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The latest chapter in this rivalry could be played without Roethlisberger, Hines Ward and Ray Lewis on the field. It will be the first time since the final game of the 2007 regular season when none of the three have been in the game.

Dealing with a sprained right knee and right shoulder injury, Pro Bowl defensive tackle Haloti Ngata didn't play a single snap during the Ravens' 55-20 win Sunday over the Oakland Raiders.

Pro Bowl defensive tackle Haloti Ngata and starting offensive guards Marshal Yanda and Bobbie Williams are active for today's game against the Oakland Raiders at M&T Bank Stadium.

Raiders rule out Richard Seymour, Darren McFadden, Mike Goodson and Shawntae Spencer

Wearing a sweatsuit, Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis walked out to the practice field this morning and threw a couple of jabs in the air.

Ed Reed upgraded to limited participation

The Baltimore Ravens, who reveled in wreaking havoc with their pass rush under former defensive coordinators like Rex Ryan and Chuck Pagano, have infrequently gotten close enough to the quarterback to create chaos inside the pocket this season. Their current coordinator, Dean Pees, is still searching for some solutions to rectify that.

Oher, Jimmy Smith among limited participants

Embracing their old smash-mouth roots, the Ravens eschewed no-huddle and shotgun schemes in favor of physical I-formation plays with fullback Vonta Leach running interference for Ray Rice.

Now that the Ravens have officially finished up the first half of their schedule, let's take a look at the snap counts for their players over the first eight games of the season -- and since we last checked on these totals a month ago -- to see which new trends are developing. These official snap counts come courtesy of the NFL.

Ravens report no significant new injuries

As the primary backup to Pro Bowl running back Ray Rice, Bernard Pierce is known more for his power at 6-foot, 218 pounds. But yesterday, he also showed a burst of speed to get around the perimeter for the touchdown.

Ravens Pro Bowl defensive tackle Haloti Ngata is active for today's game against the Cleveland Browns despite a right shoulder injury and a sprained right medial collateral ligament.

LaQuan Williams added to injury report as questionable with ankle injury

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.

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.

Ravens defensive end underwent two knee surgeries before the season

After league slapped team with $20,000 fine, Ravens place season-high 15 players on Wednesday's report

With the Ravens in their bye week, Baltimore Sun reporter Aaron Wilson takes an in-depth look at their 43-13 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday.

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers a selection of reader questions after the Ravens' 43-13 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday.

Outside linebacker not expected to play Sunday

It's tough to look at the Baltimore defense and not see that the Ravens are starting four former undrafted free agents and that a trio of recent second-round draft picks is coming off the bench. Jimmy Smith, a 2011 first-round pick, will become a starter Sunday because cornerback Lardarius Webb suffered a season-ending knee injury. They smartly nabbed their other starting cornerback, Cary Williams, off the Tennessee Titans practice squad. Of the 14 defensive players they drafted from 2007 to 2011, only two are starters and six are no longer with the team.

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers a selection of reader questions after the Ravens' 31-29 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

If not for late botched two-point conversion where Bryant dropped an accurate Romo pass, this game likely heads to overtime. Instead, the Ravens notched their 15th consecutive home victory.

Jeff Zrebiec has Baltimore Ravens news, notes and opinions on Ray Lewis, Lardarius Webb, Haloti Ngata, Joe Flacco and much more.

The trend of reducing use of the no-huddle in noisy road venues continued at Arrowhead Stadium.

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers a selection of reader questions about the Ravens.

Anticipating a quarterback sneak, Reed pounced on the fumbled exchange between center Ryan Lilja and Cassel and advanced the recovery out of the end zone to the Ravens' 12-yard line.

Growing more angry by the minute as Charles repeatedly accelerated and juked away from pursuit, the Ravens knew they had to change their strategy . Otherwise, they could have lost Sunday's game at Arrowhead Stadium instead of escaping with a 9-6 victory.

Ravens defensive end frustrated with production after two knee surgeries

The extra bulk around Haloti Ngata's midsection and torso raised eyebrows about whether the three-time Pro Bowl selection had gone too far in his quest to become stronger and more durable and maintain his speed after wearing down toward the end of last season due to a deep thigh bruise.

Baltimore Ravens reporter Jeff Zrebiec has news, notes and opinions on Pernell McPhee, Terrell Suggs and more.

Since we are four weeks into the NFL season, I figured now would be a great time to take a look at the snap counts for the 53 men on the Baltimore Ravens roster to see which trends are developing.

Reacting in frustration, Ravens outside linebacker Paul Kruger shoved Cleveland Browns offensive tackle Joe Thomas with both hands.

Through first three games of 2012, the Baltimore Ravens defense has one fewer sack and has allowed just as many passing touchdowns as last year's unit that featured Terrell Suggs

The no-huddle offense returned to prominence after disappearing a week ago in Philadelphia, using it on 44 of 65 snaps and piling up 503 yards of total offense.

With outside linebacker Terrell Suggs shelved by torn right Achilles tendon, defensive tackle Haloti Ngata is tied for Ravens lead in sacks with 2½

Every Tuesday, Baltimore Sun blogger Matt Vensel breaks down a critical play, sometimes with input from Baltimore Ravens players, from that week's game. Today, he looks at the fourth-quarter sack of Tom Brady that preceded the team's game-winning drive.

In his 13 years in the NFL, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has seen just about everything that a crazed, caffeine-infused defensive coordinator could possibly scribble on a whiteboard in the wee hours of the morning. But the Ravens tried their best to give him something different to think about on Sunday night.

Lardarius Webb, Bernard Pollard, Michael Oher, Jameel McClain, Paul Kruger and Pernell McPhee expected to play vs. Patriots

Four starters in Lardarius Webb, Bernard Pollard, Jameel McClain and Pernell McPhee also present; tickets for next Thursday's game vs. Browns on sale