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2014 Baltimore Ravens season

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Head coach
  
John Harbaugh

Owner
  
Stephen Bisciotti

Record
  
10–6

General manager
  
Ozzie Newsome

Home field
  
M&T Bank Stadium

Division place
  
3rd AFC North

The 2014 Baltimore Ravens season was the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League and the 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.

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The Ravens clinched the sixth seed in the AFC playoffs following their Week 17 win against the Browns. After winning the AFC Wild Card Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Ravens were ultimately defeated in the AFC Divisional Round by the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.

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 2013 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

    • Preseason

    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

    Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

    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 12: at New Orleans Saints

    The Ravens were the only AFC North team to defeat all of their NFC South opponents

    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.

    References

    2014 Baltimore Ravens season Wikipedia
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