2004 Baltimore Ravens season
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The 2004 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 9th in the National Football League (NFL), their 6th under head coach Brian Billick, and their 3rd season under general manager Ozzie Newsome.
They were unable to improve upon their previous output of 10–6 and a playoff appearance, instead going 9–7[1] and missing the playoffs ending in a season of disappointment.
The 2004 season was the subject of the John Feinstein non-fiction book Next Man Up;[2] the result of Feinstein spending the season behind the scenes with the team.
It was highlighted by then-37-year-old Deion Sanders making a comeback after three years out of football. Meanwhile, Jamal Lewis, who was coming off a historic 2003 season, was arrested for drug charges and earned a two-game suspension by the NFL. He would finish the season with just 1,006 yards rushing as the Ravens were one of the worst offenses in the NFL in 2004. Ed Reed, who had 9 interceptions for the season, was named Defensive Player of the Year.
For the season, the Ravens introduced black alternate uniforms for the first time in franchise history.
Draft
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Staff
Roster
Preseason
Schedule
| style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record |
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| 1 | Template:Dow tooltip | Atlanta Falcons | W 24–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Template:Dow tooltip | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–26 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Template:Dow tooltip | Detroit Lions | W 17–6 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Template:Dow tooltip | at New York Giants | W 27–17 | 3–1 |
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Regular season
Schedule
In addition to their regular games with AFC North divisional rivals, the Ravens played against the AFC East and NFC East based on the NFL’s schedule rotation introduced in 2002, and also played against the Chiefs and the Colts, who had in 2003 finished first in the two remaining AFC divisions.
| style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance |
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| 1 | September 12 | at Cleveland Browns | L 3–20 | 0–1 | 73,068 |
| 2 | September 19 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 30–13 | 1–1 | 69,859 |
| 3 | September 26 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 23–9 | 2–1 | 65,575 |
| 4 | Template:Dow tooltip | Kansas City Chiefs | L 24–27 | 2–2 | 69,827 |
| 5 | October 10 | at Washington Redskins | W 17–10 | 3–2 | 90,287 |
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| 7 | October 24 | Buffalo Bills | W 20–6 | 4–2 | 69,809 |
| 8 | October 31 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–15 | 4–3 | 67,715 |
| 9 | November 7 | Cleveland Browns | W 27–13 | 5–3 | 69,781 |
| 10 | November 14 | at New York Jets | W 20–17 (OT) | 6–3 | 77,826 |
| 11 | November 21 | Dallas Cowboys | W 30–10 | 7–3 | 69,924 |
| 12 | November 28 | at New England Patriots | L 3–24 | 7–4 | 68,756 |
| 13 | December 5 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 26–27 | 7–5 | 69,695 |
| 14 | December 12 | New York Giants | W 37–14 | 8–5 | 69,856 |
| 15 | December 19 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 10–20 | 8–6 | 57,240 |
| 16 | December 26 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–20 | 8–7 | 64,227 |
| 17 | January 2 | Miami Dolphins | W 30–23 | 9–7 | 69,843 |
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Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
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| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Ravens | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
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- Game attendance: 69,859
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross
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Steelers starting quarterback Tommy Maddox would suffer an injury during this game, sending 2004 first-round pick Ben Roethlisberger out on the field. After the game, Roethlisberger would lead the Steelers to fourteen straight victories to end the season. Thus, this marked the only loss the Steelers suffered during the regular season.
Standings
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| (1) Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 5–1 | 11–1 | 372 | 251 | W14 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 317 | 268 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 374 | 372 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 276 | 390 | W1 |
References
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- ↑ 2004 Baltimore Ravens
- ↑ Feinstein, J (2005), Next Man Up, Little, Brown & Co. / Hachette Template:ISBN
- ↑ a b "2004 Baltimore Ravens schedule and results" The Football Database
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