It was a big week for defenses as the Los Angeles Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens, respectively, in two high-profile matchups in Week 11. The Ravens and Bengals own both elite attacks: they rank second and sixth. respectively, in points per game. But playing defense still matters in the NFL, as Baltimore and Cincinnati discovered this season. There’s an argument to be made that the Ravens are the fifth-best team in the AFC. They don’t have as balanced a roster as the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, Steelers, or maybe even the Chargers. It’s too early to rank the Chargers above the Ravens in the AFC pecking order: These two teams
