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It has been 15 years since the Ravens won their first Super Bowl. They won another in 2012, which is remarkable for a franchise that has been in existence for only 20 years. Often there are questions about which team is better, but maybe they can be tied into one. Can Ray Lewis of the 2000 team beat Ray Lewis of the 2012 squad?

Either Tom Brady, Peyton Manning or Ben Roethlisberger have been featured in 12 of the past 13 Super Bowls. The one exception? Joe Flacco in 2012.

The latest Pittsburgh Steelers great to be celebrated during a Ravens game is running back Jerome Bettis who will get his Hall of Fame ring on Oct. 1.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis was among seven selected for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, and that's fine, even though he averaged a so-so 3.9 yards per rushing attempt in his 13 NFL seasons.

Junior Seau, Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Charles Haley and Will Shields were elected Saturday to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. So were Bill Polian, Ron Wolf and Mick Tingelhoff.

Should Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel be taunted by the Cincinnati Bengals defense during his first NFL start Sunday, the former Heisman Trophy winner says he's now better equipped to maintain his composure.

When the regular season started eight weeks ago, plenty of pundits labeled the AFC North one of the top divisions in the NFL. However, as the season reaches its midpoint this weekend, three of the four teams in the division find themselves headed in the wrong direction.

Nobody at either the Ravens or the Steelers' facilities this week agreed with the outside perception that the matchup has lost a little bit of luster

But more than a third of the way through this season, the Ravens search for a competent running game remains mystifying and Ravens running back Ray Rice, their three-time Pro Bowl back, has provided far more questions than answers.

Late Ravens owner Art Modell might face an easier path to the Pro Football Hall of Fame if the museum follows through on tentative plans to put "contributors" in a different voting pool than players.

The 15 modern-era finalists for this year's Pro Football Hall of Fame class were announced Friday morning, and two Ravens legends -- Jonathan Ogden and Art Modell -- are one step closer to enshrinement in Canton.

There is really only one more appropriate ending for the Ravens' Ray Lewis, and that won't come for another five years when he takes his place in the NFL Hall of Fame as the greatest middle linebacker ever.

Jacoby Jones' 63-yard return in the first quarter was his third return for a touchdown this season and his second in the past two games.

When the Ravens and Steelers meet again Sunday night at Heinz Field, the stakes will be high, as they seemingly always are. But some of the faces of the rivalry, from Ray Lewis' intimidating scowl to Hines Ward's mischievous grin to Ben Roethlisberger's steely gaze, will be missing.

As the Ravens prepare for Sunday's AFC North showdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers and the latest chapter of what many consider the NFL's best rivalry, The Sun caught up this week with several participants from the series to get some of their memories from past meetings.

For those who were left out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012, the road to Canton won't get any easier in 2013. A bunch of strong Hall of Fame candidates will be eligible next year, including former Ravens left tackle and franchise cornerstone Jonathan Ogden. Also up for possible enshrinement are defensive end Michael Strahan, offensive guard Larry Allen, defensive tackle Warren Sapp, and quarterback Steve McNair, who played two seasons in Baltimore.

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Step into the rivalry: Ravens vs. Steelers. Baltimore players tell you what it feels like to be part of perhaps the best matchup in sports.