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Final Score Prediction

Ravens 24, Raiders 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Carson Palmer Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 29 Taiwan Jones Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 36 Marcel Reece Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 21 Denarius Moore Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 44 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 63 Rod Streater Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 8 Brandon Myers Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 8 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 17 Defense / ST  
 
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Joe Flacco Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Ray Rice Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 55 Bernard Pierce Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 10 Torrey Smith Rec: 5-90, 1 TD
WR 29 Anquan Boldin Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 75 Jacoby Jones Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 19 Dennis Pitta Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 33 Ed Dickson Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 13 Justin Tucker FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 11 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Raiders QB Carson Palmer passed for 414 yards with 4 TDs last week & joined COTTON DAVIDSON & TOM FLORES as only QBs in Raiders history to have at least 400+ passing yards & 4+ TDs in game. For career, Palmer is 9-4 vs. Ravens... Raiders are 9-2 (.818) when RB Darren McFadden has 100+ rush yards. FB Marcel Reece had career-high 8 receptions for 95 yards & TD last week... In past 3, WR Darrius Heyward-Bey has 10 catches for 191 yards (19.1 avg.) with 1 TD. WR Denarius Moore has TD catch in 3 of past 4. Rookie WR Rod Streater posted 2nd TD catch of career last week... TE Brandon Myers had career-best in catches (8) & scored 1st 2 career TDs last week... LB Philip Wheeler leads team with 65 tackles in '12... DT Richard Seymour has sack in 2 of past 3... Since entering NFL in 2000, K Sebastian Janikowski leads NFL w/ 38 FGs of 50+ yards.

Ravens Club has won 14 consecutive regular-season home games, longest active streak in NFL... Ravens are 4-0 all-time at home vs. Raiders... JOHN HARBAUGH & Joe Flacco recorded 50th career regular-season win as HC & starting QB tandem last week. For career, Flacco has 32-5 (.865) record at home (incl. playoffs). Bal. has won 15 consecutive games when Flacco has 100+ rating... RB Ray Rice (4,999) needs 1 rush yard to join JAMAL LEWIS (7,801) as only players in club history to reach 5,000. Ravens are 13-2 (.867) when Rice has 100+ rush yards in game. Averages 6.1 yards per carry vs. Oak. (22 att., 134 yards)... Ravens are 8-1 when WR Torrey Smith has TD rec. WR Anquan Boldin (9,968) needs 32 scrim. yards to reach 10,000 career... CB Cary Williams has 4 INTs in past 5... S Ed Reed joined 2 HOFers - DICK LE BEAU (Det.) & EMLEN TUNNELL (NYG) - & KEN RILEY (Cin.) last wk as only players to reach 60 career INTs with 1 tm. Reed is 10th player in NFL history with 60 career INTs... LB Terrell Suggs has 4 sacks in past 3 vs. Oak.


Results and Schedule
Oakland Raiders
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 SD H L 14-22 -8
2 2012-09-16 MIA A L 13-35 -22
3 2012-09-23 PIT H W 34-31 +3
4 2012-09-30 DEN A L 6-37 -31
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 ATL A L 20-23 -3
7 2012-10-21 JAC H W 26-23 +3
8 2012-10-28 KC A W 26-16 +10
9 2012-11-04 TB H L 32-42 -10
10 2012-11-11 BAL A L 20-55 -35
11 2012-11-18 NO H    
12 2012-11-25 CIN A    
13 2012-12-02 CLE H    
14 2012-12-06 DEN H    
15 2012-12-16 KC H    
16 2012-12-23 CAR A    
17 2012-12-30 SD A    
   
Baltimore Ravens
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 CIN H W 44-13 +31
2 2012-09-16 PHI A L 23-24 -1
3 2012-09-23 NE H W 31-30 +1
4 2012-09-27 CLE H W 23-16 +7
5 2012-10-07 KC A W 9-6 +3
6 2012-10-14 DAL H W 31-29 +2
7 2012-10-21 HOU A L 13-43 -30
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 CLE A W 25-15 +10
10 2012-11-11 OAK H W 55-20 +35
11 2012-11-18 PIT A    
12 2012-11-25 SD A    
13 2012-12-02 PIT H    
14 2012-12-09 WAS A    
15 2012-12-16 DEN H    
16 2012-12-23 NYG H    
17 2012-12-30 CIN A    

Injury Report
Oakland Raiders
Out  RB Mike Goodson (ankle)
 RB Darren McFadden (ankle)
 DT Richard Seymour (hamstring)
 CB Shawntae Spencer (foot)
Probable  DE Desmond Bryant (heart)
 WLB Miles Burris (elbow)
 WLB Aaron Curry (knee)
 FS Matt Giordano (hamstring)
 K Sebastian Janikowski (groin)
 SS Mike Mitchell (fingers)
 TE Brandon Myers (shoulder)
 FB Marcel Reece (hamstring)
 DE Matt Shaughnessy (shoulder)
 DE Dave Tollefson (shoulder)
IR  WR Jacoby Ford (foot, 9/15)
   
Baltimore Ravens
Out  DE Pernell McPhee (thigh)
Questionable  DT Haloti Ngata (shoulder)
Probable  SS Sean Considine (chest)
 MLB Dannell Ellerbe (fingers)
 WR Jacoby Jones (toe)
 DT Ma'ake Kemoeatu (knee)
 SS Bernard Pollard (knee)
 FS Ed Reed (shoulder)
 CB Jimmy Smith (abdomen)
 DE Terrell Suggs (achilles-tendon)
IR  MLB Ray Lewis (triceps, 10/17)
 WR Tommy Streeter (foot, 8/31)
 CB Lardarius Webb (knee, 10/16)
PUP  WR David Reed (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Offense 
BAL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 24.0 20.3 22.3 OAK
Rushing yards 86.7 106.7 117.3 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.62 4.20 4.37 BAL
Completion % 60.1% 56.6% 61.9% OAK
Passing yards 272.0 180.0 238.0 OAK
Passing yards per completion 11.47 10.62 10.88 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 6.89 6.01 6.74 OAK
Interceptions 1.0 0.7 0.9 BAL
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.0 0.7 BAL
Sacks allowed 2.3 3.0 2.2 OAK
3rd down conversions 27.9% 35.4% 38.8% BAL
4th down conversions 50.0% 33.3% 55.0% OAK
Time of possession 30:59 26:22 29:49 OAK
  Defense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Defense 
BAL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 27.7 20.0 22.3 BAL
Rushing yards 107.0 170.3 117.3 OAK
Rushing yards per attempt 4.84 4.51 4.37 BAL
Completion % 64.5% 58.3% 61.9% BAL
Passing yards 225.0 222.3 238.0 BAL
Passing yards per completion 10.52 10.52 10.88 -
Passing yards per attempt 6.79 6.14 6.74 BAL
INT return 0.7 1.3 0.9 BAL
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.3 0.7 OAK
Sacks 1.7 1.0 2.2 OAK
3rd down conversions 33.8% 40.5% 38.8% OAK
4th down conversions 25.0% 50.0% 55.0% OAK
Time of possession 29:43 33:38 29:49 OAK

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   OAK   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 3.7 3.6 8.1 OAK
Yards per kick return 16.8 29.5 24.1 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 11.2 8.9 8.1 BAL
Yards allowed per kick return 21.3 23.4 24.1 OAK
  Misc Stats Comparison
   OAK   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.7 8.0 6.2 OAK
Penalty yards 59.7 71.3 51.7 OAK

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2012 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

Team vs. Team History
Oakland Raiders vs. Baltimore Ravens
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 15 2003-12-14 BAL OAK 12-20 OAK
2006 2 2006-09-17 OAK BAL 6-28 BAL
2008 8 2008-10-26 OAK BAL 10-29 BAL
2009 17 2010-01-03 BAL OAK 21-13 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.