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 9–72004 Baltimore Ravens 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;Feinstein, J (2005), Next Man Up, Little, Brown & Co. / Hachette 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

Personnel Staff / Coaches

Roster

Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 Atlanta Falcons W 24–0 1–0 2 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–26 1–1 3 Detroit Lions W 17–6 2–1 4 at New York Giants W 27–17 3–1"2004 Baltimore Ravens schedule and results" The Football Database

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 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 69,843Note: Intra-divisional games are in bold text.

Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

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

References

External links 2004 Baltimore Ravens at Pro-Football-Reference.com 2004 Baltimore Ravens at jt-sw.com