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2014 Baltimore Ravens season

The 2014 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 19th in the National Football League (NFL) and their seventh under head coach John Harbaugh. The Ravens improved upon their 8–8 record from 2013, when they missed the playoffs for the first time since 2007. Additionally, the Ravens scored a franchise record 409 points and quarterback Joe Flacco passed for a career-high 27 touchdowns and 3,986 yards.

The Ravens clinched the sixth seed in the AFC playoffs following their Week 17 win against the Browns. This was their first time making the playoffs in the post-Ray Lewis era, having failed the make the playoffs the previous season. After winning the AFC wild card game against their divisional rival Pittsburgh Steelers, the Ravens were ultimately defeated in the AFC Divisional Round by the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, failing to upset them on the road in a repeat of the Ravens' 2012 Super Bowl winning-season. After this, the Ravens would not qualify to make the postseason again until 2018.

The season was not without controversy, however, as TMZ released a video of star running back Ray Rice punching his wife Janay Palmer then dragging her out of the Revel Casino's elevator in Atlantic City. On September 8, 2014 after seeing the video, the Ravens released Rice.

Personnel

2014 draft class

Draft trades

The Ravens finished with the same record and strength of schedule as the Dallas Cowboys at the end of the 2013 season. The tiebreaker was determined by way of a coin flip at the NFL Scouting Combine, with the Cowboys selecting 16th in the first round and the Ravens selecting 17th.
The Ravens traded their original fourth- and fifth-round selections (Nos. 114 and 159 overall, respectively) to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for offensive tackle Eugene Monroe.
The Ravens traded their original seventh-round selection (No. 232 overall) to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for center A. Q. Shipley. || 218

Staff

Final roster

Schedule

Preseason

During the first preseason game vs the 49ers the Ravens won the third "Harbowl", as coach John Harbaugh defeated his brother Jim Harbaugh for the third time (following the Thanksgiving game in 2011 and Super Bowl XLVII).

Regular season

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 3: at Cleveland Browns

Week 4: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Joe Flacco would break an NFL record for fastest time for throwing 5 touchdown passes (16 minutes) since the AFL–NFL merger.

Week 7: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 8: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 10: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 11: Bye Week

Week 12: at New Orleans Saints

The Ravens were the only AFC North team to defeat all of their NFC South opponents.

Week 13: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 14: at Miami Dolphins

Week 15: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 16: at Houston Texans

Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns

With the win, the Ravens finished the season 10–6. The team also improved to 13–1 against the Browns in the Flacco-Harbaugh era. Thanks to the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the San Diego Chargers, the Ravens secured the sixth seed in the NFL playoffs.