2010 Baltimore Ravens season
Owner	Steve Bisciotti
General manager	Ozzie Newsome
Head coach	John Harbaugh
Offensive coordinator	Cam Cameron
Defensive coordinator	Greg Mattison
Home stadium	M&T Bank Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	2ndAFC North
Playoffs	WonWild Card Playoffs (atChiefs) 30–7 LostDivisional Playoffs (atSteelers) 24–31
All-Pros	DTHaloti Ngata(1st team) SEd Reed(1st team) KBilly Cundiff(1st team) MLBRay Lewis(2nd team)
Pro Bowlers	DTHaloti Ngata OLBTerrell Suggs MLBRay Lewis FSEd Reed KBilly Cundiff
Uniform
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The2010 season was theBaltimore Ravens' 15th in theNational Football League (NFL), their 13th playing home games atM&T Bank Stadium and their third underhead coachJohn Harbaugh. The franchise improved on their 9–7 record from theprevious season, with a 12–4 record, tying them for first place in theAFC North; however, they had to settle for a wild card berth for the third straight year since thePittsburgh Steelers owned the tiebreaker for divisional record. As the AFC's #5 seed, the Ravens travelled to the #4 seededKansas City Chiefs, defeating them 30–7 in the wild card round to advance. The following week, however, the Ravens lost to their division rival andeventual AFC champion Steelers in theDivisional playoffs despite having a 21–7 lead at halftime.

Because the Ravens made an appearance in the2009–10 playoffs, they will be able to sign any player with a salary of$4,925,000 or more. They also may sign an unlimited number of players with a first-year salary of no more than $3,275,000, who will be restricted to an annual increase of a maximum 30 percent in the following years. However, along with the other final eight contenders from the playoffs, the Ravens will be restricted to signing new players until at least one of theirfree agents is signed to another franchise.^[1]

All signings were to the active roster, except where otherwise noted.

The Ravens finished with the worst record among teams exiting the playoffs in the divisional round, meaning that they will pick 25th overall. The Ravens traded their third and fourth round picks to theArizona Cardinals to acquirewide receiverAnquan Boldin and a fifth round pick. The Ravens traded their seventh round pick to theTampa Bay Buccaneers along with a sixth round pick in2009 to acquiredefensive linemanMarques Douglas. On the day of the draft, the Ravens traded away their first round pick to theDenver Broncos in exchange for a second, third, and fourth round pick. This gave the Ravens a total of seven draft picks.

The Ravens' preseason schedule was announced on March 31, 2010.^[9]

The Ravens began their season atNew Meadowlands Stadium for an AFC duel with theNew York Jets in what was New York’s first regular season game at their new stadium.

Baltimore trailed early in the first quarter afterquarterbackJoe Flacco wassacked andfumbled on his first offensive play of the game. However, the Ravens' defense was able to hold the Jets to a 23-yardfield goal fromkickerNick Folk. Folk kicked another field goal, from 28 yards, in the second quarter after a fumble byrunning backWillis McGahee. After that, the Ravens replied and took the lead when McGahee completed a 1-yardtouchdown run. At the end of the first half, the Ravens led 7–6. The Ravens extended their lead in the third quarter when kickerBilly Cundiff got a 25-yard field goal. The Jets cut the lead in the fourth quarter when Folk kicked a field goal from 48 yards, making the score 10–9. The Ravens' defense managed to prevent any further progress and allowed them to take the win.

With the close win, Baltimore began the season at 1–0.

Hoping to maintain their winning streak the Ravens flew toPaul Brown Stadium for an AFC North rivalry match against the Bengals. In the 2nd quarter Baltimore trailed early as kickerMike Nugent hit a 36 and a 30-yard field goal. In the third quarter the Ravens replied and took the lead with QBJoe Flacco completing a 31-yard TD pass to WRDerrick Mason. The Bengals replied when Nugent hit a 46-yard field goal. The Ravens took the lead back in the fourth quarter when kickerBilly Cundiff got a 38-yard field goal, but it was cut off by Nugent's 38 and 25-yard field goal, giving Baltimore a loss.

With the loss, Baltimore fell to 1–1.

