# 2015 Baltimore Ravens season

The 2015 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 20th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 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 due to devastating injuries to team starters. 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 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. The 5–11 record is their worst since the 2007 season.
The Ravens lost to the Falcons, 20–19, in a preseason game on September 3. This is notable because they would go on an NFL-record 24-game winning streak in the preseason afterwards.

## 2015 draft class

2015 Baltimore Ravens draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 26 | Breshad Perriman | WR | Central Florida |
| 2 | 55 | Maxx Williams | TE | Minnesota |
| 3 | 90 | Carl Davis | DT | Iowa |
| 4 | 122 | Za'Darius Smith * | DE | Kentucky |
| 4 | 125 | Javorius Allen | RB | USC |
| 4 | 136 | Tray Walker | CB | Texas Southern |
| 5 | 171 | Nick Boyle | TE | Delaware |
| 5 | 176 | Robert Myers | G | Tennessee State |
| 6 | 204 | Darren Waller * | WR | Georgia Tech |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||
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.

## Preseason
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | 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
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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
#### Week 1: Denver Broncos 19, Baltimore Ravens 13

| Quarter | 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 3-0)
DEN – 1:26 B. McManus 56 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 6-15, 2:09) (DEN 6-0)
Second quarter
BAL – 6:42 J. Tucker 52 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-31, 4:14) (DEN 6-3)
DEN – 0:09 B. McManus 43 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-30, 1:04) (DEN 9-3)
Third quarter
BAL – 14:04 J. Smith 24 yd. interception return (J.Tucker kick) (BAL 10-9)
BAL – 9:33 J. Tucker 44 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-35, 2:51) (BAL 13-9)
DEN – 0:10 A. Talib 51 yd. interception return (B.McManus kick) (DEN 16-13)
Fourth quarter
DEN – 2:55 B. McManus 33 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 17-81,10:56) (DEN 19-13)
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

| Quarter | 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 pm. 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 7-0)
OAK – 11:44 S. Janikowski 23 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 4-24, 0:58) (OAK 10-0)
BAL – 7:41 J. Tucker 22 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-66, 4:03) (OAK 10-3)
BAL – 0:00 C. Gillmore 26 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 6-80, 2:59) (Tied 10-10)
Second quarter
OAK – 12:52 L. Murray 1 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick) (Drive: 5-80, 2:08) (OAK 17-10)
BAL – 7:44 C. Gillmore 9 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 9-80, 5:08) (Tied 17-17)
OAK – 2:00 S. Janikowski 46 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-52, 5:44) (OAK 20-17)
BAL – 0:00 J. Tucker 21 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-77, 2:00) (Tied 20-20)
Third quarter
OAK – 8:44 S. Janikowski 48 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-45, 4:11) (OAK 23-20)
OAK – 2:12 M. Crabtree 29 yd. pass from D.Carr (S.Janikowski kick) (Drive: 9-84, 4:24) (OAK 30-20)
Fourth quarter
BAL – 13:37 J. Tucker 37 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-61, 3:35) (OAK 30-23)
BAL – 7:03 L. Taliaferro 7 yd. run (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 11-93, 5:30) (Tied 30-30)
BAL – 2:10 J. Tucker 31 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-24, 2:44) (BAL 33-30)
OAK – 0:26 S. Roberts 12 yd. pass from D.Carr (S.Janikowski kick) (Drive: 9-80, 1:44) (OAK 37-33)
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

| Quarter | 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 pm. 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) (CIN 7-0)
Second quarter
CIN – 12:18 M. Jones 16 yd. pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) (Drive: 3-30, 0:19) (CIN 14-0)
Third quarter
BAL – 6:23 S. Smith 50 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 7-80, 4:20) (CIN 14-7)
Fourth quarter
BAL – 13:27 J. Tucker 21 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 12-62, 5:58) (CIN 14-10)
BAL – 6:49 C. Mosley 41 yd. fumble return (J.Tucker kick) (BAL 17-14)
CIN – 6:37 A. Green 80 yd. pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) (Drive: 1-80, 0:12) (CIN 21-17)
BAL – 3:56 S. Smith 16 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 9-79, 2:41) (BAL 24-21)
CIN – 2:10 A. Green 7 yd. pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) (Drive: 6-80, 1:46) (CIN 28-24)
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)

