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It looks like the end of an era in Baltimore. Ray Lewis is out for the season with a torn triceps; he’s 37, and he seemed to be slipping anyway – his career could be over.
The Ravens also lost one of their starting cornerbacks, Lardarius Webb, for the season on Sunday. Ed Reed is getting old, and Terrell Suggs is still trying to work his way back from Achilles surgery. Suggs was the league’s Defensive MVP last season.
The Ravens have long been great on defense, but it looks like just a regular group now – an average-type defense at best.
That’s a far cry from what we typically see from this defense. Below is the chart showing that Baltimore has allowed fewer touchdowns than any other defense over the last 10 years. We’ve got them at 258 touchdowns allowed (in those 160 games). That’s 95 fewer than the average of the other 31 teams.
FEWEST TOUCHDOWNS ALLOWED, 2002-2011
Run Pass Total
81 177 258 Baltimore Ravens
89 175 264 Pittsburgh Steelers
138 176 314 New York Jets
102 213 315 New England Patriots
109 212 321 Philadelphia Eagles
122 200 322 Chicago Bears
111 212 323 Miami Dolphins
116 210 326 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
127 204 331 Washington Redskins
147 184 331 Indianapolis Colts
131 201 332 Cleveland Browns
140 194 334 Carolina Panthers
107 228 335 Dallas Cowboys
122 216 338 Jacksonville Jaguars
105 241 346 Green Bay Packers
159 195 354 Denver Broncos
130 226 356 Seattle Seahawks
136 220 356 New Orleans Saints
117 240 357 Minnesota Vikings
123 235 358 San Diego Chargers
123 241 364 Tennessee Titans
133 233 366 San Francisco 49ers
162 204 366 Buffalo Bills
143 228 371 Atlanta Falcons
141 235 376 New York Giants
143 233 376 Cincinnati Bengals
144 242 386 Houston Texans
159 230 389 Kansas City Chiefs
171 218 389 St. Louis Rams
157 237 394 Arizona Cardinals
189 220 409 Oakland Raiders
172 264 436 Detroit Lions
—Ian Allan
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