2023 Baltimore Ravens season

2023 Baltimore Ravens season
OwnerSteve Bisciotti
General managerEric DeCosta
Head coachJohn Harbaugh
Offensive coordinatorTodd Monken
Defensive coordinatorMike Macdonald
Home fieldM&T Bank Stadium
Results
Record13–4
Division place1st AFC North
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Texans) 34–10
Lost AFC Championship
(vs. Chiefs) 10–17
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros
6
Uniform

The 2023 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 28th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 16th under head coach John Harbaugh. Baltimore made their second consecutive postseason appearance, having improved on their 10–7 record from the previous season.

The Ravens' NFL-record preseason winning streak was snapped at 24 games when they lost to the Washington Commanders in the second week of the preseason.

Both Nick Moore and Trayvon Mullen suffered season-ending injuries before the season started and Marlon Humphrey missed the beginning of the season due to a foot injury that required surgery.[1] J. K. Dobbins also suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in Week 1. By Week 4, 20 players had suffered injuries, including all three of the Ravens' primary running backs,[2] and they would also lose Mark Andrews and Keaton Mitchell to injuries as well, although the former returned for the playoffs. Despite these injuries, the Ravens had their best season since 2019, when they went 14–2. They clinched the first AFC playoff berth in Week 15 after beating the Jacksonville Jaguars. They won the AFC North and clinched the No. 1 seed for the second time in franchise history (after 2019) with a blowout Week 17 victory over the Miami Dolphins. The Ravens finished the season with a 13–4 record, including 10 wins over teams that finished with winning records (an NFL record),[3] five of which came against teams that entered the game as division leaders who were three games or more over .500. They also held a lead in all but one game during the season, which was the season-finale loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in which most of their starters were resting and didn't play. The Ravens defense also led the league in sacks, points per game, and takeaways, becoming the first team in NFL history to lead in all three categories.[4] Quarterback Lamar Jackson won the season’s NFL MVP award, his second.[5]

The Ravens defeated the Houston Texans 34–10 in the Divisional Round of the playoffs to advance to their first AFC Championship Game since 2012 before losing to the defending & eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in that game. This was the first time in franchise history that the Ravens hosted the AFC Championship Game, the first time the city of Baltimore has hosted the game since January 1971, and the first time in franchise history the Ravens hosted more than one home playoff game.

  1. ^ Hensley, Jamison (August 16, 2023). "Ravens CB Marlon Humphrey to have foot surgery, out indefinitely". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "RAVENS CURRENT INJURIES". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "One for the record books❗ @PapaJohnsBal". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Top two and we're not two 😈". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Thompson, Adam (February 8, 2024). "Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson claims second NFL MVP award - CBS Baltimore". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

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