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Coming off a 9-7 season and missing the playoffs for the third straight year, the Ravens found out how tough their road back to the playoffs will be when the 2018 NFL schedule was released Thursday night. The Baltimore Sun staff weighs in on the schedule's difficulty.

The NFL playoff picture heading into the final week of the regular season.

Breaking down the Ravens' last interconference game of the regular season. Who has the edge?

Catch up on any of the NFL games you might have missed on Thanksgiving Day.

Ravens veteran quarterback was sick during Sunday's 23-0 victory over Green Bay Packers.

With all of the supposed improvements in how the NFL deals with players' head injuries — after scrutiny from Congress, then lawsuits — there still are curious

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.

The last three meetings between the Ravens and Minnesota Vikings have been decided by one score or less.

Ravens beat writer Jeff Zrebiec breaks down each phase of the Ravens' road matchup against Minnesota.

The Monday matchup with the reigning AFC South-winning Texans is one of three prime-time games scheduled for the Ravens.

When Devin Hester was released by Baltimore late in the season, he made it clear to his representation that he would only consider offers from potential playoff

A list of former Ravens who are now in the playoffs with other teams.

The Falcons and Texans earned NFL division titles and the Giants won a wild card Sunday.

The brothers and Baltimore natives are intent on building on their success as they prepare for training camp and another year playing in the ultra-competitive NFC North division.

Though the NFL settlement is not perfect, it addresses the concerns of former players now, offering compensation and care to those who are sick today with severe neurological diseases. It also offers peace of mind to those who are healthy now but fear for their future.

Former Gilman standout Brandon Copeland, a Sykesville native, has signed with the Detroit Lions.

Calvin Johnson believes Haloti Ngata's championship experience can help the Detroit Lions, while future NFC North opponent Matt Slauson isn't thrilled with his trade

The Ravens can clinch a playoff berth with a win over the Browns plus a Bengals loss, or a Ravens win plus the San Diego Chargers losing or tying the Kansas City Chiefs or a Ravens tie plus a Chargers loss.

Former Towson wide receiver Gerrard Sheppard was claimed off waivers today by the Green Bay Packers one day after being cut by the Ravens, according to a source.

Before rookie wide receiver Jeremy Butler had signed his first NFL contract, he already felt like he was officially on the Ravens' roster.

Mount St. Joseph graduate Kyle Fuller has signed his first NFL contract.

The arrival of new running backs coach Thomas Hammock should provide some energy to the Ravens' backfield based on his background at Wisconsin.

Wisconsin running backs coach Thomas Hammock and Pitt wide receivers coach Bobby Engram are under consideration for the Ravens' two remaining coaching staff vacancies, according to a source.

Introduced today as the Detroit Lions' new head coach, former Ravens offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell has no intentions of supervising a rebuilding project.

Ravens offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell remains a strong contender for the Detroit Lions' head-coaching vacancy, according to Fritz Pollard Alliance chairman John Wooten.

Breaking down who has the edge, and where, in Monday night's Baltimore Ravens-Detroit Lions matchup.

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 Max DeMara, who blogs about about the Detroit Lions for Lions101.com.

If the season was over today, the Ravens would claim the second-wild card spot and would play the AFC North-leading Cincinnati Bengals (9-4) on the road in the opening round of the playoffs.

As if the Minnesota Vikings' 29-26 loss to the Ravens that included an NFL-record for changes in the fourth quarter wasn't hard enough for them to absorb, the NFC North football team's flight home to Minneapolis was delayed for several hours for an unusual reason. A catering truck apparently crashed into the Vikings' charter plane at Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport, which forced the Vikings to wait for a new airplane to bring them home, according to several Vikings players.

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 Christopher Gates, who blogs about the Vikings for The Daily Norseman.

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

When the regular season started eight weeks ago, plenty of pundits labeled the AFC North one of the top divisions in the NFL. However, as the season reaches its midpoint this weekend, three of the four teams in the division find themselves headed in the wrong direction.

Heading into Sunday's game at M&T Bank Stadium, the Ravens regard Rodgers and a stacked group of offensive weapons as just as dangerous if not more so than a Denver Broncos offense headlined by quarterback Peyton Manning.

A roundup of NFL experts' picks for Sunday's game between the Baltimore Ravens and Green Bay Packers.

In eager anticipation of the 2013 NFL season, Matt Vensel of The Baltimore Sun will take a daily look at one of the 13 opponents on the Baltimore Ravens' schedule. Today's team is the Detroit Lions.

Baltimore Ravens' playoff game set for Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium

Checking out the playoff scenarios for final week of the NFL regular season.

Baltimore Ravens' playoff outlook coming into focus

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday.