In many respects, Terrell Suggs was the last man standing, the final link to these Ravens and their great cheap Terrell Suggs jerseys defenses of the past.

Middle linebacker Ray Lewis retired after the 2012 season. Safety Ed Reed departed in free agency that same offseason, and has since retired. Defensive tackle Haloti Ngata was traded to the Detroit Lions Terrell Suggs jerseys from china in March. But there was still Suggs, a Raven since 2003, rushing Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, setting the edge against the run and calling out commands to a defense he led.

The torn left Achilles tendon Suggs suffered against the Broncos last Sunday, ending his season, doesn't necessarily mark the end of an era for the Ravens. Suggs, who turns 33 next month, is still under contract with the Ravens, and Terrell Suggs jerseys free shipping few believe his final trip off an NFL field will be on the back of a cart.But Suggs' absence puts the spotlight on a defense with different wholesale Terrell Suggs jerseys leaders and a decidedly new look. When they face the Oakland Raiders today at O.co Coliseum in a game between two Week 1 losers, the Ravens defense will take the field for a regular-season game without Lewis, Reed or Suggs for the first time since Oct. 11, 1998.

"It's absolutely going to be different, without a doubt. But we still have a game to play," Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith said. "We've been without each one of them at some nike nfl Terrell Suggs jerseys point before. I'm not saying it's going to be a smooth transition, but it's something that we're going to be able to handle."

Even in Week 2, there is too much on the line for the Ravens to get sentimental. An 0-2 start isn't a death knell for a season, but it would make for a tough climb back: The Ravens next face their biggest division rivals, the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers, in a five-day span beginning Sept. 27.