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Final Score Prediction

Ravens 23, Panthers 10

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Joe Flacco Pass: 270, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 4 Ray Rice Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 49 Willis McGahee Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 36 Anquan Boldin Rec: 6-80, 0 TD
WR 44 Derrick Mason Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 80 T.J. Houshmandzadeh Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 3 Todd Heap Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 4 Billy Cundiff FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
 DEF 1 Defense / ST  
 
Carolina Panthers
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 31 Brian St. Pierre Pass: 180, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 25 Mike Goodson Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 46 Steve Smith Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 52 David Gettis Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 81 Brandon LaFell Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 32 Dante Rosario Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 26 John Kasay FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 19 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Ravens Club has won 2 of past 3 vs. NFC... QB Joe Flacco (50) needs 2 TD passes to surpass VINNY TESTAVERDE (51) for most TD passes in franchise history. In past 4 games, Flacco has completed 85 of 127 passes (66.9 pct.) for 1,016 yards w/ 10 TDs vs. 1 INT & leads NFL w/ 114.2 passer rating. Has 8 TDs vs. 1 INT & 119.5 passer rating in past 3 vs. NFC... RB Ray Rice averages 6.0 yards per carry (84 att., 500 yards) vs. NFC... WR Derrick Mason (897) needs 3 receptions to become 13th player in NFL history w/ 900 career. Aims for 3rd consecutive game w/ TD rec. WR Anquan Boldin has 3 TD receptions in past 3 against Panthers... TE Todd Heap has 4 TD receptions in past 4... DT Haloti Ngata has career-high 5 sacks... With INT, S Ed Reed (49) can become 4th player in NFL history w/ 50 INTs to average at least 20.0 yards per INT return... Club has 10-1 (.909) record when LB Terrell Suggs has 2+ sacks in game.

Panthers Rookie QB Jimmy Clausen had career-high 191 yards last week... RB Mike Goodson rushed for career-high 100 yards vs. TB. When RB Jonathan Stewart has 15+ carries, Panthers are 13-0. In past 9 vs. AFC, RB DeAngelo Williams has rushed for 834 yards (92.7 per game) & averages 6.1 yards per carry. In career, when he has 18+ att., Panthers are 15-3 (.833). RB JOSH VAUGHAN had 1st career rush TD last week... WR Steve Smith had 8 catches for 189 yards (23.6 avg.) & TD (72 yards) in last meeting. Has 6,499 rec. yards since start of 2005, 4th most in NFL. WRs David Gettis (23) & Brandon LaFell (20) rank 3rd & 4th among NFC rookie WRs in receptions... LB Jon Beason has 42 tackles (14 per game) in past 3 vs. AFC. CB Chris Gamble ranks 2nd in team history with 24 INTs & needs 1 to tie ERIC DAVIS (25) for franchise record. S Charles Godfrey is tied for 5th in NFL with career-high 4 INTs. DE Everette Brown had sack last week.


Results and Schedule
Baltimore Ravens
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-13 NYJ A W 10-9 +1
2 2010-09-19 CIN A L 10-15 -5
3 2010-09-26 CLE H W 24-17 +7
4 2010-10-03 PIT A W 17-14 +3
5 2010-10-10 DEN H W 31-17 +14
6 2010-10-17 NE A L 20-23 -3
7 2010-10-24 BUF H W 37-34 +3
8   Bye      
9 2010-11-07 MIA H W 26-10 +16
10 2010-11-11 ATL A L 21-26 -5
11 2010-11-21 CAR A W 37-13 +24
12 2010-11-28 TB H    
13 2010-12-05 PIT H    
14 2010-12-13 HOU A    
15 2010-12-19 NO H    
16 2010-12-26 CLE A    
17 2011-01-02 CIN H    
   
