Brandon Stokley

Don't Sleep on These Guys

2005-08-16 00:00:00

It's happening, isn't it? You're starting to feel different. You can't check your email without also hitting one of your favorite Web sites. Your competitors are already talking smack, and you've even started plotting strategy in your dreams. Can't...

The Belichick and Brady Show

2005-09-06 11:39:00

With Bill Belichick in charge and with Tom Brady continuing as the NFL's most competent quarterback, the New England Patriots are again the best team in football as another five-month race to the Super Bowl begins this week. There are, altogether, only...

Peyton vs. Big Ben

2004-12-29 00:00:00

Almost certainly, the most important football game of the season — the AFC championship game, which some folks are sure to call the real Super Bowl — will be played outdoors on what could well be the coldest day of the winter in Pittsburgh...

Big Ben a Big Timer

2004-10-13 00:00:00

The world is suddenly full of great quarterbacks — or, maybe, these folks are merely very good. Anyhow, they're all over the country. At least two of them are still in school, Aaron Rodgers of Cal and Matt Leinart of USC. And at least two other...

Pittsburgh on Parade

2004-12-15 00:00:00

The Pittsburgh Steelers, who have seemed the best team in the land since they smashed New England and Philadelphia back to back a month or so ago, can take another step toward the big one with another victory Saturday in the Meadowlands over the New...

Breaking Down the Playoffs

2003-12-31 00:00:00

Evading the clutches of the parity gods, 11 of the 12 best football clubs in America reached the NFL playoffs this year — all but super-erratic New Orleans, a winner over Dallas last week in one of the five major upsets that brought the league's...

Del Rio Time

2004-09-28 13:27:00

Jack Del Rio, a 1981-84 USC linebacker who started for the Trojans all four years, will get the next chance to stop Peyton Manning, the Indianapolis quarterback who threw the ball on every snap in the first quarter of last Sunday's 43-31 win over Green...

Ravens news, notes and opinions

2013-05-08 07:35:00

The common conclusion from the Ravens’ decision to re-sign Bryant McKinnie was that the organization wasn’t yet comfortable with the idea of Kelechi Osemele starting at left tackle. I’m sure there is plenty of truth to that even though...

Ravens' savviest signings this offseason came at a small cost

2013-01-17 17:21:00

NFL general managers aren't unlike most discerning shoppers, scouring the marketplace for bargains and trying to avoid wasting precious dollars. While those intentions aren't always realized for even the smartest talent evaluators, sometimes they strike...

Film Study: Breaking down Ravens-Broncos and Patriots-Texans

2013-01-15 17:23:00

Ravens 38, Broncos 35, 2OT Strategy: It took a ton of wise decisions to triumph in the instant classic. Jim Caldwell blended aggressive deep passes with an old-fashioned approach on the ground, piling up 479 yards of total offense. Joe Flacco trusted...

Ravens notebook: Corey Graham comes up big against Broncos

2013-01-12 20:42:00

Reading the eyes of Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, Ravens cornerback Corey Graham broke on the football and undercut wide receiver Brandon Stokley to intercept the four-time NFL Most Valuable Player in overtime. The pivotal turnover set up...

Broncos will be facing a healthier Ravens team this time

2013-01-07 08:00:00

A month ago, Ray Lewis was a hopeless bystander on his home field as the Broncos ripped through his Baltimore Ravens. Lewis, arguably the best middle linebacker in NFL history, will be an active participant in the Ravens' next game against the Broncos,...

Jan. 12, 2013 He already had one, which he returned for a touchdown in the first quarter. This one ended the game.

2013-02-04 22:18:12

Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Stokley, left, catches a touchdown in the first quarter in front of Ravens cornerback Corey Graham.

2013-01-12 00:00:00

Safety Major Wright intercepts a pass from Broncos QB Peyton Manning as Brandon Stokley watches.

2012-08-09 00:00:00