The 2018 season was the Baltimore Ravens’ 23rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 11th under head coach John Harbaugh, and their 17th and final season under general manager Ozzie Newsome.
In Week 6, the Ravens set a franchise record, sacking Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota 11 times in a 21–0 win.
After struggling to a 4–5 start, the Ravens went on a 6–1 run to finish 10–6 on the season, thanks to the emergence of rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson, who replaced longtime QB Joe Flacco due to injury. The Ravens clinched the AFC North after defeating the Cleveland Browns in Week 17, reaching the playoffs for the first time since 2014 and winning their division for the first time since 2012; they also finished the regular season ranked first in total defense. However they lost to the Los Angeles Chargers 23–17 in the Wild Card playoffs, which was the first time since 2006 that the Ravens went one-and-done and their first Wild Card playoff loss since 2003.
Draft trades
The Ravens traded their second- and fourth-round selections (52nd and 125th) and a second-round selection in the 2019 NFL Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for their first- and fourth-round selections (32nd and 132nd).
The Ravens traded their first- and fifth-round selections (16th and 154th) to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo’s first and third round selections (22nd and 65th).
The Ravens traded their first- and sixth-round selections (22nd and 215th) to Tennessee in exchange for Tennessee’s first- and fourth-round selections (25th and 125th).
The Ravens traded their third-round selection (75th) to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City’s third- and fourth-round selections (86th and 122nd).
The Ravens traded their fifth-round selection (152nd) to Tennessee in exchange for Tennessee’s fifth- and sixth-round selections (162nd and 215th).
The Ravens traded this third-round selection (65th) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland’s third-, fifth-, and sixth-round selections (75th, 152nd, and 212th).
The Ravens traded a seventh-round selection (238th) to Arizona in exchange for center Tony Bergstrom, the pick later traded back to the Ravens.[1]
The Ravens were awarded a sixth-round compensatory pick (215th overall); later traded to Tennessee, then traded back to the Ravens.[2]
Table of Contents
Final roster[edit]
Preseason[edit]
Schedule[edit]
On February 13, the NFL announced that the Ravens will play the Chicago Bears in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, August 2, at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.[3]
The remainder of the Ravens’ preseason opponents and schedule were announced on April 11, 2018.
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Regular season[edit]
Schedule[edit]
The Ravens’ 2018 schedule was announced on April 19.
BAL – Alex Collins 8-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 8:42. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 6:18.
BAL – John Brown 7-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 1:32. Ravens 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 3:59.
Second quarter
BAL – Justin Tucker 41-yard field goal, 13:14. Ravens 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 0:49.
BAL – Justin Tucker 39-yard field goal, 4:16. Ravens 20–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:22.
BAL – Michael Crabtree 12-yard pass from Joe Flacco (pass failed), 0:13. Ravens 26–0. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 2:35.
Third quarter
BAL – Willie Snead 13-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 12:28. Ravens 33–0. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:20.
BAL – Javorius Allen 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 11:22. Ravens 40–0. Drive: 1 plays, 1 yards, 0:04.
BUF – Steven Hauschka 35-yard field goal, 2:38. Ravens 40–3. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 5:31.
Fourth quarter
BAL – Kenneth Dixon 2-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 3:52. Ravens 47–3. Drive: 13 plays, 89 yards, 8:03.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
In a blowout win over the Bills, Ravens QB Joe Flacco passed for three touchdowns before being relieved by rookie Lamar Jackson, while Bills QB Nathan Peterman was benched for rookie Josh Allen after posting a 0.0 passer rating.
BAL – John Brown – 33-yard TD pass from Joe Flacco. (Justin Tucker kick), 10:45. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:15.
BAL – Alex Collins – 3-yard TD pass from Joe Flacco. (Justin Tucker kick), 8:03. Ravens 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:56.
Second quarter
PIT – Chris Boswell – 34-yard field goal, 14:07. Ravens 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:26.
PIT – Chris Boswell – 39-yard field goal, 6:26. Ravens 14–6. Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 6:13.
PIT – Antonio Brown – 26 yard TD pass from Ben Roethlisberger, 2:50. (Ben Roethlisberger pass to James Conner for two-point conversion). Tied 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:58.
Third quarter
BAL – Justin Tucker – 47-yard field goal, 2:50. Ravens 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 3:26.
Fourth quarter
BAL – Justin Tucker – 49-yard field goal, 11:52. Ravens 20–14. Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 6:15.
BAL – Justin Tucker – 28-yard field goal, 3:37. Ravens 23–14. Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:40.
