Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Zach Orr has been working on it rebuild Tenacity in defense and he's finally showing results. On Sunday, Orr's defense forced Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore to punt six times, making four of 12 on third downs .
“I think we have improved. It's nice to see it coming through in the games…We're just starting to get to where we need to be.” DC Zach Orr
– Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens)
Thanks to the work of Orr Sunday, yet he only scored 19 points. Monken's game plan called for a six-for-15 third down ratio, three sacks allowed and four punts. Monken settled for field goal attempts four more times.
While fans despise kicker Justin Tucker, Monken wasted just as many possessions in plus territory and finished NFL Week 13 with a 40% scoring rate in the red zone. Monken's mastermind always seems to lose his way when the competition increases. Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio had an answer for Monken, forcing the Ravens to commit penalties and yardage losses at crucial moments in the game and enforcing his plans in the third.
All respect for these guys 🤝 | | |
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles)
Imagine Orr holding the Eagles' offense to just ten points in the second half, desperately hoping that Monken would turn an offensive opportunity into a touchdown. Instead, Monken's lack of production would have extended the Ravens' 9-0 lead, negating the effort of Eagles running back Saquon Barkley. Instead, Orr had to use a lot of packages and personnel to try to slow down the NFL's leading rusher, all because he didn't have a scoring lead to work with.
WE <3 ZACK BAUN |
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles)
The Ravens' strength this season was supposed to be their offense, but on Sunday the defense played better between the two units.
