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Early 2013 Off-Season Headlines


Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh Signs Extension
After the stellar and record-breaking 2012 season, the Baltimore Ravens were very quick to offer a new contract to John Harbaugh, which he gladly accepted. Certainly, many more spectacular seasons are on the horizon for Baltimore.


Terrell Owens Officially Retires
No, it's not just because no team will sign him... Terrell Owens has actually chosen to hang up his cleats and call it a career.


Brian Urlacher Announces Retirement
This week, Brian Urlacher held a press conference to announce his retirement from the NFL. Urlacher read a very heartfelt message thanking the Bears, the city of Chicago, and all of the fans for everything he was privileged to experience during his career. Ross Tucker posted on Twitter saying there, "wasn't a dry eye in the house. Class act."


Former Super Bowl MVP to Come Out of Retirement
In what is probably the most shocking news of the week, former Super Bowl MVP Quarterback Kurt Warner has made the decision to come out of retirement. Which team will sign Warner? Maybe the Rams or Cardinals will want to bring him back. Maybe he'll add a new team to his resume. Who knows? One thing is certain, next year's season is already being hyped up through the roof with this news.



Coming soon:
- News regarding contract negotiations with several Ravens players.
- Free Agent Frenzy
- The 2013 NFL Combine & Draft
- and more!

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More Off-Season News


Ravens Tag Kruger, Re-Sign Ellerbe and McClellan.
LB Paul Kruger, who could not agree on a new deal with Baltimore during the season, has been franchise tagged.
Meanwhile, linebackers D. Ellerbe and A. McClellan have both agreed to new 2-year deals with the Ravens.



Free Agent Frenzy!
Baltimore expressed interest in the following Free Agents:
- LT M. Starks
- TE D. Pitta
- MLB S. Cooper
- TE A. Fasano
- FS J. Leonhard
- LT W. Svitek
- LB S. Kindle
- CB C. Munnerlyn

These Free Agents signed on with Baltimore:
- MLB S. Cooper
- TE A. Fasano
- CB C. Munnerlyn
- FS S. Considine
- DE S. Merriman


Some (Former)Ravens In New Places
Dennis Pitta to Miami Dolphins
Bryant McKinnie to Indianapolis Colts
Cary Williams to Cleveland Browns



Ravens 2013 NFL DRAFT RECAP

Baltimore Ravens 2013 Draft Recap
Pick	Player	College	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Zac Foster	Oklahoma	LT	6'7"	334
2	Luke Vinal	Kansas State	TE	6'5"	256
3	Terry Howard	BYU	MLB	6'2"	230
3	Aleon Young	New Mexico	DT	6'1"	329
5	Bar'ee Venable	Grambling St.	RG	6'3"	304
6	Mitch McGruder	W. Michigan	ROLB	6'4"	245
7	Deshaun Johnson	Drake	HB	6'1"	221

Miscellaneous News
This year's Hall of Fame class was announced. Headlining it are Charles Woodson and Brian Urlacher. London Fletcher and Terrell Owens did not receive enough votes.

Lovie Smith becomes the new head coach of the New England Patriots.

Kurt Warner was not offered a contract by any NFL team.

[AlmostLikeFlacco]

2013 Pre-Season Record: 1-3

Baltimore Ravens 2012 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 8	vs Indianapolis Colts	Lost, 19-17
Sep 15	at Arizona Cardinals	Won, 36-10
Sep 23	at Cincinnati Bengals (MNF)	Lost, 33-27
Sep 29	vs St. Louis Rams	Won, 28-3
Oct 6	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Won, 30-21
Oct 13	at San Francisco 49ers	Lost, 39-29
Oct 20	vs Seattle Seahawks	Won, 19-0
Oct 27	vs New England Patriots	Lost, 31-24
Nov 3	at Cleveland Browns	Won, 38-20
Nov 10	vs BYE WEEK
Nov 17	vs Cincinnati Bengals	Won, 34-7
Nov 24	at Denver Broncos	Won, 27-13
Dec 2	vs Pittsburgh Steelers (MNF)
Dec 8	vs Cleveland Browns
Dec 15	vs Tennessee Titans
Dec 22	at Houston Texans
Dec 29	at Jacksonville Jaguars

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2013 Regular Season Preview


So close. So very close.

The Ravens were so close to being crowned Super Bowl Champions last season, but when the game was over the scoreboard read in favor of the other team. However, for this team, time spent sulking was short. The Ravens got back at it in no time flat. Scouting rookies, watching game film, signing free agents, doing whatever can be done to make the team better.