The Ravens' next match was an AFC North rivalry match against the Browns at home. In the 1st quarter the Ravens trailed early when kickerPhil Dawson made a 28-yard field goal, but got the lead back after QBJoe Flacco found WRAnquan Boldin on an 8 and a 12-yard TD pass. After that the Ravens fell behind when RBPeyton Hillis made a 1-yard TD run, followed in the 4th quarter by QBSeneca Wallace completing a 1-yard TD pass to TEBenjamin Watson. Then the Ravens replied and took the lead when Flacco made a 27-yard TD pass to WRAnquan Boldin, followed by kickerBilly Cundiff nailing a 49-yard field goal.

With the win, the Ravens improved to 2–1.

Coming off their divisional home win over the Browns, the Ravens flew toHeinz Field for their Week 4 duel with thePittsburgh Steelers, in their 3rd straight divisional game.

Baltimore would trail early as Steelers running backRashard Mendenhall picked up a 1-yard touchdown run. The Ravens would take the lead in the second quarter as running backWillis McGahee got a 9-yard touchdown run, followed by kickerBilly Cundiff making a 33-yard field goal. After a scoreless third quarter, Pittsburgh would get the lead again as Mendenhall made a 7-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Fortunately, Baltimore was able to go back ahead as quarterbackJoe Flacco completed an 18-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverT. J. Houshmandzadeh with 32 seconds remaining in regulation. Middle linebackerRay Lewis intercepted Pittsburgh backup quarterbackCharlie Batch on the Steelers' final possession to end the game.

With the win, the Ravens improved to 3–1.

Hoping to increase their winning streak the Ravens played on home ground for an AFC duel with the Broncos. In the first quarter the Ravens took the early lead with QBJoe Flacco scrambling 1 yard to the endzone for a touchdown, followed in the 2nd quarter by RBRay Rice getting a 1-yard TD run. Then kickerBilly Cundiff got a 37-yard field goal. The lead was narrowed when QBKyle Orton made a 42-yard TD pass to WRBrandon Lloyd, but the Ravens scored again at the beginning of the 4th quarter with Rice getting another 1-yard TD run. The Broncos replied with kickerMatt Prater hitting a 38-yard field goal, but RBWillis McGahee got a 30-yard TD run to put the Ravens ahead 31–10. The Broncos made the final score of the game with Orton finding Lloyd again on a 44-yard TD pass.

With the win, the Ravens improved to 4–1.

Hoping to increase their winning streak the Ravens flew toGillette Stadium for an AFC duel with the Patriots. In the 1st quarter the Ravens got the early lead as kickerBilly Cundiff got a 26-yard field goal, but fell behind with RBBenJarvus Green-Ellis making a 2-yard TD run. The Ravens got the lead back when QBJoe Flacco made a 16-yard TD pass to TETodd Heap, followed in the third quarter by Flacco finding WRAnquan Boldin on a 25-yard TD pass. The Patriots replied with kickerStephen Gostkowski getting a 38-yard field goal, but the Ravens continued to score with Cundiff making a 25-yard field goal. The Patriots rallied with QBTom Brady making a 5-yard TD pass to WRDeion Branch. This was followed by Gostkowski making a 24-yard field goal and then a 35-yard field goal in overtime to give the Ravens their second loss of the season.

With the loss, the Ravens fell to 4–2.

Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Patriots the Ravens played on home ground for an AFC duel with the Bills. It wasEd Reed's first game of the season following an absence from injury, a game in which he would intercept two passes. In the 1st quarter the Ravens took the lead as kickerBilly Cundiff made a 41-yard field goal. But they trailed with QBRyan Fitzpatrick completing a 33-yard TD pass to WRLee Evans, followed by kickerRian Lindell hitting a 21-yard field goal. The lead was increased in the second quarter with Fitzpatrick finding WRStevie Johnson on a 33-yard TD pass. The Ravens replied with QBJoe Flacco making a 26-yard TD pass to TETodd Heap. But Fitzpatrick found Evans again on a 20-yard TD pass to put the Bills up 24–10. The lead was narrowed when Cundiff hit a 48-yard field goal, followed by Flacco throwing a 14-yard TD pass to Heap. In the third quarter, the Bills had possession first, but their first play was a pass to that was intercepted byEd Reed. On the next play, the Ravens got the lead back with Flacco completing a 34-yard TD pass to WRAnquan Boldin, followed by RBWillis McGahee getting a 2-yard TD run. The Bills managed to tie the game in the 4th quarter with Fitzpatrick making a 17-yard TD pass to Evans, and with Lindell getting a 50-yard field goal. In overtime, the Buffalo offense was driving in their own territory when after catching a pass, Ray Lewis stripped the ball from the receiver before he was down on contact. Soon after, the Bills were called for anunsportsmanlike conduct penalty of 15 yards, thereby placing the Ravens within Cundiff's comfortable range. A few plays later, including a 5-yard penalty, Cundiff successfully put the game away a 38-yard field goal to give the Ravens the win.

