,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ad1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,mikulski7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,congratulating
 the ,baltimore ,ravens for winning     
,super ,bowl ,,xlvii4  ,whereas1 on     
,february #c1 #bjac1 the ,baltimore     
,ravens won ,super ,bowl ,,xlvii1       
defeating the ,san ,francisco #di;ers by
 a score of #cd to #ca at the           
,mercedes-,benz ,superdome in ,new      
,orleans1 ,louisiana2 ,whereas ,super   
,bowl ,,xlvii marks the second ,super   
,bowl win for the ,baltimore ,ravens1   
the third ,super ,bowl win for a        
,baltimore football team1 and the first 
time in history that siblings have      
coached opposing teams in the ,super    
,bowl2 ,whereas the victory by the      
,baltimore ,ravens was the culmination  
of a regular season with #aj wins and #f
 losses and a series of exhilarating    

playoff performances2 ,whereas the      
,baltimore ,ravens exhibited a stellar  
offensive performance1 with #ic rushing 
yards and #bgd passing yards2 ,whereas  
the ,baltimore ,ravens' defense forced  
turnovers that were critical to         
achieving a victory2 ,whereas middle    
linebacker ,ray ,lewis won his second   
,super ,bowl ring in his last game in   
the ,national ,football ,league after   
recovering from a torn tricep earlier in
 the season2 ,whereas linebacker        
,terrell ,suggs tore his achilles tendon
 in the offseason but made a full       
recovery to play in the ,super ,bowl2   
,whereas quarterback ,joe ,flacco led   
the ,baltimore ,ravens to victory by    
throwing for a total of #bhg yards1 #c  
touchdowns1 and no interceptions1       
earning the award for ,most ,valuable   
,player2 ,whereas receiver ,jacoby      
,jones caught #a pass for #ef yards and 
a touchdown and returned a kickoff a    
record-tying #ajh yards for another     
touchdown2 ,whereas receiver ,anquan    

,boldin caught #f passes for #ajd yards 
and a touchdown2 ,whereas the ,baltimore
 ,ravens dedicated their play during the
 season to the memories of ,art ,modell1
 the former owner1 and ,tevin ,jones1   
the brother of receiver ,torrey ,smith2 
,whereas the leadership and vision of   
head coach ,john ,harbaugh propelled the
 ,baltimore ,ravens back to the pinnacle
 of professional sports2 ,whereas       
members of the ,baltimore ,ravens       
organization have helped their community
 through charitable work and advocacy2  
and ,whereas the ,baltimore ,ravens have
 brought great pride and honor to the   
,city of ,baltimore1 its loyal fans1 and
 the entire ,state of ,maryland3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 congratulates the ,baltimore       
,ravens for winning ,super ,bowl        
,,xlvii2  7#b7 recognizes the           
achievements of all the players1        
coaches1 and staff who contributed to   
the #bjab championship season2 and  7#c7
 requests that the ,secretary of the    

,senate prepare an enrolled version of  
this resolution for presentation to--   
7,a7 the owner of the ,baltimore        
,ravens1 ,steve ,biscotti2  7,b7 the    
head coach of the ,baltimore ,ravens1   
,john ,harbaugh2 and  7,c7 the          
now-retired field leader of the         
,baltimore ,ravens1 ,ray ,lewis4