The goal this season is clear... Get. Back. To. The. Super Bowl.
AND WIN.

One of the biggest pieces to help build toward that goal is OLB Terrell Suggs, who is fully recovered and foaming at the mouth to get back on the field. The fans certainly can't wait to see him back to form and neither can the coaches.

There were some key departures this offseason, namely tight end Ed Dickson, who was a big part of Baltimore's passing attack last year. Dennis Pitta also took an offer from another team, and that left the Ravens with no tight ends. Thankfully, Anthony Fasano agreed to a 4 year deal with the team. Rookie TE Luke Vinal will be seeing plenty of playing time as well.

The main focus of the offseason was beefing up the defense and getting the depth chart stuffed with roleplayers. LB Stephen Cooper, CB Captain Munnerlyn, and DE Shawne Merriman are welcome additions to this Ravens defense. Along with rookie LBs Terry Howard and Mitch McGruder and rookie DT Aleon Young, they all make a great group of new Ravens.

The Baltimore Ravens come into this season in a position they aren't used to being in. The offense comes in with a pre-season rank of 8th in the league. The defense? 25th. That is certainly a shock. Here's hoping the defense can step up and get back into the top 10.

So, welcome to the 2013 NFL regular season!

Week 1 is a showdown with Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts!

BALTIMORE RAVENS DEPTH CHART Depth Chart - 2013
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	A. Boldin (81)	J. Jones (12)	T. Streeter (11)
TE	A. Fasano (80)	L. Vinal (89) (R)
LT	Z. Foster (79) (R)
LG	M. Yanda (73)	J. Reid (76)
C	M. Birk (77)	G. Gradkowski (66)
RG	B. Williams (63)	B. Venable (65) (R)
RT	M. Oher (74)	K. Osemele (72)
WR	T. Smith (82)	T. Doss (17)
QB	J. Flacco (5)	T. Taylor (2)
FB	V. Leach (44)
HB	R. Rice (27)	A. Allen (35)	B. Pierce (30)	D. Johnson (28) (R)
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	P. McPhee (90)	S. Merriman (94)
NT	T. Cody (62)	A. Young (93) (R)
RDE	H. Ngata (92)
LOLB	P. Kruger (99)	A. McClellan (50)
LILB	R. Lewis (52)	D. Ellerbe (59)	T. Howard (51) (R)
RILB	J. McClain (53)	S. Cooper (54)
ROLB	T. Suggs (55)	C. Upshaw (91)	M. McGruder (56) (R)
CB	L. Webb (21)	J. Smith (22)	C. Brown (23)
SS	B. Pollard (31)	C. Thompson (33)
FS	E. Reed (20)	S. Considine (37)
CB	C. Munnerlyn (41)	C. Graham (24)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	J. Tucker (9)
P	S. Koch (4)
H	T. Taylor (2)
PR	J. Jones (12)	T. Smith (82)	L. Webb (21)
KR	J. Jones (12)	T. Smith (82)	L. Webb (21)
LS	M. Birk (77)

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Good offseason. Looking forward to the next season!

[AlmostLikeFlacco]

5 Turnovers Cause Ravens to Fall to Colts

It's been proven, if you turn the ball over you are going to lose. Especially if you turn it over 5 times! The Ravens almost proved themselves the exception to the rule, but a last second Adam Vinatieri field goal gave the Colts the win.

The offense, who looked like a fine-tuned sports car last season, now looks to have some serious engine trouble. Joe Flacco was the cause of 4 of the team turnovers just by himself, throwing 3 interceptions and losing a fumble. Ray Rice, the holder of the NFL's new single-season rushing record, gained 88 yards on the ground and scored twice, he also lost a fumble.

The defense, on the other hand, looked much improved from last year. They had trouble stopping the run, giving up 163 yards total, but kept the backs out of the endzone. Second year QB Andrew Luck was certainly feeling the pressure of the Ravens' revitalized defensive front. A combined 7 total sacks were recorded by the Ravens today. Terrell Suggs made sure the entire NFL knew he is back, by leading the team with 8 tackles and 2 sacks. The newly-signed DE Shawne Merriman also got himself a sack.

Baltimore is going to have to get the offense under control if they want to make it back to the Super Bowl this season. Thankfully, the season doesn't end after one game and there's still a lot of time to work on it.


Next week, Baltimore travels long distance down to Glendale, Arizona as they take on the Cardinals!

Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens
Sep 8, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Indianapolis Colts (1-0)	0	13	3	3	19
Baltimore Ravens (0-1)	7	0	0	10	17

Team Stats Comparison
	IND	BAL
Total Offense	315	294
Rushing Yards	163	88
Passing Yards	152	206
First Downs	19	17
Punt Return Yards	0	20
Kick Return Yards	47	46
Total Yards	362	360
Turnovers	1 (+4)	5 (-4)
3rd Down Converstion	10-20	5-10
4th Down Conversion	1-2	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/3	2/1
Penalties	3-20	5-55
Posession Time	38:24	21:36

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		IND	BAL
9:59	(BAL) R. Rice, 1 Yd run (J. Tucker kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		IND	BAL
14:56	(IND) A. Vinatieri, 33 Yd FG	3	7
3:40	(IND) L. Naanee, 4 Yd pass from A. Luck (A. Vinatieri kick)	10	7
0:53	(IND) A. Vinatieri, 26 Yd FG	13	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		IND	BAL
9:55	(IND) A. Vinatieri, 26 Yd FG	16	7
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		IND	BAL
14:56	(BAL) R. Rice, 5 Yd run (J. Tucker kick)	16	14
6:42	(BAL) J. Tucker, 44 Yd FG	16	17
0:00	(IND) A. Vinatieri, 41 Yd FG	19	17

Indianapolis Colts PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Luck 20/29 188 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Bell 22 66 3.0 0 B. Scott 12 45 3.7 0 D. Brown 5 38 7.6 0 A. Luck 1 10 10.0 0 J. Hester 1 2 2.0 0 R. Wayne 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD L. Naanee 7 62 8.8 1 R. Wayne 5 43 8.6 0 M. Jenkins 3 55 18.3 0 B. Watson 2 21 10.5 0 D. Bell 2 3 1.5 0 D. Briscoe 1 4 4.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J. Otah 0 1 T. Lang 0 1 B. Moore 0 1 W. Justice 0 1 A. Castonzo 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. Zbikowski 5 1 0 0 S. Watts 4 1 0 0 D. Freeney 3 1 0 0 C. Redding 2 1 0 0 A. Bethea 7 0 1 0 P. Angerer 6 0 1 0 B. Ruud 6 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A. Vinatieri 4/4 1/1 13 42 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 P. McAfee 3 122 40.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Scott 2 47 23.5 0

Baltimore Ravens PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Flacco 17/26 234 0 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Rice 23 88 3.8 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Boldin 5 92 18.4 0 T. Smith 4 61 15.2 0 A. Fasano 4 52 13.0 0 J. Jones 2 21 10.5 0 L. Vinal 1 6 6.0 0 R. Rice 1 2 2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK V. Leach 2 0 B. Williams 1 0 M. Oher 1 0 M. Yanda 1 0 Z. Foster 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. Suggs 8 2 0 0 L. Webb 6 1 1 0 C. Upshaw 3 1 0 0 P. McPhee 3 1 0 0 H. Ngata 2 1 0 0 S. Merriman 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Tucker 1/1 2/2 5 44 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Koch 2 109 54.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jones 2 42 21.0 0 A. Allen 1 4 4.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jones 2 20 10.0 0

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WEEK 2
@ Arizona Cardinals


Before their 19-17 loss at the hands of the Colts, Baltimore had an offensive ranking of 8th and defensive of 25th. Entering week two, the table has been flipped. The Ravens' offense comes in ranked 28th and the defense ranked 9th.

This week is a great opportunity to show some muscle... A long road trip against an opponent that nearly doubled your points total in week one.

Matchup Preview *|* September 15, 2013
	@
Baltimore Ravens (0-1, Away)		Arizona Cardinals (1-0, Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 360 Total Yards 588 294 Total Offensive Yards 444 206 Passing Yards 250 88 Rushing Yards 194 17.0 Points Per Game 33.0 0 Passing TD 2 2 Rushing TD 2 17 First Downs 15 3 Red Zone Attempts 4 2-1 Red Zone TD-FG 2-0 100% Red Zone Percentage 50% Defensive Stats Comparison 315 Total Yards Allowed 400 152 Passing Yards Allowed 270 163 Rushing Yards Allowed 130 19 Points Allowed 27 7 Sacks 3 0 Fumble Recoveries 0 1 Interceptions 0 4 Red Zone Attempts 3 1-3 Red Zone TD-FG 1-1 100% Red Zone Percentage 66% Injury Report CB | P. Peterson Dislocated Hip (3 Weeks) LB | P. Lenon Torn Rotator Cuff (Out for season)

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Ravens Pour it On and Topple the Cardinals

After the last second loss at home Week 1, Baltimore was chomping at the bit to get on the field at Arizona and take a win on the road. That is exactly what they did, and it pretty spectacular fashion.

