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2010 Baltimore Ravens

The 2010 Baltimore Ravens went 12–4, finishing 2nd in the AFC North, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 357 points and allowed 270.

Record
12–4
Home
7–1
Road & neutral
5–3
Points
357–270
AFC North
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Lost Divisional

Where the season ranked

They scored 357 points, the 16th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 270, the third-fewest. Their point differential was +87.

How the season unfolded

The Ravens started 3–1 and were 6–2 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 12–4.

Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 14 to Week 17.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 37–13 over the Carolina Panthers in Week 11 (November 21, 2010).

Their heaviest loss was 31–24 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Divisional round (January 15, 2011).

They scored a season-high 37 points against the Buffalo Bills in Week 7 (October 24, 2010), winning 37–34.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 8–4.

They played three games that went to overtime and went 2–1 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 4–2 against the AFC North, sweeping the Browns and splitting with the Bengals and the Steelers.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–3 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the Kansas City Chiefs 30–7 on the road.

In the Divisional round, they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 31–24 on the road.

Before and after

That was a three-win improvement on 2009, when they went 9–7.

In 2011, they went 12–4 and returned to the playoffs.

2010 schedule and results

2010 Baltimore Ravens · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 13, 2010at New York JetsW 10–9
Week 2Sep 19, 2010at Cincinnati BengalsL 10–15
Week 3Sep 26, 2010vs Cleveland BrownsW 24–17
Week 4Oct 3, 2010at Pittsburgh SteelersW 17–14
Week 5Oct 10, 2010vs Denver BroncosW 31–17
Week 6Oct 17, 2010at New England PatriotsL 20–23 (OT)
Week 7Oct 24, 2010vs Buffalo BillsW 37–34 (OT)
Week 9Nov 7, 2010vs Miami DolphinsW 26–10
Week 10Nov 11, 2010at Atlanta FalconsL 21–26
Week 11Nov 21, 2010at Carolina PanthersW 37–13
Week 12Nov 28, 2010vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 17–10
Week 13Dec 5, 2010vs Pittsburgh SteelersL 10–13
Week 14Dec 13, 2010at Houston TexansW 34–28 (OT)
Week 15Dec 19, 2010vs New Orleans SaintsW 30–24
Week 16Dec 26, 2010at Cleveland BrownsW 20–10
Week 17Jan 2, 2011vs Cincinnati BengalsW 13–7
Wild CardJan 9, 2011at Kansas City ChiefsW 30–7
DivisionalJan 15, 2011at Pittsburgh SteelersL 24–31

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2010 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.