Baltimore Ravens News and Rumors
Notebook: Ravens' Brendon Ayanbadejo apologizes for comments about PatriotsLinebacker criticized New England's offense and more on his Twitter account Sunday nightAfter criticizing the New England Patriots on social media one day earlier, Ravens reserve linebacker and special-teams ace Brendon Ayanbadejo quickly backpedaled M… |
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New offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell shows patience with play-callingNew offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell shows patience with play-calling |
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Rematch with Patriots in AFC championship gives team a chance to make up for last year's 23-20 lossRematch with Patriots in AFC championship gives team a chance to make up for last year's 23-20 loss |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Tim Tebow’s big brother is sorry for taking delight in the loss of Tebow’s former team. Peter Tebow went on Twitter immediately after the Broncos’ loss to the Ravens on Saturday and said he was happy to see the Broncos lose. He also took a shot at P… |
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Case against Ravens linebacker was flawed from start"Some mistakes we never stop paying for." — Roy Hobbs, played by Robert Redford, in "The Natural," the 1984 Barry Levinson film based on the Bernard Malamud novel. |
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In between the first and second overtimes Saturday, Ravens kicker Justin Tucker rushed onto the field and took a few practice kicks. Four plays into the second overtime, Tucker hit the winning, 47-yard field goal. Practice kicks are certainly unusual, b… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com We’ve got a rematch in the AFC Championship Game, which means the Ravens are trying to avoid a repeat of last year’s painful loss to the Patriots. Lee Evans couldn’t catch a pass in the end zone that he should have caught and then Billy Cundiff miss… |
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Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo wrote that he doesn't respect Patriots' offense, later apologizedAfter the stir created by the Ravens' Brendon Ayanbadejo when he wrote that he doesn't respect the New England Patriots' offense before later issuing a… |
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The New England defense that will greet the Ravens on Sunday isn’t just different from the one they played in last year’s AFC championship game; it’s different from the one they dropped 31 points on back in Week 3. |
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NBC Sports, yahoo.com All due respect to Rob Gronkowski and his unique skill set, but the Patriots will survive without their tight end's presence. Sidelined with a broken arm, Gronk is forced to miss the remainder of the postseason as the Patriots move on to face the Ravens… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Broncos coach John Fox says quarterback Peyton Manning does not deserve the blame for Saturday’s loss to the Ravens. The Broncos’ secondary, however, is another story. Fox acknowledged at his season-ending press conference today that it took a major s… |
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If the Ravens are truly on a magical ride to the Super Bowl, the road to New Orleans was always going to go through Gillette Stadium. |
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When it comes to breaking down the defensive numbers, you can make the argument that the Ravens have played better without linebacker Ray Lewis. In the latest Football Outsiders post by Vince Verhei, he points out that the Ravens have given up 20.3 poin… |
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Baltimore Ravens quarterback's contract is expiring, talks to pick up again after the seasonHaving already outdueled Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck this postseason, Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco now takes aim at New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brad… |
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Here's a look at what national media outlets are saying about the Ravens' win over Denver and their upcoming AFC title game date with the New England Patriots. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Patriots put up an impressive performance against the Texans on Sunday afternoon, allowing them to advance to the AFC Championship Game for the second straight year. They’ll be facing the Ravens next week, just as they did last season, and Tom Curra… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Patriots advanced to another AFC Championship Game with Sunday’s win over the Texans, but they aren’t going to have tight end Rob Gronkowski against the Ravens. Gronkowski re-injured the left forearm he broke earlier this season and will need to h… |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com The NFL is invincible. After a season of unnecessary distractions and safety crises and owner collusion and labor stoppages, in the course of two days the sport managed to put on two games that were so good they make you want to run through a fucking br… |
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Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker has 10 tackles, two sacks against BroncosAlthough it wasn't quite a vintage performance for Terrell Suggs, the former NFL Defensive Player of the Year turned in his best performance since returning from a partially to… |
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Ravens' thrilling 38-35 win against Denver in double overtime scheduled for 8 p.m. and will unfold over three hoursIf you are one of the few people who missed the Ravens’ 38-35 double overtime win against the Denver Broncos in Saturday’s AFC Divisiona… |
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Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com The sum total of the weekend's four N.F.L. games: 3,598 yards, 35 touchdowns and that whole defense-wins-championships canard takes one right in the kisser. |
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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 workda… |
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Denver's CBS Affiliate Seems Really Confused About Which Teams Are Playing In The AFC ChampionshipJan 14
Timothy Burke, deadspin.com As you already know, the Denver Broncos fell this weekend to the Baltimore Ravens in a double-OT thriller. The city of Denver, it seems, is still a bit in denial. Here's a graphic that ran during last night's 6 p.m. newscast, one that's exceptionally bi… |
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One of the major storylines for Sunday's AFC Championship Game is how the Ravens get a chance to make up for the final-minute mishaps last season in New England that cost them a trip to the Super Bowl. When the Ravens meet the Patriots again Sunday, it … |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com Everyone covering passes for the Denver Broncos: You can blame safety Rahim Moore all you want for losing coverage on the 70-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco to Jacoby Jones with 31 seconds left in regulation of the Baltimore Ravens' 38-35 overtime w… |
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Andy Benoit, nytimes.com The most dramatic play and the most dramatic decision were more about one team's mistakes than another team's greatness. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com If his boss was a little bolder, there’s a strong chance Mike McCoy would be busy today game-planning for the AFC Championship Game. But after losing to the Ravens Saturday, McCoy’s offseason plans are wide open, and he’s filling them. According to … |
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The latest stop on the Ravens' redemption tour appropriately takes them to New England for the AFC championship game. Already in these playoffs, the Ravens beat Baltimore's old team (the Colts) in the playoffs for the first time and knocked off Peyton M… |
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It’s a bit of a letdown that Tom Brady and Peyton Manning won’t battle it out in the AFC Championship Game next week with a chance for Manning to close the gap on Brady on the list of the all-time greats. |
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Peter King, CNNSI.com DENVER -- Ray Lewis was sick Saturday night, 90 minutes after the Ravens had stunned the Broncos here, and he was waiting in a stadium anteroom to be connected with Deion Sanders for an NFL Network interview. "Flu?'' someone asked him. He nodded in… |
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Ray Lewis Is Truly Awesome Ray Lewis has described many things as awesome. He dieted and exercised before this season and showed up to camp at his ... |
