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.
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.
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.
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 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.”
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
