The Baltimore Ravens were born in 1996 but things got good in the 2000 season. The NFL was just getting used to the Ravens as the new punching bag of the AFC Central. The Ravens lost a lot of football games in their first few seasons. The football world would soon see that lovable punching bag as a fierce foe. The Ravens quietly built a historically good defense and it carried them to Super Bowl glory.
The Ravens set a record that season for the fewest points allowed in a single season. Marvin Lewis led a defense that intimidated the entire league.