The Ravens began their season by defeating last year's AFC champion Steelers 35-7. They followed that with a loss to the Titans 26-13. Last week, they defeated the Rams by a score of 37-7.
Offensively, the Ravens rank 13th in passing yardage and 7th in rushing. Ray Rice has rushed for 231 yards and is averaging 5.6 yards per carry. His best game was Week 1 when he rushed for 107 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown. He also had four catches for 42 yards and a receiving touchdown. Against the Rams, Rice ran for 81 yards on nine carries.
The team had 553 yards of total offense last week, a franchise record. Joe Flacco threw for a career high 389 yards. On the season, Flacco has thrown for 810 yards and completed 54.5 percent of his passes. His quarterback rating of 91.9 is good for 12th in the league. The team's leading receiver is Anquan Boldin with 14 catches for 194 yards. Last year, Boldin burned the Jets for seven catches and 110 yards in Baltimore's 10-9 season opening win.
The strength of the Ravens is their defense, anchored by middle linebacker Ray Lewis, and featuring defensive lineman Haloti Ngata and safety Ed Reed. This season, the Ravens are fifth in rushing defense, allowing 84 yards of rushing offense per game. That's an impressive statistic when you consider that the Ravens have faced Rashard Mendenhall, Chris Johnson and Steven Jackson, three talented runningbacks.
