At this time last season, Coach Brian Billick had the Ravens close to clinching a playoff berth. Now, instead of talking about winning a Super Bowl, he has to explain why he isn't worried about losing his job. As the Ravens try to break a four-game losing streak in today's game against the San Diego Chargers, Billick said he is "confident" he will remain Ravens' coach next season because of his solid relationship with owner Steve Bisciotti. "He's about continuity," said Billick, whose coaching tenure is tied for the third longest in the NFL at nine seasons. "He doesn't want to be one of these organizations that experiences these ups and downs. Continuity is the key to that. He's wholly committed to it, and I'm appreciative of it."

Cleveland Browns' tailback Jamal Lewis and Baltimore Ravens' nose tackle Haloti Ngata have been fined $5,000 each for their actions in last week's game between the two teams. Both incidents occurred in the first quarter of the Browns' 33-30 overtime victory. The first came less than two minutes into the contest when Ngata punched Cleveland rookie left offensive tackle Joe Thomas following a Baltimore fumble recovery. Browns' wide receiver Braylon Edwards fumbled after a 6-yard catch, and the ball was recovered by Ravens' middle linebacker Ray Lewis, who was tackled by Thomas at the Baltimore 45-yard line. But Ngata felt Thomas intentionally went for Lewis' knees and slugged the rookie tackle. Ngata was penalized 15 yards for a personal foul and acknowledged after the game that he expected to be fined.

Baltimore Ravens' cornerback Samari Rolle on Wednesday identified the previously undisclosed illness that has caused him to miss six games this season and hospitalized him for a short time as epilepsy. "I've heard all kind of rumors of what I had," Rolle told The Baltimore Sun after the team's Wednesday afternoon practice. "It's been hard on my wife and my family. I'm just happy to be back playing." Rolle said he has suffered three seizures this season and believes that he may actually have suffered fewer serious seizures over the past 2? years. Epilepsy is a neurological condition which can be related to brain injury or family tendency, but in many cases the cause is unknown. Seizures can vary in intensity and severity based on the individual case. There is an increasing range of medical options to treat the disorder. It is not known exactly when Rolle, 31, was diagnosed.

The officials got the call right, deeming Browns' kicker Phil Dawson's game-tying, 51-yard field goal against Baltimore with no time left on Sunday to be good. It's how the officials went about making the decision that has the Ravens scratching their heads. On Monday, Ravens Coach Brian Billick indicated that the team will file a report with the NFL over Sunday's unusual circumstances. "We'll lodge the normal concerns we had not only with the way the end of the game was administered, but also a couple of calls leading up to that and let the appropriate people handle it," Billick told reporters, according to the team's Web Site. "For us, it's a matter of moving on. Very disappointed, surely as unique a circumstance as I've ever been a part of." "There's nothing I can add in terms of what they did, what did they see, what actually happened, what should have been done. I'll let the officials communicate that, as I'm sure they will, responding to our memos and in their TV shows. So, I'll try not to supersede that."

Ravens QB Steve McNair was in jeopardy of losing his job anyway, but it may be an injury that ultimately sidelines him. According to a report on the Baltimore Sun's web site, McNair developed "substantial" soreness in his non-throwing shoulder Monday morning, leading to speculation that Kyle Boller will get the start Sunday against the Browns. Regardless of his shoulder problem, McNair's recent play has been deplorable, which led many to believe that his days as the team's starting QB were numbered anyway.

Ravens' running back Willis McGahee was knocked out of Monday night's game against the Steelers after suffering a concussion.

Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger passed for a career-high five first-half touchdowns in a 38-7 rout of the Ravens on Monday.

Coach Brian Billick all but ruled out cornerbacks Chris McAlister and Samari Rolle for the Ravens' showdown with the AFC North-leading Pittsburgh Steelers tomorrow night. Neither starting cornerback practiced last night. McAlister, whose strained right knee sidelined him for the team's 19-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Oct. 21, and Rolle, who is dealing with a reoccurrence of the illness that contributed to his missing three games this season, are listed as doubtful and questionable, respectively. But asked whether he expected either to play, Billick said, "Doubtful. Very doubtful."

Rejuvenated after resting his banged-up body, Ravens quarterback Steve McNair plans to be back under center Monday for the first time in nearly a month. Since missing two starts and recuperating from back and groin injuries during Baltimore's bye week, McNair is preparing to start Monday night against the Steelers for his first action since an Oct. 7 victory over the 49ers.