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. 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, 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), 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 did not 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. Quarterback Lamar Jackson won the season's NFL MVP award, his second.
The Ravens defeated the Houston Texans 34–10 in the Divisional Round of the playoffs to advance to their first AFC Championship Game since their Super Bowl winning-2012 season, but were upset by the defending and eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs 17–10 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 in a single postseason.
The Baltimore Ravens drew an average home attendance of 70,597 in 9 home games in the 2023 NFL season, the 11th highest in the league.
Offseason Free agents PositionPlayer2023 teamDate signedContract OLB Vince Biegel UFA C Trystan Colon UFA New York Jets March 22, 2023 1 year, $1.66 millionCBKyle Fuller UFA RB Kenyan Drake UFA Indinanapolis Colts August 5, 2023 1 year, $1.32 million RB Justice Hill UFA Baltimore Ravens March 17, 2023 2 years, $4.51 million QB Tyler Huntley RFA Baltimore Ravens April 24, 2023 1 year, $2.63 million OLB Justin Houston UFA Carolina Panthers August 6, 2023 1 year, $6 million QB Lamar Jackson UFA Baltimore Ravens April 28, 2023 5 years, $260 million OT Ja'Wuan James UFA OLB Steven Means UFA LS Nick Moore UFA Baltimore Ravens March 16, 2023 2 years, $2.95 million CB Trayvon Mullen UFA Baltimore Ravens March 14, 2023 1 year, $1.08 million TE Josh Oliver UFA Minnesota Vikings March 15, 2023 3 years, $21 million LB Del'Shawn Phillips UFA Baltimore Ravens March 19, 2023 1 year, $1.11 million CB Marcus Peters UFA Las Vegas Raiders July 24, 2023 1 year, $3 million OLB Jason Pierre-Paul UFA New Orleans Saints November 16, 2023 1 year, $370,000 OG Ben Powers UFA Denver Broncos March 16, 2023 4 years, $51.5 million WR Demarcus Robinson UFA Los Angeles Rams June 12, 2023 1 year, $1.17 million CB Kevon Seymour UFA Baltimore Ravens April 24, 2023 1 year, $1.08 million S Geno Stone RFA Baltimore Ravens March 17, 2023 1 year, $1.76 million DE Brent Urban UFA Baltimore Ravens February 15, 2023 1 year, $1.17 million WR Sammy Watkins UFA LB Kristian Welch UFA Baltimore Ravens April 6, 2023 1 year, $1.01 million CB Daryl Worley UFA Baltimore Ravens February 15, 2023 1 year, $1.17 million
Signings
PositionPlayerPrevious teamDate signedContract WR Nelson Agholor New England Patriots March 24, 2023 1 year, $3.25 million WR Odell Beckham Jr. None April 9, 2023 1 year, $15 million CB Rock Ya-Sin Las Vegas Raiders May 3, 2023 1 year, $4 million C Sam Mustipher Chicago Bears May 15, 2023 1 year, $1.01 million QB Josh Johnson San Francisco 49ers May 22, 2023 1 year, $1.32 million DE Angelo Blackson Chicago Bears May 24, 2023 1 year, $1.17 million WR Laquon Treadwell Seattle Seahawks June 5, 2023 1 year, $1.7 million RB Melvin Gordon Kansas City Chiefs July 21, 2023 1 year, $1.7 million CB Arthur Maulet Pittsburgh Steelers July 25, 2023 1 year, $1.08 million LS Tyler Ott Seattle Seahawks July 25, 2023 1 year, $1.08 million CB Ronald Darby Denver Broncos August 17, 2023 1 year, $1.7 million OLB Jadeveon Clowney Cleveland Browns August 18, 2023 1 year, $2.5 million
Players lost Position Player Reason 2023 team Date Contract S Chuck Clark Traded New York Jets March 9, 2023 N/A DE Calais Campbell Released Atlanta Falcons March 29, 2023 1 year, $7 million OLB Daelin Hayes Released San Francisco 49ers May 22, 2023 1 year, $870,000
Offseason notes
Draft
+ 2023 Baltimore Ravens draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 22 Zay Flowers WR Boston College 2 53 Traded to the Chicago Bears 3 86 Trenton Simpson LB Clemson 4 124 Tavius Robinson DE Ole Miss 5 148 Traded to the Chicago Bears From Patriots 157 Kyu Blu Kelly CB Stanford 6 199 Malaesala Aumavae–Laulu OT Oregon 7 229 Andrew Vorhees G USC From Browns 240 Traded to the New York Giants Draft trades
+ 2023 Baltimore Ravens undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Levi Bell FB/DT Texas State Trey Botts DT CSU Pueblo Kaieem Caesar DT Ohio Dontay Demus Jr. WR Maryland Tykeem Doss OT Southern Miss Jake Guidone C UConn Nolan Henderson QB Delaware Malik Hamm OLB Lafayette Brandon Kipper G Oregon State Jeremy Lucien CB Vanderbilt Tashawn Manning G Kentucky Corey Mayfield Jr. CB UTSA Keaton Mitchell RB East CarolinaSean Ryan WR Rutgers Kelle Sanders OLB UABTravis Vokolek TE Nebraska Brian Walker TE ShepherdOwen Wright RB Monmouth Jaquan Amos S Ball State Jaylon Thomas OT SMU Jordan Swann CB James Madison
Key Made roster Made practice squad
Staff Coaching changes 2023 Baltimore Ravens Staff Changes Coach Position Reason left Replacement Greg Roman Offensive coordinator Contract not renewed Todd Monken Ryan Osborn Defensive assistant Accepted job at Charlotte N/A Craig Ver Steeg Running backs coach Title change Willie Taggart James Urban Quarterbacks coach Title change Tee Martin Tee Martin Wide receivers coach Title change Greg Lewis Steve Saunders Head strength and conditioning Fired Scott Elliott D'Anton Lynn Safeties coach Accepted job at UCLA Dennard Wilson Rob Leonard Outside linebackers coach Accepted job with Las Vegas Raiders Chuck Smith
Final roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–19 1–0 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 2 at Washington Commanders L 28–29 1–1 FedEx Field Recap 3 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 20–26 1–2 Raymond James Stadium Recap The loss to the Commanders ended the Ravens' NFL record 24-game preseason winning streak.
