With Week 6 in the rearview and Week 7 on the horizon, the 2026 NFL regular season is a third of the way in the books. The Baltimore Ravens currently find themselves in a three-way tie for the best record in the AFC North at 4-2, and the defense has been a work in progress while still contributing to the team's overall success.

Under new head coach and defensive play-caller Jesse Minter, they came into the season expected to be one of the best units in the league, and while they've dominated entire halves and sometimes three quarters of games, they've yet to put together a full four quarters of excellence.

The talent that general manager Eric DeCosta amassed on the defensive side of the ball has shown flashes of dominance and could round into a strength for this year's team as the offense continues to get healthy and keep being explosive .…