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JOHN HARBAUGH (13 TH SEASON WITH RAVENS) YEAR BY YEAR (2008-20)

Regular Season Record . . . . 118-74 at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-24 on Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-50 vs. AFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89-55 vs. AFC North . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-27 vs. NFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-19 vs. Browns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-4 Playoffs Record . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7 Playoffs Home Record . . . . . . . . 2-2 Playoffs Road Record . . . . . . . . . 7-5 Super Bowl Record . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Overall Career Record . . . . . 128-81

COACHING STAFF

JOHN HARBAUGH Head Coach DAVID CULLEY Asst. Head Coach/Pass Coordinator/WRs CHRIS HORTON Special Teams Coordinator DON MARTINDALE Defensive Coordinator GREG ROMAN Offensive Coordinator RICHARD ANGULO Assistant Offensive Line Coach ANDY BISCHOFF Assistant Tight Ends Coach RANDY BROWN Special Teams Coach JOE CULLEN Defensive Line Coach JOE D’ALESSANDRIS Offensive Line Coach BOBBY ENGRAM Tight Ends Coach CHRIS HEWITT Pass Defense Coordinator ON OPENING THE 2020 SEASON: “We are excited. It’s time to go play some football. We can’t wait. Guys have been working hard at it – players, coaches, everybody. We’re just thrilled about the opportunity to go play. I believe the fans are excited, too. It may have snuck up on the fans, but it hasn’t snuck up on us. Without having the preseason games, I know the players and coaches and everybody are ready to go out and play a game. This is going to be a game that counts, so it’s very exciting.”

STERLING LUCAS Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line MIKE MACDONALD Linebackers Coach JESSE MINTER Defensive Backs Coach STEVE SAUNDERS Head Strength & Conditioning Coach JAMES URBAN Quarterbacks Coach CRAIG VER STEEG Senior Assistant/RBs ANTHONY WATSON Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach MATT WEISS Running Backs Coach T.J. WEIST Assistant Special Teams Coach DREW WILKINS Outside Linebackers Coach MEGAN McLAUGHLIN Director of Football Information DAN PARSONS Assistant to the Head Coach

ANALYTICS DEPARTMENT

SCOTT COHEN Director of Football Research BRIAN DUKER Coaching Analyst - Defense SCOTT ELLIOTT Coaching Analyst - Performance ZACH ORR Coaching Analyst - Defense SAM ROSENGARTEN Coaching Analyst - Performance RON SHRIFT Coaching Analyst - Performance DANIEL STERN Football Analyst TRAVIS SWITZER Coaching Analyst - Offense

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Ravens 33, Browns 13 September 14, 2003

OLD SCHOOL FOOTBALL back when jamal lewis led the ravens' run game

BY MARISOL RENNER

In 2003, RB Jamal Lewis rushed for a career-high 2,066 yards, becoming just the fifth NFL player to rush for over 2,000 yards in a single season.

The fourth-year vet dominated opposing defenses, which were simply unable to contain the 245-pound, bruising ball carrier.

Following his standout season, Lewis received the AP Offensive Player of the Year Award.

The star running back was the most powerful offensive weapon for a Ravens' team that started a rookie quarterback in Kyle Boller.

Simply put, Lewis was the team's work horse, finishing the season with 387 carries, while adding 26 receptions.

He recorded 12 100-yard rushing games, including two 200-yard outputs.

But it was nearly 17 years ago to the day that fans at M&T Bank Stadium witnessed history.

On Sept. 14, 2003, Lewis and the Ravens took the field against the Cleveland Browns in a Week 2 matchup. Baltimore was coming off of a disappointing 34-15 openingweek defeat at the hands of the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field. On a gorgeous day in Baltimore, on the second play of the Ravens' opening series, Lewis took the handoff from Boller and raced 82 yards to paydirt.

With the first of 30 carries that day, Lewis broke into Cleveland's secondary, plowing past would-be tacklers. For an imposing back like Lewis, the combination of balance and power he displayed over the course of the game was a sight to behold.

Lewis dominated the Browns to the tune of an NFL record-setting 295 rushing yards in a single game. (The mark was broken four years later by then-Vikings RB Adrian Peterson, who had 296 yards against San Diego.)

The Ravens defeated the Browns, 33-13, for their first victory of the season that would become their first AFC North Division championship.

Prior to the game, it was reported that Lewis had a phone conversation with Browns' LB Andra Davis, when Lewis predicted if he had 30 carries, he would have a record-breaking day.

In an unforgettable post-game interview, Cleveland S Earl Little commented, "I guess the dude is Nostradamus," acknowledging Lewis' prediction that came true. It was one of the most memorable games and moments in the Ravens' 25-year history.

In fact, the 2003 season as a whole invokes several vivid memories for Ravens fans, as LB Ray Lewis' dominating performance on the defensive side of the ball earned him his second AP Defensive Player of the Year Award. It was the first time in NFL history that two players from the same team won the offensive and defensive award.

The two Lewises were pure magic in 2003, but it's No. 31 who set the tone on offense, running roughshod over opposing defenses – undeniably "Old School" Ravens football in its prime.

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