The 2023 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 28th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 16th under head coach John Harbaugh.

They also held a lead in all but one game during the season, which was the season-finale loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in which most of their starters were resting and didn't play.

The Ravens defense also led the league in sacks, points per game, and takeaways, becoming the first team in NFL history to lead in all three categories.

Running backs (RB) Wide receivers (WR) Tight ends (TE) Defensive linemen (DL) Defensive backs (DB) Special teams Reserve The loss to the Commanders ended the Ravens' NFL record 24-game preseason winning streak.

The Ravens offense improved from their previous week’s performance and recorded 415 total yards in 27–24 upset road win over the Bengals.

The Ravens blew a 19–16 lead with possession of the ball in the final two minutes of 4th quarter and lost to Gardner Minshew and the Colts, 19–22, in overtime, on a 53-yard field goal by Matt Gay, the fourth 50+ yard field goal made by Gay in the game, an NFL record.

(two rushing and two passing to Mark Andrews) Meanwhile, the Ravens defense recorded three interceptions and four sacks of Browns’ QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who was starting in the place of the injured Deshaun Watson.

Furthermore, near the end of the first half, the Ravens had a 10-3 lead and possession of the ball in field goal range for star kicker Justin Tucker.

On a fourth and two, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh planned to run a hard count and send Tucker out to attempt the kick and extend the lead.

The Steelers eventually took advantage of the Ravens' mistakes and took their first lead (which they would not relinquish) on a George Pickens 41-yard touchdown reception with less than two minutes remaining in the game.

For the second time in three weeks, the Ravens blew out a division leader with a 37–3 rout of the Seattle Seahawks.

Undrafted rookie Keaton Mitchell ran for 138 yards and a touchdown on nine carries; he had not had a rushing attempt prior to this game, and he was named the FedEx Ground Player of the Week for his performance.

However, the Ravens lost All-Pro TE Mark Andrews to a severe ankle injury, although he would return during the team's playoff run.

He led the Ravens on a go-ahead touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter before the Rams tied it at 31-all with a field goal with :07 left in regulation.

With the victory, the Ravens improved to 10–3 and took control of the AFC's number one seed when the Miami Dolphins lost to the Tennessee Titans the next day.

The Ravens became the 1st AFC team to clinch a playoff berth with the 23–7 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars along with losses by both the Denver Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Down 0–3, Jaguars K Brandon McManus missed back-to-back field goal on consecutive drives before QB Trevor Lawrence inexplicably fumbled the ball away while scrambling on a 3rd and 17 deep in Baltimore territory.

It backfired as WR Parker Washington caught a pass and was tackled in bounds after gaining only a yard, which caused the clock to run out before the Jaguars could spike it.

The Jaguars would score a long TD on their first drive of the 2nd half to close the gap to 7–10, but the Ravens outscored them 13–0 the rest of the way to secure the victory.

However, the Ravens did lose rookie RB Keaton Mitchell when he suffered an ACL tear early in the fourth quarter, ending his season.

[1] Things got off to a rough start, with intentional grounding called in the endzone on Lamar Jackson after he tripped over a referee, giving the 49ers a safety and thus a 2–0 lead, which the 49ers would extend to 5–0.

However, the Ravens would settle down and forced four Brock Purdy interceptions (he was later knocked out of the game due to a stinger in the fourth quarter) while Jackson led the offense to seven consecutive scoring drives to open up a 33–12 lead.

The Ravens won the AFC North and clinched homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with a 56–19 blowout win over the Miami Dolphins, their fifth win over a division leader in the 2023 season, which made up for the big lead they blew against the Dolphins in Week 2 of the previous season.

The Ravens rested multiple key starters, including Lamar Jackson, for their season finale at home against the Steelers.

Though not getting a takeaway nor recording a sack on rookie quarterback C. J. Stroud, the Ravens defense dominated Houston.

This was the Ravens' fifth appearance in the AFC Championship Game and second postseason meeting against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Chiefs were playing in their 6th consecutive AFC title game and the Ravens were attempting to reach their third Super Bowl in franchise history.

The Ravens ended up turning the ball over a total of three times, with the final two turnovers coming during crucial drives during the fourth quarter.