Baltimore Ravens News and Rumors
Two-time Super Bowl champion Ray Lewis will likely move to a career in television and his NFL connections won't hurtConsidering the baggage Ray Lewis is carrying into new endeavors, which will likely include a big presence on television, it’s fair to wonder: Do his future employers care how an audience perceives any negativity surrounding him? The answer is a resound… |
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Players, coaches content to soak up the celebration before turning toward offseason questionsHe clutched the Lombardi Trophy again about 10 hours after he held it for the first time. He had watched his quarterback Joe Flacco receive a new car as the Sup… |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The blackout at the Superdome will not stop the Super Bowl from returning to New Orleans. |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com That one play saved hundreds of thousands of dollars for furniture shoppers and, more importantly, it gave Gardiner's Furniture a truckload of free advertising. The deal went like this: If you shopped in the store between January 31 and 3 p.m. Super Bow… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com When attending the Super Bowl, it’s difficult to watch much/any of the pregame coverage. There’s a specific portion of the Super Bowl XLVII pregame coverage that was difficult to watch for other reasons. As the network televising the game, CBS had an … |
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Bedel Saget, nytimes.com Despite a furious comeback, San Francisco's dreams were dashed after four plays in the waning minutes of Sunday's Super Bowl. |
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A gummy bear endorsement is Flacco's first Super Bowl related endorsementJoe Flacco woke up groggy Monday after partying late into the night, hanging out with Jay-Z and Beyonce as he celebrated the game of his career. |
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Ravens cornerback makes two crucial plays on 49ers' last driveImposing cornerback Jimmy Smith capped a rough season in the best way possible, flashing his potential with two pivotal plays that preserved the Ravens' Super Bowl victory over the San Franci… |
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The coveted Vince Lombardi trophy made by Tiffany and Co. and worth more than $25,000 is safe and sound in the Ravens’ possession back in Baltimore. |
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Baltimore Ravens coach was angry about 49ers coaches going on the field to talk with playersRavens coach John Harbaugh's patience had reached its end. |
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Ravens quarterback won't change despite successSuccess can change a person, but it probably won't change Joe Flacco. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Baltimore is in party-planning mode a day after the Ravens' Super Bowl victory. |
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Kerry Byrne, CNNSI.com Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco helped prove that there's a very simple formula for building a champion in today's NFL. |
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Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com Was it boogeying down Bourbon Street? Cutting a rug to live music on Frenchman? Antiquing its way through Magazine? The whereabouts of the Lombardi Trophy after the Baltimore Ravens won it on Sunday night may never be known, but it would seem the new Su… |
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David Roher, deadspin.com Twitter reports that the Super Bowl generated 24 million tweets last night. Most of them were terrible, so I just looked at the ones that said "fuck." More » |
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Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com The Baltimore Ravens have just over a month to bask on the glory of their football world championship. The free agency period will open on March 12, and G.M. Ozzie Newsome has likely already begun assessing the state of his team, which is littered with … |
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NEW ORLEANS -- The face of the franchise is gone. The schedule is tougher. But those aren't the only changes for the Baltimore Ravens in 2013. If the Ravens become the first repeat Super Bowl champions in eight years, they will likely do it with a young… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Another season came to an end with the Ravens’ 34-31 win on Sunday night and we’ll take every minute of thinking about it rather than contemplating the prospect of months without any games at all. Erik Kuselias, Mike Florio and Ross Tucker will put a … |
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Brian Burke, deadspin.com Super Bowl XLVII turned out to be a close game that hinged on a few critical plays at the end—shocking, given the score when the power went out. But it also hinged on decisions that didn't seem very significant at the time but ended up having an enormou… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com The Baltimore Ravens' victory over the San Francisco 49ers has set a record for highest overnight ratings in Super Bowl history. |
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Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com So, wait. Let's make sure we have this straight: More » |
