2012 Baltimore Ravens season The Baltimore Ravens season was the team ' s 17th season in the National Football League . While the Ravens failed to improve on their 12 – 4 record from 2011 , they did still manage to clinch the AFC North division title in Week 16 and finish the regular season with a 10 - 6 record , sending them to their fifth straight playoffs , where they advanced to the AFC Championship game for the second consecutive season , and then to the Super Bowl for the first time since 2000 . They were able to secure their second Super Bowl victory , 34 – 31 against the 49ers . It was the first time in franchise history that the Ravens won consecutive division titles . This marks head coach John Harbaugh ' s fifth season as the head coach of the franchise and fifth consecutive post - season appearance . The Ravens played their home games at M & T Bank Stadium . The Ravens dedicated their season to former owner and founder Art Modell , who died on September 6 , 2012 . On Week 1 , all team members wore an " Art " decal on their helmets , and for the rest of their season , they wore an " Art " patch on the left side of their jerseys . Ray Lewis , the last remaining member of the original Ravens roster from 1996 and 2000 Super Bowl winning team , announced his retirement at the end of the season . His final game was a victory in Super Bowl XLVII . Schedule . Preseason . The Ravens ' preseason schedule was announced on April 4 , 2012 . Game summaries . Regular season . Week 1 : vs . Cincinnati Bengals . For the fifth consecutive season , the Ravens won their season opener and started the season 1 – 0 . Ed Reed returned an interception for a 34 - yard touchdown , making Reed the all - time leader in career interception return yards with 1 , 497 . The previous record of 1 , 483 yards was held by Rod Woodson . Week 2 : at Philadelphia Eagles . Baltimore took the lead in the second quarter and held it for most of the game , but with 1 : 57 remaining in the fourth quarter Michael Vick ran for a one yard touchdown . With the surprising loss , the Ravens fell to 1 – 1 . Week 3 : vs . New England Patriots . This game was played in the shadow of the death of WR Torrey Smith ' s brother , who had died in a motorcycle crash the night before . The Ravens entered the game hoping to be able to avenge the AFC Championship loss of the previous season , which came at the hands of the Patriots . New England started off fast as they drew to a 13 – 0 lead in the first quarter . However Baltimore scored 2 straight touchdowns to take the lead with 1 : 47 left to go in the half . Then Brady scored a touchdown right at the end of the half to retake the lead 20 – 14 . The second half started off with a touchdown pass from Flacco to Dennis Pitta to put the Ravens on top 21 – 20 . Then the Patriots retook the lead when Tom Brady scored a touchdown . After that the Baltimore defense began to step it up and held the Pats to a field goal . Then the momentum shifted as Baltimore scored a touchdown ( Flacco to Torrey Smith ) . After forcing a Patriots punt , the Ravens drove down the field to score a field goal just as time expired to win the game 31 – 30 . The Ravens avenged the AFC Championship loss and improved to 2 – 1 and continued their unbeaten record at home from the previous year along with continuing their streak of winning after a loss . This was also the franchise ' s first - ever regular season victory against the Patriots . Week 4 : vs . Cleveland Browns . With their ninth straight win over the Browns , the Ravens improved to 3 – 1 . Week 5 : at Kansas City Chiefs . The Ravens improved to 4 – 1 by winning a game where five field goals were scored . With the Bengals ' loss to the Dolphins the Ravens moved into first place in the AFC North . Week 6 : vs . Dallas Cowboys . With their fourth straight win , the Ravens improved to 5 – 1 , and became 4 – 0 all - time against the Cowboys . This was also their 14th straight regular season home win . However , Baltimore also lost Ray Lewis to a potentially season - ending triceps injury . Week 7 : at Houston Texans . Days before the game , the team was fined $ 20 , 000 for not adding Ed Reed to the injury report . The Ravens drew first blood as Justin Tucker nailed a 51 - yard field goal as they moved head 3 - 0 . However , the Texans in the first and second quarters combined would see a total of 29 unanswered points after Connor Barwin sacked Joe Flacco in the end zone for a safety and cut the lead to a point as the lead was now 3 - 2 Ravens followed by Matt Schaub finding Kevin Walter in the end zone on a 25 - yard touchdown pass to take a 9 - 3 lead . The Texans followed up in the 2nd quarter with Johnathan Joseph returning an interception 52 yards for a touchdown , which was then followed by a 1 - yard pass from Schaub to Owen Daniels , and then 2 straight field goals from Shayne Graham from 33 and 29 yards out respectively making the lead 16 - 3 , 23 - 3 , 26 - 3 , and then 29 - 3 at halftime . The Ravens got right back to work in the 3rd quarter as Flacco connected with Tandon Doss on a 15 - yard touchdown pass to cut the lead to 29 - 10 but the Texans pulled away as Arian Foster ran for a 1 - yard touchdown increasing the lead to 36 - 10 . The Ravens tried to rally a huge comeback in the 4th quarter but could only come up with Tucker ' s 54 - yard field goal making the game score 36 - 13 and lastly Foster ran for a 2 - yard touchdown to make the final score 43 - 13 seeling the game for the Texans . It was the first loss ever to the Texans in franchise history and first loss to a Houston NFL team since 1996 . The Ravens headed into their bye week 5 – 2 while also dropping their record to 5 - 1 against the Texans in the regular season and 6 - 1 against them overall . Week 9 : at Cleveland Browns . By winning their tenth straight game against the Browns , the Ravens improved to 6 – 2 . Week 10 : vs . Oakland Raiders . The Ravens got their 15th straight home win ( 16 including playoffs ) by defeating the Raiders . Baltimore set a franchise record for points in a game with 55 - improving on the previous record of 