Brian Billick Brian Harold Billick ( born February 28 , 1954 ) is a National Football League game analyst for Fox , and is also an analyst for the network ' s Bowl Championship Series coverage . He was previously an NFL coach , most recently with the Baltimore Ravens from January 19 , 1999 to December 31 , 2007 . Billick led the Ravens to a 34 – 7 victory over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV , the franchise ' s only Super Bowl appearance . He was also notable for being the offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings ( 1992 – 1998 ) when they broke the then scoring record in the 1998 season . Biography . Playing career . Billick , who played football and basketball at Redlands High School in Redlands , California , had his No . 17 jersey retired by the school in March 2001 . He played both quarterback and cornerback in high school and holds the state record with 21 career interceptions . After spending his freshman season as a linebacker at the United States Air Force Academy , Billick transferred to Brigham Young University and became a tight end . He later told friends that he left the Air Force Academy because he learned , after he ' d already enrolled , that his height and size ( 6 - foot - 5 , 230 lb . ) precluded him from ever becoming a fighter pilot . He received All - Western Athletic Conference and honorable mention All - America honours in 1976 . Billick was selected in the 11th round of the 1977 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers but was cut by the 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys , and never played in the NFL . Coaching career . College . In 1977 , after being cut by the San Francisco 49ers , Billick returned to his hometown of Redlands , Calif . , and served as a volunteer wide receivers coach for the University of Redlands football team ( NAIA ) , under coach Frank Serrao . That season , he also split time as an assistant coach at Redlands High School . Billick said he coached the high school team ' s practice from 2 to 4 p . m . , then headed over to the university for the college practice . Billick worked as a graduate assistant at Brigham Young for one season ( 1978 ) before joining the 49ers as the assistant director of public relations for two years ( 1979 – 1980 ) . He returned to coaching with San Diego State University , serving as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator for five seasons ( 1981 – 1985 ) . After being named the offensive coordinator of Utah State University , Billick improved the second - worst offense in Division I - A into a top - 10 offense in only three seasons ( 1986 – 1988 ) . Billick was then hired as the assistant head coach and tight ends coach at Stanford by Dennis Green , serving both roles for three seasons ( 1989 – 91 ) . National Football League . Assistant Coach . The Vikings made the playoffs during six of the seven seasons ( 1992 – 1998 ) that Billick spent with the team , and set several offensive records in the process . In 1998 , Minnesota set a then - NFL record for most points scored in a season ( 556 ) ( which has since been broken by the 2007 Patriots ) , and set a team record with 41 touchdown passes . His work under Minnesota head coach Dennis Green put Billick in the Bill Walsh coaching tree . Baltimore Ravens . Billick became the second coach in Baltimore Ravens history on January 19 , 1999 , when he was hired to replace Ted Marchibroda . He had a 85 – 67 record in nine seasons ( 1999 – 2007 ) with the team , including 5 – 3 in the playoffs . He won the championship . Although Billick had the opportunity to interview for the head coaching job of the reactivated Cleveland Browns and was rumored to be their top candidate , he chose to interview with the Ravens first . He signed with Baltimore in under 24 hours after his initial interview . In his first season with the Ravens , Billick led the team to its first non - losing record ( 8 – 8 ) in the franchise ' s brief four - year history . The next season , Baltimore finished with a 12 – 4 record and earned its first playoff berth . Prior to reaching the playoffs , Billick forbade his players from using either the term " playoffs " or the term " Super Bowl , " with the idea of keeping them focused on winning each game instead of on their more distant prize . Billick felt this approach would help them reach that prize , and went so far as to fine Tony Siragusa for violating this rule . In response , the players borrowed the term " Festivus " from the television series Seinfeld for the playoffs , and the term Festivus Maximus for the Super Bowl . When they reached the playoffs , Billick lifted this ban . The Ravens took advantage of their vaunted defense , which allowed an NFL record - low 165 points in the regular season ( for a point differential of 168 ; the Ravens also led the league in turnover differential at plus - 23 ) , during the playoffs to advance to Super Bowl XXXV against the New York Giants . It was a blowout 34 - 7 victory , giving Billick his first ( and so far only ) Super Bowl . Billick led the Ravens to a 10 – 6 record and a victory over the Miami Dolphins in a 2001 wild card playoff game before losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Divisional Round . Baltimore finished 7 – 9 and missed the playoffs in 2002 , but bounced back in 2003 with a 10 - 6 record and the franchise ' s first division title ; the key game of this season was a wild 44 – 41 overtime win over the Seattle Seahawks in which the Ravens scored 20 unanswered points from the 10 : 14 mark of the fourth quarter through overtime ; the win launched the then 5 – 5 Ravens into the division title . The Ravens lost to the Titans , 20 – 17 , in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs . The Ravens missed the playoffs in 2004 ( 9 – 7 ) and 2005 ( 6 – 10 ) before bouncing back in the 2006 season . Billick fired offensive coordinator Jim Fassel on October 17 , 2006 , assuming the role for the remainder of the season , as the Ravens earned a franchise best 13 – 3 record , won the AFC North and earned the first playoff bye in team history . Baltimore , however , lost to eventual Super Bowl champions , the Indianapolis Colts , 15 – 6 , in the divisional round . In 2007 , the Ravens dramatically dropped to 5 - 11 . That prompted team owner Steve Bisciotti to fire Billick . " The team has to move on , " he said . He was replaced by John Harbaugh . Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti described the decision to fire Billick as the toughest decision he has ever had to make . Billick , in a short statement , said Bisciotti did what he believed was best for the Ravens , and asserted that the two men are and will remain friends . Broadcasting career . When the Ravens were eliminated in the playoffs in 2003 , Billick was used as a studio analyst by ABC Sports . After being fired by the Ravens , Billick became a draft analyst for the NFL Network during the 2008 NFL Draft . Billick then became a game analyst for the " NFL on Fox " during the 2008 NFL season , working alongside Thom Brennaman . Billick returned with his " NFL on Fox " broadcasting partner Brennaman as a game analyst for the 2009 NFL Season . On NFL Network , Billick can be seen alongside Dennis Green on " The Coaches Show " , as well as Sterling Sharpe and Brian Baldinger on Thursday and Friday editions of " Playbook " , the ultimate NFL “ Xs and Os ” program utilizing the same “ all 22 ” game film that coaches and players use to preview all of the upcoming games . He also serves as an analyst on NFL Network ’ s signature show " NFL Total Access " and has provided on location analysis for the Network ’ s coverage of the NFL Scouting Combine and NFL Draft . He often appears on ESPN ' s Mike and Mike in the Morning to discuss football matchups and news . Game show contestant . Shortly before beginning his coaching career , Billick appeared as a contestant on TV ' s " Match Game PM " in 1977 , losing to Marla Marshall . Panelist Richard Dawson remarked after Billick ' s loss : " Football : Failed . Game show : Failed . " . Coaching tree . NFL head coaches under whom Brian Billick has served : Assistant coaches under Brian Billick that became NFL head coaches : References . " Tales from the Balimore Ravens Sideline , " by Tom Matte and Jeff Seidel