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1997 Baltimore Ravens

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Record: 6-9-1, Finished 5th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 326 points (20.4/g), 16th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 345 points (21.6/g), 18th.
 Differential of -19 points (-1.2/g), 18th.
 Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 23rd.

Coached by Ted Marchibroda (6-9-1)

1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun August 31 box L 0-1 Jacksonville Jaguars 27 28 22 373 301 72 3 19 411 303 108 1
2 Sun September 7 box W 1-1 Cincinnati Bengals 23 10 24 412 266 146 3 18 339 283 56 2
3 Sun September 14 box W 2-1 @ New York Giants 24 23 19 273 210 63 1 29 390 269 121
4 Sun September 21 box W 3-1 @ Tennessee Oilers 36 10 21 398 309 89 18 285 188 97 5
5 Sun September 28 box L 3-2 @ San Diego Chargers 17 21 18 328 217 111 3 15 440 352 88 3
6 Sun October 5 box L 3-3 Pittsburgh Steelers 34 42 20 332 280 52 5 22 431 217 214 3
7 Bye Week
8 Sun October 19 box L 3-4 Miami Dolphins 13 24 20 385 331 54 2 24 337 189 148 1
9 Sun October 26 box W 4-4 @ Washington Redskins 20 17 20 332 133 199 1 16 249 182 67 1
10 Sun November 2 box L 4-5 @ New York Jets 16 19 23 447 288 159 2 15 225 160 65
11 Sun November 9 box L 4-6 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 0 37 11 172 112 60 7 19 341 198 143
12 Sun November 16 box T 4-6-1 Philadelphia Eagles 10 10 19 329 125 204 2 18 273 210 63 1
13 Sun November 23 box L 4-7-1 Arizona Cardinals 13 16 17 314 185 129 15 273 202 71 2
14 Sun November 30 box L 4-8-1 @ Jacksonville Jaguars 27 29 17 221 163 58 23 404 313 91 1
15 Sun December 7 box W 5-8-1 Seattle Seahawks 31 24 15 374 286 88 3 14 273 170 103 4
16 Sun December 14 box W 6-8-1 Tennessee Oilers 21 19 11 246 192 54 1 23 390 200 190 4
17 Sun December 21 box L 6-9-1 @ Cincinnati Bengals 14 16 15 355 304 51 18 302 237 65

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 326 5291 1043 5.1 292 338 586 3702 25 16 5.9 176 420 1589 7 3.8 99 33 17 17
Team Defense 345 5363 1068 5.0 511 332 556 3673 20 17 6.1 180 470 1690 17 3.6 306 28 11 25
Lg Rank Offense 16 9 17 5 5 8 16 9 24 22 27 19 23 26
Lg Rank Defense 18 25 23 25 28 11 11 24 19 10 25 5 15 21

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Vinny Testaverde 34 QB 13 13 271 470 57.7 2971 18 3.8 15 3.2 54 6.3 5.3 11.0 228.5 75.9 20 129 5.8 4.8 4.1
Eric Zeier 25 5 3 67 116 57.8 958 7 6.0 1 0.9 92 8.3 8.5 14.3 191.6 101.1 17 98 6.5 6.7 12.8
Team Total 26.4 16 338 586 57.7 3929 25 4.3 16 2.7 92 6.7 5.9 11.6 245.6 80.9 37 227 5.9 5.2 5.9
Opp Total 16 332 556 59.7 3673 20 3.6 17 3.1 6.6 5.6 11.1 229.6 78.6 42 293 6.1 4.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Bam Morris 25 RB 11 8 204 774 4 25 3.8 70.4 18.5 29 176 6.1 0 15 2.6 16.0 950 4 4
Earnest Byner 35 rb 16 6 84 313 0 19 3.7 19.6 5.3 21 128 6.1 0 17 1.3 8.0 441 0 2
Jay Graham 22 13 3 81 299 2 19 3.7 23.0 6.2 12 51 4.3 0 19 0.9 3.9 350 2 2
Vinny Testaverde 34 QB 13 13 34 138 0 16 4.1 10.6 2.6 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4 0.1 -0.3 134 0 11
Eric Zeier 25 5 3 10 17 0 12 1.7 3.4 2.0 17 0 3
Jermaine Lewis 23 WR 14 7 3 35 0 24 11.7 2.5 0.2 42 648 15.4 6 42 3.0 46.3 683 6 3
Kenyon Cotton 23 15 0 2 2 1 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 2 1 0
Derrick Alexander 26 WR 15 13 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 65 1009 15.5 9 92 4.3 67.3 1009 9 1
Greg Montgomery 33 P 16 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 0.7 0.1 11 0 0
Michael Jackson 28 WR 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 69 918 13.3 4 54 4.3 57.4 918 4 2
Eric Green 30 TE 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 65 601 9.2 5 37 4.1 37.6 601 5 1
Ryan Yarborough 26 16 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 183 11.4 0 26 1.0 11.4 183 0 3
Brian Kinchen 32 te 16 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 95 8.6 1 24 0.7 5.9 95 1 0
James Roe 24 12 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 124 17.7 0 29 0.6 10.3 124 0 1
Team Total 26.4 16 420 1589 7 25 3.8 99.3 26.3 338 3929 11.6 25 92 21.1 245.6 5518 32 37
Opp Total 16 470 1690 17 3.6 105.6 29.4 332 3673 11.1 20 20.8 229.6 5363 37 23

