The Pro Football Focus (PFF) grades and snap counts are in from the Ravens' 35-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
Here's what stood out:
- Left guard Patrick Mekari started but played just six snaps because he was still getting over an illness. With him sidelined, the Ravens turned to Andrew Vorhees and Ben Cleveland as fill-ins. Vorhees, who earned the starting job out of training camp but suffered an early-season ankle injury, played 67% of the snaps and Cleveland played 26%.
- Vorhees earned the Ravens' fifth-highest offensive from PFF (69.1), including especially good marks for his zone run blocking. Vorhees helped create the lane for Derrick Henry's 43-yard touchdown run to cap the scoring.
- Cleveland logged a PFF grade of 61.6. While his run blocking grades were strong (a team-high 68.6), Cleveland surrendered two pressures in eight true pass sets.
- Running back Derrick Henry was held to just eight rushing yards in the first half yet finished with 138 and two touchdowns. He earned the offense's highest grade and has logged elite grades each of the past three weeks.
- Henry gained +87 rushing yards over expected, his third-most in a game this season and his most since Week 7 against the Buccaneers (+99), per Next Gen Stats. He finished the season with 562 yards over expected, the most in the NFL.
- Tight end Charlie Kolar carried a typical workload (29% of snaps) in his first game back from his broken forearm.
- Rookie cornerback Nate Wiggins played all but one of the defensive snaps – the highest percentage he's had this season. The first-round pick continues to be relied upon more down the stretch. He cashed in early, taking his first career interception back for a pick-six.
- Lamar Jackson has been on a similar trajectory, as he had an 87.7 grade – his fourth straight week with a grade over 85. His running grades the past two weeks have lifted his grades, as he rushed nine times for 63 yards.
- Rashod Bateman stepped up after Zay Flowers went down with a knee injury, registering a grade of 75.0 – his second-highest mark since Week 7 in Tampa Bay.
- Flowers' injury created more snaps for wide receiver Tylan Wallace. He played a career-high 51 offensive snaps (73%). Wallace was targeted by one pass and it was the first time this season that he didn't make the catch. Nelson Agholor (concussion) was inactive despite practicing fully all week, and he could factor more into the offense if Flowers is sidelined for any portion of the playoffs.
- Michael Pierce's big-man interception earned him the defense's highest grade (93.8). Linebacker Chris Board followed him up with a 90.0 grade lifted by his coverage marks.
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