5 players who led the Ravens to a thrilling victory in Week 2

3. The Ravens coaching staff

For as much criticism as certain members of the Ravens coaching staff have gotten, they deserve to get their due for this week’s victory.

Of course, we have to start with head coach John Harbaugh and his decision to go for it on 4th-and-1 with the game on the line.

Harbaugh insisted after the game that, despite yelling out to Jackson to as him his opinion, he would have gone for it anyway. But it says something about the relationship those two have that he was able to put that kind of trust in his star quarterback.

If the Ravens don’t convert there, there’s a very good chance they go on to lose. But he saw something in Jackson. Was it the look in his eyes? Who knows. But in that moment, Harbaugh entrusted his QB to get the job done.

And he did.

Credit should also go out to offensive coordinator Greg Roman who called a phenomenal game. Roman is a constant source of criticism from the fan base, but on Sunday night, he showed why he’s still one of the most creative schemers in the NFL.

And even on defense, Wink Martindale game-planned around Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce managing to shut them down for most of the game.

It’s impossible to stop the Chiefs’ offense, but Martindale was patient with his blitzes and called a much more conservative game than the Ravens are accustomed to.

The Ravens have one of the best coaching staffs in the NFL and Sunday’s game was proof of that.