- Only the Patriots have more wins than the Ravens since John Harbaugh's arrival in Baltimore in 2008 (includes postseason).
- The 49ers have nearly twice as many 1st-round picks on their roster compared to the Ravens (15 vs 8).
- Ravens and 49ers faced two common opponents this year: Giants, Patriots. Including playoffs, Ravens went 3-0 in those games; the 49ers went 1-1.
- This is 1st Super Bowl in which neither team had at least 1 previous Super Bowl loss since 2000 season. The winner that year? Ravens.
- A 49ers win would mean that all 4 divisions in the NFC would have a Super Bowl champ in the last four years.
- Matt Birk of the Ravens will be the first player from Harvard to start a Super Bowl.
- The Ravens lead the all-time series with the 49ers 3-1 and have won the last 3 meetings.
- Joe Flacco is the first player in NFL history to enter the Super Bowl with at least 8 TD passes and 0 Int.
- Joe Flacco's 62 wins in the regular season and postseason are most by a QB in his 1st 5 seasons in the Super Bowl.
- Kaepernick is the 4th QB to start a Super Bowl in same season as making 1st career start. Last 2 (Brady, Warner) won.
- 5 QBs were taken ahead of Colin Kaepernick in 2011 NFL Draft. His Total QBR is nearly 30 points higher than next closest (Cam Newton).
- As NFL head coaches, the Harbaugh brothers have never lost a game following a bye week (incl playoffs). John is 6-0; Jim is 3-0-1.
- Ravens are 10-5 in road/neutral playoff games. That is the best win pct of any NFL franchise.
- Jim Harbaugh is trying to become 3rd QB to win Super Bowl as head coach (Tom Flores, Sean Payton are others).
Till next time,
Sassy
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