2011 Baltimore Ravens season The 2011 Baltimore Ravens season will be the 16th in the National Football League ( NFL ) and city of Baltimore , Maryland , and the 14th to host home games at M & T Bank Stadium . The Ravens will seek to act upon their 12 – 4 record from 2010 ( their tied - second most winningest season ) and win the American Football Conference ' s North division title for the third time in franchise history . By earning a playoff berth in 2010 , the Ravens set a franchise record by going to the postseason for three consecutive seasons ; Baltimore will aim to add a fourth to the feat . For John Harbaugh , this will be his fourth season as the head coach for the franchise ; he has compiled an overall record of 32 – 16 in regular season and 4 – 3 in postseason . The Ravens will hope to avenge their 2011 divisional round playoff loss against the Steelers in week 1 of the season . This season also marks the first time the Ravens play a Thanksgiving game , which will be against head coach John Harbaugh ' s brother Jim Harbaugh , head coach of the San Francisco 49ers . Off - season . Signings and Re - signings . On July 26 , 2011 it was announced that the Ravens had agreed to terms on re - signing G / T Marshal Yanda to a 5 year contract . However the Ravens could not officially sign him until July 29 , 2011 . On July 30 , 2011 the Ravens resigned CB Chris Carr . On July 31 , 2011 the Ravens signed former Texans FB Vonta Leach . On August 8 , 2011 the Ravens signed former Dolphins RB Ricky Williams . Later on during the pre season , the Ravens added Left tackle Bryant McKinnie from the Minnesota Vikings , Wide Receiver Lee Evans from the Buffalo Bills , and Offensive Center Andre Gurode from the Dallas Cowboys . Departures and Releases . On July 26 , 2011 , the Ravens announced that they would release 4 former / current starters , TE Todd Heap , WR Derrick Mason , NT Kelly Gregg , and HB Willis McGahee . The Ravens also said they hope to bring back Heap , Mason , and Gregg at reduced salaries . Signings by Team : Preseason . Schedule . The Ravens ' preseason schedule was announced on April 12 , 2011 . Regular season . Game summaries . Week 1 : vs . Pittsburgh Steelers . With the win not only did the Ravens improve to 1 - 0 , but they handed the Steelers their first opening day loss since 2002 . Week 3 : at St . Louis Rams . Coming off a week 2 loss , the Ravens were determined to bounce back and fight hard . On their second offensive play from scrimmage , Flacco threw a 74 - yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Torrey Smith . It was the first catch of Smith ' s career and the longest pass of Flacco ' s career . Before the first quarter was up , Flacco would throw two more touchdown passes to Smith for 41 and 18 yards respectively , marking the 12th time in NFL history that any receiver caught three touchdown passes in a single quarter , and the first time ever for a rookie . The Ravens would later add 16 more points on three Billy Cundiff field goals and a fumble forced by Ray Lewis and recovered by Haloti Ngata and then run into the end zone ( Cundiff also missed two 51 - yard field goals ) . This marked the first touchdown in Ngata ' s career . Offensively , the Ravens gained 553 yards in the entire game , a franchise record . The only score for the Rams came in the third quarter , when quarterback Sam Bradford threw a 34 - yard touchdown pass to Brandon Gibson . Week 4 : vs . New York Jets . Coming off their dominating road win over the Rams , the Ravens went home , donned their alternate uniforms , and played a Week 4 Sunday night duel with the New York Jets . Baltimore delivered the game ' s opening punch with safety Ed Reed forcing a sack - fumble from Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez , allowing linebacker Jameel McClain to recover the fumble and go 6 yards for a touchdown . New York would respond with running back Joe McKnight returning a kickoff 107 yards for a touchdown . Afterwards , the Ravens regained the lead with a 38 - yard field goal from kicker Billy Cundiff , followed by a 3 - yard touchdown run from running back Ray Rice . Baltimore added onto their lead in the second quarter with another 38 - yard field goal from Cundiff , followed by defensive end Haloti Ngata forcing a fumble from Sanchez , allowing linebacker Jarret Johnson to return the fumble 26 yards for a touchdown . The Jets responded with linebacker David Harris returning an interception 36 yards for a touchdown , followed by kicker Nick Folk booting a 40 - yard field goal . The Ravens struck back in the third quarter with cornerback Lardarius Webb returning an interception 73 yards for a touchdown . From there , Baltimore ' s defense prevented any comeback attempt from New York . With the win , the Ravens went into their bye week at 3 - 1 . Week 12 : vs . San Francisco 49ers . Thanksgiving Classic Coming off their divisional home win over the Bengals , head coach John Harbaugh and the Ravens stayed at home for a Week 12 interconference duel with the San Francisco 49ers and their head coach ( John ' s brother ) Jim Harbaugh , on Thanksgiving . Baltimore delivered the game ' s opening punch in the first quarter with a 39 - yard field goal from kicker Billy Cundiff , but the 49ers answered witk kicker David Akers getting a 45 - yard field goal . The Ravens regained the lead in the second quarter with a 23 - yard field goal from Cundiff . San Francisco began the third quarter with Akers nailing a 52 - yard field goal , yet Baltimore regained the lead in the fourth quarter with quarterback Joe Flacco finding tight end Dennis Pitta on an 8 - yard touchdown pass , followed by a 39 - yard field goal from Cundiff . Afterwards , the defense would hold to prevent any comeback attempt from the 49ers . With the win , the Ravens improved to 8 - 3 . Linebacker Terrell Suggs ( 3 tackles , 3 sacks , & 1 forced fumble ) was named NFL Network ' s Puddin ' Pie Award winner .