2013 Baltimore Ravens season
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The 2013 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 18th in the National Football League (NFL) and their sixth under head coach John Harbaugh. The Ravens entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champions from the previous year, but failed to improve on their 10–6 record from 2012, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2007 and for the first time in the Harbaugh/Flacco era. This marked the first time in 10 years, as well as the most recent time, that the defending Super Bowl champion missed the playoffs in back-to-back seasons.
2013 Baltimore Ravens season | |
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Owner | Steve Bisciotti |
General manager | Ozzie Newsome |
Head coach | John Harbaugh |
Offensive coordinator | Jim Caldwell |
Defensive coordinator | Dean Pees |
Home stadium | M&T Bank Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 3rd AFC North |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | G Marshal Yanda DT Haloti Ngata OLB Terrell Suggs K Justin Tucker |
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For the first time in franchise history, Ray Lewis was not on the roster, as he announced his retirement before the playoffs began the year prior. He retired as a champion of Super Bowl XLVII and was the last remaining player from the team's inaugural season. Lewis also helped the Ravens win Super Bowl XXXV over the New York Giants and is believed by many as the greatest Baltimore Raven of all time. Including Lewis, the team parted ways with a record eight starters from the Super Bowl-winning squad; no other defending Super Bowl champion had lost more than five.[1]
2013 draft class
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2013 Baltimore Ravens draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 32 | Matt Elam | S | Florida | |
2 | 56 | Arthur Brown | LB | Kansas State | |
3 | 94 | Brandon Williams * | DT | Missouri Southern | |
4 | 129 | John Simon | DE | Ohio State | |
4 | 130 | Kyle Juszczyk * | FB | Harvard | |
5 | 168 | Rick Wagner | OT | Wisconsin | |
6 | 200 | Kapron Lewis-Moore | DE | Notre Dame | |
6 | 203 | Ryan Jensen * | OT | Colorado State-Pueblo | |
7 | 238 | Aaron Mellette | WR | Elon | |
7 | 247 | Marc Anthony | CB | California | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Notes
- ^[a] The Ravens traded their original second- (No. 62 overall) and fifth- (No. 165 overall) round selections, along with one of their sixth-round selections (No. 199 overall; originally acquired in a trade that sent wide receiver Anquan Boldin to the San Francisco 49ers) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for the Seahawks' second-round selection (No. 56 overall).
- ^[b] Compensatory selection.
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
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Preseason
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 8 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 44–16 | 1–0 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 15 | Atlanta Falcons | W 27–23 | 2–0 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 22 | Carolina Panthers | L 27–34 | 2–1 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 29 | at St. Louis Rams | L 21–24 | 2–2 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap |
Regular season
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Schedule
- Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- ^[a] Traditionally, the defending Super Bowl champions host the Kickoff Game. However, the Ravens opened on the road, due to a scheduling conflict with their Major League Baseball counterparts, the Baltimore Orioles.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Denver Broncos
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
Broncos | 0 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
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Week One: Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos – Game summary
at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Date: September 5
- Game time: 9:12 p.m. EDT/7:12 p.m. MDT (Game delayed 33 minutes due to lightning)
- Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), mostly cloudy, light rain
- Game attendance: 76,977
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
- Recap, Game book
Due to a conflict involving the Orioles' schedule, the Ravens opened the regular season on the road against the Broncos, the first time a defending Super Bowl champion team had done so since the Buccaneers in 2003 when they opened their regular season against the Eagles. This was a rematch of the previous year's AFC Divisional game also known as the Mile High Miracle.
