With all due apologies to Mark Twain, it would appear that reports of the Raven’s defense’s death are greatly exaggerated.
Somewhat muzzled by all the noise surrounding the offense’s explosion against the Dolphins in the Ravens 59-10 season-opening win was a defense that limited Miami to 12 first downs, 200 yards of total offense and less than 20 minutes of time of possession. It was a classic Ravens display by the defense, even if it didn’t grab the front-page attention it normally does in Ravensdom.
Brandon Williams and Michael Pierce dominated the line of scrimmage, and the Ravens held Miami to 21 yards on 12 carries, an average of 1.