Credit for the Ravens rousing statement victory over their nemesis, the Chiefs, is attributable to monumental individual player performances, coaching brilliance and sheer determination.
Defensive Coordinator Don Martindale devised perhaps the best gameplan of his tenure, overcoming the absences of Marcus Peters and Jimmy Smith, plus a pair of in-game injuries, to impede Kansas City’s mighty offense. Success on defense naturally began in the trenches, Baltimore managed to hold the Chiefs under 3.5 yards per carry despite the loss of nose tackle Brandon Williams to an apparent neck injury in the third quarter.
With Williams knocked out after 19 snaps, veteran stalwart Calais Campbell shouldered a 57-percent snap share.