LOS ANGELES _ After matching up against proven playmaking receivers such as Julio Jones, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Allen Robinson in his four games with the Los Angeles Rams, Monday night's game against the Baltimore Ravens is a different kind of challenge for cornerback Jalen Ramsey.
Two of the Ravens' top three receivers are tight ends. Receiver Marquise Brown is a rookie.
The biggest name on the Ravens' offense is quarterback Lamar Jackson, a dual threat capable of turning designed plays and broken ones into big gains.
So Ramsey could become more involved in stopping the run against a Ravens team that has won six games in a row.
Jackson, 22, is "super dynamic" and "the MVP front-runner," Ramsey said.
"Some quarterbacks, you worry about the passing, not really getting out of the pocket and scrambling," Ramsey said Saturday. "But he can make plays through the air and with his feet."
Jackson has passed for 19 touchdowns. He also is the leading rusher for a team that averages an NFL-best 203.8 yards a game on the ground. Jackson has run for 781 yards and six touchdowns.
That presents an extra challenge for Ramsey, regarded as perhaps the league's top cover cornerback.
"I've still got to do my job _ I've still got to cover the receivers, that's my main priority," Ramsey said. "But I'm not just a cover corner, though. I get in the run game a lot at times, so I'll be asked to do that."
Since Ramsey arrived via a mid-October trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Rams' defense has played well in victories over the Atlanta Falcons, Cincinnati Bengals and Chicago Bears and also in a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The defense has given up only one touchdown in each of the last four games, and many Rams players have said that Ramsey's exceptional coverage skill has been the main difference.
Like Rams lineman Aaron Donald is for the front seven, Ramsey is a "destructive guy on the back end," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said.
"Very aggressive, very fundamentally sound, very physical out there (in) coverage and run defense," Harbaugh said.
The Ravens are leading the AFC North with an 8-2 record. The Rams are 6-4 and need a victory to remain in playoff contention.
The "Monday Night Football" appearance will be Ramsey's biggest showcase since joining the Rams.
"Hopefully, we go out there, we set the tone, we play a good game and we let the world know who the L.A. Rams are," Ramsey said.
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