After earning All-Pro honors as a kick returner during that 2012 season, Jones made a name for himself during the playoffs with a few incredible game-changing plays. His 70-yard touchdown catch from Joe Flacco with 31 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter against the Denver Broncos — often referred to as the “Mile High Miracle” — was a season-saving play for the Ravens, who went on to win the Divisional Round game in double overtime.
In Super Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers, Jones came through once again with a pair of long TD scores. Late in the second quarter, the speedy wideout fell to the turf while catching a deep ball, but had the wherewithal to get up and evade two defenders for the final nine yards of a 56-yard TD. Jones went on to extend Baltimore’s lead soon thereafter, opening the second half with a historic 108-yard kickoff return TD — the longest play in Super Bowl history.
Jones’ two TDs were monumental for the Ravens, who warded off the 49ers’ late-game comeback to win Super Bowl XLVII, 34-31. He became the first player in Super Bowl history to score a receiving touchdown and return touchdown in the same game.
For Jones, a New Orleans native, having one of the greatest Super Bowl performances in the Superdome made the story all that more sweeter.
