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The records and name of the original Browns remained in Ohio while the new Baltimore entity officially became an expansion franchise. This technicality meant the Ravens did not receive the number one overall draft pick or participate in an expansion draft like other new teams.
Art Modell hired Ted Marchibroda who previously coached the Baltimore Colts during their second stint together. Modell reached an agreement with Marchibroda just six days after he left the Colts organization.
They finished their first official season with four wins and twelve losses under Marchibroda's leadership. The team failed to improve upon the 1995 Browns record of five wins and eleven losses.
Quarterback Vinny Testaverde was voted into the Pro Bowl alongside safety Eric Turner who also received league honors. Wide receiver Michael Jackson finished with 1,201 receiving yards which remains the second-highest total in franchise history behind Mark Andrews' 2021 performance.
Their inaugural regular season game drew a then-record attendance of 64,124 fans at Memorial Stadium on September 1. That crowd witnessed a narrow nineteen-to-fourteen victory against the Oakland Raiders which made them the first team since the 1961 Minnesota Vikings to win their debut match.