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- The 1996 season was the Baltimore Ravens' inaugural season in the National Football League and first under coach Ted Marchibroda. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore had remained without an NFL football franchise for 12 years after the Baltimore Colts relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1996, however, the NFL approved Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell's proposal to relocate the existing Browns organization to Baltimore, although the records and name of the Browns would remain in Cleveland, Ohio and the Baltimore franchise would officially be an expansion franchise. After Modell established the franchise in Baltimore, the team was named the "Baltimore Ravens" via a poll conducted by The Baltimore Sun as the team was assigned to play in the American Football Conference (AFC) Central Division; afterwards, over 50,000 tickets were sold for the entire season. The Ravens would finish their first season with a 4–12 record under coach Ted Marchibroda, who coached the Colts before and after they relocated and has a 41–33 regular season record in Baltimore. At the Ravens’ first-ever regular season game, a then-record attendance of 64,124 was present in their win against the Oakland Raiders, 19–14, on September 1 at home. Their second victory came in Week 5, against the New Orleans Saints at home, in which they became 2–2. In Week 7, the Ravens traveled to Indianapolis to play Baltimore's previous team, the Colts. They, however, lost 26–21 and fell to 2–4. Their only other two victories were recorded at home in Week 9 against the St. Louis Rams and Week 14 against the Steelers. Although not a winning season, quarterback Vinny Testaverde and safety Eric Turner were voted into the Pro Bowl, and wide receivers Michael Jackson and Derrick Alexander became the fourth receiving duo to surpass the 1,000-yard receiving mark. The Ravens held second-half leads in ten of their final eleven games; they ultimately went 3–7 in games decided by one possession. As of the 2021 off-season, Michael Jackson's 1,201 receiving yards and 14 touchdown receptions stands as franchise single-season records. (en)
- La stagione 1996 dei Baltimore Ravens è stata la prima della franchigia nella National Football League. Baltimora era senza una squadra nella NFL da tredici anni, da quando i Baltimore Colts si erano trasferiti a Indianapolis. Nel 1996, tuttavia, la lega approvrò la proposta del proprietario dei Cleveland Browns di trasferire la franchigia a Baltimore, a condizione che i record e il nome Browns fossero rimasti a Cleveland, Ohio. Dopo lo stabilimento del club nella nuova città, questo fu ridenominato "Baltimore Ravens", tramite un sondaggio condotto dal Baltimore Sun. La squadra fu inserita nella central division della American Football Conference e vendette oltre 50.000 abbonamenti stagionali. (it)
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- La stagione 1996 dei Baltimore Ravens è stata la prima della franchigia nella National Football League. Baltimora era senza una squadra nella NFL da tredici anni, da quando i Baltimore Colts si erano trasferiti a Indianapolis. Nel 1996, tuttavia, la lega approvrò la proposta del proprietario dei Cleveland Browns di trasferire la franchigia a Baltimore, a condizione che i record e il nome Browns fossero rimasti a Cleveland, Ohio. Dopo lo stabilimento del club nella nuova città, questo fu ridenominato "Baltimore Ravens", tramite un sondaggio condotto dal Baltimore Sun. La squadra fu inserita nella central division della American Football Conference e vendette oltre 50.000 abbonamenti stagionali. (it)
- The 1996 season was the Baltimore Ravens' inaugural season in the National Football League and first under coach Ted Marchibroda. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Although not a winning season, quarterback Vinny Testaverde and safety Eric Turner were voted into the Pro Bowl, and wide receivers Michael Jackson and Derrick Alexander became the fourth receiving duo to surpass the 1,000-yard receiving mark. The Ravens held second-half leads in ten of their final eleven games; they ultimately went 3–7 in games decided by one possession. (en)
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