2015 Baltimore Ravens season

2015 Baltimore Ravens season
Head coach	John Harbaugh
General manager	Ozzie Newsome
Owner	Stephen Bisciotti
Home field	M&T Bank Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	3rd AFC North
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	Morgan Cox, LS Elvis Dumervil, OLB Sam Koch, P Marshal Yanda, G
Uniform

The 2015 Baltimore Ravens season was the franchise's 20th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the eighth under head coach John Harbaugh. Although picked by some, including Sports Illustrated's Peter King, to reach the Super Bowl, they had a disappointing season in part due to injuries. 14 of their games were decided by 8 points or less and Joe Flacco, Justin Forsett, Steve Smith, Sr., and Terrell Suggs all suffered season ending injuries. They were eliminated from playoff contention in Week 14 with a loss to the Seattle Seahawks, in which they also suffered their ninth loss, resulting their first losing season in the Harbaugh–Flacco era and first since the collapse of the Brian Billick era. Ultimately the Ravens finished with a 5–11 record and twenty-two players ended the season on Injured Reserve.

2015 draft class

2015 Baltimore Ravens Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	26	Breshad Perriman	WR	UCF
2	55	Maxx Williams	TE	Minnesota
3	90	Carl Davis	DT	Iowa
4	122	Za'Darius Smith	DE	Kentucky
	125	Javorius "Buck" Allen	RB	USC
	136	Tray Walker	CB	Texas Southern
5	171	Nick Boyle	TE	Delaware
	176	Robert Myers	OG	Tennessee State
6	203	Darren Waller	WR	Georgia Tech

Compensatory selection

Notes

• The Ravens traded their original fifth-round selection (No. 162 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for guard/center Jeremy Zuttah.
• The Ravens traded defensive tackle Haloti Ngata and their seventh-round selection (No. 231 overall — previously acquired in a 2013 trade that sent offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie to the Miami Dolphins) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for the Lions' fourth- and fifth-round selections (Nos. 122 and 158 overall, respectively).
• The Ravens traded their original sixth-round selection (No. 202 overall) to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for the Browns' 2014 seventh-round selection.
• The Ravens acquired an additional sixth-round selection (No. 204 overall) in a trade that sent their original seventh-round selection (No. 243 overall) and linebacker Rolando McClain to the Dallas Cowboys.
• The Ravens traded their second and fifth-round selection to acquire the No. 55 overall selection from the Arizona Cardinals.

Staff

2015 Baltimore Ravens staff
	Front office Owner – Steve Bisciotti President – Dick Cass Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ozzie Newsome Assistant General Manager – Eric DeCosta Senior Vice President of Football Administration – Pat Moriarty Director of Pro Personnel – Vince Newsome Director of College Scouting – Joe Hortiz Senior Personnel Assistant – George Kokinis Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Chad Alexander Executive Assistant/Football Information Manager – Megan McLaughlin Head coaches Head Coach – John Harbaugh Associate Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator – Jerry Rosburg Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Marc Trestman Quarterbacks – Marty Mornhinweg Running Backs – Thomas Hammock Wide Receivers – Bobby Engram Tight Ends – Richard Angulo Offensive Line – Juan Castillo Assistant Offensive Line – Todd Washington Senior Offensive Assistant – Craig Ver Steeg Offensive Quality Control – Andy Bischoff Assistant to Head Coach – Dan Parsons			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Dean Pees Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks Inside Linebackers – Don Martindale Linebackers – Ted Monachino Secondary – Chris Hewitt Cornerbacks – Matt Weiss Defensive Assistant – Drew Wilkins Defensive Assistant – Mike Macdonald Special teams coaches Kicking Consultant – Randy Brown

Final roster

2015 Baltimore Ravens final roster
	Quarterbacks  2 Jimmy Clausen  7 Ryan Mallett  8 Matt Schaub Running backs 37 Javorius Allen 44 Kyle Juszczyk FB 30 Terrence Magee 27 Terrance West Wide receivers 11 Kamar Aiken 83 Daniel Brown 17 Jeremy Butler 81 Kaelin Clay 13 Chris Givens 84 Chris Matthews Tight ends 86 Konrad Reuland 87 Maxx Williams		Offensive linemen 74 James Hurst T 66 Ryan Jensen G 72 Kelechi Osemele T 64 John Urschel C 71 Rick Wagner T 77 De'Ondre Wesley T 73 Marshal Yanda G Defensive linemen 94 Carl Davis NT 93 Lawrence Guy DE 97 Timmy Jernigan DE 95 Kapron Lewis-Moore DE 96 Brent Urban DE 98 Brandon Williams NT		Linebackers 59 Arthur Brown ILB 56 Chris Carter OLB 58 Elvis Dumervil OLB 50 Albert McClellan ILB 57 C. J. Mosley ILB 54 Zach Orr ILB 51 Daryl Smith ILB 90 Za'Darius Smith OLB 91 Courtney Upshaw OLB Defensive backs 24 Kyle Arrington CB 31 Terrence Brooks FS 33 Will Hill SS 41 Anthony Levine SS 23 Kendrick Lewis FS 32 Sheldon Price CB 38 Jumal Rolle CB 22 Jimmy Smith CB 28 Brynden Trawick SS 25 Tray Walker CB 21 Lardarius Webb CB 40 Jermaine Whitehead FS 35 Shareece Wright CB Special teams 46 Morgan Cox LS  4 Sam Koch P  9 Justin Tucker K		Reserve lists 45 Brennen Beyer OLB (IR) 82 Nick Boyle TE (Susp.) 14 Marlon Brown WR (IR) 15 Michael Campanaro WR (IR) 99 Chris Canty DE (IR) 39 Will Davis CB (IR) 26 Matt Elam SS (IR)  5 Joe Flacco QB (IR) 48 Chase Ford TE (IR) 29 Justin Forsett RB (IR) 80 Crockett Gillmore TE (IR) 60 Eugene Monroe OT (IR) 18 Breshad Perriman WR (IR) 88 Dennis Pitta TE (IR) 85 Allen Reisner TE (IR) 79 Micajah Reynolds DT (IR) 89 Steve Smith, Sr. WR (IR) 55 Terrell Suggs OLB (IR) 34 Lorenzo Taliaferro RB (IR) 12 Darren Waller WR (IR) 47 Julian Wilson CB (IR) -- Cam Worthy WR (IR) 53 Jeremy Zuttah C (IR) Practice squad 69 Leon Brown G 42 Nordly Capi OLB 63 Blaine Clausell OT 43 Alonzo Harris RB 68 Eric Herman G 10 Chuck Jacobs WR 78 Marcel Jones OT 36 Nick Perry FS 49 Harold Spears TE Rookies in italics 53 Active, 23 Inactive, 9 Practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 13	New Orleans Saints	W 30–27	1–0	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
2	August 22	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–40	1–1	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
3	August 29	Washington Redskins	L 13–31	1–2	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
4	September 3	at Atlanta Falcons	L 19–20	1–3	Georgia Dome	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 13	at Denver Broncos	L 13–19	0–1	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Recap
2	September 20	at Oakland Raiders	L 33–37	0–2	O.co Coliseum	Recap
3	September 27	Cincinnati Bengals	L 24–28	0–3	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
4	October 1	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–20 (OT)	1–3	Heinz Field	Recap
5	October 11	Cleveland Browns	L 30–33 (OT)	1–4	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
6	October 18	at San Francisco 49ers	L 20–25	1–5	Levi's Stadium	Recap
7	October 26	at Arizona Cardinals	L 18–26	1–6	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
8	November 1	San Diego Chargers	W 29–26	2–6	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 15	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 20–22	2–7	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
11	November 22	St. Louis Rams	W 16–13	3–7	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
12	November 30	at Cleveland Browns	W 33–27	4–7	FirstEnergy Stadium	Recap
13	December 6	at Miami Dolphins	L 13–15	4–8	Sun Life Stadium	Recap
14	December 13	Seattle Seahawks	L 6–35	4–9	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
15	December 20	Kansas City Chiefs	L 14–34	4–10	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
16	December 27	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 20–17	5–10	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
17	January 3	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 16–24	5–11	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: Denver Broncos 19, Baltimore Ravens 13

Week One: Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	0	3	10	0	13
Broncos	6	3	7	3	19

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/2:25 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), partly sunny
• Game attendance: 76,798
• Referee: Gene Steratore
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter DEN – 5:16 B. McManus 57 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 15-48, 6:17) DEN – 1:26 B. McManus 56 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 6-15, 2:09) Second quarter BAL – 6:42 J. Tucker 52 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-31, 4:14) DEN – 0:09 B. McManus 43 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-30, 1:04) Third quarter BAL – 14:04 J. Smith 24 yd. interception return (J.Tucker kick) BAL – 9:33 J. Tucker 44 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-35, 2:51) DEN – 0:10 A. Talib 51 yd. interception return (B.McManus kick) Fourth quarter DEN – 2:55 B. McManus 33 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 17-81,10:56) Top passers BAL – Joe Flacco – 32–18–117–0–2 DEN – Peyton Manning – 40–24–175–0–1 Top rushers BAL – Justin Forsett – 14–43–0 DEN – Ronnie Hillman – 12–41–0 Top receivers BAL – Marlon Brown – 2–25–0 DEN – Emmanuel Sanders – 8–65–0 Top tacklers BAL – Jimmy Smith – 8 DEN – Brandon Marshall, Danny Trevathan – 6

The Ravens opened the season in Denver. Joe Flacco and the offense struggled through the entire game. Not only did the Ravens lose 19–13 and start the season 0–1, but they also lost Terrell Suggs to a torn achilles. It was later announced that Suggs would miss the entire 2015 season, jeopardizing the Ravens defense for the rest of the season.

