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NFL Weekend Picks: Reeling Ravens face archrival Steelers
Ravens Rice Cut Footb Heal
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh watches players run a drill during practice at the team's headquarters on Monday in Owings Mills, Md. Ravens running back Ray Rice was let go on Monday and suspended indefinitely by the NFL after a video was released showing him striking his then-fiancee in February. - photo by Associated Press
Maybe the NFL schedule makers did the Baltimore Ravens a big favor. Thursday night's game couldn't come any more quickly for the Ravens, allowing them to turn away from the turmoil of the Ray Rice release and concentrate on football. And with a visit by the bitter rival Steelers on the agenda, the game becomes even more of a relief for Baltimore.