A lot of fans are still linking Joe Flacco 's new contract with the Ravens roster purge. It's an understandable reaction, but it's completely wrong.

Regardless of what happens with the Ravens, Anquan Boldin has Joe Flacco in his corner.

The two veteran quarterbacks have made good money already, while this is Joe Flacco 's first chance to cash in.

… team in this Super Bowl. You'll want to pay attention to these guys on Sunday. For the Baltimore Ravens, it's Joe Flacco , Ray Rice, Ray Lewis, Paul Kruger and Cary Williams. Now, for the San Francisco 49ers: Kaepernick, Crabtree …

The Baltimore Ravens are making a serious case for just awarding the Lombardi Trophy at halftime. Joe Flacco threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to Jacoby Jones, who made San Francisco cornerback Chris Culliver look silly once again. This …

… were called for a penalty on third down, extending the Ravens' drive. On the next play, Joe Flacco found Anquan Boldin for a 13-yard touchdown. Flacco has now thrown nine touchdowns in the postseason and no interceptions. - Nancy Armour …

… Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl. Jones got behind Chris Culliver late in the first half and hauled in a pass from Joe Flacco before falling down. Jones quickly got back up and worked his way into the end zone for a 56-yard score. The touchdown …

… forcing Baltimore to settle for Justin Tucker's 19-yard field goal. Justin Smith stuffed Ray Rice for no gain, and Joe Flacco threw an incompletion on third down. Baltimore still leads 31-23. - Nancy Armour - http://www.twitter.com …

This stat of the day comes from CBS, which tracked how long Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco and the Ravens offense were off the field from halftime through a 109-yard kickoff return and a nearly 30-minute power outage …

… event on hold for more than a half-hour, interrupting an otherwise electric, back-and-forth game that ended with Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens as NFL champions thanks to a 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. By AP Football Writer …

Joe Flacco won't have to do much negotiating after this. The Baltimore Ravens ..... have to do is show off his Super Bowl MVP trophy. ``It's cool,'' Flacco said after Baltimore's 34-31 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) PRO FOOTBALL From blowout to blackout to shootout, Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens had just enough power to survive one of the most electric Super Bowls ever. The outage flipped the momentum …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Quarterback Joe Flacco put off contract talks with the Baltimore Ravens until after the ..... Capping a perfect postseason, the unassuming and unheralded Flacco completed 22 of 33 passes for 287 yards and three first-half …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Until this Super Bowl, Joe Flacco always believed in himself more than many other folks ..... falling short of a championship. This much was clear: Flacco didn't get the top-of-the-line contract he wanted …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Working on 90 minutes of sleep, Joe Flacco wore a day-old beard and a weary smile that wouldn ..... Francisco 49ers into the early hours of Monday morning, Flacco dutifully fulfilled his obligation.

Pay me now or pay me later! With Joe Flacco the Ravens chose to pay later and now they will REALLY have to pay.

Every day brings the Ravens closer to a couple of major deadlines regarding quarterback Joe Flacco and the salary cap. Here are important dates over the next few months.

We continue our roster analysis with a look at the quarterbacks. One way or the other Joe Flacco is about to get paid.