2009 Baltimore Ravens season | |
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Owner | Steve Bisciotti |
General manager | Ozzie Newsome |
Head coach | John Harbaugh |
Offensive coordinator | Cam Cameron |
Defensive coordinator | Greg Mattison |
Home field | M&T Bank Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 9–7 |
Division place | 2nd AFC North |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Patriots) 33–14 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Colts) 3–20 |
Pro Bowlers | RB Ray Rice FB LeRon McClain DT Haloti Ngata MLB Ray Lewis FS Ed Reed |
AP All-Pros | MLB Ray Lewis (1st team) RB Ray Rice (2nd team) FB Le'Ron McClain (2nd team) DT Haloti Ngata (2nd team) S Ed Reed (2nd team) |
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The 2009 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 14th in the National Football League (NFL). The franchise entered the season off an 11–5 record in their previous season, a playoff berth, but a loss in the American Football Conference (AFC) Championship game against the eventual Super Bowl XLIII champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Ravens recorded nine victories to seven losses, although they were unable to win the AFC North division title. However, due to various playoff clinching scenarios in the AFC, the Ravens were able to clinch a wild card berth against the Oakland Raiders in Week 17. As the sixth seed in the AFC for the second straight year, they defeated the third seeded New England Patriots in Foxboro in the AFC Wild Card playoffs, handing Tom Brady's first ever playoff loss at home and New England's first home playoff loss since 1978. They, however, lost in the AFC Divisional playoffs against the top seeded and eventual AFC champion Indianapolis Colts; with this loss, the 2009 season came to an end for the Ravens. For head coach John Harbaugh, this was his second year with the franchise, compiling an overall record of 20–12 in the regular season.