My old editor at The Retriever Weekly shared this link to the highlights from Balmer's Super Bowl XXXV win over the New York Giants. In 2001, the Ravens won the Super Bowl after going through a regular season in which they allowed the fewest points in league history, 165.

 

How did Ray Lewis leap so high to tip those balls and create interception opportunities? How did Trent Dilfer hang in against a tough Giant pass rush? How the devil did Jermaine Lewis remain in bounds on that kick return? Did you see Jamal Lewis absolutely blow up that linebacker on his way to the goal line?

 

And don't tell me you don't well up, just a little, when the man who brought football back to Balmer, Art Modell, gives his short postgame locker room speech.

 

If you're feeling a tad nostalgic, the clip is only 22 minutes long. Watch and remember that the 2000 Ravens defense would have had no trouble against Peyton's Colts or Drew Brees' Saints.