Overview
- Baltimore enters the bye at 1-5 with an NFL-worst 32.3 points allowed per game.
- The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported a league insider’s recommendation to re-enlist former DC Dean Pees, who also served as a senior advisor last season.
- Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin previously credited Pees with influencing Baltimore’s late-2024 defensive turnaround.
- Injuries have depleted key defenders — Kyle Hamilton, Roquan Smith, Marlon Humphrey and Chidobe Awuzie have missed time, and Nnamdi Madubuike is out for the season.
- With a minus-8 turnover margin over the past four games, the Ravens target adjustments before hosting the Bears on Oct. 26.