BALTIMORE — Sunday's Week 9 Seahawks-Ravens matchup shaped up as a good one. First-place Seattle flying across the country to take on first-place Baltimore.
A tough Seattle run defense against a typically tough Ravens rushing offense. Geno Smith against Lamar Jackson. Good litmus test for two good, evenly matched teams.
The problem was, nobody told the Ravens. For the second time in three weeks, they welcomed a first-place NFC team to Baltimore by absolutely dismantling them.
After crushing Detroit 38-6 in Week 7, the Ravens beat the Seahawks 37-3 on Sunday, pushing them around at the line of scrimmage, making Smith's life miserable with their pass rush and rolling up 298 rushing yards against a team that came in allowing under 100 per game. «We're just staying locked in,» Jackson said. «Just playing every opponent the same way.