Baltimore Ravens
Team Stats
AFC North
1996
M&T Bank Stadium
One Super Bowl win - 1-0 record
Head Coach
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John Harbaugh
- 11-5
- 2-1
- One season
- 13-6
John Harbaugh was hired as the Ravens third head coach on January 19, 2008. Before assuming that position he spent 11 seasons as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Eagles. In his first year in charge, Harbaugh guided the Ravens to the AFC Championship Game.
Featured Player
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Ray Lewis
- Linebacker
- 6-1
- 250 lbs
- 34
- 15/5/1975
- University of Miami
- 14 seasons
Ray Lewis is considered one of the most physical and talented linebackers to ever play in the NFL. He is a 10-time Pro Bowler, two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and in 2001 he was Super Bowl XXXV MVP. Lewis led the Ravens with 117 tackles in 2008 and added 4 sacks and 3 interceptions.
Team Info
The Ravens franchise took flight in 1996 when owner Art Modell made the controversial move to take his Cleveland Browns team to Baltimore. The team was re-named and all former Browns records remained in Cleveland. In January, 2001, the Ravens made fans in Cleveland even more bitter about the switch when they defeated the New York Giants 34-7 to win Super Bowl XXXV. The Ravens grabbed the AFC North title in 2006, finishing with a 13-3 record, but fell to the division's basement in 2007 with a 5-11 record, ending head coach Brian Billick's tenure with the team. The appointment of head coach John Harbaugh and selection of quarterback Joe Flacco in the 2008 NFL Draft paid immediate dividends as the Ravens won 11 regular season games before seeing off Miami and Tennessee in the playoffs. Baltimore fell one game short of the Super Bowl in 2008 but have high hopes of going a step further in 2009.
