2004 Baltimore Ravens season

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
Uniform

The 2004 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 9th in the National Football League (NFL), their 6th under head coach Brian Billick, and their 3rd season under general manager Ozzie Newsome.

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 ending in a season of disappointment.

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

Main article: 2004 NFL Draft
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

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

2004 Baltimore Ravens roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

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

Preseason

Schedule

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
[3]

Regular season

Schedule

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.
[3]

Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

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

at M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, 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

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
AFC[4]
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Pittsburgh Steelers North 15 1 0 .938 5–1 11–1 .484 .479 W14
2 New England Patriots East 14 2 0 .875 5–1 10–2 .492 .478 W2
3[a] Indianapolis Colts South 12 4 0 .750 5–1 8–4 .500 .458 L1
4[a] San Diego Chargers West 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 .477 .411 W1
Wild cards
5[b] New York Jets East 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 .523 .406 L2
6[b] Denver Broncos West 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 .484 .450 W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[c][d] Jacksonville Jaguars South 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 .527 .479 W1
8[c][d] Baltimore Ravens North 9 7 0 .563 3–3 6–6 .551 .472 W1
9[c] Buffalo Bills East 9 7 0 .563 3–3 5–7 .512 .382 L1
10 Cincinnati Bengals North 8 8 0 .500 2–4 4–8 .543 .453 W2
11[e] Houston Texans South 7 9 0 .438 4–2 6–6 .504 .402 L1
12[e] Kansas City Chiefs West 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 .551 .509 L1
13[f] Oakland Raiders West 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 .570 .450 L2
14[f] Tennessee Titans South 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 .512 .463 W1
15[g] Miami Dolphins East 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 .555 .438 L1
16[g] Cleveland Browns North 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 .590 .469 W1
Tiebreakers[h]
  1. ^ a b Indianapolis clinched the AFC #3 seed instead of San Diego based upon head-to-head victory.
  2. ^ a b New York Jets clinched the AFC #5 seed instead of Denver based upon better record against common opponents (New York Jets were 5–0 to Denver’s 3–2 against San Diego, Cincinnati, Houston, and Miami).
  3. ^ a b c Jacksonville and Baltimore finished ahead of Buffalo because they each defeated Buffalo head-to-head.
  4. ^ a b Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based upon better record against common opponents (Jacksonville were 3–2 against Baltimore’s 2–3 versus Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Buffalo and Kansas City).
  5. ^ a b Houston finished ahead of Kansas City based upon head-to-head victory.
  6. ^ a b Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based upon head-to-head victory.
  7. ^ a b Miami finished ahead of Cleveland based upon head-to-head victory.
  8. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

References

  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
  4. ^ "2004 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.