Baltimore is 1-1 and confident heading into a Week 3 showdown against the Lions after an impressive win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon. The Ravens sent a statement to the Lions and the entire NFL with a dominant 41-17 win at M&T Bank Stadium. Baltimore leads the all-time series 38-15 after Zach Orr’s embattled defense held the Browns to 322 total yards, forced two Cleveland turnovers, and sacked Joe Flacco twice on an afternoon when the veteran was pulled and replaced by Dillon Gabriel.
With preparation for Detroit set to begin, we’re looking at an instant analysis of Sunday’s win.
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Devontez Walker
The former UNC star isn’t the next Cris Carter, but all of his NFL catches have gone for touchdowns. Walker added two more scores on both of his targets Sunday, finishing with 26 yards.
Tavius Robinson
Robinson forced the strip sack on Joe Flacco that led to Roquan Smith’s fumble recovery for a touchdown. Overall, Robinson finished with six tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss, and one QB hit.
Roquan Smith
Smith returned this season looking to send a message, and he finished with 15 total tackles, three tackles for loss, and two QB hits, along with the defensive touchdown.
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Nnamdi Madubuike
The defensive tackle logged his second sack of the season, along with a QB hit.
Zay Flowers
Flowers led Baltimore with seven catches for 75 yards on 11 targets.
DeAndre Hopkins
Hopkins had two dazzling catches and finished with two catches for 64 yards and one touchdown.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Instant analysis of Ravens’ dominant 41-17 win over Browns in Week 2