2011 Baltimore Ravens season

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2011 Baltimore Ravens season
Owner Steve Bisciotti
General manager Ozzie Newsome
Head coach John Harbaugh
Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron
Defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano
Home field M&T Bank Stadium
Results
Record12–4
Division place1st AFC North
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Texans) 20–13
Lost AFC Championship
(at Patriots) 20–23
Pro Bowlers RB Ray Rice
FB Vonta Leach
G Marshal Yanda
DT Haloti Ngata
OLB Terrell Suggs
MLB Ray Lewis
FS Ed Reed
Uniform
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The 2011 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 16th in the National Football League (NFL), the fourth under head coach John Harbaugh and their 10th season under general manager Ozzie Newsome.

Contents

The 2011 season marked one of the most successful seasons in Baltimore Ravens franchise history. The Ravens completed the season with a 12–4 record, matching their record from 2010, and winning the AFC North division title for the third time in franchise history. By earning a playoff berth in 2011, the Ravens set a franchise record by going to the postseason for four consecutive seasons. This was also the first and (as of 2023) only season the Ravens swept their division.

Over his first four years, Harbaugh compiled an overall record of 44–20 in the regular season and 5–4 in the postseason. The Ravens avenged their 2010 divisional round playoff loss against the Steelers in week 1 of the season with a big 35–7 victory at home. The 2011 campaign also marked the first time the Ravens played a Thanksgiving game: the Ravens played the San Francisco 49ers and won 16–6. (San Francisco was coached by John Harbaugh's brother Jim, and many dubbed the Thanksgiving game the "Harbaugh Bowl.") Coincidentally the Ravens and 49ers would meet next year in Super Bowl XLVII, which saw the Ravens win their 2nd title in franchise history.

After defeating the Cincinnati Bengals in week 17, the Ravens earned the first-round bye for the first time since 2006 as the second seed in the AFC. They won the Divisional Round against the Houston Texans but were defeated by the New England Patriots in the Conference Championship game, 23–20 after wide receiver Lee Evans failed to catch what likely would have been the game-winning touchdown on 2nd down and 1, and placekicker Billy Cundiff missed a game-tying 32-yard field goal attempt with 11 seconds remaining in regulation.

Linebacker Terrell Suggs was named Defensive Player of the Year.

Offseason

Signings and Re-signings

On July 26, 2011 it was announced that the Ravens had agreed to terms on re-signing G/T Marshal Yanda to a 5-year contract. However, the Ravens could not officially sign him until July 29, 2011.

On July 30, 2011 the Ravens re-signed Cornerback Chris Carr.

On July 31, 2011 the Ravens signed former Texans FB Vonta Leach.

On August 8, 2011 the Ravens signed former Dolphins RB Ricky Williams.

Later on during the pre season, the Ravens added Left tackle Bryant McKinnie from the Minnesota Vikings, Wide Receiver Lee Evans from the Buffalo Bills, and Offensive Center Andre Gurode from the Dallas Cowboys.

Departures and Releases

On July 26, 2011, the Ravens announced that they would release 4 former/current starters, TE Todd Heap, WR Derrick Mason, NT Kelly Gregg, and HB Willis McGahee. The Ravens also said they hope to bring back Heap, Mason, and Gregg at reduced salaries.

Signings by Team:

2011 NFL Draft

2011 Baltimore Ravens draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
127 Jimmy Smith   CB Colorado
258 Torrey Smith   WR Maryland
385 Jah Reid   OT Central Florida
4123 Tandon Doss   WR Indiana
5164 Chykie Brown   CB Texas
5165 Pernell McPhee   DE Mississippi State
6180 Tyrod Taylor  *  QB Virginia Tech
7225 Anthony Allen   RB Georgia Tech
      Made roster        Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
^[a] The Ravens traded its original fifth-round selection (#157 overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for CB Josh Wilson.
^[b] Compensatory selection.
^[c] The Ravens acquired this sixth-round selection from the St. Louis Rams in exchange for its original seventh-round selection (#228 overall) and WR Mark Clayton.
^[d] The Ravens acquired this seventh-round selection in a trade that sent DE Antwan Barnes to the Philadelphia Eagles.
^[e] The Ravens held the #26 overall pick, but allowed their 10-minute window to expire before making their selection. Before the Ravens made their pick, the Kansas City Chiefs holding the following selection picked WR Jon Baldwin, making the Ravens selection #27 overall.
^[f] The Ravens traded the 90th overall pick and a sixth round selection (191st overall) to the Eagles who picked CB Curtis Marsh and Guard Jason Kelce for the 85th overall pick (Jah Reid)

