Editing Baltimore Ravens (section)

==Rivalries==
===Divisional===
====Pittsburgh Steelers====
{{Main|Ravens–Steelers rivalry}}
[[File:Roethlisberger being sacked.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Steelers quarterback [[Ben Roethlisberger]] sacked by [[Bart Scott]] and [[Jarret Johnson]]]]
By far the team's biggest rival is the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. Pittsburgh and Baltimore are separated by a less-than-5-hour drive along [[Interstate 70]]. Both teams are known for their hard-hitting physical style of play. They play twice a year in the [[AFC North]], and have met five times in the playoffs. Pittsburgh leads the all-time series, 33–25, and holds a 3–2 advantage in the five matchups in the postseason.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=rav&tm2=pit&yr=all |access-date=August 16, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Games between these two teams usually come down to the wire as most within the last 5 years have come down to under 4 points.
The rivalry is considered one of the most significant and intense in the [[National Football League|NFL]] today.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sports.cbslocal.com/2017/05/05/top-nfl-rivalries-of-all-time/ |title=Top NFL Rivalries of All Time |date=May 5, 2017 |language=en-US |access-date=December 5, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323224058/https://sports.cbslocal.com/2017/05/05/top-nfl-rivalries-of-all-time/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Cincinnati Bengals====
{{Main|Bengals–Ravens rivalry}}
[[File:BJ Sams.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[B. J. Sams (American football)|B. J. Sams]] (36) and [[Musa Smith]] (32) playing against the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] in November 2006.]]
The Ravens' rivalry with the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] began when the original Browns franchise [[Cleveland Browns relocation controversy|relocated to Baltimore]] to become the Ravens. Since then, the rivalry heated up when longtime Ravens defensive coordinator [[Marvin Lewis]] was hired as the head coach of the Bengals. The Ravens lead the all-time series 32–27 as of the 2024 season. The Bengals won the only playoff meeting in the [[2022–23 NFL playoffs|2022 AFC Wild Card round]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=rav&tm2=cin&yr=all |access-date=August 16, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

====Cleveland Browns====
{{Main|Browns–Ravens rivalry}}
The Browns–Ravens rivalry in the AFC North began when the [[Cleveland Browns]] resumed operations in 1999, after suspending operations for three seasons after the original Browns [[Cleveland Browns relocation controversy|moved to Baltimore]] and became the Ravens. The rivalry between the Browns and Ravens was more directed at former Browns owner [[Art Modell]], who orchestrated the move, than the team itself, and has, by most Ravens fans, been simply considered a divisional game. The rivalry has been largely one-sided, as the Ravens hold a 37–15 series lead as of the end of the 2024 season. The two teams have not met in the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Baltimore Ravens vs. Cleveland Browns |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=rav&tm2=cle&yr=all |access-date=August 16, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

===Conference===
====New England Patriots====
{{Main|Patriots–Ravens rivalry}}
The Ravens first met the [[New England Patriots]] in 1996, but the rivalry truly started in 2007 when the Ravens suffered a bitter 27–24 loss in the Patriots' [[2007 New England Patriots season|quest for perfection]]. The rivalry began to escalate in 2009 when the Patriots beat the Ravens 27–21 in a game that involved a confrontation between Patriots quarterback [[Tom Brady]] and Ravens linebacker [[Terrell Suggs]]. Both players would go on to take verbal shots at each other through the media after the game.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tom Brady, Terrell Suggs Trash Talk After Game |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/18/tom-brady-terrell-suggs-trash-talk_n_766980.html |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=April 27, 2014 |archive-date=April 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427231225/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/18/tom-brady-terrell-suggs-trash-talk_n_766980.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

As of the 2023 season, the Patriots lead the overall series, 11–5. The two teams have split four postseason meetings, 2–2. The Ravens won the [[2009–10 NFL playoffs#AFC: Baltimore Ravens 33, New England Patriots 14|2009 Wild Card Round]], 33–14, and the [[2012–13 NFL playoffs#AFC Championship Game: Baltimore Ravens 28, New England Patriots 13|2012 AFC Championship game]], 28–13. The Patriots won the [[2011–12 NFL playoffs#AFC Championship Game: New England Patriots 23, Baltimore Ravens 20|2011 AFC Championship Game]] 23–20 and the [[2014–15 NFL playoffs#AFC: New England Patriots 35, Baltimore Ravens 31|2014 Divisional Round]], 35–31.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Baltimore Ravens vs. Boston/New England Patriots |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=rav&tm2=nwe&yr=all |access-date=August 16, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