| Quarter | 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 pm. 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) (PIT 3-0)
BAL – 0:25 M. Campanaro 9 yd. run (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 12-75, 7:16) (BAL 7-3)
Second quarter
PIT – 1:37 L. Bell 11 yd. run (J.Scobee kick) (Drive: 8-67, 3:09) (PIT 10-7)
PIT – 0:00 J. Scobee 36 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 5-27, 0:39) (PIT 13-7)
Third quarter
PIT – 10:41 D. Heyward-Bey 9 yd. pass from M.Vick (J.Scobee kick) (Drive: 6-26, 4:08) (PIT 20-7)
BAL – 7:27 K. Aiken 15 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 6-80, 3:14) (PIT 20-14)
Fourth quarter
BAL – 10:14 J. Tucker 40 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 12-38, 6:58) (PIT 20-17)
BAL – 0:03 J. Tucker 42 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-45, 0:58) (Tied 20-20)
Overtime
BAL – 5:08 J. Tucker 52 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-32, 4:33) (BAL 23-20)
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)

| Quarter | 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 pm. 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 – Joe Flacco 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 8:35. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:14.
CLE – Travis Coons 43-yard field goal, 3:16. Ravens 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:19.
BAL – Kyle Juszczyk 8-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 0:23. Ravens 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:55.
Second quarter
CLE – Travis Coons 43-yard field goal, 4:09. Ravens 14–6. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:42.
CLE – Travis Coons 37-yard field goal, 0:02. Ravens 14–9. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 1:03.
Third quarter
BAL – Joe Flacco 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 7:50. Ravens 21–9. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:26.
CLE – Josh McCown 10-yard run (Travis Coons kick), 1:14. Ravens 21–16. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:41.
Fourth quarter
CLE – Gary Barnidge 18-yard pass from Josh McCown (pass failed), 12:29. Browns 22–21. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:42.
BAL – Justin Forsett 1-yard run (pass failed), 6:00. Ravens 27–22. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:50.
CLE – Isaiah Crowell 22-yard pass from Josh McCown (Josh McCown-Andrew Hawkins pass), 3:15. Browns 30–27. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:53.
BAL – Justin Tucker 23-yard field goal, 0:29. Tied 30–30. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:38.
Overtime
CLE – Travis Coons 32-yard field goal, 6:48. Browns 33–30. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 7:11.
Top passers
CLE – Josh McCown – 36/51, 457 yards, 2 TD
BAL – Joe Flacco – 19/35, 210 yards, TD
Top rushers
CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 13 rushes, 49 yards
BAL – Justin Forsett – 21 rushes, 121 yards, TD
Top receivers
CLE – Gary Barnidge – 8 receptions, 139 yards, TD
BAL – Kamar Aiken – 4 receptions, 78 yards
Top tacklers
CLE – Karlos Dansby – 3 tackles, 7 assists
BAL – Daryl Smith – 7 tackles, 5 assists :
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

| Quarter | 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 pm. EDT/1:25 pm. 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 3-0)
SF – 1:56 P. Dawson 31 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-74, 3:30) (SF 6-0)
Second quarter
BAL – 13:16 J. Tucker 22 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 9-57, 3:40) (SF 6-3)
SF – 12:27 T. Smith 76 yd. pass from C.Kaepernick (P.Dawson kick) (Drive: 2-80, 0:49) (SF 13-3)
SF – 8:04 P. Dawson 26 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-21, 3:31) (SF 16-3)
BAL – 4:14 J. Tucker 36 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 9-62, 3:50) (SF 16-6)
Third quarter
SF – 7:34 P. Dawson 42 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-14, 3:02) (SF 19-6)
BAL – 2:29 S. Smith 34 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 9-80, 5:05) (SF 19-13)
Fourth quarter
SF – 10:52 Q. Patton 21 yd. pass from C.Kaepernick (pass failed) (Drive: 5-65, 2:45) (SF 25-13)
BAL – 5:14 K. Aiken 2 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 14-80, 5:38) (SF 25-20)
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

