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The Baltimore Colts
The Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis. Baltimore begins looking for an NFL team. -
Rejection
After being rejected for expansion, Baltimore landed a CFL team called the Colts. A lawsuit made them change their name to the Stallions. -
Legal Scramble
Baltimore struck a deal with the Browns. Cleveland went on a "legal scramble" to save their team - settlement between Cleveland, NFL, Art Modell and Baltimore. They brought the team to Baltimore with the name of Raves because Edgar Allen Poe's famous book he wrote in Baltimore. -
First game
The NFL finally returned to Baltimore as the Ravens coached by former Colts coach Ted Marchibroda took the field at Memorial Stadium against the Oakland Raiders. They won 19-14 -
6-9-1
The Ravens get off to a solid start in their second season winning three of their first fourgames. However offensive struggles would catch up with them as they won just one of their next nine games. Along the way the Ravens fought the Philadelphia Eagles to a 10-10, which was the first game to be deadlocked in eight years. Coming down the stretch the Ravens would win two straight including the final game at Memorial Stadium in which they beat the Tennessee Oilers 21-19. Ended with a 6-9-1 record -
New Stadium
On September 6th the Ravens opened their new stadium against the Pittsburgh Steelers by losing 20-13. The Ravens would continue to struggle as newly acquired Quarterback Jim Harbaugh and back up Eric Zeier played mediocre football all year as the Ravens got off to a 2-6 start. -
1999 Season
The Ravens would get off to another slow start losing five of their first seven games. However, as the season progressed the team got stronger winning six of eight, including four in a row to enter the final week of the season with a chance to make the playoffs. However the Ravens would fall to 8-8 by losing their final game to the Patriots 20-3 in New England. -
Super Bowl XXXV
Facing the New York Giants in Tampa, the Baltimore Ravens found themselves in an unlikely Super Bowl match up. They ended up with a 34-7 victory as Ray Lewis was named Super Bowl MVP,