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If you look to the Super Bowl for a team’s Q-rating, the marketing metric used to measure the popularity and appeal of a person or thing, the Ravens -- at least unofficially -- came off as the more likeable team after Baltimore’s 34-31 win yesterday. … |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com When the Ravens intentionally took a safety, to give themselves better field position and run a few seconds off the clock, it brought the 49ers to within three points. It was the smart call, but it also raised the possibility of the rarest of all footba… |
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Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com In Sunday night’s Super Bowl XLVII loss to the Ravens, 49ers wide receiver Randy Moss was the intended target of quarterback Colin Kaepernick on a second-quarter pass that was easily intercepted by safety Ed Reed. In Moss’ defense, Kaepernick’s thro… |
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Evan Brunell, deadspin.com One of the highlights of last night's Super Bowl broadcast was watching John Harbaugh berate a poor old man during the 34-minute power outage. We don't know who the old guy was, but we assume he was some kind of stadium official. Like the rest of Americ… |
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Courtesy of ESPN Stats & Information, here's a look at some numbers for Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, who won the Super Bowl in the final game of his 17-year career: 1 -- The only player in NFL history to amass 40 sacks and 30 interceptions in a care… |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com Hate Ray Lewis? Then the above video might make you feel a bit better about having to watch him end his career as a Super Bowl champion last night. In 1992, Lewis competed in the Florida 4A high school wrestling state championship, and he lost. More » |
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Steelers linebacker James Harrison congratulated his archrival Ravens for their Super Bowl victory, but he did have an ulterior motive. This is what Harrison had to say on his Facebook account: Congratulations to the Baltimore Ravens. Thanks for keep us… |
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Don Banks, CNNSI.com NEW ORLEANS -- Having snapped the NFC's three-year Super Bowl winning streak, but continued the NFL's recent trend of seeing a lower-seeded hot team ride postseason momentum all the way to the parade-planning stage, the Baltimore Ravens stand astride th… |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com With less than three minutes remaining in the Super Bowl and the 49ers on the move, there wasn't a person watching the game who didn't believe we were about to see San Francisco score. Down just five points after being down 22 at the half, the 49ers had… |
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NFL had backup powerFeb 4
NEW ORLEANS (AP) NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the Superdome had a backup power system that was about to be used during the Super Bowl electrical outage but it wasn't needed because power started coming back at that time. |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Following the 49ers' loss to the Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII, San Francisco running back Frank Gore claimed that the newly crowned champions "got away with one." |
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Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com Mike Garafolo of USA Today reports that Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata was spotted walking through the team hotel on Monday without crutches. Ngata said he’s “feeling better” after suffering a left knee injury in Sunday night’s Super Bowl X… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com You couldn’t throw a rock the last month or so without hitting a member of the Ravens raving about linebacker Ray Lewis‘ leadership qualities. As a result, Lewis didn’t need to do much to cement his reputation in that regard this weekend. His teamma… |
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Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com There wasn't much sleep to be had for the Baltimore Ravens and their fans on Sunday night/Monday morning after winning the second Super Bowl title in franchise history. There was, however, plenty of opportunities to party and dance around New Orleans. R… |
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Quarterback's rookie contract has expired; Harbaugh hopes Ed Reed returnsThe agent for Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco expressed confidence Monday that he'll be resuming contract negotiations with team vice president of football administration Pat Moriart… |
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Shirtless Ravens Fan Celebrates By Jumping Off Building Ledge, Landing In Tree, Falling Out Of TreeFeb 4
Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com There was certainly more idiotic revelry taking place in the Federal Hill section of Baltimore last night, but a consolation prize may be in order for this genius. I mean, what must this person have been thinking, filming a ridiculous moment like that v… |
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NEW ORLEANS -- Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco didn't just win the Super Bowl Sunday night. He gained all of the leverage in the upcoming contract negotiations. The Ravens don't have to sign Flacco to a new deal this year. But they need to do it. The Rave… |
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After every playoff loss during his 17-year career, I always watched Ravens Pro Bowl linebacker Ray Lewis run straight from the field to the locker room. You always felt bad for him because during that time you wondered how many rings Lewis would have w… |
