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Getty Images The Ravens haven’t had center Matt Skura since his Week 12 knee injury, but we now know how serious that injury was. After Saturday’s loss to the Titans, Skura told Jonas Shaffer of the Baltimore Sun that he tore the anterior cruciate ligament, the medial collateral ligament, and...

Getty Images In this age of hot takery and random gasbaggery, it’s no surprise that some are using Baltimore’s loss to the Titans as a vehicle for knocking quarterback Lamar Jackson. But regardless of what the Ravens did (didn’t do) in the postseason, nothing diminishes his spectacular regular...

Getty Images The Ravens set the record for the most rushing yards in NFL history this regular season, but in their playoff loss, the Titans ran them over. Ravens coach John Harbaugh acknowledged that the Titans’ offensive and defensive lines took over the game on Saturday. “The trenches on...

Getty Images The question of whether a team with nothing for which to play should play to win in Week 17 has received another data point for when it inevitably arises again. The Ravens, who secured the No. 1 seed with a Week 16 win over the Browns, rested key starters for the regular-season...

Getty Images Titans running back Derrick Henry is breaking records while helping the team keep its season alive. Henry ran 30 times for 195 yards in Saturday night’s 28-12 thumping of the Ravens and that makes three straight games that Henry has gone for at least 180 yards on the ground. He’s...

Getty Images The Ravens were heavy favorites at home on Saturday night, but Derrick Henry and the Titans steamrolled them for a 28-12 win that leaves the NFL’s top regular season time out of the running for a Super Bowl. It’s the second straight year that the Ravens have lost at home in their...

Getty Images The combination of the Titans being such big underdogs, and winning so easily, made Saturday night’s victory in Baltimore a rare achievement in NFL history. The Titans were 10-point underdogs and won 28-12. To win by 16 as a 10-point underdog is so rare that it was only the third...

In 1990, the NFL expanded the playoff field from 10 to 12 teams, resulting in four (not two) teams earning a bye. More often than not, the home team that has had a week off wins. But the road teams still have a chance to get lucky. For the 29 postseasons since the change was made, the home...

Getty Images Derrick Henry is almost unfair. That’s how Ravens defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale feels about the Titans running back who had 204 yards from scrimmage in last week’s win over the Patriots. Martindale said it’s just not natural for Henry, who’s listed at 6-foot-3 and...

Getty Images Patrick Ricard played 31 percent of the Ravens’ offensive snaps, 14 percent of the Ravens’ defensive snaps and 23 percent of the Ravens’ special teams snaps this season, making him unique in the modern NFL. Ricard was the first player in a decade to play 100 snaps on both offense...

Getty Images In today’s NFL, teams gain far more yards through the air than on the ground. But this season’s Ravens were unique. The Ravens ran for 3,296 yards and passed for 3,225 yards. That made them the first team since the 2011 Broncos to gain more yards rushing than passing. The last...

Getty Images The Ravens issued their final injury report ahead of Saturday’s game against the Titans and it only features two players. They’ve listed tight end Mark Andrews and running back Mark Ingram as questionable to play this weekend. Both players were limited in practice on Thursday...

Getty Images The Titans practiced without linebacker Jayon Brown, cornerback Adoree' Jackson and wide receiver Adam Humphries on Tuesday and Wednesday, but one of them was able to get back on the field. Jackson will also be the only one of that trio to play in Saturday’s game against the...

Getty Images Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota hasn’t started since Week Six. He won’t start this week. But Mariota does have an important role for the Titans this week. Mariota is attempting to simulate Lamar Jackson on the scout team, preparing the Titans starting defense for what they will...

Getty Images In an ideal Ravens world, running back Mark Ingram‘s calf will be well enough for him to practice Thursday and play at a high level against the Titans on Saturday. The reality may look different. Ingram has missed the last two days of practice and there’s not much time left for...

Getty Images Most coaches will go to great lengths to say that they attach no extra emotion when it’s time to play a former team. Titans defensive coordinator Dean Pees isn’t bothering with that this week, however. Pees spent eight years with the Ravens, before coming out of a brief...

Getty Images Five Heisman Trophy winners will be at M&T Bank Stadium for Saturday night’s game in Baltimore, the most ever for a game in the Super Bowl era. Some will play a bigger part than others in the divisional-round game. The visiting Titans have Heisman winners in backup quarterback...

Getty Images Last week, MDS and I went 2-2 in the wild-card round, properly believing in the Texans and Seahawks but blowing it as to the Patriots and Saints. This week, we agree on three of the four picks, with one of us having the guts to call for an upset. Our picks for the best NFL...

Getty Images The Ravens feel like they’ll be alright offensively if Mark Ingram can’t play against the Titans on Saturday, but the outlook for having him may have brightened a bit on Saturday. Ingram is on the practice field for Thursday’s session. Ingram did not take part in practice on...

Getty Images The Giants made their choice for a new head coach on Tuesday and it was former Patriots special teams coordinator Joe Judge rather than Ravens defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale. Martindale interviewed with the Giants last weekend as Baltimore had a bye after taking the...