Joe Flacco confident with Baltimore Ravens offensive line

Joe Flacco has said that knowing that he will be surrounded by the same players on the Baltimore Ravens offensive line has given him a confidence boost.

The Super Bowl champions are likely to have just one change to their starters on the O-line in 2013, following Matt Birk's retirement earlier in the off-season.

The quarterback told The Baltimore Sun: "I think every year we've been here, we've juggled the offensive line around a pretty good amount.

"I think the fact that we have a pretty good feel about who is going to be up there is definitely good for me, and the fact that they played so well together last year at the end of the season is definitely a big confidence booster."

The Ravens O-line allowed Flacco to be sacked 35 times during the 2012 NFL season.