Personnel

Staff

Baltimore Ravens 2011 staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – John Dunn
  • Assistant athletic trainer – Kevin Domboski
  • Assistant athletic trainer – Ron Medlin

Final roster

2011 Baltimore Ravens roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 7 reserve, 8 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 11at Philadelphia Eagles L 6–130–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
2August 19 Kansas City Chiefs W 31–131–1 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
3August 25 Washington Redskins W 34–312–1 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
4September 1at Atlanta Falcons W 21–73–1 Georgia Dome Recap

Regular season

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 11 Pittsburgh Steelers W 35–71–0 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
2September 18at Tennessee Titans L 13–261–1 LP Field Recap
3September 25at St. Louis Rams W 37–72–1 Edward Jones Dome Recap
4October 2 New York Jets W 34–173–1M&T Bank Stadium Recap
5 Bye
6October 16 Houston Texans W 29–144–1M&T Bank Stadium Recap
7October 24at Jacksonville Jaguars L 7–124–2 EverBank Field Recap
8October 30 Arizona Cardinals W 30–275–2M&T Bank Stadium Recap
9November 6at Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–206–2 Heinz Field Recap
10November 13at Seattle Seahawks L 17–226–3 CenturyLink Field Recap
11November 20 Cincinnati Bengals W 31–247–3M&T Bank Stadium Recap
12 November 24 San Francisco 49ers W 16–68–3M&T Bank Stadium Recap
13December 4at Cleveland Browns W 24–109–3 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap
14December 11 Indianapolis Colts W 24–1010–3M&T Bank Stadium Recap
15December 18at San Diego Chargers L 14–3410–4 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
16December 24 Cleveland Browns W 20–1411–4M&T Bank Stadium Recap
17January 1at Cincinnati Bengals W 24–1612–4 Paul Brown Stadium Recap


Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week One: Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Steelers07007
Ravens14711335

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

On the first play from scrimmage, Ray Rice scampered for 36 yards and would finish the game with 107 rushing yards, in the previous season the Steelers had given up an average of 62.8 rushing yards per game. Two plays later Joe Flacco threw a 27-yard strike to Anquan Boldin, giving the Ravens a lead they would never relinquish. Defense would be the story of this game, however, as Terrell Suggs strip-sacked Ben Roethlisberger during the Steelers second possession and Haloti Ngata recovered at the Pittsburgh 37-yard line. Suggs ended the game with 3 sacks and the Ravens forced 7 turnovers. With this win not only did the Ravens improve to 1–0, but they handed the Steelers their first opening day loss since 2002.

Week 2: at Tennessee Titans

Week Two: Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Ravens0100313
Titans01010626

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

With this loss, the Ravens fell to 1–1.

Week 3: at St. Louis Rams

Week Three: Baltimore Ravens at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Ravens2163737
Rams00707

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: September 25
  • Game time: 4:05 pm. EDT/3:05 pm. CDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 56,289
  • Referee: Scott Green
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
Game information

Coming off a week 2 loss, the Ravens were determined to bounce back and fight hard. On their second offensive play from scrimmage, Flacco threw a 74-yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Torrey Smith. It was the first catch of Smith's career and the longest pass of Flacco's. Before the first quarter was up, Flacco would throw two more touchdown passes to Smith for 41 and 18 yards respectively, marking the 12th time in NFL history that any receiver caught three touchdown passes in a single quarter, and the first time ever for a rookie. The Ravens would later add 16 more points on three Billy Cundiff field goals and a fumble forced by Ray Lewis and recovered by Haloti Ngata and then run into the end zone (Cundiff also missed two 51-yard field goals). This marked the first and as of 2018 only touchdown in Ngata's career. Offensively, the Ravens gained 553 yards in the entire game, a franchise record. The only score for the Rams came in the third quarter, when quarterback Sam Bradford threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Gibson.

With this win, the Ravens improved to 2–1.