Carolina Panthers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 NYG A L 18-31 -13
2 2010-09-19 TB H L 7-20 -13
3 2010-09-26 CIN H L 7-20 -13
4 2010-10-03 NO A L 14-16 -2
5 2010-10-10 CHI H L 6-23 -17
6   Bye      
7 2010-10-24 SF H W 23-20 +3
8 2010-10-31 STL A L 10-20 -10
9 2010-11-07 NO H L 3-34 -31
10 2010-11-14 TB A L 16-31 -15
11 2010-11-21 BAL H L 13-37 -24
12 2010-11-28 CLE A    
13 2010-12-05 SEA A    
14 2010-12-12 ATL H    
15 2010-12-19 ARI H    
16 2010-12-23 PIT A    
17 2011-01-02 ATL A    

Injury Report
Baltimore Ravens
Out  FS Tom Zbikowski (Foot)
Questionable  OC Chris Chester (Illness)
Probable  ILB Tavares Gooden (Head)
 TE Todd Heap (Chest)
IR  CB Domonique Foxworth (Knee ACL)
 OT Jared Gaither (Back)
 OT Ramon Harewood (Knees)
Non-Football Related  OLB Sergio Kindle (Skull Fracture)
   
Carolina Panthers
Out  QB Jimmy Clausen (Concussion)
 FS Marcus Hudson (Ankle)
 WR Brandon LaFell (Concussion)
 RB Jonathan Stewart (Concussion)
 OT Travelle Wharton (Toe)
Probable  MLB Jon Beason (Knee)
 DE Greg Hardy (Concussion)
 OLB Nic Harris (Knee)
 DE Charles Johnson (Hip)
IR  MLB Dan Connor (Hip)
 OLB Thomas Davis (Right Knee ACL)
 QB Matt Moore (Shoulder)
 OT Jeff Otah (Knee)
 OG Duke Robinson (Knee)
 DE Hilee Taylor (Knee)
 RB DeAngelo Williams (Foot)
 OLB Jamar Williams (Neck)
 WR Wallace Wright (Shoulder)

Offense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Offense 
CAR
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 26.0 10.7 23.4 BAL
Rushing yards 132.3 93.0 113.2 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.29 3.29 4.17 BAL
Completion % 65.4% 56.0% 60.6% BAL
Passing yards 229.7 142.0 235.0 BAL
Passing yards per completion 11.49 8.07 11.09 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 7.51 4.52 6.72 BAL
Interceptions 0.0 1.7 1.0 BAL
Fumbles lost 0.3 1.0 0.7 BAL
Sacks allowed 2.3 3.0 2.1 BAL
3rd down conversions 40.6% 32.4% 38.2% BAL
4th down conversions 50.0% 40.0% 49.7% BAL
Time of possession 33:25 27:46 30:24 BAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Defense 
CAR
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 22.0 24.7 23.4 BAL
Rushing yards 86.7 150.0 113.2 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.78 4.71 4.17 BAL
Completion % 63.6% 61.3% 60.6% CAR
Passing yards 292.0 200.7 235.0 CAR
Passing yards per completion 11.08 9.50 11.09 CAR
Passing yards per attempt 7.05 5.83 6.72 CAR
INT return 1.3 0.7 1.0 BAL
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.0 0.7 BAL
Sacks 1.7 1.7 2.1 -
3rd down conversions 50.0% 37.3% 38.2% CAR
4th down conversions 33.3% 0.0% 49.7% CAR
Time of possession 30:26 32:14 30:24 BAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BAL   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.3 9.8 10.1 CAR
Yards per kick return 21.2 22.1 22.7 CAR
Yards allowed per punt return 9.8 8.3 10.1 CAR
Yards allowed per kick return 23.8 23.6 22.7 CAR
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BAL   CAR  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 6.7 6.6 BAL
Penalty yards 52.3 51.0 55.4 CAR

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2010 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. Carolina Panthers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 1 2002-09-08 BAL CAR 7-10 CAR
2006 6 2006-10-15 CAR BAL 23-21 CAR

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.