Dawan Landry News

I talked with Mark Clayton today about the roller coaster ride that so far defines this Ravens season.

Each Wednesday we'll bring you a Q&A with a Ravens player to help you learn a little more about the team.

Cedric Benson #32 of the Cincinnati Bengals is tackled by Dawan Landry #26 of the Baltimore Ravens in their NFL game at Paul Brown Stadium November 8, 2009 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

For the most part, players are to blame for penalties, but when it becomes a reoccuring problem, week after week, it's time to start asking whehter the coaching staff made some mistakes in training camp this year by forgetting fundamentals.

Entering the season, the Ravens knew they needed to find a way to beat division front-runner and reigning Super Bowl winner Pittsburgh to take the next step toward a championship.

The Ravens put on an impressive performance in trouncing the previously unbeaten Denver Broncos , 30-7, on Sunday before an announced 71,132 at M&T Bank Stadium .

Ravens cornerback Samari Rolle sits in his home in Florida, and wears a neck brace.

Even though fans and media have questioned whether Ravens safety Dawan Landry is completely recovered from a spinal cord concussion that ended his 2008 campaign after only little more than one game, the fourth-year veteran said that is not the case.

Summers were anything but vacations for Haloti Ngata . Before he became a burly 6-foot-4, 345-pound defensive tackle for the Ravens who would emerge as one of the top run-stuffers in the NFL , Ngata was a teenager at the mercy of his father, Solomone, who owned a construction business.

The Baltimore Ravens are rapidly discovering that defensive end Dwan Edwards is well-suited for his job.

Haloti Ngata believes the Ravensa defense is unstoppable on most occasions. Unfortunately, whenever a few members of that unit experience a small slip in concentration, opposing teams have made them pay.

OWINGS MILLS The constant bombardment of the Baltimore Ravens' secondary has practically left scorch marks on their uniforms.

It's not a mystery why the Baltimore Ravens have lost three consecutive football games heading into their bye week.

Jeff: Who do the Ravens miss the most this season: Rex Ryan, Chris McAlister , Jim Leonhard , Bart Scott or Matt Stover ? Mike Preston: No contest here, Jeff.

For the first time in more than a decade, the Ravens' priority for a bye week is this: Fix the defense.

Quarterback: A Joe Flacco struggled early, as usual, and he took some vicious hits.

Practice is back in full session as the Bengals prepare to travel to Baltimore to take on the Ravens this weekend.

Regardless of whether it's the speed of thought Twitter universe he's enthralled with, his rapid-fire standup comedy routine or how he accelerates upfield into a pass pattern, Cincinnati Bengals flamboyant wide receiver Chad Ochocinco prides himself on how fast he types, jokes and runs.

Ita TMs been feared for years; the possibility of the Baltimore Ravens establishing an offense to go along with their dominating defense that has been a staple in Charm City for a decade.

The Baltimore Ravens will host The Amazing Race - " Ravens Style on Tuesday at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore.