NFL Week 17 Fantasy Football Recap: Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

• Mark Andrews: 9 receptions, 100 yards

• Najee Harris: 22 carries, 111 yards; 2 receptions, 12 receiving yards, 1 receiving touchdown

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Ravens rely on running backs and tight ends: The Ravens use fewer wide receivers per play than most teams, but they pushed this to a bigger extreme tonight.

• Prior to Week 17, the Ravens had run 124 snaps out of 11 personnel. The league average was 622 snaps. 
• On the flip side, they had run 317 plays out of 22 personnel, while the league average was just 34.
• Tonight they ran three plays out of 11 personnel and 27 snaps out of 22 personnel.
• Demarcus Robinson was the only wide receiver to be on the field for over half of his team's offensive snaps. He caught one pass for 9 yards.
• In all, 12 of the Ravens’ 14 completions went to tight ends, the most notable resulting in Isaiah Likely‘s third touchdown of the season.
• Ideally, the Ravens have a healthy Rashod Bateman next season and can upgrade at the other receiver spot to add a new dynamic to their offense.

Jaylen Warren’s career game: Warren recorded a career-high 76 rushing yards and had one of his better games as a receiver.

• He received double-digit carries for the second time in three weeks. In both games, Najee Harris ran the ball 20-plus times.
• Warren’s 12 carries were a career-high.
• He’s graded just as well as Harris all season. He's also generated more yards per carry, a higher first-down conversion rate and a higher rate of forced missed tackles. 
• Warren continued to be the third down back, as he’s been all season.
• He was tied for the lead on the team in receptions (three) and put up 22 receiving yards.
• It wouldn’t be surprising if these two players remained in the top two spots on the depth chart for the 2023 season.
• There is at least a chance Warren can cut further into Harris’ playing time in the future.

Table Notes

• Snaps include plays called back due to penalties, including offensive holding or defensive pass interference. The other three stats have these plays removed.

• Targets may differ from official NFL sources. The most likely discrepancy would be from a clear thrown-away pass, where the NFL may give the target to the nearest receiver, while this data will not.

• Carries are only on designed plays. Quarterback scrambles won’t count for the total number of carries in the game.