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2017 Baltimore Ravens

The 2017 Baltimore Ravens went 9–7, finishing 2nd in the AFC North, and missed the playoffs. They scored 395 points and allowed 303.

Record
9–7
Home
5–3
Road & neutral
4–4
Points
395–303
AFC North
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 395 points, the ninth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 303, the sixth-fewest. Their point differential was +92.

How the season unfolded

The Ravens started 2–2 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 9–7.

Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 11 to Week 13.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 40–0 over the Miami Dolphins in Week 8 (October 26, 2017).

Their heaviest loss was 44–7 to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 3 (September 24, 2017).

They scored a season-high 44 points against the Detroit Lions in Week 13 (December 3, 2017), winning 44–20.

They shut out the Cincinnati Bengals (Week 1), the Miami Dolphins (Week 8), and the Green Bay Packers (Week 11).

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

They played one overtime game and lost it.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 3–3 against the AFC North, sweeping the Browns, splitting with the Bengals, and getting swept by the Steelers.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 0–5 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 9–7.

Before and after

That was a one-win improvement on 2016, when they went 8–8.

In 2018, they went 10–6 and returned to the playoffs.

2017 schedule and results

2017 Baltimore Ravens · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 10, 2017at Cincinnati BengalsW 20–0
Week 2Sep 17, 2017vs Cleveland BrownsW 24–10
Week 3Sep 24, 2017vs Jacksonville JaguarsL 7–44
Week 4Oct 1, 2017vs Pittsburgh SteelersL 9–26
Week 5Oct 8, 2017at Oakland RaidersW 30–17
Week 6Oct 15, 2017vs Chicago BearsL 24–27 (OT)
Week 7Oct 22, 2017at Minnesota VikingsL 16–24
Week 8Oct 26, 2017vs Miami DolphinsW 40–0
Week 9Nov 5, 2017at Tennessee TitansL 20–23
Week 11Nov 19, 2017at Green Bay PackersW 23–0
Week 12Nov 27, 2017vs Houston TexansW 23–16
Week 13Dec 3, 2017vs Detroit LionsW 44–20
Week 14Dec 10, 2017at Pittsburgh SteelersL 38–39
Week 15Dec 17, 2017at Cleveland BrownsW 27–10
Week 16Dec 23, 2017vs Indianapolis ColtsW 23–16
Week 17Dec 31, 2017vs Cincinnati BengalsL 27–31

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2017 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.