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- Former Bengals coach Marvin Lewis is joining Arizona State coach Herm Edwards' staff as a special adviser.
- Defensive tackle Gerald McCoy reportedly plans to visit Baltimore on Tuesday and hear out the free-agent pitch from team officials.
- The Ravens' 2019 schedule starts off relatively easy. Then it gets difficult, and fast.
- The Ravens will play in three prime-time games and face five teams that advanced to the playoffs last season.
- The NFL will release the upcoming season schedule at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
- The Browns appear to have loaded up for the 2019 season with their own dream team, but if there is one franchise that could turn this into a nightmare, it’s Cleveland.
- It’s always a question of debate, but one that is easy to answer. Who is the greatest Ravens player in the team’s brief NFL history?
- Now that he's reportedly headed to the Denver Broncos in a trade, here's a look at Joe Flacco's five most memorable games as Ravens quarterback.
- With Reed one day away from his likely election to the Hall of Fame, we’re bringing back this March 2013 blog post on “The most Ed Reed-est plays in Ed Reed history.”
- Before the NFL considers making pass interference calls subject to replay review, the league might want to consider what will happen in the future.
- "I vowed to myself and to my wife that we could not take a trip to Hawaii until after I went to the Pro Bowl," Ravens DT Brandon Williams said in a statement after being named a Pro Bowler for the first time. "Honey, pack your bags!”
- Over the next three-plus month, the Ravens have a lot to do. Some priorities, though, are a little more important than others.
- Over the second half of the season, driven by smart play and bold calls, there has been perhaps no better closer in football than the Ravens defense.
- Two weeks ago, an Annapolis native and Ravens fan promised him: "Eric I’ll buy you an ice cream truck if we win the division."
- The Ravens' 26-24 win secured the AFC’s No. 4 seed. They’ll face the fifth-seeded Los Angeles Chargers again next weekend, this time in Baltimore.
- Coach John Harbaugh deserves a lot of credit for getting the Ravens back into the postseason, columnist Mike Preston writes.
- Led by quarterback Lamar Jackson, the Ravens beat the Browns, 26-24, on Sunday to return to the NFL playoffs for the first time since 2014.
- Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs played in his 229th career game, passing Ray Lewis for the franchise’s all-time leader in games.
- "He's really let the players come into their own and not really try to force anything to happen,” left tackle Ronnie Stanley said.
- Find out how the Ravens stack up against the Cleveland Browns.
- The past year has been a rocky one for the Ravens, but it will be all good if they take care of business against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
- The Ravens are six-point favorites over the Cleveland Browns ahead of their must-win regular-season finale Sunday, according to most Las Vegas betting lines.
- With their 26-18 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, the Browns (7-7-1) completed the biggest turnaround in franchise history. C
- The Ravens announced Monday that tickets for a potential wild-card-round home playoff game will go on sale to the public at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
- The Ravens have been here before: in a position to make the playoffs with a late-season victory against a division opponent. This time they vow to seal the deal.
- The Ravens' regular-season finale against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday has been pushed back to a 4:25 p.m. kickoff, the NFL announced Sunday night. The game was initially set to start at 1 p.m.
- Leading the AFC North for the first time since Week 6, the Ravens (9-6) can claim the division Sunday for the first time since 2012 with a win at home Sunday in their regular-season finale over the Cleveland Browns (7-7-1) or a loss by the Steelers (8-6-1) to the visiting Cincinnati Bengals (6-9).
- After a 22-10 win Saturday over the Los Angeles Chargers and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ loss Sunday to the New Orleans Saints, the Ravens (9-6) could win the AFC North and earn the No. 4 seed even without a win in Week 17 over the Cleveland Browns.
- John Harbaugh will return as Ravens head coach for the 2019 season, and is working on an extension to his existing contract, which expires after the 2019 season, the team announced Friday night.
- It is the unwritten rule that almost everyone seems to accept as fact: If John Harbaugh’s Ravens do not make the playoffs, he will be fired as head coach. That might be true, but with a caveat: If the Ravens get into the playoffs and lose ugly in the first round, Harbaugh could be fired, too.
- At its core, 2018 was defined not by games but by the complex and sometimes tragic stories that accompany them.
- Teams that were super earlier this season like Kansas City, New Orleans, the Los Angeles Rams and even the New England Patriots now appear vulnerable and beatable.
- It's the third straight year the Ravens have had at least three players make the all-star roster.
- Tight end Nick Boyle suffered a concussion in the second half of Sunday’s win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and did not participate in Tuesday’s walkthrough.
- The Ravens would guarantee themselves an AFC playoff berth with two more victories. But if they lose Saturday night, they might not live to have a shot in Week 17.
- From Marlon Humphrey's all-around excellence to the Ravens' precarious playoff hopes, here are five things we learned from the team's 20-12 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- "I'm going to take gambles, man,” said Orlando Brown Jr., who was named the Ravens' starting right tackle Wednesday.
- A lot has changed in nine months for the Ravens, as they've transitioned from Joe Flacco to Lamar Jackson at quarterback.
- Team doctors likely won’t determine Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco’s availability for Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs until the end of the week.
- From the Ravens achieving their finest defensive hour to resurgent efforts by Terrell Suggs and C.J. Mosley, here are five things we learned from their 26-16 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
- Against a high-flying Atlanta Falcons attack, it was the Ravens’ top-ranked defensive unit that again set forth the law of the land.
- Rookie tight end Hayden Hurst on fellow Ravens rookie Lamar Jackson: “You pretty much know what you're going to get with him.”
- Coach John Harbaugh did not rule out the team’s longtime starter playing Sunday.
- They’re a long ways from clinching anything, but the Ravens can get some separation in Week 13.
- Maybe Jimmy Smith is being humble or would prefer that his play do his talking. Either way, the Ravens cornerback is trying to stay out of the limelight and avoid questions about his improved play in recent weeks.
- Sunday’s opponent, the Atlanta Falcons, aren’t any better defensively than the Bengals and Raiders but Ravens officials will get a better read on the progress of Lamar Jackson, who will likely be making his first NFL road start.
- Joe Flacco participated in throwing drills with Lamar Jackson and Robert Griffin III in practice on Thursday but appeared limited.
- Right tackle James Hurst (back, calf) returned to Ravens practice for the first time since Oct. 19. Running back Alex Collins did not, but said his injured foot is much improved.
- John Harbaugh declined to say whether Joe Flacco has been cleared to practice, offering only that the longtime starter is "progressing very well."
- Back-to-back wins by the Ravens have masked a certain exasperation from wide receiver John Brown on his lack of productivity in November.