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Baltimore Ravens News and Rumors

Kerry J. Byrne: Changes on offense fueling Ravens, Niners in playoffs

Kerry Byrne, CNNSI.com

The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers each made major and even controversial decisions on offense this year.

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What has the Falcons reveling in their game with the 49ers? Can the Ravens' defense hold up against the vaunted Patriots' offense? Peter King answers these and more in his Last Word.

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New England's Tom Brady excels at rushing the team to the line of scrimmage and taking advantage of tired defendersNew England's Tom Brady excels at rushing the team to the line of scrimmage and taking advantage of tired defenders

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In fourth season with team, 15-year NFL veteran continues to be leader of offensive lineRay Lewis' last hurrah with the Ravens opened with a packed news conference on Jan. 2, was punctuated by his last dance in front of fans at M&T Bank Stadium four…

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Back-to-back events boost demand for chartersBy the time the phone calls started pouring in from Ravens fans seeking transportation to Sunday's conference championship game outside Boston, Superior Tours in Baltimore was already expecting a busy holiday…

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Here is the injury report for Sunday's AFC Championship Game between the Ravens and Patriots: BALTIMORE RAVENS OUT: CB Asa Jackson (thigh). QUESTIONABLE: LB Dannell Ellerbe (ankle/back), FB Vonta Leach (knee/ankle), RB Bernard Pierce (knee), WR David Re…

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Ravens coach John Harbaugh wouldn't say specifically why he fired offensive coordinator Cam Cameron last month, and Harbaugh won't say specifically what offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell is doing differently than Cameron. But there is a difference in t…

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Joe Flacco didn't exactly channel his inner Joe Namath, but the Ravens quarterback definitely likes his team’s chances in Sunday’s AFC championship game against the New England Patriots.

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Ravens coach says team is in similar shape to past few weeksAlthough the Ravens are still dealing with some nagging injuries, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said that the team is fairly healthy heading into Sunday's AFC championship game against the New Eng…

Tom Ley, deadspin.com

Oh dear. What can one even say about this video, created by the Baltimore police department in anticipation of this weekend's AFC championship game between the Ravens and the Patriots? It's got everything that a terrible hype video needs: "Seven Na…

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Ravens wide receiver stopped wearing No. 83 jersey after getting grief from teammatesDavid Reed raised a few eyebrows when he wore Lee Evans’ No. 83 jersey at practice Wednesday. Evans was blamed by many for being unable to hold onto a potential game-wi…

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Cornerback to appeal NFL punishmentBaltimore Ravens cornerback Chykie Brown has been fined $15,000 by the NFL for his illegal hit on Denver Broncos tight end Joel Dreessen on Saturday.

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Five nuggets of knowledge about Sunday's AFC Championship Game: QB road warrior: Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has won five out of his nine road playoff games, which is more than Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Joe Montana, Brett Favre, Terry Bradshaw, Steve…

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Ravens senior advisor of player development to be on the field for coin toss Ravens senior advisor to player development O.J. Brigance will serve as an honorary game captain for Sunday's AFC championship game against the New England Patriots.

CNNSI.com

Working across the country from his more celebrated brother, John Harbaugh has made the Ravens one of the most consistent winners in the NFL, writes Peter King.

Peter King, CNNSI.com

ATLANTA -- I'll be spending the weekend covering the NFC Championship Game, but before I get too heavy into Niners-Falcons, I wanted to write about the most under-appreciated single person of the NFL weekend: John Harbaugh.

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots 6:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass. Talk about familiarity. This Sunday, the Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots will face one another for the sixth time in the last four se…

Don Banks, CNNSI.com

The Baltimore Ravens have worked hard and admirably persevered through multiple challenges this season to get back to the same position they were in last year: playing at New England in the AFC Championship game. But history says the chances of the outc…

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My picks in last weekend's divisional playoff round can be summed up like this: Saturday was awful and Sunday was perfect. In other words, I split last weekend. Here's my predictions for Sunday's conference championship games (for entertainment purposes…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Ravens defensive coordinator Dean Pees is very familiar with Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. He’s been part of the defensive staff in Baltimore for the last three seasons, which has meant three matchups with the Patriots, and he spent four years as the …

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

WR Donald Jones thinks he’ll be recovered from his season-ending illness in time for the start of Bills offseason work. A look at the possible cap benefits of cutting various members of the Dolphins. Patriots S Devin McCourty says he’s impressed with …

baltimoresun.com

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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For a good part of the season, it looked like Super Bowl XLVII could be renamed the Manning Bowl On Bourbon St. with Eli’s Giants and Peyton’s Broncos on a collision course that ultimately got sidetracked before the brothers could play for the Lombard…

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Since Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis announced that he will retire at the end of Baltimore's season, his quest for another Super Bowl victory to cap his ...