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Ed Reed left a unique mark on the Ravens and the NFL in his 12 years as a big-play safety. On Saturday, Reed could become the third homegrown Raven, after Jonathan Ogden and Ray Lewis, to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

A look at some numbers from the Ravens’ 27-24 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Ravens notebook featuring Tavon Young's first NFL touchdown and Brandon Carr's nomination for Walter Payton Man of the Year.

"You want to play your best football in December, and we did that today," Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs said Sunday.

While Dick Butkus, Jack Lambert and Lawrence Taylor had a great influence on the linebacker position in the NFL, Ray Lewis might have had the biggest of all.

It's a good week to admire Terrell Suggs and the Ravens made clever in-game adjustments, but the team still failed to inspire confidence with its latest victory.

Former Raven will learn Hall fate five years to the day of his last game and on eve of 52nd Super Bowl.

Houston outside linebacker Tyus Bowser: Bowser ended up at Houston because he couldn't play another sport at Oklahoma State. Late in the recruiting process,

1.) This was not only the Ravens’ best win of the season, it suggested bigger possibilities for January.

Besides being the greatest boxer ever, the legacy Ali leaves behind is one built on principle, character and peace. And for young African American men like me who grew up watching Ali in his prime, he taught us about racial pride and that being a leader was more than just rushing for 1,000 yards in a season or being able to score 20 points a game.

Carlton Bailey (Woodlawn) has three conference championship rings and the memory of that AFC title game in 1992, when he intercepted a pass by the Denver Broncos' John Elway and ran for a touchdown in a 10-7 victory that sent the Buffalo Bills to the Super Bowl.

As the Ravens approached the start of their 20th season, Hall of Fame left tackle Jonathan Ogden spoke with The Baltimore Sun about the team's origins, his career and his expectations for 2015.

Ravens outside linebacker Elvis Dumervil, approaching 100 career sacks, has two goals: break the single-season NFL sack record and win a Super Bowl.

Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu were Super Bowl-winning safeties and fierce competitors who changed the games they played in.

"To be honest, I feel like I'm a hybrid," Delaire said. "I feel like I can stand up or put my hand down. I feel like I don't have a set position."

So here is a little advice to coach John Harbaugh and coordinators Gary Kubiak and Dean Pees: Be imaginative, creative and unchained. In other words, as Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor once said, "go out there like a bunch of crazed dogs."

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

With more than 100 career sacks, Terrell Suggs of the Baltimore Ravens will be in the Hall of Fame conversation when his career wraps up.

As impressive a career Chicago Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher put together in 13 seasons before retiring Wednesday, the former NFL Defensive Player of the Year acknowledged his accomplishments were trumped by legendary Ravens star Ray Lewis.

Even if Bryant McKinnie does not prove to be an upgrade over Michael Oher, his return to the Ravens and the left tackle position should make the Ravens stronger at both left guard and right tackle. Make no mistake, though, Oher will still be in the crosshairs of formidable NFL pass rushers over at right tackle.

The news of Ravens legendary middle linebacker Ray Lewis' upcoming retirement triggered plenty of reactions around the league.

Ravens need to decide whether to leave him at left tackle or move him to another position, as well as what to do when he becomes a free agent after the 2013 season

Browns left tackle Joe Thomas gives team one player to build around

The Ravens began organized team activities Tuesday, marking the first time this offseason that the team's new rookies have been on the practice field with veterans.

Michael Oher could have his hands full against his former teammate Antwan Barnes when the Ravens and Chargers play Sunday. The right tackle will match up against the pass-rushing linebacker, who leads San Diego with seven sacks this season.