Established: 1996
Home Field: M&T Bank Stadium – Baltimore, Maryland
Owner(s): Steve Bisciotti
General Manager: Ozzie Newsome
Head Coach: John Harbaugh

The Baltimore Ravens were formed in 1996 when Art Modell (owner of the Cleveland Browns) announced that he would move his team to Baltimore.  The announcement generated quite a bit of controversy and ultimately resulted in the Brown’s name, colors, uniform design, and franchise records remaining in Cleveland.  The ‘reactivated’ Cleveland Browns would begin play in 1999, while some of the former players and staff would move to Baltimore to form the Ravens franchise.

The Ravens’ first season resulted in a 4-12 losing record, though it wouldn’t be long before this newly formed team started posting winning seasons.  However, it wasn’t without a few bumps along the way. By March 2000, Modell was instructed to initiate sales of his franchise because of financial instablity.  Later that month, a deal was reached in which 49% of the Ravens would be sold to Steve Biscoitti.  It must have been just what the team needed because that same year they became Super Bowl Champions. They appeared in Super Bowl XXXV and easily dominated the New York Giants for a 34-7 win.

In 2005, Modell officially transferred his remaining 51% ownership to Biscoitti thus ending his 40-year run as an NFL franchise owner.  Though the team has done well for the most part, making the playoffs three times since their Super Bowl win, they have been unable to replicate the success of their 2000 season.

They are headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland and play their home games in the M&T Bank Stadium.  They are part of the AFC North.

Championships

League Championships Super Bowl Champions: 2000
Conference Champions AFC: 2000

Division Champions

AFC North: 2003, 2006

Ravens Trivia

• The team’s name pays homage to Edgar Allen Poe’s ‘The Raven’.
• Baltimore was the home of the Colts until the franchise was moved to Indianapolis in 1984.
• The Ravens played their first season in the Baltimore Memorial Stadium.  They moved to their current M&T Bank Stadium in 1998.