Ravens say limiting penalties has been a focus. Yet they keep getting flagged.

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After the Ravens committed 10 penalties in the season opener, followed by seven in the home opener, coach Jesse Minter said limiting penalties was a major point of emphasis.

But the calls have only increased. The Ravens were flagged nine times in Week 3’s dramatic win over the Cowboys.

It just keeps getting worse. They were penalized 13 times in Sunday’s 24-18 win over the Tennessee Titans.

After the win, the Ravens are tied with the Cleveland Browns for first in the division. They’re also third behind the Browns and the Green Bay Packers for most penalties in the league (pending the outcome of later games Sunday).

Veteran left tackle Ronnie Stanley said the win should not cover up the need for improvement.

“As you can see, it almost got pretty dramatic there at the end,” Stanley said. “We had a lot of opportunities to make it a three-possession game before it got to that point. Drives here, drives there got stopped by penalties or miscommunications.”

The offense was responsible for six of the 13 penalties.

Right tackle Roger Rosengarten, wide receiver Zay Flowers and tight end Mark Andrews were called for false starts, and wide receivers Elijah Sarratt and Devontez Walker were caught holding. The offense was also flagged for an illegal shift.

Left guard John Simpson said it’s being addressed in practice.

“We’ve been doing as much as we can, just trying to bring it up on film and just talk about it,” Simpson said. “For instance, our cadences, just reminding each other when we break the huddle what our cadence is and stuff like that so we’re all on the same page.”

Rookie lineman Vega Ioane shouldered “full responsibility” for any issues with cadence. Drafted as a guard, Ioane made his first career start at center after filling in there due to injuries last week.

With Danny Pinter, Jovaughn Gwyn and Ethan Pocic out and slim pickings in the free agency market, the Ravens decided to forge ahead with Ioane at center. He’d taken center snaps “just in case” in previous practices, but the past week was a crash course in reading protections, snapping the ball and calling cadences.

“Lot of mistakes on my end,” Ioane said. “There’s a lot of plays where I didn’t snap the ball at the right time, right cadence.”

His teammates were much more impressed with Ioane’s performance.

“I think he’s done great,” Stanley said. “I think that’s one of the hardest positions to play mentally and, communication-wise, you have to be able to control the field and talk to both sides of the line. I thought he did a great job physically but also mentally, understanding the concept of each play and being able to direct traffic either way.”

Andrews said he feels the team can attack the penalties by “just taking it one play at a time,” and he took comfort in the way the Ravens overcame some of their setbacks.

Veteran defensive lineman Calais Campbell also chose to look at the positive.

He said the Ravens are in a good position despite not playing their best. While he said he expects growing pains under a new coaching staff, he knows the team can play more disciplined.

Cornerback Chidobe Awuzie and safety Kyle Hamilton were called for defensive pass interference. Cornerback Nate Wiggins was called for illegal contact. Linebacker Trenton Simpson was flagged for a horse collar tackle, and outside linebacker Tavius Robinson drew a penalty for illegal hands to the face.

Hamilton was also called for unnecessary roughness when he leveled quarterback Cam Ward after the Titans called timeout just as a play began (it appeared Hamilton did not hear the whistle).

Four games into his head coaching career, Minter is not making excuses for a team that’s under a new staff while also dealing with an onslaught of injuries.

“It’s obviously unacceptable, I would say, the amount of penalties that we have,” Minter said. “If we can get out of our own way, I think there’s a high ceiling for us.”