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Ravens are eight-point favorites vs. Buccaneers in Week 15 home matchup
The Ravens are eight-point favorites over the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers ahead of their pivotal Week 15 matchup, according to most Las Vegas betting lines.
If the line holds, it would be the Ravens’ second-biggest spread as favorites this season. They were favored by 13 points in their Week 12 home game against the Oakland Raiders, which...
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Ravens are eight-point favorites vs. Buccaneers in Week 15 home matchup
The Ravens are eight-point favorites over the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers ahead of their pivotal Week 15 matchup, according to most Las Vegas betting lines.
If the line holds, it would be the Ravens’ second-biggest spread as favorites this season. They...
Ravens confident after Sunday's dominant win, but they know 'it’s never as good as you think'
Sunday’s 21-0 shutout at the Tennessee Titans coupled with Cincinnati’s 28-21 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers means the Ravens are tied with the Bengals for the top spot in the AFC North with 4-2 records.
After wrapping up a three-game road trip with two...
Ravens assigned German League fullback as part of International Pathway program
Christopher Ezeala, a fullback and linebacker in the German Football League, has been assigned to the Ravens as part of the International Player Pathway program.
Ezeala, 22, has been playing for the Ingolstadt Dukes after stints with the Munich Rangers...
Instant analysis of the Ravens' 2018 schedule
Here’s how The Baltimore Sun’s experts believe the Ravens will finish based on the release of the 2018 NFL schedule Thursday night. The team still has an opportunity to improve with next week’s NFL draft.
>>Ron Fritz, editor: It appears that even...
Ravens' 2018 schedule opens at home against Bills but is front-loaded with road games
As the 2017 regular season came to an abrupt and gut-wrenching end for the Ravens, they had to watch the Cincinnati Bengals celebrate on their home field and the Buffalo Bills revel in the result many miles away.
Cincinnati’s 31-27 upset in Week 17...
NFL playoff scenarios entering Week 17
WEEK 17
AFC
CLINCHED: New England - AFC East and first-round bye, Pittsburgh - AFC North and first-round bye, Jacksonville - AFC South, Kansas City - AFC West
NEW ENGLAND (12-3) vs. N.Y. Jets (5-10)
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC...
With Ravens game, NFL sees opportunity in London, land of the other football
The trends facing the NFL could be worrisome: TV ratings dipped last season, pundits are complaining about low scoring this year and youth participation is declining amid concerns about the sport’s potential for injury.
But even as its home-field...
NFL playoff picture: Falcons, Texans win divisions; Giants in
The New England Patriots will have to play to win in the final game of the regular season if they want home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
The Oakland Raiders can clinch the AFC West title and a first-round bye if Kansas City loses Sunday...
7-on-7 drill: A redo of the 2016 NFL draft
TOP 7 PICKS IN THE 2016 DRAFT IF TEAMS COULD HAVE SEEN SIX MONTHS INTO THE FUTURE
1. Titans trade their pick to the Rams, who take Carson Wentz, a quarterback ready to win from Day 1 as the team tries to make an imprint in its new Los Angeles digs.
2....
Steve Smith Sr. nears another milestone as his possible HOF career ticks down
It was back in mid-June, seven months after Steve Smith Sr. suffered what was initially believed to be a career-ending Achilles tendon injury and weeks before he returned to the practice field, when the veteran receiver suggested he could make his 1,000th...
7-on-7 drill: NFL power rankings, weekend preview, fantasy advice and more
This is the first edition of the 7-on-7 drill, where I'll present seven lists of seven items to help keep track of the NFL season.
A non-NFL item or two might sneak its way into the drill every now and again, but this should keep you oriented to what's...
Former Ravens linebacker Courtney Upshaw signs with Falcons
It took Courtney Upshaw a little longer than most expected, but the strong-side linebacker became the latest Raven to find a job elsewhere.
Upshaw, who didn’t miss a game in his four seasons with the Ravens, agreed to a deal with the Atlanta Falcons on...
'Our defense has got to step up,' Harbaugh says
Every one of the players dissected the tape on their five-hour flight home from Oakland. John Harbaugh and his staff studied it again Monday morning.
But by the afternoon, less than 24 hours after their stunning 37-33 loss to the Oakland Raiders, the...
Ravens are just average in a league full of mediocrity
The NFL is great at providing false hope and security within the fan base of each of its teams.
That's what has happened here in Baltimore. Because of the way they finished in 2013, the Ravens didn't have to face the first-place teams in the AFC West...
Ravens Q&A with Mike Preston
Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers readers' questions about the Ravens' failure to stop the Houston Texans' J.J. Watt, John Harbaugh's coaching style, Gary Kubiak and more.
I would like to know which genius coach came up with the plan to stop...
NFL playoff scenarios for final week of regular season
As the Ravens head into their regular-season finale against the Cleveland Browns, here's a look at all of their playoff scenarios as well for the rest of the NFL, via a release from the league.
Thanks to the Cincinnati Bengals' win over the Denver...
Five Things We Learned from the Ravens' 25-13 loss to the Houston Texans
As he does each week, Childs Walker shares his five biggest takeaways from the Ravens' 25-13 loss Sunday to the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium.
1. The Ravens still might make the playoffs, but it's hard to feel they deserve it.
It was easy to shrug...
Not the homecoming the former Texans envisioned
Ravens tight end Owen Daniels stood in front of his locker, shaking his head in disbelief. During the eight years he played here, the Texans turned in some outstanding defensive efforts, but this was one of their best.
It was supposed to be homecoming...
Recent playoff teams with deficient secondaries give Ravens hope
There’s plenty to support the idea that the 2014 Ravens are a middle-of-the-road NFL team, one that has feasted on bad teams and could go the entire season without beating a non-NFC South playoff team and thus, won’t become one themselves.
But there’s...
Game against Chargers is yet another that carries extra meaning for Steve Smith
As he was sitting in the airport awaiting a flight to Baltimore on his first day as a free agent, Steve Smith received a phone call from San Diego Chargers head coach Mike McCoy, a man he knew quite well.
McCoy, a former Carolina Panthers assistant,...