Linebacker Roquan Smith, the leader of every pregame huddle, played Secret Santa by having the luxury goods dropped off at the lockers of all his teammates on defense.
“I don’t know what it is, whether it’s the lack of prime-time games that we’ve gotten or whatever, but I think the 11-3s are not created equal right now, in terms of the 49ers versus us,” safety Kyle Hamilton said. “We feel a little disrespected by that.”
A large and strong storm system is bringing rain, wind and even a few thunderstorms to the Baltimore area on the day of the city’s first large-scale event without Light Rail service.
“Any time a great player’s out there, sure, you look at it,” coach John Harbaugh said. “But I would say this about that right now: We like our tight ends.”
Ravens coaches and teammates aren’t concerned: “I still think we have the greatest kicker in football — that I can tell you— and we’ll put him out there whenever we need him or whenever we say so.”