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- Joe Douglas filled out his front office staff with some familiar faces from his tenure with the Ravens.
- The Ravens will play in three prime-time games and face five teams that advanced to the playoffs last season.
- The NFL will release the upcoming season schedule at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
- Westminster High School graduate Miles Taylor gained widespread recognition back in February across multiple social media platforms when a video of him deadlifting 200 pounds was posted to his Instagram account.
- Eric DeCosta has shortened the Ravens' to-do list considerably. He still must answer a handful of questions that could shape the team’s short- and long-term future.
- There was a wave of purple optimism throughout the stadium in the team’s final regular season win against Cleveland and sellout crowd for the wild-card game against the Chargers.
- The Ravens' odds to win the next Super Bowl are the 11th-best.
- With Reed one day away from his likely election to the Hall of Fame, we’re bringing back this March 2013 blog post on “The most Ed Reed-est plays in Ed Reed history.”
- The Woodlawn native and Super Bowl-bound linbacker has emerged as a special teams contributor for the Rams.
- A source with knowledge of the situation said Thursday that former Tampa Bay defensive backs coach Jon Hoke will join Terps as defensive coordinator and former Kentucky head coach Joker Phillips has joined new coach Michael Locksley's staff as wide receivers coach.
- Eric DeCosta will take over as Ravens general manager Friday, a long-expected promotion for Ozzie Newsome’s heir apparent that marks a new era for the team’s front office.
- The Ravens will have the No. 22 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft. They had the No. 16 overall pick last year before trading down to the No. 22 slot and then No. 25.
- When the Ravens clinched their first playoff berth in four years, the game ball went to an understated 62-year-old who's about to leave his job of 23 years. That man, Ozzie Newsome, is widely admired as the chief architect of the organization.
- Here are the fatal flaws for the entire NFL playoff field.
- The Ravens' 26-24 win secured the AFC’s No. 4 seed. They’ll face the fifth-seeded Los Angeles Chargers again next weekend, this time in Baltimore.
- The Ravens-Chargers wild-card game will be broadcast on CBS. The Ravens last hosted a playoff game in 2012.
- Find out how the Ravens stack up against the Cleveland Browns.
- With a 22-10 win over the Chargers at StubHub Center, the Ravens (9-6) authored another defensive masterclass — 198 yards allowed, three turnovers forced — and made their playoff path straightforward.
- Teams that were super earlier this season like Kansas City, New Orleans, the Los Angeles Rams and even the New England Patriots now appear vulnerable and beatable.
- It's the third straight year the Ravens have had at least three players make the all-star roster.
- The Ravens would guarantee themselves an AFC playoff berth with two more victories. But if they lose Saturday night, they might not live to have a shot in Week 17.
- But after Sunday's win vs. Tampa Bay, there is only so much the Ravens can control in the AFC playoff picture.
- By Sunday night, the Ravens could be atop the AFC North, possibly headed for a home playoff game.
- Starting safety Tony Jefferson has not been on the field since injuring his left ankle against the Raiders on Nov. 25, but coach John Harbaugh said he has his “fingers crossed" he will return soon.
- They’re a long ways from clinching anything, but the Ravens can get some separation in Week 13.
- With a win Sunday, the Ravens would keep their distance in the playoff race from the glut of teams nipping at their heels.
- With a win, the Ravens could conceivably hold the AFC’s second wild-card spot by the end of Sunday.
- Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley and outside linebacker Tim Williams were limited Wednesday, and quarterback Joe Flacco, right tackle James Hurst and strong safety Tony Jefferson were absent.
- Despite a three-game losing streak, the Ravens remain in the thick of the AFC wild-card race. Here's a look at their competition.
- From the Ravens' troubling direction to Lamar Jackson's progress on display, here are five things we learned from Sunday's 36-21 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
- The Ravens should produce enough offensive tricks to bounce back with a win against the Titans in an essential road game.
- Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota is on pace to set career highs in carries and rushing yards, which has caught the attention of the Ravens defense.
- Harbaugh's news conference Monday offered some of his most extensive and interesting comments yet on the state of the team’s grounded rushing attack.
- Reed is in his first year of eligibility along with tight end Tony Gonzalez, linebacker London Fletcher and cornerback Champ Bailey.
- Loyola Blakefield graduate Terence Garvin was signed by the San Francisco 49ers to bolster their linebacking corps. The five-year NFL veteran made three starts
- There is only so much the Ravens can know about how they will hold up without Smith and defensive tackle Willie Henry.
- When Lamar Jackson was taken No. 32 overall in the draft this year, Ozzie Newsome acknowledged they were “building for the future” with the Heisman Trophy winner. But, he added, “In order for us to win this year, we need Joe Flacco.”
- The Baltimore Sun staff offers predictions for the NFL season.
- BeerCycles will provide Ravens fans another, potentially quicker, way of buying alcohol at games.
- Rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson has 756,000 Instagram followers, the most of any Raven.
- Before the induction ceremony in Canton on Aug. 4, get to know the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018 with a career breakdown of each inductee.
- A look at each season Ray Lewis played for the Ravens and the five years since he retired, culminating in his selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- Harbaugh is up to three infractions in his NFL career, but he's still not at Pete Carroll's level.
- Lamar Jackson's Heisman Trophy-winning season was one for the ages.
- Ten years after they made two trades within the first round before selecting quarterback Joe Flacco 18th overall in 2008, the Ravens reached a deal with the Buffalo Bills to move back in the first round.
- Here’s what you need to know about the three-day NFL draft and how involved the Ravens might be.
- At No. 16 overall, “I don’t really feel like they’re in a very sweet spot,” former NFL lineman and current analyst Ross Tucker said.
- The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback has alleged that the NFL is colluding to keep him out of the game.
- Former NFL receiver Derrick Mason had initially been charged in October with felony aggravated domestic assault involving strangulation.
- Football Outsiders has a metric called "adjusted games lost" to gauge how much teams were affected by injuries. The Ravens finished with the sixth most.