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It Took A Blackout To Show You How Truly Useless NFL Broadcasters Are. Let's Blow Up The Studio.Feb 4
Drew Magary, deadspin.com I avoided the pregame shows yesterday. This isn't unusual. I never watch pregame shows for the same reason YOU never watch pregame shows. I showed up at my friend's house just as they were getting ready for Alicia Keys to spend eight minutes doing a nat… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Quarterback Joe Flacco’s contract status has gotten plenty of attention and the future plans of safety Ed Reed have plenty of people curious, but those aren’t the only decisions facing the Ravens this offseason. A pair of linebackers are also heading … |
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A Brief Reminder From Last Night's Celebration In Baltimore: Don't Hang On Street Signs, IdiotsFeb 4
Emma Carmichael, deadspin.com Baltimore's Federal Hill raged in "mostly peaceful" celebrations last night, with only one recorded near broken back on the corner of East Cross Street and This Seemed Like A Really Good Idea Five Minutes Ago Boulevard. More » |
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Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com It started out as a Ravens romp. Then the lights went out. And then the 49ers staged a comeback that fell short. No doubt about it, it was a strange night at the Superdome. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com After the end of the 49ers’ 34-31 loss to the Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII, their coach Jim Harbaugh started his press conference by saying he believed that the team should have gotten a fresh set of downs at the end of the fourth quarter because wide rec… |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com These prophetic words were written way back in September, before the Eagles' Week 2 home opener at Lincoln Financial Field: More » |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh criticized the officials for what he believed was a pivotal non-call in the final minutes of his team's Super Bowl loss to the Baltimore Ravens. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com A look at how the Bills are installing the systems run by coach Doug Marrone. Watching the Super Bowl and thinking about the Dolphins. Will the Patriots help open up the 2013 season? You can probably guess the conclusion of an analysis of the Jets quart… |
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Team spokesperson says team to return to Baltimore Monday afternoonBaltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport officials are discouraging Ravens fans planning to greet the Super Bowl winners as they arrive at the airport Monday. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Ravens cornerback Cary Williams called shoving a ref “a reaction,” and said he didn’t know who he was moving out of the pile during the second quarter fight that would have drawn more attention if it wasn’t followed by a brownout. But he also call… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver became a lot better known during Super Bowl week thanks to his negative take on the idea of having a homosexual teammate and he garnered more attention for the wrong reasons on the field Sunday. Culliver was targeted ofte… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The sun is creeping up over the Mississippi in New Orleans, and Ed Reed might still be partying. The Ravens safety and area native was among the most ebullient players (among many) on their side, with a big cigar clenched in his teeth and at one point b… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco walked away with Most Valuable Player honors, but wide receiver/return specialist Jacoby Jones had a hand in seven of the 18 Super Bowl records that were set or tied in the Ravens' 34-31 win over the San Francisco… |
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Five Things We Learned from the Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII |
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The Niners talk about their tough 34-31 loss to the Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII. |
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The Ravens react after their 34-31 win over the Niners in Super Bowl XLVII. |
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Ravens quarterback is a pending unrestricted free agentNEW ORLEANS -- Whether Joe Flacco becomes the Ravens' franchise player or lands the lucrative long-term contract extension he's seeking, the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player quarterback is about to b… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com In recent years, it’s become something of a tradition for someone from the losing team of a playoff game to contend that the final score was not indicative of who was the better team. Sometimes it’s a matter of the losing team beating itself and somet… |
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NEW ORLEANS -- The Ravens are Super Bowl champions, and Joe Flacco is the MVP. Everyone saw that one coming, right? Obviously not me. I'm the one writer at ESPN.com who didn't pick the Ravens to make the playoffs in our preseason predictions. But this w… |
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George Bretherton, nytimes.com San Francisco fell behind in each of its last five games, including the playoffs, a sign of a defense that was far from dominant. |
