Ravens defense is eyeing No.1 spot with Steelers coming to town

The Baltimore Ravens will face off with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the first time in the 2020 season in Week Eight. The matchup between the bitter rivals will feature two of the stingiest defenses in the league in terms of points and yards allowed per game and on the year.

The Steelers are the top overall defense and are allowing the fewest yards per game. The Ravens are the top scoring defense and are allowing the fewest points per game.

Games between these two teams are usually always tightly contested low scoring affairs that come down to whose defense made the pivotal or game-sealing play.

“This game has always come down to defense,” Smith said. “You know who they have over there at quarterback and what they do on offense. But this is one of those physical, heavyweight fights that usually comes down to the defense that plays better.”

The table is not only set up for a classic AFC North Ravens versus Steelers defensive battle, but the winner of this game could emerge with the lead in the division as well as the claim as the best defense in the league and veteran outside linebacker Pernell McPhee said that’s also of Baltimore’s goals in addition to winning the game.

“Of course, that’s always a battle,” McPhee said. “They are the No. 1 defense and that’s where we want to be. They’re coming in our hometown and they’re the No. 1 defense – why not outplay them and try to move towards our goals of being the No. 1 defense?”

Veteran defensive end Calais Campbell, who is in his first year with the team and will be getting his first taste of what he called the best rivalry in all of sports earlier this week, echoed similar sentiments and is ready to prove that Ravens have the better defensive unit.

“Every time we touch the field, we have a standard,” Campbell said. “When we’re out there playing defense, we want to be the best. Honestly, we watch what they do, and we know that they’re great. Their defense is special. They have playmakers all over the field – guys who show up. We’re cut from the same cloth. They’re definitely a worthy opponent on both sides of the ball. We look at that and say, ‘OK.’ We smile and say, ‘Alright.’ We’re going to be competing against their defense, too. At the end of the year, we’ll figure out who the best defense is, but they’re definitely a worthy opponent.”

It wouldn’t be Ravens-Steelers if it didn’t come down to defense and with so much on the line this early in the season, whoever’s unit on the defensive side of the ball that makes or prevents more plays against the opposing offense will likely lead their team to victory.

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