In Redskins secondary, Ravens facing deepest challenge yet

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"They're a team that likes to load the box and put as many people as they can down in there and man up everybody on the outside," Flacco said. "They feel like they can do that, and we feel like we're going to be able to take advantage of that with our receivers. We'll see."

The New Orleans Saints, who have the best offense in the league, felt that way. So did the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles. None of those teams threw for more than 200 yards against Washington. In fact, just three of 12 opponents have.

The Redskins play a lot of press coverage, and the Ravens' receivers aren't known for being physical. The Redskins defensive backs are fast, physical and aggressive. Their nickel and dime coverages are just as aggressive. Washington can press up on your receivers anywhere on the field, outside or in the slot.

"They have confidence in their guys, in their ability to cover," Mason said. "They try to put pressure on the quarterback, try to stop the run. And they give their guys outside the opportunity to cover down man to man. Whether it's soft, press or whatever, their guys have been able to do a job at that."

Joe Flacco, though, remains Joe Cool.

"Believe me, we know that they have good players, but we're not going to concentrate on that too much," he said. "We know that we have the guys to match up against them, or least we feel we do, so we're going to go out there and try to prove that this week."