2021 Baltimore Ravens season

2021 Baltimore Ravens season
2021 Baltimore Ravens season
Owner	Steve Bisciotti
General manager	Eric DeCosta
Head coach	John Harbaugh
Home field	M&T Bank Stadium
Results
Record	0–1
Division place	4th AFC North
Uniform
	← 2020; Ravens seasons; 2022 →;

The 2021 season is the Baltimore Ravens' 26th season in the National Football League and their fourteenth under head coach John Harbaugh.

Offseason

Players added

Position	Player	Tag	2020 Team	Date
G	Kevin Zeitler	UFA (Cut)	New York Giants	March 15
TE	Josh Oliver	Traded	Jacksonville Jaguars	March 17
FS	Geno Stone	UFA	Houston Texans	March 23
WR	Sammy Watkins	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	March 26
OT	Alejandro Villanueva	UFA	Pittsburgh Steelers	May 4
WR	Devin Gray	UFA	Atlanta Falcons	June 3
OT	Ja'Wuan James	UFA (Cut)	Denver Broncos	June 7
DE	Chris Smith	UFA	Las Vegas Raiders	July 27
DE	Justin Houston	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	July 31
RB	Le'Veon Bell	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	September 7
RB	Trenton Cannon	UFA	Carolina Panthers	September 8
RB	Latavius Murray	UFA (Cut)	New Orleans Saints	September 10

Players lost

Position	Player	Tag	2021 Team	Date
QB	Robert Griffin III	Waived		January 18
WR	De'Anthony Thomas	Waived		January 18
CB	Tramon Williams	Waived	Retired	January 18
RB	Mark Ingram Jr.	Waived	Houston Texans	January 19
OLB	Matthew Judon	UFA	New England Patriots	March 15
EDGE	Yannick Ngakoue	UFA	Las Vegas Raiders	March 15
WR	Chris Moore	UFA	Houston Texans	March 15
DE	Jihad Ward	UFA	Jacksonville Jaguars	March 16
LS	Morgan Cox	UFA	Tennessee Titans	March 17
C	Matt Skura	UFA	New York Giants	March 18
S	Jayron Kearse	UFA	Dallas Cowboys	March 24
WR	Willie Snead	UFA	Las Vegas Raiders	March 26
OT	Orlando Brown Jr.	Traded	Kansas City Chiefs	April 23
OLB	Chauncey Rivers	Waived	Green Bay Packers	August 4
TE	Jake Breeland	Waived/Injured		August 9
CB	Davontae Harris	Waived	San Francisco 49ers	August 15
TE	Eli Wolf	Waived		August 15
CB	Shaun Wade	Traded	New England Patriots	August 26
C	Greg Mancz	Traded	Miami Dolphins	August 28
OG	Ben Bredeson	Traded	New York Giants	August 31
SS	Nigel Warrior	Waived	Seattle Seahawks	August 31

2021 NFL Draft

2021 Baltimore Ravens Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	27	Rashod Bateman	WR	Minnesota
1	31	Odafe Oweh	OLB	Penn State
3	94	Ben Cleveland	OG	Georgia
3	104	Brandon Stephens	CB	SMU
4	131	Tylan Wallace	WR	Oklahoma State
5	160	Shaun Wade	CB	Ohio State
	171	Daelin Hayes	OLB	Notre Dame
	184	Ben Mason	FB	Michigan

Notes

Baltimore traded offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr., their 2021 second-round selection (No. 58) and a 2022 sixth-round selection to Kansas City for their 2021 first-round selection (No. 31), 2021 third-round selection (No. 94), 2021 fourth-round selection (No. 136), and a 2022 fifth-round selection.^[1]
Baltimore traded its third-round selection (No. 91) and a conditional 2022 fifth-round pick to Minnesota in exchange for linebacker Yannick Ngakoue.
Baltimore received compensatory third-round selections in 2021 (No. 104) and 2022 when its assistant head coach and passing game coordinator David Culley was hired by Houston as head coach.^[2]
Baltimore traded the fourth-round selection it had earlier acquired from the Kansas City Chiefs (No. 136) and its own sixth-round selection (No. 210) to Arizona for their 5th round selection (No. 160) and a 2022 fourth-round pick.^[3]
Baltimore received a compensatory fifth-round selection (No. 184) in 2021 due to the loss of DT Michael Pierce in free agency the previous offseason.

