Baltimore Ravens 'Capable of Being Great' in Red Zone Despite Failures

The Baltimore Ravens struggled in the red zone against the Tennessee Titans, but coach John Harbaugh knows what the offense can become.

The Baltimore Ravens scraped past the Tennessee Titans 24-16 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, but the game was much closer than it should have been. With Todd Monken's offense's performance resembling a yo-yo, the Ravens failed in the red zone.

In total, the Ravens only managed to convert one of their six red zone trips into a touchdown, and their inefficiency allowed the Titans to claw back from an 18-3 halftime deficit. For Ravens coach John Harbaugh, the Titans' defense didn't do anything the offense wasn't expecting; they just didn't convert their chances.

“They didn’t do anything different, they ran their defense,” Harbaugh said. “It’s a good red zone defense, we just didn’t get it done. I say coaches and players together, we got to do a better job of game planning, executing and we can do it.

Baltimore had been one of the best teams at converting red zone chances into touchdowns throughout the first part of the season, ranking 9th in the NFL. Over the last three weeks, they converted 46 percent of the time - until the Titans game.

The Ravens could only cash in one of their six red zone trips against the Titans / Peter van den Berg-USA TODAY Sports

The Ravens could only convert 16 percent of their red zone opportunities, and that is something that the offense needs to get fixed. For Harbaugh, while the lessons learned from the Titans game will be valuable, he knows just how good the offense, with Lamar Jackson leading it, can be in the red zone.

“We’ve had great success in the red zone, and then we kind of have a drought,” Harbaugh said. “It’s a long season, we’re capable of being great in the red zone, and I’m sure we’re going to have a lot of success going forward, but we’ve got to find it and make it happen.”

Baltimore will want to get those issues fixed as the Detroit Lions (5-1) come to town in Week 7. And if the offense follows a similar pattern in the red zone, then it will be hard to see the Ravens not getting burnt by Dan Campbell's team.