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No one took more criticism for the defense's early shortcomings than new coordinator Greg Mattison, who replaced Rex Ryan at the start of the season.

It took some encouraging from safety Ed Reed , but Ravens cornerback Domonique Foxworth has really stepped up as a leader of the secondary.

By SCOTT McCOY The Pittsburgh Steelers aren't ready to throw in the Terrible Towel just yet.And that's about the only thing they're not willing to throw these days.Ben Roethlisberger wasn't lying last week.

After he was tackled, he ran 40 yards in celebration, drawing a delay-of-game penalty.

Steelers WRs Hines Ward , above, and Santonio Holmes vs. Ravens CBs Chris Carr and Domonique Foxworth Carr will start for Lardarius Webb, who is out for the rest of the season with a torn knee ligament.

As even a casual follower of the Baltimore Ravens from the Brian Billick era knows, the coach never made a mistake.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, Baltimore Ravens cornerback Domonique Foxworth and Cleveland return specialist Josh Cribbs have been selected as the AFC's top players for Week 15 of the NFL season.

BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Ravens are already in playoff mode, even though the postseason doesn't begin until the second week in January.

The jig is up. The Baltimore Ravens defense is once again one of the best in the NFL.

The Baltimore Ravens must continue their playoff push without rookie cornerback Lardarius Webb, who will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ligament in his right knee.

The final tackles tally in Sunday's 31-7 win by the Baltimore Ravens over the Bears found former Buffalo Grove High School player Tom Zbikowski right alongside some elite company.

Here's a little something to help pass the time: a quiz about Baltimore and Maryland life and culture.

With the Ravens preparing to take on the Chicago Bears this weekend, two members of the enemy team answered a few questions about their squad.

The Ravens' secondary has been oft-criticized this season, but the unit is improving.

The Ravens are starting to get used to facing an opponent's backup quarterback. A few weeks ago, the Steelers made a game-time decision by going with Dennis Dixon instead of Ben Roethlisberger.

The Ravens like to move players around. Cherilus, above, has become one of the most underrated offensive tackles in the league.

The phrase a oeAny given Sundaya a was fresh in the heads of many across the NFL heading into the weekend, but this week, it might as well be a oeAny given Thursdaya a That day was when the lackluster Cleveland Browns defeated the defending Super Bowl-champion Pittsburgh Steelers, 16-6, on a nationally-televised NFL Network broadcast.

Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz is a native of Baltimore, MD, and for three hours on Sunday afternoon, the Baltimore Ravens will try to make his homecoming an unhappy one.

The Baltimore Ravens ' shaky secondary has become a primary concern as the team strives to stay afloat in the crowded AFC wild-card race.

The Ravens have to find a way to get their offense untracked in the first half. Being down 17-0 is just demoralizing, especially after giving up a late score before halftime.