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- Top teams in the AFC can't stop the run, so the Ravens should attempt to punish them with a ground-and-pound attack.
- The undrafted free agent tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee in Saturdayās win against the Colts.
- The Ravens face one more must-win game to reach the playoffs and they want all of their fans to come along for the ride.
- The Ravens survived a tense game against the Indianapolis Colts, but they can't afford to make so many mistakes going forward.
- The Ravens are still lacking a consistent pass rush and they struggle in coverage, Mike Preston writes.
- The Steelers released five-time Pro Bowl linebacker and 2008 NFL defensive player of the year James Harrison on Saturday to make room for right tackle Marcus Gilbert.
- Ravens president Dick Cass concedes in a letter to season-ticket holders that the protest in London by a dozen players has been a factor in empty seats at M&T Bank Stadium.
- The onus falls on Chris Moore, Breshad Perriman and Michael Campanaro to step up in place of Maclin.
- The Ravens look to capitalize on Colts' lack of pass protection Saturday.
- After making his fourth interception, the starting cornerback has turned his focus to Indianapolisā dangerous wideout.
- The Ravens believe they have the league's best kicking tandem, but neither Justin Tucker nor Sam Koch is going to the Pro Bowl.
- With a win over the struggling and banged-up Colts, the Ravens would take a significant step toward the postseason.
- That they get to play the first game of the week on Saturday gives the Ravens an opportunity to put pressure on the other wild-card contenders.
- The team is represented by at least three players for the 12th consecutive year.
- Quarterback Joe Flacco was the most passionate about the officials getting the right call in New England's eventual win.
- The Ravens will be better off if they can avoid being pitted against Jacksonville early in the postseason.
- Coach John Harbaugh on watching the game on the flight home: āIt was like being in your man cave with all your best friends.ā
- The Ravens need two wins to get to the NFL playoffs and that's all they are worried about as they prepare for Saturday's game against Indianapolis.
- The Ravens used a familiar formula to beat the Cleveland Browns and remain in strong position to claim a wild-card spot. But the best news is they're hammering poor and mediocre opponents.
- Ravens coach John Harbaugh said that both Maclin and defensive lineman Carl Davis will need more testing before the team knows the severity of their injuries.
- The Ravens get a defensive touchdown in the third quarter to essentially put the Browns away.
- Former first-round pick last played on Nov. 27 against the Houston Texans. He hasn't had a catch since Nov. 5 against the Tennessee Titans.
- The Ravens play three very winnable games to close out the season, but it has been tough to predict how anybody will play in the NFL this season, especially the Ravens.
- Long before he emerged as the unexpected salvation of the Ravens offense, Alex Collins stamped himself as a unique character. From Irish dancing to lacrosse to playing the keyboard, he's looked to every horizon to enrich himself as a person and an athlete.
- The Ravensā loss to the Steelers on Sunday night was highlighted by the defense giving up 14 catches for 149 yards to two tight ends.
- In modern-day athletics, few coaches ever admit they make a mistake.
- Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson, who played three seasons with the Browns, had his best game of the season against Cleveland in Week Two.
- The Ravens need to gear up for playoff run over the last three games of the regular season.
- The Ravens defensive players are angry at themselves, looking forward to redeeming themselves this Sunday against Browns.
- The 6-foot-3, 225-pound Gordon is āa big-play threatā who demands attention, according to Ravens coach John Harbaugh.
- The starting wideout said he will ābe about 99.9ā percent healthy when Sunday rolls around.
- The Ravens look to avoid becoming the first team to lose to the Browns this season.
- The Cleveland Browns are 0-13 and flirting with becoming just the second NFL team to go winless in a 16-game season.
- The teamās leader in tackles has battled a sprained right ankle and a neck stinger, and said sitting out is not an option.
- ZaāDarius Smith and Maurice Canady joined Jensen and Moore as limited participants in Wednesdayās session.
- In his past four starts, the wide receiver has been targeted 29 times but has caught only 12 passes for 108 yards and no touchdowns.
- There has been some confusion about where the Ravens and Buffalo Bills stand, but what matters is, if both teams win out, the Ravens would win the tiebreaker.
- A congenital spinal condition abruptly ended Zachary Orr's promising career as a Ravens player. But he's found a fulfilling second career as a Ravens assistant coach.
- Fellow starting cornerback Brandon Carr said the organizationās first-round pick is āgoing to be awesome.ā
- The Ravens don't have a Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger or Antonio Brown. So they need to be at their best when they face those types of talents.
- As shocking and disappointing as Sunday night's loss to the Steelers was, the Ravens can punch their playoff ticket with three wins against teams playing out the string.
- Ravens coach John Harbaugh said assigning rookie cornerback Marlon Humphrey to cover Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown would not have allowed the defense to mix up its schemes.
- Ravens coach John Harbaugh is hoping wide receiver Chris Moore will recover quickly enough to play Sunday at the Cleveland Browns.
- The Steelers repeatedly exposed the Ravens' weaknesses on defense and exploited them when they needed the game-winning field goal, according to Mike Preston.
- The Ravens are still in solid playoff position after a dramatic loss in Pittsburgh, but their struggles against top quarterbacks are cause for concern.
- Running back Alex Collins dominated the Steelers on Sunday night, giving the Ravens a blueprint for the rest of the season.
- Chris Boswell's 46-yard kick caps Pittsburgh's 19-point fourth quarter as Ben Roethlisberger finishes with 506 passing yards.
- Many of the Steelers wore custom cleats with a picture of Shazierās face on them and the words ā#Shalieve,ā
- How our reporters and editors saw the Ravens' 39-38 loss to the Steelers Sunday night in Pittsburgh.
- The Ravens opt to go with an extra defensive lineman, Chris Wormley, against the Steelers over Breshad Perriman.