Ravens Report: Week 15 | Baltimore Ravens

Ravens Report: Week 15 | Baltimore Ravens

This week on Ravens Report, we’re shining a spotlight on the third phase that’s been special all season. Plus, meet the Ravens defender who sees the field like a chessboard. And what are the gamedefining details Baltimore has to get right in round two against the Bengals. All that and more starts now on Ravens Report. 15. Touchdown Ravens. Oh, what a scene we have at M&A. Welcome to Ravens Report. I’m Shelby Lasso. Listen, there’s no way to sugarcoat it. That was a tough 27 to22 loss to the Steelers last Sunday in Baltimore. The Ravens now sit a game behind the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North with a record of 6 and seven. The good news, the Ravens still control their own destiny. If they win the remaining four games, they win the division. Now, that’s no easy task, but it starts in Cincinnati on Sunday, and this team has the talent in the locker room to go on a run. The Ravens lost to the Bengals two weeks ago on Thanksgiving night in a game where they started strong, but lost the momentum. And they’ll need to start strong again to deflate the hopes of a Bengals team whose playoff chances are sitting on a needle after a loss to Buffalo last weekend sent them to 4-9 on the season. But as we all know, Joe Burrow is back and it will be a typical AFC North battle. And one group who will make their mark on this game is the special teams unit. It may be regarded as the third phase of any football team, but the Ravens have always emphasized excellence in this group. So, let’s take a look inside at what makes them tick. How about number 39? What’s his name? What’s his name? What’s my name? What did he say about KJ Jackson in that fumble? Just the spark he’s brought to special teams. He said he was going to make a name for himself. He told me that. So, I think he’s doing it. You know, I’ve seen it from day one when he got here. That’s the crazy thing about Kandre. It’s not like it just happened the last couple weeks. It’s probably shown itself in the last couple weeks cuz he finally got an opportunity to play. It’s great. That kid, he wants to go. So, he’s a stud, man. But you saw it day one when he first came here as a undrafted free agent. You know, just that that light, that energy, that spark coming in, you know, your first couple days here, they tell you like you just because you on the team, you sign and everything, you’re not a Raven. Like you got to earn your rights to be call yourself a Raven. You know, it’s it’s a culture that we have here. And you know, if you want to be a Baltimore Raven, you got to go out there and earn it. Originally, he didn’t he didn’t make the team, right? And then and he just came out here every day and he went to work and he got better at the things we asked him to get better at. And then when he’s getting his opportunity, uh, he’s not he’s not only just a role player, like he’s an impactful player for us. Just whenever I got the opportunity, I just knew I want to go out there and make a play and just, you know, become a part of this Raven culture. I mean, for me, it’s opportunity to be out there on the field, play, add to the culture and be a part of this culture. It’s Keandre Jackson with the biggest special teams coverage play of the day. What What excites you most about playing on special teams? Cuz when you out there, man, it seems like you just you’re flying. I mean, the opportunity to play football. I mean, that’s it. That’s all. I mean, you you get a chance to get out there on teams. Um, people just a lot of people look at the two phases, but in the NFL, all three phases matter. So, to go out there and play with my brothers, I mean, that’s big time all the time. When a game’s close and it’s it’s kind of stalemate offense and defense, difference is that that that that third segment, which is special teams. It’s an important part of the game. If a lot of people overlooking that and you know, you can change the game in that phase like you know, you got the Lamar on offense, you got the Cal Hamilton on defense. So, it’s like, I mean, I want to be on special teams. basically be a game changer on special teams because you know you can do that then play for a long time. It’s part of football. It’s part of winning football games. It’s an opportunity to make a difference. Kickoff team is the identity of your football team. So with the kickoff team, we got to get out there and we got to set the tone. Set the tone for the night right here, man. We have a proud tradition here. You know, we’re a proud group on special teams. We want to be a group that makes the difference in games. Jake Hmel blocked the punt. That is a great block. And it’s Keandre Jackson, the rookie from Illinois State, who comes up with the football. What a kick by Jordan Stout. He flips the field again. When was the last time you saw a putter ignite the crowd like that? And nobody’s got it better than Jordan Stout either. Stout 74 yd. So, that might be an individual statistic, but I promise you I couldn’t do it if it wasn’t for the guys running down the field every play. So, I appreciate you