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

"It was almost the exact same 44-yarder," Hauschka said. "I learned my lesson, and I stayed down on that one and kicked it straight." The successful kick set the tone for Hauschka, who made all three field-goal tries in the Ravens' 30-7 victory over Denver.

LaMont Jordan News: Broncos inactives: RB LaMont Jordan, QB Tom Brandstater, WR Brandon Lloyd, OLB Jarvis Moss, WR Kenny McKinley, OT Brandon Gorin, DL Chris Baker, and OG Seth Olsen.

On the day the Ravens rediscovered the joy of victory, everything came together for Jerry Rosburg's schizophrenic special teams.

The Baltimore Ravens handed Denver its first loss by using the same blueprint the Broncos employed to win their first six games.

The Ravens will match up against the undefeated Denver Broncos and their 12th-ranked pass offense with just four cornerbacks after deactivating Frank Walker for today's game at M&T Bank Stadium .

Tackle Jared Gaither #71 of the Baltimore Ravens sets to block against the Miami Dolphins in an NFL Wildcard Playoff Game at Dolphins Stadium on January 4, 2009 in Miami, Florida.

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.

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.

Peterson had his first 100-yard game since the season opener against Cleveland, getting 143 rushing yards on 22 carries and adding four catches for 23 yards in the Vikings ' 33-31 victory Sunday over Baltimore.

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 just continues to impress. He made throws under pressure, checked down when he had no one open, took a beating, and picked apart the Vikingsa TM pass defense all day long.

Ed Reed did it again. Early in the second quarter, the Ravens safety read a Carson Palmer pass perfectly, breaking early on the ball for an interception -- his second of the season -- which he returned 52 yards untouched for a touchdown.

Terry Johnson News: Johnson is inactive for Sunday's game against the Ravens. [ + ] Impact: The Bengals' run defense could suffer as a result of not having Johnson available to take up space in the middle of the line.

Offensive tackle Jared Gaither is the only Ravens player listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

It's not necessarily on par with the defense losing Ray Lewis or Ed Reed or the offense bidding farewell to Joe Flacco or Derrick Mason , but the void created by the season-ending injury to Brendon Ayanbadejo resonates deep within the Ravens' special teams.

As soon as the football is snapped, Baltimore Ravens rookie offensive tackle Michael Oher's quick-twitch movement is so fast that he almost appears to be committing a false start as he retreats into his pass protection stance.

Starting left tackle Jared Gaither wore a neck brace in the locker room before later removing it.

Dannell Ellerbe's heart was racing, and he could hardly stand still as he lined up in his stance before his first regular-season snap as an NFL linebacker.

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