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Any time two NFL MVPs step on the same field, it's sure to be a heck of a show. That's even more true when those two MVPs are and , two of the small handful of most exciting players in recent history.When those two MVPs have coaches like Andy Reid and John Harbaugh at the helm, things get even more interesting. When coordinators like Eric Bieniemy, Steve Spagnuolo, Greg Roman, and Don Martindale get into the mix, well, you've really got something cooking. Throw in , , , , , , , , , , , , , and more, and there's the potential for something special to happen.Lucky for all of us, that's the game we get to watch on Monday night. Mahomes vs. Jackson. vs. . MVP vs. MVP. Let's break things down.Date:Monday, Sept. 28 |Time:8:15 p.m. ETLocation:M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, Maryland)TV:ESPN|Stream:fuboTV ( )Follow: When the Chiefs have the ballLast week against the , the explosive Kansas City Chiefs offense experienced some uncharacteristic struggles -- at least, for most of the Kole Calhoun Jersey game. Through the first three quarters, K.C. ran only 40 plays totaling just 178 yards, an average of 4.45 per play. By way of comparison, consider that last year's Chiefs averaged 6.2 yards per play and the 2018 Chiefs averaged 6.8 per play. It's worth noting, though, that the Chargers had actually held the Chiefs below those averages acro s four contests in 2018 and 2019, yielding an even 6 yards per play.So, can the Ravens replicate that type of result, and perhaps without allowing Patrick Mahomes to get himself untracked toward the end of the game? If they can, it likely won't be accomplished through the same tactics. The Chargers run one of the NFL's more pa sive defenses, preferring to sit in zone coverage and rarely sending blitzes. The Chargers' 11 percent blitz rate is the lowest in the NFL so far this season. They also ranked last in the league in blitz rate last season, and 30th the year before. The Ravens, by contrast, love to blitz. They led the NFL in blitz rate in 2018 (40 percent) and 2019 (55 percent), and through two weeks they ranked second behind only the in 2020 (47 percent). In his two-plus seasons as the Chiefs' starter, Mahomes has absolutely lit up opposing secondaries when the defense sent a blitz, completing 194 of 296 pa ses for 2,593 yards, 25 touchdowns, and one interception, per Pro Football Focus. That's a 120 pa ser rating, in case you're wondering. Of course, most defenses don't have the talent the Ravens have on that side of the ball. When they blitz, they're sending a cavalcade of quality rushers after the quarterback, but supporting that Garrett Richards Jersey rush with one of the NFL's best coverage units. Marcus Peters, Marlon Humphrey, and make up one of the league's premier cornerback trios, and even without they sport a quality safety group in , , and .Helpfully from Baltimore's perspective, they have done a good job of taking away speedy deep threats so far this season, holding Jr. and to a combined three catches for 22 yards. That does not bode well for Tyreek Hill, nor for . But where the Ravens can be vulnerable is over the middle, where star tight end Travis Kelce and rookie running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire do most of their damage. In two games against the Ravens in 2018 and 2019, Kelce posted receiving lines of 7-77-1 and 7-89-0. Edwards-Helaire didn't contribute as a receiver in his NFL debut, but hauled in six pa ses for 32 yards last week against L.A. In order for him to even get the ball out to those playmakers, though, the offensive line will have to hold up against what is a very strong defensive front. should not have much problem taking care of things on the right side of the line, but the Ravens might be able to wreak some havoc on the interior, where Calais Campbell and could have Matt Harvey Jersey athleticism advantages against guards and . They've each allowed three pre sures and taken multiple penalties already this season. If Baltimore brings blitz help on the edges, it could allow Campbell and Wolfe one-on-one matchups inside. The Ravens could try to flood the interior with blitz pre sure in hopes of getting to Mahomes before he breaks the pocket, but that's an awfully big risk to take against arguably the best scramble-drill quarterback in the NFL. When the Ravens have the ballIt's safe to say that Lamar Jackson has picked up right where he left off in 2019. Through two weeks, Jackson is 38 of 49 for 479 yards, four touchdowns, and no picks, good for a 134.6 pa ser rating. It was widely expected Andrelton Simmons Jersey that Jackson's 9 percent touchdown rate from last season would regre s, and indeed it has ... all the way to 8.2 percent. Ho-hum. He's added 99 additional yards on 23 carries, as if the pa sing numbers weren't enough.The Ravens have stormed their way to back-to-back blowout victories, so Jackson hasn't even gotten the chance to really spread his wings just yet. The Ravens have already made clear, though, that they intend to make their two biggest pa sing-game weapons from last season (Mark Andrews and Marquise Brown) significantly larger parts of their offense this year. In 2019, Andrews played only 41 percent of the team's offensive snaps and still finished with 64 catches for 852 yards and 10 scores -- numbers good enough to send him to the Pro Bowl. This season, he's up at 65 percent of the snaps, and again, that's in two blowouts. Brown, meanwhile, played just 51 percent of the snaps while dealing with various injuries last season, and still hauled in 46 pa ses for 584 yards and seven scores on only 71 targets. He, too, is up to 65 percent of snaps so far this season despite the back-to-back blowouts.The Chiefs defended tight ends very well last season (fourth in Football Outsiders' DVOA), and that includes Andrews, who finished with just three catches for 15 yards on his seven targets in the teams' Week 3 meeting a year ago. The safety trio of Tyrann Mathieu (who typically plays in the slot, where Andrews lines up often), (returning from his torn ACL a year ago), and Daniel Sorenson is a strong one, and could muck things up a bit for Andrews over the middle. The Ravens would be better off keeping Andrews in-line more often than they typically do, and utilizing him as part of their play-action attack to take advantage of Kansas City's linebackers in coverage. Le s clear is how the Chiefs plan to deal with Brown. No. 1 cornerback is suspended for two more weeks, leaving and rookie manning the perimeter. Sneed is the much faster of the two players and thus more well-equipped to deal with Hollywood's deep speed, but he's also le s experienced than Fenton, who played a significant role in Kansas City's run.The Ravens, though, might be the one team in the NFL where you actually have to worry more about stopping their running game Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim Jersey than their pa sing attack. The threat of Jackson making something happen with his legs opens up some of the lea


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