2014 Baltimore Ravens season


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

Draft trades

Final roster

Preseason

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
1August 7San Francisco 49ersW 23–31–0M&T Bank Stadium
2August 16at Dallas CowboysW 37–302–0AT&T Stadium
3August 23Washington RedskinsW 23–173–0M&T Bank Stadium
4August 28at New Orleans SaintsW 22–134–0Mercedes-Benz Superdome

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.

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 3: at Cleveland Browns

Week 4: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

would break an NFL record for fastest time for throwing 5 touchdown passes since the AFL–NFL merger.

Week 7: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 8: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 10: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 11: Bye Week

Week 12: at New Orleans Saints

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

Week 13: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 14: at Miami Dolphins

Week 15: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 16: at Houston Texans

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.

Standings

Division

Conference

Postseason

Schedule

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at #3 Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC Divisional Playoffs: at #1 New England Patriots