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Jermaine Lewis 23 WR 14 7 28 437 2 89 15.6 41 905 0 51 22.1 2025
James Roe 24 12 4 8 72 0 14 9.0 9 189 0 33 21.0 385
Ray Ethridge 29 2 0 5 21 0 16 4.2 2 37 0 22 18.5 58
Jay Graham 22 13 3 6 115 0 24 19.2 465
Dorian Brew 23 3 0 5 88 0 24 17.6 88
Nate Singleton 29 4 0 4 64 0 19 16.0 64
Derrick Alexander 26 WR 15 13 1 34 0 34 34.0 1043
Earnest Byner 35 rb 16 6 1 0 0 0 0.0 441
Priest Holmes 24 7 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
Tyrus McCloud 23 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Bam Morris 25 RB 11 8 1 23 0 23 23.0 973
Team Total 26.4 16 42 564 2 89 13.4 71 1435 0 51 20.2 7517
Opp Total 16 53 0 58 1323 1 22.8

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Greg Montgomery 33 P 16 0 83 3540 60 0 42.7
Matt Stover 29 K 16 0 9 8 12 12 11 6 2 34 26 76.5% 32 32 100.0%
Team Total 26.4 16 9 8 12 12 11 6 2 34 26 76.5% 32 32 100.0% 83 3540 60 0 42.7
Opp Total 16 34 24 70.6% 35 33 94.3% 82 3608 44.0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Vinny Testaverde 34 QB 13 13 11 5 -9 0
Peter Boulware 23 LLB 16 16 11.5 1 0 0 0 0 43 15
Michael McCrary 27 RDE 15 15 9.0 1 0 2 0 0 56 13
Bam Morris 25 RB 11 8 4 4 0 0
James A. Jones 28 LDT 16 16 6.0 3 0 1 0 0 48 4
Ray Lewis* 22 MLB 16 16 4.0 1 18 0 18 1 0 1 0 0 156 28
Rob Burnett 30 LDE 15 15 4.0 0 0 1 0 0 33 7
Earnest Byner 35 rb 16 6 2 3 0 0
Jermaine Lewis 23 WR 14 7 3 2 0 0
Jamie Sharper 23 RLB 16 15 3.0 1 4 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 52 14
Antonio Langham 25 LCB 16 15 1.0 3 40 1 40 53 6
Stevon Moore 30 SS 13 13 4 56 0 38 58 15
Eugene Daniel 36 rcb 9 6 3 60 0 43 15 3
Jay Graham 22 13 3 2 1 0 0
Ryan Yarborough 26 16 3 3 0 0 0
Eric Zeier 25 5 3 3 0 -14 0
Ray Ethridge 29 2 0 2 0 0 0
Kim Herring 22 15 4 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 44 8
Michael Jackson 28 WR 16 15 2 0 0 0
DeRon Jenkins 24 RCB 16 6 1 15 0 15 0 0 1 0 0 42 2
Tyrus McCloud 23 16 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 3
James Roe 24 12 4 1 1 0 0
Ralph Staten 23 10 3 2 12 0 9 16 2
Bennie Thompson 34 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1
Keith Washington 25 10 1 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 14 4
Cornell Brown 22 16 1 0.5 1 21 0 21 1 0 0 0 0 11 0
Derrick Alexander 26 WR 15 13 1 0 0 0
Donny Brady 24 rcb 16 5 0 0 1 0 0 36 4
Mike Frederick 25 16 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0
Eric Green 30 TE 16 15 1 0 0 0
Rondell Jones 26 FS 14 12 1 15 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 34 7
Tony Siragusa 30 RDT 14 13 0 0 1 7 0 22 5
Team Total 26.4 16 42.0 17 241 1 43 11 37 29 -16 0 769 148
Opp Total 16 37 23 12 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Matt Stover 29 K 16 0 32 26 110
Derrick Alexander 26 WR 15 13 9 54
Jermaine Lewis 23 WR 14 7 6 2 48
Eric Green 30 TE 16 15 5 30
Michael Jackson 28 WR 16 15 4 1 26
Bam Morris 25 RB 11 8 4 24
Jay Graham 22 13 3 2 12
Kenyon Cotton 23 15 0 1 6
Brian Kinchen 32 te 16 7 1 6
Antonio Langham 25 LCB 16 15 1 6
Earnest Byner 35 rb 16 6 1 2
Team Total 26.4 16 7 25 2 1 2 32 26 324
Opp Total 16 17 20 1 2 33 24 1 345