NFL Game Preview: Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons - Week 10

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Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons - Week 10

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BAL ATL	21 26
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NYJ CLE	26 20
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MIN CHI	13 27
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HOU JAC	24 31
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DET BUF	12 14
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CIN IND	17 23
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CAR TB	16 31
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TEN MIA	17 29
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KC DEN	29 49
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DAL NYG	33 20
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SEA ARI	36 18
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STL SF	20 23
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NE PIT	39 26
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PHI WAS	59 28
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Ravens 27, Falcons 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Baltimore Ravens
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 7	Joe Flacco	Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 11	Ray Rice	Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 23	Willis McGahee	Rush: 30, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 11	Anquan Boldin	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 29	Derrick Mason	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 65	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 13	Todd Heap	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 14	Billy Cundiff	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 16	Defense / ST

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Atlanta Falcons
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 10	Matt Ryan	Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9	Michael Turner	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 7	Roddy White	Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 38	Michael Jenkins	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 75	Harry Douglas	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 11	Tony Gonzalez	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 9	Matt Bryant	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 22	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Ravens Club has won 5 of past 7 vs. NFC... In past 6, QB Joe Flacco has 5-1 record & has completed 123 of 186 passes (66.1 pct.) for 1,515 yards w/ 11 TDs vs. 1 INT & 108.6 passer rating. Is 2nd in team history w/ 47 TD passes (VINNY TESTAVERDE, 51)... Vs. NFC, RB Ray Rice averages 6.1 yards per carry (72 att., 441 yards). Had 180 scrimmage yards last week (97 rec., 83 rush). In only meeting vs. Atl. (w/ Bills on 9/25/05), RB Willis McGahee rushed for 140 yards... WR Derrick Mason (893) needs 7 receptions to reach 900. In last game vs. Atl. (w/ Cardinals on 12/23/07), WR Anquan Boldin had 13 rec. for 162 yards & 2 TD rec. Boldin (49) needs TD catch to reach 50 career... Incl. postseason, S Ed Reed aims for 5th game in row w/ INT. CB Lardarius Webb had 1st career INT last week. DT Haloti Ngata has career-high 5 sacks.

Falcons QB Matt Ryan is 17-1 (.944) as starter at home & aims for 14th consecutive home win. In career, has posted 100+ rating 12 times & Falcons are 12-0. Is 8-3 (.727) in career vs. AFC with 15 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 95.1 rating... RB Michael Turner aims for 3rd in row with 100+ yards & 2+ TDs. Has rushed for 228 yards (114 per game) & 4 TDs in past 2. Since 2008, has rushed for 1,784 yards (104.9 per game) & 22 TDs in 17 home games. Since 2008, has 32 rush TDs, 2nd most in NFL... WR Roddy White aims for 5th in row vs. AFC with 100+ yards. In past 4 vs. AFC, has 37 catches for 552 yards (138 per game) & 5 TDs. Had 6 catches for 104 yards & TD in last Thurs. game (11/22/07 vs. Ind.). WR Michael Jenkins had 13-yard TD in last meeting... DE John Abraham has 14.5 sacks in past 11 vs. AFC. Aims for 6th in row vs. AFC with sack (7 sacks in past 5). Has 95.5 sacks since 2000, 2nd most in NFL. DE Kroy Biermann has sack & INT-TD in 3 games vs. AFC this year.

