Troy Smith

Tim Tebow wins. Resistance is futile. We've reached critical mass with Tebowmania. It's a 24-7 Bizarro World universe in which an unemployed quarterback can rise up and become the most influential athlete in America. Tebow is No. 1 on the Forbes...

Nearing the midway point of the NFL season, this much can be said with conviction: The Atlanta Falcons are a perfect 7-0. And the rest of the NFL picture is a perfect mess. More than 80% of the league's teams have at least three victories, and it's...

Mike Preston has taken every chance to knock Joe Flacco since he was drafted five seasons ago ("Ravens shouldn't overreact when it's time to pay Flacco" Feb. 25). He says it's not him, it's Jacoby Jones or Anquan Boldin who made the plays. Joe has to have...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are running out of quarterbacks with healthy ribs.   A person familiar with the injury told The Associated Press quarterback Byron Leftwich injured his ribs in the first quarter of Sunday night's 13-10...

The rib and shoulder injuries that have sidelined Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger indefinitely are a vivid reminder of how fortunate the Ravens have been to have Joe Flacco under center. More than halfway through his fifth season in...

It appears another Ravens-Steelers showdown will hinge on a banged-up joint on Ben Roethlisberger’s body. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, who has thrown 17 touchdown passes and just four interceptions, left Monday night’s overtime...

Six days after nearly knocking off the NFL's best team, the Ravens looked like the league's worst one. Playing without both first-string cornerbacks and without any execution, the Ravens flopped to a 44-20 blowout loss to the Indianapolis Colts at M&T...

In what has been perhaps the most miserable season in their history, the Ravens had lost a handful of starters before and their share of gut-wrenching games. But they always talked about never losing their pride ... until now. Unable to hold a 10-...

A week ago, the Ravens sat stunned in their locker room after losing to the winless Miami Dolphins. At the end of yesterday's 27-6 rout by the Seattle Seahawks, there was a strange sense of understanding surrounding the Ravens at a rain-soaked Qwest...

As the Ravens closed out one of the most disastrous seasons in team history, even their final celebration might have been in vain. By outlasting the uninspired Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-21, the Ravens traded their first win in 76 days for sliding down in...

The Joe Flacco era commenced yesterday with little fanfare from the strong arm that made him the Ravens' franchise quarterback. Instead, Flacco's initiation into the NFL was defined by his legs, his wits and his grit. Running 38 yards into the end...

It was only recently that linebacker Terrell Suggs wondered whether the Ravens should stick with rookie Joe Flacco as the starting quarterback. After witnessing the Ravens' 29-10 pummeling of the Oakland Raiders yesterday, Suggs and the sellout crowd...