Undrafted free agent signings

2021 Baltimore Ravens Undrafted Free Agent Signings
Player	Position	College
Ar'Darius Washington	S	TCU
Adrian Ealy	OT	Oklahoma
Tony Poljan	TE	Virginia
Sam Cooper	OG	Merrimack
Foster Sarell	OT	Stanford
Xavier Kelly	DT	Arkansas
Blake Gallagher	LB	Northwestern
Nate McCrary	RB	Saginaw Valley State
Donte Sylencieux	WR	Graceland
Barrington Wade	LB	Iowa
Kenji Bahar	QB	Monmouth
Jake Verity	K	East Carolina
Jovan Swann	DL	Indiana

Staff

**Baltimore Ravens staff**
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	Front office Owner – Steve Bisciotti President – Sashi Brown Executive vice president/general manager – Eric DeCosta Executive vice president – Ozzie Newsome Vice president of player personnel – George Kokinis Director of player personnel – Mark Azevedo Director of college scouting – Andrew Raphael Assistant director of college scouting – Joey Cleary Assistant director of pro personnel – Corey Frazier Vice president of football administration – Nick Matteo Consultant – Pat Moriarty Head coaches Head coach – John Harbaugh Assistant head coach/pass game coordinator – Chris Hewitt Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Todd Monken Quarterbacks – Tee Martin Director of football strategy/assistant quarterbacks – Daniel Stern Running backs – Willie Taggart Wide receivers – Greg Lewis Tight ends – George Godsey Offensive line – George Warhop Assistant offensive line – Travelle Wharton Run game coordinator – Travis Switzer Offensive assistant – Danny Breyer Offensive quality control – Adam Schrack Offensive football analyst – Prentice Gill			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Zachary Orr Senior advisor – Dean Pees Defensive line – Dennis Johnson Assistant defensive line/outside linebackers – Matt Robinson Inside linebackers – Mark DeLeone Secondary – Doug Mallory Pass rush coach – Chuck Smith Assistant to the head coach/defensive assistant – Megan Rosburg Defensive quality control – Brendan Clark Defensive football analyst – Noah Riley Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Chris Horton Senior special teams – Randy Brown Assistant special teams – Sam Koch Strength and conditioning Director of high performance – Sam Rosengarten Strength and conditioning coordinator – Scott Elliott Assistant strength and conditioning – Kaelyn Buskey Strength and conditioning intern – Kevin Hartman Strength and conditioning – Ron Shrift Strength and conditioning – Anthony Watson → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

**Baltimore Ravens roster**
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Quarterbacks (QB) 8 Lamar Jackson 17 Josh Johnson Running backs (RB) 26 Rasheen Ali 22 Derrick Henry 43 Justice Hill 34 Keaton Mitchell 42 Patrick Ricard FB Wide receivers (WR) 15 Nelson Agholor 7 Rashod Bateman 4 Zay Flowers 18 Diontae Johnson 81 Devontez Walker 16 Tylan Wallace Tight ends (TE) 89 Mark Andrews 80 Isaiah Likely		Offensive linemen (OL) 66 Ben Cleveland RG 77 Daniel Faalele RG 74 Josh Jones LT 64 Tyler Linderbaum C 65 Patrick Mekari LG 70 Roger Rosengarten RT 61 Nick Samac C 79 Ronnie Stanley LT 72 Andrew Vorhees LG Defensive linemen (DL) 98 Travis Jones DE 92 Nnamdi Madubuike DT 58 Michael Pierce NT 97 Brent Urban DE 96 Broderick Washington NT		Linebackers (LB) 49 Chris Board ILB 40 Malik Harrison ILB 50 Adisa Isaac OLB 90 David Ojabo OLB 99 Odafe Oweh OLB 95 Tavius Robinson OLB 23 Trenton Simpson ILB 0 Roquan Smith ILB 53 Kyle Van Noy OLB 54 Kristian Welch ILB Defensive backs (DB) 5 Jalyn Armour-Davis CB 24 Beau Brade SS 14 Kyle Hamilton SS 44 Marlon Humphrey CB 28 Sanoussi Kane SS 21 Brandon Stephens CB 27 T. J. Tampa CB 29 Ar'Darius Washington FS 25 Tre'Davious White CB 2 Nate Wiggins CB 32 Marcus Williams FS Special teams 46 Nick Moore LS 11 Jordan Stout P 9 Justin Tucker K		Practice squad 71 Malaesala Aumavae–Laulu G 67 Corey Bullock RT 12 Malik Cunningham WR 76 Darrian Dalcourt G 83 Qadir Ismail TE (PS/I) 33 Anthony Kendall CB 35 Desmond King CB 87 Keith Kirkwood WR 57 William Kwenkeu ILB 13 Devin Leary QB 6 Anthony Miller WR 84 Zaire Mitchell-Paden TE 94 Adedayo Odeleye DE (IPP) 68 C. J. Ravenell DE 69 Josh Tupou NT 82 Dayton Wade WR 85 Scotty Washington TE 93 Chris Wormley DE Reserve 59 Malik Hamm OLB (IR) 3 Deonte Harty WR (IR) 88 Charlie Kolar TE (IR) 45 Christian Matthew CB (IR) 10 Arthur Maulet CB (IR) 30 Trayvon Mullen CB (IR) 36 Owen Wright RB (IR) As of December 19, 2024. Rookies in italics. 53 active, 7 reserve, 16 practice squad (+2 exempt) Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Ravens' preseason opponents and schedule were announced in the spring.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 14	New Orleans Saints	W 17–14	1–0	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
2	August 21	at Carolina Panthers	W 20–3	2–0	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
3	August 28	at Washington Football Team	W 37–3	3–0	FedExField	Recap

Note

The Ravens' three preseason victories extended their preseason winning streak to 20 games (an NFL record).^[4]

Regular season

Schedule

The Ravens' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	September 13	8:15 p.m.	at Las Vegas Raiders	L 27–33 (OT)	0–1	Allegiant Stadium	ESPN/ABC	Recap
2	September 19	8:20 p.m.	Kansas City Chiefs			M&T Bank Stadium	NBC
3	September 26	1:00 p.m.	at Detroit Lions			Ford Field	CBS
4	October 3	4:25 p.m.	at Denver Broncos			Empower Field at Mile High	CBS
5	October 11	8:15 p.m.	Indianapolis Colts			M&T Bank Stadium	ESPN
6	October 17	1:00 p.m.	Los Angeles Chargers			M&T Bank Stadium	CBS
7	October 24	1:00 p.m.	Cincinnati Bengals			M&T Bank Stadium	CBS
8	Bye
9	November 7	1:00 p.m.	Minnesota Vikings			M&T Bank Stadium	Fox
10	November 11	8:20 p.m.	at Miami Dolphins			Hard Rock Stadium	Fox/NFLN/ Prime Video
11	November 21	1:00 p.m.	at Chicago Bears			Soldier Field	CBS
12	November 28	8:20 p.m.	Cleveland Browns			M&T Bank Stadium	NBC
13	December 5	4:25 p.m.	at Pittsburgh Steelers			Heinz Field	CBS
14	December 12	1:00 p.m.	at Cleveland Browns			FirstEnergy Stadium	CBS
15	December 19	1:00 p.m.	Green Bay Packers			M&T Bank Stadium	Fox
16	December 26	1:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati Bengals			Paul Brown Stadium	CBS
17	January 2	4:25 p.m.	Los Angeles Rams			M&T Bank Stadium	Fox
18	January 9	1:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh Steelers			M&T Bank Stadium	CBS

Notes:

Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Networks and times from Weeks 6–18 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling; Week 10 is exempt, as it occurs on a Thursday.
Week 18 is subject to being flexed to Saturday, January 8.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Las Vegas Raiders

Week 1: Baltimore Ravens at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Ravens	7	7	3	10	0	27
Raiders	0	10	0	17	6	33

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Date: September 13
Game time: 8:15 p.m. EDT/5:15 p.m. PDT
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 61,756
Referee: Shawn Smith
TV announcers (ESPN/ABC): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick and Lisa Salters
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

BAL – Ty'Son Williams 35-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 1:47. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:59.

Second quarter

BAL – Marquise Brown 10-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker kick), 8:52. Ravens 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:38.
LV – Josh Jacobs 2-yard run (Daniel Carlson kick), 4:14. Ravens 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:38.
LV – Daniel Carlson 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 1:12.

Third quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 40-yard field goal, 8:24. Ravens 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:24.

Fourth quarter

LV – Josh Jacobs 15-yard run (Daniel Carlson kick), 9:18. Tie 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:36.
BAL – Latavius Murray 8-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 6:04. Ravens 24–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:14.
LV – Darren Waller 10-yard pass from Derek Carr (Daniel Carlson kick), 3:44. Tie 24–24. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:20.
BAL – Justin Tucker 47-yard field goal, 0:37. Ravens 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:07.
LV – Daniel Carlson 55-yard field goal, 0:02. Tie 27–27. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 0:35.

Overtime

LV – Zay Jones 31-yard pass from Derek Carr, 3:38. Raiders 33–24. Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:53.

Top passers

BAL – Lamar Jackson – 19/30, 235 yards, TD
LV – Derek Carr – 34/56, 435 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

BAL – Lamar Jackson – 12 rushes, 86 yards
LV – Josh Jacobs – 10 rushes, 34 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

BAL – Darren Waller – 10 receptions, 105 yards, TD
LV – Sammy Watkins – 4 receptions, 96 yards

This was the Ravens' first time since 2015 that they had lost a season opener.

Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	0	0	0	0
Ravens	0	0	0	0	0

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Date: September 19
Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT
TV: NBC
Preview

Standings

Division

AFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Cincinnati Bengals	10	7	0	.588	4–2	8–4	460	376	L1
⁽⁷⁾ Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	1	.559	4–2	7–5	343	398	W2
Cleveland Browns	8	9	0	.471	3–3	5–7	349	371	W1
Baltimore Ravens	8	9	0	.471	1–5	5–7	387	392	L6

Conference

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^[a]	Tennessee Titans	South	12	5	0	.706	5–1	8–4	.472	.480	W3
2^[a]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	12	5	0	.706	5–1	7–5	.538	.517	W1
3	Buffalo Bills	East	11	6	0	.647	5–1	7–5	.472	.428	W4
4	Cincinnati Bengals	North	10	7	0	.588	4–2	8–4	.472	.462	L1
Wild cards
5^[b]	Las Vegas Raiders	West	10	7	0	.588	3–3	8–4	.510	.515	W4
6^[b]	New England Patriots	East	10	7	0	.588	3–3	8–4	.481	.394	L1
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	9	7	1	.559	4–2	7–5	.521	.490	W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[c]	Indianapolis Colts	South	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.495	.431	L2
9^[c]^[d]	Miami Dolphins	East	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	.464	.379	W1
10^[c]^[d]	Los Angeles Chargers	West	9	8	0	.529	3–3	6–6	.510	.500	L1
11^[e]	Cleveland Browns	North	8	9	0	.471	3–3	5–7	.514	.415	W1
12^[e]	Baltimore Ravens	North	8	9	0	.471	1–5	5–7	.531	.460	L6
13	Denver Broncos	West	7	10	0	.412	1–5	3–9	.484	.357	L4
14^[f]	New York Jets	East	4	13	0	.235	0–6	4–8	.512	.426	L2
15^[f]	Houston Texans	South	4	13	0	.235	3–3	4–8	.498	.397	L2
16	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	3	14	0	.176	1–5	3–9	.512	.569	W1
Tiebreakers^[g]
^ ^a ^b Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games (5–1 vs. 2–4 against: Miami, Dallas, LA Chargers, Cleveland, and Indianapolis). ^ ^a ^b ^c Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record (7–5 vs. 6–6). ^ ^a ^b Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games (5–1 vs. 2–4 against: New England, Las Vegas, Houston, Baltimore, and NY Giants). ^ ^a ^b Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record (3–3 vs. 1–5). ^ ^a ^b NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

References

^ "Chiefs acquire OT Orlando Brown in trade with Ravens". NFL. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
^ "Texans set to hire Ravens assistant David Culley as head coach". NFL. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^ "Ravens trade No. 136 pick, receive No. 160 in swap with Cardinals". RavensWire. May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^ "Ravens secure NFL record 20th-straight preseason win". Ravens Wire. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

External links

Official website

[12-5-5] Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.

[10-7-6] Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games (5–1 vs. 2–4 against: Miami, Dallas, LA Chargers, Cleveland, and Indianapolis).

[9-8a-7] Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record (7–5 vs. 6–6).

[9-8b-8] Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games (5–1 vs. 2–4 against: New England, Las Vegas, Houston, Baltimore, and NY Giants).

[8-9-9] Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record (3–3 vs. 1–5).

[4-13-10] NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.

[11] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

[1] "Chiefs acquire OT Orlando Brown in trade with Ravens". NFL. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[2] "Texans set to hire Ravens assistant David Culley as head coach". NFL. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.

[3] "Ravens trade No. 136 pick, receive No. 160 in swap with Cardinals". RavensWire. May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

[4] "Ravens secure NFL record 20th-straight preseason win". Ravens Wire. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

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v t e Baltimore Ravens
Founded in 1996 Based in Baltimore, Maryland Headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland
Franchise	History Seasons Head coaches All-time roster Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks Draft history Awards Ring of Honor
Stadiums	Memorial Stadium M&T Bank Stadium
Key personnel	Owner: Steve Bisciotti President: Sashi Brown General manager: Eric DeCosta Head coach: John Harbaugh
Culture and lore	Baltimore's Marching Ravens Broadcasters Cheerleaders Cleveland Browns relocation controversy Edgar, Allan, and Poe "Seven Nation Army" The Blind Side Mile High Miracle Mo Gaba
Rivalries	Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns New England Patriots Pittsburgh Steelers Tennessee Titans
Division championships (7)	2003 2006 2011 2012 2018 2019 2023
Conference championships (2)	2000 2012
League championships (2)	2000 (XXXV) 2012 (XLVII)
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