Week 4: vs. New York Jets

Week Four: New York Jets at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jets7100017
Ravens17107034

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

Coming off their dominating road win over the Rams, the Ravens went home, donned their alternate uniforms, and played a Week 4 Sunday night duel with the New York Jets. Baltimore delivered the game's opening punch with safety Ed Reed forcing a sack-fumble from Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, allowing linebacker Jameel McClain to recover the fumble and go 6 yards for a touchdown. New York would respond with running back Joe McKnight returning a kickoff 107 yards for a touchdown. Afterwards, the Ravens regained the lead with a 38-yard field goal from kicker Billy Cundiff, followed by a 3-yard touchdown run from running back Ray Rice. Baltimore added onto their lead in the second quarter with another 38-yard field goal from Cundiff, followed by defensive end Haloti Ngata forcing a fumble from Sanchez, allowing linebacker Jarret Johnson to return the fumble 26 yards for a touchdown. The Jets responded with linebacker David Harris returning an interception 36 yards for a touchdown, followed by kicker Nick Folk booting a 40-yard field goal. The Ravens struck back in the third quarter with cornerback Lardarius Webb returning an interception 73 yards for a touchdown. From there, Baltimore's defense prevented any comeback attempt from the Jets.

With this win, the Ravens went into their bye week at 3–1.

Week 6: vs. Houston Texans

Week Six: Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Texans077014
Ravens7361329

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: October 16
  • Game time: 4:05 pm. EDT
  • Game weather: 72 °F or 22.2 °C (Partly Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 71,154
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
Game information

With stadium flags lowered to half-mast in remembrance of the passing of Pat Modell, wife of former owner Art Modell, the Ravens set the tone early with a 9-minute, 93-yard drive for a touchdown. Joe Flacco who scored on a quarterback sneak to cap the drive, also threw for 305 yards while Ray Rice ran for 101 yards. Ray Lewis became the first player in NFL history with 40 sacks and 30 interceptions when he sacked Matt Schaub in the first quarter. With this win, the Ravens improved to 4–1. [1]

Week 7: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Seven: Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Ravens00077
Jaguars333312

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

With this loss, the Ravens fell to 4–2.

Week 8: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Eight: Arizona Cardinals at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals3210327
Ravens06141030

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

With this win, the Ravens improved to 5–2.

Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Nine: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Ravens367723
Steelers0601420

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 6
  • Game time: 8:20 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 50 °F or 10 °C (Partly Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 64,851
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Game information

As in their previous match this year, the Ravens scored first with an 18-yard field goal by kicker Billy Cundiff, the only points scored in the first quarter by either team. Steelers kicker Shaun Suisham answered with a 36-yard field goal early in the second quarter, and a 30-yard field goal near the end, but both of these were quickly matched by Baltimore's Cundiff with a 43-yard and 51-yard field goal, respectively, giving Baltimore a 9–6 lead at halftime. The Ravens then increased their lead in the third quarter when Ray Rice scored the first touchdown of the game on a 4-yard run. The Steelers rallied in the fourth quarter, with running back Rashard Mendenhall making a 1-yard run to score a touchdown, and then taking the lead for the first time in the game when quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hit Mike Wallace in the endzone with a 25-yard pass for a second touchdown. During the game's final minutes the Ravens began a 92-yard drive, culminating in a 26-yard touchdown pass by quarterback Joe Flacco to wide receiver Torrey Smith leaving 8 seconds on the clock improving the Ravens’ record to 6–2.

Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Ten: Baltimore Ravens at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Ravens073717
Seahawks1093022

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 13
  • Game time: 4:05 pm. EST/1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 50 °F or 10 °C (Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 66,522
  • Referee: Scott Green
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
Game information

With this loss, the Ravens fell to 6–3.

Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Eleven: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bengals7071024
Ravens01410731

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 67 °F or 19.4 °C (Partly Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 74,320
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
Game information

With this win, the Ravens improved to 7–3.

Week 12: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Thanksgiving Day game

Week Twelve: San Francisco 49ers at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
49ers30306
Ravens3301016

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

Coming off their divisional home win over the Bengals, head coach John Harbaugh and the Ravens stayed at home for a Week 12 interconference duel with the San Francisco 49ers and their head coach (John's brother) Jim Harbaugh, on Thanksgiving. (The game was jokingly nicknamed "The Harbaugh Bowl.")

