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Buffalo Hits the Iceberg

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It can be a bad idea to look ahead in the NFL, but the Ravens found themselves in a position to do so early in the 3rd quarter and rested many of their starters in preparation for their Thursday night game at Cincinnati.

Every Ravens defender who dressed had a significant block of playing time.

Highlighting the defensive notes are scheme changes by new Defensive Coordinator Don Martindale, but we’ll start with the one unintended scheme change.

Ravens Endure 10 Men on the Field

With the Bills lined up 1st and goal from the 3-yard line (Q3, 4:12) the Ravens had just 10 men on the field:

Ravens Bills recap
Ravens Bills recap

Despite the disadvantage, Za’Darius Smith sniffed out the RPO fake to LeSean McCoy and took down QB Josh Allen for a loss of 2.