The Ravens made it to the playoffs in 2000 for the first time in their history. That was the first time a Baltimore had been to the NFL postseason since the 1977 NFL Season. The Ravens also made it to the Super Bowl for the first time in their history, the first time a Baltimore NFL team had been there since the 1970 season. And at the end of the night on January 28, 2001, the Lombardi would return to Baltimore for the first time in 30 years.
The Ravens legendary defense dominated their way to through the playoffs, allowing only one touchdown and three field goals total in games against the Denver Broncos, Tennessee Titans, and Oakland Raiders, while Trent Dilfer was his usual game manager self, throwing three touchdowns and one interception total on the way to the Super Bowl.