Baltimore delivered the game's opening punch in the first quarter with a 39-yard field goal from kicker Billy Cundiff, but the 49ers answered with kicker David Akers getting a 45-yard field goal. The Ravens regained the lead in the second quarter with a 23-yard field goal from Cundiff.

San Francisco began the third quarter with Akers nailing a 52-yard field goal, yet Baltimore regained the lead in the fourth quarter with quarterback Joe Flacco finding tight end Dennis Pitta on an 8-yard touchdown pass, followed by a 39-yard field goal from Cundiff. Afterwards, the defense would hold to prevent any comeback attempt from the 49ers.

With this win, the Ravens improved to 8–3.

Linebacker Terrell Suggs (3 tackles, 3 sacks, & 1 forced fumble) was named NFL Network’s Puddin' Pie Award winner.

Week 13: at Cleveland Browns

Week Thirteen: Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Ravens0107724
Browns003710

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 4:05 pm. EST [2]
  • Game weather: 54 °F or 12.2 °C (Rain)
  • Game attendance: 63,648
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
Game information

The Ravens entered the game concerned that they would have trouble, having lost three matches in the year to teams with losing records on the road. This increased their determination. On their first possession, they came within field goal range on 4th and 1, and decided to attempt to convert, which failed. But on their next possession, Ray Rice scored a touchdown for a 7–0 lead. Billy Cundiff missed two moderate field goals in the first half, but toward the end, made one that increased the lead to 10–0. The Browns forced a fumble in the third quarter and capitalized on it with a field goal, cutting this lead to 10–3. But on the ensuing drive, Ray Rice, who rushed for over 200 yards in the entire game, had a 67-yard gain which led to a touchdown, increasing the lead to 17–3. They would later add to that cushion when Lardarius Webb returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown. The Browns made one more touchdown, making what would be the final score of 24–10. But when the Ravens got their final possession, following the 2-minute warning, they were able to run out the clock as they won their seventh straight game over the Browns and improved to 9–3.

Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Fourteen: Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Colts030710
Ravens1077024

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: December 11
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 43 °F or 6.1 °C (Sunny)
  • Game attendance: 71,187
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
Game information

With this win, the Ravens improved to 10–3.

Week 15: at San Diego Chargers

Week Fifteen: Baltimore Ravens at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Ravens070714
Chargers71014334

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 8:20 pm. EST/5:20 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 58 °F or 14.4 °C (Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 67,242
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Game information

With this loss, the Ravens fell to 10–4.

Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Sixteen: Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Browns007714
Ravens1073020

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 44 °F or 6.7 °C (Partly Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 71,083
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Rich Gannon
Game information

With their 8th-straight win over the Browns, the Ravens improved to 11–4.

Week 17: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Seventeen: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Ravens1070724
Bengals307616

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: January 1
  • Game time: 4:15 pm. EST [3]
  • Game weather: 40 °F or 4.4 °C (Cloudy & Windy)
  • Game attendance: 63,439
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Dan Fouts
Game information

Ray Rice took over the offensive by totaling 191 rushing yards and two long touchdowns on 24 carries in the Ravens' victory that closed out the regular season at 12–4 and the team clinched first division crown since 2006. Rice's touchdown runs came on rushes of 70 and 51 yards and for the effort he was named the AFC's offensive player of the week by the NFL. The Ravens also set records such as going 6–0 against division rivals and winning their 8th-straight division rival game as they swept the Bengals for the first time since 2008. From here, the Ravens would then play six of their next nine Week 17 games against the Bengals, losing five straight before finally defeating them in 2020.

Postseason

Playoff roundDateKickoffOpponent (seed)ResultRecordGame siteTVRecap
Wild Card First-round bye
DivisionalJanuary 151:00 p.m. Houston Texans (3)W 20–131–0 M&T Bank Stadium CBS Recap
AFC ChampionshipJanuary 223:00 p.m.at New England Patriots (1)L 20–231–1 Gillette Stadium CBS Recap

AFC Divisional Playoff Game: vs. #3 Houston Texans

AFC Divisional Playoff Game: Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Texans3100013
Ravens1700320

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

After a 60-yard return on the opening kick-off, the Texans drove the ball to the Baltimore 21 where they settled for a 40 field goal and took an early 3–0 lead. The Ravens go three and out and punt the ball back to Houston, but Texans punt returner Jacoby Jones misplays the punt and the Ravens recover inside the Houston 5-yard line. Joe Flacco would hit tight end Kris Wilson (his first catch of the season) for a touchdown and the Ravens took a lead they would never surrender. Baltimore dominated Houston's passing game, intercepting rookie quarterback T. J. Yates 3 times and held the Texans scoreless in the second half. The Ravens committed no penalties during the game and never turned the ball over by fumble or interception. Arian Foster ran for 132 yards, the first 100-yard plus performance ever against the Ravens in post season. After the game, Foster and Ray Lewis exchanged game jerseys.

