Star Treatment

Kyle Van Noy

  • (Q1,8:30):  As part of 7/0 pass rush, he beat TE Wesco inside for pressure but Tannehill completed PR11 to WR Westbrook-Ikhine
  • (Q1, 7:10):  He held the left edge well vs. TE Rader to force RB Henry inside RL2
  • (Q1, 6:25):  He appeared to touch Tannehill’s sleeve (no pressure scored) while blocked 12-to-6 by RT Hubbard as pass went incomplete
  • (Q2, 14:02):  On 3rd/5, he stunted and was picked up by C Brewer but elevated for PD at LoS as Clowney beat LT Dillard for pressure
  • (Q2, 8:53):  On 3rd/3, he set pick allowing Madubuike to stunt for QH, Tannehill threw incomplete to force punt
  • (Q3, 14:18):  On 2nd/8, he spun by LT Dillard inside for pressure on PL6
  • (Q3, 13:38):  On 3rd/2, he stunted through the right A-gap for initial pressure and Madubuike bulled then shed LT Dillard to clean up S-7 and force punt
  • (Q3, 11:09):  On 3rd/5, he set the pick in the left A-gap as Pierce stunted past LG Skoronski for fast QH ruled RTP
  • (Q3, 6:49):  He was pancaked by LT Petit-Frere as part of RB Spears RL12
  • (Q4, 4:16):  He beat LT Petit-Frere inside for fast pressure and MT on S-7 but Clowney cleaned up for S-9
  • (Q4, 2:00):  As part of RB Spears PL48 (-3 + 51) [4], he had MT at 35 yards
  • (Q4, 1:41):  He bulled RT Hubbard to help phonebooth the pocket on Clowney S-4
  • (Q4, 1:07):  He spun past LT Petit-Frere inside for S-9
     

Kyle’s only tackle was his sack, but he also contributed 5 pressures and a PD as I scored it.  He lost a 2nd sack to penalty and contributed to 3 drive-ending plays.

Justin Madubuike

  • (Q1, 10:26):  He was blocked by RG Brunskill on Henry PR7 (-4 + 11) [2] forward pitch
  • (Q1, 7:16):  He bulled RT Hubbard for QH negated by DPI Williams (rebuked by Steratore)
  • (Q1, 7:10):  He bulled then shed LG Skoronski to tackle Henry RL2
  • (Q2, 9:35):  He stood up then shed RT Hubbard to tackle RB Spears RM1
  • (Q2, 8:53):  On 3rd/3, he stunted past LT Dillard for QH as Tannehill threw incomplete to force punt
  • (Q2, 2:02):  On 3rd/9, he looped to bull RB Spears into Tannehill but was not given credit for a share of Queen’s S-9
  • (Q3, 15:00):  He bulled then shed RG Brunskill to tackle Spears RM2
  • (Q3, 13:38):  On 3rd/2, he bulled LT Dillard then shed for S-7
  • (Q3, 11:16):  He had a slow bull then shed of RG Brunskill and chased Tannehill right from pocket for late QH, incomplete
  • (Q3, 9:36):  On 2nd/9, he bulled LG Skoronski for pressure as Tannehill overthrew WR Hopkins 15 yards in end zone
  • (Q4, 9:57):  On 3rd/8, he bulled then shed LG Skoronski to flush QB Willis for RL3 cleaned up by Queen and Smith to force punt


Justin made contributions vs the run and pass to deliver his best game of the season.  He is now 2nd in the NFL among all IDL with 4.5 sacks (Chris Jones 5.5).  He played a manageable 37 snaps (led DL) despite the Ravens preponderance of base defense and early loss of Urban.

Jadeveon Clowney

  • (Q1, 10:26):  He was pancaked by TE Wesco on Henry PR7
  • (Q1, 9:53):  He undercut then shed pulling TE Okonkwo for first contact on Henry redirected outside where Humphrey cleaned up RR1
  • (Q2, 14:02):  On 3rd/5, he beat LT Dillard inside for fast QH as Van Noy delivered PD at LoS to force punt
  • (Q2, 2:07):  On 2nd/9, he beat pulling LG Skoronki outside then stepped over Queen/Henry for a late QH as Tannehill’s pass was knocked down by Williams
  • (Q4, 4:16):  He was held up by RG Brunskill but maintained motor for S-9 after initial pressure by Van Noy
  • (Q4, 3:29):  He stunted then shed RG Brunskill to flush Willis for RL11
  • (Q4, 2:51):  He was flagged for NZI to convert 2nd/4
  • (Q4, 2:51):  He bulled LT Petit-Frere for fast pressure to flush Willis left where Madubuike cleaned up S-8
  • (Q4, 1:41):  On 1st/3, he beat LT Petit-Frere inside for S-4 with phoneboothing from Washington and Van Noy
  • (Q4, 1:07):  On 1st/11, he bulled RT Hubbard for pressure to phonebooth the pocket as Van Noy delivered S-9

Jadeveon has been an ideal addition to the Ravens pass rush, providing a combination of some fast initial pressures and dogged cleanup.  The vast bulk of the team’s league-leading 24 sacks are combined efforts by 2+ players.

Patrick Queen

  • (Q1, 10:26):  He was blocked by RT Hubbard as part of Henry PR7
  • (Q1, 6:19):  He tackled WR Moore on screen PL6 (-1 + 7) [1] after Hamilton MT to force FG
  • (Q2, 2:46):  He tackled Henry RR1 with assist from Harrison who held right edge
  • (Q2, 2:07):  He was blocked by RB Henry on rush but Clowney stepped over for late QH as Williams knocked down pass
  • (Q2, 2:02):  On 3rd/9, he set pick between RG Brunskill and RB Spears, exploited peel of Spears and Madubuike’s pressure, and beat Brunskill inside/pancaked him for S-9 to force punt
  • (Q3, 8:32):  He was blocked by C Brewer on Henry RM15 TD
  • (Q4, 11:28):  He forced Willis to slide down for RL3 as he fled the pocket
  • (Q4, 9:57):  On 3rd/8, he and Smith cleaned up Willis scramble RL3 to force punt
  • (Q4, 2:00):  On Spears PL48 (-3 + 51) [4] he had a MT at 33 yards
  • (Q4, 1:17):  He diagnosed Willis option left, chased the QB for MT at -4 but recovered to tackle RL-1, negated by RB Spears block in back on Ya-Sin

Patrick continued his fine season with contributions to 3 drive-ending plays.

Defensive MVPs

  1. Justin Madubuike
  2. Kyle Van Noy
  3. Jadeveon Clowney

Honorable mention to Brandon Stephens, Patrick Queen, and Geno Stone.