Ray Lewis' INSANE Career Highlights | NFL Legends Highlights

31-26 Baltimore, 4th and 2 at the 15. Great tight end formation, back to the on. Rolls to deep back, gets the handoff, into the backfield! The Ravens stop him! Ray Lewis comes up the middle, and it's all over! It's a Hall of Fame play. That's where he'll be in 5 or 6, 7, 8 years, whenever he decides to retire. I didn't choose football. Football chose me. Football was just an opportunity. There was nothing else available. There's no mountain I can't climb when I'm on a football field. Respect is earned! Respect is never given! There's no tackle I can't make. There's no such thing as being tired. Not on a football field. Hall of Famers, you can call them crazy, because we are a little bit. We're crazy for greatness. To be the greatest ever. That's the way I play. Colbert retreats to pass on first down, and goes for the end zone! Oh, jeez! Is that ball caught? Yeah. Oh, I thought that was a catch. It is, by the defense. It's intercepted by Ray Lewis. How did that happen? I don't know. Lewis with the interception. Ricky Dudley, rookie against rookie. Play action again. Harbaugh sacked for the second time tonight. Well, he was sacked six times last week. This one, Ray Lewis, the second of two number one draft picks out of Miami. Roth throws, and it is intercepted on the rebound. That is Ray Lewis with the interception. Stewart under pressure, and they got him at the 40. He was blasted by Lewis. Well, the defense certainly hasn't given up half that. Certainly, Ray Lewis hasn't. That's Jackson, the man in motion. That time, the play action didn't fool Ray Lewis. Third quarterback sack of the season for Ray Lewis. Justin, intercepted. Ray Lewis in the second. Interception by Ray Lewis, the middle linebacker. Pumphrey, Warner, intercepted. Ray Lewis, and he's got to beat the quarterback down the sidelines. Cuts it in. Lewis still running. The only thing that no man can ever judge you off is your effort. Your effort is 100% between you and you. Three carries, 37 yards for Tim Couch. No rushing yards on this play. Ray Lewis, and a huge loss on first down. That's a safety for the Ravens. Rodney Thomas was stopped about two yards deep in the end zone by Ray Lewis, who many believe is the best linebacker in the NFL right now. We were always pissed off. Always pissed off. Hell beast. Anything move, we knock out. So we played with a chip on our shoulders. When I was the blue, we unleashed hell today. When I was the blue, we unleashed hell. What was created through that chip on your shoulder was a bond. We got each other. We don't need nobody else. If I got your back, you got my back. If I go to war, we go to war together. As we progressed through the season, and we saw that not only were we a dominant defense, but we were quite possibly the best defense in the history of the game. Today, this time it goes Cleveland's way. On the sweat, intercepted. Ray Lewis. Yards so far today. Here's Stewart. Off of the play, action. Stewart in trouble and sacked. Ray Lewis. First sack of the season for the Pro Bowl middle linebacker. Peterson against the Blitz on the run. Look at Lewis. Ray Lewis. Phenomenal. His third sack of the year, and he just blows by everybody. Lewis can run with the defensive backs. He's that fast. 250-pound middle backer. Here he comes. Lewis with his second sack of the day. Quick drop, throws. Popped up into the air and intercepted. Intercepted by Ray Lewis. Ed McCaffrey cannot get his hands on it. And Ray Lewis makes the interception. Ray Lewis, two interceptions on the season. 32nd down, 14. Good protection. I saw McNair drop back. I gave Ed a look because he broke sharp. As soon as he broke, I broke. Good protection. Intercepted by Ray Lewis. And Lewis is on his way. He's going to go for a touchdown. Oh, my. He took it away from Eddie George. And Ray Lewis, the defensive player of the year in the NFL, sealed the deal for the Ravens. And I remember I put my hand to my mouth, and I told the Duffley Coliseum to be quiet because y'all done. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Super Bowl 35. The first snap, we was like, look, they better not get a first down. And every play was another step of saying, we're not done. It's first down and 10 inside the walk at the block from Dane Best. And Burnett adds Collins and a pass is almost intercepted. And Collins and the shotgun and the snap from Ziegler and the pass broken up by Ray Lewis with no flag on the field. And here's a handoff going outside to Barber. Wrapped up by Lewis and brought down. Lewis hit him so hard he lost his hat. And the fake to Barber. Here goes the twirling Collins setting up a screen. It's a block by Ziegler who falls into the grasp of Ray Lewis. The Ravens and Giants have finished Super Bowl 35 in a most dominant performance. The Baltimore Ravens end the season on an 11-game winning streak, and they win the Super Bowl and the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Most valuable player for the Baltimore Ravens, Ray Lewis. Greatness is a lot of small things done well. You know, it's not just always this one great big thing. We control this. We run this. And anybody come in our house, they get dealt with. Out of the shotgun. Shane Matthews up the middle. And intercepted. It's Ray Lewis. And Ray Lewis runs out of bounds. Let's do it. Fakes screen one way. Goes the other to Bennis. Has a blocker. 20. What was he? Hit hard by Lewis with bone-wearing support. Now, there was a Ray Lewis open field tackle. There's the hammer and the anvil. There's the hammer and the anvil, and the clanging is resonating all the way up here. Out to Marvin Harrison. Manning on the run. He's in trouble. They get him, and he goes down back to the 20s. Lewis and Peter Bowden. I promise I'll get you now. Follow my leader. Come on. Couch with an empty backfield. Throw is tipped, and Ray Lewis has the interception. Knocked away by Will Demps, and the all-pro comes down with it. Oh, man. You know, you talk about defenses where you work together. Excellent protection. And this throw is complete. Morgan lost the ball. Ray Lewis has it. Lewis knocked it away after the completion and then got it back. I tell you, he's the most dominant defensive player in the National Football League. Flags are down as the ball is completed. Oh, what a shot on the chops. Oh, Nathan Poole. I'm surprised you got up, and Ray Lewis delivered the knockout. Crowd has come to life. Lethbridge takes a look at the defense. Up for grabs. Is Ray Lewis one of the best football players you've ever seen? This is wild. The greatest player in the NFL in my eyes is Ray Lewis. I would say Ray Lewis. It'd be Ray Lewis. Ray Lewis. Ray Lewis is always going to be up there. That's easy, hands down. The best player in the league in opposition is linebacker Ray Lewis. They give it to Max Strong, and Strong lost the football. Guess who strips it? Who do you think is in the center of it all, making the big play? Garcia. Garcia hits him on his back shoulder and bounces right into Ray Lewis' hands. Fourth interception of the season for Ray Lewis. Tim Couch back to throw in trouble, and he is sacked at the 35 by Ray Lewis. Maddox over the middle, tipped and intercepted by Ray Lewis. Lewis to the 11-yard line. That was tipped by Hartwell. Boy, that's a sixth interception for Lewis. That's his 22nd interception, which actually is two more than the franchise record was. Your linebacker has your interception record. That's amazing. He may have every record there is before he's done. The way he changed the game, the way he played the game, when he stepped on the field, there was no question that he came to work every day. Grinnell having to hold it a long time. That pass is incomplete, and Ray Lewis just leveled Laverne's coach. Holy cow. I'll tell you what. You want to talk about one of the best middle linebackers in the game? In the backfield, here comes the rush, and Ray Lewis has got the sack. That's the first sack today by Baltimore, as Ray Lewis comes streaming in. Sits. Wow. That was drilled by Ray Lewis. Steps up. Underneath. Pipped. Generate. You want to know why Ray Lewis is so good? He's 20 yards down the field in pass coverage. Leaped into the air and tips this ball to himself. Anderson. Rush is coming. Anderson is a dead duck. Ray Lewis. And if you leave Ray Lewis unblocked, he's going to make it to your quarterback. I rank Gladiator for every game. That's my movie. It puts me in that warrior mentality. To see him come out with this move, it almost reminds you of watching Gladiator. Gladiator walks out of the arena and they go crazy because it's somebody that they almost practically worship. To see that, I mean, it's electrifying. You're just like, wow. That's intense. This arm was moving forward. Absolutely. Good protection. End zone. Batted around. Intercepted by the Ravens. Ray Lewis. Who else in the right spot in the clutch to pick off that tip pass? Sean Gunn. Anderson. Picked off. Intercepted by Ray Lewis. And he's going to take it to the house. Touchdown, Baltimore. And they come