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Although Ravens running back Justin Forsett didn't practice Wednesday due to a minor knee injury, he is expected to start and have his usual workload Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.

The Ravens are trying to maintain their normal schedule of preparation even though they're dealing with a short week along with the Thanksgiving holiday in advance of Sunday's pivotal home game.

Elvis Dumervil is getting used to new role, and is getting to the quarterback a lot more, in his second season with the Baltimore Ravens.

Ravens veteran outside linebacker Terrell Suggs was fined $8,268 by the NFL for his controversial tackle on Pittsburgh Steelers running back LeGarrette Blount, according to a league source.

Ravens linebacker and special-teams ace Albert McClellan has been fined $8,268 by the NFL for his personal foul against the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to sources.

Ravens center Jeremy Zuttah punched Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Cam Heyward with his right in the fourth quarter Sunday night, and his retaliation drew a personal foul for unnecessary roughness.

In a 51-34 victory over the Indianapolis Colts last Sunday, Ben Roethlisberger became the first quarterback in NFL history to have a second 500-yard passing day. The Ravens' best cornerback, Jimmy Smith, won't play Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Baltimore Sun reporter Aaron Wilson breaks down the Ravens' 29-7 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 7 at M&T Bank Stadium.

On offense and defense, the Baltimore Ravens could do pretty much anything they wanted against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

"C.J. understands what the linebacker position is about," Ray Lewis says of Ravens rookie linebacker C.J. Mosley.

Baltimore Sun reporter Aaron Wilson breaks down the Ravens' loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 5.

Pernell McPhee has never operated in the spotlight on the Ravens defense, but the fourth-year outside linebacker has carved out an effective place in the rotation by both feeding on those who hog the attention, and at times, taking it away from them.

Baltimore Sun reporter Aaron Wilson looks back at the Ravens' game each week and looks ahead to their next opponent.

Scouting the Ravens game against the Browns on Sunday in Cleveland.

Ravens outside linebacker Courtney Upshaw has been fined $16,000 by the league office for his roughing-the-passer penalty stemming from a big hit last week on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers readers' questions about the Ravens' win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2 and more.

Jimmy Smith followed Antonio Brown over the field Thursday, limiting him during a 26-6 Ravens win Thursday.

It wasn¿t so much that the Ravens pasted Pittsburgh, 26-6. It was that the alleged strength of the Steelers¿ in-Ben-we-trust offense was nowhere in evidence.

On the eve of the season, Ravens third-year strong-side linebacker Courtney Upshaw feels like both he and the team are primed for a big year.

Former Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis spoke to the team before practice broke Friday afternoon, a day after his statue was unveiled outside M&T Bank Stadium

After ranking in the top 10 in the NFL in total defense for nine consecutive years, the Ravens fell off dramatically during the past two years when they became uncharacteristically vulnerable.

There have been a couple of incidents prompting speculation that Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome might retire soon.

The Ravens pared their roster down to the NFL's required 53-player limit Saturday, choosing to keep two quarterbacks and seven wide receivers and leaving themselves thin at cornerback and along the offensive and defensive lines.

The Ravens have cut veteran offensive guard A.Q. Shipley and second-year offensive guard Ryan Jensen

Before they left the visiting locker room at AT&T Stadium late Saturday night, the Ravens defense had reached a consensus in their evaluation of what had transpired over the previous three hours. The defenders believed that they had done some good things, but they also recognized that their play was nowhere near good enough.

After an evening spent dodging and sprinting past potential Dallas Cowboys tacklers, Ravens wide receiver Deonte Thompson wasn't about to run and hide from what was blatantly obvious.

The Ravens had hoped to play quarterback Joe Flacco and the rest of the first-team offense about a quarter, but very little went according to plan early last night against the Dallas Cowboys.

The Ravens could ill afford an injury to another cornerback but that's exactly what they got when Jimmy Smith went down early with a chest injury.

Initially scheduled for 7 p.m., the Ravens¿ open workout at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium got underway about a half hour earlier than expected.

The Ravens have Pro Bowl nose tackle Haloti Ngata lined up as the first-team left defensive tackle at Arthur Jones' vacated spot.

"I've got to do better," the third-year player said. "We all know I've got to improve."

The Ravens' top four outside linebackers from last year -- Suggs, Dumervil, McPhee and Upshaw -- are all back, as is Simon, a fourth-round pick who didn't play much in his rookie season.

During his rookie season last year, one of the toughest adjustments for Ravens outside linebacker John Simon was learning the nuances of pass coverage.

Ravens offensive linemen James Hurst, John Urschel, Brett Van Sloten, and Parker Graham have learned the pro game as rookies as a unit

The Ravens 2012 draft class made an immediate impact but struggled in year two. The Ravens need their 2013 draftees to flourish to get back to playoffs.

When outside linebacker Elvis Dumervil reflected on his initial season with the Ravens, he wasn't inclined to pat himself on the back.

Although Upshaw isn't nearly as heavy as a year ago last spring when he tipped the scales at 295 pounds and prompted coach John Harbaugh to question his eating habits, the strong-side outside linebacker is noticeably bigger than he was during the regular season. Upshaw acknowledged that he still needs to lose more weight to get in optimal shape.

The Ravens have gotten pretty good offseason injury news but the best news at all is guard Kelechi Osemele's successful return from back surgery.

And former Ravens star free safety Ed Reed was a crowd favorite during cornerback Lardarius Webb's annual charity softball Sunday with 15,000 tickets sold during the first year it's been held at M&T Bank Stadium with the game at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen previously.

Three defensive starters weren't present at the Ravens' organized team activity today at team headquarters.

C.J. Mosley was a two-year captain at Alabama, won two national championships with the Crimson Tide and was named the country's best college linebacker last year. Now he'll be given every opportunity to start immediately for the Ravens.

While the Ravens like to add a developmental pass rusher every year, believing you can never have enough guys who can get to the quarterback, they are pretty well stocked at outside linebacker.

Ravens running back Ray Rice is the last player the Ravens drafted that made a Pro Bowl. Only the Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders and New York Jets have gone through a longer drought.

Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome broke his silence about middle linebacker Rolando McClain, commenting for the first time since the former Alabama star recently retired for the second time in the past year.