Latest Ravens stories
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Ravens offense has been sluggish to start games
The Ravens' perfect start has disguised their imperfect starts in three victories. While the team is one of just five still undefeated, it has not exactly been sprinting out of the locker room in those wins. In eight offensive possessions in the opening quarters, the Ravens have punted four times,...
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Ravens kicker Justin Tucker named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month
Kicking three straight game-winning field goal usually makes for a pretty solid month. Justin Tucker can attest to that. On Thursday, the Ravens kicker was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for the third time in his career. He has converted all nine of his field-goal attempts and...
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Ravens' Elvis Dumervil confirms he will play Sunday against Raiders
Outside linebacker Elvis Dumervil confirmed Thursday what Terrell Suggs had announced Wednesday. Dumervil intends to make his 2016 debut for the Ravens against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.
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James Hurst, Ryan Jensen moving closer to starting on left side of Ravens line
“We’ve played with the guys that are in there now,” offensive coordinator Marc Trestman said.
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Improved Ravens defense finally faces a challenge against high-powered Raiders offense
On Sunday, the Ravens will finally play against a top offensive team when they host the Oakland Raiders at M&T Bank Stadium.
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Sheldon Price absent from Ravens practice Thursday, joining Ronnie Stanley, Alex Lewis
Price (thigh) was listed as limited in practice on Wednesday’s injury report. Stanley wore a boot on his foot Wednesday. Lewis is battling a concussion suffered in Sunday’s 19-17 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Baltimore Sun staff predicts the Ravens-Raiders game
Five of the seven staff pickers think the Ravens will prevail Sunday
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Timmy Jernigan, Ronnie Stanley headline group absent from Ravens' practice on Wednesday
Four Ravens players were held out of practice on Wednesday. A pair of rookie starters in left tackle Ronnie Stanley and left guard Alex Lewis did not practice. Stanley, the organization’s sixth overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft, is dealing with a foot injury. It is not clear if it is the same...
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For Kelechi Osemele, playing the Ravens is 'not just another game'
When Oakland Raiders left guard Kelechi Osemele arrives in Baltimore on Saturday, he plans to have dinner with Ravens center Jeremy Zuttah. His agenda for the rest of his trip seems to revolve around making the Ravens regret not being more aggressive in trying to re-sign him this past offseason.
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Ravens bid farewell to former defensive line coach Clarence Brooks
The Ravens spent Tuesday and Wednesday celebrating the life of former defensive line coach Clarence Brooks, who died Sept. 17 at age 65 after battling esophageal and stomach cancer.
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Rookie running back Kenneth Dixon eager to return to the Ravens
The Ravens’ struggling run game is in need of a boost, which could come in the form of Kenneth Dixon.
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Flaccos welcome fourth child, a girl named Evelyn Renee, after three boys
The Ravens announced that quarterback Joe Flacco and his wife Dana welcomed their fourth child on Tuesday. Their first daughter is named Evelyn Renee. In another sign of his modest nature, Flacco did not mention his daughter’s arrival during his nearly 5-minute weekly conference with Baltimore...
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Catching up with...former Baltimore Colts DB Wendell Harris
His boyish looks, bantam size and benign-sounding name belied his fierce demeanor in football. Who'd have thought a guy named Wendell could deliver bone-rattling hits on the field? Yet that's what Wendell Harris did for five years as a defensive back and special teams star with the Colts.
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7-on-7 drill: NFL power rankings, weekend preview, fantasy advice and more
This is the first edition of the 7-on-7 drill, where I'll present seven lists of seven items to help keep track of the NFL season. A non-NFL item or two might sneak its way into the drill every now and again, but this should keep you oriented to what's gone on in the league and what's to come in...
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Ravens favored by 3.5 points vs. visiting Raiders in Week 4
The Ravens are one of five undefeated teams in the NFL; the Raiders are 2-1, with narrow wins over the New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans and a seven-point loss in Week 2 to the Atlanta Falcons.
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Ravens take 'block that kick' seriously
When Brent Urban came crashing through the Jacksonville Jaguars' offensive line to block Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Jason Myers' 52-yard field goal attempt Sunday, it gave the Ravens hope.
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Ravens' news, notes and opinions heading into Week 4
The Ravens are benefiting from a rookie class that was ready to step in immediately.
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John Harbaugh’s T-shirt look is here to stay – until the calendar flips to the colder months
The Ravens are 2-0 thus far in games in which coach John Harbaugh wears a gray, team-issued T-shirt.
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Steve Smith Sr. fires back at Jalen Ramsey: 'He didn't have anything to say' after loss
After Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr.'s summer of friendly feuding, he needed only three weeks of regular-season ball to get back to "Ice up, son"-level drama.
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Precedent portends playoffs for the Ravens after 3-0 start
In the last 10 years, more than 75 percent of the NFL teams that started 3-0 made the playoffs.
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Ravens coach John Harbaugh has no problem with Steve Smith Sr.'s confrontation with Jalen Ramsey
“I got caught in the middle of that,” Harbaugh said Monday. “It was kind of fun, it was fun."
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Ravens waiting to see how starting left guard Alex Lewis fares in concussion protocol
Ravens coach John Harbaugh said starting left guard Alex Lewis is dealing with a concussion suffered in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 19-17 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars. “Alex is in the concussion protocol right now,” Harbaugh said Monday. “So we’ll just have to see how that goes.” The...
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Ravens' easy schedule makes it difficult to draw many conclusions from their 3-0 start
The schedule has allowed the Ravens (3-0) to feed off bottom feeders early in 2016, and they have taken advantage of the opportunity.
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Ravens' focus on getting interceptions is paying off
Team has five picks in three games, one fewer than they had all last season
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Ravens rookie cornerback Tavon Young continues to make big impression
Fourth-round pick has made big plays in back-to-back weeks
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5 things we learned from the Ravens' win over the Jaguars
The Ravens are really, truly in sole possession of first place in the division.
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Postgame notes: Joe Flacco one completion shy of an NFL record
Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco couldn't help but have some fun with Mike Wallace. After learning that Wallace's third-quarter drop in the end zone had prevented him from an NFL record-tying 22 straight completions in a single game, Flacco approached the wide receiver in the locker room and informed...
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Mike Preston's Ravens report card in Week 3
The offense is far from the honor roll once again.
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Ravens special teams unit makes up for mistakes with key plays down the stretch
"Every time we go out there on a field-goal block, we think we're about to block one, and even they thought we were about to block one," Levine said following the Ravens' 19-17 victory over the Jaguars at EverBank Field.
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Ravens again find a way to win an imperfect game
The Ravens make winning look awfully hard at times, yet as they departed EverBank Field late Sunday afternoon following a pulsating 19-17 victory over the still-winless Jacksonville Jaguars, they were 3-0 for the third time in franchise history and in sole possession of first place in the AFC North.
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Defensive front seven has carried the Ravens and will need to keep doing so
The Ravens have played only three games this season, but it's safe to conclude that the defensive front seven will have to carry this team in 2016.
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Jaguars rookie Jalen Ramsey suggests he got in Steve Smith Sr.'s head
After playing his best game of the young season in a 19-17 Ravens win Sunday, wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. approached Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey and appeared to have aggressive words for the rookie. Asked about the interaction, Ramsey played up the drama.
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Z on TV: Ravens victory gets telecast worthy of a bigger-market game
The announcers, Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta, kept their focus primarily on the game, and the producers gave us two replay angles on every play that mattered.
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Former Ravens offensive coordinator Cam Cameron reportedly out at LSU
Two people familiar with the decision say LSU has fired head football coach Les Miles and offensive coordinator Cam Cameron and promoted defensive line coach Ed Orgeron to interim head coach. The people spoke to the Associated Press on Sunday on condition of anonymity because no announcement has...
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Instant analysis: Sun staff reacts to Ravens' 19-17 win over the Jaguars
Jeff Zrebiec, Ravens reporter: I wrote last week that the Browns were probably the only team in the NFL that the Ravens would beat by playing the way they did last week. I clearly short-changed the Jaguars. Make no mistake, you have to credit the Ravens for again making some key plays late to put...
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Recap: Tucker's kick gives Ravens 19-17 win at Jacksonville
A sloppy, mistake-filled performance had the Ravens on the cusp of their first loss. However, Justin Tucker’s 54-yard field goal with just over a minute to play powered the Ravens to a 19-17 victory over the equally sloppy Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field in front of an announced 60,127.
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Ravens' Elvis Dumervil will miss his third straight game
Team goes with same seven inactives as the previous two weeks
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3 stats that stand out as the Ravens face the Jaguars
The Ravens were one of four teams that finished the preseason with perfect 4-0 records. And now the Ravens, Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles are undefeated so far this season. (The Houston Texans dropped out after Thursday's 27-0 loss at the New England Patriots.) Seven teams — including...
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Emerging Ravens defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan returns home to face Jaguars
The game was called "Throw 'em up, bust 'em up," and Timmy Jernigan believed it was as close as he was going to get to organized football. All it required was a ball and a small patch of grass in the Jacksonville, Fla. apartment complex where Jernigan lived.
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Against Jaguars, Ravens get a look at former draft targets Jalen Ramsey and Myles Jack
On the night of April 28, the Ravens badly wanted the chance to select Florida State cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who was available when the Dallas Cowboys were mulling whom to choose with the fourth overall pick. But when the Cowboys demanded the No. 6 pick and a third-round choice for the right to...