The clock hasn’t quite struck midnight for the Cinderella Baltimore Ravens.

First came the Mile High Miracle as wideout Jacoby Jones slipped past the coverage to haul in a 70-yard hail mary against the Broncos. Then came their arch-nemesis New England Patriots in the AFC Championship this past Sunday, nine point favorites, who were shredded 28-13. Now come the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers in the grand finale, Super Bowl XLVII on February 3rd, being coined by pundits as the “Harbaugh Bowl.”

Brothers John and Jim Harbaugh, head coaches of the Ravens and 49ers respectively, now lead their squads into battle for the Lombardi Trophy on Super Bowl Sunday. For John and the Ravens though, it’s quite the far cry from the close of the regular season, as they lost four of their last five games. But the Ravens are no strangers to adversity. Coping with injuries to key defensive playmakers Terrell Suggs, Lardarius Webb, Haloti Ngata, and Ray Lewis all season, Baltimore has seen the likes of Dannell Ellerbe and Cary Williams step in and help guide the team to within one win of a world championship.

However, one cannot say enough about the catalyst of this improbable Ravens Super Bowl run, linebacker Ray Lewis, defensive captain and heart and soul of the team for 17 years. Lewis announced on January 2nd that he would be retiring after the playoffs and ever since his return from a torn triceps in the Wild Card round, the entire Ravens locker room has fed off this adrenaline as they try to send Ray off in style, with a second Super Bowl championship.

On the flipside, there’s the other Harbaugh, Jim, and his dominant 49ers squad. With nine Pro Bowlers, six coming from one of the stingiest defenses in the league, the Niners come into Super Bowl XLVII as the favorites. Despite this talent and a 12-3-1 record though, it hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for San Francisco. Pro Bowl defensive tackle Justin Smith is nursing a torn triceps, and quarterback Colin Kaepernick is only starting his 10th game after assuming the job mid-season after incumbent Alex Smith went down with a concussion. But Smith’s injury has proven to be a blessing in disguise, paving the way for the dynamic dual-threat Kaepernick to take the reins and set the world on fire in the process. With an NFL playoff record 181 rushing yards for a quarterback against the Packers in the Divisional Playoff, and 76.2% completions in a 17 point comeback against the Falcons on Sunday, “Kaep” has been instrumental to the 49ers Super Bowl run.

The media may be focusing on the Harbaugh brothers leading up to Super Sunday, but the real difference makers will be on the gridiron, as Ray Lewis and Colin Kaepernick look to steal the show and lead their respective teams to Super Bowl glory.