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A couple of snaps before Panthers kicker Graham Gano nailed a 63-yard field goal to win Sunday’s game against the Giants Carolina Panthers Womens T-Shirt , Carolina faced third down and short from the Giants’ 46 yard line. Officially, the Panthers converted.Unofficially, it’s debatable.The Panthers tried a handoff to running back Christian McCaffrey, who based on the TV copy arguably failed to make it to the line to gain. The officials ruled that McCaffrey had achieved a first down. As the clock ticked under 30 seconds, the offense lined up for a clock-killing spike play. By then, 12 seconds remained.In the rush to get the teams lined up and the ball snapped to kill the clock, the replay official didn’t buzz the referee for a review of the ruling that McCaffrey had reached the line to gain. Because the Giants had used all three of their time outs, coach Pat Shurmur couldn’t pull the plug on the process while hoping for someone to think that maybe there should be a closer look.Per multiple sources, the league contends that the play was reviewed at the command center in New York, with a determination being made that no formal replay was needed.That’s also debatable, especially since the standard for triggering an automatic replay review continues to be the mirror image of the standard for overturning a ruling on the field. In other words, absent clear and obvious evidence that the ruling on the field was correct Carolina Panthers Hats , a formal effort should commence to determine whether there is clear and obvious evidence that the ruling on the field was wrong.The ultimate outcome may not have changed. If the ruling on the field had been overturned via replay review, the officials would have ordered a 10-second runoff from the 26 seconds that remained when the McCaffrey play ended. The Panthers then would have had 16 seconds to snap the ball for Graham Gano’s 63-yard field goal.That said, the circumstances definitely would have been different, with a running clock instead of a stopped clock. For a kick that long, any little difference could have altered the broader dynamics of the play. With all the hype the Baltimore Ravens get over their elite defense, their offense goes almost unnoticed. Coordinated by Marty Mornhinweg, the Ravens offense ranks ninth in total yards per game and fifteenth in points per game. It’s not otherworldly by any means, but when you have one of the league’s best defenses, it doesn’t have to be. The main reason for their success has been the revitalized passing game. During the 2018 offseason, general manager Ozzie Newsome prioritized rebuilding the Ravens corps of pass catchers, and rebuild he did. He signed wide receivers Michael Crabtree, John Brown Carolina Panthers Womens Hoodie , and Willie Snead, all of whom have received at least seven targets per game this season. He also invested draft picks in tight ends Hayden Hurst and Mark Andrews, the latter of which has caught a pass in every game this season. In all, it adds up to a passing offense that ranks ninth in passing yards per game and seventh in passing game DVOA. The running game hasn’t been so successful. Running backs Alex Collins and Javorius Allen are averaging just 3.27 yards per carry, though they have punched in seven touchdowns. The Ravens call their offense with a keen awareness to their lack of running prowess, as they pass the ball on 62% of their offensive plays. However, there is one facet of their run game that needs to be discussed as a key to the game, what do you know, here are those keys:Prepare for the zone read in the red zone. The Ravens like to trot out rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson in the red zone while splitting Joe Flacco out wide. While Flacco couldn’t show any less interest in these plays, they have generated some success for the Ravens ground attack. Jackson is averaging 5.2 yards per tote on his 20 carries and has scored one touchdown. The Panthers defense should have plenty of practice defending these types of plays in practice with Cam Newton across the line of scrimmage, so they should be able to limit the Ravens success on these plays. Don’t let John Brown free down the field. In his first season with the Ravens, Brown is on pace for over 1 Womens Customized Carolina Panthers Jerseys ,200 receiving yards while averaging over 20 air yards per target. The Panthers have proven susceptible to deep passes at times this season, and Brown is one of the premier deep targets in the NFL right now. Get an interception or two off Joe Flacco. Since his Super Bowl run in 2012, the Ravens quarterback has built a reputation on questionable decision making and sporadic accuracy. The interceptions haven’t come as often this year, but the potential for defenses to capitalize on mistakes is still there. Flacco is the eighth most aggressive quarterback in the league this year when it comes to throwing into tight windows, meaning he’s throwing to covered receivers often. On top of that, among quarterbacks who have started all their team’s games this season, only Sam Darnold and Blake Bortles have a larger negative discrepancy between their expected and actual completion percentage, according to NFL’s next gen stats. He’s throwing into tight windows and he’s missing throws. The defense needs to make plays on those balls to set up the offense. With the Panthers offense facing arguably their toughest test this season, the defense will need to play a part in setting the offense up for success. The Ravens weak ground game shouldn’t be a problem for the Panthers improving run defense, but the passing game could pose some problems. If the Panthers can pressure Flacco into mistakes, it’ll go a long way towards a Panthers second straight win.