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Final Score Prediction

Ravens 23, Browns 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Joe Flacco Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3 Ray Rice Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 56 Bernard Pierce Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 24 Torrey Smith Rec: 4-80, 1 TD
WR 40 Anquan Boldin Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 76 Jacoby Jones Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 20 Dennis Pitta Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 33 Ed Dickson Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 4 Justin Tucker FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 8 Defense / ST  
 
Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
QB 21 Brandon Weeden Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6 Trent Richardson Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
RB 42 Montario Hardesty Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 36 Josh Gordon Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 50 Greg Little Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
 WR 58 Mohamed Massaquoi Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 28 Jordan Cameron Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 29 Ben Watson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 25 Phil Dawson FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 13 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Ravens Club has 11-5 (.688) record after bye... Seek 10th straight win vs. Browns... Bal. has won past 10 vs. AFC North... With win, JOHN HARBAUGH & Joe Flacco will record 50th career win as HC & starting QB tandem... Flacco is 9-0 vs. Cle. & has 11 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 92.3 rating. Ravens are 26-2 (.929) when he has 100+ rating... RB Ray Rice (4,901) needs 99 rush yards to join JAMAL LEWIS (7,801) as only players in Ravens history to reach 5,000. In career vs. Browns, Rice averages 91.6 rush yards per game (167 att., 824 yards). Ravens are 13-2 (.867) when Rice has 100+ rush yards in game... WR Torrey Smith had 6 rec. for 97 yards w/ TD in last meeting vs. Cle. WR Anquan Boldin posted 9 rec. for 131 yards in last game vs. Browns. Boldin (9,911) needs 89 scrimmage yards to reach 10,000 career... CB Cary Williams has 3 INTs in past 4... S Ed Reed has 10 career INTs vs. Cle., tied for most vs. any opponent... LB Terrell Suggs had sack in season debut vs. Hou. Has 13 sacks in 18 career games vs. Cle... LB Dannell Ellerbe led team with 12 tackles last game.

Browns Aim for 3rd straight win at home... Rookie QB Brandon Weeden leads AFC rookies with 9 TD passes. Leads NFL rookies in completions. (165). In past 3, Weeden has passed for 624 yards with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT. Passed for 320 yards in only game vs. Bal... Rookie RB Trent Richardson has 5 rush TDs, most by Browns' rookie in team's 1st 8 games since '69 (RON JOHNSON, 5). Posted 2nd 100-yard rush game of career last week (122). Leads AFC rookies with 470 rush yards. Had rush TD in only meeting vs. Bal... WR Josh Gordon leads NFL rookies in receiving yards (379). Averages 22.3 yards per catch in '12. WR Greg Little had season-high 77 rec. yards in last game vs. Bal... Browns have AFC-best 10 INTs this season... LB D'QWELL JACKSON has team-high 60 tackles in '12... DT Ahtyba Rubin has 2 sacks in past 2 vs. Bal... Rookie DT Billy Winn posted 1st sack of career last week... Since entering NFL in '10, CB Joe Haden leads team w/ 8 INTs.


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    
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    
   
Cleveland Browns
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 PHI H L 16-17 -1
2 2012-09-16 CIN A L 27-34 -7
3 2012-09-23 BUF H L 14-24 -10
4 2012-09-27 BAL A L 16-23 -7
5 2012-10-07 NYG A L 27-41 -14
6 2012-10-14 CIN H W 34-24 +10
7 2012-10-21 IND A L 13-17 -4
8 2012-10-28 SD H W 7-6 +1
9 2012-11-04 BAL H L 15-25 -10
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 DAL A    
12 2012-11-25 PIT H    
13 2012-12-02 OAK A    
14 2012-12-09 KC H    
15 2012-12-16 WAS H    
16 2012-12-23 DEN A    
17 2012-12-30 PIT A    

Injury Report
Baltimore Ravens
Out  DE Pernell McPhee (thigh)
Questionable  DT Haloti Ngata (shoulder)
Probable  CB Chykie Brown (ankle)
 TE Ed Dickson (hand)
 WR Tandon Doss (other-illness)
 MLB Dannell Ellerbe (hand)
 FS James Ihedigbo (hand)
 WR Jacoby Jones (foot)
 DT Ma'ake Kemoeatu (knee)
 SS Bernard Pollard (chest)
 FS Ed Reed (shoulder)
 CB Jimmy Smith (abdomen)
 DE Terrell Suggs (ankle)
 DE Deangelo Tyson (foot)
IR  MLB Ray Lewis (triceps, 10/17)
 WR Tommy Streeter (foot, 8/31)
 CB Lardarius Webb (knee, 10/16)
PUP  WR David Reed (knee)
   
Cleveland Browns
Out  WR Jordan Norwood (foot)
 CB Dimitri Patterson (ankle)
 DT Ahtyba Rubin (calf)
Questionable  MLB D'Qwell Jackson (foot)
Probable  DT John Hughes (arm)
 SLB James-Michael Johnson (knee)
 WR Mohamed Massaquoi (hamstring)
 RB Chris Ogbonnaya (other-excused)
 DE Juqua Parker (knee)
 RB Trent Richardson (other-excused)
 DE Frostee Rucker (shoulder)
 DT Phil Taylor (chest)
 SS Ray Ventrone (calf)
 SS T.J. Ward (shoulder)
IR  SLB Emmanuel Acho (undisclosed, 8/27)
 SLB Scott Fujita (neck, 10/24)
 OLB Chris Gocong (achilles-tendon, 8/27)

Offense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Offense 
CLE
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 22.3 17.5 22.3 BAL
Rushing yards 102.7 73.0 114.4 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.47 3.44 4.25 BAL
Completion % 59.1% 55.9% 61.5% BAL
Passing yards 244.0 245.0 239.6 CLE
Passing yards per completion 11.54 11.11 10.84 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 6.82 6.22 6.67 BAL
Interceptions 1.0 1.0 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.3 0.7 BAL
Sacks allowed 3.0 1.3 2.3 CLE
3rd down conversions 37.3% 31.3% 38.7% BAL
4th down conversions 0.0% 60.0% 55.2% CLE
Time of possession 25:30 27:05 29:58 CLE
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Defense 
CLE
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 25.0 22.0 22.3 CLE
Rushing yards 157.3 126.0 114.4 CLE
Rushing yards per attempt 4.12 4.42 4.25 BAL
Completion % 61.4% 61.7% 61.5% BAL
Passing yards 269.0 243.8 239.6 CLE
Passing yards per completion 11.06 10.61 10.84 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 6.79 6.54 6.67 CLE
INT return 0.7 0.5 0.9 BAL
Fumble recoveries 0.3 1.0 0.7 CLE
Sacks 1.3 1.8 2.3 CLE
3rd down conversions 43.8% 37.6% 38.7% CLE
4th down conversions 66.7% 25.0% 55.2% CLE
Time of possession 34:30 32:55 29:58 CLE

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BAL   CLE  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.0 15.7 8.3 CLE
Yards per kick return 29.5 30.5 24.5 CLE
Yards allowed per punt return 8.4 12.4 8.3 BAL
Yards allowed per kick return 23.0 19.1 24.5 CLE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BAL   CLE  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 8.7 6.8 6.3 CLE
Penalty yards 77.3 58.3 53.6 CLE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 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
2011 13 2011-12-04 BAL CLE 24-10 BAL
2011 16 2011-12-24 CLE BAL 14-20 BAL
2012 4 2012-09-27 CLE BAL 16-23 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.