Editing Baltimore Ravens (section)

==Uniforms==
The design of the Ravens uniform has remained essentially unchanged since the team's inaugural season in 1996. Art Modell admitted to ESPN's Roy Firestone that the Ravens' colors, introduced in early 1996, were inspired by the [[Northwestern Wildcats]] 1995 dream season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidenu.com/2013/09/24/the-strange-story-of-the-modell-bowl/ |title=The Strange Story of "The Modell Bowl" |work=insidenu.com |date=February 18, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222175841/http://www.insidenu.com/2013/09/24/the-strange-story-of-the-modell-bowl/ |archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref> Helmets are black with purple "talon" stripes rising from the facemask to the crown. Players normally wear purple jerseys at home and white jerseys on the road. In 1996 the team wore black pants with a single large white stripe for all games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Evolution Of The Ravens Uniform |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/team/evolution-ravens-uniform/ |publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC |website=BaltimoreRavens.com |access-date=March 31, 2022}}</ref>

In 1997 the Ravens opted for a more classic NFL look with white pants sporting stripes in purple and black, along with the jerseys sporting a different font for the uniform numbers. The white pants were worn with both home and road jerseys. The road uniform (white pants with white jerseys) was worn by the Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV, at the end of the 2000 NFL season. This all-white combination was originally worn with black socks, but starting in 2021, the Ravens began wearing white hosiery with the all-white uniform.

In the 2002 season the Ravens began the practice of wearing white jerseys for the home opener that has a 1:00 kickoff. In recent seasons, the practice has come when the home game is played in week one. Since John Harbaugh became the head coach in 2008, the Ravens have also worn their white jerseys at home for preseason games.

In November 2004 the team introduced an alternate uniform design featuring black jerseys and solid black pants with black socks. The all-black uniform was first worn for a home game against the Cleveland Browns, entitled "Pitch Black" night, that resulted in a Ravens win. The uniform has since been worn for select prime time national game broadcasts and other games of significance.

The Ravens began wearing black pants again with the white jersey in 2008. On December 7, 2008, during a Sunday Night Football game against the [[Washington Redskins]], the Ravens introduced a new combination of black jersey with white pants. It was believed to be due to the fact that John Harbaugh doesn't like the "blackout" look.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/Ravens/blog/2010/06/back_in_black_1.html |title=Back in black |work=Ravens Insider |date=June 10, 2010 |access-date=February 3, 2013 |archive-date=June 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612142740/http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/Ravens/blog/2010/06/back_in_black_1.html |url-status=live}}</ref> However, on December 19, 2010, the Ravens wore their black jerseys and black pants in a 30–24 victory over the New Orleans Saints.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boards.baltimoreRavens.com/topic/22806-Ravens-alternate-black-jersey-dates-for-2010-announced/ |title=Ravens Alternate Black Jerseys for 2010 Announced |work=BaltimoreRavens.com |date=December 12, 2010 |access-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-date=June 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616013918/http://boards.baltimoreravens.com/topic/22806-Ravens-alternate-black-jersey-dates-for-2010-announced |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Since 2010, the Ravens have worn their black jerseys at least twice each season. From 2011 to 2013 and again in 2015, they wore the all blacks once and the black on white once. In 2014 and 2016, they wore all black both times they wore alternate uniforms. In 2017, they wore all black twice and black on white once (although the league is supposed to limit teams to wearing alternate jerseys a maximum of two times a season).

On December 5, 2010, the Ravens reverted to the black pants with the purple jerseys versus the Pittsburgh Steelers during [[NBC]]'s ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football|Sunday Night Football]]'' telecast. The Ravens lost to the Steelers 13–10. They wore the same look again for their game against the Cleveland Browns on December 24, 2011, and they won, 20–14. They wore this combination a third time against the [[Houston Texans]] on January 15, 2012, in the AFC Divisional playoff. They won 20–13. They would again wear this combination on January 6, 2013, during the [[2012–13 NFL playoffs|AFC Wild Card playoff]] and what turned out to be Ray Lewis' final home game, where they defeated the Indianapolis Colts 24–9.

From their inaugural season until 2006, the Ravens wore white cleats with their uniforms; they switched to black cleats in 2007. From the mid-2010s onward, the NFL relaxed its rules regarding primary cleat colors, and Ravens players began wearing customized cleats in either purple, black, gold or white.

