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Final Score Prediction

Ravens 24, Browns 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Joe Flacco Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Ray Rice Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
WR 13 Anquan Boldin Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 21 Torrey Smith Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 90 Lee Evans Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 18 Ed Dickson Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 16 Billy Cundiff FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 2 Defense / ST  
 
Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
QB 31 Colt McCoy Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 25 Peyton Hillis Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
RB 53 Chris Ogbonnaya Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 55 Montario Hardesty Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 36 Greg Little Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 68 Josh Cribbs Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 77 Mohamed Massaquoi Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 27 Ben Watson Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 28 Phil Dawson FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 23 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Ravens Club has registered 5 consecutive wins vs. AFC North... Ravens have won 4 of past 5 at Cle... For career vs. Browns, QB Joe Flacco is 6-0 & has completed 102 of 151 passes (67.5 pct.) for 1,238 yards with 8 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 101.9 passer rating... RB Ray Rice averages 111.7 rush yards per contest at Cle. (3 games). Leads AFC RBs & ranks 2nd in NFL with 54 rec. in '11 (DARREN SPROLES, 62)... WR Anquan Boldin (698) needs 2 receptions to reach 700 career. Boldin tied career-best with 3 TD catches vs. Browns on 9/26/10. 23 of rookie WR Torrey Smith's 31 catches have been for 1st downs (74.2 pct.). Ranks 2nd among NFL rookies with 613 rec. yards (A.J. GREEN, 745)... TE Dennis Pitta posted 1st TD catch of career last week... Defense tied franchise record with 9 sacks last week & leads NFL with 38 sacks... LB Terrell Suggs posted 2nd game of season with 3 sacks last week. Suggs (9) needs sack to reach double-digit sacks for 4th time in career (12 in '03; 10.5 in '04; 11 in '10)... DE Cory Redding had career-high 2.5 sacks last game... CB Lardarius Webb aims for 3rd straight game with INT... S Ed Reed has 10 INTs vs. Browns, most against any opponent.

Browns Club has won 2 of past 3 at home... In past 3,QB Colt McCoy has completed 53 of 85 passes (62.4 pct.) for 568 yards with 3 TDs & 83.8 passer rating... In past 2 games vs. Ravens, RB Peyton Hillis is averaging 89.5 rush yards per game (179 total). Hillis (96) needs 4 catches to reach 100 career. In past 2 at home, RB Chris Ogbonnaya is averaging 102.5 rush yards per game (205 total)... Rookie WR Greg Little (2nd round, No. 59) leads NFL rookies with 47 receptions. Registered 1st TD catch last week. WR Jordan Norwood is averaging 24 yards per catch in past 2 (120 total). Had career-best 69 rec. yards last week, incl. 24-yard TD catch (1st of career)... Defense allows NFL-low 174.7 passing yards per game... Rookies DL Jabaal Sheard (4.5) & DL Phil Taylor (4) have combined for 8.5 sacks... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads team with 100 tackles... CB Joe Haden had sack, INT & FF in last game vs. Bal... KR-WR Josh Cribbs registered 92-yard KR-TD vs. Ravens on 11/2/08.


Results and Schedule
Baltimore Ravens
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 PIT H W 35-7 +28
2 2011-09-18 TEN A L 13-26 -13
3 2011-09-25 STL A W 37-7 +30
4 2011-10-02 NYJ H W 34-17 +17
5   Bye      
6 2011-10-16 HOU H W 29-14 +15
7 2011-10-24 JAC A L 7-12 -5
8 2011-10-30 ARI H W 30-27 +3
9 2011-11-06 PIT A W 23-20 +3
10 2011-11-13 SEA A L 17-22 -5
11 2011-11-20 CIN H W 31-24 +7
12 2011-11-24 SF H W 16-6 +10
13 2011-12-04 CLE A W 24-10 +14
14 2011-12-11 IND H    
15 2011-12-18 SD A    
16 2011-12-24 CLE H    
17 2012-01-01 CIN A    
   
Cleveland Browns
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 CIN H L 17-27 -10
2 2011-09-18 IND A W 27-19 +8
3 2011-09-25 MIA H W 17-16 +1
4 2011-10-02 TEN H L 13-31 -18
5   Bye      
6 2011-10-16 OAK A L 17-24 -7
7 2011-10-23 SEA H W 6-3 +3
8 2011-10-30 SF A L 10-20 -10
9 2011-11-06 HOU A L 12-30 -18
10 2011-11-13 STL H L 12-13 -1
11 2011-11-20 JAC H W 14-10 +4
12 2011-11-27 CIN A L 20-23 -3
13 2011-12-04 BAL H L 10-24 -14
14 2011-12-08 PIT A    
15 2011-12-18 ARI A    
16 2011-12-24 BAL A    
17 2012-01-01 PIT H    

