The annual NFL Owner's Meeting begins this week in Orlando, and officials from the league's 32 clubs will discuss a number of proposed rules changes.
One of the items on the docket is the possibility of allowing head coaches to challenge any official's decision, except scoring plays. If the proposal passes and more plays are then subject to review, then the Ravens could stand to benefit because they have been one of the NFL's most successful teams at challenging calls during Head Coach John Harbaugh's tenure.
Harbaugh has challenged a league-high 57 plays during his six seasons in Baltimore, and had an NFL-best 28 of those plays reversed. Last season, he also had the most challenges in the NFL (12), and seven of those plays were overturned in the Ravens' favor. The Ravens won 58 percent of their challenges last year, which ranked 14th in the NFL.
Here's an overview of how the Ravens have performed with their challenges over the last six seasons:
2008-2013 COACHES' CHALLENGES
RANK
TEAM
Challenges
Reversed
Upheld
% Reversed
1
BLT
57
28
29
49%
2
ARZ
51
26
25
51%
3
GB
50
24
26
48%
4
NYG
43
23
20
53%
4
NYJ
47
23
24
49%
4
NO
50
23
27
46%
7
PHI
44
22
22
50%
7
KC
46
22
24
48%
9
DAL
36
21
15
58%
9
MIN
41
21
20
51%
11
CIN
32
20
12
63%
12
IND
32
19
13
59%
12
OAK
37
19
18
51%
12
DET
37
19
18
51%
15
PIT
30
18
12
60%
15
ATL
42
18
24
43%
15
SEA
46
18
28
39%
15
DEN
46
18
28
39%
15
SF
50
18
32
36%
20
MIA
29
17
12
59%
21
CHI
41
16
25
39%
22
NE
34
15
19
44%
22
WAS
37
15
22
41%
22
TB
42
15
27
36%
25
BUF
34
14
20
41%
26
CAR
40
13
27
33%
27
HST
31
12
19
39%
27
TEN
37
12
25
32%
29
CLV
30
10
20
33%
30
SL
25
9
16
36%
30
SD
31
9
22
29%
32
* *
League Avg.
JAX
32
39.4
8
17.7
24
21.7
25%
45%