====Tennessee Titans====
{{Main|Ravens–Titans rivalry}}
Reemerging in the late 2010s, the rivalry between the Ravens and [[Tennessee Titans]] actually started in the early 2000s when both teams were in the AFC Central, with both teams having tough and bitter games. The Ravens gave the Titans their first ever loss at the new [[Adelphia Coliseum]] in the 2000 season and the Ravens eliminated Tennessee during the [[2000-01 NFL playoffs|playoffs]] later on. Fans and analysts have noted an emerging rivalry between the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans of the AFC South. While there is no known animosity between the cities of Baltimore and Nashville, games between their respective teams have become heated and included fiery verbal exchanges between coaches and players.<ref name="r615">{{cite web |title=Ravens players dance on Titans' logo after fourth-quarter INT |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/ravens-players-dance-on-titans-logo-after-fourth-quarter-int |website=[[National Football League]] |date=January 10, 2021 |last1=Patra |first1=Kevin |access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref><ref name="y841">{{cite web |title=John Harbaugh, Mike Vrabel exchange words after Titans gather at Ravens logo |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/john-harbaugh-mike-vrabel-exchange-words-after-titans-gather-at-ravens-logo |website=[[National Football League]] |date=November 22, 2020 |last1=Maya |first1=Adam |access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref> In the five postseason matchups between the two teams, the road team has won every time to date. As of the 2023 season, the Ravens lead the all-time series 14–13.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=rav&tm2=oti&yr=all |access-date=August 16, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

===Instate===
==== Beltway Bowl: Washington Commanders ====
Though the two teams only play each other every 4 years, the Ravens have taken part in a minor geographic rivalry with the [[Washington Commanders]] as both stadiums are approximately 40 miles apart.<ref name="f867">{{cite web |title=Are The Ravens and Redskins Really Rivals? |website=FOX Sports |date=June 30, 2017 |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/are-the-ravens-and-redskins-really-rivals |access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref><ref name="v213">{{cite magazine |last=Zimmerlee |first=Connor |title=Commanders' Sale Spawns Rivalry With Ravens? |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=July 21, 2023 |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/ravens/news/baltimore-ravens-washington-commanders-sale-dan-snyder-training-camp |access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref> The Commanders particularly had long blocked the return of an NFL team to Baltimore since the [[Baltimore Colts|Colts franchise]] relocated to Indianapolis in 1984. Former owner [[Jack Kent Cooke]] had been accused in multiple instances of orchestrating any means to prevent the city from receiving a new franchise until the Cleveland Browns relocated to Baltimore in 1996, prompting Cooke to put the Redskins' then-new stadium in Landover, Maryland.<ref name="o660">{{cite news |last1=Shapiro |first1=Leonard |last2=Maske |first2=Mark |title=BALTIMORE NFL BACKERS SAY COOKE UNDERCUT EFFORTS TO LAND TEAM |newspaper=Washington Post |date=December 8, 1993 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/12/08/baltimore-nfl-backers-say-cooke-undercut-efforts-to-land-team/bceec396-7548-446b-a32e-cd766f9ebec7/ |access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref><ref name="e613">{{cite web |last=Howard |first=Johnette |title=Howard: Cleveland, Baltimore football history could have changed at meeting |website=ESPN.com |date=January 31, 2013 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/2012/story/_/id/8901484/cleveland-baltimore-football-history-changed-meeting |access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref><ref name="l316">{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Kenny |title=Flashback Friday: Baltimore Wins Despite Tagliabue's Resistance |website=Russell Street Report |date=July 31, 2015 |url=https://russellstreetreport.com/2015/07/31/flashbackfridays/tagliabue-couldnt-stop-baltimore/ |access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref> The two teams play each other annually during the preseason.<ref name="a809">{{cite web |last=Bumbaca |first=Chris |title=Baltimore Ravens' preseason win streak ends vs. Washington Commanders |website=USA TODAY |date=August 22, 2023 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2023/08/21/baltimore-ravens-preseason-win-streak-ends-vs-washington-commanders/70647160007/ |access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref> The Ravens currently lead the all-time series 4–3.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Baltimore Ravens vs. Washington Commanders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=rav&tm2=was&yr=all |access-date=August 16, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>