Finding an answer or two against 49ers’ 21 personnel will be the priority. The Ravens mix their coverages and their personnel between trotting out four defensive backs (base) or five defensive backs (nickel, sometimes with three safeties) when teams use 21 or 12 personnel (i.e. only two wide receivers on the field).
The Ravens’ defense is more than capable handling the run out of base personnel, holding run games to a sub-30% success rate. But against the pass?Eesh. They rank in the bottom 10, advanced metrics-wise, defending the pass when they use that base personnel, which is a little dicey going against this particular 49ers unit!