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2011 Baltimore Ravens

The 2011 Baltimore Ravens went 12–4, finishing 1st in the AFC North, and lost the conference championship. They scored 378 points and allowed 266.

Record
12–4
Home
8–0
Road & neutral
4–4
Points
378–266
AFC North
Place 1 of 4
Postseason
Lost conference championship

Where the season ranked

They scored 378 points, the 12th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 266, the third-fewest. Their point differential was +112.

How the season unfolded

The Ravens started 3–1 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 12–4.

Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 11 to Week 14.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 37–7 over the St. Louis Rams in Week 3 (September 25, 2011).

Their heaviest loss was 34–14 to the San Diego Chargers in Week 15 (December 18, 2011).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–2.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 6–0 against the AFC North, sweeping the Steelers, the Bengals, and the Browns.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 6–0 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Divisional round, they beat the Houston Texans 20–13 at home.

In the AFC Championship Game, they lost to the New England Patriots 23–20 on the road.

Before and after

That matched the win total of 2010, when they went 12–4.

In 2012, they went 10–6 and returned to the playoffs.

2011 schedule and results

2011 Baltimore Ravens · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 11, 2011vs Pittsburgh SteelersW 35–7
Week 2Sep 18, 2011at Tennessee TitansL 13–26
Week 3Sep 25, 2011at St. Louis RamsW 37–7
Week 4Oct 2, 2011vs New York JetsW 34–17
Week 6Oct 16, 2011vs Houston TexansW 29–14
Week 7Oct 24, 2011at Jacksonville JaguarsL 7–12
Week 8Oct 30, 2011vs Arizona CardinalsW 30–27
Week 9Nov 6, 2011at Pittsburgh SteelersW 23–20
Week 10Nov 13, 2011at Seattle SeahawksL 17–22
Week 11Nov 20, 2011vs Cincinnati BengalsW 31–24
Week 12Nov 24, 2011vs San Francisco 49ersW 16–6
Week 13Dec 4, 2011at Cleveland BrownsW 24–10
Week 14Dec 11, 2011vs Indianapolis ColtsW 24–10
Week 15Dec 18, 2011at San Diego ChargersL 14–34
Week 16Dec 24, 2011vs Cleveland BrownsW 20–14
Week 17Jan 1, 2012at Cincinnati BengalsW 24–16
DivisionalJan 15, 2012vs Houston TexansW 20–13
Conference championshipJan 22, 2012at New England PatriotsL 20–23

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2011 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.