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Ray Rice was grinding out yards on the ground. Joe Flacco took a deep shot to rookie Marlon Brown that drew a pass interference penalty and spent the rest of the drive spreading the ball around to Jacoby Jones , Dennis Pitta and Ed Dickson .

Dec 8, 2013; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh congratulates players after scoring a touchdown in the game against the Minnesota Vikings at M Adrian Peterson and Leslie Frazier were both hit with snowballs on the sideline at M&T Bank Stadium Sunday.

The Ravens rank No. 29 in the NFL in rushing, averaging 82.3 yards per game. Leading rusher Ray Rice's average is 45.8. Timing is everything in the NFL, and the Lions couldn't have picked a better time for the Ravens to come to Detroit for "Monday Night Football."

Dec 8, 2013; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is congratulated by Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen after the game at M How do you cap off a perfectly crazy day of snow, injuries, bad refs, intemperate tweets and oh by the way some of the most insane football ever played on a professional field? You get stranded ... (more)

From the wildest NFL Sunday in recent memory, in which late fourth-quarter leads were as precarious as the driving conditions, we begin with a Raven being disguised as a crow.

Grounds crew members plow the field prior to the game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium.

The Baltimore Ravens have had their fair share of ups and downs this year as they have had eight games decided by seven points or less this season which is the most in the entire league.

With Dennis Pitta returning to action for the first time this season for the Baltimore Ravens in Week 14, he also helps secure a late touchdown catch on fourth down as the Ravens playoff hopes continues to be stable.

Ray Rice is having a horrible season in general by his standards. Coming into the 2013 season, Rice rushed for over 1,000 yards four years in a row.

Adding insult to injury for the Minnesota Vikings and mild-mannered Adrian Peterson is the fact Peterson will likely be fined Monday for comments he made on Twitter following the Vikings 29-26 loss to the Baltimore Ravens .

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson lies on the field after injuring himself on a play in the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, in Baltimore.

A week after four people died in a New York commuter train derailment, two federal lawmakers proposed Sunday that trains nationwide be outfitted with cameras pointed at engineers and at the tracks.

Matt Vensel, reporter: After a boring first three quarters, which were filled with a bunch of Ravens mistakes, we were treated to thrills and chills -- weather joke! -- in the fourth quarter.

He split the uprights from one distance, then marched back 5 yards and did it again, moving around the field with purpose and poise.

According to various reports, Lions RB Reggie Bush will play vs. the Eagles , Bucs WR Vincent Jackson will play vs. the Bills , and Falcons TE Tony Gonzalez will play vs. the Packers .

A few days before his former teams would meet, Matt Birk sat in a Whole Foods parking lot in his adoptive home of Naples, Fla., speaking passionately about his dramatic weight loss, his new job with the NFL, his crusade against obesity and his belief that Adrian Peterson will finish his career as the greatest running back in NFL history.

Despite a rocky start and mountains of adversity, the ever-resilient Baltimore Ravens have managed to push on through the injuries, horrible run game, lack of tight-end production and all of the Off-season departures and are now sitting in a Wildcard spot.

Now, he's 250 yards shy of becoming the franchise single-season record holder for receiving yards.

The Baltimore Ravens are 6-6 and currently hold the final playoff spot in the AFC.

A week ago, Caleb Hanie was cramming turkey into his face. Now he's cramming the Browns' playbook into his memory in case he's summoned to start at quarterback Sunday against the New England Patriots.