Results and Schedule

Baltimore Ravens
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-13	NYJ	A	W 10-9	+1
2	2010-09-19	CIN	A	L 10-15	-5
3	2010-09-26	CLE	H	W 24-17	+7
4	2010-10-03	PIT	A	W 17-14	+3
5	2010-10-10	DEN	H	W 31-17	+14
6	2010-10-17	NE	A	L 20-23	-3
7	2010-10-24	BUF	H	W 37-34	+3
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	MIA	H	W 26-10	+16
10	2010-11-11	ATL	A	L 21-26	-5
11	2010-11-21	CAR	A
12	2010-11-28	TB	H
13	2010-12-05	PIT	H
14	2010-12-13	HOU	A
15	2010-12-19	NO	H
16	2010-12-26	CLE	A
17	2011-01-02	CIN	H

Atlanta Falcons
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	PIT	A	L 9-15	-6
2	2010-09-19	ARI	H	W 41-7	+34
3	2010-09-26	NO	A	W 27-24	+3
4	2010-10-03	SF	H	W 16-14	+2
5	2010-10-10	CLE	A	W 20-10	+10
6	2010-10-17	PHI	A	L 17-31	-14
7	2010-10-24	CIN	H	W 39-32	+7
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	TB	H	W 27-21	+6
10	2010-11-11	BAL	H	W 26-21	+5
11	2010-11-21	STL	A
12	2010-11-28	GB	H
13	2010-12-05	TB	A
14	2010-12-12	CAR	A
15	2010-12-19	SEA	A
16	2010-12-27	NO	H
17	2011-01-02	CAR	H

Injury Report

Baltimore Ravens
Out	FS Tom Zbikowski (Foot)
IR	CB Domonique Foxworth (Knee ACL) OT Jared Gaither (Back) OT Ramon Harewood (Knees)
Non-Football Related	OLB Sergio Kindle (Skull Frac)

Atlanta Falcons
Out	TE Justin Peelle (Groin)
Questionable	OC Todd McClure (Knee) OLB Sean Weatherspoon (Knee) WR Roddy White (Knee)
Probable	WR Brian Finneran (Knee) MLB Curtis Lofton (Knee) RB Jason Snelling (Knee) CB Brian Williams (Hamstring)
IR	WR Kerry Meier (Knee) RB Jerious Norwood (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	BAL Offense	ATL Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	25.7	21.3	22.5	BAL
Rushing yards	126.7	127.0	113.8	ATL
Rushing yards per attempt	3.88	4.30	4.20	ATL
Completion %	65.4%	62.1%	60.6%	BAL
Passing yards	245.0	240.7	222.9	BAL
Passing yards per completion	11.72	10.57	10.73	BAL
Passing yards per attempt	7.66	6.56	6.50	BAL
Interceptions	0.0	0.7	1.0	BAL
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.7	0.8	BAL
Sacks allowed	2.0	1.7	2.3	ATL
3rd down conversions	37.5%	42.9%	38.5%	ATL
4th down conversions	40.0%	100.0%	50.0%	ATL
Time of possession	34:58	29:42	30:17	BAL

Defense Stats Comparison

	BAL Defense	ATL Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	18.0	22.0	22.5	BAL
Rushing yards	94.7	87.0	113.8	ATL
Rushing yards per attempt	3.86	3.59	4.20	ATL
Completion %	62.8%	67.4%	60.6%	BAL
Passing yards	263.3	241.0	222.9	ATL
Passing yards per completion	11.49	11.11	10.73	ATL
Passing yards per attempt	7.21	7.49	6.50	BAL
INT return	1.7	1.7	1.0	-
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.7	0.8	ATL
Sacks	1.7	1.7	2.3	-
3rd down conversions	44.8%	53.0%	38.5%	BAL
4th down conversions	33.3%	66.7%	50.0%	BAL
Time of possession	28:33	30:18	30:17	BAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	BAL	ATL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	6.8	14.5	9.5	ATL
Yards per kick return	20.7	23.7	22.8	ATL
Yards allowed per punt return	6.7	10.5	9.5	BAL
Yards allowed per kick return	22.7	23.4	22.8	BAL

Misc Stats Comparison

	BAL	ATL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.7	3.7	6.4	ATL
Penalty yards	52.7	51.3	54.0	ATL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 4 to 9 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Baltimore Ravens vs. Atlanta Falcons
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2002	9	2002-11-03	BAL	ATL	17-20	ATL
2006	11	2006-11-19	ATL	BAL	10-24	BAL

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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