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From Justin Tucker cementing his status as the greatest kicker of all-time to the defense struggling to tackle for a third straight week, here are five things we learned from the Ravens' thrilling 19-17 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Soon, when someone dies at the hands of police in Maryland, a new team of independent investigators will show up at the scene and sort out what happened. And when misconduct complaints are made against officers, they will be public. The changes are part of the sweeping police reform laws passed by the Maryland General Assembly earlier this year that begin to go into effect Oct. 1.

In the first half of the season, it’s all about winning, Mike Preston writes. Quality over quantity comes later.

"It does feel that’s a little longer than your normal progression from a zero on the clock," former NFL referee Gene Steratore said of the no-call on delay of game in the final seconds of the Ravens' 19-17 win over the Lions.

Faint praise caveats and all, left-hander John Means has still had one of the best seasons for an Orioles starter this century.

An Ellicott City man who was a Hyattsville police officer will serve 30 days in jail after engaging in an argument with a group of teenagers at a Columbia apartment complex last year and brandishing a gun, the Office of the State’s Attorney for Howard County announced.

The nascent oysters — known as spat — will only stay in their cages until June. Then, they’ll be transported to their forever home — the reefs of the oyster sanctuary at Fort Carroll, an artificial island in the Patapsco River south of Dundalk.

View visualizations of Maryland COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, deaths, testing, positivity rate and vaccinations.

Here’s how the Ravens graded out at each position after a wild 19-17 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday at Ford Field.