Ravens Finish As Second-Best Defense In Second Half The Ravens’ defensive turnaround is kind of amazing. It finished as the NFL's second-best defense (behind the Houston Texans) in the second half of the season. It ranked No. 24 in the first half. The defense gave up a whopping 92.5 fewer yards per game in the final eight games to accomplish that feat. (Via the @Ravens) They finished with the 8th ranked defense for the year with 337.4 yards given up per game, but finished 24th in total points given up-401.