"It really worked," echoed Casey Hayward. "Put some speed on the field. It worked. I think our front four did a phenomenal job all game. Those guys dominated. We knew if we came in here and stopped the run, we were going to win the game."

The team's confidence also grew as the game went on, sensing how irritated the Ravens were on offense.

"They were frustrated," Casey Hayward added. "Especially the receivers. We had done a really good job on them all game. I knew they were frustrated (from the) things they were saying. Good thing we came in here and won. We've got to do a better job of trying to finish those games, especially when we're dominating the team."

The Bolts' defense was obviously proud of their performance, and they gave credit to their coaches. Their sentiment was best summed up by Damion Square.

"The game plan was superior," he said. "We pretty much knew what was going on on all cylinders. (We) played really fast. That's why the first half looked like that. It was real dominant. We had some good keys. We played these guys before. These guys haven't changed too much. That was two weeks ago. That's what happened."

Overall, the Chargers used seven DBs on all but one defensive snap, trotting them out there for 58 of a possible 59 plays. Meanwhile, according to ESPN, the Chargers used seven defensive backs on only 50 snaps during the regular season (5 percent). In addition, not a single team used that many DBs in a game more than 18 snaps in a game.

So, a tip of the cap certainly goes to the Bolts innovative decision…and Head Coach Anthony Lynn gave exactly that to his staff.