2010 Baltimore Ravens season The 2010 Baltimore Ravens season was the 15th for the team in the National Football League ( NFL ) and city of Baltimore , Maryland , and the 13th to host home game s at M & T Bank Stadium . They played in the NFL ' s American Football Conference ( AFC ) North Division . The franchise improved from their 9 – 7 record from their previous season , with a 12 – 4 record , but lost to their division rival Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round of the 2010 – 11 NFL playoffs . This year has been , by far , one of their most successful seasons ( besides the 2000 Baltimore Ravens ) Off - season . Because the Ravens made an appearance in the 2009 – 10 playoffs , they will be able to sign any player with a salary of $ 4 , 925 , 000 or more . They also may sign an unlimited number of players with a first - year salary of no more than $ 3 , 275 , 000 , who will be restricted to an annual increase of a maximum 30 percent in the following years . However , along with the other final eight contenders from the playoffs , the Ravens will be restricted to signing new players until at least one of their free agent s is signed to another franchise . 2010 NFL Draft . The Ravens finished with the worst record among teams exiting the playoffs in the divisional round , meaning that they will pick 25th overall . The Ravens traded their third and fourth round picks to the Arizona Cardinals to acquire wide receiver Anquan Boldin and a fifth round pick . The Ravens traded their seventh round pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers along with a sixth round pick in 2009 to acquire defensive lineman Marques Douglas . On the day of the draft , the Ravens traded away their first round pick to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a second , third , and fourth round pick . This gave the Ravens a total of seven draft picks . Preseason . Schedule . The Ravens ' preseason schedule was announced on March 31 , 2010 . Game Summaries . Week 1 : at New York Jets . The Ravens began their season at New Meadowlands Stadium for an AFC duel with the New York Jets . Baltimore trailed early in the first quarter after quarterback Joe Flacco was sacked and fumbled on his first offensive play of the game . However , the Ravens ' defense was able to hold the Jets to a 23 - yard field goal from kicker Nick Folk . Folk kicked another field goal , from 28 yards , in the second quarter after a fumble by running back Willis McGahee . After that , the Ravens replied and took the lead when McGahee completed a 1 - yard touchdown run . At the end of the first half , the Ravens led 7 – 6 . The Ravens extended their lead in the third quarter when kicker Billy Cundiff got a 25 - yard field goal . The Jets cut the lead in the fourth quarter when Folk kicked a field goal from 48 yards , making the score 10 – 9 . The Ravens ' defense managed to prevent any further progress and allowed them to take the win . With the close win , Baltimore began the season at 1 – 0 . Week 2 : at Cincinnati Bengals . Hoping to maintain their winning streak the Ravens flew to Paul Brown Stadium for an AFC North rivalry match against the Bengals . In the 2nd quarter Baltimore trailed early as kicker Mike Nugent hit a 36 and a 30 - yard field goal . In the third quarter the Ravens replied and took the lead with QB Joe Flacco completing a 31 - yard TD pass to WR Derrick Mason . The Bengals replied when Nugent hit a 46 - yard field goal . The Ravens took the lead back in the fourth quarter when kicker Billy Cundiff got a 38 yard field goal , but it was cut off by Nugent ' s 38 and 25 - yard field goal , giving Baltimore a loss . With the loss , Baltimore fell to 1 – 1 . Week 3 : vs . Cleveland Browns . The Ravens ' next match was an AFC North rivalry match against the Browns at home . In the 1st quarter the Ravens trailed early when kicker Phil Dawson made a 28 - yard field goal , but got the lead back after QB Joe Flacco found WR Anquan Boldin on an 8 and a 12 - yard TD pass . After that the Ravens fell behind when RB Peyton Hillis made a 1 - yard TD run , followed in the 4th quarter by QB Seneca Wallace completing a 1 - yard TD pass to TE Benjamin Watson . Then the Ravens replied and took the lead when Flacco made a 27 - yard TD pass to WR Anquan Boldin , followed by kicker Billy Cundiff nailing a 49 - yard field goal . With the win , the Ravens improved to 2 – 1 . Week 4 : at Pittsburgh Steelers . Coming off their divisional home win over the Browns , the Ravens flew to Heinz Field for their Week 4 duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers , in their 3rd straight divisional game . Baltimore would trail early as Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall picked up a 1 - yard touchdown run . The Ravens would take the lead in the second quarter as running back Willis