Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron now has a full regular season under his belt with the Ravens and the result is a trip to the playoffs. The rankings saw improvement in eight of the nine categories tracked below with Pass yards per game being the only statistic worse compared to 2007.
The most dramatic change this year is how much better the offense takes care of the ball. The 2007 Ravens were dead last in the NFL in Turnover Ratio at -17. Throughout the season the team has steadily improved in this area and went from being ranked 29th after week 6 to ending the year ranked 3rd at +13.
The category that causes concern is the Red Zone scoring. The Ravens TD percentage has been dropping since week 12 when they were ranked 14th.
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Here’s where the offense stands after week 17.
Ravens offense
|
Statistic
|
2007 Rank
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2007 Avg.
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2008 Rank (thru week 17)
|
2008 Avg. (thru week 17)
|
|
Total offense (yds / gm)
|
22nd
|
302.0
|
18th
|
324.0
|
|
Pass yards per game
|
23rd
|
189.7
|
28th
|
175.5
|
|
Rush yards per game
|
16th
|
112.3
|
4th
|
148.5
|
|
Pts per game
|
24th
|
17.2
|
11th
|
24.1
|
|
3rd down conversion %
|
18th
|
38%
|
15th
|
40.9%
|
|
Penalty yards per game
|
29th
|
54.6
|
23rd
|
49.1
|
|
Penalties per game
|
27th
|
6.7
|
26th
|
6.4
|
|
Turnover ratio
|
32nd
|
-17
|
3rd
|
+13
|
|
Red zone conversion %
|
27th
|
42.2%
|
25th
|
47.1%
|
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Team (record)
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Offense Ranking (PPG)
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Defense Ranking (PPG)
|
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Miami (11-5)
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21st (21.6)
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9th (19.8)
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