BAL – Justin Tucker – 31-yard field goal, 1:56. Ravens 26–14. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:19.
Week 9: Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Period
1
2
3
4
Total
Steelers
7
7
6
3
23
Ravens
3
3
7
3
16
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
PIT – Antonio Brown 6-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 7:18. Steelers 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:46.
BAL – Justin Tucker 23-yard field goal, 4:37. Steelers 14–6. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:41.
Third quarter
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 1-yard run (kick failed), 6:46. Steelers 20–6. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:14.
BAL – Alex Collins 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 2:56. Steelers 20–13. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:50.
Fourth quarter
PIT – Chris Boswell 29-yard field goal, 8:26. Steelers 23–13. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:49.
BAL – Justin Tucker 37-yard field goal, 5:23. Steelers 23–16. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:03.
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 28/47, 270 yards, 2 TD
BAL – Joe Flacco – 23/37, 209 yards
Top rushers
PIT – James Conner – 24 carries, 107 yards
BAL – Alex Collins – 9 carries, 35 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
After 10 years with the team, this would become Joe Flacco’s final start and last game as a Raven as he suffered a hip injury and was replaced by Lamar Jackson, who went on to start the final 7 games of the season. Flacco was ultimately traded to the Denver Broncos during the off-season.
CIN – Joe Mixon 1-yard run (Randy Bullock kick), 12:57. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:06.
BAL – Justin Tucker 28-yard field goal, 1:46. Ravens 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:16.
BAL – Justin Tucker 56-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 0:22.
Third quarter
CIN – Matt Lengel 4-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock kick), 11:46. Bengals 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:50.
CIN – John Ross 22-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock kick), 5:45. Bengals 21–13. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:30.
BAL – Gus Edwards 11-yard run (Gus Edwards run), 1:03. Tied 21–21. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:42.
Fourth quarter
BAL – Justin Tucker 24-yard field goal, 8:12. Ravens 24–21. Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:56.
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 19/36, 211 yards, 2 TDs
BAL – Lamar Jackson – 13/19, 150 yards, 1 INT
Top rushers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 2 carries, 29 yards
BAL – Lamar Jackson – 27 carries, 117 yards
Top receivers
On his first drive as the starting quarterback for the Ravens, Lamar Jackson orchestrated an 11 play, 75 yard game winning drive with Alex Collins running the ball in for a touchdown. During the drive Jackson did not throw a single pass but rushed 5 times for 46 yards.[4]
Similar to last season, the Ravens’ playoff hopes was decided on a 4th down in the waning seconds of the game. Browns QB Baker Mayfield made a quick throw that was picked by Ravens LB C.J. Mosley to seal the game for Baltimore, clinching them their first division title in 6 years and making the playoffs.
^ abKansas City finished ahead of LA Chargers based on division games.
^ abNew England finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.
^ abcDenver finished ahead of Cincinnati and Buffalo based on strength of victory. Cincinnati finished ahead of Buffalo based on record vs. common opponents. Cincinnati’s cumulative record against Baltimore, Indianapolis, the Los Angeles Chargers and Miami was 3–2, compared to Buffalo’s 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams.
^ abNY Jets finished ahead of Oakland based on strength of victory.
^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.
Postseason[edit]
Schedule[edit]
Game summaries[edit]
Wild Card Round: Los Angeles Chargers 23, Baltimore Ravens 17[edit]
Wild Card Round: (5) Los Angeles Chargers at (4) Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Period
1
2
3
4
Total
Chargers
6
6
0
11
23
Ravens
0
0
3
14
17
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
Date: January 6, 2019
Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST
Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 70,432
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely
LAC – Michael Badgley 21-yard field goal, 6:59. Chargers 3-0. Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 2:36
LAC – Michael Badgley 53-yard field goal, 1:08. Chargers 6-0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:13
Second quarter
LAC – Michael Badgley 40-yard field goal, 3:22. Chargers 9-0. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 5:29
LAC – Michael Badgley 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Chargers 12-0. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 1:48
Third quarter
BAL – Justin Tucker 33-yard field goal, 8:30. Chargers 12-3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:56
Fourth quarter
LAC – Melvin Gordon 1-yard run (Philip Rivers-Mike Williams pass), 14:44. Chargers 20-3. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:38
LAC – Michael Badgley 47-yard field goal, 9:09. Chargers 23-3. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 4:00
BAL – Michael Crabtree 31-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker Kick), 6:33. Chargers 23-10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:36
BAL – Michael Crabtree 7-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker Kick), 1:59. Chargers 23-17. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 2:48
Top passers
LAC – Philip Rivers – 22/32, 160 yards
BAL – Lamar Jackson – 14/29, 194 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
LAC – Melvin Gordon – 17 rushes, 40 yards, TD
BAL – Lamar Jackson – 9 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
LAC – Mike Williams – 2 receptions, 42 yards
BAL – Kenneth Dixon – 3 receptions, 53 yards
The Chargers recorded six sacks, jumped out to a 23–3 lead and halted a late Ravens rally, forcing Lamar Jackson to fumble on the final drive to earn a trip to New England.
