The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens are members of the North division in the American Football Conference (AFC) of the National Football League (NFL); from 1996 to 2001, they played in the AFC Central division. The team began play in as a result of former Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell's decision to move the Browns to Baltimore, however, the Ravens were treated as an expansion franchise as the Browns' records and history were left in Cleveland. The Ravens were owned by Modell until 2004 when he sold the team to Baltimore businessman Steve Bisciotti.
Over their 29 seasons in the NFL, the Ravens have become a successful team. Through the 2024 season, their record of 268 wins, 199 losses, and 1 tie is tied for the best all-time regular season record among active franchises. They also have the fourth best playoff record with 18 wins and 14 losses. The Ravens have won two Super Bowl championships: in , when the team defeated the New York Giants 34–7 in Super Bowl XXXV; and in , when the team defeated the San Francisco 49ers 34–31 in Super Bowl XLVII. They are one of two NFL franchises to be undefeated in multiple Super Bowls, along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In addition to their two Super Bowl wins, the Ravens have won two AFC Championship titles (2000 and 2012) and eight AFC North division titles (2003, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2023 and 2024). The team currently has eighteen winning seasons, three 8–8 seasons, and eight losing seasons.
Seasons
+ KeySuper Bowl champions*Conference champions#Division championsWild Card berth^
+ SeasonTeamLeagueConferenceDivisionRegular seasonPostseason resultsAwardsHead coachFinish 1996NFLAFCCentral5th4120 Ted Marchibroda 1997NFLAFCCentral5th691Peter Boulware () 1998NFLAFCCentral4th6100 1999NFLAFCCentral3rd880 Brian Billick 2000NFL*AFC# Central2nd^1240 Won Wild Card Playoffs (Broncos) 21–3Won Divisional Playoffs (at Titans) 24–10Won AFC Championship (at Raiders) 16–3Won Super Bowl XXXV (1) (vs. Giants) 34–7Ray Lewis (, ) 2001NFLAFCCentral 2nd^1060Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 20–3Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 10–27 2002NFLAFCNorth3rd790 2003NFLAFC North 1st1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Titans) 17–20Jamal Lewis ()Ray Lewis ()Terrell Suggs () 2004NFLAFCNorth2nd970Ed Reed () 2005NFLAFCNorth3rd6100 2006NFLAFCNorth1st1330Lost Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 6–15 2007NFLAFCNorth4th5110 2008NFLAFCNorth 2nd^1150Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 27–9 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Titans) 13–10 Lost AFC Championship (at Steelers) 14–23John Harbaugh 2009NFLAFCNorth 2nd^970Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Patriots) 33–14 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Colts) 3–20 2010NFLAFCNorth2nd^1240 Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Chiefs) 30–7 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 24–31 2011NFLAFC North 1st1240Won Divisional Playoffs (Texans) 20–13 Lost AFC Championship (at Patriots) 20–23 Terrell Suggs ()Matt Birk () 2012 NFL* AFC# North 1st1060Won Wild Card Playoffs (Colts) 24–9 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Broncos) 38–35 (2OT) Won AFC Championship (at Patriots) 28–13 Won Super Bowl XLVII (2) (vs. 49ers) 34–31Joe Flacco () 2013NFLAFCNorth3rd880 2014NFLAFCNorth3rd^1060Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Steelers) 30–17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 31–35 2015NFLAFCNorth3rd5110 2016NFLAFCNorth2nd880 2017NFLAFCNorth2nd970 2018NFLAFC North 1st1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Chargers) 17–23 2019NFLAFC North 1st1420Lost Divisional Playoffs (Titans) 12–28Lamar Jackson ()John Harbaugh () 2020NFLAFCNorth 2nd^1150Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Titans) 20–13 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Bills) 3–17 2021NFLAFCNorth4th890 2022NFLAFCNorth 2nd^1070Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Bengals) 17–24 2023NFLAFC North 1st1340Won Divisional Playoffs (Texans) 34–10Lost AFC Championship (Chiefs) 10–17Lamar Jackson () 2024NFLAFC North 1st1250Won Wild Card Playoffs (Steelers) 28–14Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Bills) 25–27 2025NFLAFCNorth2nd890Total2762081All-time regular season record (1996–2025)1814—All-time postseason record (1996–2025)2942221All-time regular & postseason record (1996–2025)
See also History of the Baltimore Ravens
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