A goal was set by the players to finish with the league’s best pass defense. The Ravens still have three months to make that happen. The early returns, though, have them in the exact same place they were in when last season concluded — with the 32nd-ranked pass defense heading into Sunday’s matchup with the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium.
“We never expect to be second, let alone last. We always expect to be the best,” Armour-Davis said after practice Wednesday. “Give the Dolphins credit. They executed their game plan, and we didn’t.