what year did baltimore ravens win the superbowl?
2012
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 The Baltimore franchise finally received a permanent name , the " Baltimore Stallions " . Led by Tracy Ham and Mike Pringle , the Stallions started 2 – 3 , but then steamrolled through the rest of the season , winning 13 games in a row to finish first in the South Division . They knocked off Winnipeg and then San Antonio in the South Division final . They faced the Calgary Stampeders in the 1995 Grey Cup in Regina , Saskatchewan and won convincingly , 37 – 20 . The first and only American team to take the championship , the 1995 Stallions team has since acquired a reputation as one of the CFL 's best ever . At the time , their .756 winning percentage over their first two seasons was the best start for an expansion team in North American professional sports history . 

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 Historically , the Browns have been among the winningest franchises in American football history winning eight titles during a short period of time — 1946 , 1947 , 1948 , 1949 , 1950 , 1954 , 1955 , and 1964 . The Browns have never played in a Super Bowl . Former owner Art Modell 's relocation of the Browns after the 1995 season ( to Baltimore creating the Ravens ) , caused tremendous heartbreak and resentment among local fans . Cleveland mayor , Michael R. White , worked with the NFL and Commissioner Paul Tagliabue to bring back the Browns beginning in 1999 season , retaining all team history . 

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 Modell relocated the Browns to Baltimore in 1995 and renamed the team the Ravens , provoking a wave of anger and disbelief from fans and former players . Groza was a leading critic of the move , saying it was " like some man walking off with your wife . " In 1996 , Groza wrote a memoir titled The Toe : The Lou Groza Story . The Browns restarted as an expansion team in 1999 . 

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 The first American team , the Sacramento Gold Miners , joined in 1993 . The league expanded to four American teams in 1994 and five in 1995 . In the latter year , the teams were aligned into a new South Division . The three years saw numerous franchise moves , foldings , and ownership debacles on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border . The Baltimore Stallions became the only American @-@ based team to win the Grey Cup championship , in 1995 . 

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 This game featured two teams ending long Super Bowl appearance droughts . Indianapolis , who finished with a 12 – 4 regular season record , were making their first Super Bowl appearance since winning Super Bowl V in the 1970 season during the team 's tenure in Baltimore ; they had moved to Indianapolis in 1984 . Meanwhile , the Bears , who posted an NFC @-@ best 13 – 3 regular season record , were making their first appearance since winning Super Bowl XX in the 1985 season . In addition , the Bears ' Lovie Smith and the Colts ' Tony Dungy both became the first African @-@ American head coaches to coach in the Super Bowl . 
