2014 Baltimore Ravens season
2014 Baltimore Ravens season | |
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Owner | Stephen Bisciotti |
General manager | Ozzie Newsome |
Head coach | John Harbaugh |
Offensive coordinator | Gary Kubiak |
Defensive coordinator | Dean Pees |
Home field | M&T Bank Stadium |
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Record | 10–6 |
Division place | 3rd AFC North |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Steelers) 30–17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 31–35 |
Pro Bowlers | OLB Elvis Dumervil RB Justin Forsett ILB C. J. Mosley G Marshal Yanda |
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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.
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 their divisional rival Pittsburgh Steelers, the Ravens were ultimately defeated in the AFC Divisional Round by the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, and had failed to upset them on the road for the first time since the Ravens' 2012 Super Bowl winning-season. Until 2018, this was the last time the Ravens made the playoffs, and was their first time doing so in the post-Ray Lewis era.
The season was not without controversy, however, as TMZ released a video of star running back Ray Rice allegedly punching his wife Janay Palmer then dragging her in an elevator. On September 8, 2014 after seeing the video, Ravens released Rice.
2014 draft class
2014 Baltimore Ravens draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 17 | C.J. Mosley * | LB | Alabama | |
2 | 48 | Timmy Jernigan | DT | Florida State | |
3 | 79 | Terrence Brooks | FS | Florida State | |
4 | 129 | Crockett Gillmore | TE | Colorado State | |
4 | 134 | Brent Urban | DT | Virginia | |
4 | 138 | Lorenzo Taliaferro | FB | Coastal Carolina | |
5 | 175 | John Urschel | G | Penn State | |
6 | 194 | Keith Wenning | QB | Ball State | |
7 | 218 | Michael Campanaro | WR | Wake Forest | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
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[A]
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Final roster
Preseason
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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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
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
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1 | September 7 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 16–23 | 0–1 | M&T Bank Stadium | CBS | Recap |
2 | September 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 26–6 | 1–1 | M&T Bank Stadium | CBS/NFLN | Recap |
3 | September 21 | at Cleveland Browns | W 23–21 | 2–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium | CBS | Recap |
4 | September 28 | Carolina Panthers | W 38–10 | 3–1 | M&T Bank Stadium | CBS | Recap |
5 | October 5 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 13–20 | 3–2 | Lucas Oil Stadium | CBS | Recap |
6 | October 12 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 48–17 | 4–2 | Raymond James Stadium | CBS | Recap |
7 | October 19 | Atlanta Falcons | W 29–7 | 5–2 | M&T Bank Stadium | Fox | Recap |
8 | October 26 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 24–27 | 5–3 | Paul Brown Stadium | CBS | Recap |
9 | November 2 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 23–43 | 5–4 | Heinz Field | NBC | Recap |
10 | November 9 | Tennessee Titans | W 21–7 | 6–4 | M&T Bank Stadium | CBS | Recap |
11 | Bye | ||||||
12 | November 24 | at New Orleans Saints | W 34–27 | 7–4 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | ESPN | Recap |
13 | November 30 | San Diego Chargers | L 33–34 | 7–5 | M&T Bank Stadium | CBS | Recap |
14 | December 7 | at Miami Dolphins | W 28–13 | 8–5 | Sun Life Stadium | CBS | Recap |
15 | December 14 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 20–12 | 9–5 | M&T Bank Stadium | CBS | Recap |
16 | December 21 | at Houston Texans | L 13–25 | 9–6 | NRG Stadium | CBS | Recap |
17 | December 28 | Cleveland Browns | W 20–10 | 10–6 | M&T Bank Stadium | CBS | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 6 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 23 |
Ravens | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: September 7
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 72,925
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Ravens | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: September 11
- Game time: 8:25 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 71,181
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS/NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 3: at Cleveland Browns
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
Browns | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: September 21
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), partly sunny
- Game attendance: 67,407
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 4: vs. Carolina Panthers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Ravens | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: September 28
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 71,218
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
Colts | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: October 5
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), cloudy (retractable roof open)
- Game attendance: 65,258
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 28 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 48 |
Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
- Date: October 12
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 60,041
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots and Chris Fischer
- Recap, Gamebook
Joe Flacco would break an NFL record for fastest time for throwing 5 touchdown passes (16 minutes) since the AFL–NFL merger.[1]
Week 7: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Ravens | 7 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 29 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: October 19
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 71,184
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (Fox): Justin Kutcher, David Diehl and Laura Okmin
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 8: at Cincinnati Bengals
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 0 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
