2004 Baltimore Ravens season

2004 Baltimore Ravens season
Head coach	Brian Billick
General manager	Ozzie Newsome
Owner	Steve Bisciotti
Home field	M&T Bank Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC North
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

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 also the highlight of 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.

Draft

Main article: 2004 NFL Draft

2004 Baltimore Ravens draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	51	Dwan Edwards	DT	Oregon State
3	82	Devard Darling	WR	Washington State
5	153	Roderick Green	DE	Central Missouri
6	187	Josh Harris	QB	Bowling Green
6	199	Clarence Moore	WR	Northern Arizona
7	244	Derek Abney	WR	Kentucky
7	246	Brian Rimpf	G	East Carolina
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

2004 Baltimore Ravens staff
	Front office Owner – Steve Bisciotti Minority Owner – Art Modell President – Dick Cass General Manager/Executive Vice President – Ozzie Newsome Director of Football Administration – Pat Moriarty Director of College Scouting – Eric DeCosta Director of Pro Personnel – George Kokinis Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Vincent Newsome Head coaches Head Coach – Brian Billick Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Matt Cavanaugh Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – David Shaw Running Backs – Matt Simon Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Wade Harman Offensive Line – Jim Colletto Offensive Assistant – Jedd Fisch Senior Consultant – Jim Fassel			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Mike Nolan Defensive Line – Rex Ryan Linebackers – Jeff FitzGerald Inside Linebackers – Mike Singletary Secondary – Johnnie Lynn Secondary – Dennis Thurman Defensive Assistant/Assistant Defensive Line – Mike Pettine Defensive Assistant – Phil Zacharias Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Gary Zauner Assistant Special Teams – Bennie Thompson Strength and conditioning Head Athletic Trainer – Bill Tessendorf Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Friday Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Paul Ricci Strength and Conditioning Intern – Juney Barnett

Roster

2004 Baltimore Ravens final roster
	Quarterbacks  7 Kyle Boller  2 Anthony Wright 10 Kordell Stewart Running backs 31 Jamal Lewis 39 Alan Ricard 36 B.J. Sams KR/PR 29 Chester Taylor Wide receivers 81 Devard Darling 80 Randy Hymes 84 Clarence Moore 89 Travis Taylor 85 Kevin Johnson Tight ends 87 Darnell Dinkins 86 Todd Heap 83 Daniel Wilcox		Offensive linemen 66 Bennie Anderson G 78 Orlando Brown T 62 Mike Flynn C 64 Edwin Mulitalo G 75 Jonathan Ogden T 61 Casey Rabach C 69 Brian Rimpf G Defensive linemen 94 Marques Douglas DE 93 Dwan Edwards DE 97 Kelly Gregg NT 95 Jarret Johnson DE 92 Ma'ake Kemoeatu DT 98 Anthony Weaver DE		Linebackers 52 Ray Lewis ILB 57 Bart Scott ILB 55 Terrell Suggs OLB 96 Adalius Thomas OLB 90 Cornell Brown OLB Defensive backs 28 Gary Baxter CB 26 Corey Fuller CB 21 Chris McAlister CB 20 Ed Reed FS 37 Deion Sanders CB 28 Jamaine Winborne 47 Will Demps SS Special teams  3 Matt Stover K 9 Wade Richey K 15 Dave Zastudil P		Reserve lists 24 Dale Carter CB (IR) 58 Peter Boulware OLB (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
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	October 4	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, 2005	Miami Dolphins	W 30–23	9–7	69,843

Standings

AFC North
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(1) Pittsburgh Steelers	15	1	0	.938	5–1	11–1	408	231	W14
Baltimore Ravens	9	7	0	.563	3–3	6–6	317	268	W1
Cincinnati Bengals	8	8	0	.500	2–4	4–8	374	372	W2
Cleveland Browns	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	276	390	W1