RAVENS / CHIEFS INFORMATION R AV E N S-C H I E F S C O N N E C T I O N S Pro Connections • Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh served on Kansas City head coach Andy Reid’s coaching staff in Philadelphia. Harbaugh functioned as the special teams coordinator (19992006) and secondary coach (2007) for Reid. • Ravens quarterbacks coach James Urban (assistant to the head coach, 2004-06; offensive quality control, 2007-08; quarterbacks coach, 2009-10) and special teams coach Randy Brown (kicking coach, 2004-05) also coached with Reid and his Eagles staff. ... Baltimore O-line coach Joe D’Alessandris served as the assistant offensive line coach for the Chiefs from 2008-09. ... Ravens tight ends coach Bobby Engram played his final NFL season for the Chiefs in 2009, when he appeared in five games and caught 5 passes for 61 yards as a wide receiver. • Kansas City defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo spent two seasons on the Ravens’ coaching staff, first as a senior defensive assistant in 2013 and then as assistant head coach/ secondary coach in 2014. • Baltimore OLB Justin Houston was drafted by Kansas City (2011 third round) and played in 102 games from 2011-18. He recorded 78.5 sacks, which rank fourth in franchise history. • Baltimore WR Sammy Watkins had a prominent role while with Kansas City (2018-20), helping establish the league’s best offense (406.9 ypg) and most points scored (31.0 ppg) over that span, en route to three-consecutive AFC West titles, threestraight AFC Championship games and back-to-back Super Bowl appearances (2019-20) – winning the title in 2019. • Ravens CB Marcus Peters (IR) was selected by Kansas City in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He spent three seasons (2015-17) with the Chiefs, totaling a league-high 19 INTs. • Baltimore RB Le’Veon Bell (PS) appeared in nine games (two starts) and one postseason contest with the Chiefs in 2020. • Chiefs T Orlando Brown Jr. entered the NFL as a third-round pick by the Ravens in the 2018 NFL Draft. The Baltimore native played three seasons (2018-20) for his hometown team and earned two Pro Bowl nods (2019-20).
2021 S C H E D U L E FAS T FAC T S • Baltimore has played one of its five scheduled primetime games (at Las Vegas, vs. Kansas City, vs. Indianapolis, at Miami and vs. Cleveland). It marks the third time (2020 and 2011) in franchise history that the Ravens have five primetime games. • The Ravens play three (at Las Vegas in Week 1, at Detroit in Week 3 and at Denver in Week 4) of their first four games on the road. • For the second-straight year, Baltimore hosts an early-season primetime showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 2 on Sunday Night Football. The Ravens will also host a Monday Night Football game in Baltimore for the second-consecutive season when they face the Indianapolis Colts in Week 5. The Ravens will later welcome the Cleveland Browns to M&T Bank Stadium for a Sunday night clash in Week 12. • The Ravens’ primetime road games include their first-ever trip to Allegiant Stadium in Week 1 at the Las Vegas Raiders (L, 27-33 OT), followed by a Thursday night showdown in Miami (Week 10). • Baltimore will play nine games (seven different opponents) against teams that made the postseason in 2020 (Chicago, Cleveland – twice, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh – twice). • The Ravens will face a 2020 playoff team in seven of their final eight contests. These eight games will be split at home (four) and on the road (four), with three of the season’s final four battles taking place at M&T Bank Stadium. • The Ravens will not play an AFC North opponent until Week 7 (at Cincinnati), and in return, will square off against a division rival in five of the season’s last seven games. • For the first time ever, the NFL will complete a 17-game regular season. Baltimore will host Pittsburgh in the 17th game on Jan. 9, 2022 – the latest regular season contest in franchise history. It also marks just the second time (2019) during the John Harbaugh Era (since 2008) that the Ravens will close the season vs. Pittsburgh.
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Other Notable Connections • Ravens DT Brandon Williams is a Kirkwood, MO, native and played at Missouri Southern State, while C Trystan Colon hails from Webb City, MO, and played collegiately at Missouri. Baltimore ILB L.J. Fort (IR) is a Waynesville, MO, native.
• The Ravens’ 2021 radio team features Gerry Sandusky and former Ravens FB Femi Ayanbadejo. Sandusky, WBAL-TV 11’s sports director, delivers the play-by-play for the broadcast team, while Ayanbadejo serves as the color analyst.
• Chiefs LB Dorian O’Daniel is a Maryland native and prepped at Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD) HS. Kansas City DE Joshua Kaindoh is a Baltimore, MD, native and starred at Mount Carmel (Essex, MD) HS, before attending IMG Academy.
• Games can be heard on 98Rock WIYY (97.9 FM), WBAL 1090 AM/101.5 FM, baltimoreravens.com and in the Ravens mobile app (when in Baltimore). The network broadcasts each game with 30 affiliates spanning five states – Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virginia – and Washington, D.C.
• Baltimore OLB Tyus Bowser and Kansas City QB Patrick Mahomes are Tyler, TX, natives and grew up competing against each other in basketball and football.
• Additionally, Ravens games can be heard in Spanish on WDCN La Nueva 87.7 FM in the D.C. area. Games are called by Gustavo Salazar and Ximena Lugo-Latorre.
• Ravens pass game specialist Keith Williams worked as a personal wide receivers coach for a number of NFL players, including Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill. • Ravens P Johnny Townsend (PS) and Chiefs P Tommy Townsend are brothers. 2021 BALTIMORE RAVENS
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