On December 20, 2015, the team unexpectedly debuted gold pants for the first time, wearing them with their regular purple jerseys against the Kansas City Chiefs.<ref>{{cite web |last=Downing |first=Garrett |title=Ravens Wearing Gold Pants, Purple Jerseys Sunday |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-wearing-gold-pants-purple-jerseys-sunday-16536671 |publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC |website=BaltimoreRavens.com |date=December 20, 2015 |access-date=May 20, 2019 |archive-date=September 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926153642/https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-wearing-gold-pants-purple-jerseys-sunday-16536671 |url-status=live}}</ref> Although gold is an official accent color of the Ravens, the pants got an overwhelmingly negative response on [[social media]] by both Ravens fans and fans of other NFL teams, with some comparisons being made to the rival Pittsburgh Steelers' pants, and mustard.<ref>{{cite web |title=What was up with those gold-tinged Ravens pants? |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/what-was-up-with-those-gold-tinged-ravens-pants-0ap3000000607181 |website=[[National Football League]] |date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223103106/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000607181/article/what-was-up-with-those-goldtinged-ravens-pants |archive-date=December 23, 2015 |url-status=live |last1=Sessler |first1=Marc |access-date=December 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Edholm |first=Eric |title=Did Ravens rob rival Steelers' closets for this week's pants? |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/did-ravens-rob-rival-steelers--closets-for-this-week-s-pants-183902863.html |work=Yahoo! Sports |date=December 20, 2015 |access-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-date=December 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223105400/https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/did-ravens-rob-rival-steelers--closets-for-this-week-s-pants-183902863.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

During the [[2015 NFL season|2015 season]], the NFL announced a jersey promotion called [[NFL Color Rush|Color Rush]] in which teams would wear uniforms typically of one color head-to-toe during select primetime games. The promotion was used three times that season; all the games that featured them were on [[Thursday Night Football|Thursday Night]] and had both teams wear them in each. The [[2016 NFL season|following season]], the league released uniforms for all 32 teams and announced they would be worn during all Thursday Night games that year, as well as on [[National Football League Christmas games|Christmas]]. The Ravens had one Thursday Night game in [[2016 Baltimore Ravens season|2016]]; they wore their all-purple Color Rush uniforms and won 28–7 over the division rival [[2016 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Downing |first=Garrett |title=Ravens To Go With All-Purple Uniforms For Color Rush Game |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-to-go-with-all-purple-uniforms-for-color-rush-game-17676095 |publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC |website=BaltimoreRavens.com |date=September 13, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2019 |archive-date=November 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127230020/https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-to-go-with-all-purple-uniforms-for-color-rush-game-17676095 |url-status=live}}</ref> They had one other Thursday night game the following season, in which they again wore the jerseys and won 40–0 over the [[2017 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]]. In their Christmas 2016 game against the [[2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Steelers]], the Ravens wore their regular all-white uniforms while their rivals wore their Color Rush uniforms. Starting in 2024, the Ravens would wear alternate purple helmets with the Color Rush uniform, featuring a new front-facing Ravens logo as the helmet decals. The full set was rebranded as the "Purple Rising" uniforms.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Clifton |title=Ravens Reveal New Alternate Helmet |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-reveal-new-alternate-helmet-mark-andrews-zay-flowers-nate-wiggins-ravens-news |website=BaltimoreRavens.com |date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ravens reveal new alternate 'Purple Rising' helmet |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/ravens-reveal-new-alternate-purple-rising-helmet |website=[[National Football League]] |date=June 18, 2024 |last1=Shook |first1=Nick |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref>

On September 13, 2018, the Ravens debuted a new combination in a road game against the [[2018 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]], wearing white jerseys with purple pants.<ref name="e161">{{cite web |last=Doon |first=C.J. |title=Don't adjust your TV set: Ravens unveil purple pants for game vs. Bengals |website=Baltimore Sun |date=September 13, 2018 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2018/09/13/dont-adjust-your-tv-set-ravens-unveil-purple-pants-for-game-vs-bengals/ |access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref> The purple pants are similar to the ones used for Color Rush except that it has side stripes of black and white; the Color Rush purple pants have gold and white stripes. Then on October 21 against the [[2018 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]], the Ravens paired their new purple pants with their regular purple uniforms. Black socks were originally worn with this combination, but on January 2, 2022, the Ravens wore purple socks with the regular all-purple combination against the [[2021 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]], essentially replicating their Color Rush uniforms but with minimal gold elements.

For the regular season finale against the [[2018 Cleveland Browns season|Browns]] on December 30, the Ravens wore their black uniforms with purple pants. The Ravens wore this combination again October 11, 2021, against the [[2021 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]] on ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' in a 31–25 overtime win.<ref name="x327">{{cite web |last=Breech |first=John |title=Ravens to wear rare uniform combination they've never lost in for showdown with Dolphins |website=CBSSports.com |date=December 18, 2023 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ravens-to-wear-rare-uniform-combination-theyve-never-lost-in-for-showdown-with-dolphins/ |access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref>