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| Baltimore Ravens | |||||
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| Established February 9, 1996[1][2] First season: 1996 Play in M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, Maryland Headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland[3] | |||||
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National Football League (1996–present)
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| Team colors | Purple, black, metallic gold[4][5] | ||||
| Fight song | "The Baltimore Fight Song"[6] | ||||
| Mascot | Poe (costumed mascot) Rise and Conquer (live ravens)[7] | ||||
| Website | baltimoreravens.com | ||||
| Personnel | |||||
| Owner(s) | Steve Bisciotti[8] | ||||
| General manager | Eric DeCosta | ||||
| President | Sashi Brown | ||||
| Head coach | John Harbaugh | ||||
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| Championships | |||||
League championships (2)
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| Conference championships (2) | |||||
| Division championships (7) | |||||
| Playoff appearances (16) | |||||
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The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its home games at M&T Bank Stadium and is headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland.[9]
The Baltimore Ravens were established in 1996 after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced plans in 1995 to relocate the franchise from Cleveland to Baltimore.[10] As part of a settlement between the league and the city of Cleveland, Modell was required to leave the Browns' history, team colors, and records in Cleveland for a replacement team and replacement personnel that would resume play in 1999. In return, he was allowed to take his own personnel and team to Baltimore, where such personnel would form an expansion team. Therefore, the Ravens were the only franchise in any of the major American team sports which did not carry forward the records of the team as it existed prior to its move to a new location (until the Arizona Coyotes relocated to become the Utah Hockey Club in the NHL). The team is owned by Steve Bisciotti and was valued at $4.63 billion in 2023, making them the 28th-most valuable sports franchise globally.[11]
The Ravens have been one of the most successful NFL franchises since their inception, compiling a regular season record of 263–197–1 (.572), the second-highest among active franchises.[12] They also own the fourth-highest playoff winning percentage at 17–13 (.567).[12] The team has qualified for the NFL playoffs 16 times since 2000 with two Super Bowl titles (Super Bowl XXXV and Super Bowl XLVII), two AFC Championship titles (2000 and 2012), five AFC Championship game appearances (2000, 2008, 2011, 2012, and 2023), and seven AFC North division titles (2003, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, and 2023). They are one of two teams to be undefeated in multiple Super Bowl appearances, along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Ravens organization was led by general manager Ozzie Newsome from 1996 until his retirement following the 2018 season, and has had three head coaches: Ted Marchibroda, Brian Billick, and since 2008, John Harbaugh. Starting with a record-breaking defensive performance in their 2000 season, the Ravens have established a reputation for strong defensive play throughout team history. Former players such as middle linebacker Ray Lewis, safety Ed Reed, and offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden have been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Ravens History". BaltimoreRavens.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ "Baltimore Ravens Team Facts". ProFootballHOF.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ^ "Ravens Contact Us". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Ravens Naming of the Team". BaltimoreRavens.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Baltimore Ravens Team Capsule" (PDF). 2022 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book. NFL Enterprises, LLC. July 20, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "Ravens Fight Song". BaltimoreRavens.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ "Ravens Mascots". BaltimoreRavens.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "Ravens Front Office Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com. NFL Enterprises. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ "Ravens Contact Us | Baltimore Ravens". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "The Jaguars – NFL Relocations and the LA Stadium Plan". Metro Jacksonville. January 29, 2010. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ Ozanian, Mike; Teitelbaum, Justin (September 8, 2023). "Daily Cover The World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2023". Forbes. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "List of all the Pro Football Franchises". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 9, 2023.