McGahee got a 9 - yard touchdown run , followed by kicker Billy Cundiff making a 33 - yard field goal . After a scoreless third quarter , Pittsburgh would get the lead again as Mendenhall made a 7 - yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter . Fortunately , Baltimore was able to go back ahead as quarterback Joe Flacco completed an 18 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver T . J . Houshmandzadeh with 32 seconds remaining in regulation . Middle linebacker Ray Lewis intercepted Pittsburgh backup quarterback Charlie Batch on the Steelers ' final possession to end the game . With the win , the Ravens improved to 3 – 1 . Week 5 : vs . Denver Broncos . Hoping to increase their winning streak the Ravens played on home ground for an AFC duel with the Broncos . In the first quarter the Ravens took the early lead with QB Joe Flacco scrambling 1 yard to the endzone for a touchdown , followed in the 2nd quarter by RB Ray Rice getting a 1 - yard TD run . Then kicker Billy Cundiff got a 37 - yard field goal . The lead was narrowed when QB Kyle Orton made a 42 - yard TD pass to WR Brandon Lloyd , but the Ravens scored again at the beginning of the 4th quarter with Rice getting another 1 - yard TD run . The Broncos replied with kicker Matt Prater hitting a 38 - yard field goal , but RB Willis McGahee got a 30 - yard TD run to put the Ravens ahead 31 – 10 . The Broncos made the final score of the game with Orton finding Lloyd again on a 44 - yard TD pass . With the win , the Ravens improved to 4 – 1 . Week 6 : at New England Patriots . Hoping to increase their winning streak the Ravens flew to Gillette Stadium for an AFC duel with the Patriots . In the 1st quarter the Ravens got the early lead as kicker Billy Cundiff got a 26 - yard field goal , but fell behind with RB BenJarvus Green - Ellis making a 2 - yard TD run . The Ravens got the lead back when QB Joe Flacco made a 16 - yard TD pass to TE Todd Heap , followed in the third quarter by Flacco finding WR Anquan Boldin on a 25 - yard TD pass . The Patriots replied with kicker Stephen Gostkowski getting a 38 - yard field goal , but the Ravens continued to score with Cundiff making a 25 - yard field goal . The Patriots rallied with QB Tom Brady making a 5 - yard TD pass to WR Deion Branch . This was followed by Gostkowski making a 24 - yard field goal and then a 35 - yard field goal in overtime to give the Ravens their second loss of the season . With the Loss , the Ravens fell to 4 – 2 . Week 7 : vs . Buffalo Bills . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Patriots the Ravens played on home ground for an AFC duel with the Bills . It was Ed Reed ' s first game of the season following an absence from injury , a game in which he would intercept two passes . In the 1st quarter the Ravens took the lead as kicker Billy Cundiff made a 41 - yard field goal . But they trailed with QB Ryan Fitzpatrick completing a 33 - yard TD pass to WR Lee Evans , followed by kicker Rian Lindell hitting a 21 - yard field goal . The lead was increased in the second quarter with Fitzpatrick finding WR Steve Johnson on a 33 - yard TD pass . The Ravens replied with QB Joe Flacco making a 26 - yard TD pass to TE Todd Heap . But Fitzpatrick found Evans again on a 20 - yard TD pass to put the Bills up 24 – 10 . The lead was narrowed when Cundiff hit a 48 - yard field goal , followed by Flacco throwing a 14 - yard TD pass to Heap . In the third quarter , the Bills had possession first , but their first play was a pass to that was intercepted by Ed Reed . On the next play , the Ravens got the lead back with Flacco completing a 34 - yard TD pass to WR Anquan Boldin , followed by RB Willis McGahee getting a 2 - yard TD run . The Bills managed to tie the game in the 4th quarter with Fitzpatrick making a 17 - yard TD pass to Evans , and with Lindell getting a 50 - yard field goal . In overtime , the Buffalo offense was driving in their own territory when after catching a pass , Ray Lewis stripped the ball from the receiver before he was down on contact . Soon after , the Bills were called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty of 15 yards , thereby placing the Ravens within Cundiff ' s comfortable range . A few plays later , including a 5 - yard penalty , Cundiff successfully put the game away a 38 - yard field goal to give the Ravens the win . With the win , the Ravens went into their bye week at 5 – 2 . Week 9 : vs . Miami Dolphins . Coming off their bye week the Ravens played on home ground for an AFC duel with the Dolphins . The Ravens took the lead after QB Joe Flacco completed a 32 - yard TD pass to RB Willis McGahee . The Dolphins replied with RB Ronnie Brown getting a 12 - yard TD run . The Ravens got the lead back after kicker Billy Cundiff made a 26 and a 39 - yard field goal . The Dolphins narrowed the lead