It is very rare in the history of sports that a team would lose a playoff game in heartbreaking fashion one year and have the opportunity to make up for it the following year against the same team, same venue, same playoff game and on the same day of the week. But that is exactly what the Baltimore Ravens did against the New England Patriots in the 2012 AFC Championship game.
The previous season, the Ravens faced the Patriots in the 2011 AFC Championship and had a Super Bowl appearance right in front of the team.