AFC Championship: at #1 New England Patriots

AFC Championship: Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Ravens01010020
Patriots3103723

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

With the loss, the Ravens finished their season with a 13–5 record preventing them from reaching their 2nd Super bowl in 11 years. Lee Evans failed to make the game-winning touchdown on 2nd & 1 and Billy Cundiff missed a 32-yard field goal with 0:11 left in regulation, which would have sent the game into overtime.

Division standings

AFC North
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(2) Baltimore Ravens 1240.7506–09–3378266W2
(5) Pittsburgh Steelers 1240.7504–29–3325227W2
(6) Cincinnati Bengals 970.5632–46–6344323L1
Cleveland Browns 4120.2500–63–9218307L6

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The 2015 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 20th in the National Football League (NFL) and their eighth under head coach John Harbaugh. Although picked by some, including Sports Illustrated's Peter King, to reach the Super Bowl, they had a disappointing season due to devastating injuries to team starters. 14 of their games were decided by 8 points or less and Joe Flacco, Justin Forsett, Steve Smith, Sr., and Terrell Suggs all suffered season ending injuries. They were eliminated from playoff contention in Week 14 with a loss to the Seattle Seahawks, in which they also suffered their ninth loss, resulting their first losing season in the Harbaugh era and first since the collapse of the Brian Billick era. Ultimately the Ravens finished with a 5–11 record and twenty-two players ended the season on Injured Reserve. The 5–11 record is their worst since the 2007 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Cincinnati Bengals season</span> NFL team season

The 2015 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 48th overall and the thirteenth under head coach Marvin Lewis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Baltimore Ravens season</span> NFL team season

The 2016 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 21st in the National Football League (NFL) and their ninth under head coach John Harbaugh. With a week 12 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, the Ravens improved upon their 5–11 record from 2015, finishing the season 8–8. Despite the improvement, the Ravens failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive year after losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day in Week 16. It was the first time the Ravens missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons since 2004–2005, and their first consecutive non-winning seasons since 1996–1999. They did, however, improve their position in the division, finishing in second place after finishing in third place for the previous three seasons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Baltimore Ravens season</span> 22nd season in franchise history

The 2017 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 22nd in the National Football League (NFL) and their 10th under head coach John Harbaugh. This was also the 10th season with Joe Flacco as the team's starting quarterback. The Ravens improved on the previous season's 8–8 record, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season because of a last second touchdown in a 31–27 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, combined with a Buffalo Bills' victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 17.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Baltimore Ravens season</span> 23rd season in franchise history

The 2018 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 23rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 11th under head coach John Harbaugh, and their 17th and final season under general manager Ozzie Newsome.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Baltimore Ravens season</span> 24th season in franchise history

The 2019 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 24th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 12th under head coach John Harbaugh. This was the team's first season under general manager Eric DeCosta following the retirement of Ozzie Newsome.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Baltimore Ravens season</span> 25th season in franchise history

The 2020 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 25th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 13th under head coach John Harbaugh. They failed to improve upon their franchise-best 14–2 regular season and were denied their third consecutive AFC North title following a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 12 after 18 of their players contracted COVID-19. Despite this, as well as a 6–5 start, the Ravens won their five remaining games to finish 11–5 and after a win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 17, clinched their third consecutive playoff berth. The Ravens rushed for 3,071 yds during the regular season, best in the NFL for the second consecutive season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Baltimore Ravens season</span> 26th season in franchise history, winless collapse after 8-3 start

The 2021 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 26th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 14th under head coach John Harbaugh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Baltimore Ravens season</span> 27th season in franchise history

The 2022 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 27th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 15th under head coach John Harbaugh. They improved on their 8–9 record from the previous season and qualified for the postseason after missing the playoffs the previous season.

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