“Defense wins championships” – legendary football coach Bear Bryant
That may not be quite as true in the modern NFL, but defenses can still win playoff games, especially when they’re as talented and well-coached as this Ravens unit.
Baltimore put up an exceptional performance against the Bengals in October and another very good game without Marcus Peters last week. Mike Macdonald has figured out how to throw Joe Burrow off his game, and more importantly, he’s done an excellent job of instilling that in his players.
The Bengals only managed 257 total yards, with just 2.