NFL Game Preview: Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots - Week 6

Fantasy Football Today - fantasy football rankings, cheatsheets, and information

A Fantasy Football Community!

Create An Account | Advertise | Contact

Free Newsletter!

Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots - Week 6

Game Preview Fantasy \| Game Notes \| Results & Schedule \| Injury Report \| Stat Comparisons \| Weather \| Team vs. Team History

ATL PHI	17 31
Pre	Post

SEA CHI	23 20
Pre	Post

SD STL	17 20
Pre	Post

NO TB	31 6
Pre	Post

MIA GB	23 20
Pre	Post

KC HOU	31 35
Pre	Post

DET NYG	20 28
Pre	Post

CLE PIT	10 28
Pre	Post

BAL NE	20 23
Pre	Post

NYJ DEN	24 20
Pre	Post

OAK SF	9 17
Pre	Post

DAL MIN	21 24
Pre	Post

IND WAS	27 24
Pre	Post

TEN JAC	30 3
Pre	Post

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

Patriots 24, Ravens 21

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Baltimore Ravens
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 14	Joe Flacco	Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6	Ray Rice	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 42	Willis McGahee	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 11	Anquan Boldin	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 38	Derrick Mason	Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 75	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 17	Todd Heap	Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 15	Billy Cundiff	FG: 0/0 XP: 3/3
DEF 14	Defense / ST

View all Week 6 Rankings or Projections

New England Patriots
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 9	Tom Brady	Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 22	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 35	Brandon Tate	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 18	Wes Welker	Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
WR 66	Julian Edelman	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 5	Aaron Hernandez	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
TE 31	Rob Gronkowski	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 13	Stephen Gostkowski	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 9	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Ravens Club has won 3 of past 4 on road... QB Joe Flacco (7,700) needs 147 passing yards to pass KYLE BOLLER (7,846) for most passing yards in franchise history. In past 3, Flacco has completed 60 of 93 passes (64.5 pct.) for 714 yards w/4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 97.7 passer rating... Bal. had 4 rush TDs vs. NE in last playoff game... In 2 career games vs. NE (incl. postseason), RB Ray Rice averages 131 rush yards per game (262 total) & aims for 3rd consecutive game w/100+ rush yards vs. NE (103, 159). Had 83-yard TD run in playoff game vs. NE - 2nd-longest rush in NFL playoff history. Incl. postseason, RB Willis McGahee has 3 TDs in past 3 vs. NE (2 rush, 1 rec.). Aims for 3rd straight game w/rush TD... WR Derrick Mason has TD rec. in 3 of past 4 vs. NE (incl. postseason). WR Anquan Boldin (7,883) needs 117 rec. yards for 8,000 career. WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh (593) needs 7 rec. to become 3rd current Raven w/600 career rec. (Mason, 879; Boldin, 614)... Defense allows 156.6 passing yards per game, 2nd fewest in NFL... Incl. playoffs, LB Terrell Suggs aims for 3rd straight game with sack vs. NE.

Patriots Club has won 7 consecutive games after bye, 2nd-longest current streak in NFL (Eagles, 11)... NE leads NFL w/32.8 points per game... QB Tom Brady has won 22 consecutive regular-season games at home as starter, tied for 2nd-longest streak by QB in NFL history (BRETT FAVRE, 25 in 1995-98; JOHN ELWAY, 22 in 1996-98). Ranks 1st in NFL w/109.0 passer rating in '10. Brady has 70+ comp. pct. in 3 of 4 games in '10... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis aims for 3rd straight w/rush TD. RB Danny Woodhead aims for 3rd straight game w/TD (1 rush, 1 rec.)... Since '07, WR Wes Welker leads NFL w/372 rec... Rookie TE Aaron Hernandez (4th round, No. 113) averages 13.3 yards per catch (18 rec., 240 yards)... S Patrick Chung blocked FG & punt last game & had 51-yard INT-TD return. Aims for 3rd consecutive game with INT... LB Rob Ninkovich posted 1st 2 INTs of career last game... DT Mike Wright had career-high 2 sacks in last regular season game vs. Bal... KR-WR Brandon Tate is tied for NFL high w/2 KR TDs 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
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	MIA	H
10	2010-11-11	ATL	A
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

