"Ray Lewis' first game since suffering a turf toe injury on his right foot played out in typical fashion with the 12-time Pro Bowl inside linebacker leading the Ravens in tackles in Sunday night's 34-14 loss to the San Diego Chargers.

After the contest, Lewis spoke about playing for the first time since Nov. 13 when he sustained the injury in a 22-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

"I felt good," he said. "I never injured myself one time, and I take my hat off to this organization because we made some real hard decisions the last couple of weeks [of] if I should or should not play. I came out totally healthy, and I'm excited because in the long run, when you sit back and watch our team, we get to go back home to do some special things coming up this next couple of weeks. For me personally, I think I came out really healthy, and I'm very excited.""