Here's another great
USA Today article in a similar vein with some easy-to-understand video clips
And here's a
fan site article with a lot of great insight
I'm starting to feel that the Titans aren't going to be able to limit the Ravens offense much, as long as Baltimore plays its game. They're not great vs inside runs and their coverage of TEs is already suspect, before losing their best covering LB to injury. Those are what the Ravens do best.
I am worried about the Ravens' edge run defense (as well as in the screen game). I'm not a believer in Ferguson AT ALL and hope they play Ward a lot more. Also, the Ravens aren't great in their base 3-4, preferring nickel and dime, but I'm afraid they might have to play it to get a little more beef on the field. In which case maybe Smith plays more at CB than Peters. Smith and Humphrey are both excellent run defenders for CBs, and Peters is bad. I don't think the Titans pass game matches up well for them vs. Baltimore. Humphrey can limit Brown and Earl Thomas shouldn't be fooled much by their vaunted play action game. If anything, I'm looking for Thomas to come through with an INT on a play-action pass, maybe a pick-six. Those clips above show how often Tennessee's play action game results in a pass to a WR/TE running an immediate crossing route. I like the chances of the Ravens scheming that up and putting Thomas in a position to play robber on one of those routes.
Still feeling reasonably confident. Maybe the Titans gash the Ravens with outside runs early on, but Baltimore will get at least a couple of stops and once the Ravens put up a few scores the Titans will have to get out of their offensive game plan, leading to opportunities for sacks/turnovers.