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Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88
Baltimore’s defense was manhandled in multiple games this season.
See Cleveland bludgeoning them for almost 200 yards rushing… led by a back-up RB.
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I did see a fairly interesting breakdown somewhere on their defense vs. quality of QB.
Against roughly half their schedule full of shite QBs (plus Stroud in his first NFL game), they gave up 9 points/gm. Against the other half against high quality QBs they gave up 23 points/gm.
Again, the Eagles parallels start to surface again. But then again, the DVOA stuff does attempt to adjust for that. I just don't worry much about how defenses performed against anyone that WASN'T Patrick Mahomes. He's just a different cat.
Can he have a bad game? Sure - but if he's on, the quality of your defense just doesn't matter. I think it was 2 years ago he kept going up against the #1 scoring defense; like 2 or 3 times that seasons - and averaged 30 odd points/pop against them to re-set the rankings.
Guy rises to challenges far more often than he doesn't.
I mean there's really not a ton to say. On paper, the Ravens should win by less than a score. But in either event, these are two teams that are REALLY evenly matched in most ways. It should be a damn good game.
Though I'd be content with a Chiefs blowout win as well...