The Other Side of the Ball Archive
Jim Caldwell On how concerned he is with the Ravens' running game and all three running backs: "I'll tell you what, they put on such a devastating performance, in regard to just [a] dominating performance [against the Patriots]. They give you lots of problems. Obviously, their offensive line is blocking ... Read More
Head Coach Bill Belichick On how much they take out of the first game against Baltimore or if that's thrown out the window for this game: "Well, I think we can learn a lot from it just in terms of the matchups, and a lot of the same players that ... Read More
Head Coach Tom Cable On whether there is an explanation for playing better against "better" teams this season: "I think the only explanation is we're not getting it done in those games [against weaker teams], and trying to learn how to win on a consistent basis is our biggest task ... Read More
Mike Tomlin On if he feels like there's any carryover or mental edge from the last time the Ravens played at Heinz Field and lost in the AFC Championship game: "No. The one thing I know about the history of this series is how games have unfolded in the past ... Read More
This week the Ravens' media members got to talk to both head coach Lovie Smith and QB Jay Cutler of the Bears. Here is some highlights from the interviews: ... Read More
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Another Wednesday has passed which means the conference calls are over. This week we heard from Packers head coach Mike McCarthy and QB Aaron Rodgers. ... Read More
To say that the Green Bay Packers will be well rested coming into Monday's game against the Ravens is an understatement. The Packers last game was at 11:30 Thanksgiving morning, and because of the Monday night game, they will have 10 days of rest before their game against the Ravens. ... Read More
This week the Ravens' media members held a conference call with Steelers' head coach Mike Tomlin and WR Hines Ward, where they talked about tonight's Ravens/Steelers match-up. Here are a few highlights from the interviews: ... Read More
The Pittsburgh Steelers come into Baltimore for a Sunday night game on national television and unfortunately for the Steelers, they won't be particularly healthy for the game. They are also coming off a tough overtime loss to the then 2-7 Kansas City Chiefs. ... Read More
The Indianapolis Colts go into this Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens with a 9-0 record and a bunch of momentum from last week's 4th quarter comeback win over the Patriots. ... Read More
Every week Baltimore's media members hold conference calls with players and coaches from the opposing team. This week they got a chance to talk to Jamal Lewis and Eric Mangini. He are some of the highlights from the conversations. ... Read More
The Cleveland Browns are a team that haven't had much go right for them in the 2009 season. Last time they played Baltimore they replaced their starting QB midway through a Ravens' 34-3 win. Since then, their GM is gone, their RB Jamal Lewis has announced that he is retiring ... Read More
The Cincinnati Bengals host the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday with some impressive numbers against the division and the NFL. With wins over the Steelers, Browns and Ravens in three consecutive weeks, the Bengals have rolled through the AFC North division so far this season. ... Read More
Monday: Grading the Bengals ... Read More
Tuesday: Power Rankings; Johnson happy to be back ... Read More
Monday: Dumervil impressive for Broncos | Tuesday: Power Rankings; Broncos sign Berger | Wednesday: Orton eager to face Ravens ... Read More
Monday: Dumervil impressive for Broncos | Tuesday: Power Rankings; Broncos sign Berger | Friday: Predictions from around the web ... Read More
Monday: Dumervil impressive for Broncos | Wednesday: Orton eager to face Ravens | Friday: Predictions from around the web ... Read More
Tuesday: Power Rankings; Broncos sign Berger | Wednesday: Orton eager to face Ravens | Friday: Predictions from around the web ... Read More
Tuesday: Power Rankings; Royal impressing | Wednesday: Royal earns an award ... Read More
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Monday: Vikings rolling through five weeks | Tuesday: Power Rankings; Vikings take it one game at a time ... Read More
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The Other Side of the Ball: Almost every article you read or any time you turn on sports talk radio, it's about the Steelers' and Ravens' defenses and how they will be the deciding factor in the AFC Championship game Sunday night in Pittsburgh. While that may be true, ... Read More
The Other Side of the Ball: After Baltimore beat the Tennessee Titans on Saturday night, a group of Ravens gathered to watch the Steelers battle the Chargers on Sunday. Conventional wisdom would think that Baltimore would want San Diego to win so they could play in sunny California for ... Read More
The Other Side of the Ball: The Pittsburgh Steelers, the only home team to win a divisional playoff game this past weekend, advanced to the AFC Championship game with a 35-24 victory over the visiting San Diego Chargers at Heinz Field. The win sets up Steelers-Ravens Part 3 next ... Read More
The Other Side of the Ball: Saturday's AFC Divisional playoff matchup between the Tennessee Titans and the Baltimore Ravens has all the makings of a knockdown, drag out, 60 minute heavyweight bout. Both teams are nearly identical in every offensive and defensive category, such that on paper, they look ... Read More
The Other Side of the Ball: The Tennessee Titans received good news this week when two of their best defensive lineman are expected to be in uniform when they face the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday in their AFC Divisional playoff game. Pro Bowl defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth and end ... Read More
