Baltimore Ravens

The purple blanket of fandom spreading over the city is putting Baltimore in its best light, a far cry from the national narratives that focus only on the city’s problems.

If you look on social media, you might see Taylor Swift in and around Baltimore. Memes of her in various city and county locations have proliferated.

Ravens fans find meaning in the idea of “overcoming adversity,” which players and coaches frequently use for motivation, devoted fan Charles Cohen says. He says he was so worked up he wondered whether he could even watch the AFC championship game.

When the Kansas City Chiefs were in Baltimore for a game decades ago, Hall of Famer Willie Lanier, who played his college football at Morgan State, enjoyed some time with Chiefs teammates at the Baltimore City Fair.

Andrews’ brother Jack called him “the hardest-working, most dedicated person to do whatever it takes.”

Can a Ravens fan afford to miss Sunday’s game? Emotionally speaking, maybe not. Financially speaking, definitely yes.

Football fans will spend a lot of money around the Ravens playoff game Sunday, but sports economists say the overall effect on Baltimore’s economy will be negligible.

Hello, Swifties. Hello, confused football fans. We’re here to help you connect and understand each other. Here are some of the important Ravens players and the songs that explain them.

Hello, Swifties. Hello, confused football dads. We’re here to help you connect and understand each other. Here are some of the important moments from the Ravens’ season and the songs that explain them.

Staff and volunteer divers at the National Aquarium took to the Atlantic Coral Reef tanks in their Ravens gear and jerseys, swimming with the porcupine fish, black groupers, humphead wrasses, silver arowanas and more. The 335,000-gallon exhibit is home to over 1,000 animals and 70 species.

With cornerback Rock Ya-Sin’s return, every player from the Ravens’ 53-man roster was on the field Friday.

Even with Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes starring, Sunday’s game could be decided by tight ends and run stoppers.

Andrews has missed nine weeks with an ankle injury after being hurt on a hip-drop tackle in the Ravens’ Week 11 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Jackson’s top speed this season is the lowest of his six seasons in Baltimore, but he remains one of the NFL's most dangerous runners.

From Everett, Massachusetts, to Conway, South Carolina, to Baltimore, Isaiah Likely has followed a familiar pattern. The gifted young tight end is overlooked until suddenly he isn’t. Then his teams just keep winning.

It has been nearly a lifetime since Baltimore hosted the AFC championship game. Some who were at Memorial Stadium in January 1971 shared their memories.

The top-seeded Ravens will face the third-seeded Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game at 3 p.m. Sunday in Baltimore. Here are predictions from The Baltimore Banner’s sports staff.

Quarterback Josh Johnson played for Jim Harbaugh at the University of San Diego and with the 49ers. Linebacker Josh Ross is a Michigan man.

Only one player on the Ravens’ 53-man roster, cornerback Rock Ya-Sin, was absent.

Baltimore’s John Harbaugh, Houston’s DeMeco Ryans, Detroit’s Dan Campbell, San Francisco’s Kyle Shanahan and Cleveland's Kevin Stefanski are finalists for Coach of the Year.