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Is the window closing on the Ravens' Super Bowl chances?

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With Ray Lewis retiring and the future of other key players unknown, there's a sense of urgency about this year's playoff runLong before linebacker Ray Lewis decided it was his time to walk away from the hard-hitting game he had become the face of, team…

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Baltimore fans will have to say goodbye to Ray Lewis on Sunday. With the Bengals losing at Houston, there is no chance for the Ravens to host another game in the postseason (the fourth-seeded Ravens would be the lowest remaining seed if they win). That …

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Whatever happens Sunday in Baltimore, it¿s been an amazing football season to countenance. Whatever happens, even a Ravens¿ blowout, this has been the most fun, inspiring, unlikely season anybody around here can remember.

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Colts defensive end, strong safety to square off with old team Sunday in wild-card playoff gameThe high-profile return of former Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano to Baltimore as the Indianapolis Colts' head coach promises to trigger strong emo…

Trevor Pryce, nytimes.com

One of Ray Lewis's former teammates, Trevor Pryce, writes about what makes the Ravens linebacker, who plans to retire after the season, extra special.

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With Ray Lewis announcing plans to retire, Chuck Pagano's battle with leukemia and more, Sunday's game is full of storylinesFor obvious reasons, the Ravens will be totally psyched to join Ray Lewis on his "last ride" when they take the field a…

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Team has relied on contributions from Corey Graham, Chykie Brown and Chris Johnson to improve its pass defense in the second halfDean Pees likes to joke that he has recently developed a routine before addressing the Ravens' injury-wracked cornerback gro…

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For the second time in three years, Michael Oher has started all 16 regular-season games at left tackle. The organization's top pick in the 2009 NFL draft, Oher has yet to miss a start in his NFL career, stringing together a remarkable run of avoiding s…

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

If there's one thing we learned while sifting through the assorted vitriolic, typo-ridden responses to the Why Your Team Sucks series, it's that many fans have no perspective when it comes to their favorite teams and players. Morals go out the window (&…

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Ravens teammates say principles the linebacker modeled will endure after he's goneRavens teammates say principles the linebacker modeled will endure after he's gone