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Though the Ravens would receive the consolation prize of a guaranteed playoff berth later that day, due to a loss by the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team's recent performance (extending a three-game losing streak) led to criticisms of Joe Flacco specifically, and generally about the team's strength after having lost key defensive players due to injuries earlier in the season-to include star linebacker Ray Lewis. Baltimore would ultimately suffer a 34–17 defeat in what would be the team's worst home field loss of the John Harbaugh era. An opportunity for the Ravens to make their way back into contention for the game came late in the second half, but was eliminated when Broncos' cornerback Chris Harris returned a red zone pass from Joe Flacco 98 yards for a touchdown. Denver took an early 10-0 that the Ravens would not be able to close.

On December 16 the Ravens hosted the Broncos in a week 15 matchup with post-season implications. Main article: 2012 Baltimore Ravens season

It is often considered the greatest NFL game of the 2010s, and one of the greatest games of all time. It had some balance." Īs of 2022, it is the 4th-longest game in NFL history, and the most recent NFL game to go into double overtime. The defenses did not play poorly this was not a track meet. The game was described as "a contest that had everything: two special teams touchdowns, two bombs for scores and a pick-six – all without disintegrating into one of those nobody-can-stop-anybody affairs. The Mile High Miracle was ranked #1 on NFL.com's Top 20 NFL Games of 2012. With 28 points scored in the first eleven minutes of the game, three return touchdowns, five lead changes, and single-digit temperatures, the game was described by Sports Illustrated as "one of the most exciting and entertaining postseason games in NFL history." The Ravens would go on to beat the New England Patriots, and two weeks later, defeat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII for the franchise's second championship. Playing on the road against the heavily favored Broncos, who had decisively defeated the struggling Ravens late in the regular season while on an 11-game winning streak, Flacco and the Ravens forced the Peyton Manning-led Broncos into double overtime, when rookie kicker Justin Tucker kicked a 47-yard field goal to secure a 38–35 win. The Mile High Miracle refers both to the NFL 2012 AFC Divisional playoff game between the Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos on January 12, 2013, and its defining play, a game-tying 70-yard touchdown pass from Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco to receiver Jacoby Jones with under a minute left in regulation. Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf and Solomon Wilcots Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Coloradoīroncos: Pat Bowlen (owner), Champ Bailey, Peyton Manning All Rights Reserved.Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, the site of the game.