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A likely season-ending knee injury to cornerback Tavon Young forced the Ravens to increase veteran Jimmy Smith's workload in the team's 33-16 win over the Houston Texans.

Baltimore Ravens running back Mark Ingram Jr. on his 30-yard touchdown run from the wildcat position.

The nature of the team’s rebuild means that just because a player had a significant role on this team doesn’t mean the club won’t make a move to improve when the time comes.

From the Ravens' many paths to victory to the cruelty of Tavon Young's knee injury, here are five things we learned from the Ravens' 33-16 win over the Houston Texans.

Every team in the NFL has one or two weaknesses, and the Ravens have their own, especially in the middle of their offensive line. But few teams are as balanced as the Ravens.

Here’s how the Ravens graded out at each position after a 33-16 win over the host Houston Texans on Sunday in Week 2.

When the Ravens (2-0) needed a yard last season, they put the ball in Lamar Jackson’s hands and asked him to move the chains. When they needed it in the fourth quarter inside NRG Stadium, they asked him to move as far away from the ball as possible.

Here’s what The Baltimore Sun sports staff had to say immediately after the visiting Ravens' 33-16 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday in Week 2 of the NFL season.

The Baltimore Ravens play the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on September 20, 2020.

Ravens nickel cornerback Tavon Young suffered a left knee injury in the first quarter of the team’s road game Sunday against the Houston Texans and is doubtful to return.

The Baltimore Orioles defeat the Tampa Bay Rays, 2-1, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Means turned in the Orioles' best start of a season, striking out a career-high 12 batters and tying a franchise record with seven straight strikeouts at one point in a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley and cornerback Jimmy Smith are active for the team’s first road game of the season Sunday against the Houston Texans.

But for Sophia Clayton, a 12-year-old DJ from Delaware, her proudest moment so far has been getting followed and written about on Instagram by Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson – her favorite player of all time.

Here’s what you need to know about the Week 2 game between the Ravens and Houston Texans.