with kicker Dan Carpenter nailing a 19 - yard field goal . The Ravens took control after Flacco found WR Derrick Mason on a 12 - yard TD pass . This was followed in the 4th quarter by Cundiff hitting a 20 and a 24 - yard field goal . The Ravens in this game were the 3rd team in NFL history to have a game without a turnover or have to punt . With the win , the Ravens improve to 6 – 2 . Week 10 : at Atlanta Falcons . Coming off their home win over the Dolphins , the Ravens flew to the Georgia Dome for a Week 10 interconference duel with the throwback - cladded Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night . After a scoreless first quarter , Baltimore trailed in the second quarter as Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan completed a 28 - yard touchdown pass to running back Jason Snelling , followed by kicker Matt Bryant making a 28 - yard field goal . Atlanta added onto their lead in the third quarter with Bryant ' s 51 - yard field goal , yet the Ravens answered with quarterback Joe Flacco found wide receiver Anquan Boldin on a 5 - yard touchdown pass . The Falcons struck back in the fourth quarter as Ryan completed a 4 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Roddy White . Baltimore took the lead as Flacco hooked up with wide receiver Derrick Mason on a 6 - yard touchdown pass , followed by finding tight end Todd Heap on a 9 - yard touchdown pass . However , Atlanta got the last laugh as Ryan completed a 33 - yard touchdown pass to White ( with a failed two - point conversion ) . With the loss , the Ravens fell to 6 – 3 . Week 11 : at Carolina Panthers . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Falcons the Ravens flew to Bank of America Stadium for an inter - conference duel with the Panthers . In the first quarter the Ravens took the early lead with quarterback Joe Flacco getting a 56 - yard TD pass to wide receiver T . J . Houshmandzadeh . This was followed by kicker Billy Cundiff nailing a 22 - yard field goal . The Panthers replied with kicker John Kasay making a 45 - yard field goal , but the Ravens increased their lead with RB Ray Rice getting a 1 - yard TD run , followed in the third quarter by Cundiff hitting a 33 - yard field goal . The lead was narrowed when Kasay made a 40 - yard field goal . This was followed by quarterback Brian St . Pierre completing an 88 - yard TD pass to wide receiver David Gettis . The Ravens took further command with Cundiff hitting a 49 - yard field goal . The Ravens then scored two defensive touchdowns in 11 seconds with an interception by safety Ed Reed that was lateraled to safety Dawan Landry who returned it for a touchdown , followed by Ray Lewis returning another interception 24 yards for a touchdown . With the win , the Ravens improved to 7 – 3 . Week 12 : vs . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . The Ravens were facing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , a team with an identical 7 – 3 record . However , the Ravens were considered favorites going into the game , given that they had never lost at home during the season , and all Tampa Bay wins were against teams with losing records . Still , they did not take this one lightly . After a scoreless first quarter , the Ravens scored first with a field goal . Tampa Bay later tied it , but Baltimore scored two touchdowns , including one on a 65 - yard pass from Todd Heap , to have a 17 – 3 halftime lead . During a scoreless third quarter , a would be long TD - run from Ray Rice was negated by a controversial call of a penalty on Anquan Boldin . Though the Ravens would never score anymore in the game , they managed to hold off Tampa Bay and allow just one touchdown , enough to prevent their lead from being blown . Week 13 : vs . Pittsburgh Steelers . Coming off their win over the Buccaneers , the Ravens stayed at home for a Week 13 AFC North rematch with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night . Baltimore delivered the game ' s opening strike in the first quarter as quarterback Joe Flacco found wide receiver Anquan Boldin on a 14 - yard touchdown pass . After a scoreless second quarter , the Steelers responded with kicker Shaun Suisham got a 45 - yard field goal . The Ravens would answer with a 24 - yard field goal from kicker Billy Cundiff . Pittsburgh would get another field goal in the fourth quarter , a 19 - yarder by Suisham . In the final minutes of the game , the Ravens were driving , trying to run down the clock , when Troy Polamalu sacked Flacco , forcing a fumble in the process . The Steelers recovered the fumble and returned it to the Ravens ' 9 - yard line . Two plays later , quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed a 9 - yard touchdown pass to running back Isaac Redman . Baltimore tried to rally , but the Steelers ' defense held on to preserve the win . With the loss , the Ravens fell to 8 – 4 . Week 14 : at Houston Texans . