2011 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 22, 2012 · Gillette Stadium
Baltimore Ravens
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New England PatriotsWinner
23
NE -7 no coverU 49 ✓29°F
New England Patriots 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · BAL
22/36, 306 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
7.4 expected points added · +4.7% completion over expected
Passing · NE
22/36, 239 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
0.9 expected points added · -1.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 22/36 | 306 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Rice | 21 | 67 | 3.2 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Joe Flacco | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Ricky Williams | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | -0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anquan Boldin | 6 | 8 | 101 | 0 | 22% | 5.1 |
| Torrey Smith | 3 | 5 | 82 | 1 | 14% | 7.3 |
| Dennis Pitta | 5 | 8 | 41 | 1 | 22% | 2.1 |
| Lee Evans | 3 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 11% | 3.4 |
| Ed Dickson | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 11% | -4.3 |
| Ray Rice | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8% | -0.5 |
| Vonta Leach | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8% | -0.8 |
| Kris Wilson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lewis | 5 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Pollard | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cary Williams | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lardarius Webb | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terrence Cody | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Suggs | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haruki Nakamura | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Reed | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dannell Ellerbe | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Kruger | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 22/36 | 239 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Danny Woodhead | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Tom Brady | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 5 | 8 | 87 | 0 | 22% | 5.2 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 7 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 31% | 1.3 |
| Wes Welker | 6 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 22% | 3.1 |
| Deion Branch | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 8% | -0.9 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | -1.7 |
| Danny Woodhead | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | -0.3 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Matt Slater | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -4.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Spikes | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| James Ihedigbo | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arrington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sterling Moore | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Anderson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -7
- Closing total
- 49
- BAL moneyline
- +273
- NE moneyline
- -310
Patriots closed -7, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 49; the game landed 43 — under by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 29°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Alberto Riveron
- Rest
- BAL 7 days · NE 8 days
- Coaches
- John Harbaugh vs Bill Belichick