The Ravens were in pads again as they practiced for the second time in a six-day stretch.
The defense has had its fair share of wins during training camp. But on Sunday the offense, carried by its red-zone performance, evened out the win shares.
Although Lamar Jackson and his offense were up and down in regular move-the-ball periods, they found success in red-zone drills with good reads by Jackson and excellent catches by his receivers.
The second-team offense, led by Cooper Rush, did not look as consistent, with depth defensive players making big plays against them.
Here are highlights from Sunday’s practice:
Attendance
The Ravens had a lot of players who did not participate in Sunday’s padded practice, but only a few are cause for concern.
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Safety Kyle Hamilton, running back Keaton Mitchell and linebacker William Kwenkeu have injuries that coach John Harbaugh said the team isn’t worried about.
Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and cornerback Jaire Alexander did not practice but are fine, according to Harbaugh.
Tight end Isaiah Likely (foot), safety Ar’Darius Washington (Achilles) and tackle Emery Jones Jr. (shoulder) remain out.
The most concerning injury updates came when the Ravens placed rookie cornerbacks Bilhal Kone (ACL and MCL) and Robert Longerbeam (knee) on injured reserve. Because they were placed on IR ahead of the roster finalization, they will miss the season.
Lamar watch
Jackson has had a quiet camp (for him), and he had an inconsistent performance Sunday.
At times, he worked his magic. He extended plays with his legs, as when he outran outside linebacker Odafe Oweh long enough to find wide receiver Rashod Bateman for a first down. He also placed a ball perfectly so cornerback Nate Wiggins, who had wide receiver Zay Flowers covered, couldn’t defend the touchdown pass.
But Jackson’s frustration with himself was evident at other times, including when he punted a ball down the field after fumbling a handoff. He threw a pass at Flowers’ feet and missed a connection with Dayton Wade, despite good pass protection. However, he circled back with his receivers on the sidelines, proof that he has been serious about improving communication and chemistry.
Jackson was at his best in the red zone, where he threw touchdown passes to Flowers and tight end Charlie Kolar. He also took care of the ball, except for the fumble, with zero interceptions during the team period.
Kicker watch
Rookie kicker Tyler Loop got a lot of work in with 13 field goal attempts, making 12. However, all of the kicks were from less than 50 yards.
Loop missed his longest attempted field goal from 45 yards. His longest completed field goal was a 42-yarder.
End Zone
- Defensive lineman Travis Jones was one of the stars in one-on-ones against offensive linemen. He beat left guard Andrew Vorhees quickly with an inside move in one encounter, then discarded him with an impressive hump move a few reps later. Vorhees also struggled against Nnamdi Madubuike in the team period.
- Right tackle Roger Rosengarten handled outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy but got knocked back several yards on a bull rush by outside linebacker Tavius Robinson.
- Rookie outside linebacker Mike Green nearly slipped by Ronnie Stanley with an inside move before the left tackle recovered quickly, but Green bounced back with an easy win against rookie tackle Carson Vinson.
- Rookie defensive lineman Aeneas Peebles won with his quickness in his two matchups against undrafted rookie guard Jared Penning.
- Bateman had maybe the most impressive rep in the Ravens receivers’ one-on-ones against defensive backs. He accelerated past Wiggins easily with a convincing stutter-and-go move before running under a deep ball for a touchdown. Wiggins later got his revenge with tight coverage on an in-breaking route by Bateman. The wide receiver also made a nice catch in a team period on a late read by Jackson, keeping up with the quarterback’s freelancing.
- Cornerback Marlon Humphrey helped force an incompletion against Flowers after the wide receiver slipped on a comeback route, then allowed a completion on a contested jump ball down the sideline to wide receiver Anthony Miller.
- Cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis had an interception after all but running wide receiver Keith Kirkwood’s vertical route for him. He was also in coverage on Kolar’s touchdown during a red-zone drill, but Kolar’s height and a perfectly thrown ball won out.
- Cornerback T.J. Tampa had tight coverage on LaJohntay Wester on an incompletion as the wide receiver ran a comeback but allowed an impressive downfield grab to undrafted rookie wide receiver Xavier Guillory, partly because he decided not to risk a midair collision.
- Rush had difficulty taking care of the ball in team drills. He threw an interception to cornerback Reuben Lowery, who was covering wide receiver Malik Cunningham. Lowery also had two pass defenses against Rush. Safety Beau Brade almost picked off another of Rush’s passes, but wide receiver Devontez Walker bailed the quarterback out. Brade also deflected another of Rush’s passes.
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