PHILADELPHIA -- Terrell Suggs had an explanation for the Baltimore Ravens' 17 penalties in Saturday night's 40-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

"It's preseason for [the officials]," Suggs said. "I don’t think it’s nothing to make a big deal out of."

It was only a week ago when Ravens coach John Harbaugh suggested the officials would do better in the preseason if they were allowed to spend more time at training camps. While the officials agreed with Harbaugh, it certainly didn't stop the yellow flags from flying at Lincoln Financial Field.

The Ravens were flagged 22 times, although only 17 were enforced, for 139 yards. In comparison, the Eagles had seven penalties for 65 yards.

Baltimore's high number of penalties comes just one week after the Ravens committed only six in the preseason opener. The Ravens had already surpassed that number three minutes into the second quarter Saturday.

The most talked-about penalty was the Ravens' first one, when Suggs delivered a low hit on Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford. Some Eagles considered it a cheap shot, but Suggs contends Bradford is considered a runner on a read-option play.

"I could’ve hit him harder on that," Suggs said. "I didn’t. I eased up."

Ravens safety Kendrick Lewis was penalized twice on the first series of the second quarter. He was flagged for unnecessary roughness and illegal contact, which accounted for 20 of the Eagles' 77 yards on a drive that ended with a field goal.

"It affected me," Lewis said. "I was worried about it, but I have to play the game. I have to play the game how it’s meant to be played. I’m going to look at the film and see where I could get it corrected, what I was doing wrong, what I was doing right and just go from there.”

Nine of the flags were against backup Ravens offensive linemen such as Ryan Jensen (three), Marcel Jones (two), Nick Easton (two), Kaleb Johnson (one) and Robert Myers (one). These players were pressed into action because three linemen (Eugene Monroe, James Hurst and De'Ondre Wesley) were injured in the first half and six linemen didn't suit up because of injuries. That meant many backups were lining up at positions they hadn't practiced at this summer.

Asked on how much the depletion of the offensive line might have caused some of the penalties, Harbaugh said, "I don't know. It's some of that. Some other issues. It's some of whatever it was."