Run This Town - Baltimore Ravens Dynasty (M13)

[Gronk4M13]

Nice win, good luck in the AFC champioship! In my Ravens CCM, the Steelers beat me in the AFC championship by a last second fg.

[AlmostLikeFlacco]

Ravens Make it 3 'W's over Pittsburgh; Advance to the Super Bowl!

How fitting. How absolutely fitting it was to have Pittsburgh come to Baltimore to play for the AFC Championship. They say it's nearly impossible to beat the same team in a single season, but on this day the Ravens showed the word "nearly" is used. They were on fire both offensively and defensively. Two early touchdown strikes propelled this team for the entire game and had the crowd on their feet and in full throat all day long! Their Baltimore Ravens are going back to the Super Bowl!

The offense looked it's absolute best! 3 touchdown strikes by Flacco and 150+ yards on the ground for Rice combined to make short work of their AFC North rivals. Jacoby Jones' two touchdown grabs we're like fine works of art. Both of them were long, deep field connections that Flacco laid out there beautifully and Jones was right there to bring them in. It was perfection.

On defense, Ed Reed made what was possibly the one play that put the momentum squarely on Baltimore's shoulders. Just look at this play, this was Pittsburgh's second drive of the game, still in the first quarter. Look at what Ed Reed does here:



An INCREDIBLE one-handed interception to stop the Steelers dead in their tracks! Add a play like that on top of four team sacks and you have one stellar all-around defensive performance.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Pittsburgh Steelers ()	0	0	14	0	14
Baltimore Ravens ()	14	3	14	3	34

Team Stats Comparison
	PIT	BAL
Total Offense	317	451
Rushing Yards	65	198
Passing Yards	252	253
First Downs	16	17
Punt Return Yards	34	60
Kick Return Yards	43	44
Total Yards	394	555
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Converstion	5-16	3-10
4th Down Conversion	1-3	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0	2/1
Penalties	2-10	3-35
Posession Time	27:16	32:44

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		PIT	BAL
7:43	(BAL) T. Smith, 11 Yd pass from J. Flacco (J. Tucker kick)	0	7
1:05	(BAL) J. Jones, 49 Yd pass from J. Flacco (J. Tucker)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		PIT	BAL
5:18	(BAL) J. Tucker, 20 Yd FG	0	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		PIT	BAL
7:55	(PIT) B. Roethlisberger, 9 Yd run (D. Buehler kick)	7	17
6:24	(BAL) J. Jones, 54 Yd pass from J. Flacco (J. Tucker kick)	7	24
5:36	(PIT) A. Brown, 56 Yd pass from B. Roethlisberger (D. Buehler kick)	14	24
1:13	(BAL) A. Allen, 5 Yd run (J. Tucker kick)	14	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		PIT	BAL
9:56	(BAL) J. Tucker, 37 Yd FG	14	34

Pittsburgh Steelers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B. Roethlisberger 22/45 286 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Mendenhall 16 48 3.0 0 A. Brown 2 7 3.5 0 B. Roethlisberger 1 9 9.0 1 J. Dwyer 1 4 4.0 0 M. Wallace 1 -3 -3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Cotchery 5 55 11.0 0 H. Miller 4 39 9.7 0 A. Brown 3 71 23.6 1 E. Sanders 3 46 15.3 0 M. Wallace 3 31 10.3 0 R. Mendenhall 3 8 2.6 0 C. Rainey 1 36 36.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK H. Miller 1 0 S. Heyer 1 1 R. Foster 0 2 M. Puncey 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD L. Woodley 8 1 0 0 C. Heyward 3 1 0 0 L. Timmons 6 0 0 0 R. Clark 6 0 0 0 J. Harrison 5 0 0 0 L. Foote 4 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG D. Buehler 0/0 2/2 2 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 J. Kapinos 7 312 44.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A. Brown 2 43 21.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A. Brown 3 25 8.3 0 C. Rainey 1 9 9.0 0

Baltimore Ravens PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Flacco 17/29 269 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Rice 26 157 6.0 0 A. Allen 2 15 7.5 1 T. Smith 1 18 18.0 0 J. Flacco 1 6 6.0 0 V. Leach 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Smith 4 86 21.5 1 A. Boldin 4 39 9.7 0 R. Rice 3 24 8.0 0 J. Jones 2 103 51.5 2 V. Leach 2 11 5.5 0 D. Pitta 1 3 3.0 0 E. Dickson 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK V. Leach 2 0 E. Dickson 1 0 D. Pitta 1 0 B. Williams 1 0 M. Oher 1 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD A. Jones 3 3 0 0 C. Upshaw 3 1 0 0 E. Reed 5 0 1 0 P. Kruger 7 0 0 0 R. Lewis 6 0 0 0 L. Webb 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Tucker 2/2 4/4 10 37 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Koch 5 214 42.8 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jones 2 44 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jones 6 60 10.0 0

[AlmostLikeFlacco]

SUPER BOWL XLVII

Ladies and gentlemen. Boys and girls. Children of all ages.

It has come down to this.

The football season is almost over. There is but one game left to play.

The Super Bowl

Each year, all 32 NFL teams fight and claw and struggle to get to this one game. This one moment to go out there and show the world who you are! The final two teams have arrived.




Two teams will walk in, and only one will prevail as the undisputed champions!


It's the Baltimore Ravens and their record setting running back VS the New Orleans Saints and their interim head coach.

Baltimore will not only have to face the pressure of being in the Super Bowl, but also compete with the fact that they are facing the Saints in the Super Bowl... in New Orleans!

It almost seems as if Baltimore would need a miracle to win this. I don't think the Ravens would want it any other way.

[Gronk4M13]

You made it to the Superbowl! Congratulations and good luck!

[JaymeeAwesome]

Can't wait to see what you can do against the Saints...

[AlmostLikeFlacco]

Super Bowl XLVII

New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Ravens
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New Orleans Saints ()	7	13	7	10	37
Baltimore Ravens ()	14	3	0	17	34

Team Stats Comparison
	NOR	BAL
Total Offense	477	544
Rushing Yards	135	110
Passing Yards	342	434
First Downs	20	20
Punt Return Yards	29	28
Kick Return Yards	8	138
Total Yards	514	710
Turnovers	2	3
3rd Down Converstion	10-17	4-12
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/3	2/2
Penalties	2-20	3-35
Posession Time	30:07	29:53

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		NOR	BAL
12:47	(BAL) R. Rice, 4 Yd run (J. Tucker kick)	0	7
4:14	(NOR) J. Greer, 36 Yd interception return (G. Hartley kick)	7	7
1:40	(BAL) J. Jones, 51 Yd pass from J. Flacco (J. Tucker kick)	7	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NOR	BAL
10:29	(NOR) G. Hartley, 19 Yd FG	10	14
5:59	(NOR) L. Moore, 34 Yd pass from D. Brees (G. Hartley kick)	17	14
1:32	(BAL) J. Tucker, 29 Yd FG	17	17
0:01	(NOR) G. Hartley, 18 Yd FG	20	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NOR	BAL
12:29	(NOR) D. Henderson, 61 Yd pass from D. Brees (G. Hartley kick)	27	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		NOR	BAL
8:45	(BAL) J. Tucker, 36 Yd FG	27	20
3:28	(NOR) P. Thomas, 9 Yd run (G. Hartley kick)	34	20
1:31	(BAL) E. Dickson, 4 Yd pass from J. Flacco (J. Tucker kick)	34	27
1:01	(BAL) J. Jones, 66 Yd pass from J. Flacco (J. Tucker kick	34	34
0:00	(NOR) G. Hartley, 23 Yd FG	37	34

New Orleans Saints PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D. Brees 24/35 357 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Sproles 25 125 5.0 0 P. Thomas 2 12 6.0 1 J. Collins 2 7 3.5 0 D. Brees 2 -6 -3.0 0 M. Colston 1 -3 -3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD L. Moore 6 90 15.0 1 J. Graham 6 48 8.0 0 D. Henderson 5 142 28.4 1 N. Toon 3 21 7.0 0 M. Colston 2 27 13.5 0 J. Morgan 1 19 19.0 0 D. Thomas 1 10 10.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J. Evans 2 1 B. Grubbs 2 0 J. Collins 2 0 Z. Strief 1 0 C. Brown 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Hawthorne 6 1 0 0 J. Murphy 2 1 0 0 J. Greer 2 0 2 0 R. Harper 6 0 1 0 S. Shanle 9 0 0 0 C. Lofton 7 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG G. Hartley 3/4 4/4 13 24 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 T. Morstead 4 188 47.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Hnederson 1 8 8.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Sproles 2 29 14.5 0

Baltimore Ravens PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Flacco 24/34 448 3 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Rice 25 98 3.9 1 A. Allen 4 15 3.7 0 J. Flacco 2 -3 -1.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Jones 6 184 30.6 2 E. Dickson 6 106 17.6 1 A. Boldin 6 71 11.8 0 T. Smith 2 17 8.5 0 D. Pitta 1 41 41.0 0 R. Rice 1 13 13.0 0 A. Allen 1 11 11.0 0 V. Leach 1 5 5.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK M. Yanda 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Upshaw 4 1 0 0 H. Ngata 2 1 0 0 C. Williams 4 0 1 0 B. Pollard 5 0 0 0 J. McClain 5 0 0 0 E. Reed 4 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Tucker 2/3 4/4 10 36 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Koch 3 137 45.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Smith 3 85 28.3 0 J. Jones 2 46 23.0 0 A. Allen 1 7 7.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jones 2 29 14.5 0 P. Kruger 1 -1 -1.0 0

Super Bowl Season Ends in Heartbreak

It was an excellent season, but in the end it just wasn't meant to be.

Baltimore came into the Super Bowl needing to not only battle the Saints, but also the Saints' hometown crowd. They fought their hearts out, they sweat, they bled, but ultimately it wasn't enough.

It started to look hopeless towards the end, with New Orleans holding a 14 point lead with just under 3:30 to play. Then, a miracle drive would come out of nowhere and the Ravens closed the cap to just 7. Then, the failed onside kick seemed to all but wrap this one up. The defense held strong, however, and forced the Saints to attempt a FG. Hartley put his leg into it, and it pulled wide left! Could this be happening? Could the Ravens really have another chance to score, to tie the game?

On the very next play after New Orleans' missed FG, Joe Flacco heaved one downfield for Jacoby Jones, who made the catch in stride and ran it in for the TD! Baltimore tied the game with just a minute to go! That minute would prove to be too much time, though. For just a split second, however, it looked like we might go to overtime, but Drew Brees connected on a deep pass to Devery Henderson. Then, the field goal unit came on the field and the clock struck 0:00 as soon as Hartley's kick split the uprights. The game was over. Baltimore had come so far, and now it was all over.

The team left the locker room, some with the heads hanging in defeat. Others with theirs held high, proud of what they accomplished this year and looking forward to the next one.

So, that's it. The 2012-2013 NFL season is in the books and the New Orleans Saints are your Super Bowl Champions.

[JaymeeAwesome]

Good hard fight. Can't wait to see how you handle the off season.

[Gronk4M13]

Quote: Originally Posted by jaymee13

Good hard fight. Can't wait to see how you handle the off season.

Same sentiment here. Sucks losing in the SB, but try to analyze why you lost the SB, where your weaknesses are, and start from there. You'll absolutely need to get an MLB.