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With 18 seconds remaining in the second quarter of Sunday's game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Oakland Raiders, Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco took a third-down snap and dropped back to pass, not knowing that the footsteps he made in the ensuing six seconds would potentially change the NFL's use of instant replay in future seasons. Flacco evaded pressure from the Raiders defense and started to scramble toward the ...

For fans of the Baltimore Ravens, there exists no phrase in the English language that evokes as much hate as "Pittsburgh Steelers."á The words themselves are difficult to say without a sarcastic sneer on one's faceùtestimony to the acrid feelings shared by all Baltimoreans on any given Sunday when "that black and gold team" wins.á No fans are more familiar with Ben Roethlisberger's habit of escaping the pocket and finding an open ...

For lack of better phrasing, this is awkward. Clearly, the Ravens were not expected to be sitting in third place in the AFC North at 4-4 heading into Week nine.á The offense has been unexpectedly good; the defense, unexpectedly bad.á At times it seems that fate has conspired against John Harbaugh's team: Mark Clayton's hands were just a little slippery in New England, Steve Hauschka got a bit nervous in ...