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Columnist Mike Preston grades the Ravens' performance in their 23-17 wild-card-round loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

Find out how the Ravens stack up in a rematch against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Ravens outside linebacker Matthew Judon said he will not back down from exchanging words with Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers in Sunday’s AFC wild-card playoff game.

The Baltimore Sun sports staff predicts the winner of the Ravens-Chargers wild card game.

Ravens kicker Justin Tucker said the footballs used for kicking plays in Saturday night's game at the Los Angeles Chargers were "just different than what we’re used to experiencing on your typical NFL Sunday.”

The Ravens looked like every bit a Super Bowl contender with their 22-10 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday night. Now, just one more obstacle remains before they reach the playoffs.

The Baltimore Sun's Ravens experts offer their instant analysis from Saturday night's game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Columnist Mike Preston grades the Ravens' performance in their 22-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday night.

The Ravens have fallen just short of beating the NFL's top teams in recent seasons. Now, they have to do it against the Los Angeles Chargers or face a gloomy end to the current era of the franchise.

Find out how the Ravens stack up against the Los Angeles Chargers.

The decision to make New York Jets kicker Jason Myers the AFC representative to the Pro Bowl over Justin Tucker “is kind of a big-time head-scratcher” for the Ravens head coach.

On Saturday, Ravens safety Eric Weddle will match up with one of his best friends in Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers. That's just one of many colliding narratives in the life of the recent Pro Bowl selection.

"Honestly, I haven't even — it's all headlines [that I've read],” said Frank Reich, a former Terps quarterback now coaching the Colts. “That's it. I really have no opinion."

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.

With Joe Flacco going into what could be his last season as the Ravens' franchise quarterback, the team might use a high draft pick on the sport's most important position for the first time in a decade.

Brandon Carr brought stability and leadership to the Ravens secondary in his first season with the team.

It would be surprising if the Ravens are in the first-round quarterback market, but they should have a chance to take a shot at finding Joe Flacco's successor in the middle-to-later rounds.

The Ravens finalized a three-year deal with veteran running back Danny Woodhead less than an hour into free agency.

Ravens safety Eric Weddle was selected as one of the captains of the AFC team in Sunday's Pro Bowl.

This is the 7-on-7 drill, where I'll present seven lists of seven items to help keep track of the NFL season.

This is the 7-on-7 drill, where I'll present seven lists of seven items to help keep track of the NFL season.

Cam Newton brings an added dimension to the quarterback position. There have been signal-callers — like Steve Young, Fran Tarkenton and Steve McNair — who ran out of necessity, and others, like Seattle's Russell Wilson, who took it further with some designed runs. But Newton is a threat as both a passer and runner, and unlike the others, he just doesn't give a damn who he has to fly over to win the championship.

Frank Reich was a hot head coach candidate a year ago, interviewing for the Bills and Jets' positions. He also interviewed for the Maryland job in November. But while the franchise has retained coach Mike McCoy, it is moving on from many assistants following a 4-12 season.

Where the Ravens stand compared to the other NFL teams that have four wins or fewer.

Former Maryland quarterback Frank Reich, now San Diego Chargers offensive coordinator, was interviewed for Maryland's head coach vacancy.

With Sunday's season-ending knee injury to Joe Flacco, the Ravens lost their stalwart quarterback who has been a picture of durability over his eight-year career and stability during in an injury-hit, disappointing season. But Flacco's statistics paint the picture of a quarterback who was among the least efficient and productive in the NFL this season.

San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers came to Baltimore this weekend to play the Ravens, but first met with a young fan in the hospital.

The Ravens defense forced two punts and a field goal in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 29-26 win over the San Diego Chargers at M&T Bank Stadium to prevent the kind of heart-breaking late loss they've suffered so many times before this season.

Here are five stats that stand out entering Sunday's Ravens-Chargers game, including notes on Philip Rivers, the lack of turnovers forced by the Ravens, and their trouble getting off the field.

San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers has hurt the Ravens several times before.

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston breaks down three of the key matchups in Sunday's Ravens-Chargers game.

Analysis of the Ravens and San Diego Chargers' offense, defense, special teams and intangibles heading into Sunday's 1 p.m. kickoff.

Catonsville's Ryan Blake ate six crayons after the Ravens lost Monday. But why?

The Baltimore Sun's experts predict the outcome of the Ravens' game against the San Diego Chargers at M&T Bank Stadium.

Shareece Wright was the latest cornerback that the Ravens brought in to run into immediate struggles.

Despite what seems to be a popular opinion around town, the Ravens haven't quit or shut it down for the remainder of the 2015 season. They just aren't a very good football team.

It used to be a scenario that the Ravens' defense would relish — a three-point lead to protect, just over two minutes to play and a young quarterback tasked with putting together a lengthy game-saving drive against them.

These will be the three stars of the game when the Ravens open the 2015 season at the defending AFC West champion Denver Broncos.

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco said he's paying attention to the other quarterback contracts being passed out around the NFL.

Only one Ravens player, Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, made the NFL Players Association's top-50 list for jersey sales for 2014.

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.

Baltimore Sun reporter Jeff Zrebiec breaks down the Ravens' playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers Saturday at Heinz Field.

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.

When it comes time to properly thank Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid for helping the Ravens to qualify for the playoffs, Ravens coach John Harbaugh owes his mentor a nice dinner.

The Ravens' 20-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns in front of an announced 71,070 at M&T Bank Stadium, combined with the Chargers' 19-7 loss to the Chiefs, sends the Ravens to the playoffs for the sixth time in John Harbaugh's seven seasons.

As the Ravens (9-6) square off with the Cleveland Browns (7-8) in a regular-season finale Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium, here's Baltimore Sun reporter Aaron Wilson¿s checklist of things to keep an eye on:

The NFL sack title race is coming down to the wire.

It's been an extremely long, frustrating season for Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb, due to a lingering back injury that's just started to fully cooperate as the Ravens prepare for Sunday's regular season finale against the Cleveland Browns.