The offense really came out of it's shell today, especially Ray Rice, who rushed for just short of 200 yards! Joe Flacco was able to control himself and got himself a touchdown pass, but still threw one interception. Special acknowledgment goes to the offensive line, who didn't allow a single sack in this game.

To say the defense had the Cardinals' number would be a gross understatement. This defense was flaying all over the field, playing solid defense that held Arizona to just 10 points. QB John Skelton was sacked 6 times in this game! Baltimore's defensive front, with guys like Terrell Suggs, Haloti Ngata, Ray Lewis, and now Shawne Merriman, is a real force to be reckoned with. Through two games they've racked up 13 sacks!
CB Captain Munnerlyn showed people why Baltimore picked him up in the offseason, as he grabbed one of the Ravens' 2 INTs and took it back for a touchdown. Second year man Christian Thompson had the other interception.


A 1-1 start to the season is at least better than last year's 0-2 start. Baltimore will try and get above .500 next week, as they travel to Cincinnati to battle the Bengals on Monday Night Football!

Baltimore Ravens at Arizona Cardinals
Sep 15, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Baltimore Ravens (1-1)	0	13	13	10	36
Arizona Cardinals (1-1)	3	0	7	0	10

Team Stats Comparison
	BAL	ARI
Total Offense	406	245
Rushing Yards	205	83
Passing Yards	201	162
First Downs	19	13
Punt Return Yards	37	0
Kick Return Yards	72	112
Total Yards	515	357
Turnovers	1 (+1)	2 (-1)
3rd Down Converstion	6-13	4-13
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/2	1/1
Penalties	3-22	1-10
Posession Time	33:40	26:20

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		BAL	ARI
4:37	(ARI) J. Feely, 20 Yd FG	0	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		BAL	ARI
14:23	(BAL) J. Tucker, 24 Yd FG	3	3
7:59	(BAL) J. Tucker, 20 Yd FG	6	3
4:37	(BAL) A. Allen, 5 Yd run (J. Tucker kick)	13	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		BAL	ARI
9:43	(ARI) P. Hillis, 1 Yd run (J. Feely kick)	13	10
7:39	(BAL) J. Tucker, 47 Yd FG	16	10
2:33	(BAL) J. Tucker, 41 Yd FG	19	10
1:14	(BAL) C. Munnerlyn, 26 Yd interception return (J. Tucker kick)	26	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		BAL	ARI
11:19	(BAL) A. Boldin, 10 Yd pass from J. Flacco (J. Tucker kick)	33	10
4:15	(BAL) J. Tucker, 45 Yd FG	36	10

Baltimore Ravens PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Flacco 19/33 201 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Rice 29 194 6.6 0 A. Allen 2 7 3.5 1 A. Boldin 1 3 3.0 0 V. Leach 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Jones 4 54 13.5 0 A. Boldin 4 44 11.0 1 T. Smith 3 45 15.0 0 A. Fasano 3 35 11.6 0 R. Rice 3 19 6.3 0 L. Vinal 1 4 4.0 0 V. Leach 1 0 0.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK V. Leach 2 0 A. Fasano 2 0 M. Yanda 2 0 B. Williams 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD H. Ngata 5 3 0 0 P. Kruger 5 1 0 0 P. McPhee 3 1 0 0 J. McClain 2 1 0 0 C. Munnerlyn 1 0 1 1 C. Thompson 3 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Tucker 5/6 3/3 18 47 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jones 2 49 24.5 0 T. Smith 1 23 23.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jones 5 37 7.4 0

Arizona Cardinals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Skelton 18/29 193 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD P. Hillis 19 54 2.8 1 B. Wells 4 29 7.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Williams 5 85 17.0 0 P. Hillis 5 34 6.8 0 L. Fitzgerald 3 38 12.6 0 L. Byrd 3 26 8.6 0 M. Floyd 1 6 6.0 0 A. Hotchkiss 1 4 4.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK A. Hotchkiss 0 1 L. Brown 0 1 D. Colledge 0 1 M. Starks 0 1 K. Urbik 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD A. Wilson 8 0 1 0 S. Bradley 10 0 0 0 K. Rhodes 8 0 0 0 A. Talib 5 0 0 0 D. Brown 4 0 0 0 W. Gay 4 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Feely 1/1 1/1 4 20 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Zastudil 5 201 40.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A. talib 2 71 35.5 0 R. Goodman 2 41 20.5 0