Week 2: Oakland Raiders 37, Baltimore Ravens 33

Week Two: Baltimore Ravens at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	10	10	0	13	33
Raiders	10	10	10	7	37

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 53,500
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter OAK – 12:49 A. Cooper 68 yd. pass from D.Carr (S.Janikowski kick) (Drive: 6-80, 2:11) OAK – 11:44 S. Janikowski 23 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 4-24, 0:58) BAL – 7:41 J. Tucker 22 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-66, 4:03) BAL – 0:00 C. Gillmore 26 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 6-80, 2:59) Second quarter OAK – 12:52 L. Murray 1 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick) (Drive: 5-80, 2:08) BAL – 7:44 C. Gillmore 9 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 9-80, 5:08) OAK – 2:00 S. Janikowski 46 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-52, 5:44) BAL – 0:00 J. Tucker 21 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-77, 2:00) Third quarter OAK – 8:44 S. Janikowski 48 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-45, 4:11) OAK – 2:12 M. Crabtree 29 yd. pass from D.Carr (S.Janikowski kick) (Drive: 9-84, 4:24) Fourth quarter BAL – 13:37 J. Tucker 37 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-61, 3:35) BAL – 7:03 L. Taliaferro 7 yd. run (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 11-93, 5:30) BAL – 2:10 J. Tucker 31 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-24, 2:44) OAK – 0:26 S. Roberts 12 yd. pass from D.Carr (S.Janikowski kick) (Drive: 9-80, 1:44) Top passers BAL – Joe Flacco – 45–32–384–2–1 OAK – Derek Carr – 46–30–351–3–1 Top rushers BAL – Justin Forsett – 15–68–0 OAK – Latavius Murray – 15–65–1 Top receivers BAL – Steve Smith – 10–150–0 OAK – Michael Crabtree – 9–111–1 Top tacklers BAL – C. J. Mosley – 8 OAK – Curtis Lofton, Malcolm Smith – 7

With the tough loss, the Ravens dropped to 0–2, the first such start to a season since 2005. The team also dropped to 7–2 all-time against the Raiders. With wins by both the Steelers and the Browns, the Ravens remain in the AFC North basement.

Week 3: Cincinnati Bengals 28, Baltimore Ravens 24

Week Three: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	7	0	14	28
Ravens	0	0	7	17	24

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 1:02 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 70,970
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter CIN – 7:20 A. Dalton 7 yd. run (M.Nugent kick) (Drive: 10-67, 5:25) Second quarter CIN – 12:18 M. Jones 16 yd. pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) (Drive: 3-30, 0:19) Third quarter BAL – 6:23 S. Smith 50 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 7-80, 4:20) Fourth quarter BAL – 13:27 J. Tucker 21 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 12-62, 5:58) BAL – 6:49 C. Mosley 41 yd. fumble return (J.Tucker kick) CIN – 6:37 A. Green 80 yd. pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) (Drive: 1-80, 0:12) BAL – 3:56 S. Smith 16 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 9-79, 2:41) CIN – 2:10 A. Green 7 yd. pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) (Drive: 6-80, 1:46) Top passers CIN – Andy Dalton – 32–20–383–3–1 BAL – Joe Flacco – 49–32–362–2–1 Top rushers CIN – Giovani Bernard – 13–49–0 BAL – Justin Forsett – 10–13–0 Top receivers CIN – A. J. Green – 10–227–2 BAL – Steve Smith, Sr. – 13–186–2 Top tacklers CIN – A. J. Hawk – 5 BAL – Will Hill, Brandon Williams, C. J. Mosley – 4

With their fourth straight loss to the Bengals, the Ravens dropped to 0–3 and started the season with such a record for the first time in franchise history.

Week 4: Baltimore Ravens 23, Pittsburgh Steelers 20 (OT)

Week Four: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Ravens	7	0	7	6	3	23
Steelers	3	10	7	0	0	20

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: October 1
• Game time: 8:26 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 63,929
• Referee: Clete Blakeman
• TV announcers (CBS/NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter PIT – 7:41 J. Scobee 45 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-52, 4:59) BAL – 0:25 M. Campanaro 9 yd. run (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 12-75, 7:16) Second quarter PIT – 1:37 L. Bell 11 yd. run (J.Scobee kick) (Drive: 8-67, 3:09) PIT – 0:00 J. Scobee 36 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 5-27, 0:39) Third quarter PIT – 10:41 D. Heyward-Bey 9 yd. pass from M.Vick (J.Scobee kick) (Drive: 6-26, 4:08) BAL – 7:27 K. Aiken 15 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 6-80, 3:14) Fourth quarter BAL – 10:14 J. Tucker 40 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 12-38, 6:58) BAL – 0:03 J. Tucker 42 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-45, 0:58) Overtime BAL – 5:08 J. Tucker 52 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-32, 4:33) Top passers BAL – Joe Flacco – 33–20–189–1–1 PIT – Michael Vick – 26–19–124–1–0 Top rushers BAL – Justin Forsett – 27–150–0 PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 22–129–1 Top receivers BAL – Kamar Aiken – 5–77–1 PIT – Antonio Brown – 5–42–0 Top tacklers BAL – Daryl Smith – 10 PIT – Lawrence Timmons, Stephon Tuitt – 10

The Ravens finally produced a win against their archrival the Steelers to improve to 1–3. With the Browns' loss to the Chargers on Sunday, both teams remain in last place in the division.

