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Playoff blitz

HERO

Ravens QB Joe Flacco, who outplayed Denver’s Peyton Manning, completing 18-of-34 for 331 yards with 3 TDs and no turnovers. Flacco sent the game into overtime with a 70-yard TD pass to Jacoby Jones with 31 seconds remaining in regulation to tie it at 35-35.

UNSUNG HERO

Broncos kick returner Tridon Holliday, who took a punt 90 yards for a TD in the first quarter and returned the opening kickoff of the second half 104 yards for a TD. He became the first player in NFL history to return both a punt and kickoff for TDs in the same playoff game.

ZERO

The Broncos’ secondary, which was torched all game by Flacco and his receivers. Broncos CBs Rahim Moore and Tony Carter inexcusably let Jacoby Jones get behind them on the game-tying 70-yard TD to send the game to OT.

KEY STAT

3Turnovers by Peyton Manning, leading to 17 Baltimore points — including the game-winning field goal in the second OT.