Baltimore Ravens

The American football is one of the most played and watched sports all over the world. They are ultimately breaking world’s records in the number of regular attendance during the annual NFL championship, the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl is even known to be the second most popular festivity that is well celebrated in the entire nation.

Of course, the NFL didn’t gain so much of the popularity overnight. Their success is the outcome of both hard work and dedication from the fans which took about 4 decades to make. But now, we are certain that what they have established for 40 years is something really worth their effort. They have made a global empire of enthusiastic fans and athletes that unites the world even in just the sporting arena.

The History Of The NFL Super Bowl

The first trace of the Super Bowl started around 4 decades ago. It all started with a bouncy elongated ball and the merging of the two top competitors, the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL).

From the time they both were incepted, these two Football giant leagues have been the greatest rivals – both their players and their fans. It came to a certain point that the competition became intense where they were forced make a serious merger talks for the fans. They have talked about it and came up with a merger decision. The merger resulted in two divisions called the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). These two teams battle until they ultimately reach the Super Bowl, with teams representing each conference.

Okay, we all know that the American Football Conference is one of the contributors to the success of the modern-day Super Bowl along with the NFC. What if we dig more in to one of the greatest contributors to the success of the AFC? The answer is simple, no less than the Baltimore Ravens.


Getting To Know Your Ravens


The Baltimore Ravens is a group composed of professional American football players that are based in Baltimore, MD. They compete in the American Football Conference, Northern Division before heading into the National Football League for the Super Bowl Playoffs. The Baltimore Ravens although relatively new in the NFL arena have already won the 2000 season Super Bowl championship title against the New York Giants.

The Baltimore Ravens History

The former owner of the Cleveland Browns, Art Modell, announced that he is going to move to Baltimore due to inadequacy of the Cleveland Stadium to cater to them along with the lack of appropriate replacements due to his overwhelming debts. The decision that he threw caused an outbreak of legal verdicts when they finally reached the settlement in the NFL on February 8, 1996.

It is stipulated and fixed in the legal documents that the Cleveland Browns’ history of franchise, colors, as well as its name remains to them. In addition to all of these are the past attribution and records of the Browns’ Professional Football records in the Hall of Fame.

The new-improved and more reactivated Cleveland Browns called the Baltimore Ravens kick off a new play in 1999. On the other hand the Art Modell’s relocated football team, the Baltimore Ravens, is still technically considered as an expansion team of the Cleveland Browns. The Baltimore Ravens are now coached by a well-renowned person in the sporting field, Brian Billick. He started coaching the team since their first debut in 1999 until now.

Today, the team Ravens have been hitting big in the NFL finishing off their first season appearance winning the national title in 2000. Until now, they have consistently benn a top contender.