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Ravens’ Revived Defense Puts Spotlight on Drake Maye as Patriots Visit Baltimore

Injuries on defense leave New England leaning on its rookie quarterback in a win-to-clinch visit to Baltimore.

Overview

  • John Harbaugh highlighted New England’s big-play threat, citing Drake Maye’s scrambling and TreVeyon Henderson’s breakaway speed as primary concerns.
  • Mike Vrabel pointed to Baltimore’s turnaround up front, crediting massive interior linemen Travis Jones and John Jenkins for forcing offenses into one-dimensional games.
  • The Ravens’ defensive shift is reflected in scoring allowed, down from 35.4 points per game over the first five weeks to 15.8 across the next nine.
  • The Patriots practiced without five defensive starters, and their pass rush has slumped to a bottom-10 sack rate since Milton Williams’ departure.
  • Maye is coming off a 155-yard, zero-touchdown passing game against Buffalo, while Henderson logged 148 rushing yards and two scores, setting up a test against a blitz-heavy, run-stout Baltimore unit.