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 10 Houston Texans W 25–9 1–0 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 2 September 17 at Cincinnati Bengals W 27–24 2–0 Paycor Stadium Recap 3 September 24 Indianapolis Colts L 19–22 2–1 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 4 October 1 at Cleveland Browns W 28–3 3–1 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap 5 October 8 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–17 3–2 Acrisure Stadium Recap 6 October 15 at Tennessee Titans W 24–16 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Recap 7 October 22 Detroit Lions W 38–6 5–2 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 8 October 29 at Arizona Cardinals W 31–24 6–2 State Farm Stadium Recap 9 November 5 Seattle Seahawks W 37–3 7–2 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 10 November 12 Cleveland Browns L 31–33 7–3 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 11 Cincinnati Bengals W 34–20 8–3 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 12 November 26 at Los Angeles Chargers W 20–10 9–3 SoFi Stadium Recap 13Bye 14 December 10 Los Angeles Rams W 37–31 10–3 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 15 December 17 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 23–7 11–3 EverBank Stadium Recap 16 December 25 at San Francisco 49ers W 33–19 12–3 Levi's Stadium Recap 17 December 31 Miami Dolphins W 56–19 13–3 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 18 Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–17 13–4 M&T Bank Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: Baltimore Ravens 25, Houston Texans 9
Despite a somewhat shaky offense performance, the Ravens defeated the Texans in their season opener 25–9, starting 1–0 for the second straight season. This was also the first game in NFL history to end with a 25–9 final score. However, several key injuries also occurred during the game, including a season-ending Achilles injury to running back J. K. Dobbins.
Week 2: Baltimore Ravens 27, Cincinnati Bengals 24
The Ravens offense improved from their previous week's performance and recorded 415 total yards in 27–24 upset road win over the Bengals. The Ravens went into halftime with a 13–10 lead before getting a crucial interception by safety Geno Stone off of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow after the Bengals had driven into the red zone on their first drive of the third quarter. The Ravens quickly converted the turnover into a touchdown drive and held off the Bengals the rest of the way. Quarterback Lamar Jackson had 237 passing yards and 2 touchdowns to go along with 54 rushing yards while Gus Edwards added 62 rushing yards and a touchdown. With the win, the Ravens improved to 2–0.
Week 3: Indianapolis Colts 22, Baltimore Ravens 19
The Ravens blew a 19–16 lead with possession of the ball in the final two minutes of the 4th quarter and lost to Gardner Minshew and the Colts, 19–22, in overtime, on a 53-yard field goal by Matt Gay, the fourth 50+ yard field goal made by Gay in the game, an NFL record. Lamar Jackson had 303 total yards and two rushing touchdowns, but also lost one of two fumbles; another fumble was lost by Kenyan Drake. Justin Tucker was short on a potentially game-winning 61-yard field goal with :01 left to go in regulation as well. With the upset loss, the Ravens fell to 2–1.
Week 4: Baltimore Ravens 28, Cleveland Browns 3
Coming off the upset loss to the Colts, the Ravens dominated the Browns en route to a 28–3 rout. Quarterback Lamar Jackson accounted for 213 of the Ravens’ 296 yards of total offense along with all four touchdowns (two rushing and two passing to Mark Andrews). Meanwhile, the Ravens defense recorded three interceptions and four sacks of Browns' quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who was starting in the place of the injured Deshaun Watson. With the win, the Ravens improved to 3–1.
Week 5: Pittsburgh Steelers 17, Baltimore Ravens 10