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Ray Lewis Lewis spoke with Stephen A. Smith on Sirius Radio on Tuesday and said ¿the only reason we know who Tom Brady is because of a tuck rule.¿

As the Ravens begin the offseason, they already have the foundation for building a stronger team next year because of the youth on both interior lines. Now, over the next six or seven months, they need to add some playmakers.

The Baltimore Ravens have seen firsthand how Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown can change a game.

These will be the three stars of the game when the Ravens travel to Heinz Field in Pittsburgh to face the AFC North champion Steelers in the AFC wild card round.

These will be the three stars of the game when the Ravens host the Cleveland Browns in Sunday's regular-season finale.

Let's face it, the Ravens haven't been very good this year, but they could reach 10 wins.

Torrey Smith draws penalties and makes defensive coordinators nervous; he just hasn't produced big numbers this season.

Whenever the Tampa Bay Buccaneers line up on offense, they're headlined by one of the most imposing wide receivers in the NFL.

In his first three NFL seasons, the 2011 first-round draft pick fought injuries and inconsistency, but it was his defense in the end zone on San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree that helped preserve the Ravens' victory in Super Bowl XLVII.

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

The Ravens' injury-riddled secondary remains an issue heading into third preseason game tonight at M&T Bank Stadium against the Washington Redskins

hen the Ravens face the Washington Redskins and their explosive wide receiver tandem of DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon Saturday night at M&T Bank Stadium, their lack of cornerback depth will come into focus.

As the Ravens' new starting safety tandem, both Darian Stewart and Matt Elam have built hard-hitting reputations. But neither player has distinguished himself on a regular basis in the NFL in pass coverage, with the duo combining for just two career interceptions.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh said that injured cornerback Lardarius Webb won't play in the preseason, but the team is hopeful to get Jimmy Smith back for Saturday's game.

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.

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.

Responding to a question about whether rookie safety Terrence Brooks could be an option in the nickel back role, Ravens defensive coordinator Dean Pees' answer probably could have applied to several positions.

Ravens starting cornerback Lardarius Webb left practice early Friday due to back spasms.

Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb regained trust in his left knee by the end of last season, confident enough to plant without hesitation to backpedal and accelerate into coverage.

While attending an Offense-Defense Football Camp this summer, Allen Bryant, 16, of Bel Air, was named an Offense-Defense All-American and invited to participate in the 8th annual Offense-Defense Bowl Week festivities at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, Dec. 28

A day after the Ravens' Matt Elam said he was old and may not respond to physical play, the Detroit Lions' Calvin Johnson vowed to show the rookie what "old-man strength is all about."

On Tuesday ¿ 10 months after his injury ¿ Webb suited up for the first day of training camp, and while he had limited participation in team drills, the fifth-year cornerback is on target to play in the Ravens' regular-season opener against the Denver Broncos on Sept. 5.

A game-by-game look at the Baltimore Ravens' run to New Orleans.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree might not have the wow factor and name value of some of the league's elite receivers, but it will take a team effort from the Ravens secondary to limit the damage in the Super Bowl.

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday.

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday.

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday.

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers reader questions on the Ravens' 16-13 overtime win ove the San Diego Chargers.

Having been through the difficult and sometimes lonely process of rehabbing a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee suffered in the final month of his rookie campaign in 2009, Lardarius Webb is more than familiar with what it will take to bounce back from the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee sustained in the Ravens¿ 31-29 win against the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 14.

Having rehabbed torn anterior cruciate ligament in right knee in 2009, Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb working on bouncing back from torn ligament in left knee

Baltimore Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb is out for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, according to a league source with knowledge of the situation.

The Ravens' worst fears were confirmed today when a magnetic resonance imaging test revealed that middle linebacker Ray Lewis suffered a torn triceps in his right arm, an injury that will likely end his season

Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb has torn ACL in left knee

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday. That way he'll have an excuse to do the same to start his workday, too.

The Ravens' NFL-best home winning streak survived the Dallas Cowboys, but just barely. The result was the Ravens' 31-29 victory in front of an announced 71,384 today at M&T Bank Stadium. Ray Rice scored two touchdowns and Jacoby Jones returned a kickoff 108 yards for a touchdown.