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John Clayton, ESPN.com Can the Ravens and 49ers get back? Don't count on it. Here are five teams that should be Super Bowl threats in 2013, writes John Clayton. |
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There's no way to quantify belief, but you know it when you see it, and Baltimore had it Sunday. Behind their unflappable coach and QB, the Ravens were truly destiny's children. |
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There was perhaps no more appropriate way for Ray Lewis to bring his 17-year NFL career to a close than a nerve-wracking stand in the red zone to preserve victory in Super Bowl XLVII. A bizarre power outage struck the Superdome early in the third quarte… |
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Ray Lewis is a polarizing player. But there is no denying the Ravens followed him all the way to the winner's podium, says Don Banks, wrapping up his career like few ever have. |
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Don Banks, CNNSI.com NEW ORLEANS -- You don't have to buy everything that Ray Lewis is selling -- and plenty of people don't, me included -- to enjoy the storybook ending that was his "last ride.'' |
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The lights finally get turned out for good on the San Francisco 49ers in the right corner of the end zone, on fourth-and-5 with under two minutes to play and the 49ers down five points. |
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We don’t really know how things went in the backyard when they were kids but on Sunday night, in the biggest backyard brawl of their lives, John Harbaugh got the jump on his brother Jim. Super Bowl XVLII was a two-way game of momentum, finally shut off … |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com Sure, we all know who won Super Bowl XLVII. But what you may not know are the answers to some of the questions that cropped up as we watched the Baltimore Ravens defeat the San Francisco 49ers. Fear not, friends, because unlike the Superdome lights, we'… |
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Pending free agents Kruger, Ellerbe post strong first halves; Flacco ties TD record; fake field goal fails Ravens veteran free safety Ed Reed has never embraced an unconventional approach. |
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After a furious rally, the 49ers are left to wonder what-if after a last drive came up just short. The players say the failure to score will sting for a long while, reports Jim Trotter. |
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Jim Trotter, CNNSI.com NEW ORLEANS -- The NFL spent much of the week stressing its concern for players' physical safety. In the wake of Super Bowl XLVII, however, the league showed little regard for the 49ers' psychological state. |
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Every postseason game they were underdogs, but they thrived in that roleThere are always Cinderella stories in sports, but the Ravens' improbable journey to the Super Bowl XLVII championship is one of the best stories in recent football history. |
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NEW ORLEANS -- No one can doubt the Baltimore Ravens anymore. The Ravens claimed their place in NFL history with one of the most magical and improbable runs in recent memory. The 34-31 triumph over the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl was the crown… |
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Some said incident recalled Hurricane Katrina and the dome as a frightening refugeA power outage darkened the Superdome in the third quarter of the Super Bowl on Sunday night, an unnerving experience for a stadium that had been the refuge of last resort… |
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Peter King, CNNSI.com NEW ORLEANS -- Quick thoughts on a great, fun, twilight-lit, dramatic Super Bowl: |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com A power outage at the Super Bowl put the nation's biggest sporting event on hold for more than a half-hour Sunday, interrupting an otherwise electric game that ended with Joe Flacco and the Ravens as NFL champions thanks to a 34-31 victory over the 49er… |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com The power outage tonight in the Superdome created 34 minutes of awkward television and some truly dreamlike sports photography. We've collected the best from the Associated Press and Getty. Top photo by Evan Vucci/AP. More » |
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Maligned corner Jimmy Smith makes big plays late, but many contribute to Ravens' championshipA reeling Ravens' defense managed to survive the electrifying comeback attempt led by dynamic San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. |
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Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com Joe Flacco led the Baltimore Ravens to a Super Bowl victory, and won the MVP. In celebrating with his teammates, Flacco let some unsavory words fly. Warning: This is unedited video with expletives. The CBS cameras caught Flacco with his guard down at a … |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com A jubilant Ray Lewis bounced to his post-game interview podium, yelling across the room to teammate Ray Rice, “Raymond, we did it.” And while the Ravens linebacker has never shied away from attention, he said going out with a Super Bowl win before his… |
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In case you were busy being the guy who doesn't watch the Super Bowl (and good on you, hero), here's what you missed in sports over the weekend. Oh ... |
