In Week 12, the Baltimore Ravens beat the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football in a 20-10 primetime victory. It marked the Ravens’ second straight and improved their record to 9-3, keeping them atop both the AFC North and in the driver’s seat for the top seed in the conference.
In a game where they were favored to win, the Ravens were able to find a way to finish in the fourth quarter. They built a double-digit lead, lost it, but regained it again in the end thanks to some of their less-heralded players on both sides of the ball.
This article highlights the players whose performances flew under the radar but were still clutch — the unsung heroes.
The eighth-year veteran nose tackle didn’t record one of the defense’s three sacks of the night but he was integral in stifling the Chargers’ run game, finishing first among all Ravens interior defensive linemen with four total tackles including a pair of solos. Pierce also played pivotal roles in getting the ball back to the offense on two separate occasions. The first came in the final minute of the second quarter when he jumped on a loose ball following a forced fumble by linebacker Patrick Queen on Chargers’ running back Austin Ekeler.
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