Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis speaks at a news conference at the team's NFL football practice facility in Owings Mills, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The Patriots are slated to host the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship on Sunday, Jan. 22. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis speaks at a news conference at the team's NFL football practice facility in Owings Mills, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The Patriots are slated to host the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship on Sunday, Jan. 22. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Baltimore Ravens free safety Ed Reed, right, celebrates his interception with teammate outside linebacker Terrell Suggs during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Houston Texans in Baltimore, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Houston Texans running back Arian Foster is stopped by Baltimore Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb, left, inside linebacker Ray Lewis, center and outside linebacker Jarret Johnson, right, during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game in Baltimore, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) ? Ray Lewis and Ed Reed have spent 11 seasons together with the Baltimore Ravens, making one big play after another for a defense that is always among the best in the NFL.
Although it's difficult to imagine the Ravens without Lewis in the middle of the field and Reed as the last line of defense, the unit has plenty of young players eager to make an imprint after these two perennial Pro Bowl stars retire.
Baltimore's defense, which ranked third in the NFL this season, is the main reason why the Ravens (13-4) are in the AFC championship game and stand a decent chance of beating high-powered New England (14-3) to advance to the Super Bowl.
Linebacker Jarret Johnson says, "We've got veteran experience ... and young, raw talent."
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