With the win, the Ravens went into their bye week at 5–2.

Coming off their bye week the Ravens played on home ground for an AFC duel with the Dolphins. The Ravens took the lead after QBJoe Flacco completed a 32-yard TD pass to RBWillis McGahee. The Dolphins replied with RBRonnie Brown getting a 12-yard TD run. The Ravens got the lead back after kickerBilly Cundiff made a 26 and a 39-yard field goal. The Dolphins narrowed the lead with kickerDan Carpenter nailing a 19-yard field goal. The Ravens took control after Flacco found WRDerrick Mason on a 12-yard TD pass. This was followed in the 4th quarter by Cundiff hitting a 20 and a 24-yard field goal.The Ravens in this game were the 3rd team in NFL history to have a game without a turnover or have to punt.

With the win, the Ravens improve to 6–2.

Coming off their home win over the Dolphins, the Ravens flew to theGeorgia Dome for a Week 10 interconference duel with the throwback-claddedAtlanta Falcons on Thursday night. After a scoreless first quarter, Baltimore trailed in the second quarter as Falcons quarterbackMatt Ryan completed a 28-yard touchdown pass to running backJason Snelling, followed by kickerMatt Bryant making a 28-yard field goal.

Atlanta added onto their lead in the third quarter with Bryant's 51-yard field goal, yet the Ravens answered with quarterbackJoe Flacco found wide receiverAnquan Boldin on a 5-yard touchdown pass. The Falcons struck back in the fourth quarter as Ryan completed a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverRoddy White. Baltimore took the lead as Flacco hooked up with wide receiverDerrick Mason on a 6-yard touchdown pass, followed by finding tight endTodd Heap on a 9-yard touchdown pass. However, Atlanta got the last laugh as Ryan completed a 33-yard touchdown pass to White (with a failed two-point conversion).

With the loss, the Ravens fell to 6–3.

Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Falcons the Ravens flew toBank of America Stadium for an inter-conference duel with the Panthers. In the first quarter the Ravens took the early lead with quarterbackJoe Flacco getting a 56-yard TD pass to wide receiverT. J. Houshmandzadeh. This was followed by kickerBilly Cundiff nailing a 22-yard field goal. The Panthers replied with kickerJohn Kasay making a 45-yard field goal, but the Ravens increased their lead with RBRay Rice getting a 1-yard TD run, followed in the third quarter by Cundiff hitting a 33-yard field goal. The lead was narrowed when Kasay made a 40-yard field goal. This was followed by quarterbackBrian St. Pierre completing an 88-yard TD pass to wide receiverDavid Gettis. The Ravens took further command with Cundiff hitting a 49-yard field goal. The Ravens then scored two defensive touchdowns in 11 seconds with an interception by safetyEd Reed that waslateraled to safetyDawan Landry who returned it for a touchdown, followed byRay Lewis returning another interception 24 yards for a touchdown.

With the win, the Ravens improved to 7–3.

The Ravens were facing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a team with an identical 7–3 record. However, the Ravens were considered favorites going into the game, given that they had never lost at home during the season, and all Tampa Bay wins were against teams with losing records. Still, they did not take this one lightly. After a scoreless first quarter, the Ravens scored first with a field goal. Tampa Bay later tied it, but Baltimore scored two touchdowns, including one on a 65-yard pass fromTodd Heap, to have a 17–3 halftime lead. During a scoreless third quarter, a would be long TD-run fromRay Rice was negated by a controversial call of a penalty onAnquan Boldin. Though the Ravens would never score anymore in the game, they managed to hold off Tampa Bay and allow just one touchdown, enough to prevent their lead from being blown.