The Tennessee Titans have a rematch with the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday with the winner advancing to the AFC Championship game. The last time the Titans were in this same position, the top-seed in the AFC, in 2000, Baltimore came into LP Field and knocked off Tennessee 24-10 on ... Read More
The Other Side of the Ball Sunday's Wild Card playoff game between the Dolphins and Ravens figures to be a defensive battle. Miami tied the NFL record for fewest giveaways in a 16-game season with just 13 turnovers and Baltimore led the league with 34 takeaways. Both teams rank ... Read More
The Miami Dolphins were 2-3 heading into their Week 7 showdown with the Baltimore Ravens at Dolphin Stadium. Another loss would remind Dolfans of the 2007 season (where they went 1-15) and that this year was better, but not by much. Miami was using the new "Wildcat" formation that ... Read More
The Other Side of the Ball A 1-15 record: that's where the Miami Dolphins were last year. Now, by beating the New York Jets 24-17 on Sunday, they are the AFC East Champs (their first division title since 2000) and they get to host the Baltimore Ravens in the ... Read More
It's been a tough season for the Jacksonville Jaguars and it finally comes to an end on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium against the Baltimore Ravens. Losers of five of their last six games, Jacksonville would like to knock the Ravens out of position for a postseason berth, but ... Read More
The Jacksonville Jaguars, who face the Ravens in the final game of the regular season, squandered a 10-point, fourth quarter lead last Thursday night and lost to the Indianapolis Colts 31-24. The Jags scored on four of their five drives through three quarters, with three touchdowns and a field ... Read More
The Other Side of the Ball: The Cowboys look to continue their winning ways and move one step closer to nailing down a spot in the postseason in the final regular season game at Texas Stadium. Tomorrow night, Dallas welcomes the Baltimore Ravens to Big D, and everyone is ... Read More
The Other Side of the Ball: Just when it looked like everything was running smoothly in Dallas, as the Cowboys get ready for Saturday night's game with the Ravens, opinionated wide receiver Terrell Owens tells Stephen A. Smith of ESPN that he is treated as "a villain" by the ... Read More
The Other Side of the Ball: The Dallas Cowboys, just like the Ravens, were in a defensive battle with a conference rival on Sunday. The only difference was the Cowboys came out on the winning end of their contest; beating the NY Giants 20-8 and holding onto a playoff ... Read More
The Other Side of the Ball: It's quite obvious that Sunday's AFC North showdown between the Steelers and Ravens is going to be a defensive battle. The biggest question is how is each offense going to get into the end zone? Pittsburgh has the top ranked defense, giving up ... Read More
The Other Side of the Ball: When the Steelers and Ravens clash at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon, one thing is certain; there won't be any love lost between the two AFC North rivals. Bitter enemies for the past 13 years (as long as the Ravens have been ... Read More
The Steelers looked like they were going to drop their fourth game of the season, and fall into a tie with the Ravens in the loss column, as they trailed Dallas 13-6 with 2:10 to play in the fourth quarter. Pittsburgh rallied and scored two touchdowns in 24 seconds ... Read More
The Other Side of the Ball: As the Redskins look to get healthy for Sunday night's primetime showdown with Baltimore, the biggest question head coach Jim Zorn keeps answering is how will your offense score against the vaunted Ravens defense? The Ray Lewis-led D is ranked second in the ... Read More
As the Redskins, who have lost three of their last four games, turn their focus to the Baltimore Ravens, the thing that concerns first year head coach Jim Zorn the most is getting his team healthy. Running back Clinton Portis may be sidelined for Sunday night's "Battle of the ... Read More
The Other Side of the Ball: The Redskins, unlike their next opponent, the Baltimore Ravens, are going in the wrong direction as the regular season enters the final month. Yesterday, the New York Giants dominated Washington 23-7, and in the process the Redskins fell to 7-5, a game behind ... Read More
The Other Side of the Ball: The Cincinnati Bengals have nothing to play for except pride and the chance to hand their AFC North rivals a loss, which would drop the Ravens a game and half behind division leading Pittsburgh. The Steelers face the Patriots at 4 p.m. If ... Read More
The Other Side of the Ball: As the Bengals prepare for Sunday's home game against the Ravens, they will have to do it without defensive ends Robert Geathers and Frostee Rucker. Both players were placed on the injured reserve because of leg injuries suffered in last Thursday's loss to ... Read More
The Other Side of the Ball: Last Thursday's 27-10 loss to the Steelers dropped the Bengals to 1-9-1 with five games remaining in what has turned into a miserable year for head coach Marvin Lewis. Cincinnati was supposed to be fighting for the AFC North crown, not serving as ... Read More
The Other Side of the Ball: As the Eagles and Ravens prepare for Sunday's showdown at M&T Bank Stadium and all the "Donovan McNabb not knowing the OT rule" is in the past, one interesting note came out of Philadelphia on Wednesday. Veteran safety Brian Dawkins felt compelled to ... Read More