The Ravens drew first blood when Joe Flacco found Vonta Leach on a 2-yard touchdown pass to take the lead 7–0 in the first quarter for the only score of the period. The Broncos tied the game in the 2nd quarter with Peyton Manning finding Julius Thomas on a 24-yard pass to take the game to 7–7. The Ravens moved back into the lead when Ray Rice ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make the score 14–7. Peyton found Julius again on a 23-yard pass to make the score 14–14 for another tie before the Ravens kicker Justin Tucker nailed a 25-yard field goal to make the score 17–14 at halftime. In the 3rd quarter, the Broncos went right back to work as Peyton found Andre Caldwell on a 28-yard touchdown pass to take a 21–17 lead followed up with finding Wes Welker on 2 consecutive passes from 5 yards and 2 yards out for an increase in the lead first to 28–17 and then to 35–17. Later on in the quarter, Peyton found Demaryius Thomas on a 26-yard pass to increase the lead to 42–17. The Ravens tried to rally a comeback in the last quarter, with Flacco finding Marlon Brown on a 13-yard pass to shorten the Broncos' lead 42–24 followed up by Tucker's 30-yard field goal to make the score 42–27. However, the Broncos wrapped things up in the game when Peyton found D. Thomas again on a 78-yard pass to make the final score 49–27. The Ravens began their season 0–1 for the first time under John Harbaugh as head coach and Joe Flacco as their starter. They also lost their first regular season opening game since 2007 as well as becoming the 2nd straight defending Super Bowl champion team to lose their season opener.
Week 2: vs. Cleveland Browns
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Ravens | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
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Week Two: Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 71,098
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
- Recap, Game book
With their 11th straight win over the Browns, the Ravens improved to 1–1.
Week 3: vs. Houston Texans
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Ravens | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
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Week Three: Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: September 22
- Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 71,168
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
- Recap, Game book
Despite playing without star running back Ray Rice and a few other key starters, the Ravens were able to hold Houston to just 9 points, despite several trips on Baltimore's side of the field, including three red zone trips. With the win, the Ravens avenged their 30-point blowout last year to Houston, improved to 2–1 overall and 7–1 all time against the Texans, including playoffs.
Week 4: at Buffalo Bills
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Bills | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
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Week Four: Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
- Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), mostly sunny
- Game attendance: 68,296
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
- Recap, Game book
With the loss, the Ravens fell to 2–2.
Week 5: at Miami Dolphins
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
Dolphins | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
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Week Five: Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: October 6
- Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
- Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 68,342
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
- Recap, Game book
The Ravens won on the road for the first time in their 2013 season and improved to 3–2.
Week 6: vs. Green Bay Packers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
Ravens | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
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Week Six: Green Bay Packers at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: October 13
- Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
- Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 71,319
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
- Recap, Game book
With the loss, the Ravens fell to 3–3.
Week 7: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
Steelers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
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Week Seven: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: October 20
- Game time: 4:25 pm. EDT
- Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 62,295
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
- Recap, Game book
This was the first loss against the Steelers at Heinz Field since the 2010–11 NFL playoffs. With the loss, the Ravens headed into their bye week at 3–4.
Week 9: at Cleveland Browns
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
Browns | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
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Week Nine: Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: November 3
- Game time: 4:25 pm. EST
- Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 71,513
- Referee: Scott Green
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Game book
The Ravens lost their third straight game and fell to 3–5. It also snapped the team's 11-game winning streak over the Browns. Harbaugh and Flacco's records against the Browns dropped to 11–1.
Week 10: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Bengals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
Ravens | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
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The Ravens were ahead 17–0 at half time, but the Bengals scored 17 unanswered points in the second half to force overtime. At the end of the fourth quarter, Andy Dalton threw a 51-yard Hail Mary that was first tipped by Ravens defender James Ihedigbo at the goal line, but eventually found A. J. Green in the end zone. However, about five minutes into overtime, Justin Tucker kicked the winning field goal (46 yards), and the Ravens improved to 4–5.
Week 11: at Chicago Bears
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Ravens | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Bears | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
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Week Eleven: Baltimore Ravens at Chicago Bears – Game summary
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: November 17
- Game time: 1:00 pm. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), cloudy, wind gusts to 34 mph, showers and thunderstorms expected
- Game attendance: 62,367
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
- Recap, Game book
The game was interrupted in the first quarter for about two hours as a result of a torrential downpour at Soldier Field. After a slow start to the season, Ray Rice rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown. The Ravens were able to get the game to overtime, but the Bears won on a Robbie Gould field goal. The Ravens fell to 4–6.