| Quarter | 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 pm. 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) (BAL 3-0)
ARI – 3:59 C. Johnson 26 yd. run (C.Catanzaro kick) (Drive: 3-80, 1:26) (ARI 7-3)
Second quarter
BAL – 3:54 J. Forsett 14 yd. run (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 8-84, 4:45) (BAL 10-7)
ARI – 1:01 M. Floyd 3 yd. pass from C.Palmer (C.Catanzaro kick) (Drive: 5-12, 1:47) (ARI 14-10)
Third quarter
ARI – 9:47 C. Catanzaro 21 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-46, 3:07) (ARI 17-10)
ARI – 2:27 C. Catanzaro 21 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-84, 3:58) (ARI 20-10)
Fourth quarter
ARI – 8:08 J.O. Brown 4 yd. pass from C.Palmer (kick failed, hru) (Drive: 11-79, 6:08) (ARI 26-10)
BAL – 4:26 K. Juszczyk 1 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Flacco-N.Boyle pass) (Drive: 1-1, 0:05) (ARI 26-18)
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

| Quarter | 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 pm. 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) (BAL 3-0)
SD – 5:44 J. Lambo 42 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 9-56, 4:10) (Tied 3-3)
BAL – 2:36 J. Tucker 29 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-70, 3:08) (BAL 6-3)
Second quarter
SD – 10:16 M. Floyd 9 yd. pass from P.Rivers (J.Lambo kick) (Drive: 13-80, 7:20) (SD 10-6)
BAL – 4:54 C. Gillmore 3 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 11-80, 5:22) (BAL 13-10)
SD – 0:09 K. Allen 13 yd. pass from P.Rivers (kick blocked) (Drive: 14-80, 4:45) (SD 16-13)
Third quarter
BAL – 11:11 J. Tucker 48 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 6-45, 3:49) (Tied 16-16)
SD – 2:54 M. Floyd 70 yd. pass from P.Rivers (J.Lambo kick) (Drive: 3-70, 0:24) (SD 23-16)
BAL – 0:00 J. Tucker 45 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-53, 2:54) (SD 23-19)
Fourth quarter
BAL – 4:34 J. Flacco 1 yd. run (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 6-38, 2:56) (BAL 26-23)
SD – 2:27 J. Lambo 49 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-49, 2:07) (Tied 26-26)
BAL – 0:00 J. Tucker 39 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 9-59, 2:27) (BAL 29-26)
Top passers
SD – Philip 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.

#### Week 9: Bye Week

No game. Baltimore had a bye week.

#### Week 10: Jacksonville Jaguars 22, Baltimore Ravens 20

| Quarter | 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 pm. 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) (JAC 7-0)
Second quarter
BAL – 11:32 C. Gillmore 10 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 2-26, 0:45) (Tied 7-7)
JAC – 3:28 J. Myers 21 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 15-77, 8:04) (JAC 10-7)
BAL – 1:11 M. Williams 21 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 7-80, 2:17) (BAL 14-10)
Third quarter
JAC – 14:27 J. Myers 45 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 4-0, 0:24) (BAL 14-13)
Fourth quarter
JAC – 13:01 A. Robinson 15 yd. pass from B.Bortles (pass failed) (Drive: 5-37, 1:00) (JAC 19-14)
BAL – 7:30 C. Givens 14 yd. pass from J.Flacco (pass failed) (Drive: 10-80, 5:31) (BAL 20-19)
JAC – 0:00 J. Myers 53 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-45, 1:06) (JAC 22-20)
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 two 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

| Quarter | 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 pm. 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) (STL 7-0)
Second quarter
BAL – 0:00 J. Tucker 25 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-24, 3:53) (STL 7-3)
Third quarter
STL – 6:14 L. Kendricks 30 yd. pass from C.Keenum (kick blocked) (Drive: 3-49, 1:21) (STL 13-3)
Fourth quarter
BAL – 11:11 K. Aiken 3 yd. pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) (Drive: 7-42, 3:14) (STL 13-10)
BAL – 5:12 J. Tucker 20 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-76, 3:49) (Tied 13-13)
BAL – 0:00 J. Tucker 47 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 5-12, 0:54) (BAL 16-13)
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.

