The Ravens' pass rush cranked it up against the Bengals on "Thursday Night Football," led by last year's team sack leader.
Defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike recorded three sacks for the first hat trick of his career. His seven quarterback pressures tied a career high.
Overall, the Ravens generated 13 quarterback hits on Joe Burrow and had 40 pressures, according to Pro Football Focus (PFF), which is tied for the most in a game this season.
Madubuike entered the game with just two sacks in what has been a frustrating start to the season after he led all NFL defensive tackles with 13 sacks last year. He earned an 89.5 PFF grade against the Bengals, which is his highest grade since Week 1 of the 2022 season.
Here are more takeaways from the PFF grades and snap counts in Baltimore's 35-34 win in another shootout with the Bengals:
- Running back Keaton Mitchell played just two offensive snaps in his debut. Mitchell returned one kickoff for 30 yards. Justice Hill still played 22 snaps as Derrick Henry's backup. Mitchell will likely continue to get more action as he acclimates to being back in game action.
- Wide receiver Tylan Wallace did a lot of damage on his 12 offensive snaps and five routes run, catching three passes for 115 yards, including his tightrope walk 84-yard touchdown. Wallace earned the Ravens' highest grade at 95.5.
- Lamar Jackson entered the game as PFF's highest-graded quarterback, just ahead of the Bengals' Joe Burrow, and Jackson remains on top after their high-scoring rematch. Jackson 87.8 grade easily topped Burrow's 68.1.
- New wide receiver Diontae Johnson had another quiet week with just five offensive snaps. He was targeted by two passes, one that he caught for a 6-yard gain but couldn't get out of bounds to stop the clock, and another in which he slipped and fell to the ground.
- With Isaiah Likely (hamstring) sidelined, Mark Andrews gobbled up 87% of the Ravens' offensive snaps and thrived with six catches for 68 yards and a touchdown.
- Defensive tackle Travis Jones (ankle) was healthier than he has been in weeks and it showed with him playing a career-high 56 snaps and finishing with the Ravens' third-highest defensive grade (71.9).
- With Kyle Hamilton (ankle) leaving the game in the first half, Ar'Darius Washington played 72% of the defensive snaps and Eddie Jackson had 20%. Marcus Williams, who got the Ravens' lowest PFF grade of 29.6, played all but one defensive snap. Hamilton was Baltimore's second-highest graded defender (88.0) despite the injury.
