2009 Baltimore Ravens season

2009 Baltimore Ravens season
OwnerSteve Bisciotti
General managerOzzie Newsome
Head coachJohn Harbaugh
Offensive coordinatorCam Cameron
Defensive coordinatorGreg Mattison
Home fieldM&T Bank Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd AFC North
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(at Patriots) 33–14
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Colts) 3–20
Pro BowlersRB Ray Rice
FB LeRon McClain
DE Haloti Ngata
LB Ray Lewis
S Ed Reed
AP All-ProsRay Lewis (1st team)
Ray Rice (2nd team)
Le'Ron McClain (2nd team)
Haloti Ngata (2nd team)
Ed Reed (2nd team)
Uniform

The 2009 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 14th in the National Football League (NFL). The franchise entered the season off an 11–5 record in their previous season, a playoff berth, but a loss in the American Football Conference (AFC) Championship game against the eventual Super Bowl XLIII champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Ravens recorded nine victories to seven losses, although they were unable to win the AFC North division title. However, due to various playoff clinching scenarios in the AFC, the Ravens were able to clinch a wild card berth against the Oakland Raiders in Week 17. As the sixth seed in the AFC for the second straight year, they defeated the third seeded New England Patriots in Foxboro in the AFC Wild Card playoffs, handing Tom Brady's first ever playoff loss at home and New England's first home playoff loss since 1978. They, however, lost in the AFC Divisional playoffs against the top seeded and eventual AFC champion Indianapolis Colts; with this loss, the 2009 season came to an end for the Ravens. For head coach John Harbaugh, this was his second year with the franchise, compiling an overall record of 20–12 in the regular season.