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OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Terrell Suggs came around the edge last Sunday and had a clear shot on Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. By the time he got to Newton, Elvis Dumervil had converged as well. Does a half sack officially mean Suggs ended his drought? “Not yet," Suggs said. "I thought I did, but I ended up having to share it [with Dumervil]." Suggs is searching for his first full sack of the season. In rushing the quarterback 65 times this season, he has three quarterback hits and five hurries, both of which rank in the top 20 for 3-4 outside linebackers. This is the second time that he's gone the first four games of his season without a full sack and the first since 2007, when he finished with five. Suggs takes solace in the fact that the Ravens are tied for second in fewest points allowed and rank 12th in the NFL in pass defense. "It’d be one thing if we were getting lit up for 400 yards passing and [if teams were] putting up 40 points on [us]," Suggs said. "Then people would say the lack of pass rush is the reason the Ravens get lit up, but it’s not that. A big part of why we’re 3-1 is because [of] what opposing offenses have to do against our pass rush. I don’t think I’ve broken the ice yet. I’m still going to go to work until I get one.” Getting a sack will be a challenge on Sunday, when Suggs will line up most of the game against Colts left tackle Anthony Castonzo. He hasn't given up a sack this year and is the highest-rated left tackle in pass protection this year by Pro Football Focus.
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