Ravens Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

The Ravens return to the place where they turned their season around.

Their 27-13 win over the Miami Dolphins on Oct. 19 propelled the Ravens to an 11-5 record and a playoff berth.

Before the Ravens went down to South Florida, they had lost three straight games and had a bad habit of turning the ball over.

The Ravens have since won nine of 11 games, growing on offense and dominating on defense.

“They’re a different team right now, (and) we’re a totally different team at this point,” Ravens safety Ed Reed said. “I’m sure there’s going to be a bunch of new things that they present.”

The Ravens lost 12 turnovers in their first five games of the season behind rookie quarterback Joe Flacco.

12 Questions: Tomlinson’s redemption shot (Yahoo! Sports)

The Chargers’ LaDainian Tomlinson gets a chance to prove he hasn’t lost a step – but he isn’t healthy.

10-Pack: Home teams all underdogs on wild-card weekend (SportingNews.com)

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio weighs in on the biggest story lines of Week 17: 1. Wild-card hosts could all…

AFC Playoff Primer: All six teams have a shot (SportingNews.com)

There is no perfect team going into this year’s AFC playoffs. The six teams that did make the AFC postseason field all have the potential to make it to Tampa.

Ravens revival began in summer but peaked in Miami (AP)

The Baltimore Ravens knew they had something special brewing during their first training camp under John Harbaugh. Coming off a 5-11 season under Brian Billick, the Ravens’ new coach convinced them that nothing in the past would have a bearing on what happened in 2008. Eventually, they believed him. “We couldn’t see it at first,” wide receiver Derrick Mason said.

Wade Phillips bashing begins in Big D (Yahoo! Sports)

The Wade Phillips bashing has begun in Dallas. Tim MacMahon wrote on the Dallas Morning News blog: Jerry Jones…

AFC playoffs: Hottest team? Most impact? (Yahoo! Sports)

Answers to these questions and more will likely determine which team will represent the AFC in Super Bowl XLIII.

Winners and losers: McNabb, Reid stay alive (Yahoo! Sports)

Written off after a blowout loss to the Ravens, Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid aren’t quite done in Philly.

Ravens enter playoffs with 27-7 win over Jaguars (AP)

Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Richard Angulo looks on from the bench during the closing moments of a 27-7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, in Baltimore.

The Baltimore Ravens charged into the postseason with a performance that typified their astonishing turnaround season. Needing a victory to secure the final AFC wild-card berth, the Ravens built a 17-point halftime lead and never let up in a 27-7 rout of the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Baltimore (11-5) could have backed into the postseason if Buffalo beat New England earlier Sunday, but the…

Ravens place Washington, Figurs on inactive list (AP)

The Baltimore Ravens placed cornerback Fabian Washington and kick returner Yamon Figurs on the inactive list for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Washington has a toe injury and Figurs is nursing a head injury. The Ravens’ other inactives were: running back Ray Rice, linebacker Antwan Barnes, offensive linemen Oniel Cousins and David Hale and wide receiver Marcus Maxwell.