Saints score, was a bad series for Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith even though I thought the pass interference in end zone was a bad call. That was Brees No. 500 TD pass.
Drew Brees hits tight end Ben Watson with 500th career touchdown pass, giving Saints a 7-3 lead. He's fourth QB to reach that milestone. #ravens#saints
Lamar Jackson scores his first NFL touchdown on a one-yard keeper after two-minute drill that included 56-yard pass from Joe Flacco to John Brown. Ravens head into halftime with a 10-7 lead. #ravens
Some real clutch plays to keep that #Ravens TD drive alive, none bigger than Michael Crabtree's 18-yard catch on third down. He's certainly reversed his narrative over the last two weeks.
Will the #Ravens ' streak of preventing second-half touchdowns fall on this drive? They've had their chances to stop Drew Brees, but he's made several resourceful throws under pressure. Saints are in the red zone to start 4th quarter.
Another touchdown for Brees and the Saints, who go up 21-17 on #Ravens . You have to give the Saints credit for their creative play calling and absolute confidence on fourth down. First time this Ravens defense has been on its heels late in a game.
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“Definitely frustrating,” he said after Sunday's 24-23 loss. “I had some penalties on me. Just didn’t play my game today, and I felt frustrated because I feel like I’m the one that lost that game at the end.”
John Harbaugh on players like Jimmy Smith shouldering the blame after Sunday: "It gives me a lot of optimism." Says the collective responsibility is one of the things he likes most about the Ravens.
John Harbaugh on Hayden Hurst's lack on involvement: "I think it's important to get Hayden involved moving forward. He's a first-round pick, talented guy." Says he's been practicing well.
John Harbaugh asked about balancing Lamar Jackson's development vs. his usefulness during games. Harbaugh said he does extra work during the week with QB coach James Urban.
John Harbaugh on the weird wind patterns at M&T Bank Stadium: "Of course it's different, but nobody knows it better than our guys know it. ... It's hard to replicate that every day of the week, go down there and practice when we get 15-mph winds down there."
Ravens announce that DL Willie Henry has been placed on injured reserve, which could be a season-ender. Henry missed the team’s first four games this season.
The silver lining? Michael Pierce and Chris Wormley were the Ravens’ top two defensive players vs. the Saints, per @PFF .
Injured RB Kenneth Dixon and CB Maurice Canady can be activated after Week 9 and Week 11, respectively. DT Willie Henry is ineligible until the season finale. NFL teams can bring back only two players on IR.
John Brown’s deep threats, Marshal Yanda’s snap count, Jimmy Smith’s sudden decline — a look at seven stats defining the Ravens’ start so far. bsun.md/2q8if9X
Ravens coach John Harbaugh says DT Willie Henry had a herniated disc issue flare up during Sunday’s game. He could return from IR, Harbaugh says, although it wouldn’t be before the season finale.
Ravens guard Alex Lewis on the hit that left him with a pinched nerve: "It was almost like a light switch shut off for a second and came back on. But there’s nothing I could have done differently that would have prevented it or anything.”
Ravens OT James Hurst on whether he'll be available for Sunday's game vs. Carolina: “Still too far ahead. Just day-to-day. Working through it.” He didn't know whether he'd practice today, either.
NFL announces that the Ravens' game Week 16 road game vs. the Chargers has been flexed into the Saturday prime-time slot. Kickoff is 8:20 p.m. on Dec. 22.
Absent from the open portion of Ravens practice today: WRs John Brown and Michael Crabtree, OL James Hurst and Bradley Bozeman, CBs Jimmy Smith, Brandon Carr and Marlon Humphrey and S Eric Weddle.