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BALTIMORE (AP)The short list of the Baltimore Ravens’ greatest defensive players begins with Ray Lewis and ends with Ed Reed. That’s it. Perhaps it’s time to add another name to that elite club. Terrell Suggs has been harassing quarterbacks for 15 years now Kendall Sheffield Jersey , and at age 35 is still going strong. He has 7+ sacks this season and will be looking to enhance that number Monday night when Baltimore (5-5) hosts Houston (4-6). Suggs’ statistics, as well as the leadership he’s provided in the locker room and on the field, put him alongside Lewis and Reed as the Ravens’ best of the best. ”One hundred percent,” Baltimore safety Eric Weddle said. ”He’s right even with both those guys. To play that long with this organization and the things he’s accomplished, and doing it at such a high level for so many years, is very rare. He’ll be on the Mount Rushmore for the Ravens, and rightfully so. He’s earned it – and still has a lot left in the tank.” When Suggs was drafted in the first round of 2003 as a 20-year-old out of Arizona State, he spoke excitedly about being a member of the renowned Ravens defense. Then he went out and proved he belonged. Suggs had 12 sacks and was The Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2003. He was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2011, has been selected to six Pro Bowls, earned a Super Bowl ring in 2012 and is the franchise leader with 122 sacks. After spending the offseason working harder than ever before, he’s become the focal point of a unit that has registered three shutouts and forced 23 turnovers. Though he’s long had a reputation for being brash, Suggs was quite reserved when talking about his play this season. ”It is kind of like the no-hitter. You don’t really talk about it http://www.falconscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-john-cominsky-jersey ,” he said. ”You just try to continue to progress and play well every week. I like to say I have not hit my cruising altitude yet; I’m still trying to ascend.” Maybe so, but stopping Suggs has been – and still is – a significant part of every opposing coach’s game plan. Houston head coach Bill O’Brien, who was an assistant with the New England Patriots from 2007-11, said this week: ”I do not think it matters how old he is. He is playing just like he did when I started calling plays against him in New England. He is a very active player. He does a great job of setting the edge. You better know where he is on every play.” Lewis was an outstanding linebacker with Baltimore for 17 years and Reed enjoyed 12 years as an exceptional safety with the Ravens. More than that, they were known for their leadership. Suggs learned that quality from both of them, and now fills that role through example and with a strong voice in the locker room and on the field. ”This year he’s stepped up his leadership, more so than last year and year’s past. We need him do that,” Weddle said. ”He’s always been great in meetings for the young guys. But now, leading in the weight room and showing his commitment during the offseason, I think that’s carried over. For one, he’s playing great this year and two, the young guys see that.” Safety Tony Jefferson joined the Ravens in March after spending four years with the Arizona Cardinals. Jefferson was quite familiar with Suggs’ trash-talking and his ability to get around the edge Qadree Ollison Jersey , but he never knew how good Suggs was at motivating his teammates. ”A tremendous leader, one of the best I’ve been around my entire life,” Jefferson said. ”He’s exceeded my expectations from what I heard before I got here. Just a great pro. First one here, the last to leave. And, even at the age he’s at, he’s still rolling.” Suggs shrugs off questions about whether he will return next year, but it’s a virtual certainty that he won’t be playing out his career anywhere but in Baltimore. ”I love being a Raven,” he said. ”It’s in my DNA.” — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — During pregame warmups, 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo wandered over to the spot near the 10-yard line in Arrowhead Stadium where last season came to a crashing end with a torn knee ligament.“Once I did that,” he said, “it was over with. Time to move on.”He did that quite well.After a rusty preseason debut last week Rashan Gary Jersey , Garoppolo was sharp and efficient in leading San Francisco to a 27-17 victory over the Chiefs on Saturday night. He was 14 of 20 for 188 yards and a touchdown while playing the entire first half, his nightmare Week 3 of last season becoming just a memory.“Leading up to it and everything, enough people talked about it. I definitely thought about it,” Garoppolo said. “But it’s good to get it out of the way, I think is the best way to put it.”Garoppolo led the 49ers deep into Kansas City territory four times, throwing a nice TD pass to Matt Breida and getting two field goals from Robbie Gould. The other drive ended on a failed fourth down.“Last week wasn’t nearly as bad as it looked, but it definitely looked that bad live,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said. “Today, everyone was on the same page a little bit better, moved the chains a couple of times and just got into a rhythm and start playing football.”Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes was just as good, going 8 of 10 for 126 yards. The highlight for him was a 62-yard catch-and-run to Damien Williams, who made the defensive end covering him look foolish.“To catch that ball and score that touchdown Hakeem Butler Jersey ,” Mahomes said, “that explosiveness is always good.”Mahomes was so sharp in what was likely his final tuneup before the regular season that the league MVP even completed his first incompletion — it was just caught out of bounds. His only other misfire was a drop by backup tight end Blake Bell before coach Andy Reid gave Mahomes a visor to wear.“I just thought he’d had enough,” Reid said. “They’ve had a lot of work, a lot of work in training camp. We practice fast and hard and we have some live periods where you tackle to the ground. We just felt like we were in a good place there.”Garoppolo kept his helmet on, leading a two-minute drill that gave the 49ers a go-ahead field goal.They clung to that 13-10 halftime advantage until Chiefs backup quarterback Kyle Shurmur led a 13-play, 97-yard drive that took up most of the third quarter. Byron Pringle capped it with a short TD run as the second-year pro tries to make the Chiefs as an extra wide receiver.The 49ers answered with a 12-play drive of their own. Nick Mullens, who is battling C.J. Beathard for their backup quarterback job, led the way and Jeff Wilson Jr. finished it with a TD run.Wilson put the game away with another touchdown run with 3:41 to go.STAT SHEETWilson finished with 45 yards rushing for the 49ers. Breida carried seven times for 44 yards. … Mullens was 8 of 11 for 84 yards. … Rookie WR Mecole Hardman had three catches for 40 yards for Kansas City. … Chiefs DE Frank Clark had a sack of Garoppolo in the first half.QUIET TIGHT ENDSThe 49ers’ George Kittle broke Travis Kelce’s season yardage record for tight ends within hours of him setting it during Week 17 last season. But neither dented the stat sheet Saturday night. Kittle didn’t play due to a bothersome calf injury while Kelce did not have a catch for Kansas City.SITTING OUTAlong with Kittle, the 49ers rested CBs Jason Verrett (ankle), K’Waun Williams (knee) and Tim Harris; FS Adrian Colbert (hamstring); RB Jerick McKinnon (knee); DLs Dee Ford (knee), Nick Bosa (ankle) and Jullian Taylor (back); and WR Trent Taylor (foot).The Chiefs sat SS Tyrann Mathieu (shoulder), CB Michael Hunter (groin) and WR Gehrig Dieter (back).INJURIESChiefs LB Darron Lee left with a chest injury. … CB Bashaud Breeland hurt his left shoulder while making a tackle along the sideline in the first half Chris Lindstrom Jersey , though he eventually returned to the game.RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAYThe Chiefs’ game last week in Pittsburgh was delayed about an hour by lightning. Rain fell off and on Saturday night, too, though the game continued without any delays.UP NEXT49ers: Wrap their preseason against the Chargers on Thursday night.Chiefs: Visit Green Bay for their preseason finale Thursday night.RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAYThe Chiefs’ game last week in Pittsburgh was delayed about an hour by lightning. Rain fell off and on Saturday night, too, though the game continued without any delays.UP NEXT49ers: Wrap their preseason against the Chargers on Thursday night.Chiefs: Visit Green Bay for their preseason finale Thursday night.