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Every week, we hope to bring you a quick Q&A with someone who covers the Ravens' opponent that week. This week, we chatted with Mark Daniels, who covers the New England Patriots for The Boston Herald. - This week, Baltimore Sun reporters Aaron Wilson and Matt Vensel looks back at the Ravens' previous game and that of their next of opponent.
- 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.
- The extra bulk around Haloti Ngata's midsection and torso raised eyebrows about whether the three-time Pro Bowl selection had gone too far in his quest to become stronger and more durable and maintain his speed after wearing down toward the end of last season due to a deep thigh bruise.
- Wake Forest wide receiver Michael Campanaro, a River Hill graduate, will miss Saturday's Maryland game with a broken right hand.
- Ravens cornerback signed to $50 million deal during offseason
- The punishing end zone hit from Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed during the first quarter of a 31-30 victory Sunday night sent a clear message about his physical approach to this season.
- The no-huddle offense returned to prominence after disappearing a week ago in Philadelphia, using it on 44 of 65 snaps and piling up 503 yards of total offense.
- Ravens defensive coordinator Dean Pees said Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has a knack for making the toughest cornerbacks look ordinary
- 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 the fourth-quarter sack of Tom Brady that preceded the team's game-winning drive.
- After allowing Philadelphia Eagles tight end Brent Celek to exploit middle of field, Ravens defense proves to be much more effective vs. New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski
- 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.
- Instead of essentially abandoning the running game like they did a week ago during the second half of a 24-23 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, the Ravens found a way to make Ray Rice a vital part of the offense on Sunday night.
- In the postgame interview room adjacent to his team¿s locker room, Bill Belichick wore a pained expression and was barely audible after the New England Patriots' last-second 31-30 loss to the Ravens on Sunday night.
- For the second week in a row, the pass defense surrendered an alarming number of yards to its opponent. After surrendering 486 yards of offense and 371 passing yards to quarterback Michael Vick in a 24-23 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles eight days ago, the defense allowed 396 total yards and 335 passing yards to Tom Brady on Sunday night.
- Baltimore Ravens rookie kicker Justin Tucker barely kept a 27-yard field goal inside the right uprights as time expired to give the Ravens a frantic 31-30 victory Sunday night over the New England Patriots in front of an announced 71,269 at M&T Bank Stadium.
- The big hits, brute force and steady stream of trash talk may define Pollard as a football player, but on that list are the characteristics of the person Pollard strives to be: a good husband and father.
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- Instead of delivering a potential game-winning touchdown pass to earn his first Super Bowl berth and win his duel with New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady, Joe Flacco was forced to settle for something he really wasn't pursuing: increased respect locally and nationally for outshining Brady statistically.
- Every week, I hope to bring you a quick Q&A with someone who covers the Ravens' opponent that week. On Sunday night, the Ravens host the New England Patriots in a rematch of the AFC championship game. Since it's such a big game for both teams, let's go with double coverage this week. I chatted with Shalise Manza Young of The Boston Globe and Jeff Howe of The Boston Herald about a few hot topics entering Sunday night.
- Patriots are ticked after that shocking home loss to the Cardinals. But losing to Philly left the Ravens testy all week, too. And the Ravens don't lose at home. Usually.
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- Ravens defense wary of four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Wes Welker, who has inexplicably taken a backseat to Julian Edelman
- When the New England Patriots offense first took the field against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, they did so without their leading receiver from their previous five seasons. But Wes Welker wasn't injured. He stood on the sideline as Julian Edelman took his place as the team¿s starting wide receiver opposite Brandon Lloyd.
- Each Wednesday, blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Ravens. This week, he looks at Tom Brady's struggles against the Ravens, Vince Wilfork's dominant performance in last year's AFC championship game and the Ravens' issues on third-down plays.
- 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 Patriots didn¿t get tight end Rob Gronkowski involved Sunday until the fourth quarter, when he had five catches for 66 yards and a touchdown.
- 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.
- Every Monday, the day after our favorite day of the week but still hours before that week's slate of games officially wraps up with "Monday Night Football," Matt Vensel will bring you his weekly premature NFL power rankings. Why Monday? Because who wants to wait until Tuesday or Wednesday for power rankings?
- The Ravens defense had a chance to silence the critics who questioned its performance against the run in last Monday's victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. Instead, the unit may provided more ammunition.
- Former Patriots running back now headlines Cincinnati's backfield, figures to be watched closely by Ravens defense
- Ray Rice, the Ravens' star running back who has stayed away from the team's facility this offseason as his agent attempts to secure a contract extension for him, is not expected to be at OTAs, but that should not be taken as a sign that the negotiations are going poorly.
- When Ravens running back Ray Rice doesn't show up to voluntary minicamp next week, there will undoubtedly be plenty of attention paid to his absence by fans and the media.
- When it comes to star power in NFL free agency in 2012, there might not be a more stacked position group than wide receiver. But much like the running back class, this year's bumper crop of free agent wide receivers will likely be thinned when some teams exercise their right to place the franchise tag on pending free agents. Here is a look at five of the top free agent wideouts and where they could wind up.
- Ravens don't appear primed to make a run at a high-priced receiver. John Harbaugh says "it wouldn't be a smart way to distribute the money."
- Negotiations with Flacco and Rice should start, and free agency market will come in to focus
- Even with today's news that Randy Moss plans to come out of retirement, the bumper crop of free-agent wide receivers appears to be thinning out as we learn more about how teams plan to use their franchise tags. How does it affect the Ravens?
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- To make it back to the Super Bowl for the first time in eleven years, the Ravens must beat Tom Brady and the top-seeded New England Patriots on their own turf.
- Former Giants QB — and two-time Super Bowl winner — doesn't understand criticism of Ravens QB Flacco
- Ed Reed probable for Sunday's AFC championship game
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- Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron comes to defense of quarterback Joe Flacco