all. This is Have you accepted, Nick, for the punt team? I’m going to tell you what, the punt team, the punt, you could say the punt team won us that game cuz the punt team kept us in that game early, right? The punt team kept flipping field position back. All right, Nick, for the punt team, put that up in the room there. Yeah, put it up. you know, that group of guys, those specialists, those three guys, they’ve got a real bond. You know, they really, uh, they’ve really gelled. I think they really hit it off right from the get-go. Uh, and they really care about one another. Like, you know, it’s everything for Nick to have the the laces perfectly right, you know, for Jordan when he puts the ball on the ground. It’s everything for Jordan to put the ball in the exact right spot quickly and then for Tyler to finish it off, you know, and they just want to see each other be successful. But, I mean, they spend all this time together. I mean, it’s like I mean, there’s a lot there’s a lot of work, but you know, how much work is it, you know, over the course of a day? They’re together a lot. So, I don’t I don’t know. They disappear sometimes. I’m not sure what they’re doing. What’s it called when you look at strange keep I got to talk to the audience. They got they got to know I’m here. He’s not there. We’re just got to let us know that we’re talking again. Yeah, we’re talking to people. When they ask me like why are we having success? I’m like it’s because of the like my unit the unit. It’s like the gunners the interior guys Nick but it’s like it’s like Keon Martin and like those guys like Tylen. That’s a fight, bro. No. Hey, I wouldn’t I wouldn’t be doing that if it wasn’t for you guys, but I trust you all to get down there. Good, man. Y’all too Got to be a bit crazy to play special teams, man. Yeah, I think that’s like what the story is coming down to, right? You got to have a wireless if you’re going to be a great special team player. I think you say that 10 times a game on the sideline, that dude’s got a wireless dude. He like makes a play and he does a backflip and and sometimes he lands it, sometimes he does it, sometimes he face. Oh, he in the back. He tripping. Number 39 is a crash out. That boy’s crazy. We’ll take it though. We’ll take We need that. Yeah, we’ll take it. Contagious. Guys who are that intense and just like want to play football that bad, it’s contagious to everybody else around them. I mean, Anthony Lavine has a big part in that. I really do think because he also had a wireless loose when he played and still does as a coach. in the best way possible. Be light. I can hear you. I don’t need to hear you. Sound like Shrek. You sound something. You sound like Shrek. Uh Shrek. You don’t even sound like Shrek. No. You see that? Use him. Yes sir. Oh. Yes sir. He knows he You think you don’t know he got a wireless loose? I played with him for two years. He definitely has a wire loose. Meet me at the ball. Let’s go. But the intensity I guess he brings out of there. Yeah. Knock knock knock back. He Kandre does remind me of the intensity brings like every single meeting. How are those guys not going to be like how they are? Like Lavine leaves them no choice. No. Go ahead and uh tell Nick what you told me yesterday. Yeah. Oh, we were talking about the cut or bench Thanksgiving foods. What are we cutting? Cutting cranberry sauce. Get it out. I said yams. Do you have anything off the top of the dome? Yeah. What are you cutting? I got hot eggs on Thanksgiving. Go ahead. Let’s don’t like turkey. Okay. No. So, we were on the same page. I I like ham. My mom’s family. She’s got four siblings and there’s 29 grandkids. Wow. And so ever since we were like have a kitchen. 29 grandkids, 26 boys. How many grandkids? 29. And how many are boys? 26. No wonder you’re such a macho man. And there’s uh the first two grandkids were girls and the very last one was a girl. 26 in a row in the middle. No way, dude. How’s that even possible, dude? What are the odds on that? What are the odds of flipping heads 26 times in a row? Pretty low. So my only one in 67 million. Can we do it pretty big? Yeah. Did I bet? Did you have a tackle this year? Yeah, he made one. Oh, I did. And that was a very good tackle. Actually, that was a touchdown saver. Yeah, I forgot about that. Miami. You’ve had more than me for sure. Probably like three or four. You You made the first tackle of first play of your career with the midfield as Luke pushes him out of bounds. Yeah, first play of my career. I was so upset. I It was not a good tackle. I was just hit my The first kicker ever. No, genuinely like the thing about Tyler is like great guy, but everyone’s rookie year, including mine, like you’re like it’s a little overwhelming. Jordan came in like you don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m going to do this. Don’t act like I wasn’t the most humb give us remember. No. Well, you were still are but you’re so I was like I didn’t expect anything personalitywise. I was more worried about Randy and kicking a straight ball. I was not I was not concerned about you guys at all. I was like, I got to I got to make sure I stay