Coming off their win over the Buccaneers, the Ravens stayed at home for a Week 13 AFC North rematch with thePittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night. Baltimore delivered the game's opening strike in the first quarter as quarterbackJoe Flacco found wide receiverAnquan Boldin on a 14-yard touchdown pass. After a scoreless second quarter, the Steelers responded with kickerShaun Suisham got a 45-yard field goal. The Ravens would answer with a 24-yard field goal from kickerBilly Cundiff. Pittsburgh would get another field goal in the fourth quarter, a 19-yarder by Suisham. In the final minutes of the game, the Ravens were driving, trying to run down the clock, whenTroy Polamalu sacked Flacco, forcing a fumble in the process. The Steelers recovered the fumble and returned it to the Ravens' 9-yard line. Two plays later, quarterbackBen Roethlisberger completed a 9-yard touchdown pass to running backIsaac Redman. Baltimore tried to rally, but the Steelers' defense held on to preserve the win.

With the loss, the Ravens fell to 8–4.

Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Steelers, the Ravens flew toReliant Stadium for a Week 14 Monday night duel with theHouston Texans. Baltimore delivered the game's opening strike with a 1-yard touchdown run from running backWillis McGahee. The Ravens added onto their lead in the second quarter as quarterbackJoe Flacco found wide receiverDerrick Mason on a 9-yard and a 26-yard touchdown pass. The Texans answered with quarterbackMatt Schaub completing a 46-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverAndre Johnson.

Baltimore struck back to open the third quarter with rookie wide receiverDavid Reed returning the second half's opening kickoff 103 yards for a touchdown. Houston responded with kickerNeil Rackers making a 24-yard and a 42-yard field goal. The Texans tied the game in the fourth quarter as Schaub completed a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverJacoby Jones, a 5-yard touchdown pass to Johnson, and a successful two-point conversion pass to Jones. In overtime, the Ravens got the win as cornerbackJosh Wilson returned a 12-yard interception for a touchdown.

With the win, Baltimore improved to 9–4.

Hoping to beat the defending Super Bowl champs, the Ravens returned home. New Orleans struck first with an 18-yard pass from Drew Brees toJimmy Graham, but Baltimore quickly answered with Flacco throwing a 34-yard pass toEd Dickson. The Ravens then followed with two touchdowns, both by Ray Rice, one rushing (10 yards) and one passing (17 yards), to bring the score up 21–7. At the close of the half, the Saints scored on a 1-yard pass to Graham to bring the halftime score to 21–14. The Saints kicked a field goal to enter the third quarter to make it 21–17, but the Ravens quickly answered that with a field goal to make it 24–17. The Saints tied it in the fourth quarter on a 15-yard touchdown pass toLance Moore in the corner of the end zone, a play that was challenged by Baltimore but not overturned. The Ravens managed to get ahead with a Billy Cundiff field goal with 10:03 remaining 27–24.The Saints had the ball in the final minutes backed up near their own end zone when Drew Brees threw an interception toCory Redding to give Baltimore a chance to run off the clock. Though there was not enough time to run off the entire clock, Baltimore managed to leave just 9 seconds as they kicked a field goal to make it 30–24. The Saints had one last chance on their kickoff return in which they pitched it around in hopes of a touchdown, but they were stopped. They were also called for a moot penalty for a forward pass that would have rendered any drive at this point null.

Overall, the game was highlighted by Ray Rice's 153 yards rushing and two touchdowns, Billy Cundiff's two field goals, and the Redding interception that virtually ended the game.

With the win, the Ravens went to 10–4, nearly clinching a playoff berth.

The Ravens entered the game knowing that if they would win, they would be guaranteed a playoff spot for the third year in a row. Also hoping to make it three straight wins and six straight overall against the Browns, the Ravens faced their AFC North rivalry. Despite the team's losing record, the Ravens took the game very seriously and were especially concerned about running backPeyton Hillis, who had run all over the team earlier in the year.

In the first quarter the Ravens trailed early asMohamed Massaquoi threw a 29-yard TD pass to WRBrian Robiskie. Baltimore challenged this play, doubting that a catch was really made in the end zone, but the ruling was upheld. But Baltimore would answer quickly. First, kickerBilly Cundiff nailed a 27-yard field goal. On the following Cleveland possession, the Ravens forced and recovered a fumble, followed by QBJoe Flacco completing a 15-yard TD pass toT. J. Houshmandzadeh. Later,Ed Reed intercepted a pass, the second Browns interception of the game, leading to a 40-yard Cundiff field goal. The lead was narrowed when kickerPhil Dawson got a 30-yard field goal at the end of the half. The Ravens cushioned their lead early in the third quarter with Flacco getting a 22-yard TD pass to WRDerrick Mason, making the score 20–10, as it would conclude.

