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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.
Simple Rating System: Total -0.6, Offense: -0.4, Defense: -0.2, SoS: 0.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Ted Marchibroda (6-9-1)
Defensive Coordinator: Marvin Lewis
Other Notable Asst.: Jim Schwartz (Defensive Assistant) and Ken Whisenhunt (Tight Ends)
Training Camp: McDaniel College (Westminster, Maryland)
Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Vinny Testaverde | 34 | 10 | 13 | 271 for 470, 2,971 yards, 18 td, 15 int, & 34 rushes for 138 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1987 |
| RB | Bam Morris | 25 | 3 | 8 | 204 rushes for 774 yards, 4 td, & 29 catches for 176 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1994 |
| RB | Earnest Byner | 35 | 13 | 6 | 84 rushes for 313 yards, 0 td, & 21 catches for 128 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 280th pick / 1984 |
| WR | Derrick Alexander | 26 | 3 | 13 | 65 catches for 1,009 yards, 9 td, & 1 rush for 0 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 29th pick / 1994 |
| WR | Michael Jackson | 28 | 6 | 15 | 69 catches for 918 yards, 4 td | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 141st pick / 1991 |
| WR | Jermaine Lewis | 23 | 1 | 7 | 42 catches for 648 yards, 6 td, & 3 rushes for 35 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 153rd pick / 1996 |
| TE | Eric Green | 30 | 7 | 15 | 65 catches for 601 yards, 5 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1990 |
| TE | Brian Kinchen | 32 | 9 | 7 | 11 catches for 95 yards, 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 320th pick / 1988 |
| LT | Jonathan Ogden*+ | 23 | 1 | 16 | Baltimore Ravens / 1st / 4th pick / 1996 | |
| LG | Ben Cavil | 25 | Rook | 8 | ||
| LG | Leo Goeas | 31 | 7 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1990 | |
| C | Wally Williams | 26 | 4 | 10 | ||
| C | Quentin Neujahr | 26 | 1 | 7 | ||
| RG | Jeff Blackshear | 28 | 4 | 16 | Seattle Seahawks / 8th / 197th pick / 1993 | |
| RT | Orlando Brown | 27 | 3 | 16 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Rob Burnett | 30 | 7 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 129th pick / 1990 |
| LDT | James A. Jones | 28 | 6 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 57th pick / 1991 |
| RDT | Tony Siragusa | 30 | 7 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | Michael McCrary | 27 | 4 | 15 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 170th pick / 1993 |
| LLB | Peter Boulware | 23 | Rook | 16 | 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Ravens / 1st / 4th pick / 1997 |
| MLB | Ray Lewis* | 22 | 1 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Ravens / 1st / 26th pick / 1996 |
| RLB | Jamie Sharper | 23 | Rook | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 34th pick / 1997 |
| LCB | Antonio Langham | 25 | 3 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 9th pick / 1994 |
| RCB | DeRon Jenkins | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 55th pick / 1996 |
| RCB | Donny Brady | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Eugene Daniel | 36 | 13 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 8th / 205th pick / 1984 |
| SS | Stevon Moore | 30 | 7 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 181st pick / 1989 |
| FS | Rondell Jones | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 69th pick / 1993 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Matt Stover | 29 | 6 | 0 | 26 of 34 field goals & 32 of 32 extra points | New York Giants / 12th / 329th pick / 1990 |
| P | Greg Montgomery | 33 | 9 | 0 | 83 punts for a 42.7 average, 0 blocked | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1988 |
| PR | Jermaine Lewis | 23 | 1 | 7 | 28 punt returns for a 15.6 average and 2 td | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 153rd pick / 1996 |
| KR | Jermaine Lewis | 23 | 1 | 7 | 41 kick returns for a 22.1 average and 0 td | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 153rd pick / 1996 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Derrick Alexander | 26 | WR | 15 | 13 | 195 | 6-2 | Michigan | 11/6/1971 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 29th pick / 1994 |
