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Ravens kicker Justin Tucker won the NFL’s first ‘Most Valuable Performer’ award with his opera performance of “Ave Maria” on Thursday night.

Bottom line, CBS Sports did a good job Sunday night. Super Bowls are such crazed spectacles, and social media is so snark-infested these days, that any broadcast team which gets through one without becoming the story in a bad way should consider itself a winner.

Steve Smith Sr. enters his second training camp with the Ravens armed with the comfort of a year's experience with the team, and perhaps more importantly, a grasp on the team's expectations.

Baltimore Sun reporter Jeff Zrebiec breaks down the Ravens' game against the Cleveland Browns Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium.

Meanwhile, the Ravens scratched cornerback Lardarius Webb. Webb only played four snaps agains the Clevleand Browns in his first game of the season before being pulled. He was ineffective and immobile against the Browns.

There remains a shroud of mystery about the Ravens' running game as they face the Carolina Panthers Sunday afternoon at M&T Bank Stadium.

All eyes will be on wide receiver Steve Smith, who faces the organization he played with for 13 seasons. While Joe Flacco will undoubtedly look to get Smith the ball early, he needs receivers Torrey Smith, Jacoby Jones and Marlon Brown to be more involved in the passing game.

The Ravens made it official, ruling out rookie defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan and offensive tackle Eugene Monroe.

Ravens inside linebacker C.J. Mosley will cross paths with Panthers¿ star Luke Kuechly Sunday a player he says has been a model for him as the athletic, three-down lineman Mosley hopes to be come.

As we close in on the 2012 NFL draft, we'll take a look at how the Baltimore Ravens have fared in recent drafts.

We will all scrutinize about our fantasy lineups more than ever in the fantasy playoffs, and that has less to do with us wanting to win our league and more to do with us not wanting to end up losing because we benched the wrong player. The best advice: Always, always, always start your best players.

Looking back, the 2008 NFL draft produced a strong crop of running backs. Darren McFadden, Matt Forte, Rashard Mendenhall and Jamaal Charles are all starters now. Jonathan Stewart, Tim Hightower, Felix Jones, Tashard Choice and Steve Slaton have each had their moments.