on december 16, 2012, in week 15, 9–4 ravens had afc duel peyton manning , denver broncos. broncos jumped ahead 10–0 lead. ravens threatening narrow broncos lead before halftime; however, broncos cornerback chris harris stepped in front of pass ravens quarterback joe flacco, returning interception 98 yards touchdown. ravens lose game 34–17, suffering embarrassing home loss in john harbaugh era , leading widespread criticism of flacco in media. however, later evening, ravens clinched fifth straight playoff berth after pittsburgh steelers lost dallas cowboys. despite making playoffs, ravens were, then, on three-game losing streak, having lost steelers @ home in week 13, , washington redskins on road in week 14. slump led media outlets question ravens ability win football games, after making statement decisive 33–14 victory on super bowl champion new york giants , securing back division titles first time in franchise history, finished regular season record of 10–6 , rare home playoff game in wildcard round. 2012 season saw long-serving linebacker ray lewis announce retirement heading afc wildcard game against indianapolis colts. lewis tore triceps midway through october in 17th season ravens after baltimore selected him 26th overall pick in 1996 nfl draft. defeated colts during wild card round on january 6, 2013 @ m&t bank stadium, ray lewis celebrating final game @ home trademark dance both @ start of game introduced , on final play of game when brought onto field. set divisional round playoff, , week 15 rematch number-one seeded denver broncos.
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after blockbuster signing of peyton manning during off season; broncos started slowly, losing 3 of first 5 games, including week 2, 27–21 loss vs atlanta falcons @ georgia dome. in game, manning struggled in front of monday night football audience, intercepted 3 times in first quarter. after loss new england patriots in week 5, wouldn t lose game rest of 2012 regular season. won final eleven games, including improbable come win in qualcomm stadium against afc west rival, san diego chargers, on week 6 mnf showdown. defeated baltimore ravens 34–17 on week 15 @ m&t bank stadium. on december 12, clinched afc west division championship win on tampa bay buccaneers, , achieved first round bye & home field advantage on 30th, win on kansas city chiefs, , helped indianapolis colts, defeated houston texans earlier day.
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