Baltimore Ravens Defense Wants to Right Its Mistakes Against the Cincinnati Bengals

In the Week 5 matchup, the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals offense put on a dazzling display en route to scoring 79 points.

While this was fun for fans and offenses, defensive players didn’t share the same excitement. The Ravens won 41-38 in overtime on Justin Tucker’s game-winning field goal, but the victory still left a bad taste in the defense’s mouth.

As Baltimore’s defense prepares to take its second shot at the Bengals offense led by Joe Burrow, safety Kyle Hamilton said his unit is trying to do its part this time instead of being carried by quarterback Lamar Jackson and running back Derrick Henry and others. your crime

“From a defensive standpoint, obviously we won that game, but I think the offense led us to that win.” Hamilton said on Tuesday:. “We’re not proud of that game and that’s something we’ve learned, we want to go back and improve and we have the opportunity to do that and correct our mistake.”

The Bengals’ 38 points were the most Baltimore has allowed this season, and their 442 total yards were the second-most the Ravens have given up. Burrow completed 30 of 39 passes for 392 yards, five touchdowns and one interception. Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey With 3:05 left in the fourth quarter, Tucker’s game-tying 56-yard field goal opened the way for overtime.

baltimore he also had trouble containing receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. Chase caught 10 passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns, while Higgins had nine catches for 83 yards and two scores. Higgins’ chances of playing look slim as he has missed the last two games with a quadriceps injury and has yet to train this week.

Hamilton attributed the Bengals’ offensive success to Burrow being comfortable throughout the day. But with the experience of the first meeting and the Ravens coming off one of their best performances of the season, beating the Denver Broncos 41-10, the Ravens safety believes they are ready to play better against Cincinnati this time around.

“I think there was a lot of space and it was very easy for them,” Hamilton said. he said. “I think Joe (Burrow) was pretty relaxed for the most part the whole game and when you let him get that relaxed he gets pretty dangerous. Communication – all that – we’ve improved (but we’ve) still improved. We’ve got a long way to go but I’m excited to see what we do on Thursday.” .”

ravens (6-3) and the Bengals (4-5) will face off on Thursday Night Football at 8:15 PM ET at M&T Bank Stadium.

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