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There was always speculation this season about cornerback Jimmy Smith making it through the entire year. Something was going to happen, either an injury or some off-the-field problem. Now, both have happened within the last couple of days. Smith was having his best season in recent years and it... View the full article

Cornerback Jimmy Smith, whose best NFL season came to an end Sunday when he tore his left Achilles tendon, may not have been available for the Ravensâ playoff push anyway. The Ravensâ top cornerback was facing a four-game suspension after he was found in violation of the NFLâs policy on performance-enhancing... View the full article

Terrell Suggs might have a future in coaching. But for now, the Ravens need the veteran rush linebacker on the field. That was apparent in the fourth quarter of Sundayâs game against the Detroit Lions at M&T Bank Stadium. Just 4:40 into the final period, Detroit cut a 14-point deficit in half courtesy... View the full article

The Ravens are in excellent position to claim a wild-card spot after one of their best all-around efforts of the season. View the full article

Wide receiver Mike Wallace's 66-yard catch was the team's longest offensive play from scrimmage of the season. View the full article

The last time Patrick Ricard scored a touchdown, he was a senior fullback in the David Prouty High Schoolâs double-wing offense in Spencer, Mass. It took him only six years to return to the end zone. The Ravens rookie scored the first touchdown of his NFL career in the second quarter of Sundayâs... View the full article

The Ravens defense was reeling. The unit that has carried the team all season had given up three touchdowns in the span of four second-half possessions and Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford had completed 20 consecutive passes in trimming a 20-point halftime deficit to seven. Ravens rush linebacker... View the full article

Quarterback: For the first time this season Joe Flacco finished with a quarterback rating above 100 (105). In 36 attempts, he threw just two poor passes. He moved well in and out of the pocket and threw some sharp passes over the middle. It was his best game of the year. Flacco threw for two touchdowns.... View the full article

The loss of cornerback Jimmy Smith for the season with a torn Achilles tendon hurts, but it would have been more devastating in recent years. Unlike then, the Ravens have young talent at cornerback â rookie Marlon Humphrey and second year-player Maurice Canady. They will miss Smith, who was the... View the full article

Ravens coach John Harbaugh: "He has played so well. He has played, I think, at an All-Pro level this year." View the full article

Key numbers from the Ravensâ 44-20 win over the Detroit Lions Sunday in Week 12: 0 Interceptions thrown by Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, the second-straight game he has not thrown an interception. 28 Career interceptions by Ravens safety Eric Weddle, who returned one for a touchdown on Sunday,... View the full article

Safety Eric Weddle predicted last week that there would be a time when the struggling offense would need to score 30 or 35 points for the Ravens to win. The Ravens didnât necessarily need that many Sunday, but during a second half in which the defense struggled to stop the Detroit Lions and their... View the full article

How our reporters and editors saw the Ravensâ 44-20 win over the Detroit Lions Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium: Jeff Zrebiec, reporter: Joe Flacco quieted the naysayers for one week. Flacco played his best game all season and the Ravens offense â yes the Ravens offense â took over the game in the fourth... View the full article

Six days after returning to the game day roster, Ravens wide receiver Breshad Perriman is a healthy scratch again for Sundayâs game against the Detroit Lions at M&T Bank Stadium. This marks the second time in three games that the 2015 first-round draft pick has been deactivated. He sat out the... View the full article

The Ravens face the Detroit Lions at 1 p.m. today. Before they kick off at M&T Bank Stadium, here's everything you need to know about how the teams match up. View the full article

Hereâs what you need to know about the Week 13 game between the Ravens (6-5) and Detroit Lions (6-5). Time: 1 p.m. Sunday Venue: M&T Bank Stadium TV: Chs. 45, 5 (Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman, Peter Schrager) target="_blank">Coverage map: Stream: href="https://www.foxsportsgo.com/program/299252/lions-at-ravens" target="_blank">Fox Sports Go Radio: WBAL (1090 AM) and 98 Rock (97.9 FM) (Gerry... View the full article

The Ravens have won three of four meetings with the Detroit Lions with the only loss coming on Oct. 9, 2005. They have won both games of the series in Baltimore and have outscored Detroit 67-13 at home. The Ravensâ .789 winning percentage against NFC opponents at home since 2008 is the second-best... View the full article

After getting selected by the Ravens in the 2013 NFL draft, Ryan Jensen and Rick Wagner were roommates for about three years. Jensen acknowledged that Wagner was the neater roommate, but there was a compelling reason. âHe had everything that he owned in a duffel bag,â Jensen said to a crowd of... View the full article

When rookies and young newcomers arrive at the Ravensâ headquarters in Owings Mills for the first time, their heads are spinning. And thatâs before several veterans from the special teams unit get a hold of them to educate them on the importance of playing special teams. âWe win games on special... View the full article

The Baltimore middle school choir whose stirring rendition of âRise Upâ went viral this fall will perform the national anthem before the Ravensâ game Sunday against the Detroit Lions, a Ravens spokesman confirmed. WBAL-TV reported Friday that a group of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade Cardinal... View the full article

The Ravens ruled out only one player for Sundayâs game against the Detroit Lions, and even though five players are listed as questionable, all are likely to be available for the game. Coach John Harbaugh was pleased by the rosterâs overall health in light of Monday nightâs 23-16 victory over the... View the full article

Fresh from a performance in which he shut out Houston Texans outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney in the second half of the Ravensâ 23-16 victory on Monday night, Ronnie Stanley is preparing for Detroit Lions defensive end Ezekiel Ansah. The left tackle is also studying an opponent he watched as... View the full article

The Ravensâ final practice of the week before Sundayâs game against the Detroit Lions at M&T Bank Stadium began without middle linebacker C.J. Mosley. Mosley has been dealing with a sprained right ankle suffered in the teamâs 23-16 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Nov. 19. He had been limited... View the full article

Baltimore's defense has stood tall this season. Now it must step up in class to face two explosive offenses, Detroit's this week and Pittsburgh's the following Sunday. View the full article

Click on the photos above to see Mike Prestonâs three key battles that could help decide who wins the Ravens-Lions game in Baltimore on Sunday. mike.preston@baltsun.com target="_blank">twitter.com/MikePrestonSun View the full article