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Baltimore Ravens offensive guard, wide receiver back at practice

Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh acknowledged that injured linebacker Jameel McClain's roster spot could eventually go to Ray Lewis, who could be activated this week from injured reserve with a designation to return.

The Ravens allowed the Broncos to pile up 350 yards and 21 first downs, surrendering 163 rushing yards as Denver built a commanding time of possession edge of 38:34 to 21:26.

The Denver Broncos embarrassed the Baltimore Ravens on their home field, beating them 34-17 and sending many of the 71,317 in attendance heading to the exits long before the end of the game. It was the most lopsided home loss of the John Harbaugh era.

Quarterback has thrown for over 300 yards in four games this season, less than 200 in five others

Twelve games down. Four to go. Yes, we are at another quarter pole, so let's dig into the third quarter snap counts to see which trends have developed when it comes to playing time. These numbers, which come courtesy of the NFL, are pretty interesting due to the return of Terrell Suggs and injuries to other key Ravens players.

Ravens wide receiver and return specialist Jacoby Jones describes ankle injury as "minor," says it won't prevent him from playing Sunday vs. Pittsburgh Steelers.

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers a selection of reader questions after the Ravens' 25-15 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Harbaugh wasn't as emphatic with that point during his weekly Monday news conference with reporters. By then, he had time to review the game film and watch how the Ravens manhandled the Browns en route to building a 14-0 lead. He had time to digest the long and frustrating offensive drought that followed and how quarterback Joe Flacco broke from the struggles to lead the Ravens down the field for the go-ahead score.

Now that the Ravens have officially finished up the first half of their schedule, let's take a look at the snap counts for their players over the first eight games of the season -- and since we last checked on these totals a month ago -- to see which new trends are developing. These official snap counts come courtesy of the NFL.

LaQuan Williams added to injury report as questionable with ankle injury

Each Wednesday, blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Ravens. This week, he looks at Joe Flacco's inability to go deep against the Houston Texans, the Ravens ranking last in the league in time of possession, and John Harbaugh's track record after a bye week.

The Cleveland Browns have a game Sunday against the San Diego Chargers, so they won't turn their attention to preparing for the Nov. 4 matchup against the Ravens until early next week. When they do, Ravens inside linebacker Jameel McClain can already predict what they will be thinking.

When wide receiver Tandon Doss reached the end zone without being touched Sunday, it broke an unwanted streak for the Ravens' offense.

The reality smacked the Baltimore Ravens in the faces like one of Joe Flacco's passes that was batted back toward him by a swarming Houston Texans defense.

Baltimore Sun reporters and columnists analyze the Baltimore Ravens' loss to the Houston Texans.

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.

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.

Entering Thursday night's game, the Ravens led the NFL with 19 completions of 20 or more yards. They added five more against the Browns, giving them 24 in four games.

It was an aerial game dominated by Ravens veteran wide receiver Anquan Boldin, so much so that another sterling performance by wide receiver Torrey Smith was overshadowed a bit.

I know I will probably never hear a seriously negative word about the NFL on its owned and operated cable channel. But I have to admit, I almost always enjoy watching the Baltimore Ravens on the NFL Network.

With the Ravens' holding onto a precarious six-point lead late in the third quarter Thursday night, Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden lost sight of Cary Williams and the result was the game's decisive play.

Tevin Jones died in a motorcycle accident in Virginia.

Despite being deactivated for first two games of 2012, second-year wide receiver LaQuan Williams refuses to allow frustration to seep into his psyche

After jockeying with Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha to establish position in the corner of the end zone, Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones was convinced he had completed a legal, acrobatic touchdown catch.

Baltimore Ravens inactives include LaQuan Williams and Jah Reid

Each Wednesday, blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Ravens. This week, he looks at Michael Oher's run blocking, the camp battle at cornerback, the Ravens' recent success against the Bengals and more.

Wide receiver unsure whether he's assured himself a spot on active roster, but he's not concerning himself with that worry either

The final portion of the Ravens' practice involved the 2-minute drill. From their own 32-yard line, quarterback Joe Flacco and the offense marched 68 yards, capping the drive with a pass from Flacco to wide receiver Tandon Doss, who scampered 21 yards to the end zone. Coach John Harbaugh immediately signaled the end of practice after the score.