After Baltimore’s first loss, SB Nation says the Ravens’ keys against Dallas are to spread the ball beyond Bateman, Andrews and Henry, pressure Dak Prescott, and keep running Henry. The Week 3 matchup will be the NFL’s first in Rio de Janeiro.
Prescott went 26-for-31 for 279 yards and four touchdowns against Washington; 179 yards and all four scores came when he was kept clean, the article says. Against the Giants in Week 1, he went 0-for-8 when pressured, with nine pressures during the game. Dallas is missing left guard Tyler Smith, while Baltimore expects defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike back on a pitch count.
With Zay Flowers out in Week 2, more than half of Baltimore’s plays went to Bateman, Andrews and Henry; Bateman had 88 yards and a touchdown, Andrews 49 yards, and Henry averaged 4.3 yards per carry. Devontez Walker’s 47-yard catch was not followed by another target. The Cowboys are in the NFL’s bottom three in rushing yards allowed per game; the writer says Henry should get at least 20 carries even if he starts slowly, since loading the box could open space for Lamar Jackson and the passing game.
