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BALTIMORE The Ravens have been the NFL's most
Charlie McAvoy Jersey dominant running team over the past three years.However, a slew of injuries has forced them to make adjustments.This season, the Ravens had the league's fourth-ranked pa sing offense and ninth-ranked running attack heading into the bye.However, the team needs the running game to perform better to keep the offense revved up.I think their deep coverage is pushing out pretty deep, and the linebackers are playing play-action because theyve seen it a lot, so theyre recognizing it pretty well and playing it," coach John Harbaugh said. "If you dont run the ball really
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Jared McCann Jersey to injuries in training camp. However, the performance will need to improve over the second half of the season.We have to run it better. We have to block it better. We have to scheme it better," Harbaugh said.The wide receivers have been dominant.Marquise Brown leads the Ravens with 566 yards receiving with six touchdowns. He's also been targeted a team-high 57 times and has
Axel Andersson Jersey 37 receptions.Over two games, rookie Rashod Bateman has seven receptions for 109 yards. Sammy Watkins has dealt with a thigh injury but leads the team with 16.2 yards per reception. Overall, Watkins has 18 receptions on 32 targets for 292 yards. Tight end Mark Andrews is having a Pro-Bowl caliber season and Patrick Ricard has dominated opponents.Now, the Ravens need the running backs and wide receivers to compliment each other.