Baltimore Ravens vs Atlanta Falcons: Position by Position Grades
Offensive Line
Oct 19, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle
James Hurst(74) warms up prior to the game against the Atlanta Falcons at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports
The offensive line was missing two key pieces in this game just as they did last week. Kelechi Osemele and Eugene Monroe were both absent. Although we should only expect Monroe to miss another two weeks at the most, the extent of Osemele’s injury is up in the air.
Last week, their replacements, James Hurst and John Urschel, performed very well against Tampa Bay. In this week’s game, Urschel continued to impress, but it wasn’t so much of the same story with Hurst. He got called for three penalties and was very unimpressive in the running game.
The line was up and down in the run game, but they showed up in the passing game. They only allowed the Falcons to sack Joe Flacco once and only allowed four quarterback hits.
Grade: C+