While the 2000 Baltimore Ravens will always receive credit from fans and foes alike for being the team that allowed the fewest points in NFL history – and punctuated that task with a defensive unit shutout in Super Bowl XXXV – only four men can properly put into perspective the pain, the growth and the joy of a group that ultimately captured greatness.

Purple Reign, Chapter 5: "Canton Comes to Baltimore" Nestor recounts what an outpost franchise the Ravens were when Rod Woodson and Shannon Sharpe showed up in Owings Mills

As the the torrid 2019 Baltimore Ravens were headed into the playoffs, Nestor reached to legendary defensive tackle Tony Siragusa to inquire about how he'd try to wrap up the fleet Lamar Jackson. As usual, part comedy and part science ensued with The Goose.

Nestor remembers the life and times and laughs and tackles of Tony Siragusa with Luke Jones

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the words of Lamar Jackson and his future with Baltimore Ravens

Christina Pelletier of Weis Markets offers Nestor some healthy snack ideas for summer living

Luke Jones remembers Tony Siragusa and Jaylon Ferguson.

It has been said that you need to crawl before you can walk. For the 2000 Baltimore Ravens, much of that crawling was done during the end of the 1999 season. Before Shannon Sharpe came to play. While Trent Dilfer was still sitting on the bench in Tampa Bay, waiting for redemption. While Jamal Lewis and Travis Taylor were still attending college classes and hoping to become first-round draft picks in the NFL.

There wasn't much to recommend signing with the fledgling purple birds of Art Modell in the crowded AFC Central but The Goose saw potential in Ray Lewis and leadership in Ted Marchibroda.

Luke Jones and Nestor try to interpret lawsuit of Angelos versus Angelos and Orioles future

Imtiaz Patel and Kimi Yoshino of The Baltimore Banner discuss launch week with Nestor

Marty Conway joins Nestor to discuss what went wrong with Baltimore bid to host World Cup 2026

Luke Jones and Nestor get caught up on Orioles baseball as Nats come to Camden Yards

The Ravens came to Miami on Sept. 17, 2000, for the first time in their five-year existence and the fans from Baltimore were out in force. It was the first time a Baltimore football franchise had played in South Florida since Dan Marino’s rookie season. A lot had changed from that day in 1983.