KEYS TO THE GAME

Limit Lamar Jackson’s scrambling: Jackson is the definition of a dual-threat quarterback because he can beat teams with his arm (2,209 passing yards and 13 touchdowns) and his legs (600 rushing yards and two touchdowns). Anytime Jackson, who averages 6.2 yards per carry this season and 6.1 yards per carry in his career, scrambles he’s a threat to score. The Dolphins will need to spy the South Florida product with a linebacker (Jerome Baker) or safety (Brandon Jones) to keep the Pro Bowl quarterback from wrecking the game with his legs. Jackson averages 64.9 rushing yards per game and the Ravens average 161 rushing yards per game.

Rush for more than 100 yards: If there was a game where Miami needed its run game to come alive, helping the offense maintain possession and keeping pressure off the defense, it’s against this physical Baltimore team. The Dolphins have struggled to run the ball this season, averaging a league worst 75.1 rushing yards per game, and 3.5 yards per attempt. The Ravens are allowing their opponents to gain 91.8 rushing yards per game, and have allowed nine rushing touchdowns this season. It would benefit the Dolphins to run away from defensive end Calais Campbell, who has been a force against the run for years in the NFL.

Protect Miami’s quarterback better: Left tackle Liam Eichenberg, left guard Austin Jackson and right tackle Jesse Davis are tied for the NFL lead in pressures (37) allowed. They each are allowing 4.1 pressures per game, which explains why the Dolphins have allowed 47 more pressures than the second-worst NFL team.

The amount of pressure Miami’s quarterbacks are under this season has forced the Dolphins to speed up the passing game, and limit the playbook. Tua Tagovailoa has mostly excelled when it comes to evading pressure, but Jacoby Brissett doesn’t, which explains why he’s been sacked 16 times in five games. The Ravens have produced 15 sacks this season, but what Miami’s offensive line is putting on film should motivate opponents to turn up the volume on their blitz packages.