#### Week 12: Baltimore Ravens 33, Cleveland Browns 27

| Quarter | 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 pm. 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 – Kaelin Clay 82-yard punt return (Justin Tucker kick), 10:12. Ravens 7–0.
BAL – Justin Tucker 49-yard field goal, 4:26. Ravens 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:11.
Second quarter
CLE – Travis Coons 31-yard field goal, 11:30. Ravens 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 7:55.
BAL – Javorius Allen 13-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Justin Tucker kick), 10:05. Ravens 17–3. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:29.
CLE – Marlon Moore 10-yard pass from Josh McCown (Travis Coons kick), 4:46. Ravens 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 5:22.
CLE – Travis Coons 21-yard field goal, 0:05. Ravens 17–13. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 2:35.
Third quarter
CLE – Karlos Dansby 52-yard interception return (Travis Coons kick), 12:27. Browns 20–17.
BAL – Kamar Aiken 15-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Justin Tucker kick), 5:37. Ravens 24–20. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:46.
Fourth quarter
BAL – Justin Tucker 35-yard field goal, 9:09. Ravens 27–20. Drive: 17 plays, 82 yards, 8:07.
CLE – Travis Benjamin 42-yard pass from Austin Davis (Travis Coons kick), 1:55. Tied 27–27. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:33.
BAL – Will Hill 64-yard blocked field goal return (run failed), 0:00. Ravens 33–27.
Top passers
BAL – Matt Schaub – 20/34, 232 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
CLE – Josh McCown – 21/38, 212 yards, TD
Top rushers
BAL – Javorius Allen – 12 rushes, 55 yards
CLE – Duke Johnson – 7 rushes, 27 yards
Top receivers
BAL – Kamar Aiken – 6 receptions, 80 yards, TD
CLE – Gary Barnidge – 7 receptions, 91 yards
Top tacklers
BAL – Lardarius Webb – 7 tackles
CLE – Donte Whitner, Tashaun Gipson – 6 tackles each :
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 end Brent Urban blocked a Travis Coons 51-yard field goal attempt, which safety Will Hill returned 64 yards for a touchdown.

#### Week 13: Miami Dolphins 15, Baltimore Ravens 13

| Quarter | 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 pm. EST
* Game weather: 80 °F (26.7 °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 7-0)
MIA – 1:27 D. Shelby 22 yd. interception return (J. Ajayi run) (MIA 15-0)
BAL – 0:29 J. Tucker 38 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-60, 0:58) (MIA 15-3)
Third quarter
BAL – 11:44 J. Allen 41 yd. pass from M. Schaub (J. Tucker kick) (Drive: 6-78, 3:16) (MIA 15-10)
Fourth quarter
BAL – 10:17 J. Tucker 31 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-47, 5:28) (MIA 15-13)
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

| Quarter | 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 pm. 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) (SEA 7-0)
Second quarter
BAL – 13:39 J. Tucker 28 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 5-32, 2:31) (SEA 7-3)
SEA – 0:38 D. Baldwin 14 yd. pass from R. Wilson (S. Hauschka kick) (Drive: 2-14, 0:09) (SEA 14-3)
BAL – 0:00 J. Tucker 30 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 5-68, 0:38) (SEA 14-6)
Third quarter
SEA – 8:54 D. Baldwin 22 yd. pass from R. Wilson (S. Hauschka kick) (Drive: 11-80, 6:06) (SEA 21-6)
Fourth quarter
SEA – 14:53 T. Lockett 49 yd. pass from R. Wilson (S. Hauschka kick) (Drive: 9-86, 5:01) (SEA 28-6)
SEA – 8:55 D. Baldwin 16 yd. pass from R. Wilson (S. Hauschka kick) (Drive: 4-38, 2:21) (SEA 35-6)
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

