Quarterback: B+
Tyler Huntley once again performed admirably in a big relief spot with Lamar Jackson inactive with a back injury. Huntley only threw for 107 yards but was efficient with 16-of-20 passes completed. He delivered a few timely third-down conversion throws, including the 10-yard touchdown strike to Zay Flowers in the fourth quarter that gave the Ravens a multiple-possession lead. His longest pass of the game went for just 13 yards but Huntley had 60 additional yards on the ground highlighted by a long 25-yard pickup. Equally important was the fact that Huntley avoided any turnovers or costly mistakes in a difficult road environment.
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Running Back: A+
There’s no other way to put it: Derrick Henry nothing short of sensational in this game. With their backs against the wall, Henry turned in one of the best performances of his legendary career. Henry received a whopping 36 carries, a career-high, and finished with 216 yards and four — yes four touchdowns. Henry had 100+ yards in both halves and multiple long runs for over double-digit yards. Behind the Ravens’ offensive line, Henry wore down the Green Bay Packers’ defense from start to finish. Keaton Mitchell saw nine carries of his own and gained 31 yards, 14 of which came on one attempt.
Wide Receiver: C
On a low-volume night for the passing attack, Zay Flowers’ 30 receiving yards was enough to lead all pass-catchers. Flowers only had four catches as well, but they were impactful and included multiple first-down pickups on third down. His fourth-quarter touchdown catch was his third receiving score of the year and extended his scoring streak to three games in a row. Rashod Bateman was the only other wide receiver to catch a pass but had only one reception for seven yards, while Deandre Hopkins received one lone target with no catches.
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Tight End: B-
Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely finished second and third on the team in targets behind Flowers. They didn’t make any downfield plays but recorded some timely short-to-intermediate catches for Huntley to help extend drives. They combined to catch all seven of their total targets for 55 yards. Charlie Kolar had no catches on one target but played a big role in run blocking, as did this whole group. That goes for Pat Ricard as well, who was party to multiple key blocks in open space.
Defensive Line: C+
The Ravens slowed down the Packers’ run game at the line of scrimmage, bottling up Josh Jacobs and Emmauel Wilson (seven carries, 19 rushing yards combined). They weren’t able to contain Malik Willis at times but were still stalwart against the Packers’ running backs. Travis Jones had another impactful game with 1.5 sacks, one tackle-for-loss, and a quarterback hit with four tackles. As has been the case, the Ravens didn’t get too much noticeable production from the rest of the defensive line group. Their pass rush left some to be desired but they at least helped make the Packers one-dimensional offensively.
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Edge Rusher: C
The Ravens were not able to generate much pressure against Willis with just one sack and four quarterback hits on him. As a result, Willis was comfortable for most of the game. When the Ravens did get push on the pocket, they failed to set the edge properly at times and Willis was able to break contain. Dre’Mont Jones had a quarterback hit and Mike Green recovered a fumble, while Tavius Robinson had a half-sack and quarterback hit as well. The edge rushers deserve credit for helping slow down the Packers’ running backs as well, but the performance against the pass was less than stellar.
Linebacker: C
For the linebacker group, it was another unbalanced game in which they were stout against the run but got lost in coverage a number of times. Roquan Smith and Trenton Simpson surprisingly combined for only seven tackles but made some notable stops. Smith blew up a fourth-and-short rush attempt by Jacobs and Simpson later brought down Willis on a scramble attempt in the red zone. At the same time, they let some long throws get behind them over the middle of the field.
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Cornerback: D
It was a rough night at the office for Nate Wiggins and Marlon Humphrey. Wiggins allowed well over 100 receiving yards as a primary defender and was beaten multiple times in single coverage. Humphrey struggled as well and failed to make multiple open-field tackles. Humphrey did come up with another key turnover in the fourth quarter when a dropped pass fell into his arms for his fourth interception of the year. The Ravens allowed Green Bay’s wide receivers to rack up numerous chunk plays in the passing game. They ceded more than four receptions of 30+ yards and struggled to defend both in man coverage and zone coverage.
Safety: C-
Like the cornerbacks, the Ravens’ safeties also had far from their best performance. They deserve some blame for the numerous explosive passing plays the secondary surrendered, some of which were the result of soft deep coverage play and miscommunications over the middle. Alohi Gilman was victimized a couple times in the open field and Kyle Hamilton didn’t have his usual high-level impact. Malaki Starks finished third on the team in tackles with five, while Ar’Darius Washington had a quarterback hit.
Special Teams: A–
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The Ravens’ special teams unit turned in a solid outing. Tyler Loop was perfect in Lambeau Field with five extra points and two made field goals. Loop has been near-perfect from anything inside of 50 yards this year. Jordan Stout only punted once but it landed inside the 20-yard line. Baltimore’s return coverage was strong as they allowed only 23.3 yards per kick return on seven total returns.