OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Baltimore Ravens bid to reach the postseason will depend heavily of their second-ranked defense, a unit that has performed effectively despite an assortment of injuries.Baltimore leads the NFL in stopping the run and is seventh against the pass. Thus far, thats been good enough to offset a spotty offense that ranks 22nd in yardage and is averaging only two touchdowns per game.The Ravens (5-5) long ago built a reputation for hitting hard and playing rugged defense, and this team is a throwback to the days when Ray Lewis and Ed Reed made life miserable for the rest of the league.Its your typical Baltimore defense, said Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton, who will face the Ravens on Sunday. They do a really good job against the run and get you into third-and-long situations. Thats the way Baltimores been for a long time.The most impressive aspect of the current unit is that rarely has it been at full strength.Linebackers Terrell Suggs and C.J. Mosley, along with cornerbacks Jimmy Smith and Shareece Wright, all have missed at least one game because of injury. Linebacker Elvis Dumervil has suited up only once this year while recovering from foot surgery, but hes hopeful of returning against Cincinnati (3-6-1).Linebacker Zach Orr leads the team with 86 tackles and safety Eric Weddle ranks second with 51. Weddle also has two of the Ravens 11 interceptions.Signed as a free agent during the offseason after a nine-year run with San Diego, Weddle has been an integral part of a defense he expects to ultimately finish as the best in the business.Theres only so many opportunities you have in this league to do something special and be No. 1, he said Wednesday. You always will have that.The Ravens owned the top-ranked defense before sputtering in a 27-17 loss to Dallas on Sunday. Try as he might, Weddle couldnt get that game out of his mind.We did a lot of good things in last weeks game but it wasnt good enough, he said. We didnt do our part to get a win.Dallas scored all its points over the final 36 minutes. That left the Baltimore defense with the feeling that theres plenty of room for improvement.Our defense has played really well, coach John Harbaugh said. And the thing I love about our defense is theyre not satisfied with anything theyve done in the past. Theyre going to keep building on what theyve done well and keep trying to improve. Thats the beautiful thing about it. As well as theyve played, we can play better.Weddle understands the importance of defense for Baltimore. Yet, he doesnt believe the success of the team depends upon it.We want to play great, week-in, week-out, regardless whats happening on offense, he said. I know deep down theyre going to win us some games and were going to need them when it matters most. Until that happens, weve got to go out and play great. 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DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Offspinner Mehedi Hasan claimed a Bangladesh test match record of 12-159 as his side secured a first-ever win against England -- a comfortable 108-run victory -- to level the series 1-1 on Sunday.Mehedi took 6-77 in the second innings to rip through England, which lost all 10 wickets in the post-lunch session in its pursuit of 273 runs to win.Left arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan complemented Mehedis effort with 4-49 with three wickets in four balls to help the side earn the victory inside three days.It is a very big achievement in Bangladeshs test cricket history, said Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim. It came against a very good England side but there will be a time when we will win a series 2-0 against any big team. This is a start.England captain Alastair Cook made 59 and Ben Duckett scored 54 as they kept the side unscathed before lunch, reaching 100-0.Very hard (to explain). 100-0 was a really good session. I was really pleased with the way Ben played, Cook said.We possibly showed our inexperience in those conditions, even though I as out there experiencing it -- it was amazing the difference before tea and after tea. You lose a couple of wickets, then men come round the bat, crowd gets into it -- being able to deal with and get through it -- you know it doesnt last forever, but that half an hour, 40 minutes is crucial, and we just werent good enough to be able to get through.Mehedi struck with the first ball of the final session, dismissing Duckett with a delivery that kept low.From then on Bangladesh never looked back. Only Stokes apart from Cook and Duckett reached double digits as Mehedi and Shakib made inroads at regular intervals.From the time we knew England were coming, we planned to make wickets that would help our spinners and trouble the English batsmen. Here our bowlers executed our plans and the batsmen did well too, which made this win possible, Mushfiqur added.Shakib Al Hasan removed Joe Root for 1 as Bangladesh spinners used the crack of the pitch perfectly to leave England in tatters.MMehedi then picked up Gary Ballance (5) and Moeen Ali (0) in an over but he dealt the biggest blow when Cook poked at a turning delivery.dddddddddddd.Cook had survived a video review on 44 against the same bowler and Bangladesh sought a video review unsuccessfully against him when he was on 59.But minutes after the second review, he lost his concentration and Englands hopes faded with him.Cook hit five fours in an innings that lasted two and half hours.Ben Stokes resisted but Bangladesh spinners hardly gave Englands batsmen any space to breathe, bowling with accurate line and length on a pitch that offered plenty of support.Jonny Bairstow, who rescued England from precarious situations earlier in the series, was unable to repeat the trick and was out on 3.Shakib disturbed Stokes stump with a straight delivery and then dismissed Zafar Ansari and Adil Rashid for duck in four balls.Mehedi fittingly ended the match with the wicket of Steven Finn and to claim five or more wickets in the first two tests three times. He also eclipsed left arm spinner Enamul Haque Juniors 18 wickets to be the highest wicket-taker (19) in a series for Bangladesh.Bangladesh earlier set England a 273-run target to win the second test after it was bowled out for 296 shortly after lunch on the third day.Opener Imrul Kayes made 78 while Mahmudullah scored 47 to give Bangladesh a fighting chance of levelling the series on an increasingly turning, deteriorating wicket.The highest successful chase in the fourth innings at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium was 209-1 by England against the same opponent in 2010.The hosts capitalized on Englands wayward fielding on the third morning after resuming its innings on 152-3 to build its lead.Kayes survived two dropped catches, while Shakib Al Hasan also benefited from a Ben Duckett drop at deep midwicket on his way to 41.Legspinner Adil Rashid claimed 4-52 and fast bowler Ben Stokes took 3-52. ' ' '