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Over the second half of the season, driven by smart play and bold calls, there has been perhaps no better closer in football than the Ravens defense. - Jameis Winston has been sacked a lot recently, and the Buccaneers have allowed 94 quarterback hits this season, fourth most overall. The Ravens match up well with a high-performing pass rush.
- Find out who has the advantage ahead of the Ravens-Chiefs game.
- 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.
- From the Ravens achieving their finest defensive hour to resurgent efforts by Terrell Suggs and C.J. Mosley, here are five things we learned from their 26-16 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
- Columnist Peter Schmuck grades the Ravens' performance in Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
- Against a high-flying Atlanta Falcons attack, it was the Ravens’ top-ranked defensive unit that again set forth the law of the land.
- With the road victory, the team’s third straight win overall since Lamar Jackson took over as starter, the Ravens (7-5) held on to the AFC’s sixth playoff spot.
- Sunday’s opponent, the Atlanta Falcons, aren’t any better defensively than the Bengals and Raiders but Ravens officials will get a better read on the progress of Lamar Jackson, who will likely be making his first NFL road start.
- Columnist Mike Preston grades the Ravens after their victory against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.
- The bye week is about self-scouting, and the Ravens could use a few tweaks before the Cincinnati Bengals come to town Nov. 18.
- Coach John Harbaugh's Ravens got embarrassed, humiliated and humbled Sunday by the Carolina Panthers. That can't be good for his job security.
- The Steelers have won the past three meetings with the Ravens, but this week marks the Ravens’ best chance in recent years.
- 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 Ravens need to win three or four times in the first five games to keep the excitement from the offseason going.
- The Ravens defense has been impressive during the preseason and that's in part attributable to the schemes and approach of new coordinator Don Martindale, Mike Preston writes.
- “I don’t really have much of a comment,” Flacco said Saturday. “I don’t really care. There’s plenty of people out there saying things. Just add one more to the list. No big deal.”
- Mike Preston offers his observations and opinions from the Ravens’ fifth training camp practice Tuesday.
- The Ravens were one of eight teams without a single player in the NFLPA's top 50 for player sales from March 1 to May 31.
- The Ravens open at home against the Buffalo Bills, will be done with AFC North road games after Oct. 7, have a three-game road trip, have a three-game homestand, face four straight 2017 playoff teams in the midseason, and have back-to-back road games against the Falcons and Chiefs in December.
- Two months before the draft and about 10 days before the NFL scouting combine, most pundits believe the Ravens will take either an offensive tackle or a wide receiver.
- Ben Roethlisberger's 32-yard completion to Antonio Brown with 35 seconds set up a 33-yard field goal from Chris Boswell as time expired.
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- The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award will be presented in December in Baltimore. Check out 47 candidates for the honor.
- The Ravens have made offers to several of their top free agents, a group that includes right tackle Rick Wagner, nose tackle Brandon Williams and fullback Kyle
- Can the Ravens count on tight ends Crockett Gillmore and Maxx Williams? Does Terrell Owens' Hall of Fame omission say anything about Steve Smith's chances?
- Maybe Bill Belichick and Tom Brady will become bored and get tired of winning. That's the only way other teams will have a chance against the Patriots.
- It's inconceivable that the Atlanta Falcons blew a 25-point second-half lead in Super Bowl. But it nearly happened to the Ravens, too.
- Mark Selig: For all of the ugliness the NFL occasionally produces, gaes like this are why we can't resist it. You kept doing the mental math and thinking there
- There has been speculation that the softening economic outlook might continue to nibble at the sport's golden goose, the Super Bowl.
- Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn, who will lead his team against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI, spent his formative football years at Salisbury.
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It comes up every so often, typically only with close friends because Chris Turner doesn’t want to feel like he’s bragging. The Ravens quarterback played in more games, won more games, and threw for more yards and touchdowns than in 2015, but he did not impress the American people. The roster of the NFC champion Atlanta Falcons contains several former Ravens, including Courtney Upshaw who will be looking for his second Super Bowl ring. Jen Badie (7-1)
As NFL fans get caught up in the euphoria surrounding the conference championships and the four quarterbacks, it appears there is only one prohibitive favorite. It's the New England Patriots. Despite the occasional tantrum-inducing practice, Smith stood behind Flacco. A list of former Ravens who are now in the playoffs with other teams. The Ravens are running out of excuses and time. This is the first edition of the 7-on-7 drill, where I'll present seven lists of seven items to help keep track of the NFL season. On a day where money changed hands at a dizzying rate both before and after the free-agent market opened at 4 p.m., the Ravens stayed mostly quiet, but set themselves up to make moves in the days ahead. After backing up Joe Flacco last season, Matt Schaub will head to the Atlanta Falcons and back up Matt Ryan. There's a number of NFL quarterbacks this year, guys with proven track records, who are seriously struggling. If nothing else, it's distressing to fantasy football players. Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco said he's paying attention to the other quarterback contracts being passed out around the NFL. Dulaney hoops star Scott Harrelson set to play at Hagerstown Community College. Harrelson earned All-Metro second -team honors after averaging 23 points and 12 rebounds as a senior Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has declined to join coach John Harbaugh and others at the Pro Bowl because his wife is due to give birth to the couple's third child this month. When the Ravens last traveled to Heinz Field, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's six-touchdown performance set off an overhaul of the defensive backfield that only recently ended.