When the Eagles (5-4-1) and Ravens (6-4) square off this Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium, they find themselves in the thick of the NFC and AFC Wild Card races. However, Baltimore has their sights on winning the AFC North division, while Philadelphia has a remote shot at the NFC ... Read More
The Philadelphia Eagles went into Cincinnati on Sunday and thought they would come away with an easy win. After all, the Bengals were 1-8 and without quarterback Carson Palmer, but sloppy play from Eagles' signal caller Donovan McNabb led to the 13-13 tie, the first in the NFL since ... Read More
I'm sure you've heard all week that the winner of Sunday's game between the Ravens and Giants will come down to which team will be able to run the ball and which team can stop the run. You already know the Giants are the top-ranked rushing offense in the ... Read More
The NY Giants are rolling along like a finely tuned machine. They are riding a four-game win streak, just like their opponent this week, the Baltimore Ravens, and they have a 5-0 record at the Meadowlands, where they have outscored their opponents 150-67. I think it's fair to say ... Read More
The New York Giants are proving that last year's Super Bowl title was no fluke, and they certainly don't look like they have a hangover from the celebration. Last night, the Giants proved to be the Beast of the NFC East by beating the Philadelphia Eagles 36-31, at Lincoln ... Read More
If the Houston Texans want to beat the Baltimore Ravens, they will have to keep quarterback Joe Flacco in check. The Texans allow opposing QB's to complete 65.1 percent of their passes while throwing 12 touchdowns and only six interceptions. Their passer rating is a combined 97.2. ... Read More
Houston, coming off a tough 28-21 loss to the Vikings, finally meets the Ravens, nearly two months after the game was originally scheduled. The two teams were set to face each other on September 14 in Houston, but Hurricane Ike had other ideas. The third most destructive hurricane to ... Read More
The Houston Texans saw their three game winning streak come to an end Sunday with a 28-21 loss to the Vikings in Minnesota. It was Houston's first road game in more than a month due to hurricane-related postponements, and the reality of playing away from Reliant Stadium, where they ... Read More
The Cleveland Browns are ready for the Baltimore Ravens, but no one is more excited about playing their AFC North rival than running back and former Raven Jamal Lewis. I know it's been two years since Lewis last played for the Ravens, but every time he goes against his ... Read More
Sunday's battle between the Ravens and Browns is more than just a divisional rivalry. It's a chance for Cleveland to pull even with Baltimore and into a tie in second place in the AFC North. In Week 3, the Ravens forced three turnovers and held the Browns to 169 ... Read More
The Cleveland Browns, Baltimore's next opponent, went into Jacksonville and came away with a 23-17 win and improved to 3-4 in the AFC North. The win leaves the Browns one game behind the Ravens and two back of Pittsburgh, who sits alone in first place. ... Read More
Sunday's matchup between the Raiders and Ravens, two teams looking to improve their standings in the AFC, is going to be a battle of young quarterbacks going through growing pains. Oakland looks to use their 1-2 punch of Justin Fargas (son of Antonio Fargas, Huggy Bear, from the popular ... Read More
Just a few days removed from beating the New York Jets 16-13 on Sebastian Janikowski's 57-yard field goal in overtime, the Raiders turn their attention to the Baltimore Ravens and their vaunted defense. Oakland will travel cross country to face the top ranked D at M&T Stadium on Sunday ... Read More
Sebastian Janikowski's 57-yard field goal with 2:30 left in overtime lifted the Oakland Raiders to their 16-13 win over the New York Jets. Janikowski set the record for the longest game-winning field goal in OT history and gave new head coach Tom Cable his first victory. ... Read More
The Miami Dolphins already have more wins this season, at two, than all of last year and they look to even their record at 3-3 as they host the Ravens. Miami's lone win last season was a thrilling 22-16 overtime victory over Baltimore. I was there last year and ... Read More
The Miami Dolphins, 2-3 through their first five games this season, are playing with the kind of focus and emotion that Executive Vice President Bill Parcells' former teams' have shown in the past. Parcells was brought to South Florida to bring a renewed sense of pride to a team that ... Read More
MASNsports.com's Pete McElroy chimes in each week with thoughts on the Ravens opponent and latest news and notes from the other side of the ball. You've heard all the stories about how Bob Ersay packed up the Mayflower moving trucks in the middle of the night and moved the Colts ... Read More
The Tennessee Titans are off to a 4-0 start, after beating the Minnesota Vikings 30-17 last Sunday. They have a two-game lead in the AFC South division as they head to Baltimore for a showdown with the Ravens. The Titans offense is averaging 25.5 points per game while the defense ... Read More
After two games, the Cleveland Browns find themselves in a familiar position; looking up from the basement of the AFC North. At 0-2 and tied with Cincinnati, who the Ravens beat in Week 1, for last place in the division, Cleveland doesn't look like a team that just missed the ... Read More
The Cincinnati Bengals kick-off the 2008 season with a road trip to Charm City and a showdown with their AFC North rivals, the Baltimore Ravens. Last season, Marvin Lewis' squad finished a disappointing 7-9 and missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year. They got the season started with a ... Read More
