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The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They have the honor of competing in the Northern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). One Super Bowl title, Super Bowl XXXV was won by the Ravens in the 2000 season against the New York Giants.

Franchise history:
Keeping in view of the inadequacy of Cleveland Stadium and the lack of a sufficient replacement along with his heavy debt, then-Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell announced his intention to move the team to Baltimore on November 6, 1995. A flurry of legal activity was triggered by the decision that ended when representatives of Cleveland and the NFL reached a settlement on February 8, 1996.

Focus groups, a telephone survey, and a fan contest were all held for selecting a new name for Modell's relocated club. Finally, the name "Ravens" was picked as result of a fan contest drawing 33,288 voters. This name alludes to the famous poem, "The Raven", by Edgar Allan Poe, who spent the latter part of his life in Baltimore, and is also buried there. After three consecutive losing seasons, Marchibroda was succeeded by Brian Billick in 1999. Brian had served as the offensive coordinator for the record setting offense of the Minnesota Vikings the season before. As Quarterback Tony Banks came to Baltimore from the St. Louis Rams, there was marked improvement during the 1999 season. Tony had the best season of his career with 17 touchdown passes and an 81.2 pass rating. Receiver Qadry Ismail joined him and posted a 1,000-yard season. Struggled early starting 3-6 but the Ravens managed to finish with an 8-8 record..

2000 season-Super Bowl champions
Banks shared playing time in the 2000 regular season with Trent Dilfer. Both players put up decent numbers but the defense became the team's hallmark and bailed a struggling offense out in many instances through the season. Current Cincinnati Bengals Head Coach Marvin Lewis successfully led the defense of the Baltimore at that time.Ray Lewis was honored by naming the Defensive Player of the Year.

Baltimore then went to Tampa for Super Bowl XXXV against the New York Giants. The Ravens dominated the game. Four sacks were recorded by them. They also forced five turnovers, one of which was a Kerry Collins interception returned for a touchdown by Duane Starks.

A Ron Dixon kickoff return for another touchdown was the Giants' only score. However the Ravens immediately countered with a return by Jermaine Lewis. The Ravens became champions with a 34-7 win. The team has the distinction of becoming only the third wild card team to win a Super Bowl championship.

2001-2002
With a new quarterback, Elvis Grbac, the Ravens attempted to defend their title in 2001. But the team was embarrassed due to an injury to Jamal Lewis and poor offensive performances After a 3-3 start, the Ravens defeated the Minnesota Vikings in the final week to clinch a wild card berth at 10-6.

2003-2005
In April 2003, 49% of the team was sold to Steve Bisciotti by Art Modell sold. Steve Bisciotti was a local businessman who had made his fortune in the temporary staffing field. Art Modell officially transferred his remaining 51% ownership to Bisciotti after the season. It gave an end to over 40 years of tenure as an NFL franchise owner. Modell still has an office at the Ravens' headquarters in Owings Mills, Maryland, and acts as a consultant.

2007 season
During this offseason, the Ravens waived Jamal Lewis, who signed with the Cleveland Browns and failed to resign Adalius Thomas who signed with the New England Patriots, and Ovie Mughelli who signed with the Atlanta Falcons.Ravens then traded for Willis McGahee with a 3rd and 7th round draft pick in 2007 and a 3rd round pick in 2008. In the 5th round, Ohio State Quarterback Troy Smithwas drafted by the Baltimore Ravens.

Uniforms:
The team introduced the new uniform in 1997. The new uniformed included the white pants with black and purple stripes to be worn with the purple jersey. By adding a purple stripe to the white, the black pants were also changed by them. An alternate uniform design was introduced by the team in November 2004. The new design featured black jerseys and solid black pants and black socks.