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This might be the year that the Ravens end up with no compensatory picks and that will be just fine if they're able to immediately fill some roster holes.

In beating up the Carolina Panthers to win Super Bowl 50, the Denver Broncos showed the Ravens and other teams that it's imperative to have guys who can get to the quarterback.

Former Ravens dot the rosters and coaching staffs of both Super Bowl 50 teams: the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers.

Key matchups in the Ravens' game against the Chiefs Sunday at 1 p.m.

Ravens offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele stands to benefit financially if he can handle left tackle in the NFL.

Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis is growing accustomed, though, to Jeremy Hill's end zone antics. That includes an unsuccessful attempt to jump into the stands during last Sunday's rout in Cleveland, where he was pushed aside by a Browns fan.

It has been fun watching Terrell Suggs and Elvis Dumervil chase after quarterbacks together. And after Suggs got off to a fast start, Dumervil closed the gap in that sack race with three sacks on Sunday.

When the Ravens travel to play the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, they'll be squaring off with quarterback Jason Campbell.

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.

For Baltimore to move the ball through the air against a top-ranked Dallas pass defense, Ravens wide receivers must shake free of physical Cowboys cornerbacks Brandon Carr and Morris Claiborne, who excel at bumping receivers out of their routes at the line of scrimmage.

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

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 quarterback Joe Flacco's late 16-yard scramble against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Outside linebacker recovering from partially torn right Achilles tendon

The Ravens can't get out of Kansas City soon enough. It wasn't a good performance by any means, but three Justin Tucker field goals and four Chiefs turnovers were the difference as the Ravens survived an ugly game to post a 9-6 victory in front of an announced 68,803 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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.

Outside linebacker Tamba Hali is regarded as the headliner of the Kansas City Chiefs' defense. However, he's far from the only Chiefs linebacker the Ravens have to concern themselves with Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

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. That way he'll have an excuse to do the same to start his workday, too.

The pass-rushing prowess of Kansas City Chiefs Pro Bowl outside linebacker Tamba Hali tends to put an offense on high alert.

Chiefs pass rusher had two sacks against Baltimore in playoff game two seasons ago

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. That way he'll have an excuse to do the same to start his workday, too.

Outside linebacker doesn't mind running back's gift of gab, but Raven said his chatter is usually good-natured

On Sunday, it appeared the Chiefs¿ offensive strategy was to shoot themselves in the foot. They turned the ball over six times, including four times in the first half. Despite falling behind early, they were relatively balanced, giving the ball to speedy running back Jamaal Charles and throwing the ball all over the field, often times to physical wideout Dwayne Bowe.

Aaron Wilson delivers his impressions on the Ravens roster from training camp.

Ravens: Suggs, Ngata, Leach named first-team All-Pros

Ravens-Chiefs wild-card playoff game