Ray Lewis on Bengals offense: A-game

Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis spoke to reporters in Cincinnati today on a conference call in advance of the Monday night game. Asked about the matchup between the Bengals offense and Baltimore's top-ranked defense from 2006, he said:

"One thing about our defense, no matter what offense we go against, they're going to give us their A-game. I don't care who they are. We don't see nobody maybe going half-speed. Anybody who plays us is going to give us everything they've got. When you meet a team like this, who is gifted all the way around, with two gifted receivers, a gifted quarterback, with this type of talent, you have to come in and match their intensity. And for us matching intensity is doing what we do best. It doesn't change our attitude. Everybody wants to pump their chest and say, `This is the best defense in football, let's do this and do that.' We don't get too excited about playing anybody."