| 69 | Jeff Blackshear | 28 | G | 16 | 16 | 323 | 6-6 | La-Monroe | 3/29/1969 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 8th / 197th pick / 1993 |
| 58 | Peter Boulware | 23 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 12/18/1974 | Rook | Baltimore Ravens / 1st / 4th pick / 1997 |
| 24 | Donny Brady | 24 | DB | 16 | 5 | 195 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 11/24/1973 | 2 | |
| 22 | Dorian Brew | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Kansas | 7/19/1974 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 79th pick / 1996 |
| 51 | Cornell Brown | 22 | LB | 16 | 1 | 240 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 3/15/1975 | Rook | Baltimore Ravens / 6th / 194th pick / 1997 |
| 77 | Orlando Brown | 27 | T | 16 | 16 | 360 | 6-7 | Central State (OH),South Carolina St. | 12/12/1970 | 3 | |
| 90 | Rob Burnett | 30 | DE | 15 | 15 | 265 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 8/27/1967 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 129th pick / 1990 |
| 21 | Earnest Byner | 35 | RB | 16 | 6 | 215 | 5-10 | East Carolina | 9/15/1962 | 13 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 280th pick / 1984 |
| 65 | Ben Cavil | 25 | G | 15 | 8 | 310 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/31/1972 | Rook | |
| 40 | Kenyon Cotton | 23 | RB | 15 | 0 | 255 | 6-0 | La-Lafayette | 2/23/1974 | Rook | |
| 72 | Bernard Dafney | 29 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 324 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 11/1/1968 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 247th pick / 1992 |
| 30 | Eugene Daniel | 36 | DB | 9 | 6 | 178 | 5-11 | LSU | 5/4/1961 | 13 | Indianapolis Colts / 8th / 205th pick / 1984 |
| 85 | Ray Ethridge | 29 | WR | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Pasadena CC | 12/12/1968 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1992 |
| 71 | Spencer Folau | 24 | T | 10 | 0 | 315 | 6-5 | Idaho | 4/5/1973 | Rook | |
| 94 | Mike Frederick | 25 | DE | 16 | 1 | 280 | 6-5 | Virginia | 8/6/1972 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 94th pick / 1995 |
| 62 | Leo Goeas | 31 | G-T | 11 | 7 | 300 | 6-4 | Hawaii | 8/15/1966 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1990 |
| 34 | Jay Graham | 22 | RB | 13 | 3 | 220 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 7/14/1975 | Rook | Baltimore Ravens / 3rd / 64th pick / 1997 |
| 86 | Eric Green | 30 | TE | 16 | 15 | 280 | 6-5 | Liberty | 6/22/1967 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1990 |
| 20 | Kim Herring | 22 | DB | 15 | 4 | 212 | 6-0 | Penn St. | 9/10/1975 | Rook | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 58th pick / 1997 |
| 26 | Priest Holmes | 24 | RB | 7 | 0 | 213 | 5-9 | Texas | 10/7/1973 | Rook | |
| 81 | Michael Jackson | 28 | WR | 16 | 15 | 195 | 6-4 | Southern Miss | 4/12/1969 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 141st pick / 1991 |
| 25 | DeRon Jenkins | 24 | DB | 16 | 6 | 190 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 11/14/1973 | 1 | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 55th pick / 1996 |
| 97 | James A. Jones | 28 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-2 | Northern Iowa | 2/6/1969 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 57th pick / 1991 |
| 31 | Rondell Jones | 26 | DB | 14 | 12 | 210 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 5/7/1971 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 69th pick / 1993 |
| 88 | Brian Kinchen | 32 | TE | 16 | 7 | 240 | 6-2 | LSU | 8/6/1965 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 320th pick / 1988 |
| 38 | Antonio Langham | 25 | DB | 16 | 15 | 181 | 6-0 | Alabama | 7/31/1972 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 9th pick / 1994 |
| 84 | Jermaine Lewis | 23 | WR | 14 | 7 | 183 | 5-7 | Maryland | 10/16/1974 | 1 | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 153rd pick / 1996 |
