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New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Ravens - Week 15
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

SF
SD		 7
 34
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ARI
CAR		 12
 19
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PHI
NYG		 38
 31
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NO
BAL		 24
 30
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KC
STL		 27
 13
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JAC
IND		 24
 34
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HOU
TEN		 17
 31
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DET
TB		 23
 20
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CLE
CIN		 17
 19
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BUF
MIA		 17
 14
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WAS
DAL		 30
 33
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ATL
SEA		 34
 18
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DEN
OAK		 23
 39
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NYJ
PIT		 22
 17
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GB
NE		 27
 31
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CHI
MIN		 40
 14
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Ravens 27, Saints 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 4 Drew Brees Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 27 Pierre Thomas Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 46 Reggie Bush Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
 RB 47 Chris Ivory Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 5 Marques Colston Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 41 Lance Moore Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 44 Robert Meachem Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 92 Devery Henderson Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 24 Jeremy Shockey Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 15 Garrett Hartley FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 15 Defense / ST  
View all Week 15 Rankings or Projections
  
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Joe Flacco Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 21 Ray Rice Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 29 Willis McGahee Rush: 30, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 11 Anquan Boldin Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 40 Derrick Mason Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 76 T.J. Houshmandzadeh Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 21 Ed Dickson Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 6 Billy Cundiff FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 14 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Saints QB Drew Brees needs 145 yards for 5th consecutive 4,000-yard season & would join PEYTON MANNING as only QBs with 5+ 4,000-yard seasons in row. Is 1st QB with 20,000+ pass yards (22,153) & 150 TDs (150) in 1st 5 years with new club. In last game vs. Bal., passed for 383 yards & 3 TDs... RB Chris Ivory leads NFL rookies with 683 rush yards. RB Reggie Bush has 9 TDs (6 rush, 3 rec.) in past 9 vs. AFC. RB Pierre Thomas has 618 scrimmage yards (103 per game) & 6 TDs (4 rush, 2 rec.) in past 6 vs. AFC (incl. SB)... In only meeting, WR Marques Colston had 6 catches for 163 yards (27.2 avg.) & 2 TDs. Aims for 6th in row vs. AFC with TD catch. Had 2 TDs last week. WR Lance Moore had TD in Week 14... S Malcolm Jenkins had 2 INTs, incl. 96-yard TD, vs. Rams. S Darren Sharper aims for 3rd in row vs. Bal. with INT. LB Jonathan Vilma has 26 tackles (13 per game) in past 2 meetings. Aims for 3rd in row with sack, as does S Roman Harper. DE Will Smith has 6.5 sacks in past 8 vs. AFC.

Ravens Have won 8 of past 9 at home... At home in '10, QB Joe Flacco has 11 TDs vs. 1 INT & 107.1 passer rating. Flacco (9,807) needs 193 passing yards to become 1st QB in Ravens history to reach 10,000 career... With 8 catches last week, RB Ray Rice (168) surpassed JAMAL LEWIS (160) for most career rec. by Ravens RB... With 6 rec. vs. Hou., WR Derrick Mason (53) became 7th player in NFL history w/ 50+ rec. in 11 consecutive seasons. Has 5 TD catches in past 6. In 2 career games vs. NO, TE Todd Heap has 8 catches for 134 yards (16.8 avg.) w/ 1 TD...In last meeting, defense had 4 INTs, incl. 2 INT-TDs... LB Terrell Suggs (10) needs 2.5 sacks to surpass career-high 12 in '03 rookie season. LB Ray Lewis has 2 INTs in 3 career games vs. Saints. S Dawan Landry had career-high 2 INTs, incl. 1st career INT-TD (12 yards), in last meeting.


