How concerned was offensive coordinator Todd Monken about the Chiefs’ pass rush? One stat is revealing.
In his first season under Monken, quarterback Lamar Jackson had five receivers running routes on 56% of his drop-backs, according to TruMedia. That was below the league average of 63.5%, a rate partly explained by the Ravens running play-action, which typically keeps an extra blocker or two in for protection, at a higher-than-average rate.
On Thursday, against a Kansas City defense that finished behind only the Ravens in sacks last season (57), Jackson had five receivers running routes on just 37.