They surrendered points the way Florida did Gore votes. MVP Ray Lewis led a ferocious defense that stuffed the New York Giants in a Super Bowl rout, 34-7. That's the same kind of generosity the stingy Ravens showed the rest of league during the season. With their modest offense, they needed to keep other teams off the board, and they did, holding opponents to a record-low 165 points.
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