Results and Schedule
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-09 MIN H W 14-9 +5
2 2010-09-20 SF A W 25-22 +3
3 2010-09-26 ATL H L 24-27 -3
4 2010-10-03 CAR H W 16-14 +2
5 2010-10-10 ARI A L 20-30 -10
6 2010-10-17 TB A W 31-6 +25
7 2010-10-24 CLE H L 17-30 -13
8 2010-10-31 PIT H W 20-10 +10
9 2010-11-07 CAR A W 34-3 +31
10   Bye      
11 2010-11-21 SEA H W 34-19 +15
12 2010-11-25 DAL A W 30-27 +3
13 2010-12-05 CIN A W 34-30 +4
14 2010-12-12 STL H W 31-13 +18
15 2010-12-19 BAL A L 24-30 -6
16 2010-12-27 ATL A    
17 2011-01-02 TB H    
   
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 W 37-13 +24
12 2010-11-28 TB H W 17-10 +7
13 2010-12-05 PIT H L 10-13 -3
14 2010-12-13 HOU A W 34-28 +6
15 2010-12-19 NO H W 30-24 +6
16 2010-12-26 CLE A    
17 2011-01-02 CIN H    

Injury Report
New Orleans Saints
Out  WR Courtney Roby (Head)
 TE David Thomas (Knee)
Questionable  DT Tony Hargrove (Knee)
 RB Chris Ivory (Hamstring)
Probable  DT Remi Ayodele (Ankle)
 OT Jermon Bushrod (Ankle)
 FS Malcolm Jenkins (Rib)
 CB Tracy Porter (Shoulder)
 TE Jeremy Shockey (Groin)
 OT Zach Strief (Knee)
 MLB Jonathan Vilma (Quadriceps)
IR  MLB Stanley Arnoux (Achilles)
 RB Ladell Betts (Neck)
 OLB Jonathan Casillas (Foot)
 CB Randall Gay (Head)
 LS Jason Kyle (Shoulder)
 SS Chris Reis (Shoulder)
   
Baltimore Ravens
Out  TE Todd Heap (Thigh)
 FS Tom Zbikowski (Back)
Questionable  FB Le'Ron McClain (Illness)
 RB Willis McGahee (Illness)
Probable  ILB Tavares Gooden (Calf)
 WR Derrick Mason (Ankle)
 CB Fabian Washington (Thigh)
IR  CB Domonique Foxworth (Knee ACL)
 OT Jared Gaither (Back)
 OT Ramon Harewood (Knees)
Non-Football Related  OLB Sergio Kindle (Skull Fracture)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Offense 		 BAL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 33.0 24.5 22.6 NO
Rushing yards 130.0 92.8 116.6 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 4.78 3.48 4.28 NO
Completion % 66.0% 66.8% 60.9% BAL
Passing yards 288.7 235.8 225.1 NO
Passing yards per completion 11.41 10.77 10.98 NO
Passing yards per attempt 7.53 7.20 6.69 NO
Interceptions 1.3 0.3 1.0 BAL
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.5 0.6 NO
Sacks allowed 1.3 3.8 2.2 NO
3rd down conversions 53.7% 38.7% 38.7% NO
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 51.2% BAL
Time of possession 31:24 30:45 30:13 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Defense 		 BAL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 19.7 15.5 22.6 BAL
Rushing yards 119.7 86.3 116.6 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.56 3.96 4.28 BAL
Completion % 64.2% 55.0% 60.9% BAL
Passing yards 239.7 228.5 225.1 BAL
Passing yards per completion 9.61 10.53 10.98 NO
Passing yards per attempt 6.17 5.79 6.69 BAL
INT return 0.7 1.3 1.0 BAL
Fumble recoveries 1.3 0.0 0.6 NO
Sacks 2.3 2.3 2.2 -
3rd down conversions 32.8% 38.7% 38.7% NO
4th down conversions 60.0% 100.0% 51.2% NO
Time of possession 28:36 29:52 30:13 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NO   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.7 8.9 9.3 BAL
Yards per kick return 19.5 28.8 22.1 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 11.8 6.5 9.3 BAL
Yards allowed per kick return 24.0 26.5 22.1 NO
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NO   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 4.5 5.9 BAL
Penalty yards 49.7 35.3 48.8 BAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New Orleans Saints vs. Baltimore Ravens
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 14 2002-12-08 NO BAL 37-25 NO
2006 8 2006-10-29 BAL NO 35-22 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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