How far can the Ravens go with Brian Billick as the Offensive Coordinator, a role he’s assumed since Jim Fassel’s departure after Week 6? BTN predicts not very far unless the running game gets fixed soon. The upcoming schedule includes Pittsburgh and Kansas City; two teams that defend the rush very well. You can bet they will take away the run and force Steve McNair to carry even more of a load than he has up to this point.
It seems obvious the rushing game could use a little more Mike Anderson and Musa Smith added to the mix…but we’ve been saying that for weeks now. No team with a winning record runs the ball worse than the Ravens (3.4); New Orleans has the same average.
The holiday season is now upon us and BTN is asking Santa to deliver an early Christmas gift to Brian Billick — a running game!
Check back next week to see if the trends continue.
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OFFENSE RANKINGS:
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Statistic
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After 6 Games
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After 10 Games
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% Difference (+/-)
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Total offense
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271.7 (28th)
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304.6 (21st)
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+ 12.1%
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Pts per game
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18.3 (18th)
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22.2 (11th)
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+ 21.3%
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Rush yards per game
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94.3 (24th)
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98.5 (26th)
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+ 4.5%
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Rush attempt avg.
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3.5 (26th)
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3.4 (30th)
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– 2.9%
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Rush attempts per game
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26.7 (20th)
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28.9 (11th)
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+ 8.2%
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Pass yards per game
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177.3 (27th)
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215.4 (20th)
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+ 21.5%
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Pass comp %
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56.0 (26th)
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60.6 (16th)
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+ 8.2%
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Pass attempts per game
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33.3 (14th)
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33.5 (T-11th)
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+ less than 1%
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Pass comp avg. yards
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5.32 (29th)
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6.15 (18th)
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+ 15.6%
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QB rating
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64.1 (29th)
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78.1 (20th)
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+ 21.8%
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3rd down conversion %
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36.7 % (22nd)
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41.1 (8th)
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+ 11.9%
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Time of possession
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30:38 (13th)
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32:24 (3rd)
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+ 5.8%
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Red Zone TD %
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44.40% (25th)
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44.44% (25th)
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+ less than 1%
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Penalties
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31 (12th)
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63 (T-17th)
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– 15.6%
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Sacks allowed
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12 (14th)
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16 (T-6th)
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+ 25.0%
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Turnover margin
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+ 7 (3rd)
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+ 12 (1st)
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+ 6.3%
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Held under 20 pts**
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3-6 = 50%
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0-4 = 0%
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NA
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**Not an official NFL statistic. Stat provided by BTN.