Week 5: Cleveland Browns 33, Baltimore Ravens 30 (OT)

Week Five: Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Browns	3	6	7	14	3	33
Ravens	14	0	7	9	0	30

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 1:02 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), mostly sunny
• Game attendance: 71,046
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Dana Jacobson
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter BAL – 8:30 J. Flacco 1 yd. run (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 8-61, 3:14) CLE – 3:11 T. Coons 43 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-55, 5:19) BAL – 0:16 K. Juszczyk 8 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 6-73, 2:55) Second quarter CLE – 4:05 T. Coons 43 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 6-36, 2:42) CLE – 0:00 T. Coons 37 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-40, 1:03) Third quarter BAL – 7:47 J. Flacco 1 yd. run (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 9-90, 4:26) CLE – 1:06 J. McCown 10 yd. run (T.Coons kick) (Drive: 13-75, 6:41) Fourth quarter CLE – 12:23 G. Barnidge 18 yd. pass from J.McCown (pass failed) (Drive: 4-79, 1:42) BAL – 5:56 J. Forsett 1 yd. run (pass failed) (Drive: 7-43, 2:50) CLE – 3:03 I. Crowell 22 yd. pass from J.McCown (J.McCown-A.Hawkins pass) (Drive: 6-80, 2:53) BAL – 0:25 J. Tucker 23 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 11-75, 2:38) Overtime CLE – 6:43 T. Coons 32 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 12-51, 7:11) Top passers CLE – Josh McCown – 51–36–457–2–0 BAL – Joe Flacco – 35–19–210–1–0 Top rushers CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 13–49–0 BAL – Justin Forsett – 21–121–1 Top receivers CLE – Gary Barnidge – 8–139–1 BAL – Kamar Aiken – 4–78–0 Top tacklers CLE – Jordan Poyer, Donte Whitner – 5 BAL – Jimmy Smith – 8

The Ravens couldn't use the momentum from the Pittsburgh win to beat their division rival the Browns, losing in overtime 33–30, dropping to 1–4 for the first time in franchise history. They fell back to solo last place in the division and also lost their first game to the Browns at home since 2007. Harbaugh and Flacco's records dropped to 13–2 against the Browns as well.

Week 6: San Francisco 49ers 25, Baltimore Ravens 20

Week Six: Baltimore Ravens at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	0	6	7	7	20
49ers	6	10	3	6	25

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), partly sunny
• Game attendance: 70,799
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Jamie Erdahl
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SF – 7:00 P. Dawson 53 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 5-32, 1:37) SF – 1:56 P. Dawson 31 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-74, 3:30) Second quarter BAL – 13:16 J. Tucker 22 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 9-57, 3:40) SF – 12:27 T. Smith 76 yd. pass from C.Kaepernick (P.Dawson kick) (Drive: 2-80, 0:49) SF – 8:04 P. Dawson 26 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-21, 3:31) BAL – 4:14 J. Tucker 36 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 9-62, 3:50) Third quarter SF – 7:34 P. Dawson 42 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-14, 3:02) BAL – 2:29 S. Smith 34 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 9-80, 5:05) Fourth quarter SF – 10:52 Q. Patton 21 yd. pass from C.Kaepernick (pass failed) (Drive: 5-65, 2:45) BAL – 5:14 K. Aiken 2 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 14-80, 5:38) Top passers BAL – Joe Flacco – 53–33–343–2–2 SF – Colin Kaepernick – 27–16–340–2–0 Top rushers BAL – Justin Forsett – 17–62–0 SF – Carlos Hyde – 21–55–0 Top receivers BAL – Steve Smith, Sr. – 7–137–1 SF – Anquan Boldin – 5–102–0 Top tacklers BAL – C. J. Mosley, Daryl Smith – 6 SF – NaVorro Bowman – 13

In a rematch of Super Bowl XLVII, the Ravens' defense was unable to keep up with San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick and their former teammates Anquan Boldin and Torrey Smith.

Week 7: Arizona Cardinals 26, Baltimore Ravens 18

Week Seven: Baltimore Ravens at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	3	7	0	8	18
Cardinals	7	7	6	6	26

