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          All-Defensive Pro Bowl for Ravens: Terrell Suggs, Eric Weddle and C.J. Mosley

          • Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterDec 20, 2017, 01:00 AM
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              Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.
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          The Baltimore Ravens had three players named to the Pro Bowl, all of whom are leaders for a defense that has produced three shutouts this season. It marks the Ravens' 12th straight year with at least three Pro Bowl selections. Here’s a look at who was selected and who wasn’t selected:

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          *C.J. Mosley, ILB, third Pro Bowl selection: Making an impact all over the field, Mosley is one of only two NFL players this season with at least 115 tackles, two interceptions and one sack (Seattle's Bobby Wagner is the other). He has quickly garnered respect as one of the top linebackers in the game, missing the Pro Bowl once in his four NFL seasons.

          Terrell Suggs, OLB, seventh Pro Bowl selection: His resurgent year is rewarded with his first Pro Bowl since 2013. Suggs ranks third in the AFC with 11 sacks, the seventh double-digit total of his 14-year career, and is third in the NFL with four forced fumbles. This season went a long way in helping his Hall of Fame candidacy.

          *Eric Weddle, FS, fifth Pro Bowl selection: Weddle is a big reason why the Ravens lead the league in takeaways. His six interceptions are second in the NFL and are tied with Tennessee's Kevin Byard for most by a safety this season. Weddle also recorded two forced fumbles, one sack and one touchdown (45-yard interception return).

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          Justin Tucker, K: A first alternate, Tucker is still among the game's top kickers, if not the best. What hurt Tucker was he ranked ninth in field goal percentage (29-of-32, 90.6 percent). But his only misses are from 58, 62 and 46 yards.

          Sam Koch, P: No punter has been better at pinning opponents in their own territory. Koch tops the NFL with punts inside the 20-yard line with 37 (six more than anyone else) and inside the 10 with 16. But his 45.4-yard average is 15th in the NFL.

          Brandon Williams, DT: He's lived up to the billing as being one of the highest-paid interior players. In four games without Williams, the Ravens allowed an average of 169.5 yards rushing per game. In 10 games with him, Baltimore has held teams to 86.3 yards rushing. That's credentials for a Pro Bowl player.

          * -- Pro Bowl starters