Missed Opportunities Cost the Ravens from advancing.

          The AFC North was dominated by the Baltimore Ravens throughout the 2011-2012 NFL regular season. They were undefeated at home and swept their division for the first time since 2005. At the end of the regular season, Baltimore finished their season with a respected record of 12-4. Which earned them a number two seed in the playoffs with a first round bye since 2005. 

With the playoffs starting the Baltimore Ravens were sitting pretty right behind the top seeded AFC team, the New England Patriots. Baltimore had to win just two games to reach the Superbowl for the first time in their franchise since 2001. Their first test came against the Houston Texans in the Divisional round-as Houston had advanced from the wild card round after beating the Cincinnati Bengals with a strong running game by their star running back, Arian Foster. He carried the Texans on his shoulder with 3 touchdowns and over 200 rushing yards on the ground.                                             

          The AFC Divisional round was set to take place at the M&T bank stadium, where the Ravens were going to protect their home 
filed against the Houston Texans. The Ravens were  undefeated
at home during the regular season- with Houston coming to town,
the Ravens fans showed their black and purple pride with full 
authority and team spirit. This game came down to the last 
play as Tyler Yates throws a hail marry pass to his receiver with time running out at the corner of the end zone, where Ed reed was waiting to slap the ball away from the receivers hand to end the game. Baltimore earns a victory and sends Houston packing, which sets up the stage for the AFC championship game in New England, Foxboro.  

Oucchh!!!

            As the AFC Championship round was set for The New England Patriots against The Baltimore Ravens, the stakes where at its highest. The winner of this game advances to Indianapolis-home of Super Bowl 46 , while the loser is done for the season. As the players, fans, and the nation gathered to watch the showdown in Foxboro for the AFC title game, everyone was anxious for the outcome of the game.

As the game went on, Both teams were fighting their hearts out for the game. The most anticipating moment came during the last 2 minutes of the fourth Quarter. The Ravens offense was driving the ball down the field for a chance to win or tie the game which would send the game into extra time. With 22 second left in the game Joe Flacoo steps back and throws a deep pass to Lee Evans in the end zone for the game winning touchdown but unfortunately he drops the ball and now Baltimore has no choice but to kick the field goal to tie the game. As Billy Cundiff attempts to kick a filed goal with time running out, he hooks the ball wide left and misses horribly. Cundiffs' missed field goal sends the Patriots to their fifth super bowl under Bill Bilicheck and Tom Brady as his quarterback. Everyone in Baltimore is shell shocked as they absorb the missed opportunities that the Ravens left on the field which could have landed them a ticket to Indianapolis for the big game.

              As New England sets of to play the New York Giants in Indianapolis for Super Bowl 46, the Ravens will be kicking them selves in the head while they lick their wounds at home. They lost the game under the hands of Lee Evans for dropping the Touch down pass and finally with one last hope-Billy Cundiff hooks the ball wide to stop our Ravens' journey to the Super bowl 46.