Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Ravens didn't do much different when Albert Haynesworth came off the field for the Titans. But his absence was enough to change things for Baltimore's run game.
The Ravens averaged 2.2 yards more per carry and were more likely to run when Haynesworth was out of the game. Trouble was he kept coming back in.
Here's a breakdown from ESPN.com researcher Doug Kern:
| Ravens Play Selection | | | Rush
Att. | Rush
Yards | Rush
Avg. | Pass
Att. | Pass
Comp. | Pass
Yards | Pass
YPC | Percent
Rush | | Haynesworth In | 28 | 81 | 2.9 | 21 | 14 | 117 | 8.4 | 57.1 | | Haynesworth Out | 10 | 51 | 5.1
| 6
| 4
| 36
| 9.0
| 62.5
| | Total | 38
| 132 | 3.5
| 27 | 18 | 153 | 8.5 | 58.5 |
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Haynesworth usually lined up on the left side of the defense and the Ravens surprisingly ran to his side often (right guard, right tackle). As usual, he was often double-teamed.
| Ravens Rushes by Direction |
| L-End | L-Tkl | L-Grd | Midd | R-Grd | R-Tkl | R-End | | Haynesworth In | 1-3 | 3-(-2) | 5-9 | 4- 7 | 8-38 | 6-10 | 1-16 | | Haynesworth Out | 1-9 | 1-3 | 1-6 | 2-16 | 4-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
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Kuharsky joined ESPN.com in 2008 after 12 years covering the Oilers/Titans and the NFL for The (Nashville) Tennessean. The New Jersey native and Columbia graduate lives in Nashville with his wife.