Injury Report
Baltimore Ravens
Out  CB Chris Carr (Back)
Questionable  ILB Ray Lewis (Foot)
Probable  RB Anthony Allen (Thigh)
 ILB Dannell Ellerbe (Thigh)
 DE Art Jones (Head)
IR  ILB Prescott Burgess (Thigh)
 CB Domonique Foxworth (Right Knee)
 OT Ramon Harewood (Ankle)
 DE Michael McAdoo (Knee)
   
Cleveland Browns
Out  OLB Quinton Spears (Hamstring)
 SS T.J. Ward (Foot)
Questionable  FS Mike Adams (Shoulder)
 RB Montario Hardesty (Calf)
 DE Jayme Mitchell (Ankle)
 OT Tony Pashos (Ankle)
 CB Dimitri Patterson (Ankle)
Probable  RB Peyton Hillis (Hamstring)
 OLB Kaluka Maiava (Knee)
 FB Owen Marecic (Head)
 QB Colt McCoy (Right Elbow)
IR  OLB Scott Fujita (Hand)
 RB Brandon Jackson (Toe)
 OG Eric Steinbach (Back)
Non-Football Related  DE Marcus Benard (Hand)

Offense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Offense 
CLE
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 21.5 12.0 21.1 BAL
Rushing yards 84.8 116.8 118.4 CLE
Rushing yards per attempt 3.43 3.72 4.25 CLE
Completion % 59.4% 61.9% 59.6% CLE
Passing yards 241.5 173.5 217.7 BAL
Passing yards per completion 9.69 9.60 10.92 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 5.76 5.94 6.51 CLE
Interceptions 0.8 1.0 1.1 BAL
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.5 0.6 CLE
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.0 2.3 BAL
3rd down conversions 43.5% 41.6% 37.5% BAL
4th down conversions 100.0% 80.0% 43.2% BAL
Time of possession 28:25 29:27 30:17 CLE
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Defense 
CLE
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 19.5 16.5 21.1 CLE
Rushing yards 105.3 136.8 118.4 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.37 4.66 4.25 BAL
Completion % 54.3% 56.6% 59.6% BAL
Passing yards 181.0 159.0 217.7 CLE
Passing yards per completion 12.22 9.72 10.92 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 6.63 5.50 6.51 CLE
INT return 0.8 0.5 1.1 BAL
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.5 0.6 CLE
Sacks 3.3 1.3 2.3 BAL
3rd down conversions 28.0% 41.5% 37.5% BAL
4th down conversions 66.7% 25.0% 43.2% CLE
Time of possession 31:35 30:33 30:17 CLE

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BAL   CLE  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.4 5.4 10.1 BAL
Yards per kick return 24.6 24.6 23.4 -
Yards allowed per punt return 12.1 12.0 10.1 CLE
Yards allowed per kick return 27.9 18.3 23.4 CLE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BAL   CLE  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.8 5.5 6.7 CLE
Penalty yards 52.0 45.5 56.9 CLE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2011 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 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Baltimore Ravens vs. Cleveland Browns
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 5 2000-10-01 BAL CLE 12-0 BAL
2000 13 2000-11-26 CLE BAL 7-44 BAL
2001 6 2001-10-21 BAL CLE 14-24 CLE
2001 10 2001-11-18 CLE BAL 27-17 CLE
2002 5 2002-10-06 BAL CLE 26-21 BAL
2002 16 2002-12-22 CLE BAL 14-13 CLE
2003 2 2003-09-14 CLE BAL 13-33 BAL
2003 16 2003-12-21 BAL CLE 35-0 BAL
2004 1 2004-09-12 BAL CLE 3-20 CLE
2004 9 2004-11-07 CLE BAL 13-27 BAL
2005 6 2005-10-16 CLE BAL 3-16 BAL
2005 17 2006-01-01 BAL CLE 16-20 CLE
2006 3 2006-09-24 BAL CLE 15-14 BAL
2006 15 2006-12-17 CLE BAL 17-27 BAL
2007 4 2007-09-30 BAL CLE 13-27 CLE
2007 11 2007-11-18 CLE BAL 33-30 CLE
2008 3 2008-09-21 CLE BAL 10-28 BAL
2008 9 2008-11-02 BAL CLE 37-27 BAL
2009 3 2009-09-27 CLE BAL 3-34 BAL
2009 10 2009-11-16 BAL CLE 16-0 BAL
2010 3 2010-09-26 CLE BAL 17-24 BAL
2010 16 2010-12-26 BAL CLE 20-10 BAL

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.