<P> The Ravens were established in 1996, when Art Modell, who was then the owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced plans to relocate the franchise from Cleveland to Baltimore . As part of a settlement between the league and the city of Cleveland, Modell was required to leave the Browns' history and records in Cleveland for a replacement team and replacement personnel that would take control in 1999 . In return, he was allowed to take his own personnel and team to Baltimore, where such personnel would then form an expansion team . </P> <P> The Ravens have qualified for the NFL playoffs ten times since 2000, with two Super Bowl victories (Super Bowl XXXV and Super Bowl XLVII), two AFC Championship titles (2000 and 2012), 15 playoff victories, four AFC Championship game appearances (2000, 2008, 2011 and 2012), four AFC North division titles (2003, 2006, 2011 and 2012), and are currently the only team in the NFL to hold a perfect record in multiple Super Bowl and Thanksgiving Day appearances . The Ravens organization has been led by general manager Ozzie Newsome since 1996, and has had three head coaches: Ted Marchibroda, Brian Billick, and John Harbaugh . With a record - breaking defensive unit in their 2000 season, the team established a reputation for relying on strong defensive play, led by players like middle linebacker Ray Lewis, who, until his retirement, was considered the "face of the franchise ." The team is owned by Steve Bisciotti and valued at $2.5 billion, making the Ravens the 27th-most valuable sports franchise in the world . </P> <P> The name "Ravens" was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven . Chosen in a fan contest that drew 33,288 voters, the allusion honors Poe, who spent the early part of his career in Baltimore and is buried there . As the Baltimore Sun reported at the time, fans also "liked the tie - in with the other birds in town, the Orioles, and found it easy to visualize a tough, menacing black bird ." </P> <P> After the controversial relocation of the Colts to Indianapolis, several attempts were made to bring an NFL team back to Baltimore . In 1993, ahead of the 1995 league expansion, the city was considered a favorite, behind only St. Louis, to be granted one of two new franchises . League officials and team owners feared litigation due to conflicts between rival bidding groups if St. Louis was awarded a franchise, and in October Charlotte, North Carolina was the first city chosen . Several weeks later, Baltimore's bid for a franchise--dubbed the Baltimore Bombers, in honor of the locally produced Martin B - 26 Marauder bomber--had three ownership groups in place and a state financial package which included a proposed $200 million, rent - free stadium and permission to charge up to $80 million in personal seat license fees . Baltimore, however, was unexpectedly passed over in favor of Jacksonville, Florida, despite Jacksonville's minor TV market status and that the city had withdrawn from contention in the summer, only to return with then - Commissioner Paul Tagliabue's urging . Although league officials denied that any city had been favored, it was reported that Taglibue and his longtime friend Washington Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke had lobbied against Baltimore due to its proximity to Washington, D.C., and that Taglibue had used the initial committee voting system to prevent the entire league ownership from voting on Baltimore's bid . This led to public outrage and the Baltimore Sun describing Taglibue as having an "Anybody But Baltimore" policy . Maryland governor William Donald Schaefer said afterward that Taglibue had led him on, praising Baltimore and the proposed owners while working behind - the - scenes to oppose Baltimore's bid . </P>

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