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Seattle's formula of pairing a fierce defense with a strong running game is a tried-and-true measure to winning Super Bowls.

Former Baltimore Ravens star Ray Lewis likes the direction his old organization is headed, but acknowledged their challenges in trying to keep up with the likes of the Seattle Seahawks.

Former Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis has stayed busy since his retirement in 2013 and his latest project is a television series about coaches with anger issues.

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.

He walked onto the football team at Wisconsin, his home state university, as a tight end, but outgrew the position and moved to offensive tackle. In a program known for producing NFL offensive linemen, Wagner protected future Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson's blind side and created holes for future Denver Broncos running back Montee Ball.

However, the reality is that the deals are vastly different and the original reports about Kaepernick's financial windfall are fairly misleading. Kaepernick's contract is extremely team-friendly and operates in more of a pay-as-you-go manner than the Ravens' structure for Flacco.

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh confirmed today that quarterback Joe Flacco is busy planning informal workouts with his pass catchers, a development that surely pleases the organization.

Needing to gain better chemistry with his receivers, Joe Flacco has discussed hosting informal workouts this offseason, according to teammate Dennis Pitta.

In 2011, the Ravens were beaten by a Seattle Seahawks team that was in its formative stages of becoming a champion.

Baltimore Sun experts weigh in on the Super Bowl between Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks

Our experts make their predictions for the NFL's conference championship games -- Patriots at Broncos and 49ers at Seahawks.

Baltimore Sun experts weigh in on conference finals weekend

For half a decade, the Ravens spoiled their faithful fans. With Joe Flacco under center and John Harbaugh wearing the head coach¿s headset, the Ravens went to the playoffs five years in a row, the only team to accomplish that feat over that span.

Throughout the NFL this season, backup quarterbacks have gotten opportunities to prove themselves after injuries or ineptitude sent a dozen starters to the bench. But here in Baltimore, Tyrod Taylor patiently waits behind Joe Flacco, a Super Bowl-winning quarterback who has never missed a snap due to injury in his six seasons in the league.

So far in the 2013 season, quarterback Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens are missing a key element from their 2012 season: big passing plays down the field.

Baltimore Sun reporter Jeff Barker and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.

My best Maryland Terps predictions in basketball ¿ and one clunker

You know how you wake up on Sunday morning and enjoy the challenge of trying to complete the crossword puzzle or the Sudoku in the newspaper? That's how NFL defensive coordinators and coaches like Pittsburgh's Mike Tomlin when they wake up in the morning feel about the read-option offense, which puzzled many teams during the 2012 season.

Fanatics.com says sales of Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis jerseys are No. 1, just ahead of Denver quarterback Peyton Manning

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck reminds Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Arthur Jones of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger

Baltimore Ravens have relished meetings with rookie quarterbacks

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers a selection of reader questions on the Ravens' loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

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.

Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens passed their way through three opponents in the first four weeks of the season, in the process soaring up the charts in many offensive categories. But in their past three games, the offense has not been as effective, particularly when it comes to those big chunk passing plays that make touchdown drives easier.

Parkville's Danny Wittler and Perry Hall's Chris Ricker go head-to-head in the Baltimore Raven's high school Quarterback Challenge

A sampling from around the world of sports about the Green Bay Packers-Seattle Seahawks finish Monday night.

Ho-hum, another game, another PR Hindenburg for the NFL. And this'll shock you. It had to do with the replacement refs again.

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports.

Curtis Painter is all too familiar with the fleeting nature of job security in the NFL. That's why he's not putting too much stock into the sentiment that he has outperformed Tyrod Taylor in the Ravens' first two preseason games.