| 52 | Ray Lewis* | 22 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 5/15/1975 | 1 | Baltimore Ravens / 1st / 26th pick / 1996 |
| 29 | Lamar Lyons | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Washington | 3/25/1973 | 1 | |
| 54 | Tyrus McCloud | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Louisville | 11/23/1974 | Rook | Baltimore Ravens / 4th / 118th pick / 1997 |
| 99 | Michael McCrary | 27 | DE | 15 | 15 | 266 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 7/7/1970 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 170th pick / 1993 |
| 9 | Greg Montgomery | 33 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Penn St.,Michigan St. | 10/29/1964 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1988 |
| 27 | Stevon Moore | 30 | DB | 13 | 13 | 210 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 2/9/1967 | 7 | New York Jets / 7th / 181st pick / 1989 |
| 33 | Bam Morris | 25 | RB | 11 | 8 | 244 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 1/13/1972 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1994 |
| 67 | Quentin Neujahr | 26 | C | 9 | 7 | 297 | 6-4 | Kansas St. | 1/30/1971 | 1 | |
| 89 | A.J. Ofodile | 24 | TE | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Missouri | 10/9/1973 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 158th pick / 1994 |
| 75 | Jonathan Ogden*+ | 23 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 340 | 6-9 | UCLA | 7/31/1974 | 1 | Baltimore Ravens / 1st / 4th pick / 1996 |
| 53 | Tyrell Peters | 23 | LB | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 8/4/1974 | Rook | |
| 83 | James Roe | 24 | WR | 12 | 4 | 187 | 6-1 | Norfolk St. | 8/23/1973 | 1 | Baltimore Ravens / 6th / 186th pick / 1996 |
| 55 | Jamie Sharper | 23 | LB | 16 | 15 | 240 | 6-3 | Virginia | 11/23/1974 | Rook | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 34th pick / 1997 |
| 87 | Nate Singleton | 29 | WR | 4 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Grambling St. | 7/5/1968 | 4 | New York Giants / 11th / 292nd pick / 1992 |
| 98 | Tony Siragusa | 30 | DT-NT | 14 | 13 | 330 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 5/14/1967 | 7 | |
| 41 | Ralph Staten | 23 | DB | 10 | 3 | 205 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/3/1974 | Rook | Baltimore Ravens / 7th / 236th pick / 1997 |
| 3 | Matt Stover | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Louisiana Tech | 1/27/1968 | 6 | New York Giants / 12th / 329th pick / 1990 |
| 92 | Leland Taylor | 25 | DT | 1 | 0 | 305 | 6-3 | Tennessee,Louisville | 10/25/1972 | Rook | Baltimore Ravens / 7th / 238th pick / 1997 |
| 12 | Vinny Testaverde | 34 | QB | 13 | 13 | 235 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 11/13/1963 | 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1987 |
| 37 | Bennie Thompson | 34 | DB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Grambling St. | 2/10/1963 | 8 | |
| 44 | Tony Vinson | 26 | RB | 13 | 0 | 229 | 6-1 | Purdue,Towson St. | 3/13/1971 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 160th pick / 1994 |
| 95 | Chris Ward | 23 | DE | 5 | 0 | 271 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 2/4/1974 | Rook | Baltimore Ravens / 7th / 205th pick / 1997 |
| 93 | Keith Washington | 25 | DE | 10 | 1 | 285 | 6-4 | UNLV | 12/18/1972 | 1 | |
| 79 | Larry Webster | 28 | DT-DE | 16 | 3 | 310 | 6-5 | Maryland | 1/18/1969 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 70th pick / 1992 |
| 36 | John Williams | 23 | DB | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-7 | Southern | 7/26/1974 | Rook | |
| 63 | Wally Williams | 26 | G-C | 10 | 10 | 305 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 2/19/1971 | 4 | |
| 80 | Ryan Yarborough | 26 | WR | 16 | 3 | 195 | 6-2 | Wyoming | 4/26/1971 | 3 | New York Jets / 2nd / 41st pick / 1994 |
| 10 | Eric Zeier | 25 | QB | 5 | 3 | 214 | 6-1 | Georgia | 9/6/1972 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 84th pick / 1995 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 243.3 | 6-1.9 | 3.1 |