Baltimore’s 34-31 win over Dallas required contributions from players with very different workloads on the snap-count sheet. The Ravens ran 64 offensive plays and defended 73. Zay Flowers played only a third of the offensive snaps but led the team in receiving, while Nnamdi Madubuike handled a substantial workload in his return.
Ravens snap counts from wild win over Cowboys. Zay Flowers with 22 in return from hamstring, rookie TE Matt Hibner with 32. Nnamdi Madubuike with 47 in first game in over a year, CB Chido Awuzie increased to 15. pic.twitter.com/VrXPB0xfAb
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Here is the position-by-position breakdown from Sunday’s game in Brazil.
Quarterback
Lamar Jackson played all 64 offensive snaps. He completed 15 of 20 passes for 186 yards, two touchdowns and no
interceptions, and added 50 yards on six carries. His 27-yard completion to Flowers helped put Baltimore in position to win.
Running backs
Derrick Henry led the backfield with 43 snaps, or 67% of the offensive plays. He carried 26 times for 89 yards and two touchdowns. Justice Hill played 31 snaps, or 48%, and rushed five times for 33 yards.
Henry remained the primary runner, while Hill’s workload showed Baltimore continued to use both backs throughout a close game. Keaton Mitchell did not log an offensive snap.
Wide receivers
Rashod Bateman led the receivers with 56 snaps, followed by Chris Moore with 35, Zay Flowers with 21, Devontez Walker with 17 and LaJohntay Wester with 11.
Flowers was active after missing Week 2 with a hamstring injury. Despite playing just 33% of the offensive snaps, he caught five passes for a team-high 84 yards and gained another 20 yards on one rush. Bateman caught two passes for 37 yards. Moore’s lone catch went for a 4-yard touchdown.
Flowers’ production was one of the clearest takeaways from the usage report: Baltimore managed his workload, and he still supplied a major part of its passing offense.
Tight ends
Durham Smythe played 33 snaps, the same number as Mark Andrews. Matthew Hibner played 21, Josh Cuevas 16, and Eric Peccati 10.
The production extended beyond Andrews, who caught three passes for 24 yards. Hibner had two catches for 23 yards, including a touchdown, and Cuevas added a 14-yard reception. Baltimore used several tight ends and got a contribution from each of its three pass-catching tight ends.
Offensive line
Carson Vinson, Vega Ioane, Roger Rosengarten, John Simpson and Jovaughn Gwyn each played all 64 offensive snaps. Ronnie Stanley was inactive with a toe injury, which put Vinson in the starting lineup.
The five linemen stayed together for the entire game. Baltimore will continue to monitor Stanley’s availability, but Vinson’s full-game workload gave the Ravens a look at their lineup without him.
Defensive line and edge rushers
Madubuike played 47 defensive snaps, or 64%, in his first game since September 2025. Travis Jones played 42, Brent Urban 38, Calais Campbell 32, Broderick Washington 26, and John Jenkins 26.
On the edge, Trey Hendrickson led the group with 45 snaps. Tavius Robinson played 42, Mike Green 22, and Ethan Burke 21. Madubuike’s 47 snaps stand out after his long absence; the Ravens brought him back with a meaningful role in a game that remained undecided until the end.
Linebackers
Roquan Smith played all 73 defensive snaps. Trenton Simpson played 46, Kyle Van Noy 21, and Teddye Buchanan three. Smith’s every-snap role anchored the middle of a defense that spent more time on the field than Baltimore’s offense.
Dallas gained 415 yards and scored 31 points, leaving plenty for the Ravens to examine despite the win.
Secondary
Kyle Hamilton and Malaki Starks each played 73 defensive snaps. Nate Wiggins played 69, Marlon Humphrey 64, and Chidobe Awuzie 15. Kamren Martin added 11 snaps.
Final analysis
The heavy workloads for Hamilton, Starks, Wiggins and Humphrey reflect how much Baltimore relied on its core defensive backs against Dak Prescott’s passing attack. Prescott threw for 276 yards, with CeeDee Lamb gaining 112 and George Pickens adding 82. The Ravens got the result they needed, but the snap totals and production show how demanding the afternoon was for the secondary.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Ravens snap counts vs. Cowboys: Breakdown, analysis from 34-31 win
