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    27-26 vs TEN

    Mark Clayton is officially more dangerous than Derrick Mason. I’ve been a big fan of Clayton’s since he was in college and after what I saw at the 2006 Combine, I knew he’d be a real good WR. But hamstring problems during the preseason scared me away from him a bit this season. He worked his way through those and now leads the Ravens in targets (68) and catches (41). He is showing the top end speed and short area quickness to be a top NFL WR threat.

    Clayton’s TD catch in this game was a gimmie, after the Titans’ blew their coverage and jumped a McNair pump fake into the flat. Clayton has a similar skill set to Marvin Harrison and could put up even bigger numbers in a more friendly offense.

    In the last two weeks since Brian Billick has taken over the offense, Clayton has seen 13 passes go his way in each of those games. He has 68 on the year, so 38% of his targets this season have come since Billick has taken over.

    The Ravens gave up on the run very early in this game. They weren’t very successful when they tried to come out running and were forced to put the ball up after falling behind. The Ravens’ offensive line gave McNair time to throw all day long. In 47 attempts, he was sacked just once.

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