The Baltimore Ravens are traditionally stout in the trenches on both sides of the ball, particularly on defense. This year has been no exception, as their defensive line has been integral to their top-ranked pass rush. It features multiple players having career seasons as pocket-collapsing bulldozers.
Fourth-year defensive tackle Justin Madubuike leads the team and all interior defensive linemen in sacks with a career-high 9.5. Eighth-year veteran nose tackle Michael Pierce and second-year defensive tackle Travis Jones are having strong seasons as well.
However, the Ravens’ run defense has been springing an uncharacteristically high volume of leaks over the last month.