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT/ 5:30 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 64,722
• Referee: Ron Torbert
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter BAL – 5:25 J. Tucker 44 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-29, 5:27) ARI – 3:59 C. Johnson 26 yd. run (C.Catanzaro kick) (Drive: 3-80, 1:26) Second quarter BAL – 3:54 J. Forsett 14 yd. run (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 8-84, 4:45) ARI – 1:01 M. Floyd 3 yd. pass from C.Palmer (C.Catanzaro kick) (Drive: 5-12, 1:47) Third quarter ARI – 9:47 C. Catanzaro 21 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-46, 3:07) ARI – 2:27 C. Catanzaro 21 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-84, 3:58) Fourth quarter ARI – 8:08 J.O. Brown 4 yd. pass from C.Palmer (kick failed, hru) (Drive: 11-79, 6:08) BAL – 4:26 K. Juszczyk 1 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Flacco-N.Boyle pass) (Drive: 1-1, 0:05) Top passers BAL – Joe Flacco – 40–26–252–1–1 ARI – Carson Palmer – 29–20–275–2–0 Top rushers BAL – Justin Forsett – 12–36–1 ARI – Chris Johnson – 18–122–1 Top receivers BAL – Steve Smith, Sr. – 5–78–0 ARI – John Brown – 4–65–1 Top tacklers BAL – Daryl Smith – 8 ARI – Deone Bucannon, Tyrann Mathieu, Rashad Johnson – 7

The Ravens, hoping to stop a five-game losing streak, travel to Arizona to take on the Cardinals. The defense struggled to contain the Cardinals explosive receiving corps. Late in the fourth quarter, Joe Flacco attempted to mount a comeback, but an interception in the end zone by the Cardinals sealed the loss. With the loss, the Ravens go to 1–6, tied for the worst record in the league with the Detroit Lions.

Week 8: Baltimore Ravens 29, San Diego Chargers 26

Week Eight: San Diego Chargers at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	3	13	7	3	26
Ravens	6	7	6	10	29

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 1:02 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 70,829
• Referee: Gene Steratore
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter BAL – 9:54 J. Tucker 48 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-31, 3:15) SD – 5:44 J. Lambo 42 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 9-56, 4:10) BAL – 2:36 J. Tucker 29 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-70, 3:08) Second quarter SD – 10:16 M. Floyd 9 yd. pass from P.Rivers (J.Lambo kick) (Drive: 13-80, 7:20) BAL – 4:54 C. Gillmore 3 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 11-80, 5:22) SD – 0:09 K. Allen 13 yd. pass from P.Rivers (kick blocked) (Drive: 14-80, 4:45) Third quarter BAL – 11:11 J. Tucker 48 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 6-45, 3:49) SD – 2:54 M. Floyd 70 yd. pass from P.Rivers (J.Lambo kick) (Drive: 3-70, 0:24) BAL – 0:00 J. Tucker 45 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-53, 2:54) Fourth quarter BAL – 4:34 J. Flacco 1 yd. run (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 6-38, 2:56) SD – 2:27 J. Lambo 49 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-49, 2:07) BAL – 0:00 J. Tucker 39 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 9-59, 2:27) Top passers SD – Phillip Rivers – 28–37–301–3–0 BAL – Joe Flacco – 25–37–319–1–0 Top rushers SD – Melvin Gordon – 18–54–0 BAL – Justin Forsett – 17–69–0 Top receivers SD – Malcom Floyd – 4–92–2 BAL – Steve Smith, Sr. – 5–82–0 Top tacklers SD – Jason Verrett – 5 BAL – Daryl Smith – 7

The Ravens were finally able to win a back and forth game, despite a poor showing from the defense, on a game winning field goal from Justin Tucker. They improved to 2–6, but are still in last place in the AFC North because of their week 5 loss to the Browns.

Already missing Terrell Suggs for the season, the Ravens suffered another setback and this time Steve Smith, Sr. left the game with a ruptured Achilles tendon. The Ravens later announced that the injury will keep him out for the rest of the season.^[1]

Week 9: Bye Week

No game. Baltimore had a bye week.

Week 10: Jacksonville Jaguars 22, Baltimore Ravens 20

Week Ten: Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	3	3	9	22
Ravens	0	14	0	6	20

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 70,837
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots and Chris Fischer
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter JAC – 2:29 A. Hurns 5 yd. pass from B.Bortles (J.Myers kick) (Drive: 8-65, 4:27) Second quarter BAL – 11:32 C. Gillmore 10 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 2-26, 0:45) JAC – 3:28 J. Myers 21 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 15-77, 8:04) BAL – 1:11 M. Williams 21 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 7-80, 2:17) Third quarter JAC – 14:27 J. Myers 45 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 4-0, 0:24) Fourth quarter JAC – 13:01 A. Robinson 15 yd. pass from B.Bortles (pass failed) (Drive: 5-37, 1:00) BAL – 7:30 C. Givens 14 yd. pass from J.Flacco (pass failed) (Drive: 10-80, 5:31) JAC – 0:00 J. Myers 53 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-45, 1:06) Top passers JAX – Blake Bortles – 22–45–188–2–1 BAL – Joe Flacco – 34–45–316–3–2 Top rushers JAX – T. J. Yeldon – 18–61–0 BAL – Justin Forsett – 14–53–0 Top receivers JAX – Allen Hurns – 5–62–1 BAL – Kamar Aiken – 7–73–0 Top tacklers JAX – Paul Posluszny – 6 BAL – C. J. Mosley – 7

The Ravens were on the cusp of victory despite giving up the ball on three consecutive drives, by 2 Joe Flacco interceptions and a Flacco lost fumble. However, on the last play of the game Elvis Dumervil sacked Jaguars QB Blake Bortles by grabbing onto his face mask, putting them into field goal range with one more play, which kicker Jason Myers converted to win the game, sending the Ravens to 2–7. It was later revealed that in fact, the Jaguars had not set before the aforementioned play, in which case they would have been penalized for a false start, and the ensuing ten second runoff would have ended the game with the Ravens winning 20-19.

