who is the ravens quarterback 2012?
Joe Flacco
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 Quarterbacks 

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 Before the season , Penn State had an open competition to win the starting quarterback position ; true freshman Christian Hackenberg won and started all 12 games for the Nittany Lions . Hackenberg headlined their recruiting class , which also featured tight end Adam Breneman . John Butler was named Penn State 's new defensive coordinator upon the departure of Ted Roof . Most predicted Penn State would have a similar season to that of the 2012 team , which won eight games and lost four , but there was uncertainty , as injuries could decimate the team , which was already thin at many positions including offensive line and linebacker , while surprise performances from key players could lift them to success . 

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 Two weeks later , the Ravens faced the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football . Smith was tied with Saints wide receiver Kenny Stills as the game ’ s leading receiver , having 5 receptions for 98 yards . The Ravens would win in a 34 @-@ 27 shootout . 

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 Prior to the game , Maryland head coach Ralph Friedgen placed a partial @-@ game suspension on seven players who violated the team 's pre @-@ bowl curfew , including leading rusher , Da 'Rel Scott , and senior wide receiver Danny Oquendo . Consequently , a much younger line @-@ up initially started for Maryland during the early part of the game , including , according to Friedgen , some who probably would not have seen playing time otherwise . 

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 Shortly before the game , Maryland head coach Ralph Friedgen placed partial @-@ game suspensions on seven players who violated the team 's pre @-@ bowl curfew . The suspended players were linebackers Moise Fokou , Trey Covington , Antwine Perez , and Derek Drummond , cornerback Jamari McCollough , the quarterback 's preferred third @-@ down wide receiver Danny Oquendo , and leading running back Da 'Rel Scott . All except Drummond were regular starters . Consequently , a much younger line @-@ up started for Maryland , including , according to Friedgen , some who probably would not have seen playing time otherwise . 
