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Final Score Prediction

Ravens 24, Cowboys 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 15 Tony Romo Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 19 DeMarco Murray Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 9 Miles Austin Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 30 Dez Bryant Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
WR 63 Kevin Ogletree Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 9 Jason Witten Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 20 Dan Bailey FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 22 Defense / ST  
 
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 14 Joe Flacco Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2 Ray Rice Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 48 Bernard Pierce Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 8 Torrey Smith Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 24 Anquan Boldin Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 71 Jacoby Jones Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 13 Dennis Pitta Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 14 Justin Tucker FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 6 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cowboys QB Tony Romo threw TD in last game, his 154th of career, & passed HOFer ROGER STAUBACH (153) for 3rd most in team history. Romo aims for 3rd win in row vs. AFC. In career, when Romo starts & has 100+ rating (min. 10 att.), Cowboys are 34-8 (.810)... In past 2 vs. AFC, RB DeMarco Murray has rushed for 222 yards (111 per game) & TD. Has 4 130-yard rush games in career & team is 4-0 in those contests... TE Jason Witten had 13 catches for 112 yards & TD in last game. Had 5 catches for 87 yards & TD in last meeting. Since 2007, has 465 catches, 2nd most by NFL TE. In Week 4, Witten (112 yards) & WR Dez Bryant (105) each had 100-yard game, 1st time 2 Cowboys had 100+ rec. yards in same game since 9/18/11. In past 9 vs. AFC, WR Miles Austin has 57 catches for 980 yards (108.9 per game) & 6 TDs. Austin has TD catch or 100+ yards in 7 of past 8, incl. TD in Week 4... LB DeMarcus Ware has 30.5 sacks in past 23. Since 2006, has 96.5 sacks, most in NFL. Ware has 3 sacks & 3 FFs in past 2. Had sack & 2 FFs in last game vs. Bal. DT Josh Brent had 1st career sack in Week 4.

Ravens Club has won 13 consecutive reg.-sea. home games, longest active streak in NFL... Ravens are 11-6 vs. NFC under head coach JOHN HARBAUGH... QB Joe Flacco is 8-0 at home vs. NFC & has 13 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 98.7 rating. For career, Flacco has 30-5 (.857) record at home. Ravens are 25-2 (.926) when he has 100+ rating... Last week vs. KC, RB Ray Rice posted 15th career game with 100+ rush yards & Ravens are 13-2 (.867) in such games... WR Torrey Smith is averaging 112 rec. yards per game in past 2 at home. In past 2, WR Anquan Boldin has 13 catches for 213 yards. Since '03, Boldin ranks 2nd in NFL among WRs with 730 rec. (REGGIE WAYNE, 822)... C MATT BIRK will play in 200th career game... Defense allows 17.8 pts per game, 2nd-lowest in AFC (Hou., 14.6)... S Ed Reed has 3 INTs in 2 career games vs. Cowboys... CB Cary Williams aims for 3rd consecutive game with INT. CB Lardarius Webb registered 1st INT of season last week.


Results and Schedule
Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-05 NYG A W 24-17 +7
2 2012-09-16 SEA A L 7-27 -20
3 2012-09-23 TB H W 16-10 +6
4 2012-10-01 CHI H L 18-34 -16
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 BAL A L 29-31 -2
7 2012-10-21 CAR A    
8 2012-10-28 NYG H    
9 2012-11-04 ATL A    
10 2012-11-11 PHI A    
11 2012-11-18 CLE H    
12 2012-11-22 WAS H    
13 2012-12-02 PHI H    
14 2012-12-09 CIN A    
15 2012-12-16 PIT H    
16 2012-12-23 NO H    
17 2012-12-30 WAS 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    
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 CLE A    
10 2012-11-11 OAK H    
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
Dallas Cowboys
Questionable  OLB Anthony Spencer (shoulder)
Probable  WR Miles Austin (hamstring)
 CB Morris Claiborne (other-illness)
 DE Kenyon Coleman (knee)
 SS Matt Johnson (hamstring)
 NT Jay Ratliff (ankle)
 DE Marcus Spears (knee)
IR  SS Barry Church (achilles-tendon, 9/25)
 ILB Caleb McSurdy (achilles-tendon, 8/16)
   
Baltimore Ravens
Probable  DT Haloti Ngata (shoulder)
IR  MLB Ricky Brown (head, 8/31)
 DE Ryan McBean (ankle, 8/27)
 WR Tommy Streeter (foot, 8/31)
PUP  WR David Reed (knee)
 DE Terrell Suggs (achilles-tendon)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DAL
 Offense 
BAL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 17.0 25.7 23.1 BAL
Rushing yards 45.0 118.0 112.5 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.43 4.86 4.17 BAL
Completion % 68.3% 61.3% 62.0% DAL
Passing yards 274.5 286.3 240.4 BAL
Passing yards per completion 10.77 12.33 11.00 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 7.36 7.56 6.82 BAL
Interceptions 1.0 1.0 1.0 -
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.3 0.7 BAL
Sacks allowed 1.5 3.0 2.3 DAL
3rd down conversions 39.6% 33.3% 38.3% DAL
4th down conversions 33.3% 20.0% 59.1% DAL
Time of possession 30:51 27:21 30:15 DAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DAL
 Defense 
BAL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 22.0 17.7 23.1 BAL
Rushing yards 87.5 111.7 112.5 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.82 3.48 4.17 BAL
Completion % 61.5% 61.1% 62.0% BAL
Passing yards 160.0 275.3 240.4 DAL
Passing yards per completion 10.59 11.88 11.00 DAL
Passing yards per attempt 6.52 7.26 6.82 DAL
INT return 0.0 1.3 1.0 BAL
Fumble recoveries 1.0 1.3 0.7 BAL
Sacks 2.0 1.7 2.3 DAL
3rd down conversions 35.8% 37.0% 38.3% DAL
4th down conversions 83.3% 60.0% 59.1% BAL
Time of possession 29:09 32:39 30:15 DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DAL   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.0 9.0 10.1 BAL
Yards per kick return 21.5 24.3 24.6 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 5.0 9.8 10.1 DAL
Yards allowed per kick return 18.5 22.2 24.6 DAL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DAL   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 9.0 7.7 6.5 BAL
Penalty yards 66.5 65.0 56.6 BAL

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

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Dallas Cowboys vs. Baltimore Ravens
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 12 2000-11-19 DAL BAL 0-27 BAL
2004 11 2004-11-21 DAL BAL 10-30 BAL
2008 16 2008-12-20 BAL DAL 33-24 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.