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2003 Seattle Seahawks season

Still angry over the Ravens loss the Seahawks finished the AFC North portion of their schedule by crushing the Browns 34–7; Andre King scored on a blocked Seahawks punt in the fourth quarter but by then Matt Hasselbeck had thrown three touchdowns and the Seahawks had forced three Browns turnovers.

2011–12 Carleton Lady Ravens ice hockey season

February 4: In a tribute to the late Daron Richardson, daughter of Ottawa Senators assistant coach, Luke Richardson, the Ravens were on the winning end of a 5-4 shootout win against the Concordia Stingers.

Alge Crumpler

In the Titans' Divisional Playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens, Crumpler fumbled after a reception from Kerry Collins on the Ravens' 5-yard line, which helped the Ravens ultimately win the game over the top-seeded Titans.

An Unkindness of Ravens

Ravens was adapted as a play by theatre professor Joel Fink.

Aristeas

This story appears to be referred to in Neil Gaiman's Sandman comics: Aristeas was a poet who lived around 700 BCE, and became by transformation one of many ravens who have acted as both adviser and assistant to The Endless known as Dream.

Baltimore Light Rail

Adjacent to M&T Bank Stadium, it was initially only open during Ravens games and other major stadium events; however, in 2005, it became a full-time stop.

Blood on Ice

He will also be guided by two ravens (Huginn and Muninn), and is granted a number of supernatural powers: first, the woodwoman, a witch, takes his heart, for which price he can withstand any cut or slit.

Bruce Gilbert

was published in the anthology Murmurations by Nicholas Royle (Two Ravens Press, ISBN 978-1-906120-59-7).

Bruce Moreland

Ravens Moreland has featured drummers Brian Head, Jared Shavelson, and most recently Jarrod Alexander.

Carleton Ravens women's ice hockey

On February 4, 2012, the Ravens honoured the memory of the late Daron Richardson, daughter of Ottawa Senators assistant coach, Luke Richardson.

Coat of arms of the Isle of Man

The chief god Odin was accompanied by the two ravens Huginn and Muninn.

Daren Stone

In the 2009 AFC Championship Game versus the Pittsburgh Steelers, Stone committed an unnecessary roughness penalty that cost the Ravens field position (moving them from near midfield to their own 14) at a critical time in the game.

David Modell

From the franchise's arrival in Baltimore as the re-christened "Ravens" in 1996, to the sale of the team to Steve Bisciotti in 2003, David was primarily involved with negotiating player contracts, as well as coordinating game day operations.

During his 25-year association with the original Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Ravens, he worked in the ticket office and in the public relations and marketing divisions.

Shortly after the Ravens' victory in Super Bowl XXXV, Modell was handed control of the team's primary day-by-day operations by his father, team owner Art, who bought the franchise (then the Cleveland Browns) in 1961.

Dennis Mannion

While working for the Ravens organization he oversaw the development of TV and radio shows focusing on the team, expanded Ravens branding opportunities and revenue streams, and brought such events as the 2000 and 2007 Army-Navy Game to M&T Bank Stadium.

Duke–Maryland basketball rivalry

A Harris Interactive poll of Marylanders ranked it the third best in the state behind the Redskins–Cowboys and RavensRedskins rivalries.

Dunluce Castle

The castle appeared as Snakehead's hideout under the name 'Ravens Keep' in the 2003 movie, The Medallion, which starred Jackie Chan.

Eric DeCosta

One year later in March 2011, in an interview at the annual Owners' Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti referred to DeCosta as General Manager Ozzie Newsome's eventual successor.

Fahr Abbey

An era of prosperity during the 17th century led to a brisk program of construction: In 1678 the tavern Zu den zwei Raben ("Two Ravens", the emblem of Einsiedeln Abbey) was built;, from 1685 to 1696 the cloister and church tower were renovated;, in 1703/04 a new refectory was designed by Johann Moosbrugger; and a house for the chaplain was erected in 1730/34; from 1743 to 1746 the monastery's church was decorated with frescoes by the Torricelli Brothers.

George Kokinis

On June 1, 2010 George Kokinis returned to the Ravens as a personnel assistant to Ozzie Newsome.

