On the Buffalo Bills’ eighth possession of the first half Sunday, a first down seemed finally within grasp, if only because nothing else was. In the Ravens’ opening act of a crucial season, in securing the third-largest margin of victory in team history, they introduced a defense that was equally terrifying and historic. [Summary: Ravens 47, Bills 3]In a 47-3 win at M&T Bank Stadium that featured the Joe Flacco of Ravens fans’ dreams, there was no more impressive performance than that by the Ravens’ defense. The Ravens have allowed fewer yards in a first half only once; it was their Super Bowl XXXV team that did it in 2000. “Last year, we had a shutout first game, too,” he said, referencing the Ravens’ 20-0 win in Week 1 over the host Bengals.

Source: Washington Post September 10, 2018 01:07 UTC