Flowers, the Ravens’ top wideout, returned to practice Friday after missing two days with a calf injury, but he was a limited participant.

The stakes of Sunday’s game are clear to the Ravens. “If we get a win, we win the division and we win the conference,” Kyle Hamilton said.

The Ravens will face the Dolphins at 1 p.m. Sunday in Baltimore. Here are predictions from The Baltimore Banner’s sports staff.

“It’s all about trying to make things look different to the quarterback,” Ravens assistant coach Chris Hewitt said last month.

As the Ravens roll to a potential No. 1 seed in the AFC, they have left in their wake a staggering toll of quarterback injuries. “We talk with our pads,” Ravens defenders like to say.

After a 33-19 victory over the NFC-leading San Francisco 49ers, the Ravens (12-3) are heavy favorites to earn home-field advantage in the AFC.

Jackson could win his second MVP award — though there are striking and significant differences in the way he approaches the game now.

In a battle of NFL Most Valuable Player front-runners and conference leaders, Lamar Jackson and the Ravens left no doubt.

Flowers was limited in practice Thursday, but he was a full participant Friday.

John Harbaugh said Friday that Maulet, who's played 41% of the Ravens' defensive snaps, “had a little flare-up” in his knee.

The Ravens’ single-game record for the regular season is believed to be 25.1 million viewers, set in September 2013, when the team opened its Super Bowl defense with a prime-time loss to the Denver Broncos.

Beckham missed the open portion of practice Wednesday and was sidelined Thursday with an illness.

The Ravens (11-3) will face the San Francisco 49ers (11-3) Monday in Santa Clara, California. Here are predictions from The Baltimore Banner’s sports staff.

It might just be the best game of the year. And the Ravens (11-3) might just need their best game of the year to win it.

The challenge has always been figuring out what more Hamilton can do. From there, he usually figures it out himself.

When a Ravens player needs to impress somebody with a good bottle of wine, they know where to turn.

When the Ravens face the 49ers, no unit will be more important in coordinator Mike Macdonald’s scheme than his second-level defenders.

John Harbaugh said Mitchell avoided “cartilage-type damage” when he was injured, which “helps quite a bit.”

On Christmas Day, the AFC-leading Ravens will take on the NFC-leading 49ers. “I know y’all are excited for it, too,” Justin Madubuike said.

It wasn't pretty, but the Ravens became the first AFC team to clinch a playoff spot.