NFL history and the league’s highest-scoring offense is precisely why 36-year-old Terrell Suggs still gets a kick out of playing football.Suggs and the Baltimore Ravens‘ top-ranked defense take on Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints on Sunday in an intriguing matchup of first-place teams.“They’re the kind of explosive offense that gives you nightmares Will Harris Jersey ,” Suggs said. “We get to play football against one of the premier quarterbacks. It’s going to be a good, fun game.”Suggs had one of Baltimore’s 11 sacks last week in a 21-0 rout of Tennessee. The Ravens (4-2) are allowing an NFL-low 12.8 points and 270.8 yards per game and have given up only 12 second-half points.“There’s really no weakness,” Brees said. “They do so many things well.”The Saints (4-1) come off a bye with a four-game winning streak. New Orleans is averaging an NFL-best 36 points per game behind Brees, the league’s career leader in yards passing with 72,103 yards .“It’s definitely going to be a task there, but we’re up for it,” said Suggs, a seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker. “We like this game. We get the chance to compete against as good a team as there is.”The prospect of facing the Saints and the 39-year-old Brees is enough to make Suggs feel young again.“He’s been here longer than me, so I won’t be the old guy,” Suggs said with a smile. “But definitely, I mean that just goes to his experience. He’s mastered his craft. He’s not showing age; he’s just one of those ferocious, deadly quarterbacks in our league.”Brees is 0-4 lifetime against the Ravens. When the teams last played http://www.detroitlionsteamonline.com/austin-bryant-jersey , in November 2014, Suggs had six tackles and a sack in Baltimore’s 34-27 victory.“He’s the ageless wonder,” Brees said of Suggs. “He’s still playing at such a high level deep in his career, and man, he’s been doing it so well for so long. I’m obviously aware of that they are the only team that I haven’t beaten, but they’ve always had a great team.”Some other things to know about the Saints-Ravens game:DEVELOPING DEFENSEThe Saints’ defense stumbled out of the gate, but has looked markedly better in the previous two games. New Orleans yielded averages of 421 yards and 34.3 points through its first three games, but allowed fewer than 300 yards and 20 points in each of the past two.The improvement could stem from increasing comfort within the scheme of a few new players, including veteran linebacker Demario Davis and rookie defensive end Marcus Davenport.New Orleans has been — at least statistically — the NFL’s best against the run, allowing just 71.4 yards per game. One reason is that opponents have gone to the air on nearly two-thirds of their offensive plays against the league’s 30th-ranked pass defense.HELLO, OLD FRIENDRavens wide receiver Willie Snead was once one of Brees’ favorite targets. He left for Baltimore as a restricted free agent during the offseason, and now is catching passes from Joe Flacco.“It’s great to see him doing well and doing the things I’m sure a quarterback like Joe appreciates Max Scharping Jersey ,” Saints coach Sean Payton said.Snead intends to trade jerseys with Brees after the game.“Absolutely,” Brees said. “He’s a stud, man. I love Willie.”ELUSIVE ACHIEVEMENTBrees is trying to become just the third QB in NFL history to defeat every team in the league, joining Brett Favre and Peyton Manning.Now in his 13th season with the Saints after five years with the Chargers, Brees is still searching for a victory against the Ravens.“I would love to beat these guys,” Brees said. “You always know it is going to be a slugfest.”HOME AGAINComing off a three-game road trip, the Ravens play four of the next five at home, where they’re 61-21 since coach John Harbaugh arrived in 2008.“We get to play in front of our home fans, so that’s going to be exciting,” Suggs said. “It feels like it’s been forever since they got the opportunity to see us play.”EMERGING TARGETSIt took three games for free-agent acquisition Cameron Meredith to make his first catch with New Orleans and four games for third-round draft choice Tre’Quan Smith to make his initial reception.Now it appears as if they’ve got the hang of it. Smith had touchdowns of 62 and 35 yards against Washington, and Meredith had five catches for 71 yards, including a 46-yard gain. Their emergence has strengthened a receiving group led by Michael Thomas Brian Burns Jersey , who leads the club with 46 catches for 519 yards. On a night when the high-powered offense was stuck in neutral, the New Orleans Saints still found a way to grind out a 12-9 win over Carolina behind their ever-improving defense.That could bode well for these Saints (12-2) as they prepare to make a run at the Super Bowl.For years, they’ve relied on star quarterback Drew Brees to score a lot of points, put up big yardage and win games for them. But suddenly the Saints have a defense that is not only keeping them close when the offense sputters, but might be one of the best in the NFL. New Orleans has not allowed more than 17 points in any of its last six games.“That’s what the great teams find a way to do,” said Brees, who was limited to 203 yards passing and intercepted once Monday night. “Despite what happens in the first three quarters or maybe the mistakes that were made prior to that, they just make the plays you need to make to win the game.”Brees likes that the Saints have found many different ways to win, even though not all of them have been pretty. The 12 points against the Panthers marked the fewest for New Orleans in a victory since 1998.For most of the season the Saints relied on an electrifying offense, scoring 40 points or more six times. But recently it is the defense that has stepped up to make big plays.“There’s a lot to be said for that — finding ways to win,” Brees said. “Battle-tested. These last two weeks, we’ve had to win in the fourth quarter http://www.pantherscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-greg-little-jersey , had to come back and win in the fourth quarter. On the road, divisional games, those are going to be hard-fought. Those are going to be tough and the great teams find a way. Our guys believe we’re all going to step up, we’re going to do this together, somebody’s going to make a play.”The Saints didn’t make a lot of plays Monday, but they made enough.There was Eli Apple‘s interception of Cam Newton’s pass in the end zone with 10 seconds left before halftime. There was Von Bell’s strip of wide receiver D.J. Moore on an inside handoff and A.J. Klein‘s recovery, which led to the go-ahead score. There were four players who sacked Newton — and none were named Cam Jordan. Alvin Kamara had a 50-yard kickoff return.The little plays all add up.“We are playing hard and playing for each other,” Apple said.Unlike some of the NFL’s other top teams — namely, the Rams and Chiefs — the Saints found a way to grind it out without their A game on offense this week.It didn’t matter that the offense failed to gain more than 30 yards on seven of its first eight drives. It didn’t matter because New Orleans could count on its defense.Jordan called it the best he’s ever played on.“I believe in us, game in and game out, first quarter to fourth quarter,” Jordan said. “If it comes down to a crucial play Will Grier Jersey , I believe in us. If we need a turnover, I believe in us.”New Orleans has already wrapped up the NFC South title and can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a victory in either of its last two games, both at home, against Pittsburgh and Carolina.Looking for their second Super Bowl championship in a decade, the well-rounded Saints might just be the favorites heading into the postseason.“We were just trying to stack weeks because you know you want to play your best ball in December,” said Bell, who also had seven tackles and a sack. “That’s what people remember and going into this last stretch we wanted to finish strong.”