2019 Baltimore Ravens season

2019 Baltimore Ravens season
OwnerSteve Bisciotti
General managerEric DeCosta
Head coachJohn Harbaugh
Offensive coordinatorGreg Roman
Defensive coordinatorDon Martindale
Home fieldM&T Bank Stadium
Results
Record14–2
Division place1st AFC North
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Titans) 12–28
Pro Bowlers
13
AP All-Pros
6
Team MVPQB Lamar Jackson
Uniform

The 2019 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 24th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 12th under head coach John Harbaugh. This was the team's first season under general manager Eric DeCosta following the retirement of Ozzie Newsome.

This season also marked the first year in which Terrell Suggs and Joe Flacco were not on the Ravens roster since 2002 and 2007, respectively, as Suggs left to join the Arizona Cardinals (later released and signed by the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs) and Flacco was traded to the Denver Broncos.[1]

The Ravens started the season as the only NFL team with three former Heisman Trophy winners on their roster: Lamar Jackson, Mark Ingram II, and Robert Griffin III.[2] The Ravens were also the only NFL team to score at least 20 points in each of their games during the season.[3] and the only team to score on more than half of their drives.[4] By Week 13, the Ravens improved to 10–2 for the first time in franchise history and extended their winning streak to eight games, also a franchise (regular season) record. After a win against the Buffalo Bills, the Ravens won their ninth consecutive game and improved on their 10–6 record from 2018.[5] That win also clinched a second straight playoff berth for the team.[6] Quarterback Lamar Jackson became only the second quarterback in NFL history to run for over 1,000 yards, and the following week, he broke Michael Vick's all-time single season quarterback rushing record during the game against the New York Jets.

By Week 15, the Ravens had scored more points (430) in a single season than any other team in franchise history.[7] In Week 15, they clinched their second straight AFC North title with a 42–21 victory over the Jets.

On December 17, the NFL announced the rosters of the 2020 Pro Bowl which included 12 Ravens, the most of any team in 2019.[8] On January 15, 2020, Orlando Brown Jr. was added to the Pro Bowl roster, which tied the 2007 Dallas Cowboys for the NFL record for most Pro Bowlers in a single season at 13. With a Week 16 win over the Cleveland Browns, the Ravens clinched the AFC #1 seed, gaining home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs, and broke 500 total points, both for the first time in franchise history.[9] The 28–10 Week 17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers gave the Ravens their best record in franchise history, surpassing 2006. The Ravens finished the regular season with 3,296 rushing yards, the most by any team in NFL history during a season.[10] The Ravens became the first team in NFL history to average at least 200 passing yards and 200 rushing yards per game in the same season.[11] The Ravens outscored their opponents by 249 points, the highest point differential in the NFL in 2019.[12][13] On January 3, 2020, the Associated Press released its picks for the 2019 All-Pro Team.[14] QB Lamar Jackson, OT Ronnie Stanley, CB Marlon Humphrey, CB Marcus Peters, and K Justin Tucker were named to the first team and G Marshal Yanda was named to the second team. The five Ravens selected to the first team were the most of any NFL team.[15]

In the playoffs, the Ravens were upset by the Tennessee Titans in the Divisional Round, 28–12.[16] Prior to their defeat, FiveThirtyEight had the Ravens as the favorite to win the Super Bowl since before Week 12.[17]

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