The Baltimore Ravens got their second win in as many tries this preseason Saturday night. Baltimore’s first-team offense played a full half against the Washington Redskins.
Joe Flacco went 9-for-16, completing passes to several different receivers, including new acquisitions Donte’ Stallworth and Anquan Boldin. Ray Rice didn’t get many opportunities to rush the ball as the team is protecting him for the regular season, but he ran for 17 yards on just three carries. The offensive line was good at times, but Michael Oher got pushed around a little bit.
On defense, however, the secondary was tested early and often. Travis Fisher gave up a big play early on that turned in to the Redskins only points of the game. The pass defense gave up 365 yards to Donovan McNabb and Rex Grossman.
On the positive side defensively, Terrell Suggs looked like the Suggs of old. Suggs pressured McNabb in to some bad throws and even an interception. That interception was caught by Cary Williams. For Williams, that was his second interception in two games, and his two game suspension could hurt the Ravens at the beginning of the season. Jason Phillips, a fifth-round pick in the 2009 draft, also was all over the place, recovering two fumbles.
The most impressive facet of the game Saturday night was special teams. Billy Cundiff and Shayne Graham each made their field goal attempts and were successful with their kickoffs. The biggest play of the game came on a fake punt. Haruki Nakamura ran a punt 51 yards down to the Redskins 1-yard line.
The Ravens still have some work to do, but the first half was an impressive display of football Saturday night as Baltimore picked apart the Redskins 23-3.
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