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Final Score Prediction

Ravens 24, Steelers 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 14 Joe Flacco Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3 Ray Rice Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 57 Bernard Pierce Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 18 Torrey Smith Rec: 4-80, 1 TD
WR 35 Anquan Boldin Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 68 Jacoby Jones Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 12 Dennis Pitta Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
TE 32 Ed Dickson Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 19 Justin Tucker FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 4 Defense / ST  
 
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 21 Byron Leftwich Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 22 Rashard Mendenhall Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 RB 35 Isaac Redman Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 RB 36 Jonathan Dwyer Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 25 Mike Wallace Rec: 5-80, 0 TD
WR 42 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 74 Jerricho Cotchery Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 5 Heath Miller Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 24 Shaun Suisham FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 11 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Ravens Club has won 11 straight vs. AFC North. Ravens have won 7 of past 8 in Nov. Aim for 3rd straight win at Pit... In past 6 vs. Steelers, QB Joe Flacco has 1,501 passing yards with 9 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 92.3 passer rating. Club has won 16 consecutive games when Flacco has 100+ rating... RB Ray Rice (5,034) joined JAMAL LEWIS (7,801) last week as only players in club history to reach 5,000 rush yards. Has 2 career games with 100+ rush yards vs. Pit. (141 on 12/27/09; 107 on 9/11/11)... Ravens are 9-1 when WR Torrey Smith has TD reception. Tied season-high with 2 TD catches last week. Had 5 catches for 71 yards w/TD in last game at Pit. For career, WR Anquan Boldin averages 93.2 rec. yards per game vs. Pit. (466 total in 5 games)... LB Terrell Suggs has 13.5 career sacks vs. Pit. LB Paul Kruger tied career-best with 2 sacks last week & recorded INT... KR-WR Jacoby Jones became 1st player in NFL history with 2 career 105+ yard KR-TDs last week.

Steelers Club has won 11 of past 13 vs. AFC North. Tied for NFL-best with 49.6 pct. 3rd-down conversion rate... QB Ben Roethlisberger is 5-2 as starter at home vs. Bal. w/ 13 TDs & 92.1 rating. QB Byron Leftwich made last career start with TB on 9/27/09. Leftwich is 1-1 as starter vs. Ravens. RB Jonathan Dwyer is averaging 95 rush yards per game in past 3 (285 total)... WR Mike Wallace aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD reception. WR Antonio Brown had 5 catches for 109 yards (21.8 avg.) in last meeting vs. Ravens... TE Heath Miller has 6 TD rec. in '12, tied for 3rd-most among NFL TEs... DE Brett Keisel tied career-best with 2 sacks last week... LB LaMarr Woodley has 9.5 sacks in 11 career games vs. Ravens (incl. postseason). LB Lawrence Timmons registered INT in OT last week, resulting in game-winning FG by K Shaun Suisham.


Results and Schedule
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 W 13-10 +3
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    
   
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 DEN A L 19-31 -12
2 2012-09-16 NYJ H W 27-10 +17
3 2012-09-23 OAK A L 31-34 -3
4   Bye      
5 2012-10-07 PHI H W 16-14 +2
6 2012-10-11 TEN A L 23-26 -3
7 2012-10-21 CIN A W 24-17 +7
8 2012-10-28 WAS H W 27-12 +15
9 2012-11-04 NYG A W 24-20 +4
10 2012-11-12 KC H W 16-13 +3
11 2012-11-18 BAL H L 10-13 -3
12 2012-11-25 CLE A    
13 2012-12-02 BAL A    
14 2012-12-09 SD H    
15 2012-12-16 DAL A    
16 2012-12-23 CIN H    
17 2012-12-30 CLE H    

Injury Report
Baltimore Ravens
Out  CB Jimmy Smith (groin)
Doubtful  DE Pernell McPhee (thigh)
Questionable  DT Terrence Cody (elbow)
 FS Christian Thompson (thigh)
Probable  SS Sean Considine (knee)
 MLB Dannell Ellerbe (fingers)
 WR Jacoby Jones (ankle)
 DT Haloti Ngata (shoulder)
 SS Bernard Pollard (chest)
 FS Ed Reed (shoulder)
 RB Ray Rice (toe)
 WR Torrey Smith (chest)
 DE Terrell Suggs (achilles-tendon)
 SLB Courtney Upshaw (shoulder)
IR  MLB Ray Lewis (triceps, 10/17)
 WR Tommy Streeter (foot, 8/31)
 CB Lardarius Webb (knee, 10/16)
PUP  WR David Reed (knee)
   
Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  WR Antonio Brown (ankle)
 SS Troy Polamalu (calf)
 QB Ben Roethlisberger (shoulder)
Questionable  ILB Stevenson Sylvester (hamstring)
Probable  CB Curtis Brown (quadriceps)
 FS Ryan Clark (concussion)
 DE Brett Keisel (shoulder)
 RB Rashard Mendenhall (achilles-tendon)
 CB Ike Taylor (other-illness)
IR  OLB Chris Carter (abdomen, 11/15)
 ILB Sean Spence (knee, 8/31)

Offense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Offense 
PIT
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 23.0 21.8 22.5 BAL
Rushing yards 99.0 129.0 117.0 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 3.98 4.30 4.35 PIT
Completion % 56.5% 63.5% 61.9% PIT
Passing yards 180.0 222.5 233.2 PIT
Passing yards per completion 11.52 10.45 10.78 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 6.51 6.64 6.67 PIT
Interceptions 0.7 0.5 0.9 PIT
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.5 0.7 BAL
Sacks allowed 2.0 1.5 2.2 PIT
3rd down conversions 37.1% 45.9% 38.8% PIT
4th down conversions 66.7% 33.3% 53.3% BAL
Time of possession 24:54 33:31 29:52 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Defense 
PIT
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 21.3 16.0 22.5 PIT
Rushing yards 170.3 84.5 117.0 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 4.50 3.81 4.35 PIT
Completion % 62.6% 51.3% 61.9% PIT
Passing yards 222.3 149.8 233.2 PIT
Passing yards per completion 10.47 10.09 10.78 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 6.56 5.18 6.67 PIT
INT return 1.3 0.8 0.9 BAL
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.0 0.7 BAL
Sacks 1.3 2.0 2.2 PIT
3rd down conversions 45.5% 33.8% 38.8% PIT
4th down conversions 40.0% 85.7% 53.3% BAL
Time of possession 35:06 26:43 29:52 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BAL   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.8 8.2 8.3 PIT
Yards per kick return 34.2 29.1 23.3 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 5.6 9.8 8.3 BAL
Yards allowed per kick return 24.8 24.2 23.3 PIT
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BAL   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.3 4.5 6.3 PIT
Penalty yards 57.7 56.5 52.1 PIT

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 1 2000-09-03 BAL PIT 16-0 BAL
2000 9 2000-10-29 PIT BAL 9-6 PIT
2001 8 2001-11-04 BAL PIT 13-10 BAL
2001 14 2001-12-16 PIT BAL 26-21 PIT
2002 8 2002-10-27 PIT BAL 31-18 PIT
2002 17 2002-12-29 BAL PIT 31-34 PIT
2003 1 2003-09-07 BAL PIT 15-34 PIT
2003 17 2003-12-28 PIT BAL 10-13 BAL
2004 2 2004-09-19 PIT BAL 13-30 BAL
2004 16 2004-12-26 BAL PIT 7-20 PIT
2005 8 2005-10-31 BAL PIT 19-20 PIT
2005 11 2005-11-20 PIT BAL 13-16 BAL
2006 12 2006-11-26 PIT BAL 0-27 BAL
2006 16 2006-12-24 BAL PIT 31-7 BAL
2007 9 2007-11-05 BAL PIT 7-38 PIT
2007 17 2007-12-30 PIT BAL 21-27 BAL
2008 4 2008-09-29 BAL PIT 20-23 PIT
2008 15 2008-12-14 PIT BAL 13-9 PIT
2008 CF 2009-01-18 BAL PIT 14-23 PIT
2009 12 2009-11-29 PIT BAL 17-20 BAL
2009 16 2009-12-27 BAL PIT 20-23 PIT
2010 4 2010-10-03 BAL PIT 17-14 BAL
2010 13 2010-12-05 PIT BAL 13-10 PIT
2010 DP 2011-01-15 BAL PIT 24-31 PIT
2011 1 2011-09-11 PIT BAL 7-35 BAL
2011 9 2011-11-06 BAL PIT 23-20 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. DP = Divisional Playoff CF = Conference Final