Championship weekend has concluded and Super Bowl LII will feature the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles. Although they were sitting at home, there are several valuable lessons the Ravens could have learned from these two championship games.
1. Defense still wins championships
All four teams playing this weekend made up four of the top five scoring defenses during the 2017 regular season. In terms of total defense, three of the four were in the top five. The Patriots were the outlier.
In the AFC Championship game, New England’s defense tightened up in the second half as Jacksonville’s defensive unit collapsed.