Former Baltimore Ravens wide receiver and Super Bowl XLVII hero Jacoby Jones has passed away, according to multiple reports. Several former teammates Jacoby="" was="" one="" of="" the="" most="" fun-loving="" teammates="" and="" people="" I’ve="" ever="" been="" around.="" Always="" dancing="" laughing,="" with="" a="" permanent="" smile="" on="" his="" face.=""
Gone="" far,="" far="" too="" soon.
R.I.P="" Jacoby="" Jones.
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The Ravens were trailing the Broncos 35-28 with 41 seconds left to play. Facing 3rd-and-3 from their own 30-yard line, Flacco threw it as far as he could in the direction of Jones. Broncos safety Rahim Moore, who will always be remembered for this play as well, misplayed the ball and saw it soar over his outstretched hand, landing into the arms of Jones who took it into the end zone for one of the most unbelievable touchdowns in NFL history.
The game ended up going into double overtime where the Ravens won it on a 47-yard Justin Tucker field goal, shockingly ending the Broncos season and heading to the AFC Championship Game.
The Ravens ended up in the Super Bowl that year and Jones made a case for MVP of that game. He caught a 56-yard touchdown pass and also returned a kickoff 108 yards for another touchdown, the longest play in Super Bowl history.
Jones was drafted in the third round by the Houston Texans in 2007. He then went to the Ravens before short stints with the Los Angeles Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers. He was just 40 years old.