2000 Baltimore Ravens season

The 2000 season was the Baltimore Ravens' fifth in the National Football League (NFL) and the second under head coachBrian Billick. The Ravens ended the season as Super Bowl XXXV champions.

The Ravens finished the year with a 12–4 record (their first winning season), finishing 2nd in the AFC Central and qualifying for the playoffs as a wild card team. In the franchise's first post-season appearance, the Ravens won all three games, culminating in a trip to Tampa, Florida for Super Bowl XXXV, where they defeated the New York Giants, 34–7. The team's defense, which currently holds the all-time league record for fewest points allowed in a 16-game regular season with just 165 (10.3 points per game), is considered among the greatest of all time, including 4 games where they kept their opponents from scoring.

Though just five seasons removed from the relocation from Cleveland, only three players (Matt Stover, Rob Burnett, Larry Webster) and zero coaches remained from the 1995 Cleveland Browns roster and staff.

The 2000 Ravens ranked #22 on the 100 greatest teams of all time presented by the NFL on its 100th anniversary. They were the highest ranked team which did not win its division, and also the highest that had to win 4 playoff games.

Despite the team's defensive dominance, Baltimore only faced three teams in the regular season that finished with a winning record, the Steelers (9–7), the Dolphins (11–5), and the Titans (who finished with the best record in the NFL, 13–3).