with everybody. And, whoa, what a great hit by Ray Lewis. Popping that ball out of there. Finds Gonzalez. He's decked by Lewis. About to hit. Just listen to it. Sees Ray Lewis coming. Can't escape him. Ray Lewis. Second short. Ball's out. Recovered by the Ravens. Recovered by Jim Leonard. Oh, and he puts his right arm. Just punches the ball out of the back. Yes, he did. Just knocked it right out. Punched it right out. I think I have a couple plays where the game was on the line and he stepped up and made a play to end the game. One of them was in San Diego a couple years ago. Stand. It comes down to this. 37 seconds left. Fourth and two. Rolls to deep back. Gets the handoff. In the backfield. The Ravens stop him. Ray Lewis comes up the middle, and it's all over. The Hayes in the barn. Oh, what a play. Ray Lewis just won the game for Baltimore. Farm under pressure and goes down. What a hit from Ray Lewis. Boy, and Ray Lewis. And again, quick pressure. It's Ray Lewis. What a shot by Lewis. The master of disaster. 15 years he's been lighting people up over the middle. And a perfectly clean hit. Needs about 50 yards to get in the field goal range. Intercepted. It's Ray Lewis with their first pick of the season. That was a great catch by Ray Lewis. Oh, that's intercepted by Ray Lewis. Lewis makes a tackle of Smith. He'll take it in. That's a touchdown. Let's go. Let's hunt now. Let's go. Let's hunt now. Let's go. Let's hunt. In the end zone. Ball's out. The ball to the Ravens. It was Lewis who knocked it out. How many middle linebackers have played at the highest level year in and year out for 15 years? It's probably more than one. When I went to the doc, you know, she felt the divot in my arm. And she said, you tore it from the bone. Meantime, this news out of Baltimore, not good. Ray Lewis is out for the year. He is done now. The Ravens linebacker torn triceps. I listened to doc. I said, doc, has anybody ever came back from this? She said, no. I said, okay, I got my answer. That one little push we need to bring eagle eye focus to our team is to let these boys know that this is the General's last ride. Today, I told my team that this would be my last ride. It is a high emotion day as the playoffs get underway today for the Ravens. The beginning of the playoffs also marks the beginning of the end for Ray Lewis. The Ravens' future Hall of Fame linebacker will retire following this postseason. And that makes this his final home game as a Baltimore Raven. Listen in as the last dance begins in Baltimore. And you come out and you give your hell today. What does it take? Game time. What does it take? Game time. Who? I know a lot of people, and I was one of those guys that said, Ray Lewis, there's no way he can't be ready to play. Let me have you take a bow. I might put you on victory. He's a bad guy. Okay, I'll go get my helmet. Yeah, let's do that. Don't tackle the quarterback. I won't. Look at this, Ray Lewis is coming onto the field for this last kneel down. He's on the field for his final play in Baltimore in a Ravens' uniform. This is something special. There's the snap, and that is the end of an era in Baltimore. And one last Ray Lewis dance, the original Raven. From New Orleans, Louisiana, as we get set for the beginning of the end, the conclusion of the 2012 season here in the Super Bowl. And we have come to this. Fourth and goal from the five with 150 left in the Super Bowl. Frank Moore behind him. Lewis comes on a blitz. Taffer to Klopp to the end zone. Incomplete. No slides on the play. Incomplete. Ray Lewis and the defense deliver. And the Baltimore Ravens are Super Bowl champions. The end of an era for Ray Lewis. He goes out a champion. To win like that, to lead the game like that, there's no other way I will write the end of my story. No other way. Hey, brother, on behalf of all of us who love the game and the Pro Football Hall of Fame, it is my great honor and privilege to welcome you to Canton, Ohio. He's our linebacker. He's the Ravens' linebacker. He's my guy. So I'm going to take Ray Lewis every time. Huh? I told you I love you. I love you, man. The moment I thought about this jacket opportunity, when you're playing, right, you hear, oh, he's definitely a first dollar Hall of Famer. You're hearing this as you're playing. I want to know what Lawrence Taylor feels about me. I want to know what Franco Harris feels about me. I want to know what they feel about me. So now when I put on that jacket, now I know how they feel about me. Now I know. We're in the same neighborhood now.