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Steelers , the Ravens flew to Reliant Stadium for a Week 14 Monday night duel with the Houston Texans . Baltimore delivered the game ' s opening strike with a 1 - yard touchdown run from running back Willis McGahee . The Ravens added onto their lead in the second quarter as quarterback Joe Flacco found wide receiver Derrick Mason on a 9 - yard and a 26 - yard touchdown pass . The Texans answered with quarterback Matt Schaub completing a 46 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Andre Johnson . Baltimore struck back to open the third quarter with rookie wide receiver David Reed returning the second half ' s opening kickoff 103 yards for a touchdown . Houston responded with kicker Neil Rackers making a 24 - yard and a 42 - yard field goal . The Texans tied the game in the fourth quarter as Schaub completed a 7 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jacoby Jones , a 5 - yard touchdown pass to Johnson , and a successful two - point conversion pass to Jones . In overtime , the Ravens got the win as cornerback Josh Wilson returned a 12 - yard interception for a touchdown . With the win , Baltimore improved to 9 – 4 . Week 15 : vs . New Orleans Saints . Hoping to beat the defending Superbowl champs , the Ravens returned home . New Orleans struck first with an 18 - yard pass from Drew Brees to Jimmy Graham , but Baltimore quickly answered with Flacco throwing a 34 - yard pass to Ed Dickson . The Ravens then followed with two touchdowns , both by Ray Rice , one rushing ( 10 yards ) and one passing ( 17 yards ) , to bring the score up 21 – 7 . At the close of the half , the Saints scored on a 1 - yard pass to Graham to bring the halftime score to 21 – 14 . The Saints kicked a field goal to enter the third quarter to make it 21 – 17 , but the Ravens quickly answered that with a field goal to make it 24 – 17 . The Saints tied it in the fourth quarter on a 15 - yard touchdown pass to Lance Moore in the corner of the end zone , a play that was challenged by Baltimore but not overturned . The Ravens managed to get ahead with a Billy Cundiff field goal with 10 : 03 remaining 27 – 24 . The Saints had the ball in the final minutes backed up near their own end zone when Drew Brees threw an interception to Cory Redding to give Baltimore a chance to run off the clock . Though there was not enough time to run off the entire clock , Baltimore managed to leave just 9 seconds as they kicked a field goal to make it 30 – 24 . The Saints had one last chance on their kickoff return in which they pitched it around in hopes of a touchdown , but they were stopped . They were also called for a moot penalty for a forward pass that would have rendered any drive at this point null . Overall , the game was highlighted by Ray Rice ' s 153 yards rushing and two touchdowns , Billy Cundiff ' s two field goals , and the Redding interception that virtually ended the game . With the win , the Ravens went to 10 – 4 , nearly clinching a playoff berth . Week 16 : at Cleveland Browns . The Ravens entered the game knowing that if they would win , they would be guaranteed a playoff spot for the third year in a row . Also hoping to make it three straight wins and six straight overall against the Browns , the Ravens faced their AFC North rivalry . Despite the team ' s losing record , the Ravens took the game very seriously and were especially concerned about running back Peyton Hillis , who had run all over the team earlier in the year . In the first quarter the Ravens trailed early as Mohamed Massaquoi threw a 29 - yard TD pass to WR Brian Robiskie . Baltimore challenged this play , doubting that a catch was really made in the end zone , but the ruling was upheld . But Baltimore would answer quickly . First , kicker Billy Cundiff nailed a 27 - yard field goal . On the following Cleveland possession , the Ravens forced and recovered a fumble , followed by QB Joe Flacco completing a 15 - yard TD pass to T . J . Houshmandzadeh . Later , Ed Reed intercepted a pass , the second Browns interception of the game , leading to a 40 - yard Cundiff field goal . The lead was narrowed when kicker Phil Dawson got a 30 - yard field goal at the end of the half . The Ravens cushioned their lead early in the third quarter with Flacco getting a 22 - yard TD pass to WR Derrick Mason , making the score 20 – 10 , as it would conclude . With the win , the Ravens improved to 11 – 4 , and were able to clinch their first third consecutive playoff berth . Week 17 : vs . Cincinnati Bengals . The Ravens ' sixteenth game was a division rivalry rematch against the Bengals at home . The Ravens led the game as kicker Billy Cundiff hit a 25 and a 47 - yard field goal . This was followed by Ray Rice getting a 7 - yard TD run . The lead was narrowed with QB Carson Palmer throwing an 11 - yard TD pass to WR Jerome Simpson , but the Ravens held on for the win , closing out the regular season with a 12 – 4 record . The Ravens entered the game with a guaranteed playoff spot but knowing that if they won and the Steelers lost , they would improve their playoff position in the conference from # 5 to # 2 . While it was presumed Pittsburgh would probably beat the Browns , they were determined to play well . The Ravens took advantage during the game on turnovers , having forced five in the game . After winning the coin toss and electing to defer , Carson Palmer threw an early interception to Ed Reed , giving the Ravens possession . This resulted in a field goal , giving the Ravens an early 3 – 0 lead . In the second quarter , Cundiff kicked a second field goal , making it 6 – 0 . At the closing of the first half , the Bengals were driving toward the end zone when Reed made his second interception of the half , thereby preventing he score and sealing a first - half shutout . In the third quarter , the Ravens recovered a fumble from deep within Bengals territory , leading to a Ray Rice touchdown run , making the score 13 – 0 . The only Bengals score was a touchdown in the fourth quarter . The Bengals had some chances toward the end . One drive in the final minutes ended as a turnover on downs , another when Palmer fumbled . But the Cincinnati ' s defense forced three - and - outs each time . The Bengals ' final chance came with no timeout and 45 seconds from deep within their own territory , when they were able to play hurry - up offense and drive the ball to within a few yards of the end zone . But they failed to score , resulting in another turnover on downs with just 10 seconds remaining . With Pittsburgh winning , the Ravens did not gain anything in the playoff standings . Nevertheless , they finished the season 12 – 4 , tied for their second best season ( the other being their 2000 Super Bowl winning season ) just a game behind their winningest season in 2006 when they finished 13 – 3 . AFC Wild Card Round : at Kansas City Chiefs . Entering the postseason as the AFC ' s # 5 seed , the Ravens began their playoff run at Arrowhead Stadium for the AFC Wild Card Round against the # 4 Kansas City Chiefs . Baltimore delivered the game ' s opening strike with a 19 - yard field goal from kicker Billy Cundiff , but the Chiefs answered with running back Jamaal Charles getting a 41 - yard touchdown run . The Ravens regained the lead in the second quarter as quarterback Joe Flacco found running back Ray Rice on a 9 - yard touchdown pass . Baltimore added onto their lead in the third quarter with a pair of 29 - yard field goals from Cundiff , followed by Flacco connecting with wide receiver Anquan Boldin on a 4 - yard touchdown pass . In the fourth quarter , the Ravens pulled away with a 25 - yard touchdown run from running back Willis McGahee . This occurred on an offensive drive that burned more than 10 minutes from the clock , nearly sealing a victory . On Kansas City ' s final offensive drive , an incomplete pass was followed by two sacks of Matt Cassel . On fourth down , Cassel threw an interception , allowing Baltimore to gain one more first down and then run out the clock . With the win , Baltimore improved their overall record to 13 – 4 . AFC Divisional Round : at Pittsburgh Steelers . Coming off their win over the Chiefs , the Ravens flew to Heinz Field for the AFC Divisional Round against their AFC North rival , the # 2 Pittsburgh Steelers , for the third time in the season . Baltimore trailed early as Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall got a 1 - yard touchdown run . The Ravens took the lead with a 14 - yard touchdown run from running back Ray Rice , followed by a 13 - yard fumble return for a touchdown from defensive end Cory Redding . Baltimore added onto their lead in the second quarter as quarterback Joe Flacco found tight end Todd Heap on a 4 - yard touchdown pass which gave the Ravens a 21 – 7 lead at the half . Pittsburgh struck back and tied the game taking advantage of a few Ravens turnovers . Two quick touchdowns were scored as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed a 9 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Heath Miller , followed by an 8 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Hines Ward . The Steelers retook the lead with kicker Shaun Suisham making a 35 - yard field goal , yet the Ravens tied the game with a 24 - yard field goal from Cundiff . On the Steelers final possession , they converted on a crucial 3rd and 19 with the game tied at 24 to keep their drive alive . Eventually , Pittsburgh got the last score with Mendenhall ' s 1 - yard touchdown run . With the loss , Baltimore ' s season came to an end with an overall record of 13 – 5 .