1997 Baltimore Ravens season

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The 1997 season was the Baltimore Ravens’ second season in the National Football League (NFL) and second under coach Ted Marchibroda. While Baltimore failed to finish above 5th in the AFC Central, they improved from 4–12 in 1996 to 6–9–1. It would be the final season they finished at the bottom of their division for 10 years.

The Ravens updated their uniforms with a new style of numbers featuring a shadow in the back. White pants were introduced for use with home jerseys, while the black pants continued to be worn on the road.

This was the final NFL season played in Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium.

Offseason

NFL draft

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Undrafted free agents

1997 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Mike Flynn Center Maine
Priest Holmes Running back Texas

Staff

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Roster

Template:NFL season roster [2]

Preseason

Schedule

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1 Template:Dow tooltip New York Giants L 20–21 0–1 Memorial Stadium
2 Template:Dow tooltip at New York Jets L 29–39 0–2 Giants Stadium
3 Template:Dow tooltip at Philadelphia Eagles L 13–24 0–3 Veterans Stadium
4 Template:Dow tooltip Buffalo Bills L 28–31 0–4 Memorial Stadium
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Regular season

Schedule

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1 August 31 Jacksonville Jaguars L 27–28 0–1 Memorial Stadium 61,018
2 September 7 Cincinnati Bengals W 23–10 1–1 Memorial Stadium 52,968
3 September 14 at New York Giants W 24–23 2–1 Giants Stadium 69,768
4 September 21 at Tennessee Oilers W 36–10 3–1 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 17,737
5 September 28 at San Diego Chargers L 17–21 3–2 Qualcomm Stadium 54,094
6 October 5 Pittsburgh Steelers L 34–42 3–3 Memorial Stadium 64,421
7 Bye
8 October 19 Miami Dolphins L 13–24 3–4 Memorial Stadium 64,354
9 October 26 at Washington Redskins W 20–17 4–4 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 75,067
10 November 2 at New York Jets L 16–19 (OT) 4–5 Giants Stadium 59,524
11 November 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–37 4–6 Three Rivers Stadium 56,669
12 November 16 Philadelphia Eagles T 10–10 (OT) 4–6–1 Memorial Stadium 63,546
13 November 23 Arizona Cardinals L 13–16 4–7–1 Memorial Stadium 53,976
14 November 30 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 27–29 4–8–1 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 63,712
15 December 7 Seattle Seahawks W 31–24 5–8–1 Memorial Stadium 54,395
16 December 14 Tennessee Oilers W 21–19 6–8–1 Memorial Stadium 60,558
17 December 21 at Cincinnati Bengals L 14–16 6–9–1 Cinergy Field 50,917

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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References

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