New England Patriots
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	CIN	H	W 38-24	+14
2	2010-09-19	NYJ	A	L 14-28	-14
3	2010-09-26	BUF	H	W 38-30	+8
4	2010-10-04	MIA	A	W 41-14	+27
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	BAL	H	W 23-20	+3
7	2010-10-24	SD	A
8	2010-10-31	MIN	H
9	2010-11-07	CLE	A
10	2010-11-14	PIT	A
11	2010-11-21	IND	H
12	2010-11-25	DET	A
13	2010-12-06	NYJ	H
14	2010-12-12	CHI	A
15	2010-12-19	GB	H
16	2010-12-26	BUF	A
17	2011-01-02	MIA	H

Injury Report

Baltimore Ravens
Out	OT Jared Gaither (Back) ILB Tavares Gooden (Shoulder) WR Donte' Stallworth (Foot)
Doubtful	DE Paul Kruger (Knee)
Questionable	DE Haloti Ngata (Knee) CB Josh Wilson (Thigh)
Probable	FS Ken Hamlin (Ankle) OLB Edgar Jones (Thigh) ILB Jameel McClain (Knee) FB Le'Ron McClain (Shoulder) RB Ray Rice (Knee)
IR	CB Domonique Foxworth (Knee ACL) OT Ramon Harewood (Knees)
PUP	ILB Brendon Ayanbadejo (Left Quadriceps) FS Ed Reed (Hip)
Non-Football Related	OLB Sergio Kindle (Skull Fracture)

New England Patriots
Out	RB Fred Taylor (Toe)
Questionable	SS James Sanders (Hamstring)
Probable	QB Tom Brady (Shoulder) CB Terrence Wheatley (Foot)
IR	FS Josh Barrett (Shoulder) CB Leigh Bodden (Shoulder) RB Kevin Faulk (Right Knee ACL) OG Nick Kaczur (Back) FS Brandon McGowan (Chest) DE Darryl Richard (Foot) DE Ty Warren (Hip)
Holdout	OG Logan Mankins

Offense Stats Comparison

	BAL Offense	NE Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	17.0	38.0	20.8	NE
Rushing yards	96.0	118.5	111.0	NE
Rushing yards per attempt	3.58	4.33	4.15	NE
Completion %	57.3%	69.7%	61.3%	NE
Passing yards	221.7	242.0	220.1	NE
Passing yards per completion	10.93	10.45	10.64	BAL
Passing yards per attempt	6.26	7.28	6.52	NE
Interceptions	0.7	0.0	1.1	NE
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.5	0.8	BAL
Sacks allowed	1.0	1.0	2.2	-
3rd down conversions	45.7%	55.3%	38.2%	NE
4th down conversions	0.0%	66.7%	43.0%	NE
Time of possession	32:24	27:47	30:13	BAL

Defense Stats Comparison

	BAL Defense	NE Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	15.3	26.0	20.8	BAL
Rushing yards	98.0	114.5	111.0	BAL
Rushing yards per attempt	4.18	4.48	4.15	BAL
Completion %	56.8%	69.3%	61.3%	BAL
Passing yards	138.7	272.5	220.1	BAL
Passing yards per completion	9.91	10.25	10.64	BAL
Passing yards per attempt	5.63	7.10	6.52	BAL
INT return	0.0	1.5	1.1	NE
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.0	0.8	BAL
Sacks	1.7	1.5	2.2	BAL
3rd down conversions	26.6%	54.7%	38.2%	BAL
4th down conversions	0.0%	80.0%	43.0%	BAL
Time of possession	27:36	32:14	30:13	BAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	BAL	NE	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	6.1	7.5	9.0	NE
Yards per kick return	21.4	31.6	23.7	NE
Yards allowed per punt return	8.0	6.1	9.0	NE
Yards allowed per kick return	28.3	26.4	23.7	NE

Misc Stats Comparison

	BAL	NE	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.7	5.0	6.5	NE
Penalty yards	52.3	33.0	54.9	NE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Baltimore Ravens vs. New England Patriots
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2004	12	2004-11-28	BAL	NE	3-24	NE
2007	13	2007-12-03	NE	BAL	27-24	NE
2009	4	2009-10-04	BAL	NE	21-27	NE
2009	WC	2010-01-10	BAL	NE	33-14	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. WC = Wild-Card

Find Us On: