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2012 Baltimore Ravens

The 2012 Baltimore Ravens went 10–6, finishing 2nd in the AFC North, and won the Super Bowl. They scored 398 points and allowed 344.

Record
10–6
Home
6–2
Road & neutral
4–4
Points
398–344
AFC North
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Won Super Bowl

Where the season ranked

They scored 398 points, the tenth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 344, tied for the 12th-fewest. Their point differential was +54.

How the season unfolded

The Ravens started 3–1 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 10–6.

Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 3 to Week 6.

Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 13 to Week 15.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 55–20 over the Oakland Raiders in Week 10 (November 11, 2012).

Their heaviest loss was 43–13 to the Houston Texans in Week 7 (October 21, 2012).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–4.

They played three games that went to overtime and went 2–1 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 4–2 against the AFC North, sweeping the Browns and splitting with the Bengals and the Steelers.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–4 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the Indianapolis Colts 24–9 at home.

In the Divisional round, they beat the Denver Broncos 38–35 on the road.

In the AFC Championship Game, they beat the New England Patriots 28–13 on the road.

They won Super Bowl XLVII, beating the San Francisco 49ers 34–31.

Before and after

That was two wins fewer than in 2011, when they went 12–4.

In 2013, they went 8–8 and missed the playoffs.

2012 schedule and results

2012 Baltimore Ravens · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 10, 2012vs Cincinnati BengalsW 44–13
Week 2Sep 16, 2012at Philadelphia EaglesL 23–24
Week 3Sep 23, 2012vs New England PatriotsW 31–30
Week 4Sep 27, 2012vs Cleveland BrownsW 23–16
Week 5Oct 7, 2012at Kansas City ChiefsW 9–6
Week 6Oct 14, 2012vs Dallas CowboysW 31–29
Week 7Oct 21, 2012at Houston TexansL 13–43
Week 9Nov 4, 2012at Cleveland BrownsW 25–15
Week 10Nov 11, 2012vs Oakland RaidersW 55–20
Week 11Nov 18, 2012at Pittsburgh SteelersW 13–10
Week 12Nov 25, 2012at San Diego ChargersW 16–13 (OT)
Week 13Dec 2, 2012vs Pittsburgh SteelersL 20–23
Week 14Dec 9, 2012at WashingtonL 28–31 (OT)
Week 15Dec 16, 2012vs Denver BroncosL 17–34
Week 16Dec 23, 2012vs New York GiantsW 33–14
Week 17Dec 30, 2012at Cincinnati BengalsL 17–23
Wild CardJan 6, 2013vs Indianapolis ColtsW 24–9
DivisionalJan 12, 2013at Denver BroncosW 38–35 (OT)
Conference championshipJan 20, 2013at New England PatriotsW 28–13
Super BowlFeb 3, 2013vs San Francisco 49ersW 34–31

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2012 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.