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Former Ravens players Terrell Suggs, Za'Darius Smith and Kyle Juszczyk will all suit up this weekend in hopes of reaching the Super Bowl.

49ers FB Kyle Juszczyk
A fourth-round pick of the Ravens in 2013, Juszczyk spent four seasons in Baltimore before signing a lucrative contract in San Francisco. Juszczyk replaced Vonta Leach in Baltimore and was a Pro Bowler in his final year as a Raven. He has since gone to the Pro Bowl every year with the 49ers and is an integral part of their dynamic offense. This season, he caught 20 passes for 239 yards and a touchdown and blocked in the NFL's No. 2-ranked rushing offense.

49ers RB Raheem Mostert
After going undrafted in 2015, Mostert first went to Philadelphia, then Miami, before the Ravens signed him in mid-October following a season-ending injury to Lorenzo Taliaferro. He returned five kickoffs for 164 yards in seven games with the Ravens before he was released in December in hopes of getting him back on the practice squad. It didn't work out as the Browns claimed him. After that, Mostert had stops with the New York Jets and Chicago Bears before landing in San Francisco. He led the 49ers in rushing this season with 772 yards and eight touchdowns, including a season-high 146 yards in Baltimore.

Packers OLB Za'Darius Smith
A fourth-round pick of the Ravens in 2015, Smith had 18.5 sacks in his four years in purple and black. He cashed in on a breakout 2018 campaign (8.5 sacks) to get a mega deal (four years, $66 million) with the Packers. While it was a hefty deal, Smith earned it with 13.5 sacks this season – the sixth-most in the league. He's a team captain and Green Bay's most disruptive defensive player.

Packers Defensive Coordinator Mike Pettine
The Ravens gave Pettine his NFL start as a coaching assistant in 2002 and he climbed the ranks, eventually to outside linebackers coach from 2005-2008. He then followed Rex Ryan to New York in 2009 to be his defensive coordinator. He rose to head coach in Cleveland in 2014, but was fired after just two seasons. After two years out of football, he came back in Green Bay last year. The Packers defense finished 18th in the NFL this season and tied for seventh (with the Ravens) with 25 takeaways.

Titans OLB Kamalei Correa
The Ravens traded Correa to the Titans before making final roster cuts for the 2018 roster. The 2016 second-round pick didn't have any sacks in his first two seasons with Baltimore, but has heated up with the Titans. He had notched a sack in five of his last seven games, including dropping Lamar Jackson in his return to M&T Bank Stadium in the divisional playoff game. He has started both Titans playoff games.

Titans Defensive Coordinator Dean Pees
Pees spent six years as the Ravens' defensive coordinator, including in 2012 when a goal-line stop preserved the Super Bowl XLVII victory. Pees' Ravens defenses ranked in the top 10 three times during his tenure. He announced his retirement immediately following the 2017 season, but came out of retirement 28 days later to take the same job with the Titans. Pees' defense ranked 21st in the NFL this year, but scored big in turnovers. Its biggest win came in holding the Ravens' top-scoring offense to just 12 points in the playoffs.

Chiefs OLB Terrell Suggs
The Ravens' all-time sacks leader signed with Arizona last offseason, but was mutually released by the Cardinals late in the season as it was rumored he wanted to come back to Baltimore for a playoff push. However, the Chiefs were ahead of the Ravens in the waiver order and cut off a potential homecoming. Suggs got a sack in Week 17, moving him to No. 8 all-time ahead of DeMarcus Ware. He isn't a starter and is playing about half of the Chiefs' defensive snaps.

Chiefs Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo
Spagnuolo has coached with six different NFL teams. After two stints as a defensive coordinator (New York Giants, New Orleans Saints) and one as a head coach (St. Louis Rams), Spaguolo landed in Baltimore as a senior defensive assistant and was promoted to secondary coach in 2014. He left to head back to the Giants as their defensive coordinator in 2015. Spags' Chiefs showed great improvement over the second half of the season and finished 17th in the league. Their improvement is a big reason why they're the current favorite to win the Super Bowl.