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When Ravens rookie defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan arrived in the media room at the Under Armour Performance Center, one of the sleeves of his team-issued shirt and part of his shorts were rolled up.

Defensive tackle Arthur Jones, arguably the most consistent Raven along the defensive line last season, left the organization for a big free agent deal with the Indianapolis Colts.

It has been a hectic 48 hours for former Ravens defensive tackle Arthur Jones, whose hard work during his four years in Baltimore was rewarded with a five-year, $33 million contract from the Indianapolis Colts shortly after free agency began Tuesday afternoon.

Arthur Jones became first Ravens free agent to bolt, signing with the Indianapolis Colts

A year after they made retooling their defensive line an offseason priority, the Ravens again find themselves needing to add depth and talent to the group.

Finally, in Sunday's 34-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, the Ravens were able to use tight end Dennis Pitta as they originally envisioned before training camp kicked off.

Defensive tackle Arthur Jones and cornerback Asa Jackson were the only Ravens not present during the portion of Friday¿s practice open to the media.

During the Ravens' 41-7 loss to the New England Patriots, there were a few major defensive breakdowns as the defending Super Bowl champions endured the most lopsided loss in the John Harbaugh era.

Before his interception Monday night, the last time Ravens defensive lineman DeAngelo Tyson touched the football in an actual game happened on the junior varsity team in high school when he returned a blocked punt for a touchdown.

Each week, Baltimore Sun reporters Aaron Wilson and Matt Vensel will look back at the Ravens' previous game and that of their next opponent.

When running back Ray Rice plunged into the middle of the line on third-and-10 for a gain of 2 yards just before Tucker's dramatic boot, it didn't seem particularly significant.

Fullback Vonta Leach was an afterthought during Monday night's 18-16 win over the Detroit Lions, Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta played fewer snaps and more observations after looking at the official snap counts.

This would have sounded crazy a month ago, but as of this morning, the Ravens are two wins away from their third straight AFC North title.

Dennis Pitta made his season debut in Sunday's 29-26 win over the Minnesota Vikings and the Ravens tight end played 36 of the team's 85 offensive snaps and had six catches for 48 yards and a touchdown.

"When you talk about it, it lifts a burden off your chest," Ravens defensive end DeAngelo Tyson says of growing up without his biological parents in his life.

Josh Bynes got the majority of snaps at weak-side linebacker Thursday against the Pittsburgh Steelers despite the fact that Jameel McClain started.

A week after Ray Rice rushed for a season-high 131 yards in an overtime loss to the Chicago Bears, the star running back found himself in a timeshare with backup running back Bernard Pierce in Sunday's 19-3 win over the New York Jets.

Quarterback Joe Flacco acknowledged this week that he¿s annoyed by his 13 interceptions and knows that he needs to play better.

The Ravens were without the services of Haloti Ngata during Sunday's 23-20 overtime loss to the Chicago Bears. With Ngata sidelined, Terrence Cody got his first start of the 2013 season at nose tackle, played a season-high 35 defensive snaps and made one tackle.

Ravens find running game, but don't have answer for Bears' Julius Peppers

Ravens Pro Bowl nose tackle Haloti Ngata and starting wide receiver Marlon Brown were scratched for today's game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field due to knee injuries.

The Ravens managed to squander a two-touchdown lead in the fourth quarter during a 20-17 overtime win Sunday over the Cincinnati Bengals, raising questions about their clock management strategy.

Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones has now played four games since returning from a knee injury last month, but the veteran wide receiver has yet to overtake rookie Marlon Brown on the depth chart based on their playing time.

It was worth keeping after Tucker delivered the game-winning field goal on a 46-yard kick to seal the Ravens' 20-17 overtime victory Sunday over the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium.

The growing timing and chemistry between Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco and rookie wide receiver Marlon Brown was one of the lone bright spots Sunday during a disheartening loss to the Cleveland Browns.

The Ravens scratched newly-acquired running back Bernard Scott for today's game against the Cleveland Browns.

The release of mentor Marcus Spears caught rookie Brandon Williams off guard. But now the Ravens are counting on him and others to step up and fill the void.

Looking at which Baltimore Ravens got a lot of playing time and which Ravens rode the pine in the first seven games of the 2013 season. Only five players, including middle linebacker Daryl Smith, have played every snap.

After being sidelined for more than 10 months with a spinal cord injury, Ravens weak-side linebacker Jameel McClain returned to the field Sunday. And he didn't just play. McClain started and played a major role in the 19-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

One positive development from Sunday's 19-17 loss to the Green Bay Packers was the return of injured wide receiver Jacoby Jones, who returned kickoffs and made an 11-yard touchdown reception. The Ravens limited his usage, though. Jones played just 17 offensive snaps and six snaps on special teams. More on that and other snap count observations.

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Tandon Doss got the start in Sunday's 26-23 win over the Miami Dolphins and he played a career-high 50 snaps in the victory.

Ravens running back Ray Rice received a heavy workload in Sunday's 23-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

With Ray Rice parked on the sideline in street clothes after suffering a hip injury last weekend, Bernard Pierce made his first NFL start Sunday against the Houston Texans. Predictably, it was his busiest afternoon to date. Here is a deeper look at that and other observations from the NFL's official snap counts.

Ravens star running back Ray Rice suffered a strained left hip flexor Sunday in the fourth quarter of a 14-6 win over the Cleveland Browns.

The Ravens still have a couple of weeks and a couple of preseason games to make final decisions on which players will make the 53-man roster, but their defensive line rotation appears to be pretty settled at this point.

Ravens nose guard Terrence Cody continues to make steady progress in his rehabilitation from offseason hip surgery.