2012 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 20, 2013 · Gillette Stadium
Baltimore RavensWinner
28
at
New England Patriots
13
NE -8 upsetU 49.5 ✓18 mph wind
Baltimore Ravens 28–13. Played in 18 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
29/54, 320 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
0.8 expected points added · -6.1% completion over expected
Passing · BAL
21/36, 240 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
11.1 expected points added · +3.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 21/36 | 240 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Pierce | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Ray Rice | 19 | 48 | 2.5 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Joe Flacco | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Vonta Leach | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrey Smith | 4 | 9 | 69 | 0 | 25% | 1.5 |
| Anquan Boldin | 5 | 8 | 60 | 2 | 22% | 5.4 |
| Dennis Pitta | 5 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 19% | 5.2 |
| Ray Rice | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 11% | 0.6 |
| Vonta Leach | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 6% | 1.0 |
| Bernard Pierce | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| Jacoby Jones | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8% | -0.8 |
| Ed Dickson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Tandon Doss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lewis | 6 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Graham | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Pollard | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrell Suggs | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cary Williams | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dannell Ellerbe | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ma'ake Kemoeatu | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haloti Ngata | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Considine | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 29/54 | 320 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Ridley | 18 | 70 | 3.9 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Shane Vereen | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Danny Woodhead | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Welker | 8 | 12 | 117 | 1 | 23% | 4.6 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 9 | 14 | 83 | 0 | 27% | 1.9 |
| Brandon Lloyd | 7 | 14 | 70 | 0 | 27% | -3.0 |
| Shane Vereen | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Deion Branch | 2 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 10% | -3.1 |
| Danny Woodhead | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6% | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Spikes | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arrington | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Francis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquice Cole | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonzo Dennard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gregory | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -8
- Closing total
- 49.5
- BAL moneyline
- +301
- NE moneyline
- -345
Patriots closed -8 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 49.5; the game landed 41 — under by 8.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 41°F, wind 18 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- BAL 8 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- John Harbaugh vs Bill Belichick
Wind at 18 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.