Baltimore Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley (2) throws a move in opposition to the Tennessee Titans throughout the first half of an NFL preseason soccer recreation, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Baltimore. Nick Wass, Related Press
Tyler Huntley made his preseason reps depend Thursday evening within the Baltimore Ravens’ 23-10 win over the Tennessee Titans.
The previous Utah quarterback and Ravens backup accomplished 16 of 18 passes for 109 yards and a well-executed landing toss to the nook of the top zone in a single half of play, shaking off the rust of some shoulder tendonitis he’s handled this offseason.
The efficiency led his coach to talk extremely of the third-year undrafted QB.
“Tyler performed nice, his numbers had been off the charts,” Baltimore coach John Harbaugh advised reporters. “He actually ran the offense nicely, and his timing was actually good within the passing recreation.”
How nicely?
Whereas Thursday evening’s recreation wasn’t his greatest throughout the preseason — final yr, Huntley threw for 285 yards and 4 touchdowns with a 138.3 ranking in a commanding win over Washington — it was one other sturdy exhibiting of Huntley’s improvement.
Towards the Titans, Huntley posted a QB ranking of 110.4 with an 88.9% completion share, and at one level, he accomplished his remaining 10 passes of the primary half.
“It felt good to be again within the stadium with the followers and the Ravens. That’s all the time a superb factor,” Huntley mentioned in his postgame press convention.
This comes after Huntley earned some useful recreation expertise final season, filling in for starter Lamar Jackson on the finish of the yr when Jackson was out with an ankle harm.
Huntley began 4 video games in 2021, competing in opposition to quarterbacks like Aaron Rodgers, Matthew Stafford and Ben Roethlisberger. Whereas the Ravens misplaced his remaining three begins, Huntley saved Baltimore aggressive in each contest; the staff misplaced these three video games by a mixed 5 factors.
Huntley, who might be a restricted free agent after this season, additionally remembers the star defenders he confronted on the finish of final season.
“I received a pair video games below my belt. I performed in opposition to some good gamers — like Aaron Donald and TJ Watt. It gave me a little bit confidence for the longer term,” he mentioned.
"I've received a pair video games below my belt, I've performed in opposition to some good gamers." @_SNOOP1pic.twitter.com/eKbOcKCdqN
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) August 12, 2022
Quick ahead eight months, and Huntley once more appeared like he belongs on an NFL discipline.
The most important second for him Thursday evening got here when Huntley led the Ravens on 58-yard scoring drive simply earlier than halftime.
Huntley transformed a fourth-and-2 state of affairs with a 14-yard run on the 10-play drive, then transformed a third-and-5 earlier than hitting Shemar Bridges for a 14-yard landing move to present Baltimore a 14-10 lead.
Tyler Huntley lofts it as much as @ShemarBridges17 for a @Ravens TD! @_SNOOP1
— NFL (@NFL) August 12, 2022
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“They confirmed up,” Huntley mentioned of his receivers. “However they’ve been exhibiting up all camp. I didn’t count on something totally different,”
On Thursday evening, Huntley “confirmed up,” too.