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- Columnist Mike Preston gives his midseason report card after the Ravens' 4-4 start.
- A Pittsburgh offense that ranks fourth in yards per game and fifth in scoring seems to be running smoothly with running back James Conner, the Ravens defensive coordinator said Thursday.
- The Baltimore Sun's Ravens beat crew predicts who will win Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- The offensive line has been flooded with injuries, but the starting right tackle and left guard say their health will determine if they can return for Sunday’s home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Ravens coach John Harbaugh did not provide an update on starting left tackle Ronnie Stanley's health, but praised backup Jermaine Eluemunor.
- Minutes after being shellacked, 36-21, by the Panthers, the Ravens were already doing the playoff math in their heads.
- The rookie tight end has one catch for seven yards in three games since missing the first four games of the season because of a stress fracture in his foot.
- The Ravens offensive line, featuring two rookies and a midseason acquisition, did not allow a sack or commit a penalty Sunday against New Orleans.
- From the Ravens' faith in Michael Crabtree to their emerging defensive identity under coordinator Don "Wink" Martindale, here are five things we learned from a 21-0 victory in Tennessee.
- In Nashville, Crabtree’s hands were as good as the chicken is hot. He finished with six catches for a season-high 93 yards and a touchdown.
- The Ravens fired on all cylinders in Sunday's 21-0 victory over the Tennessee Titans after tripping over themselves in Cleveland. So, who are the real Ravens?
- The Ravens finished with a team-record 11 sacks in shutting out the Tennessee Titans, 21-0, on Sunday. No other NFL team this season has had more than seven in a game.
- The Ravens threw a memorable sack party in Nashville.
- Columnist Peter Schmuck grades the Ravens after their 21-0 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
- Bowser has five tackles and no sacks in five games, and has struggled on special teams.
- Almost every NFL receiver confronts a spate of dropped passes at some point. With Michael Crabtree in an unwanted spotlight for his drops against Cleveland, teammates and observers say he should go back to the routines that made him a star in the first place.
- The Ravens secondary is hoping for improved health, with several players questionable.
- Through five games, the the Ravens have forced six turnovers. At the same time last season, they had 12 takeaways en route to an NFL-leading 34.
- The Ravens should produce enough offensive tricks to bounce back with a win against the Titans in an essential road game.
- A hip injury sidelined the slot cornerback from Thursday’s practice, and the team has only four healthy cornerbacks.
- After five weeks, three fumbles and two demotions to the practice squad, the Ravens are wary of anything else going wrong on punt returns.
- The rookie tight end was grateful for the chance to knock off some rust in his NFL debut and is hoping for more snaps Sunday at the Tennessee Titans.
- Sunday’s game is, for the time being, the third straight Ravens game with a three-point spread.
- Losing games they should have won cost the Ravens the past couple of seasons. If they miss the playoffs again in 2018, they'll look back at Sunday's loss in Cleveland as an unforgivable missed opportunity.
- The Patriots released Jones, 24, for the second time this season Saturday.
- The outside linebacker, who turns 36 on Thursday, played 66 snaps in Sunday’s loss at the Cleveland Browns, which is more than what coach John Harbaugh wants to see.
- The Ravens' first-round draft pick came out of Sunday’s loss at the Cleveland Browns in good physical condition after catching only one pass for seven yards.
- Columnist Mike Preston grades the Ravens after their game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
- Wide receiver Michael Crabtree is frustrated by his dropped passes in the Ravens' 12-9 loss to the Cleveland Browns. That's the right attitude and now he needs to make sure he fixes the problem, columnist Mike Preston writes.
- The Ravens were their own worst enemies in a 12-9 overtime loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
- We take a closer look at the key stats from the Ravens' 12-9 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
- he Ravens lost, 12-9, in overtime when Cleveland Browns kicker Greg Joseph hit a 37-yard field goal with two seconds left on the clock.
- Willie Henry put his stamp on the game with a third-quarter sack of Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield that forced Cleveland to settle for a field goal.
- Young appeared shaken after the interception and did not play on the Ravens’ next defensive possession. The team announced he was in concussion protocol, but he returned to the game in the second quarter.
- Ravens first-round pick Hayden Hurst will make his NFL debut Sunday against the Cleveland Browns after missing the first four weeks of the season because of a fractured foot.
- Griffin, who got a second chance when Cleveland signed him in 2016, said his top priority is helping the Ravens defeat his former employer.
- Here’s what you need to know about the Week 5 game between the Ravens (3-1) and Cleveland Browns (1-2-1).
- A quarter of the way into the 2018 season, we can say the progress is real.
- After spending the first three years of his career with the Ravens, defensive tackle Carl Davis will stand on the opposing sideline as a member of the Cleveland Browns.
- The defensive tackle joked that “me not being there is the only reason” he won’t play at the Cleveland Browns, but Henry is listed as questionable in the team’s final injury report of the week.
- Every year, the Ravens talk about the challenges posed by the scrappy Cleveland Browns. In 2018, their words finally ring true.
- Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith said that legally, he could not comment on his suspension. But he is happy it's over.
- The backup nose tackle leads the team’s defensive linemen with three batted passes and is getting more comfortable with his job.
- "When he comes out there, he thinks he's standing on top of a mountain, and he's making plays to show that he's standing on top of a mountain," Don "Wink" Martindale said Thursday of Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield.
- The Baltimore Sun's Ravens beat crew predicts who will win Sunday's game against the Browns.
- Eight days after earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, Ravens kicker Justin Tucker was honored for the breadth of his work so far this season, being named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month on Thursday.
- Mike Preston breaks down the three key matchups as the Ravens face the Browns in Cleveland on Sunday.
- Turner played just four snaps on offense, but the undrafted rookie running back earned the first carry and first reception of his fledgling NFL career.
- Tight end Mark Andrews and Orlando Brown Jr., now Ravens rookies, know it’s best not to doubt Mayfield.
- The starting left tackle has another difficult challenge on his plate in Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett.