Editing Ray Lewis (section)

=== 1997 season ===

In week 9, against the [[1997 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]], Lewis earned his second AFC Defensive Player of the Week honor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Week 9 Leaders & Scores |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/week_9.htm |access-date=February 26, 2019 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=February 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227182015/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/week_9.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Lewis recorded an NFL-best and career high 184 tackles in 1997, which also included 156 solo tackles, the most ever in single season,<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Tackles Single-Season Leaders (since 1994) |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/tackles_solo_single_season.htm |access-date=May 14, 2021 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514224707/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/tackles_solo_single_season.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and earned his first [[Pro Bowl]] berth at the end of that season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Pro Bowlers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/probowl.htm |access-date=February 26, 2019 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327170442/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/probowl.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Defense |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/defense.htm |access-date=February 26, 2019 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=February 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227060306/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/defense.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, Lewis totaled four sacks, an interception, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and 11 pass deflections in the Ravens' 6–9–1 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ray Lewis 1997 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LewiRa00/gamelog/1997/ |access-date=February 26, 2019 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=August 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809153528/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LewiRa00/gamelog/1997/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1997 Baltimore Ravens Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rav/1997.htm |access-date=October 8, 2022 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003014119/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rav/1997.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>