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The Ravens’ Super Bowl history is much shorter than San
Francisco’s. Baltimore saw Super Bowl appearances twice, with one victory,
before the Ravens even existed. The Baltimore Colts appeared twice in the first
five years of the Super Bowl era, losing to the Jets and beating the Cowboys in
one of the ugliest Super Bowl’s ever played.
The Ravens didn’t exist until 1995. The Browns moved from
Cleveland to Baltimore in 1995 and chose not to keep their history. The current
Cleveland Browns have their former team’s history as their own. Even then,
however, Cleveland has never appeared in the Super Bowl.
Baltimore’s lone Super Bowl was a victory. The 2000 Super
Bowl was a matchup between the Ravens and the Giants, with Trent Dilfer leading
the Ravens and Kerry Collins quarterbacking for New York.
Super Bowl XXXV was not a pretty game. The Ravens converted just
three of 16 third down attempts and New York converted two of their 14 tries.
The Ravens did not turn the ball over and that was the only reason they had any
offensive success. New York, however, lost a fumble and threw four
interceptions.
Ray Lewis was the MVP of Super Bowl XXXV and will make his
final appearance in Super Bowl XLVII. He said before the playoffs began that he
will retire after this season.
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