Week 11: Baltimore Ravens 16, St. Louis Rams 13

Week Eleven: St. Louis Rams at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	0	6	0	13
Ravens	0	3	0	13	16

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 1:02 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 71,105
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter STL – 2:05 T. Gurley 1 yd. run (G.Zuerlein kick) (Drive: 3-59, 1:40) Second quarter BAL – 0:00 J. Tucker 25 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-24, 3:53) Third quarter STL – 6:14 L. Kendricks 30 yd. pass from C.Keenum (kick blocked) (Drive: 3-49, 1:21) Fourth quarter BAL – 11:11 K. Aiken 3 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 7-42, 3:14) BAL – 5:12 J. Tucker 20 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-76, 3:49) BAL – 0:00 J. Tucker 47 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 5-12, 0:54) Top passers STL – Case Keenum – 12–26–136–1–0 BAL – Joe Flacco – 27–44–299–1–2 Top rushers STL – Todd Gurley – 25–66–1 BAL – Javorius Allen – 22–67–0 Top receivers STL – Lance Kendricks – 2–43–1 BAL – Crockett Gillmore – 5–101–0 Top tacklers STL – Mark Barron – 7 BAL – C. J. Mosley – 7

In another close game, the Ravens finally pulled together a win, despite another 2 missed field goals by Justin Tucker, on a game winning try from 41 yards. All three Ravens wins have now come from game ending scores by Tucker. Late in the first quarter, running back Justin Forsett broke his right arm, ending his season. On the final drive of the game, Flacco suffered a season ending knee injury.^[2]

Week 12: Baltimore Ravens 33, Cleveland Browns 27

Week Twelve: Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	10	7	7	9	33
Browns	0	13	7	7	27

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Date: November 30
• Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 64,380
• Referee: Brad Allen
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter BAL – 9:54 K. Clay 82 yd. Punt Return (J. Tucker kick) BAL – 4:22 J. Tucker 49 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-39, 3:11) Second quarter CLE – 11:27 T. Coons 31 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 14-67, 7:55) BAL – 9:58 J. Allen 13 yd. pass from M. Schaub (J. Tucker kick) (Drive: 3-60, 1:29) CLE – 4:36 M. Moore 10 yd. pass from J. McCown (T. Coons kick) (Drive: 9-69, 5:22) CLE – 0:03 T. Coons 21 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 9-58, 2:35) Third quarter CLE – 12:16 K. Dansby 52 yd Int. Return (T. Coons kick) BAL – 5:30 K. Aiken 15 yd. pass from M. Schaub (J. Tucker kick) (Drive: 12-80, 6:46) Fourth quarter BAL – 9:05 J. Tucker 35 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 17-82, 8:07) CLE – 1:47 T. Benjamin 42 yd. pass from A. Davis (T. Coons kick) (Drive: 6-71, 2:33) BAL – 0:00 W. Hill 64 yd. return of blocked field goal (run failed) Top passers BAL – Matt Schaub – 20-34–232–2–2 CLE – Josh McCown – 21-38–212–1–0 Top rushers BAL – Javorius Allen – 12–55–0 CLE – Duke Johnson – 7–27–0 Top receivers BAL – Kamar Aiken – 6–80–1 CLE – Gary Barnidge – 7–91–0 Top tacklers BAL – Lardarius Webb, C. J. Mosley – 7 CLE – Donte Whitner, Tashaun Gipson – 6

In another wild game, the Ravens second string offense, forced into starting roles due to mounting injuries, managed a win against the Browns, avoiding a season sweep which hasn't happened since 2007. The game was won on the last play of regulation, when defensive back Brent Urban blocked a Travis Coons 51-yard attempt, which Will Hill returned 64 yards for a touchdown.

Week 13: Miami Dolphins 15, Baltimore Ravens 13

Week Thirteen: Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	0	3	7	3	13
Dolphins	0	15	0	0	15

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: December 6
• Game time: 1:03 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 64,519
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein, Steve Tasker, and John Schriffen
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter None Second quarter MIA – 1:47 D. Parker 38 yd. pass from R. Tannehill (A. Franks kick) (Drive: 1-38, 0:07) MIA – 1:27 D. Shelby 22 yd. interception return (J. Ajayi run) BAL – 0:29 J. Tucker 38 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-60, 0:58) Third quarter BAL – 11:44 J. Allen 41 yd. pass from M. Schaub (J. Tucker kick) (Drive: 6-78, 3:16) Fourth quarter BAL – 10:17 J. Tucker 31 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-47, 5:28) Top passers BAL – Matt Schaub – 32–46–308–1–2 MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 9–19–86–1–0 Top rushers BAL – Javorius Allen – 17–63–0 MIA – Lamar Miller – 20–113–0 Top receivers BAL – Javorius Allen – 12–107–1 MIA – DeVante Parker – 3–63–1 Top tacklers BAL – Daryl Smith – 9 MIA – Reshad Jones – 7

In another disappointing loss, the ravens offense failed to capitalize on a fantastic defensive performance, with Schaub throwing another pick six along with another interception which also led to Miami's other touchdown. Another Justin Tucker missed field goal from 54 yards was the Ravens last chance at a comeback.

