Baltimore Ravens History

Everyone with Baltimore Ravens tickets needs to stand up and shout: “C’mon, offense. Keep up!” Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and company feel your pain, Baltimore. If the offense could just produce a touchdown here or there, Ravens fans might be in line for Super Bowl tickets. Alas, head coach Brian Billick’s offense is still a work in progress. Kyle Boller hasn’t lived up to his potential, and Jamal Lewis hasn’t been the same back since his run in with the law. But do you really want to make Ray Lewis mad by giving up on the Ravens? Do yourself a favor: Buy Baltimore Ravens tickets and head over to beautiful M&T Bank Stadium.

What a wild ride it has been for NFL football fans in Baltimore. For decades, Baltimore had been home to the Colts. Johnny Unitas, Raymond Berry, they were heroes of Baltimore. Never the less, owner Robert Isray snuck the Colts out of town in Mayflower moving trucks on a snowy March night in 1984. Colts season ticket holders were stunned, as was the rest of the nation. The television footage of the Mayflower trucks headed down the highway still brings emotional reactions from NFL fans all over the country. NFL football was not to be played in Baltimore anymore.

For 10 years, professional football was nonexistent in Baltimore. In 1993, the NFL voted to expand by adding two teams. Baltimore, with all its’ NFL tradition, was a clear-cut favorite. A nickname was suggested, and a “Baltimore Bombers” logo was even created.
But the NFL spurned the City of Baltimore again, gift-wrapping football teams for Charlotte and Jacksonville, two cities with no NFL tradition.

Fans were given little solace by the arrival of the Canadian Football League in Baltimore. Even though the Baltimore Stallions would win a Grey Cup during their first two years, the cry for NFL football echoed throughout the city. Then, in ironic fashion, another storied NFL franchise began trying to relocate. Art Modell’s Cleveland Browns wanted to come east. Browns season ticket holders weren’t going to give up their team without a fight, and a long legal battle ensued. This time, Baltimore won.

Led by former Colts’ coach Ted Marchibroda, the Baltimore Ravens first took the field at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 1, 1996. NFL football was back in Baltimore, and Ravens tickets were the hottest tickets in town. Five years later, the Ravens had come full circle, beating the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV behind what many consider to be the greatest defense ever.

Now, the Ravens’ stingy defense, led by Ray Lewis and Ed Reed, are trying to rekindle some excitement around Baltimore Ravens tickets and in glorious M&T Bank Stadium. The offense will need to hold up its side of the deal in order for Ravens fans to line up for NFL Playoff tickets. But remember, during Baltimore’s run to the Super Bowl in 2000, the offense didn’t score a touchdown for eight games. See if the defense can take control of the team’s destiny again by reserving your Baltimore Ravens tickets today.

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