The 2014 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 19th in the National Football League (NFL) and their seventh under head coach John Harbaugh. The Ravens improved upon their 8–8 record from 2013, when they missed the playoffs for the first time since 2007. Additionally, the Ravens scored a franchise record 409 points and quarterback Joe Flacco passed for a career-high 27 touchdowns and 3,986 yards.
The Ravens clinched the sixth seed in the AFC playoffs following their Week 17 win against the Browns. This was their first time making the playoffs in the post-Ray Lewis era, having failed the make the playoffs the previous season. After winning the AFC wild card game against their divisional rival Pittsburgh Steelers, the Ravens were ultimately defeated in the AFC Divisional Round by the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, failing to upset them on the road in a repeat of the Ravens' Super Bowl XLVII winning season. After this season, the Ravens would not qualify to make the postseason again until 2018.
The season was not without controversy, however, as TMZ released a video of star running back Ray Rice punching his wife Janay Palmer then dragging her out of the Revel Casino's elevator in Atlantic City. On September 8, 2014, after seeing the video, the Ravens released Rice. He never played another down in the NFL after that.
Personnel 2014 draft class
Draft trades The Ravens finished with the same record and strength of schedule as the Dallas Cowboys at the end of the season. The tiebreaker was determined by way of a coin flip at the NFL Scouting Combine, with the Cowboys selecting 16th in the first round and the Ravens selecting 17th. The Ravens traded their original fourth- and fifth-round selections (Nos. 114 and 159 overall, respectively) to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for offensive tackle Eugene Monroe. The Ravens traded their original seventh-round selection (No. 232 overall) to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for center A. Q. Shipley. || 218
Staff
Final roster
Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 7 San Francisco 49ers W 23–3 1–0 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 2 August 16 at Dallas Cowboys W 37–30 2–0 AT&T Stadium Recap 3 August 23 Washington Redskins W 23–17 3–0 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 4 August 28 at New Orleans Saints W 22–13 4–0 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
During the first preseason game vs the 49ers the Ravens won the third "Harbowl", as coach John Harbaugh defeated his brother Jim Harbaugh for the third time (following the Thanksgiving game in 2011 and Super Bowl XLVII).
Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 7 Cincinnati Bengals L 16–23 0–1 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 2 Pittsburgh Steelers W 26–6 1–1 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 3 September 21 at Cleveland Browns W 23–21 2–1 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap 4 September 28 Carolina Panthers W 38–10 3–1 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 5 October 5 at Indianapolis Colts L 13–20 3–2 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap 6 October 12 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 48–17 4–2 Raymond James Stadium Recap 7 October 19 Atlanta Falcons W 29–7 5–2 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 8 October 26 at Cincinnati Bengals L 24–27 5–3 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 23–43 5–4 Heinz Field Recap 10 November 9 Tennessee Titans W 21–7 6–4 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 11 Bye 12 at New Orleans Saints W 34–27 7–4 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap 13 November 30 San Diego Chargers L 33–34 7–5 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 14 December 7 at Miami Dolphins W 28–13 8–5 Sun Life Stadium Recap 15 December 14 Jacksonville Jaguars W 20–12 9–5 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 16 December 21 at Houston Texans L 13–25 9–6 NRG Stadium Recap 17 December 28 Cleveland Browns W 20–10 10–6 M&T Bank Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Regular season Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 3: at Cleveland Browns
Week 4: vs. Carolina Panthers
Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts
Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Joe Flacco would break an NFL record for fastest time for throwing 5 touchdown passes (16 minutes) since the AFL–NFL merger.
Week 7: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 8: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 10: vs. Tennessee Titans
Week 11: Bye Week
Week 12: at New Orleans Saints
The Ravens were the only AFC North team to defeat all of their NFC South opponents.
Week 13: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 14: at Miami Dolphins
Week 15: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 16: at Houston Texans
Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
With the win, the Ravens finished the season 10–6. The team also improved to 13–1 against the Browns in the Flacco-Harbaugh era. Thanks to the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the San Diego Chargers, the Ravens secured the sixth seed in the NFL playoffs.
Postseason
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card at Pittsburgh Steelers (3) W 30–17 1–0 Heinz Field Recap Divisional at New England Patriots (1) L 31–35 1–1 Gillette Stadium Recap
AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at #3 Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC Divisional Playoffs: at #1 New England Patriots
Standings Division
Conference
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