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Austin Howardâs absence was short-lived. The starting right tackle was back at Ravens practice on Thursday afternoon with a brace around his left knee after missing practice on Wednesday. Howard appeared to hyperextend the knee in the second quarter of Saturdayâs 23-16 win against the Indianapolis... View the full article

Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis has created the chuck-and-duck defense. Reports of this being his last season in Cincinnati have been surfacing for the past three weeks, but Lewis has given no indication about his future with the Bengals. âI donât know where they are sending me to. They want... View the full article

See who the Baltimore Sun reporters/editors are picking in Sunday's Ravens-Bengals game. View the full article

A win over the Bengals would give the Ravens a sweep of the season series and send them to the playoffs as the fifth seed and the first AFC wild-card team. View the full article

The defense will get an opportunity to add to its total of 40 sacks against the quarterback who is tied for sixth in sacks in the NFL. View the full article

After carrying the Ravens through the first half of the season, the defense has started to show some signs of strain. View the full article

The 22-year-old undrafted free agent on being promoted Tuesday from the practice squad: "I feel like I belong on the active roster." View the full article

Two starters in wide receiver Mike Wallace and defensive tackle Brandon Williams were limited in Wednesday afternoonâs practice, according to the Ravensâ first injury report of the week. Wallace is dealing with a knee ailment, while Williams is battling a back injury. While their appearance on... View the full article

A pair of starters, right tackle Austin Howard and wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, were not present during Ravens practice on Wednesday afternoon. Howard appeared to hyperextend his left knee in the second quarter of Saturdayâs 23-16 win against the Indianapolis Colts. He still managed to play 69... View the full article

The Ravens are 9½-point favorites ahead of their regular-season finale Sunday against the visiting Cincinnati Bengals, according to Las Vegas betting lines. Itâs the second straight week the Ravens have opened as heavy favorites. Entering Saturdayâs game against the underdog Indianapolis Colts,... View the full article

If the Ravens beat the Bengals on Sunday, they'll play the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs. But there are scenarios in which they could make it and face the Jaguars, too. View the full article

Top teams in the AFC can't stop the run, so the Ravens should attempt to punish them with a ground-and-pound attack. View the full article

The NFL moved Ravens-Bengals to a 4:25 p.m. kickoff Sunday so that all of the AFC wild-card hopefuls will be playing at the same time. View the full article

For several weeks now, the Ravens have maintained that they are only worried about themselves. They werenât going to consume themselves with what other AFC wild-card hopefuls were doing. They werenât going to fret over playoff scenarios or tiebreak formulas. They knew that if they just took care... View the full article

The Ravens suffered another blow to their secondary with the news that rookie cornerback Jaylen Hill will miss the remainder of the season because of a major right knee injury. Coach John Harbaugh announced Tuesday morning that Hill tore the ACL and MCL in his knee while racing downfield to cover... View the full article

The Ravens suffered another blow to their secondary with the news that rookie cornerback Jaylen Hill will miss the remainder of the season because of a major right knee injury. Coach John Harbaugh announced Tuesday morning that Hill tore the ACL and MCL in his knee while racing downfield to cover... View the full article

Ravens wide receiver Mike Wallace caught the sarcastic cheers that rained down from several sections of M&T Bank Stadium after fellow wideout Breshad Perriman caught his first and second passes of Saturdayâs 23-16 win and called the response âdisrespectful.â Perriman also heard the reaction, but... View the full article

Every week during the season, The Baltimore Sun will spotlight how a member of the Ravens organization does his or her job. No matter what you ask him, itâs difficult to get Joe Flacco worked up. This will shock virtually no one whoâs watched him play quarterback for the past decade. âJoe Coolâ... View the full article

Can't wait for the Ravens game Sunday? Well, you'll have to wait even longer; it's been moved back three-plus hours. View the full article

Ravens coach John Harbaugh gave his players two days off after their 23-16 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday so they can enjoy Christmas with their families and recover physically ahead of a game that could define the teamâs season. If given the opportunity, though, several of the... View the full article

It was a cold and soggy Saturday evening at M&T Bank Stadium, so you had to figure a lot of ticket holders would choose to watch the Ravens play the beleaguered Indianapolis Colts on television or take another last-gasp run at the mall. Still, it was a must-win game against the team that deserted... View the full article

With his 30-yard field goal with 6:34 left in the first quarter of the Ravensâ 23-16 win against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday, Justin Tucker joined a rare club of kickers. That field goal was his 30th of the season, and he has now registered five seasons of at least 30 field goals â the most... View the full article

Late in the fourth quarter of the Ravensâ 23-16 win over the Indianapolis Colts at M&T Bank Stadium, Mike Wallace caught a pass from quarterback Joe Flacco for 14 yards on a slant route for a first down. After getting tackled, the wide receiver immediately stood up and screamed at his own sideline. ... View the full article

The Ravens are accustomed to getting an edge from their special teams. A rare gaffe from that unit nearly cost the team in Saturdayâs 23-16 win over the Indianapolis Colts at M&T Bank Stadium. Nursing a seven-point lead with less than three minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Ravens lined up... View the full article

The Ravensâ playoff hopes stay strong after Saturdayâs 23-16 victory over the Indianapolis Colts at M&T Bank Stadium, but the final score was closer than it could have been. After quarterback Joe Flacco had found tight end Maxx Williams for a 4-yard touchdown with 8:40 left in the fourth quarter... View the full article