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Ravens coach John Harbaugh says there aren't any good teams in the NFL after two weeks. A look at the rising and falling tides in the AFC North suggests he might have a point.

Play-by-play announcer Andrew Catalon saved the day for CBS Sports on Sunday in its telecast of the Ravens¿ 28-24 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

There is a lot of talk about the Ravens defense versus Cincinnati¿s offense, but the Bengals¿ defensive line will also be a major concern Sunday.

The Cincinnati Bengals are the only AFC North team that has seemingly gotten better this offseason, but the rest of the division's coaches expect the competition to be as tough as ever.

Although Norfolk State outside linebacker Lynden Trail comes from a relatively small school, he's hardly a secret.

Jeff Zrebiec breaks down what to look for when the Ravens play the Buccaneers on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium.

Commenting for the first time since a disappointing setback setback, Hurst vowed to learn from the rough outing and improve.

Now that the NFL season is here, I'm putting a twist on my weekly Blogger on Blogger series. Each week, I hope to enlist a blogger who regularly writes about the Ravens' opponent to help me break down the game. This week, I exchanged emails with Lindsay Patterson, who covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN 1530.

Cincinnati head coach Marvin Lewis taking similar approach to Ozzie Newsome's moves while he was defensive coordinator in Baltimore

Baltimore Sun reporter Jeff Zrebiec breaks down Sunday's game between the Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium.

A collection of what other media outlets are saying as the Ravens prepare to play against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday.

The Bengals want to be balanced offensively. They run a single-back offense and often use two tight ends to create mismatches.

The old-school, hands-on owner rewarded Pro Bowl defensive tackle Geno Atkins with a five-year contract extension worth $54.755 million, including a $15 million signing bonus, making him the second-highest paid defensive tackle in NFL history behind Ravens Pro Bowl lineman Haloti Ngata.

This week, Baltimore Sun reporter Aaron Wilson looks back at the Ravens' previous game and that of their next of opponent.

Jeff Zrebiec delivers his scouting report for the regular-season finale between the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium.

Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins appears to be well on his way to being as perfect as an interior lineman can get. With 13 sacks thus far, Atkins ranks fifth in the league in that department.

Cincinnati Bengals have formidable front four, ranking second in NFL in sacks heading into Sunday

Breaking down the film from the Baltimore Ravens' 33-14 win over the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Bengals' 13-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 16.

Every Tuesday, blogger Matt Vensel breaks down a critical play, sometimes with input from Baltimore Ravens players, from that week's game. Today he looks at Torrey Smith's 52-yard reception in the 44-13 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Every week, we hope to bring you a quick Q&A with someone who covers the Ravens' opponent that week. On Monday night, the Cincinnati Bengals come to Baltimore, so we're happy to start off the season off by chatting with Joe Reedy, who has covered the Bengals as The Cincinnati Enquirer's Bengals beat reporter since 2009. We discussed Andy Dalton, Ray Rice and 30 years of inconsistency in Cincy.