2004 Baltimore Ravens season

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2004 Baltimore Ravens season
OwnerSteve Bisciotti
General managerOzzie Newsome
Head coachBrian Billick
Offensive coordinatorMatt Cavanaugh
Defensive coordinatorMike Nolan
Home fieldM&T Bank Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd AFC North
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Jonathan Ogden
LB Ray Lewis
LB Terrell Suggs
CB Chris McAlister
S Ed Reed

The 2004 Baltimore Ravens season was the team's ninth season in the NFL. They were unable to improve upon their previous output of 10–6 and a playoff appearance, instead going 9–7[1] and missing the playoffs.

The 2004 season was the subject of the John Feinstein non-fiction book Next Man Up;[2] the result of Feinstein spending the season behind the scenes with the team.

It was highlighted by then-37-year-old Deion Sanders making a comeback after three years out of football. Meanwhile, Jamal Lewis, who was coming off a historic 2003 season, was arrested for drug charges and earned a two-game suspension by the NFL. He would finish the season with just 1,006 yards rushing as the Ravens were one of the worst offenses in the NFL in 2004. Ed Reed, who had 9 interceptions for the season, was named Defensive Player of the Year.

For the season, the Ravens introduced black alternate uniforms for the first time in franchise history.

Draft[edit]

2004 Baltimore Ravens draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 51 Dwan Edwards  DT Oregon State
3 82 Devard Darling  WR Washington State
5 153 Roderick Green  DE Central Missouri
6 187 Josh Harris  QB Bowling Green
6 199 Clarence Moore  WR Northern Arizona
7 244 Derek Abney  WR Kentucky
7 246 Brian Rimpf  G East Carolina
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff[edit]

2004 Baltimore Ravens staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head athletic trainer – Bill Tessendorf
  • Strength and conditioning – Jeff Friday
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Paul Ricci
  • Strength and conditioning intern – Juney Barnett

Roster[edit]

2004 Baltimore Ravens final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 10 inactive, 8 practice squad

Preseason[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 August 12 Atlanta Falcons W 24–0 1–0
2 August 20 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–26 1–1
3 August 28 Detroit Lions W 17–6 2–1
4 September 2 at New York Giants W 27–17 3–1
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Regular season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

In addition to their regular games with AFC North divisional rivals, the Ravens played against the AFC East and NFC East based on the NFL’s schedule rotation introduced in 2002, and also played against the Chiefs and the Colts, who had in 2003 finished first in the two remaining AFC divisions.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 12 at Cleveland Browns L 3–20 0–1 73,068
2 September 19 Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–13 1–1 69,859
3 September 26 at Cincinnati Bengals W 23–9 2–1 65,575
4 October 4 Kansas City Chiefs L 24–27 2–2 69,827
5 October 10 at Washington Redskins W 17–10 3–2 90,287
6 Bye
7 October 24 Buffalo Bills W 20–6 4–2 69,809
8 October 31 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–15 4–3 67,715
9 November 7 Cleveland Browns W 27–13 5–3 69,781
10 November 14 at New York Jets W 20–17 (OT) 6–3 77,826
11 November 21 Dallas Cowboys W 30–10 7–3 69,924
12 November 28 at New England Patriots L 3–24 7–4 68,756
13 December 5 Cincinnati Bengals L 26–27 7–5 69,695
14 December 12 New York Giants W 37–14 8–5 69,856
15 December 19 at Indianapolis Colts L 10–20 8–6 57,240
16 December 26 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–20 8–7 64,227
17 January 2 Miami Dolphins W 30–23 9–7 69,843
Note: Intra-divisional games are in bold text.
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Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers[edit]

Pittsburgh Steelers (1–0) at Baltimore Ravens (0–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 0 01313
Ravens 7 6 71030

at M&T Bank StadiumBaltimore, Maryland

Game information

Steelers starting quarterback Tommy Maddox would suffer an injury during this game, sending 2004 first-round pick Ben Roethlisberger out on the field. After the game, Roethlisberger would lead the Steelers to fourteen straight victories to end the season. Thus, this marked the only loss the Steelers suffered during the regular season.

Standings[edit]

AFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Pittsburgh Steelers 15 1 0 .938 5–1 11–1 372 251 W14
Baltimore Ravens 9 7 0 .563 3–3 6–6 317 268 W1
Cincinnati Bengals 8 8 0 .500 2–4 4–8 374 372 W2
Cleveland Browns 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 276 390 W1

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2004 Baltimore Ravens
  2. ^ Feinstein, J (2005), Next Man Up, Little, Brown & Co. / Hachette ISBN 978-0-316-01328-4
  3. ^ a b "2004 Baltimore Ravens schedule and results" The Football Database