Week 14: Seattle Seahawks 35, Baltimore Ravens 6

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	7	7	14	35
Ravens	0	6	0	0	6

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

• Date: December 13
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 71,179
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis and Tony Siragusa
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – 5:08 T. Lockett 8 yd. pass from R. Wilson (S. Hauschka kick) (Drive: 11-80, 6:18) Second quarter BAL – 13:39 J. Tucker 28 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 5-32, 2:31) SEA – 0:38 D. Baldwin 14 yd. pass from R. Wilson (S. Hauschka kick) (Drive: 2-14, 0:09) BAL – 0:00 J. Tucker 30 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 5-68, 0:38) Third quarter SEA – 8:54 D. Baldwin 22 yd. pass from R. Wilson (S. Hauschka kick) (Drive: 11-80, 6:06) Fourth quarter SEA – 14:53 T. Lockett 49 yd. pass from R. Wilson (S. Hauschka kick) (Drive: 9-86, 5:01) SEA – 8:55 D. Baldwin 16 yd. pass from R. Wilson (S. Hauschka kick) (Drive: 4-38, 2:21) Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson – 23–32–292–5–0 BAL – Jimmy Clausen – 23–40–274–0–1 Top rushers SEA – Thomas Rawls – 6–44–0 BAL – Terrance West – 5–16–0 Top receivers SEA – Tyler Lockett – 6–104–2 BAL – Kamar Aiken – 5–90–0 Top tacklers SEA – K. J. Wright – 5 BAL – Shareece Wright – 7

Entering a game in which they were forced to start third-string quarterback Jimmy Clausen, the Ravens were outmaneuvered at every turn against a superior Seahawks team. With the loss, and the wins from the Steelers and the Jets, the Ravens were officially eliminated from postseason contention. The team dropped to 4-9 and faced their first losing season since 2007.

This was the Ravens' first game of the season which was decided by more than one possession as the team's first 12 games were all decided by eight points or less.

Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs 34, Baltimore Ravens 14

Week Fifteen: Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	14	10	0	10	34
Ravens	7	7	0	0	14

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

• Date: December 20
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 70,791
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Chris Fischer
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter KC – 9:13 C. West 38 yd. run (C. Santos kick) (Drive: 10-89, 5:47) BAL – 6:30 K. Juszczyk 1 yd. pass from J. Clausen (J. Tucker kick) (Drive: 6-45, 2:43) KC – 2:49 T. Branch 73 yd. fumble return (C. Santos kick) Second quarter KC – 14:56 J. Maclin 13 yd. pass from A. Smith (C. Santos kick) (Drive: 3-24, 1:21) KC – 0:50 C. Santos 53 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-29, 3:16) BAL – 0:00 K. Aiken 48 yd. pass from J. Clausen (J. Tucker kick) (Drive: 5-72, 0:50) Third quarter None Fourth quarter KC – 6:45 C. Santos 32 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 14-81, 8:41) KC – 4:36 M. Peters 90 yd. interception return (Drive: C. Santos kick) Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 21–25–171–1–0 BAL – Jimmy Clausen – 26–45–2–2 Top rushers KC – Charcandrick West – 16–76–1 BAL – Terrance West – 7–35–0 Top receivers KC – Travis Kelce – 6–73–0 BAL – Kamar Aiken – 8–128–1 Top tacklers KC – Derrick Johnson – 7 BAL – Kendrick Lewis – 5

Week 16: Baltimore Ravens 20, Pittsburgh Steelers 17

Week Sixteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	3	7	7	17
Ravens	7	6	0	7	20

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

• Date: December 27
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), overcast
• Game attendance: 71,261
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter BAL – 3:53 C. Matthews 8 yd. pass from R. Mallett (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 15-75, 7:07) Second quarter PIT – 14:48 C. Boswell 34 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-64, 4:05) BAL – 10:01 J. Tucker 37 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 11-61, 4:47) BAL – 1:17 J. Tucker 50 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-24, 3:21) Third quarter PIT – 11:18 D. Williams 1 yd. run (C. Boswell kick) (Drive: 6-79, 3:01) Fourth quarter BAL – 10:35 J. Allen 3 yd. run (J. Tucker kick) (Drive: 5-58, 2:20) PIT – 6:33 D. Williams 2 yd. run (C. Boswell kick) (Drive: 8-80, 4:02) Top passers PIT – Ben Rothlisberger – 24–34–215–0–2 BAL – Ryan Mallett – 28–41–274–1–0 Top rushers PIT – DeAngelo Williams – 17–100–2 BAL – Javorius Allen – 18–79–1 Top receivers PIT – Antonio Brown – 7–61–0 BAL – Kamar Aiken – 8–66–0 Top tacklers PIT – Ryan Shazier, Cameron Heyward – 5 BAL – C. J. Mosley – 6

With the win, the Ravens improved to 5–10, and they swept the Steelers for the first time since their 2011 season.

