The Ravens’ passing woes continued after they ranked last in the NFL in pass defense in Week 8.

Baltimore’s secondary was shorthanded without Marlon Humphrey (knee) and Nate Wiggins (shoulder/illness), and the Browns took advantage, scoring more than 20 points for the first time all season.

The Ravens chose a different rotation at the safety position as Marcus Williams watched the entire game from the sideline while Eddie Jackson and Ar’Darius Washington handled the snaps at the safety position alongside Hamilton.

“It was a personnel decision,” head coach John Harbaugh said of Williams’ decision not to play. “We’re working on a few things there right now. I am very confident that Marcus will play great football for the rest of the season.”

But Baltimore’s problems in pass defense continued. The Ravens have played some top quarterbacks this season, but Cleveland’s Jameis Winston made his first start since 2022. Still, he shredded the Ravens for 334 yards, and Jackson and the secondary had several plays he would like to have back. Cedric Tillman (seven catches, 99 yards, two touchdowns) and Elijah Moore (eight catches, 85 yards) consistently found holes in Baltimore’s defense.

On Tillman’s first touchdown, there was confusion in the Ravens defense before the snap and he was left wide open on a slant pattern up the middle. This is an area of ​​the field where Baltimore has struggled all season, and that problem has not yet been resolved.

Hamilton was the Ravens’ best player on the field in that game, so it was a cruel twist of fate that he made a game-winning interception. However, dropping the ball was nothing new for Baltimore’s defense. Letting potential interceptions slip through the cracks has been a problem for Baltimore’s defense all season. The Ravens didn’t play well enough defensively to squander those missed opportunities, and they paid for it in this game.