Throughout the course of their three-decade franchise history, the Baltimore Ravens have hosted some of the best players in the AFC, helping to establish the groundwork for teams that have won two Super Bowls and come very close to winning more. Baltimore has produced Hall of Famers and all-time great seasons.
Throughout the history of the Ravens, a few records have surfaced that are probably going to endure. Others, meanwhile, will remain unaffected unless football destiny and superhuman luck align perfectly. To put it another way, they won’t be broken anytime soon.
These five records stand out as accomplishments that seem to be nearly hard to surpass, even though there are a few Ravens records that would require extraordinary efforts to surpass. It will be some time before these records’ holders’ grades are contested, so they may relax.
The Baltimore Ravens’ top five unbreakable records in franchise history
5. A head coach’s victories (John Harbaugh, 160)
In the upcoming seasons, Harbaugh should add a couple more titles to his franchise-high total. Only three current coaches (Mike Tomlin, Mike McCarthy, and Andy Reid) have more victories than Bill Belichick since his firing.
Harbaugh has it. In terms of the longest current tenure, Harbaugh is only surpassed by Tomlin, who started his 17th season in Baltimore.
With just two losing seasons under his belt, Harbaugh and the Ravens should be among the top teams in the league for the foreseeable future. It’s nearly impossible to coach a single team for 17 years on its own, let alone coach that team and essentially go 10-7 16 times in a row to match the wins total.
4. Sacks (Suggs, Terrell, 132.5)
Suggs never finished first in the league in sacks, but throughout his 16-year Ravens career, he broke a number of records because to his consistency. Suggs, who spent ten years as the team’s top pass rusher, scored two touchdowns.
It might be challenging for a Ravens club that has a history of trading in and out of pass rushers to keep a player long enough to see them shatter the record. For most linemen, the challenge of playing for over ten years and being as intimidating to opposing lines as Suggs is too enormous.
3. Receptions (Red, Ed., 61)
Think about it: in order to surpass Reed’s record, a player would have to intercept four passes a season for 15 years, and they would still be two picks short of the finish line. Without a doubt the greatest safety to have entered the league after 1990, Reed is among the finest in league history.
Reed not only had some of the greatest ball skills in
the contest, but defensive backs are less likely to rack up eye-popping interception totals because of the passing offences’ recent gains in the NFL. Reed’s creation of turnovers has made him the best defensive back in franchise history, and nobody is going to catch him sniffing this one anytime soon.
2. Ray Lewis, 1,568 and 2,059, tackles both alone and in total.
Lewis had ample opportunity to break records even if tackles were not officially measured until 1994. Lewis is recognised as the best linebacker in NFL history by many, and he is mostly recognised as one of the best in the history of the game because of his tackling prowess.
On the all-time list, the 12-time Pro Bowler and 10-time All-Pro has over 200 more solo tackles than London Fletcher (1,384), who is in second place, and Derrick Brooks (1,300), who is in third place. Lewis surpasses Fletcher’s career tackle record by 200 and surpasses Junior Seau’s record of 1,847). Lewis used just one squad to do all of the damage.
This one, to put it simply, will never break.
1. The season’s total points allowed per game (2000 Ravens, 10.3 PPG)
The Ravens’ record for the fewest points per game allowed in a season (as well as the now-officially unbreakable fewest points allowed in a 16-game season) will never be equaled. In the modern, pass-happy NFL, any team that allows fewer than 20 points per game is considered outstanding defensive play.
Following two games in which they gave up 55 points to the Jaguars and Dolphins, Baltimore tightened up and embarked on a remarkable defensive run. Baltimore allowed 10 or fewer points 12 times, shut out their opponents four times, and surrendered just two games with 20 or more points.
In their four postseason games, the Ravens gave up just 23 points, six of which came on a kickoff return that was immediately negated by a field goal by Jermaine Lewis a few seconds later. This defence is mostly responsible for Tony Banks and Trent Dilfer’s Super Bowl rings.
The 2000 Ravens are right up there with the 1976 Steelers, 1977 Falcons, and 1985 Bears for the title of “Greatest Defence Ever.” This team is unmatched by any team in the last 30 years, and it is unlikely that anybody will ever duplicate this winning streak.
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