Baltimore Ravens

To West Coast native and backup Ravens quarterback Josh Johnson, the comparison between Lamar Jackson and Kendrick Lamar was “fire,” and oh so fitting, too.

“I don’t think it’s hard to play against that guy, and hopefully we see this team again,” Mack told reporters after Monday’s loss.

The Ravens, who rank second in the NFL in run defense (77.9 yards per game allowed), now have 21 days to move Michael Pierce to the active roster.

As Calvert Hall’s season winds to a close against Loyola Blakefield on Thanksgiving, it will end a season that Ravens assistant head coach Hewitt and running backs coach Taggart have enjoyed watching their sons as teammates.

“I couldn’t be more proud of him,” John Harbaugh said after Harrison had a career-high 12 tackles in a win over the Chargers.

Harbaugh has grown more timid in pressure situations but took a big risk near the end of the first half against the Chargers.

We’re used to seeing Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry take the Ravens on their back. But the 30-23 win over the Chargers featured multiple stars in their roles, the kind of diverse play-making Baltimore needs to get another championship.

John Harbaugh showed his brother, Jim, who was boss on Monday night.

Malik Harrison and Justice Hill stepping up when needed? Sure.

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Smith had never missed a game because of injury in his two-plus years with the Ravens.

While Jim Harbaugh isn't replicating what his brother John has done in Baltimore, the personnel and player overlap between the Chargers and the Ravens is unmistakable, and a key part of L.A.'s 7-3 start.

And what do injuries to inside linebacker Roquan Smith and defensive tackle Travis Jones mean for the Ravens’ chances against L.A.?

The “L.A. Ravens,” as Ravens fullback Patrick Ricard jokingly called them, are no “Monday Night Football” sideshow.

Jackson signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract, including $1 million guaranteed, with the Ravens in July.

This was the first practice Linderbaum missed this week, and the injury report should reveal more about his status. He has played every game this season.

Sentimentality has a price tag. Marlon Humphrey said the Ravens charge players about $500 for unexpected jersey swaps.

On Thursday, Stout took The Baltimore Banner through the process of the Ravens’ field goal unit.

Smith, the NFL’s co-leading tackler (110 tackles), didn’t practice Wednesday after leaving Sunday’s game with a hamstring injury.

Baltimore’s personnel switches worked against the Steelers, but will they have the same success against Justin Herbert and the Chargers?