Week 17: Cincinnati Bengals 24, Baltimore Ravens 16

Week Seventeen: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	0	9	0	7	16
Bengals	0	7	14	3	24

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: January 3, 2016
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C), mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 57,254
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis and Tony Siragusa
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter None Second quarter BAL – 12:56 J. Tucker 28 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-38, 2:14) BAL – 4:55 J. Tucker 50 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-33, 4:24) CIN – 1:49 T. Eifert 22 yd. pass from A. McCarron (M. Nugent kick) (Drive: 8-81, 3:06) BAL – 0:00 J. Tucker 49 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-55, 1:49) Third quarter CIN – 11:22 A. Green 5 yd. pass from A. McCarron (M. Nugent kick) (Drive: 5-33, 2:34) CIN – 6:55 J. Hill 38 yd. run (M. Nugent kick) (Drive: 6-62, 2:12) Fourth quarter CIN – 4:06 M. Nugent 52 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-21, 4:27) BAL – 1:47 K. Juszczyk 2 yd. pass from R. Mallett (J. Tucker kick) (Drive: 8-75, 2:19) Top passers BAL – Ryan Mallett – 30–56–292–1–2 CIN – AJ McCarron – 17–27–160–2–0 Top rushers BAL – Javorius Allen – 15–38–0 CIN – Jeremy Hill – 16–96–1 Top receivers BAL – Kamar Aiken – 5–76–0 CIN – Tyler Eifert – 4–51–1 Top tacklers BAL – C. J. Mosley, Shareece Wright – 4 CIN – Vontaze Burfict – 8

The Ravens suffered their fifth straight loss to the Bengals, this time led by second year quarterback A.J. McCarron, who threw two touchdowns while Ravens starter Ryan Mallett was intercepted twice. The loss dropped the Ravens to 5–11, their worst record since their 2007 season. This was the final game for cornerback Tray Walker, as he died during on March 18, 2016.

Standings

Division

AFC North
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(3) Cincinnati Bengals	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	419	279	W1
^(6) Pittsburgh Steelers	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	423	319	W1
Baltimore Ravens	5	11	0	.313	3–3	4–8	328	401	L1
Cleveland Browns	3	13	0	.188	1–5	2–10	278	432	L3

Conference

AFC
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division Leaders
1[lower-alpha 1]	Denver Broncos	West	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	.500	.479	W2
2[lower-alpha 1]	New England Patriots	East	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.473	.448	L2
3[lower-alpha 1]	Cincinnati Bengals	North	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	.477	.406	W1
4	Houston Texans	South	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	.496	.410	W3
Wild Cards
5	Kansas City Chiefs	West	11	5	0	.688	5–1	10–2	.496	.432	W10
6[lower-alpha 2]	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.504	.463	W1
Did not qualify for the playoffs
7[lower-alpha 2]	New York Jets	East	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.441	.388	L1
8[lower-alpha 3]	Buffalo Bills	East	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	.508	.438	W2
9[lower-alpha 3]	Indianapolis Colts	South	8	8	0	.500	4–2	6–6	.500	.406	W2
10	Oakland Raiders	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	7–5	.512	.366	L1
11	Miami Dolphins	East	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	.469	.469	W2
12[lower-alpha 3]	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	5	11	0	.313	2–4	5–7	.473	.375	L3
13[lower-alpha 3]	Baltimore Ravens	North	5	11	0	.313	3–3	4–8	.508	.425	L1
14	San Diego Chargers	West	4	12	0	.250	0–6	3–9	.527	.328	L2
15[lower-alpha 3]	Cleveland Browns	North	3	13	0	.188	1–5	2–10	.531	.271	L3
16[lower-alpha 3]	Tennessee Titans	South	3	13	0	.188	1–5	1–11	.492	.375	L4
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 4]
Denver finished ahead of New England and Cincinnati for the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head sweep. New England finished ahead of Cincinnati for the No. 2 seed based on record vs. common opponents — New England's cumulative record against Buffalo, Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh was 4–1, while Cincinnati's cumulative record against the same four teams was 2–3. Pittsburgh finished ahead of the New York Jets for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents — Pittsburgh's cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, New England and Oakland was 4–1, while the Jets' cumulative record against the same four teams was 3–2. The tiebreaker was based on head-to-head victory. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

References

1. Wesseling, Chris. "Steve Smith out for season with torn Achilles". nfl.com. NFL. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
2. Rosenthal, Greg. "Ravens' Flacco (torn ACL), Forsett (arm) out for year". nfl.com. NFL. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

External links

• Official website