Baltimore’s offense is currently on a hot streak. In their last five games - including facing the Patriots, Texans and a road trip to Seattle - the Ravens have remarkably outscored their opponents 202-62. That’s a whopping 140 point differential. Their average scoreline in each of those games is 40-12, and that includes three playoff contenders and the runners up to Super Bowl 53 in the Los Angeles Rams. Lamar Jackson has established himself as the front-runner for the MVP award, whilst running back Mark Ingram - acquired from the Saints in free agency - is currently tied for the third-most touchdowns in the NFL with 12. One way the Ravens could attack the impressive ‘Niners defense? Well, they could target the linebackers through the air. The Ravens already employ an offense that favours the utilisation of tight ends to open up the middle of the field, but without Kwon Alexander the 49ers may be lacking inside coverage. Alexander, who is out for the season with a torn pectoral muscle injury, is the linebacker that has allowed the second-lowest passer rating to opposing quarterbacks when targeted at least 20 times. Alexander was having a fine season before suffering the blow, allowing a rating of just 55.7 after being targeted 21 times and even claiming an interception. Fred Warner is a brilliant linebacker himself, but has just 4 deflected passes all season with zero interceptions - it is not his game to deal with the air ball. Could he be targeted?

It will be interesting to see how the NFL’s hottest offense tackles the meanest defense: New England may have the best secondary in the league, but the 49ers possess the most elite front seven. They bully offenses. The San Francisco defense completely overpowered Aaron Rodgers on Sunday Night Football, infliciting the worst performance of his impressive career on prime time. Rodgers, an outside MVP candidate before the game, was held to just 104 yards on 33 pass attempts; this is the lowest number of yards the two-time MVP has ever been held to since being drafted in 2005. Remarkably, per Pro Football Reference, Aaron Rodgers is just the fifth QB in the last 15 years to throw as many as 33 passes for just 104 yards. The other four are Kyle Boller, Brady Quinn, Josh Freeman, and Andy Dalton - this highlights how effective the 49ers defense can be. If you are factoring in the four garbage time passes by backup quarterback Tim Boyle, the Packers had just 81 net passing yards. In the last 40 years, only two teams have gained fewer net yards in a game where they attempted 37 or more passes. Baltimore have been warned. The 49ers are behind only the Patriots in quarterback rating allowed in 2019 with a score of 72.7 - Lamar Jackson is tied for third-best rating with 111.4.