| Quarter | 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 pm. 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) (KC 7-0)
BAL – 6:30 K. Juszczyk 1 yd. pass from J. Clausen (J. Tucker kick) (Drive: 6-45, 2:43) (Tied 7-7)
KC – 2:49 T. Branch 73 yd. fumble return (C. Santos kick) (KC 14-7)
Second quarter
KC – 14:56 J. Maclin 13 yd. pass from A. Smith (C. Santos kick) (Drive: 3-24, 1:21) (KC 21-7)
KC – 0:50 C. Santos 53 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-29, 3:16) (KC 24-7)
BAL – 0:00 K. Aiken 48 yd. pass from J. Clausen (J. Tucker kick) (Drive: 5-72, 0:50) (KC 24-14)
Third quarter
None
Fourth quarter
KC – 6:45 C. Santos 32 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 14-81, 8:41) (KC 27-14)
KC – 4:36 M. Peters 90 yd. interception return (Drive: C. Santos kick) (KC 34-14)
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 :
The Ravens unexpectedly wore gold pants for this game. This drew criticism from their fan base and it hasn’t been used since.

#### Week 16: Baltimore Ravens 20, Pittsburgh Steelers 17

| Quarter | 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 pm. 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) (BAL 7-0)
Second quarter
PIT – 14:48 C. Boswell 34 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-64, 4:05) (BAL 7-3)
BAL – 10:01 J. Tucker 37 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 11-61, 4:47) (BAL 10-3)
BAL – 1:17 J. Tucker 50 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 7-24, 3:21) (BAL 13-3)
Third quarter
PIT – 11:18 D. Williams 1 yd. run (C. Boswell kick) (Drive: 6-79, 3:01) (BAL 13-10)
Fourth quarter
BAL – 10:35 J. Allen 3 yd. run (J. Tucker kick) (Drive: 5-58, 2:20) (BAL 20-10)
PIT – 6:33 D. Williams 2 yd. run (C. Boswell kick) (Drive: 8-80, 4:02) (BAL 20-17)
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 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

| Quarter | 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 pm. 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 3-0)
BAL – 4:55 J. Tucker 50 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-33, 4:24) (BAL 6-0)
CIN – 1:49 T. Eifert 22 yd. pass from A. McCarron (M. Nugent kick) (Drive: 8-81, 3:06) (CIN 7-6)
BAL – 0:00 J. Tucker 49 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 10-55, 1:49) (BAL 9-7)
Third quarter
CIN – 11:22 A. Green 5 yd. pass from A. McCarron (M. Nugent kick) (Drive: 5-33, 2:34) (CIN 14-9)
CIN – 6:55 J. Hill 38 yd. run (M. Nugent kick) (Drive: 6-62, 2:12) (CIN 21-9)
Fourth quarter
CIN – 4:06 M. Nugent 52 yd. Field Goal (Drive: 8-21, 4:27) (CIN 24-9)
BAL – 1:47 K. Juszczyk 2 yd. pass from R. Mallett (J. Tucker kick) (Drive: 8-75, 2:19) (CIN 24-16)
Top passers
BAL – Ryan Mallett – 30–56–292–1–2
CIN – A. J. 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 on March 18, 2016.

### Standings
#### Division

AFC North :
| viewtalkedit | 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

AFCvte :
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| Division Leaders ||||||||||||
| 1 | Denver Broncos | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .500 | .479 | W2 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | East | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .473 | .448 | L2 |
| 3 | 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 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .504 | .463 | W1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason ||||||||||||
| 7 | New York Jets | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .441 | .388 | L1 |
| 8 | Buffalo Bills | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .508 | .438 | W2 |
| 9 | 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 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .473 | .375 | L3 |
| 13 | 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 | Cleveland Browns | North | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .531 | .271 | L3 |
| 16 | Tennessee Titans | South | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 1–11 | .492 | .375 | L4 |
| Tiebreakers ||||||||||||
| 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 Buffalo finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee 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. ||||||||||||