48 set against the Detroit Lions on December 13 , 2009 - as the team improved to 7 – 2 . Jacoby Jones returned a kickoff for a 105 - yard touchdown , making him the first player in league history to have two career kickoff returns of at least 105 yards . Jones had returned a kickoff for 108 yards in Week 6 against the Cowboys . Week 11 : at Pittsburgh Steelers . The Ravens got their third straight win against the Steelers while picking up their 12th - straight regular season division rival win and improved to 8 – 2 . Week 12 : at San Diego Chargers . The game went into overtime with a field goal by Tucker . The field goal was set up by conversion of a 4th and 29 play where Joe Flacco completed a short pass to Ray Rice and Rice raced 29 yards on the ground for the first down . With the surprising win , the Ravens move into 9 – 2 , getting revenge for last year ' s loss in San Diego on Sunday Night Football . Week 13 : vs . Pittsburgh Steelers . The Steelers handed the Ravens their first home loss since December 5 , 2010 and the Ravens fell to 9 – 3 . Week 14 : at Washington Redskins . With the loss to the Redskins the Ravens fell to 9 – 4 and 0 – 2 on the road against NFC East teams . Also , it was the first consecutive loss for the Ravens since Week 6 of their 2009 season . The Ravens fired offensive coordinator Cam Cameron the next day , promoting Jim Caldwell to the position . Week 15 : vs . Denver Broncos . The Ravens lost their third straight game and fell to 9 – 5 . However , they clinched a playoff berth following the Steelers ' loss to the Cowboys later in the evening . Week 16 : vs . New York Giants . With the win the Ravens not only improved to 10 – 5 but also clinched the AFC North division title ( by having four wins in division games ) . Week 17 : at Cincinnati Bengals . The Ravens allowed their starters to come out for a few minutes in the first quarter , then played their second - string players for the rest of the game . With the loss to the Bengals , the Ravens finished the season 10 – 6 . Postseason . AFC Wild Card Playoffs : vs . # 5 Indianapolis Colts . By winning the AFC North title , the Ravens hosted the Colts — a team that once played in Baltimore until moving to Indianapolis in 1984 — in the Wild Card round . This relocation remains a controversial issue . The Ravens had faced the Colts in the playoffs twice before , losing both times without scoring any touchdowns in divisional rounds : in and . The Ravens , with Ray Lewis playing in his final home game , limited the Colts to three field goals while Joe Flacco managed a pair of touchdown throws . The Colts head coach Chuck Pagano was a part of the Ravens coaching staff from 2008 to 2011 , serving as defensive coordinator during the 2011 season . The Ravens offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell was the head coach of the Colts from 2009 to 2011 . Before the game Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians was hospitalized with an illness . The win also marked the first time in NFL history that a starting QB has won at least 1 playoff game in his first 5 seasons as Flacco ' s playoff record improved to 6 - 4 and the teams ' overall record improved to 11 - 6 . AFC Divisional Playoff Game : at # 1 Denver Broncos . The Ravens faced the Denver Broncos for the second time in the playoffs , having defeated them 21 - 3 in the , and also faced Peyton Manning for the third time in a playoff run . The Broncos clawed to a 35 - 28 lead but had to punt back to the Ravens in the final two minutes . In the signature play of the game - - a deep touchdown strike by Joe Flacco to Jacoby Jones which has come to be known as the Mile - High Miracle - - the Ravens tied the game after facing a 3rd - and - 3 , and with only : 41 seconds left in the 4th quarter . After Baltimore tied the game , Manning and the Broncos took a controversial kneel down with 30 - seconds left on the clock and two timeouts to take it to overtime . Later in the first overtime Manning was intercepted at his own 45 - yard line , setting up the winning Ravens field goal in the opening minute of the second overtime . By improving to 1 - 2 against Manning in the playoffs , this was the Ravens ' first victory against him since the 2001 season when he was with Indianapolis , along with their first - ever road victory against him . Synonymous with the biggest play of the game , this game goes down in Ravens lore as the Mile - High Miracle . AFC Championship : at # 2 New England Patriots . This was the third time the Ravens faced the Patriots in the playoffs . The Ravens won 33 – 14 in the 2009 Wild Card playoffs and lost 23 – 20 in the . With the comeback win after trailing in the first - half , the Ravens advanced to the Super Bowl for the first time in twelve years . Super Bowl XLVII : vs . San Francisco 49ers . The Ravens advanced to the Super Bowl against the 49ers and were designated the visiting team . After leading the entire game , the Ravens held on at the end , stopping the 49ers on four plays inside their own 10 yard line , then taking an intentional safety with four seconds remaining to milk the clock . During the 3rd quarter of the game , half of the power went out in the Super Dome , leading to over a 30 minute delay in the game . They finished the season with an overall record of 14 - 6 with their 4 - 0 playoff run and improved to 2 - 0 in Super Bowl appearances , handing the 49ers their first Super Bowl loss as a franchise . The Ravens ' win also marked the third - straight season in which a team seeded third or lower in its conference would defeat a top - seeded team from the other conference in a Super Bowl . Statistics . League rankings . Stats correct through week 14 . Super Bowl Ring . Team owner Steve Bisciotti stated during a press conference that the Ravens Super Bowl ring for the 2012 season was going to be white gold instead of yellow gold , at the request of players and coaches . While offensive coordinator Cam Cameron was fired after a week 14 loss to the Washington Redskins , head coach John Harbaugh stated that Cameron deserves and will receive a Super Bowl ring .