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Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was sacked five times for a loss of 39 yards Sunday.

Unlike last year when Philip Rivers seemingly had an eternity to stand in the pocket and shred the defense in a decisive win over Baltimore, the Ravens sacked him six times Sunday afternoon during a dramatic 16-13 overtime victory at Qualcomm Stadium.

Defense has played better lately, but 34-14 loss in San Diego last season is fresh in minds of players, coaches

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is accustomed to encountering an instinctive free safety every day, practicing against former NFL Defensive Player of the Year Ed Reed.

Antwan Barnes barreled into the Ravens' backfield last December, bolting past left offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie to repeatedly crash into quarterback Joe Flacco.

Baltimore Sun reporter Jeff Zrebiec has news, notes and opinions on the Baltimore Ravens.

It's tough to look at the Baltimore defense and not see that the Ravens are starting four former undrafted free agents and that a trio of recent second-round draft picks is coming off the bench. Jimmy Smith, a 2011 first-round pick, will become a starter Sunday because cornerback Lardarius Webb suffered a season-ending knee injury. They smartly nabbed their other starting cornerback, Cary Williams, off the Tennessee Titans practice squad. Of the 14 defensive players they drafted from 2007 to 2011, only two are starters and six are no longer with the team.

As we close in on the 2012 NFL draft, we'll take a look at how the Baltimore Ravens have fared in recent drafts. It's too soon to give a fair evaluation from the 2010 and 2011 classes, but three years of NFL service time is enough for us to grade their 2007, 2008 and 2009 classes. In today's blog post, we will break down the 2007 class.

Michael Oher could have his hands full against his former teammate Antwan Barnes when the Ravens and Chargers play Sunday. The right tackle will match up against the pass-rushing linebacker, who leads San Diego with seven sacks this season.

Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis returned to practice. Lewis participated on a limited basis. Cornerback Lardarius Webb did not practice.

Chargers' Antwan Barnes still has some Baltimore in him