2021 Baltimore Ravens season

2021 Baltimore Ravens season
2021 Baltimore Ravens season
Owner	Steve Bisciotti
Head coach	John Harbaugh
General manager	Eric DeCosta
Home field	M&T Bank Stadium
Results
Record	8–9
Division place	4th AFC North
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	TE Mark Andrews; RS Devin Duvernay; QB Lamar Jackson; FB Patrick Ricard; K Justin Tucker
AP All-Pros	TE Mark Andrews (1st team); RS Devin Duvernay (1st team); K Justin Tucker (1st team)
Team MVP	Mark Andrews
Uniform
	← 2020; Ravens seasons; 2022 →;

The 2021 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 26th season in the National Football League and their fourteenth under head coach John Harbaugh.

Draft[change | change source]

2021 Baltimore Ravens Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	27	Rashod Bateman	WR	Minnesota
1	31	Odafe Oweh	OLB	Penn State
3	94	Ben Cleveland	OG	Georgia
3	104	Brandon Stephens	CB	SMU
4	131	Tylan Wallace	WR	Oklahoma State
5	160	Shaun Wade	CB	Ohio State
	171	Daelin Hayes	OLB	Notre Dame
	184	Ben Mason	FB	Michigan

Regular season[change | change source]

Schedule[change | change source]

The Ravens' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 13	at Las Vegas Raiders	L 27–33 (OT)	0–1	Allegiant Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	Kansas City Chiefs	W 36–35	1–1	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
3	September 26	at Detroit Lions	W 19–17	2–1	Ford Field	Recap
4	October 3	at Denver Broncos	W 23–7	3–1	Empower Field at Mile High	Recap
5	October 11	Indianapolis Colts	W 31–25 (OT)	4–1	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
6	October 17	Los Angeles Chargers	W 34–6	5–1	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
7	October 24	Cincinnati Bengals	L 17–41	5–2	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
8	Bye
9	November 7	Minnesota Vikings	W 34–31 (OT)	6–2	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
10	November 11	at Miami Dolphins	L 10–22	6–3	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
11	November 21	at Chicago Bears	W 16–13	7–3	Soldier Field	Recap
12	November 28	Cleveland Browns	W 16–10	8–3	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
13	December 5	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 19–20	8–4	Heinz Field	Recap
14	December 12	at Cleveland Browns	L 22–24	8–5	FirstEnergy Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	Green Bay Packers	L 30–31	8–6	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
16	December 26	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–41	8–7	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
17	January 2	Los Angeles Rams	L 19–20	8–8	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
18	January 9	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–16 (OT)	8–9	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[change | change source]

Division[change | change source]

AFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Cincinnati Bengals	10	7	0	.588	4–2	8–4	460	376	L1
⁽⁷⁾ Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	1	.559	4–2	7–5	343	398	W2
Cleveland Browns	8	9	0	.471	3–3	5–7	349	371	W1
Baltimore Ravens	8	9	0	.471	1–5	5–7	387	392	L6

Conference[change | change source]

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^[a]	Tennessee Titans	South	12	5	0	.706	5–1	8–4	.472	.480	W3
2^[a]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	12	5	0	.706	5–1	7–5	.538	.517	W1
3	Buffalo Bills	East	11	6	0	.647	5–1	7–5	.472	.428	W4
4	Cincinnati Bengals	North	10	7	0	.588	4–2	8–4	.472	.462	L1
Wild cards
5^[b]	Las Vegas Raiders	West	10	7	0	.588	3–3	8–4	.510	.515	W4
6^[b]	New England Patriots	East	10	7	0	.588	3–3	8–4	.481	.394	L1
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	9	7	1	.559	4–2	7–5	.521	.490	W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[c]	Indianapolis Colts	South	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.495	.431	L2
9^[c]^[d]	Miami Dolphins	East	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	.464	.379	W1
10^[c]^[d]	Los Angeles Chargers	West	9	8	0	.529	3–3	6–6	.510	.500	L1
11^[e]	Cleveland Browns	North	8	9	0	.471	3–3	5–7	.514	.415	W1
12^[e]	Baltimore Ravens	North	8	9	0	.471	1–5	5–7	.531	.460	L6
13	Denver Broncos	West	7	10	0	.412	1–5	3–9	.484	.357	L4
14^[f]	New York Jets	East	4	13	0	.235	0–6	4–8	.512	.426	L2
15^[f]	Houston Texans	South	4	13	0	.235	3–3	4–8	.498	.397	L2
16	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	3	14	0	.176	1–5	3–9	.512	.569	W1
Tiebreakers^[g]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games. ↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record. ↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head 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.

[12-5-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.

[10-7-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games.

[9-8a-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record.

[9-8b-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games.

[8-9-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record.

[4-13-6] 6.0 ^6.1 NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.

[7] 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.

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