Monday Ravens links

Ravens defense back on the hunt

The Baltimore Sun's Matt Vensel writes about the defense's performance in the Ravens' 30-9 win over the Texans.

Ravens make statement against Texans

The Baltimore Sun's Mike Preston writes that it may have taken three weeks but that the Ravens made the statement that the champs haven't gone anywhere.

Mike Preston's postgame grades

The Baltimore Sun's Preston graded Sunday's performance and gave the Ravens' defense high marks across the board.

Five things we learned in Baltimore's win

The Baltimore Sun's Childs Walker goes over the Ravens' win over Houston, writing about what that means for the team moving forward.

Defensive picture becoming clearer

WNST's Luke Jones writes that the defense came into its own on Sunday, in a throwback performance that Ray Lewis cold be proud of.

Defense stepped up without great players of seasons past

Ray Lewis was in a suit and Ed Reed was in a Texans uniform. But CSNBaltimore.com's Clifton Brown writes that the defense went back to its dominating days when those two were in their prime.

John Eisenberg: Five thoughts following Ravens' win over Texans

BaltimoreRavens.com's John Eisenberg wrote that the defense looks like a unit that will carry this team until the offense can figure itself out.

Ravens defense motivated by history

The defense believes it can be just as good as the ones in the past, writes ESPN.com's Jamison Hensley.