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Ravens head coach John Harbaugh met briefly with the Baltimore media yesterday and reiterated several things he said last week, including that the Ravens remain in the market for a tight end, quarterback and cornerback. - Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Curtis Painter, who worked behind Joe Flacco and Tyrod Taylor during Wednesday's voluntary OTA workout, is excited for a new opportunity with the Baltimore Ravens, who went 12-4 and won the AFC North in 2011.
- According to ESPN, Peyton Manning has informed teams that he plans to join the Denver Broncos. Unless there is an unexpected snag in negotiations, Manning will be Denver¿s starting quarterback in 2012.
- Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs has been named the AFC Defensive Player of the Month.
- Thanks to a late touchdown pass by Dan Orlovsky, the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Houston Texans, 19-16, on Thursday night, dealing another blow to one of the Ravens' challengers for a first-round bye in the AFC.
- Because doing a full, 32-team list of power rankings is too much work for a Monday afternoon, I will rank the top 11 teams in the NFL after each exciting football Sunday (that's where the "first and 10" comes in). Here are my rankings heading into the huge Monday night game between Pittsburgh and San Francisco.
- The Ravens lost on the road, 34-14, to the San Diego Chargers on Sunday night. And now that they are back in second place in the AFC North -- they will remain there unless the Pittsburgh Steelers lose another game -- the consensus among a sampling of national writers is that the Ravens will meet a similar fate in the playoffs.
- In the eyes of Sports Illustrated columnist Jim Trotter, Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has been playing at a level somewhere between Texans rookie QB T.J. Yates and Colts signal-caller Dan Orlovsky during the 2011 season.
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- Five Things We Learned in the Ravens 24-10 win over the Colts
- He remains playful, but Terrell Suggs has focused on winning a championship
- Suggs is within 2 sacks of Peter Boulware's franchise record
- The Ravens have everything to play for Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium. They need to win to stay ahead of the streaking Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North. The Indianapolis Colts? They're playing to avoid infamy.
- The Ravens are perhaps too familiar with Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, who has beaten them in eight straight meetings, including postseason.
- Despite having missed every game this season while recovering from neck surgery, Peyton Manning is still involved with the Colts.
- The Ravens' opponents on Sunday, the Colts, have a Hall-of-Fame quarterback in Peyton Manning and the No. 1 pick, which everyone assumes should be used on Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, who is said by many to be the best college quarterback prospect since Manning
