{"id":149236,"date":"2023-10-16T11:00:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T15:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=149236"},"modified":"2023-10-15T20:19:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T00:19:49","slug":"justin-tucker-ravens-london-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/10\/16\/justin-tucker-ravens-london-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravens Homegrown Superstar Powers Team to London Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Entering Week 6, The\u00a0<\/span>Baltimore Ravens<\/span><\/a>\u00a0were about to conclude a three-game road trip in London. It was a battle of old rivals between the Ravens and the\u00a0<\/span>Tennessee Titans<\/span><\/a>\u2014two teams who are very familiar with each other over the years. After the Ravens let one get away from them in Pittsburgh, they looked to bounce back and finish the road trip on a positive note. When you look at the stat sheet, the Ravens dominated, and the scoreboard would reflect that. However, in Raven’s fashion, it didn’t. The Ravens escaped with a 24-16 win in large part thanks to Justin Tucker, but it wasn’t pretty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Ravens Escape London With A Win Thanks to Justin Tucker<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

Ravens Defense Steps Up<\/span><\/h3>\r\n

As has been the case so far this season, Baltimore’s defense was ferocious on Sunday. Aside from one big run out of the wildcat, Derrick Henry was mainly a non-factor in this one. What stood out was the Ravens pass rush and defensive line, making Tennessee quarterback Ryan Tannehill’s day miserable. They swarmed Tannehill almost every time he dropped back to pass and would even knock him out of the game with an injury. Malik Willis would come in for Tannehill, which was the same story. He was met with a flock of Ravens defenders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In total, the Ravens sacked Titans quarterbacks six times.\u00a0<\/span>Jadeveon Clowney<\/span> had two sacks, and <\/span>Kyle Van Noy<\/span> contributed with a sack. Both were all over the field and made an impact. With Odafe Oweh and David Ojabo out with injuries, Van Noy and Clowney have stepped up in this defense. Eric DeCosta has looked good by signing them, and he has to be very happy seeing how they’ve contributed to the defense. Justin Madubuike also had two sacks. Patrick Queen added a sack as well.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Big Play By Geno Stone<\/span><\/h3>\r\n

Speaking of Ravens players stepping up,\u00a0<\/span>Geno Stone<\/span>\u00a0has been a savior in the Ravens secondary, and he came through huge in the 3rd quarter. With Baltimore up 18-13 and momentum shifting to Tennessee, Stone made a\u00a0<\/span>huge interception<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 3rd-and-2. After a\u00a0<\/span>Lamar Jackson<\/span>\u00a0interception, followed by a Titans touchdown and a Ravens punt, Stone’s play shifted the momentum back to Baltimore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ravens Special Teams Was Special; Tucker 6-For-6<\/span><\/h3>\r\n

John Harbaugh was a special teams coach before taking the Ravens head coaching job in 2008. On Sunday, his special teams made him proud.\u00a0<\/span>Justin Tucker<\/span>\u00a0reminded everyone why he’s still the best kicker in football\u2014going 6-for-6 on\u00a0<\/span>field goals<\/span>\u00a0and being the key contributor to the Raven’s win. His fourth field goal came after the Ravens recovered a muffed punt with one second left in the half. While there were whispers of Tucker’s demise after he missed two field goals (59, 61) over the first few weeks of the season, it is safe to say he put those doubts to rest in London. He’s still Justin Tucker, and Harbaugh should always look to go to him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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