2012 Baltimore Ravens season
The 2012 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 17th in the National Football League (NFL). While the Ravens failed to improve on their 12–4 record from 2011, they still managed 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 third time in five years, and then to the Super Bowl for the first time since 2000. They won their second Super Bowl, 34–31 against the San Francisco 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.
| 2012 Baltimore Ravens season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Steve Bisciotti |
| General manager | Ozzie Newsome |
| Head coach | John Harbaugh |
| Offensive coordinator | Cam Cameron (fired Dec 10) Jim Caldwell (interim) |
| Defensive coordinator | Dean Pees |
| Home field | M&T Bank Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 1st AFC North |
| Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Colts) 24–9 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Broncos) 38–35 (2OT) Won AFC Championship (at Patriots) 28–13 Won Super Bowl XLVII (vs. 49ers) 34–31 |
| Pro Bowlers | Selected but did not participate due to participation in Super Bowl XLVII: RB Ray Rice FB Vonta Leach G Marshal Yanda DT Haloti Ngata FS Ed Reed KR Jacoby Jones |
| Uniform | |
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 the 2000 Super Bowl championship team, announced just after the regular season finale before the playoffs that he would be retiring after the conclusion of the season. Following three playoff matchups including a thrilling 38–35 double OT victory against the top-seeded Denver Broncos, his final game was a victory in Super Bowl XLVII. Lewis is believed by many to be the greatest Raven of all time and previously led the Ravens to Super Bowl XXXV in what was just their first playoff appearance in franchise history.