By Larry Fine NEW ORLEANS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Linebacker Ray Lewis wanted to cap his "last ride" in the NFL with a Super Bowl win, and the goal-line stand that clinched the championship for the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday was an ending fit for a fairytale. The inspirational leader for each of the Ravens' 17 seasons in the NFL rose up with his cohorts on defense to stop the San Francisco 49ers from getting into the end zone on three straight plays from the five-yard line to secure a 34-31 victory.

Joe Flacco threw three touchdown passes as the Baltimore Ravens jumped to a 21-6 half-time lead over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in Super Bowl 47. Flacco hit Jacoby Jones, Dennis Pitta and Anquan Boldin for touchdowns in a first half that was dominated by the Ravens, who have risen to every playoff challenge ahead of the National Football League's championship game. Flacco, who is in the final year of his contract, completed 13-of-20 passes for 192 yards in the first half.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Scoring summary from Sunday's Super Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens at the Superdome: 1st quarter 10:36 remaining. Baltimore Ravens touchdown. Anquan Boldin, 13-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco. Justin Tucker converted. Ravens 7 49ers 0 (Reporting by Larry Fine; Editing by Frank Pingue)

The Baltimore Ravens are the closest thing anyone has seen to defensive perfection this post-season and will enter Sunday's Super Bowl 47 looking to take down another NFL powerhouse team. Ravens' coach John Harbaugh expects his players will rise to the moment and hopefully snatch a win from younger brother Jim's San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League championship game at the Superdome stadium. "Big plays are going to be a determining factor in every single game," John said Friday. "But it will be the little plays in between that make the difference.