Английская Википедия:2004 Baltimore Ravens season

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The 2004 Baltimore Ravens season was the team's ninth season in the NFL. They were unable to improve upon their previous output of 10–6 and a playoff appearance, instead going 9–7 and missing the playoffs.

The 2004 season was the subject of the John Feinstein non-fiction book Next Man Up; 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.

Preseason

Schedule

style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record
1	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	Atlanta Falcons	W 24–0	1–0
2	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–26	1–1
3	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	Detroit Lions	W 17–6	2–1
4	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	at New York Giants	W 27–17	3–1

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.

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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	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	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	69,843
Note: 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.