Prediction: Bengals 24, Ravens 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Baltimore Ravens |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 27 |
Joe Flacco |
Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 30 |
Ray Rice |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 43 |
Bernard Pierce |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
WR 13 |
Torrey Smith |
Rec: 5-80, 1 TD |
WR 48 |
Marlon Brown |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
WR 67 |
Jacoby Jones |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
TE 16 |
Dennis Pitta |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
K 11 |
Justin Tucker |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 16 |
Defense / ST |
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Cincinnati Bengals |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 8 |
Andy Dalton |
Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
RB 25 |
Giovani Bernard |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0 |
RB 35 |
BenJarvus Green-Ellis |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 6 |
A.J. Green |
Rec: 7-90, 1 TD |
WR 54 |
Marvin Jones |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
WR 76 |
Mohamed Sanu |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
TE 26 |
Jermaine Gresham |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
TE 30 |
Tyler Eifert |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
K 19 |
Mike Nugent |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 8 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Ravens Aim to reach postseason for 6th straight season... Have won 4 of past 5... QB Joe Flacco (3,720) needs 280 passing yards to join VINNY TESTAVERDE (4,177 in 1996) as only players in franchise history to reach 4,000 in season. Has 24-11 career record vs. AFC North... RB Ray Rice has 7 rush TDs in past 6 games vs. Bengals. Ravens are 14-4 (.778) when Rice has 100+ rush yards... WR Torrey Smith (1,101) has reached 1,000 rec. yards in season for 1st time in career. Needs 101 yards for most in season in Raven annals (MICHAEL JACKSON, 1,201 in 1996)... TE Dennis Pitta has 2 TD catches in past 3 vs. Cin... LB Terrell Suggs (10) has reached 10+ sacks for 5th time. LB Daryl Smith is 1 of 3 players in AFC with at least 5 sacks & 3 INTs in 2013... S James Ihedigbo had career-best 2 INTs in last game vs. Bengals... Since 2012, KR Jacoby Jones has 4 kick-return TDs (3 KR, 1 PR), tied for most in NFL... K Justin Tucker has made 33 of last 34 FGs.
Bengals Clinched 1st AFC North title since 2009... Club aims for 8-0 record at home this season... Last week, Bengals became 3rd team in NFL history to score 40+ points in 4 straight home games in season (1952 Lions, 2000 Rams)... QB Andy Dalton (4,015 passing yards, 31 TD passes) needs 117 passing yards & 2 TD passes for most in season in team history. In past 4 in December, Dalton has 10 TDs vs. 1 INT & 108.1 rating. Cin. is 15-1 (.938) when Dalton has 100+ rating... Rookie RB Giovani Bernard had 18-yard TD catch in last game vs. Bal. Since 2010, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis has 37 rush TDs, 4th-most in NFL... WR A.J. Green (3,772) needs 15 rec. yards to surpass TORRY HOLT (3,786) for 2nd-most rec. yards in 1st 3 seasons of career. Needs 6 rec. to become 3rd Bengal to reach 100 in season. Had 8 rec. for 151 yards, incl. 51-yard TD catch in last game against Bal... Defense allows 19.2 points per game, 2nd-fewest in AFC... LB Vontaze Burfict leads team with 157 tackles. Had career-best 2 sacks last week. LB Vincent Rey had 25-yard INT-return TD vs. Min. last week.
Results and Schedule
Baltimore Ravens |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-05 |
DEN |
A |
L 27-49 |
-22 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
CLE |
H |
W 14-6 |
+8 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
HOU |
H |
W 30-9 |
+21 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
BUF |
A |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
5 |
2013-10-06 |
MIA |
A |
W 26-23 |
+3 |
6 |
2013-10-13 |
GB |
H |
L 17-19 |
-2 |
7 |
2013-10-20 |
PIT |
A |
L 16-19 |
-3 |
8 |
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Bye |
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9 |
2013-11-03 |
CLE |
A |
L 18-24 |
-6 |
10 |
2013-11-10 |
CIN |
H |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
11 |
2013-11-17 |
CHI |
A |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
12 |
2013-11-24 |
NYJ |
H |
W 19-3 |
+16 |
13 |
2013-11-28 |
PIT |
H |
W 22-20 |
+2 |
14 |
2013-12-08 |
MIN |
H |
W 29-26 |
+3 |
15 |
2013-12-16 |
DET |
A |
W 18-16 |
+2 |
16 |
2013-12-22 |
NE |
H |
L 7-41 |
-34 |
17 |
2013-12-29 |
CIN |
A |
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Cincinnati Bengals |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
CHI |
A |
L 21-24 |
-3 |
2 |
2013-09-16 |
PIT |
H |
W 20-10 |
+10 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