Week 12: vs. New York Jets
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Ravens | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
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Week Twelve: New York Jets at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: November 24
- Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
- Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), partly cloudy, windy
- Game attendance: 71,148
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
- Recap, Game book
The Ravens improved to 5–6.
Week 13: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
Ravens | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
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Week Thirteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 8:30 pm. EST
- Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 71,005
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
- Recap, Game book
The Ravens won consecutive games for the first time since September and improved to 6–6. Additionally, they also improved to 2–0 in Thanksgiving Day games.
Controversy erupted in the third quarter when Steelers' head coach Mike Tomlin stood on the field along his team's sideline as Jacoby Jones broke free on a kickoff return for a potential game breaking touchdown.[2] Tomlin, with his back to the approaching play, appeared to glance over his shoulder then place his foot briefly onto the field as he jumped out of the way, causing Jones to veer inside where he was tackled. Several Ravens players claimed Tomlin had intentionally interfered with Jones; if officials had agreed, a touchdown could have been awarded to the Ravens based on the palpably unfair act. However, no penalty was called for interference or for standing in the white border area reserved for the officiating crew. On December 4, 2013, the NFL fined Tomlin $100,000.[3]
Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 26 |
Ravens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 29 |
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Week Fourteen: Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: December 8
- Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
- Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), snow
- Game attendance: 70,921
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale
- Recap, Game book
In an eventful game, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson appeared to injure his ankle in the second quarter, and did not return to the game.
In the fourth quarter there were six lead changes, with five touchdowns scored in the final 125 seconds. Marlon Brown caught a nine-yard pass from Joe Flacco with four seconds remaining, and the Ravens improved to 7–6.
Week 15: at Detroit Lions
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
Lions | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
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Week Fifteen: Baltimore Ravens at Detroit Lions – Game summary
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Date: December 16
- Game time: 8:40 pm. EST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 64,742
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
- Recap, Game book
Justin Tucker scored six field goals, including at the time a franchise record (and career long) 61-yard field goal with 38 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter (Tucker would later hit a 66-yard field goal in 2021, also against the Lions). The Ravens won their fourth straight game and improved to 8–6.
Week 16: vs. New England Patriots
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 14 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 41 |
Ravens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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Week Sixteen: New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: December 22
- Game time: 4:25 pm. EST
- Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 71,433
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
- Recap, Game book
With the loss, the Ravens fell to 8–7 and back to seventh place in the playoff hunt, enabling their division rivals Bengals to secure the AFC North title.
Week 17: at Cincinnati Bengals
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
Bengals | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
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Week Seventeen: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
With this defeat, the Ravens were eliminated from post-season contention, assuring the NFL of a new Super Bowl Champion for the ninth straight year. The Ravens finished the season with a record of 8–8. This was also the last NFL game for running back Ray Rice as he was indefinitely suspended by the NFL and released by Ravens the following season.
Standings
Division
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(3) Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 430 | 305 | W2 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 6–6 | 379 | 370 | W3 |
Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 320 | 352 | L2 |
Cleveland Browns | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 308 | 406 | L7 |
Conference
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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1 | Denver Broncos | West | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .469 | .423 | W2 |
2 | New England Patriots | East | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .473 | .427 | W2 |
3[a] | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .480 | .494 | W2 |
4 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .484 | .449 | W3 |
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5 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .445 | .335 | L2 |
6 | San Diego Chargers | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .496 | .549 | W4 |
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7[b][c] | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .469 | .441 | W3 |
8[d] | Baltimore Ravens | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .484 | .418 | L2 |
9[e] | New York Jets | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .488 | .414 | W2 |
10 | Miami Dolphins | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .523 | .523 | L2 |
11 | Tennessee Titans | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .504 | .375 | W2 |
12 | Buffalo Bills | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .520 | .500 | L1 |
13[f][g] | Oakland Raiders | West | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .523 | .359 | L6 |
14[h] | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .504 | .234 | L3 |
15 | Cleveland Browns | North | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .516 | .477 | L7 |
16 | Houston Texans | South | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .559 | .500 | L14 |
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