's injury

The Baltimore Ravens have found their formula on offense, with similar snap distributions to recent wins, while the defense rotated shifted their secondary after an injury to Marlon Humphrey.

Jackson put together another brilliant performance to solidify his standing atop the MVP odds, playing in full control of the offense for all four quarters. It was a bit of a surprise to see Johnson enter the game for the Ravens' last drive with two minutes remaining. Normally, Jackson would stay on the field at least long enough to kill the game with a first down or two.

Henry touched the ball on fewer than half of his snaps, but he put together his most efficient game of the year with 11.3 yards per carry plus a 14-yard touchdown reception. Hill maintained his third-down back role and helped the Ravens salvage points after multiple penalty-ridden drives.

Flowers rolled his ankle in the first quarter, but only missed a handful of plays and finished the game. That gave Bateman the opportunity to lead the Ravens receivers in snaps (and targets, yards, and touchdowns) for the first time this season. Walker only played special teams in his first NFL action, and Baltimore should consider replacing Flowers with Bateman or Agholor on the hands team.

The Ravens relied more on two-tight end sets than Patrick Ricard to create mismatches in the passing game, with Andrews inching closer to retaking TE1 status in Baltimore. Likely and Kolar only combined for 31 yards, but their run-blocking has become a crucial factor in the Ravens' versatility on offense.

Baltimore's starting offensive line went the distance for the fourth game in a row with Patrick Mekari and Roger Rosengarten settling into their roles at left guard and right tackle, respectively. The starting five should remain unchanged moving forward, provided that the unit can stay healthy.

After a stretch of games with Madubuike and Jones dominating DT snaps, the Ravens gave more snaps to their veterans while dropping Jones down to a season-low snap share. That may have contributed to Baltimore's struggles against the run, but Pierce was their most impactful pass rusher up the middle.

Zach Orr spread out his edge rusher snaps on Sunday as the Ravens struggled to get pressure on Baker Mayfield. Van Noy and Oweh are still the clear starters, but Ngakoue and Ojabo both played far more snaps than the last few weeks. Robinson maintained his rotational role, but saw a season-low snap share on special teams.

Smith once again went the distance, as has become his norm in Baltimore. Orr maintained his inside linebacker snap distribution to keep Simpson off the field in obvious passing situations, while the rest of the linebackers remained almost exclusively on special teams.

Stephens played his usual starting share of snaps, while Wiggins stayed on the field when the Ravens went into base or big nickel personnel after Humphrey went down with a knee injury. That will be Baltimore's main concern in the next week, though Arthur Maulet's activation from injured reserve does give them another option in the slot.

Washington took over Humphrey's role in the slot after he went down, which also increased Jackson's snap share as Orr turned to dime packages in the second-half to slow the Buccaneers' comeback attempt. If Maulet takes over in the slot upon his return from IR, Jackson and Washington will go back to splitting snaps in Baltimore's three-safety looks.

Stout is still struggling to find consistency as a punter, but the kicking unit converted both field goal attempts and all five PATs on Sunday.

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