here. You’ve done well so far, kid. You have done well. Punter Jordan Stout has been having a Pro Bowl season. His net punting average ranks first in the NFL at almost 46 yards. So, Ravens fans, make sure you vote for Jordan and your favorite Ravens now to send them to San Francisco for the Pro Bowl games. Coming up on Ravens Report, the Ravens defender who turns X’s and O’s into kings and queens and uses that chessboard mindset to stay one move ahead of opposing offenses. We’ll be right back. Ravens Flock shopping for the holidays is now easier than ever with the all-new Flock Shop at Mnt Bank Stadium. This 7,000q ft² retail store situated on the north plaza is open from Monday through Saturday and during home games, too. The Flock Shop features the widest selection of Ravens gear in the city, and they even have a custom jersey station to make it easy for you to create a one-of-a-kind gift. Visit baltimore ravens.com/flockshop for store hours and flock to the flock shop this holiday season. Ravens Report is brought to you by MedStar Health, the trusted medical team of the Baltimore Ravens and you. MedStar Health, it’s how we treat people. And by Mnt Bank, the official bank of the Baltimore Ravens. Welcome back to Ravens Report. One of the more under the radar signings of the off season for the Ravens was veteran quarterback Cheeto Beawier. Cheeto has played a key role this season on defense, especially early in the year when the injuries were mounting up. He’s been solid all season, but he has a passion that you might not always associate with football players. So, let’s learn a little more about Cheeto Bay. I got to the NFL. Um, I had a teammate named Demari Cooper who was a great receiver obviously, but he was also a great chess player. I had a lot of hope for you, bro. No, I literally just bl No, you played well. You played well. You know, I’m a DB. He’s a he’s a receiver. We’re going uh after each other every day. We got off the field. We would play chess dang there every day. So, yeah, it really built um just the competitive fire in me and you know, I saw a lot of benefits from playing. So, it’s been really fun. Chess is so similar to football and really like the game of life thing in chess. Uh it’s definitely pattern recognition. Watch the slick play. Let the QB sneak. Good eyes. Good eyes. Four by one. Chess has really helped me out. It’s like figuring out the best move and also like prioritizing properly. I’m looking at everything and really it starts, you know, on film. It starts with like how they move. How many steps is it taking them to run a slant? How many steps does it take them to run a curl? The same depth every time. Okay. When they’re lined up like the X versus the Z versus the slot, do they run the route different? Is the right foot up? Is the left foot up? Do they have late hands, early hands? And how’s the quarterback working into this? What offensive coordinators working on? Have they ran similar concepts against a corner like me? You know, it’s just everything, you know, I’m really it’s it happens throughout the week though and it’s a progression. And then when I get to the game, I kind of just throw all that stuff out, you know, and just try to play and I hopefully it’s entered into my subconscious to where I can just react and play free. Tony, come on. Yeah, buddy. Yeah, buddy. Alert the slant. Alert the slant, Nate. Alert the slant. Alert the fade, Nate. Alert the fade, Nate. Alert the fade. It’s like boxing. You have an opponent that you’re going against, and they have their strengths. You know, some people, you know, have a strong jab. Some people, you know, have strong haymakers. Some people are really quick on their feet. Uh, some people are slow movers, but, you know, they like to put their weight on you. So, um, every receiver has their own strengths, and they’re in the NFL for a reason. So, it’s the key is to find those strengths as quickly as possible and then kind of try to assess and figure out how, you know, when I’m out there, how I will play against them in life and in football, you know, you have certain checkpoints that you have to, you know, take care of before you move on to the next thing. So, you know, whether if I’m out on the field, you know, guarding a route, you know, obviously I have the most dangerous routes in my head, you know, like take care of that first and then, you know, kind of work to progress, you know, to for the shorter routes or the intermediate routes, but, you know, you always got to take away like the deep route. That would be like my king or my queen. It’s that patience, precision, and strategy that has a Wooier keeping offenses in check this season. Now, back in 2022, Cheeto actually won chess.com’s Blitz Champs tournament, which is a rapid tournament for NFL players, beating his old teammate Omari Cooper in the final. Coming up on Ravens Report, the Ravens locked in Mark Andrews for three more years, and we’re looking back at the plays that made him a franchise cornerstone. Don’t go anywhere. The calendar has flipped to December, and the story of this season is still being written. The Ravens continue their climb back towards