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- Unfilled seats at M&T Bank Stadium are a sign that fans are not happy with the current state of the team. So why is the team seemingly willing to maintain the status quo?
- The Ravens head coach said he does not plan to hire someone who will “flip the whole system around and do something completely different.”
- Harford Tech football coach Tim Palmer, The Baltimore Sun and the Ravens Coach of the Year for turning the Cobras program around in his first season as head coach, has been nominated for the Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award to be presented at the Pro Bowl.
- The Ravens' need for offensive playmakers should dominate the discussion ahead of draft and free agency.
- The Ravens have typically filled the post by promoting a position coach already on staff, and that's still a possibility this time, but they might instead bring back a familiar face from the outside.
- The Ravens started to look like a legitimate playoff team at the end of the season, but they really weren't.
- The retirement of defensive coordinator Dean Pees likely won't be the only change as the Ravens miss the playoffs for the third consecutive year.
- Three former Ravens assistant coaches, including two former coordinators, who became head coaches were fired by their teams Monday.
- Long-time defensive coordinator Dean Pees just finished his sixth season in charge of a proud Ravens defense.
- The defensive coordinator reportedly plans to retire, but several several players said they were uncertain the 68-year-old would step away.
- The Ravens' offense failed to score a touchdown in the first quarter for the eighth consecutive game, and it cost them against the Bengals.
- Forner Ravens starters Breshad Perriman and Terrance West have slid down the Ravens’ depth chart this season and won't play Sunday against the Bengals.
- Seventh-year Ravens defensive coordinator Dean Pees is again contemplating retirement at the conclusion of the team's season.
- The former practice squad member could make his season debut against the Bengals because of Jaylen Hill's season-ending knee injury.
- The offense is tied for 10th in the NFL in scoring touchdown inside opponents’ 20-yard line, but has misfired on 4-of-7 chances in the last two games.
- The Ravens first-round pick has allowed nine receptions for 92 yards and no touchdowns in the past three games, proving a more than adequate replacement for Jimmy Smith.
- John Sykes was a star running back at City and Morgan State who gave the NFL a try before returning here to teach.
- Defensive coordinator Dean Pees credited Canady’s progress this season to his willingness to learn while he was recovering from injuries.
- The starting right tackle wore a brace on his injured left knee, but is closer to playing Sunday against the Bengals.
- Former Northwestern High and Towson University standout Terrance West was active against the Colts on Saturday, but did not play a single snap.
- A win over the Bengals would give the Ravens a sweep of the season series and send them to the playoffs as the fifth seed and the first AFC wild-card team.
- The defense will get an opportunity to add to its total of 40 sacks against the quarterback who is tied for sixth in sacks in the NFL.
- The late schedule change for Sunday's game between the Ravens and Bengals wasn't meant to inconvenience Ravens fans, but it will only remind them that the NFL doesn't care about Baltimore.
- Coppin State put a scare in host Georgia Tech for two-thirds of the game before fading, 76-62, on Wednesday night. The Eagles, who fell to 0-21 all-time
- After carrying the Ravens through the first half of the season, the defense has started to show some signs of strain.
- The 22-year-old undrafted free agent on being promoted Tuesday from the practice squad: “I feel like I belong on the active roster.”
- The wide receiver is battling a knee injury, while the defensive tackle is dealing with a back ailment.
- It’s the second straight week the Ravens have opened as heavy favorites.
- If the Ravens beat the Bengals on Sunday, they'll play the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs. But there are scenarios in which they could make it and face the Jaguars, too.
- Top teams in the AFC can't stop the run, so the Ravens should attempt to punish them with a ground-and-pound attack.
- The Most Valuable Player of the 1958 Sugar Bowl later became a lawyer in his native Mississippi.
- The NFL moved Ravens-Bengals to a 4:25 p.m. kickoff Sunday so that all of the AFC wild-card hopefuls will be playing at the same time.
- The undrafted free agent tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee in Saturday’s win against the Colts.
- The Ravens are in the playoffs with a win over the Bengals on Sunday, or season-finale losses by either the Titans or Bills.
- The Ravens face one more must-win game to reach the playoffs and they want all of their fans to come along for the ride.
- Tucker became the fourth kicker to record five seasons of at least 30 field goals, which is the most in NFL history.
- The nine-year pro “wanted the [expletive] ball,” but said his relationships with Joe Flacco and coaches are fine.
- Special teams posted its 13th blocked kick since 2014, but also allowed the Colts to block Sam Koch’s punt attempt in the fourth quarter.
- The decision did not damage the Ravens’ postseason hopes, but Harbaugh said, “It was just a bad call by me.”
- Mike Barnes, Red Holzman and Don Ohl are part of This Week in Maryland Sports for Dec. 24-30.
- The Ravens survived a tense game against the Indianapolis Colts, but they can't afford to make so many mistakes going forward.
- Michael Campanaro and Maxx Williams recorded timely touchdowns in Saturday night’s 23-16 win against the Colts.
- The Ravens never took complete control against the Colts, but managed to earn their fifth win in six games to aid their postseason hopes.
- How did the Ravens offensive and defensive units grade out against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday?
- The wide receiver didn't sense the sarcasm in the cheers, but Mike Wallace did and he was not happy about the lack of support.
- The Ravens are still lacking a consistent pass rush and they struggle in coverage, Mike Preston writes.
- We take a closer look at the key stats from the Ravens' 23-16 win over the Colts on Saturday.
- How our reporters and editors saw the Ravens' 23-16 win over the Colts at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday.
- Tim Palmer was named the Ravens High School Coach of the Year on Saturday after leading the Cobras to their best season in program history.
- Terrance West, the former Northwestern High and Towson University standout, has not played for the Ravens since Oct. 8, when he injured his left calf.