Bengals | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: October 26
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 55,711
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
Steelers | 0 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 43 |
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: November 2
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 63,971
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 10: vs. Tennessee Titans
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Ravens | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: November 9
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 70,914
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 11: Bye Week
Week 12: at New Orleans Saints
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
Saints | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: November 24
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 73,373
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
- Recap, Gamebook
The Ravens were the only AFC North team to defeat all of their NFC South opponents
Week 13: vs. San Diego Chargers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 34 |
Ravens | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: November 30
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 71,060
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 14: at Miami Dolphins
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Dolphins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: December 7
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 70,244
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 15: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Ravens | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: December 14
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C), mostly cloudy, chilly
- Game attendance: 70,801
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, Adam Archuleta and Allie LaForce
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 16: at Houston Texans
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Texans | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: December 21
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 71,771
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein, Steve Tasker and Lewis Johnson
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Ravens | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 20 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: December 28
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 71,070
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Jamie Erdahl
- Recap, Gamebook
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.
Standings
Division
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(3) Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 436 | 368 | W4 |
(5) Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 365 | 344 | L1 |
(6) Baltimore Ravens | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 409 | 302 | W1 |
Cleveland Browns | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 299 | 337 | L5 |
Conference
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1[a] | New England Patriots | East | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .514 | .487 | L1 |
2[a] | Denver Broncos | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–0 | 10–2 | .521 | .484 | W1 |
3[b] | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .451 | .486 | W4 |
4[b] | Indianapolis Colts | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .479 | .372 | W1 |
Wild Cards | |||||||||||
5 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .498 | .425 | L1 |
6 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .475 | .378 | W1 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7[c] | Houston Texans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .447 | .299 | W2 |
8[c] | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .512 | .500 | W1 |
9[c] | San Diego Chargers | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .512 | .403 | L1 |
10[c] | Buffalo Bills | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 5–7 | .516 | .486 | W1 |
11 | Miami Dolphins | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .512 | .406 | L1 |
12 | Cleveland Browns | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .479 | .371 | L5 |
13 | New York Jets | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .543 | .375 | W1 |
14[d] | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .514 | .313 | L1 |
15[d] | Oakland Raiders | West | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .570 | .542 | L1 |
16 | Tennessee Titans | South | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .506 | .375 | L10 |
Tiebreakers[e] | |||||||||||
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Postseason
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
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Wild Card | January 3, 2015 | at Pittsburgh Steelers (3) | W 30–17 | 1–0 | Heinz Field | NBC | Recap |
Divisional | January 10, 2015 | at New England Patriots (1) | L 31–35 | 1–1 | Gillette Stadium | NBC | Recap |
Game summaries
AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at #3 Pittsburgh Steelers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Steelers | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 17 |
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: January 3, 2015
- Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 62,780
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
- Recap, Gamebook
AFC Divisional Playoffs: at #1 New England Patriots
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
Patriots | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: January 10, 2015
- Game time: 4:35 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 20 °F (−7 °C), clear, windy and cold
- Game attendance: 68,756
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
- Recap, Gamebook
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Notes
- ^ The Ravens acquired this seventh-round selection (No. 218 overall) in a trade that sent the team's 2015 sixth-round selection to the Cleveland Browns.
References
- ^ Milestones, Bleacher Report. "Ravens' Joe Flacco Becomes Fastest to 5 Touchdowns in a Single Game". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "2014 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^ "2014 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2014.