Ravens Named a Trade Deadline Loser, But Were They Really?

3.1: “Jackson’s average time to throw — the period between when the ball is snapped and when it leaves his hand — is an NFL-high 3.1 seconds through Week 8, according to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats. That mark equals his career high, set during his rookie year, but Jackson’s using his time much differently nowadays. In 2018, he averaged 8.3 air yards per attempt, which ranked 16th among qualifying quarterbacks. (Air yards measure the downfield yardage of a pass at the moment the target catches or does not catch the ball.) This year, Jackson is the NFL’s most aggressive downfield passer, averaging 10.8 air yards per attempt. The Seattle Seahawks’ Russell Wilson is second, at 9.1 air yards per attempt.”

15: “Left tackle Alejandro Villanueva has blown 15 blocks in pass protection this season, according to SIS, 11 more than Ravens’ runner-up Ronnie Stanley. Villanueva’s number of blown blocks, which are deemed to have given the defender an opportunity to negatively affect the play, has stabilized since Week 1. He had seven in 39 pass-blocking snaps at right tackle against the Las Vegas Raiders and has eight in his 227 pass-blocking snaps since. Former Ravens left tackle Orlando Brown Jr., by contrast, has 16 blown blocks in 332 pass-blocking snaps for the Kansas City Chiefs this season.”

1,253: “Tight end Mark Andrews is on pace to finish the season with 1,253 receiving yards, which would shatter Todd Heap’s single-season mark (855) for a Ravens tight end. Even in a 16-game season, Andrews would be on pace for 1,179 yards. Andrews is second in the NFL in receiving yards per game by a tight end (73.7), trailing only the Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce (76.1).”