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One of the most dominant performances in Super Bowl history may not earn Baltimore’s defense the best-of-all-time title it desires, but it was certainly good enough to fulfill the Ravens’ Super Bowl XXXV quest.

And it was good enough to take the spotlight off Ray Lewis’ troubled past and focus it on the trouble he causes opposing offenses.

Baltimore’s defense, the history-making unit without a nickname, made like “The Perfect Storm” on Sunday inside Raymond James Stadium, engulfing New York Giants quarterback Kerry Collins with a relentless wave of defenders who took turns pounding him, confusing him and intercepting him.