the playoffs, and tickets to watch them battle at the bank are now available. Got a touchdown. Watch as they fight, fight for Baltimore and Maryland Ravens forever more. Welcome back to Ravens Report. If the Ravens are going to save this season, it starts in Cincinnati on Sunday. And you can bet that if the Ravens make a late season run to the playoffs, Mark Andrews will be a big part of that, especially after putting pen to paper on that three-year extension last week. He has always been Lamar’s favorite target, and he now holds the receiving triple crown as the franchise’s all-time leader in yards, receptions, and touchdowns. From clutch catches to end zone dominance, let’s relive Mark Andrews signature moments. about the opportunity to work hard, earn my spot, and that’s what it’s all about here. Throws quickly over the middle. He’s got the rookie tight end, Mark Andrews. And Andrews has a first down. Caught. Touchdown. Mark Andrews, the rookie to get number one. Drafted by the Baltimore Ravens is is a true blessing. This this organization and and that community is is incredible. Jackson throwing down the seam. He’s got his rookie tightened Andrews. Touchdown Ravens. A strike, Mark Andrews. What a catch. Andrews secures it. They can’t bring him down. Wow. He’s a beast. Throws it inside the five. He’s got Mark Andrews. Andrews lift it in. Touchdown Ravens. And it’s pulled down. What a catch. Oh, what a grab. Touchdown. Going to keep it alive. Put it up for grab. And it’s a touchdown. Andrews. Wow. fires to the middle and he’s got Mark Andrews with a record setting touchdown for the Ravens tight end. The 48th touchdown of his career, the most in Ravens team history. Throws to the back of the end zone. Touchdown, Mark Andrews. That puts Mark Andrews past Derek Mason alltime leader in receiving yards. Number 89, Bart Andrew. Still to come on Ravens Report, the Ravens path to a win in Cincinnati is clearer than you might think, but only if they execute these three crucial keys. We’ll be right back, so don’t go anywhere. Hey Ravens fans, this is your chance to get closer than ever with the GEA Tunnel Takeover Sweep Stakes. Win tickets to the December 21st game when your Ravens face the Patriots. You’ll score game day parking, backyard bash passes, and the ultimate pregame tunnel experience as the team storms the field. Don’t miss it. Enter now at baltimore ravens.com/gea. Welcome back to Ravens Report. The Ravens are back on the road this Sunday in Cincinnati, facing the Bengals for the second time in just three weeks. Baltimore enters at 6 and seven. And a win on Sunday would keep the Ravens playoff hopes alive. And after falling to the Bengals on Thanksgiving night 32 to 14, there’s plenty to fix. So, let’s just rip the band-aid off and start here because this was the story two weeks ago. The Ravens turned the ball over five times on Thanksgiving. Four fumbles and one interception. And that was the difference. Those turnovers gave Cincinnati short fields and allowed the Bengals to win time of possession by more than 17 minutes. It’s almost impossible to score when you’re constantly handing the ball back to your opponent. So this week, Baltimore has to protect the football like the season depends on it because frankly it kind of does. Clean football gives you a chance. Careless football leaves you watching the playoffs from the outside. Once the turnovers are addressed, the next priority is simple. Jamar Chase cannot be the story again. In week 13, he caught seven passes for over 100 yards. And with T. Higgins likely out again, Cincinnati will once again lean on him heavily. Now, Baltimore used a mix of corners on Chase last time, and there were moments of success, especially when they were physical at the line and kept him from getting free releases. And the defense held up well in the red zone overall. No TDs for Jamar and Cincinnati was limited to one touchdown on six trips. But because of the turnover induced time of possession gap, the Ravens defense was on the field far too long. They need help from the offense, which leads to my final key. The best way to slow down Joe Burrow in his first home game back after an 11week injury is to make him watch from the sideline. Sustained drives, sustained pressure, and finishing with touchdowns, not field goals. Lamar Jackson broke some droughts last week. He threw a touchdown and ran for one. But the red zone continues to be a problem. The Ravens scored touchdowns on only two of six red zone trips against Pittsburgh. The good news, Cincinnati ranks near the bottom of the league in red zone defense, allowing touchdowns 64% of the time. And the Bengals also allow a league high three points per drive at home. So, the opportunities will be there. And in a game with this much at stake, threes need to become sevens. So if the Ravens can protect the football with sustained drives that finish in the end zone and prevent Jamar Chase from taking over, they’ll be back in the win column and continue to control their own destiny with three games remaining. Thanks for watching and we’ll see you again next week.

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