What It Means:

Buck Allen started for Baltimore, as Justin Forsett was given the night off. West served as the backup and saw some action from the goal-line in the second and third quarters, scoring from one and two yards out. After receiving high praise throughout training camp, it was encouraging to see the 25-year-old back it up with a solid in-game showing. The Ravens are expected to utilize a committee in their backfield, but West appears to have a leg up on the competition for goal-line work at the moment. It remains to be seen how Baltimore will distribute early-down duties.

Our models remain modest on West this season, currently ranking him as the 99th running back entering the season. We currently project him to run for 116 yards and 0.63 touchdowns on just 29 carries, while adding 24 yards on 5 catches through the air.