With the win, the Ravens improved to 11–4, and were able to clinch their first third consecutive playoff berth.

The Ravens' sixteenth game was a division rivalry rematch against the Bengals at home. The Ravens led the game as kickerBilly Cundiff hit a 25 and a 47-yard field goal. This was followed byRay Rice getting a 7-yard TD run. The lead was narrowed with QBCarson Palmer throwing an 11-yard TD pass to WRJerome Simpson, but the Ravens held on for the win, closing out the regular season with a 12–4 record. The Ravens entered the game with a guaranteed playoff spot but knowing that if they won and the Steelers lost, they would improve their playoff position in the conference from #5 to #2. While it was presumed Pittsburgh would probably beat the Browns, they were determined to play well.

The Ravens took advantage during the game on turnovers, having forced five in the game. After winning the coin toss and electing to defer,Carson Palmer threw an early interception toEd Reed, giving the Ravens possession. This resulted in a field goal, giving the Ravens an early 3–0 lead. In the second quarter, Cundiff kicked a second field goal, making it 6–0. At the closing of the first half, the Bengals were driving toward the end zone when Reed made his second interception of the half, thereby preventing the opposition from scoring and sealing a first-half shutout. In the third quarter, the Ravens recovered a fumble from deep within Bengals territory, leading to aRay Rice touchdown run, making the score 13–0. The only Bengals score was a touchdown in the fourth quarter. The Bengals had some chances toward the end. One drive in the final minutes ended as a turnover on downs, another when Palmer fumbled. But the Cincinnati's defense forced three-and-outs each time. The Bengals' final chance came with no timeout and 45 seconds from deep within their own territory, when they were able to play hurry-up offense and drive the ball to within a few yards of the end zone. But they failed to score, resulting in another turnover on downs with just 10 seconds remaining.

With Pittsburgh winning, the Ravens did not gain anything in the playoff standings. Nevertheless, they finished the season 12–4, tied for their second best season (the other being their2000 Super Bowl winning season) just a game behind their winningest season in2006 when they finished 13–3.

Entering the postseason as the AFC's #5 seed, the Ravens began their playoff run atArrowhead Stadium for the AFC Wild Card Round against the #4Kansas City Chiefs. Baltimore delivered the game's opening strike with a 19-yard field goal from kickerBilly Cundiff, but the Chiefs answered with running backJamaal Charles getting a 41-yard touchdown run. The Ravens regained the lead in the second quarter as quarterbackJoe Flacco found running backRay Rice on a 9-yard touchdown pass.

Baltimore added onto their lead in the third quarter with a pair of 29-yard field goals from Cundiff, followed by Flacco connecting with wide receiverAnquan Boldin on a 4-yard touchdown pass. In the fourth quarter, the Ravens pulled away with a 25-yard touchdown run from running backWillis McGahee. This occurred on an offensive drive that burned more than 10 minutes from the clock, nearly sealing a victory.

On Kansas City's final offensive drive, an incomplete pass was followed by two sacks of Matt Cassel. On fourth down, Cassel threw an interception, allowing Baltimore to gain one more first down and then run out the clock.

With the win, Baltimore improved their overall record to 13–4.

Coming off their win over the Chiefs, the Ravens flew toHeinz Field for the AFC Divisional Round against their AFC North rival, the #2Pittsburgh Steelers, for the third time in the season. Baltimore trailed early as Steelers running backRashard Mendenhall got a 1-yard touchdown run. The Ravens took the lead with a 14-yard touchdown run from running backRay Rice, followed by a 13-yard fumble return for a touchdown from defensive endCory Redding. Baltimore added onto their lead in the second quarter as quarterbackJoe Flacco found tight endTodd Heap on a 4-yard touchdown pass which gave the Ravens a 21–7 lead at the half.

Pittsburgh struck back and tied the game taking advantage of a few Ravens turnovers. Two quick touchdowns were scored as quarterbackBen Roethlisberger completed a 9-yard touchdown pass to tight endHeath Miller, followed by an 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverHines Ward. The Steelers retook the lead with kickerShaun Suisham making a 35-yard field goal, yet the Ravens tied the game with a 24-yard field goal from Cundiff. On the Steelers final possession, they converted on a crucial 3rd and 19 with the game tied at 24 to keep their drive alive. Eventually, Pittsburgh got the last score with Mendenhall's 1-yard touchdown run.

With the loss, Baltimore's season came to an end with an overall record of 13–5.

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