With the second half underway, we’re looking at takeaways and observations from the first 30 minutes of play.
Detroit flew into Baltimore, and it’s been explosive play after explosive play in a fun-filled first half that saw the Ravens break out the All-Black uniforms against the beast of the NFC North.
With the second half underway, we’re looking at takeaways and observations from the first 30 minutes of play.
Derrick Henry is back
Early in the second quarter of last week’s win over Cleveland, tight end Mark Andrews had more rushing yards (2) than star running back Derrick Henry (-5). Overall, Henry has five carries for five yards, and the Ravens have eight rushing yards on 24 offensive plays in the first half. That wasn’t the case on Monday night. Henry scored a 28-yard touchdown on the Ravens’ first drive and finished the first half with eight carries for 41 yards (5.1 avg) and one rushing touchdown.
Lamar Jackson
Jackson is 8-9 passing for 98 yards (10.9 avg), one touchdown, and a near-perfect 149.1 rating in the first half. Jared Goff was 14-17 passing for 135 yards, no touchdowns, and a 99.8 rating.
Teddye Buchanan
Roquan Smith has four tackles in the first half, but it’s the rookie linebacker who is leading Baltimore with seven stops.
Defensive tackle plays without Nnamdi Madubuike
John Jenkins has three tackles and one tackle for loss in relief of Madubuike. Detroit has 57 rushing yards as Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery have combined for 18 carries and 50 yards.
Lions‘ impressive drive
Detroit took a 14-7 lead after an 18-play 98 98-yard drive that ate up 10 minutes, 48 seconds of clock and was punctuated with a physical touchdown run from David Montgomery. The Lions have 192 yards in the first half.
Ravens’ red zone failure
After driving down the field, Baltimore had four tries from the Lions’ 3-yard line or closer and couldn’t get into the end zone. On fourth-and-goal, the Ravens went with a quick snap and had Lamar Jackson roll right looking for a receiver, but he eventually fumbled while attempting to shake off a defender.
It’s the first time in eight red-zone trips this season that Baltimore failed to score.
Random notes
Detroit dominated time of possession, holding the ball for 19:48 in the first half.
Devontez Walker has one catch for 34 yards, and it’s his first NFL reception that didn’t go for a score.
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