where do the baltimore ravens play?
M&T Bank Stadium
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 With these troubles fresh , it was actually a move from the NFL that precipitated the end of the expansion experiment . On November 6 , 1995 — the week of the South Division Final — the NFL 's Cleveland Browns announced they were moving to Baltimore for the following season . A day after the game , the American owners called Smith and requested a meeting in Toronto ; in Smith 's words they told him , " we 'll pay our bills but we 're done . " 

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 In the 1990s , Orioles ' owner Peter Angelos lobbied the United States Government to gain permission to hold this series for three years . Various politicians , including members of the United States House of Representatives , opposed the idea and attempted to block the series . Eventually , Angelos secured the approval in 1999 , after a change in United States foreign policy to Cuba under President Bill Clinton , which eased travel restrictions and increased cultural exchange . 

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 Pittsburgh hosted the Baltimore Ravens — who defeated the Miami Dolphins and Tennessee Titans in the Wild Card and Divisional rounds respectively — for the AFC Championship Game . During the week before the game , Pittsburgh mayor Luke Ravenstahl temporarily changed his name to Luke Steelerstahl in order to remove the " Raven " . Though the change was not official the mayor did comment that " As soon as [ he ] heard [ the idea ] , [ he ] thought it was a great idea . " 

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 The lone successful American market was in Baltimore , home to the Stallions . The team averaged over 35 @,@ 000 fans per game in its inaugural season , nearly double that of Toronto or Hamilton . They matched that success on the field by becoming the first American team to play in the Grey Cup . The BC Lions kept the Grey Cup in Canada with a 26 – 23 victory in the 1994 final . Baltimore returned to the title game one year later and became the only American team to win the trophy by defeating the Calgary Stampeders , 37 – 20 . The relocation of the National Football League 's Cleveland Browns to Baltimore in 1996 caused the Stallions to seek a new city to avoid direct competition with an NFL team . The team moved to Montreal , forming the current incarnation of the Alouettes franchise and ending the CFL 's excursion into the United States . 

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 The following February , the warring parties reached a compromise . Under its terms , Modell would be allowed to take his personnel to Baltimore , but would leave Cleveland the Browns ' colors , logos and heritage for a reactivated Browns franchise that would take the field no later than 1999 . The $ 175 million earmarked for stadium improvements was to be used instead build a new stadium , with up to $ 48 million of additional financial assistance from the NFL . Further , Modell was ordered to pay Cleveland $ 9 @.@ 3 million to compensate for lost revenues and taxes during the Browns ' three years of inactivity , plus up to $ 2 @.@ 25 million of the city 's legal fees . As a result of the deal Modell 's team was technically an expansion franchise , called the Baltimore Ravens . 
