{"id":50705,"date":"2018-10-06T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2018-10-06T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=50705"},"modified":"2021-05-30T19:26:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T23:26:37","slug":"jimmy-smith-return-baltimore-ravens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/10\/06\/jimmy-smith-return-baltimore-ravens\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Smith to Make 2018 Baltimore Ravens Debut Against Cleveland Browns"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Baltimore Ravens<\/a> best cornerback Jimmy Smith<\/a><\/strong> will make his 2018 debut in Sunday’s matchup against the Cleveland Browns<\/a> and for the first time since mid-2016, the Ravens secondary will be completely healthy. Before the NFL season began, the Ravens quintet of defensive backs was touted as perhaps being the best secondary in all of football<\/a>\u00a0and will now have a chance to live up to the hype. This comes after Baltimore was able to lead the NFL in with 22 interceptions, added 12 fumble recoveries, and posted three shutouts on the heels of a strong secondary in 2017.<\/p>\n

Now after serving his suspension<\/a>, it is finally time for Smith to step in and take the Ravens secondary to the next level<\/a> in 2018.<\/p>\n

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Jimmy Smith to Make 2018 Debut in Week Five<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The Other Members of the Secondary<\/h2>\n

Brandon Carr<\/a><\/strong> has looked good for the majority of his four starts in Smith’s absence but his role will diminish come Sunday though his start-streak will continue<\/a>. Marlon Humphrey<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has looked great as the number one corner since Smith’s injury in 2017 and Tavon Young<\/a><\/strong> has picked up where he left off in the slot after being sidelined all last season. The trio looked at their best against one of the NFL’s best receiving corps in the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> last Sunday, limiting their receivers to\u00a0just 274 yards through the air as a unit.<\/p>\n

The secondary effectively doubled up Antonio Brown<\/a><\/strong> (minus one play) and didn’t allow a receiver over 65 yards on the day. Backup safety Anthony Levine<\/a><\/strong> also made two almost identical plays in coverage late in the game to break up key passes over the middle. Both of the targets went Brown’s way and one was an interception that essentially ended the game. The Ravens are currently allowing the fourth least passing yards per game and have still yet to yield a second-half touchdown.<\/p>\n