(Reuters) – Profile of the Baltimore Ravens, who qualified for the February 3 Super Bowl in New Orleans by winning the American Football Conference (AFC) championship two weeks ago. Founded: Originated in 1996 when then-owner of the Cleveland Browns, Art Modell, relocated his team to Baltimore. – - AFC titles (season): Two (2000, 2012) – - Super Bowl titles (season): One (2000) – - Head coach: John Harbaugh. …
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Factbox: Profile of Super Bowl-bound Baltimore Ravens (Reuters)
(Reuters) – Brief profiles of key Baltimore Ravens players for Sunday’s Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers in New Orleans: – - Joe Flacco (quarterback) – A first round draft pick in 2008, Flacco is the only quarterback to lead his team to playoff wins in his first five seasons in the NFL. Boasting one of the strongest arms of any quarterback in the game, he also holds the franchise records for passing yards (17,633) and passing touchdowns (102). – - Ray Rice (running back) – Has rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of the past four seasons and has 33 career touchdowns. …
NEW ORLEANS, Feb 1 (Reuters) – How the National Football League’s (NFL) San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens match up for Sunday’s Super Bowl in New Orleans. – - – - Head Coaches It is the Super Bowl of sibling rivalry as Baltimore’s John Harbaugh faces younger brother Jim for the NFL title. Fifty-year-old John, an outstanding tactician, has reached the postseason in each of his five seasons in Baltimore and won at least one game once he has gotten there. He is 54-26 in the regular season and 8-4 in the playoffs, an outstanding accomplishment with some teams that clearly overachieved. …
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NFL-Analysis of San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens (Reuters)
Feb 1 (Reuters) – Brief profiles of key Baltimore Ravens players for Sunday’s Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers in New Orleans: – - Joe Flacco (quarterback) – A first round draft pick in 2008, Flacco is the only quarterback to lead his team to playoff wins in his first five seasons in the NFL. Boasting one of the strongest arms of any quarterback in the game, he also holds the franchise records for passing yards (17,633) and passing touchdowns (102). – - Ray Rice (running back) – Has rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of the past four seasons and has 33 career touchdowns. …
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NFL-Profiles of key Baltimore Ravens players (Reuters)
Feb 1 (Reuters) – Profile of the Baltimore Ravens, who qualified for the Feb. 3 Super Bowl in New Orleans by winning the American Football Conference (AFC) championship two weeks ago. Founded: Originated in 1996 when then-owner of the Cleveland Browns, Art Modell, relocated his team to Baltimore. – - AFC titles (season): Two (2000, 2012) – - Super Bowl titles (season): One (2000) – - Head coach: John Harbaugh. …
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FACTBOX-NFL-Profile of Super Bowl-bound Baltimore Ravens (Reuters)
NEW ORLEANS, Feb 1 (Reuters) – A National Football League (NFL) season where nothing seemed to follow the script has produced a classic Super Bowl encounter with a subplot fit for a Hollywood blockbuster. Sunday’s game between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens will be the first time in the 47 years of the Super Bowl that two brothers will go head-to-head for the biggest prize in American Football, not on the field, but on the sidelines. John Harbaugh is Baltimore’s head coach and his counterpart with San Francisco is younger brother Jim. …
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NFL-Brothers go head-to-head in Super Bowl like no other (Reuters)