Today at 1:00 p.m. ET the Baltimore Ravens (7-5) and Miami Dolphins (7-5) will play in an all-important AFC game that could eliminate one from realistic playoff contention. Watch the game on CBS or live stream it by clicking this link. Ravens fans can listen to the action on 1090 WBAL, while Dolphins fans can hear the radio broadcast on 560 WQAM.
The Dolphins have evolved into a dangerous offense thanks largely to quarterback Ryan Tannehill's athleticism. That may be a problem for a Ravens defense that has been stingy in 2014, but lost its best lineman Haloti Ngata.
The All-Pro defensive end will miss the rest of the regular season for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy, leaving Baltimore without a stud that has recorded only two sacks, but anchors their seventh-ranked rush defense.
Their offense is a spread-option type of an offense that Tannehill runs very effectively -- a lot of weapons," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. "They spread the ball out, they spread the formations out, they run the read option, they run the dive, quarterback keepers, quarterback-follow plays."
All of that will be tougher to stop sans Ngata. The offense isn't in a fantastic position to pick the defense either, as Miami boasts a Top 7 defense.
"We have a huge game down in Miami this week," Harbaugh said. "There will a lot on the line and they'll be ready and they're good. We'll have a great opportunity to make a move. It's going to be very competitive (and) down to the wire to make the playoffs, to win the division, and we are in the thick of it."
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