Redskins vs. Ravens: Postgame Grades, Notes and Quotes for Baltimore

August 30, 2015   ·   Jason Marcum   ·   Jump to comments

The Baltimore Ravens were back at home this week for a date with the Washington Redskins in their third preseason game.
Week 3 of the preseason is often used as a dress rehearsal by NFL teams, so a team's performance in this game is often a good indicator of how good or bad it may be at that time. 
For the Ravens, this game was exactly the kind of bounce-back performance they needed after last week's 40-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. That game saw Joe Flacco throw two interceptions on Baltimore's two offensive possessions.  
Against Washington, Flacco opened the game on fire by throwing a 63-yard touchdown to Steve Smith Sr. to give the Ravens a quick 7-0 lead. This came after the offense didn't get on the board versus the Eagles last week until the fourth quarter. 
As for the defense, Baltimore also opened the game strong by forcing Kirk Cousins into an interception on Washington's first offensive possession. Terrell Suggs picked off an errant p...

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