The had a prime chance to advance to their first Super Bowl with Lamar Jackson in 2023, but their flared up in a and sent them home. At the time, the Ravens were bashed by many for abandoning their typical run-heavy style early in the affair, as they attempted 37 passes and had only 16 rushing attempts. Despite never trailing by more than 10 points in the second half, Baltimore's running back tandem of Gus Edwards and Justice Hill received only two carries in the final 30 minutes.
When asked last week if he agreed with John Harbaugh's assertion that the Ravens' approach was dictated by the terms of the game, took a holistic view of their struggles, attributing the lack of output to poor execution after briefly mentioning the team tried jumpstarting its ground attack through other avenues. I mean, Zay Flowers had a couple [carries], and Lamar did. I'm not trying to justify sh*t, I promise you that.
I'm not. I'm just saying, in general, we needed to run the ball better, and we didn't. You can't control the game if you don't run the football, and then not execute at a high level when [running] presents itself.
There were moments in the game we did, but not enough. Edwards, Hill and Flowers combined for 28 yards on eight rushes in the game, averaging 3.5 yards per carry.
Outside of Edwards' 15-yard first-quarter scamper, the trio gained just 13 yards on seven attempts (1.9 yards per carry). Monken Shouldered The Brunt Of The Blame It's common practice for coaches to absorb the fa.