On the Ravens’ second possession of the game, Chargers defensive end Melvin Ingram forced a fumble from Kenneth Dixon that was recovered by safety Adrian Phillips, giving Los Angeles the ball on the Baltimore 14-yard line. Three plays later, Michael Badgley kicked a 21-yard field goal to give Los Angeles a 3–0 lead. Then the Chargers’ defense forced a punt, which Desmond King returned 42 yards to the Ravens’ 42-yard line, setting up a 53-yard Badgley field goal that increased their lead to 6–0. Early in the second quarter, Phillips intercepted a pass from Jackson to give the Chargers a first down on the Ravens’ 44-yard line. From there, they drove 27 yards to go up 9–0 on Badgley’s third field goal. Following another Ravens punt, Los Angeles drove 53 yards in 12 plays to score on Badgley’s fourth field goal on the last play of the half, giving them a 12–0 lead.
King returned the second half kickoff 72 yards to the Ravens’ 35-yard line, but this time the Chargers failed to score when Badgley’s field goal attempt was blocked by Za’Darius Smith. After a Ravens punt, linebacker Patrick Onwuasor forced a fumble from Chargers tight end Virgil Green that was recovered by linebacker C. J. Mosley on the Los Angeles 21-yard line. This set up Justin Tucker’s 33-yard field goal, cutting the score to 12–3 with 8:34 left in the third quarter. At the end of Los Angeles’ next possession, the Ravens got another scoring opportunity when Javorius Allen blocked Donnie Jones’s punt, resulting in Baltimore taking over on the Chargers’ 40-yard line; they only managed to gain 4 yards with their next three plays and Tucker’s 50-yard field goal attempt was wide right. Los Angeles then drove 60 yards in 10 plays, featuring a 28-yard completion from Philip Rivers to Mike Williams on the Ravens’ 15-yard line. On the next play, Melvin Gordon ran the ball 14 yards to the 1-yard line. The Ravens managed to keep Los Angeles out of the end zone for the next three plays, but Gordon scored with a 4th down 1-yard touchdown run on the first play of the 4th quarter; Rivers completed a pass to Williams for a two-point conversion, giving the Chargers a 20–3 lead.
A sack by Ingram on the Ravens’ ensuing drive forced them to punt from their 14-yard line and Sam Koch’s 31-yard kick gave the Chargers good field position on the Ravens’ 45-yard line. Los Angeles then drove 16 yards, including a 9-yard scramble by Rivers on 3rd-and-8, to score on Badgley’s 5th field goal, from 47 yards, that gave them a 23–3 lead. Taking the ball back with 9:02 left, Baltimore drove 75 yards in eight plays, including Jackson’s 29-yard completion to Willie Snead on 4th-and-11. On the next play, Jackson threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to receiver Michael Crabtree, making the score 23–10. The Chargers recovered Baltimore’s ensuing onside kick attempt, but still had to punt after three plays. Baltimore went on to drive 85 yards in 12 plays, the longest a 39-yard completion from Jackson to Dixon. On the last play, Jackson threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Crabtree, narrowing their gap to 23–17 with 2:06 left. Baltimore then forced a punt with 45 seconds to go, giving them one last chance to drive for a winning touchdown, but Chargers linebacker Uchenna Nwosu forced a fumble while sacking Jackson and Ingram recovered it to give Los Angeles the victory.
Rivers completed 22-of-32 passes for 160 yards and rushed for 15 yards. Ingram finished the game with seven tackles (two for a loss of yards), two sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Phillips had five tackles (three solo), an interception and a fumble recovery. King returned a kickoff for 72 yards and had four punt returns for 46 yards. Jackson completed 14-of-29 passes for 194 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception; he was also Baltimore’s leading rusher with 9 carries for 54 yards. Onwausor had seven tackles (six solo), a sack and a forced fumble.
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