The Ravens' defense didn't just force five turnovers in a 27-9 playoff win over the Miami Dolphins.
This ball-hawking group is also forcing the issue of where it ranks among the other great Ravens defenses.
The 2000 defense will go down as perhaps the best in NFL history because it set records and carried a team to a Super Bowl.
The 2008 defense isn't yet in that class, but it has separated itself with the ability to create turnovers and convert them into touchdowns.
So, where does this defense stand at this point?
"It's hard to say," said defensive coordinator Rex Ryan, who was the defensive line coach in 2000. "Just wait until after the Super Bowl happens, then you can put us in historical perspective. Right now, we just know we're playing like Baltimore Ravens."
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