Glenn Younes

In addition to his radio work Glenn is the director of Eye of the Hurricane Foundation which is a non-profit charity organization founded by Ed Reed of the Baltimore Ravens.

Haruki Nakamura

He played in all three of the Ravens' post-season games, and in the AFC wild card game he intercepted a pass from Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel.

Inner Harbor

M&T Bank Stadium (home of the Baltimore Ravens; formerly known as PSINet Stadium and then as Ravens Stadium)

Jobing.com Arena

With agreements signed with the city of Glendale in 2001, Glendale Arena opened midway through the 2003–04 NHL season, on December 26, 2003, with the Arizona Sting of the National Lacrosse League defeating the Vancouver Ravens, 16–12, the 2004 NLL season opener.

Joe Spinell

He was the distant cousin of Baltimore Ravens assistant defensive coach Steve Spagnuolo.

John Harbaugh

On January 26, 2009, he named Greg Mattison the new defensive coordinator for the Ravens, replacing Rex Ryan who had left to take his first head coaching job (with the New York Jets).

Justin Tucker

However, the Baltimore Ravens signed him on May 29, 2012 to begin workouts and camp for the Ravens alongside placekicker Billy Cundiff.

Lindo lamp

A well-known Elijah fed by Ravens painted in 1620 by Guercino hangs in the National Gallery.

Mark Clayton

Mark Jermaine Clayton (born 1982), American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens and St. Louis Rams

Marvin Lewis

General manager Rich McKay was ready to formally offer the job to Lewis, and the Ravens actually held a going-away party for him.

Mat Cauthon

(The ravens and the words "thought" and "memory" allude to Odin, who, according to myth, is accompanied by two ravens, Hugin ("thought") and Munin ("memory"))

Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School

The field's renovation was spearheaded by The Ravens All Community Team Foundation, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti, CB Chris McAlister and the NFL Youth Football Fund.

Michael Gerard Bauer

It was selected for the 2007 White Ravens festival at the Bologna Book Fair.

Mike Tice

This was a twist of fate, as Tice's first game as a head coach came against the Baltimore Ravens in 2001, when Spergon Wynn quarterbacked the team to a 19-3 loss.

Moritz von Schwind

His exceptionally mature cycle, "Seven Ravens" from Grimm's fairy stories was produced in 1857.

Municipal Borough of Bromley

The silver wave bearing three ravens represented the River Ravensbourne, while the sun was for Sundridge.

Owings Mills Boulevard

Owings Mills Boulevard was temporarily co-named Ravens Boulevard in the weeks surrounding Super Bowl XXXV in 2001 to honor the Baltimore Ravens, whose training complex was located at the site of what is now the Owings Mills campus of Stevenson University near Gwynnbrook Avenue.

Prevent defense

Broncos safety Rahim Moore allowed Baltimore receiver Jacoby Jones to get between Moore and the endzone, where Jones caught a 70-yard touchdown pass from Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco.

Rico and the Ravens

Rico And The Ravens was the Skatt Brothers' second and final album that was only released in Australia, supported by the single "Oh, Those Girls" (Mercury/PolyGram 6180 039) backed with "Heat Of Passion".

Rochester Ravens

The original team was founded (as the Ravens) in 1996, and was owned by Jill McCabe, until it was sold to the former Rochester Rhinos ownership of Frank DuRoss, Steve Donner, Chris Economides, Peter Bourne, and Chris Wilmot in late 2005.

Sam Houston State University

In the late 1940s, then SHSU president Harmon Lowman attempted to change the SHSU mascot from Bearkats to "Ravens" (after General Sam Houston's Cherokee nickname).

Vancouver Ravens

On August 26, 2008 former Olympics boxer Dale Walters along with Jeff Hughes applied to revive the Ravens team.

West Perry School District

Ten years later the football team, led by future University of Georgia and Baltimore Ravens running back Musa Smith, became the first squad in school history to make the post-season.

Yeomen Warders

When he received complaints that the Ravens interfered with observatory work, Charles ordered the re-siting of the Royal Observatory to Greenwich rather than remove the ravens.


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