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The Baltimore Ravens' road to Super Bowl XLVII [Interactive timeline]

It's been more than four months since the Ravens' first game of the season, with a lot happening between September and this weekend's Super Bowl. Peruse a timeline of the season's games using the "previous" and "next" buttons, then look back even farther via the Ravens Review database or view the 49ers version.

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Sep. 10, 2012

From his first pass, a 52-yard bomb to Torrey Smith on the game's first play from scrimmage, until he gave way to backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor midway through the fourth quarter of a Ravens' 44-13 rout of the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1, Joe Flacco was in complete command.

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Big second half lifts Ravens to 44-13 blowout win over Bengals

Sep. 16, 2012

The Ravens couldn't get on the same page in a 24-23 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 2, a defeat that revived long-standing second guessing about the offensive play-calling and left several prominent Ravens blasting the NFL's replacement officials.

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Sloppy second half leads to Ravens' 24-23 loss to Eagles

Jan. 20, 2013

Avenging last year's bitter loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game, the Ravens dominated the second half, punching their ticket to New Orleans with a thorough 28-13 victory to win the conference title.

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Ravens headed to Super Bowl after beating Patriots in AFC title game

Sep. 23, 2012

Rookie kicker Justin Tucker barely kept a 27-yard field goal inside the right upright as time expired to give the Ravens a frantic 31-30 comeback victory over the New England Patriots in Week 3 in front of an announced 71,269 at M&T Bank Stadium.

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Tucker's 27-yard field goal gives Ravens 31-30 win over Patriots

Dec. 23, 2012

Nothing the Ravens had done in the past month foreshadowed their 33-14 throttling of the New York Giants. Picking a fine time to play their best all-around game of the season, the Ravens overwhelmed the defending Super Bowl champions in Week 16.

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Ravens clinch AFC North with 33-14 victory over Giants

Sep. 27, 2012

Cornerback Cary Williams stepped in front of Cleveland Browns wide receiver Travis Benjamin in the flat and took the ball back 63 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter, his first career interception, to lead the Ravens to a 23-16 victory in Week 4.

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Cary Williams' interception return key in Ravens' 23-16 win over Browns

Dec. 2, 2012

Rookie backup quarterback Kirk Cousins tied the game with a touchdown pass and two-point conversion with 29 seconds left in regulation, and the Washington Redskins beat the Ravens, 31-28, with a field goal in overtime at FedEx Field in Week 14.

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Ravens suffer 31-28 loss to Redskins in overtime

Oct. 7, 2012

Three field goals by Justin Tucker and four Kansas City Chiefs turnovers -- three by beleaguered quarterback Matt Cassel -- were the difference in an uneven 9-6 victory for the Ravens in Week 5.

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Ravens a little less sloppy than Chiefs in 9-6 win

Jan. 06, 2013

Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones caught a pass from quarterback Joe Flacco and sprinted into the end zone for a 70-yard game-tying touchdown with just 31 seconds to play in regulation against the Denver Broncos. The Ravens went on to win in the second overtime, 38-35, to advance to the AFC championship.

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Ravens beat Denver Broncos, 38-35, in AFC divisional playoff

Oct. 14, 2012

Dallas Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey¿ unsuccessful 51-yard field-goal attempt in the waning seconds allowed the Ravens to finally exhale and celebrate a 31-29 victory in front of an announced 71,384 at M&T Bank Stadium in Week 6.

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Ravens hold on for 31-29 win over2Cowboys

Nov. 25, 2012

Ray Rice's 29-yard catch-and-run on fourth-and-29 set up Justin Tucker's game-tying 38-yard field goal as time expired in regulation. Tucker then hit from 38 yards with 1:07 remaining in overtime as the Ravens fought back from 10 points down to defeat the San Diego Chargers, 16-13, in Week 12.

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Ravens pull out 16-13 win in overtime over Chargers

Oct. 21, 2012

Over 60 frustrating minutes, all the Ravens' flaws through the first six games came to the surface as the Houston Texans dominated them, 43-13, in Week 7 at Reliant Stadium.

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Ravens embarrassed by Texans in 43-13 loss

Dec. 16, 2012

If there was one image that encapsulated the Ravens¿34-17 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 15 -- their third straight defeat and the second straight at home -- it was quarterback Joe Flacco¿ 80-yard sprint and unsuccessful lunge at the legs of cornerback Chris Harris.

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Ravens embarrassed by Broncos in third straight loss

Nov. 4, 2012

Joe Flacco hit Torrey Smith for a go-ahead 19-yard touchdown with 4:26 to play and the Ravens' defense did the rest in a 25-15 victory in Week 9 at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

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Ravens pull away late for 25-15 win over Browns

Dec. 30, 2012

With an AFC North title and a home playoff game next weekend already secured, the Ravens treated their regular-season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium like a preseason game in Week 17. The end result -- a 23-17 loss -- hardly mattered.

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Ravens rest up for postseason in loss to Bengals

Nov. 11, 2012

In a 55-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders in front of an announced 71,339 at M&T Bank Stadium in Week 10, the Ravens set a franchise record for points and got a little swagger back.

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Ravens set franchise record for points in dominant win over Raiders

Jan. 12, 2013

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Ravens beat Denver Broncos, 38-35, in AFC divisional playoff

Nov. 18, 2012

There was no Ben Roethlisberger, Hines Ward or Ray Lewis, but as both teams predicted for the entire week leading up to the game, it turned out to be more of the same with the Ravens-Pittsburgh Steelers rivalry as the Ravens won, 13-10, in Week 11.

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Ravens hold strong for 13-10 win over Steelers

Feb. 03, 2013

Somehow -- in a story too good for anyone to have made it up -- John and Jim Harbaugh face off as peers in the Super Bowl, the grandest stage in the game to which they've devoted their lives.