With the Ravens not performing so well in the preseason so far, I was curious about whether there was any relationship between preseason wins and in-season performance.
Here are the year by year results from the preseason, regular season, and playoff performance:
2014 Preseason 4-0, 2014 Regular Season 10-6 Lost Divisional Round
2013 Preseason 2-2, 2013 Regular Season 8-8 Missed Playoffs
2011 Preseason 3-1, 2011 Regular Season 12-4 Lost Conference Round
2010 Preseason 3-1, 2010 Regular Season 12-4 Lost Divisional Round
2009 Preseason 4-0, 2009 Regular Season 9-7 Lost Divisional Round
2008 Preseason 1-3, 2008 Regular Season 11-5 Lost Conference Round
2007 Preseason 1-3, 2007 Regular Season 5-11 Missed Playoffs
2006 Preseason 2-2, 2006 Regular Season 13-3 Lost Divisional Round
2005 Preseason 2-2, 2005 Regular Season 6-10 Missed Playoffs
2004 Preseason 3-1, 2004 Regular Season 9-7 Missed Playoffs
2003 Preseason 1-3, 2003 Regular Season 10-6 Lost Wild Card Round
2002 Preseason 2-2, 2002 Regular Season 7-9 Missed Playoffs
2001 Preseason 1-2, 2001 Regular Season 10-6 Lost Divisional Round
2000 Preseason 4-0, 2000 Regular Season 12-4 Won Super Bowl
1999 Preseason 4-0, 1999 Regular Season 8-8 Missed Playoffs
1998 Preseason 4-0, 1998 Regular Season 6-10 Missed Playoffs
1997 Preseason 0-4, 1997 Regular Season 6-9-1 Missed Playoffs
1996 Preseason 3-1, 1996 Regular Season 4-12 Missed Playoffs
4-0: As you can see, of the 5 times we had a 4-0 preseason record, 2 times we missed the playoffs, 2 times we lost in the divisional round, and one time we won the Super Bowl.