GB |
H |
W 34-30 |
+4 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
CLE |
A |
L 6-17 |
-11 |
5 |
2013-10-06 |
NE |
H |
W 13-6 |
+7 |
6 |
2013-10-13 |
BUF |
A |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
7 |
2013-10-20 |
DET |
A |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
8 |
2013-10-27 |
NYJ |
H |
W 49-9 |
+40 |
9 |
2013-10-31 |
MIA |
A |
L 20-22 |
-2 |
10 |
2013-11-10 |
BAL |
A |
L 17-20 |
-3 |
11 |
2013-11-17 |
CLE |
H |
W 41-20 |
+21 |
12 |
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Bye |
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13 |
2013-12-01 |
SD |
A |
W 17-10 |
+7 |
14 |
2013-12-08 |
IND |
H |
W 42-28 |
+14 |
15 |
2013-12-15 |
PIT |
A |
L 20-30 |
-10 |
16 |
2013-12-22 |
MIN |
H |
W 42-14 |
+28 |
17 |
2013-12-29 |
BAL |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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BAL Offense |
CIN Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
19.8 |
34.3 |
24.1 |
CIN |
Rushing yards |
95.5 |
114.0 |
117.0 |
CIN |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.60 |
3.45 |
4.26 |
BAL |
Completion % |
57.8% |
61.9% |
61.1% |
CIN |
Passing yards |
229.3 |
229.0 |
231.6 |
BAL |
Passing yards per completion |
10.12 |
11.09 |
10.84 |
CIN |
Passing yards per attempt |
5.85 |
6.86 |
6.62 |
CIN |
Interceptions |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
CIN |
Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
BAL |
Sacks allowed |
2.8 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
CIN |
3rd down conversions |
39.1% |
37.9% |
37.8% |
BAL |
4th down conversions |
25.0% |
62.5% |
50.8% |
CIN |
Time of possession |
31:08 |
31:59 |
30:20 |
CIN |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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BAL Defense |
CIN Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
21.3 |
20.7 |
24.1 |
CIN |
Rushing yards |
109.8 |
99.7 |
117.0 |
CIN |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.11 |
4.42 |
4.26 |
BAL |
Completion % |
53.8% |
58.6% |
61.1% |
BAL |
Passing yards |
215.0 |
218.3 |
231.6 |
BAL |
Passing yards per completion |
11.73 |
9.60 |
10.84 |
CIN |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.31 |
5.63 |
6.62 |
CIN |
INT return |
0.5 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
CIN |
Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
CIN |
Sacks |
1.3 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
CIN |
3rd down conversions |
32.1% |
23.3% |
37.8% |
CIN |
4th down conversions |
66.7% |
37.5% |
50.8% |
CIN |
Time of possession |
30:12 |
28:01 |
30:20 |
CIN |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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BAL |
CIN |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
13.2 |
13.1 |
9.4 |
BAL |
Yards per kick return |
27.7 |
25.5 |
22.7 |
BAL |
Yards allowed per punt return |
8.6 |
15.6 |
9.4 |
BAL |
Yards allowed per kick return |
21.4 |
20.8 |
22.7 |
CIN |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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BAL |
CIN |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
6.5 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
CIN |
Penalty yards |
51.5 |
55.0 |
52.1 |
BAL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2013 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 11 to 16 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2000 |
4 |
2000-09-24 |
CIN |
BAL |
0-37 |
BAL |
2000 |
10 |
2000-11-05 |
BAL |
CIN |
27-7 |
BAL |
2001 |
2 |
2001-09-23 |
BAL |
CIN |
10-21 |
CIN |
2001 |
15 |
2001-12-23 |
CIN |
BAL |
0-16 |
BAL |
2002 |
10 |
2002-11-10 |
CIN |
BAL |
27-38 |
BAL |
2002 |
13 |
2002-12-01 |
BAL |
CIN |
27-23 |
BAL |
2003 |
7 |
2003-10-19 |
BAL |
CIN |
26-34 |
CIN |
2003 |
14 |
2003-12-07 |
CIN |
BAL |
13-31 |
BAL |
2004 |
3 |
2004-09-26 |
BAL |
CIN |
23-9 |
BAL |
2004 |
13 |
2004-12-05 |
CIN |
BAL |
27-26 |
CIN |
2005 |
9 |
2005-11-06 |
CIN |
BAL |
21-9 |
CIN |
2005 |
12 |
2005-11-27 |
BAL |
CIN |
29-42 |
CIN |
2006 |
9 |
2006-11-05 |
CIN |
BAL |
20-26 |
BAL |
2006 |
13 |
2006-11-30 |
BAL |
CIN |
7-13 |
CIN |
2007 |
1 |
2007-09-10 |
BAL |
CIN |
20-27 |
CIN |
2007 |
10 |
2007-11-11 |
CIN |
BAL |
21-7 |
CIN |
2008 |
1 |
2008-09-07 |
CIN |
BAL |
10-17 |
BAL |
2008 |
13 |
2008-11-30 |
BAL |
CIN |
34-3 |
BAL |
2009 |
5 |
2009-10-11 |
CIN |
BAL |
17-14 |
CIN |
2009 |
9 |
2009-11-08 |
BAL |
CIN |
7-17 |
CIN |
2010 |
2 |
2010-09-19 |
BAL |
CIN |
10-15 |
CIN |
2010 |
17 |
2011-01-02 |
CIN |
BAL |
7-13 |
BAL |
2011 |
11 |
2011-11-20 |
CIN |
BAL |
24-31 |
BAL |
2011 |
17 |
2012-01-01 |
BAL |
CIN |
24-16 |
BAL |
2012 |
1 |
2012-09-10 |
CIN |
BAL |
13-44 |
BAL |
2012 |
17 |
2012-12-30 |
BAL |
CIN |
17-23 |
CIN |
2013 |
10 |
2013-11-10 |
CIN |
BAL |
17-20 |
BAL |
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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.
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