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Final Score Prediction

Ravens 24, Buccaneers 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Josh Freeman Pass: 190, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 30 LeGarrette Blount Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 44 Cadillac Williams Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 29 Mike Williams Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 81 Sammie Stroughter Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 82 Arrelious Benn Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 10 Kellen Winslow Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 24 Connor Barth FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
 
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Joe Flacco Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 5 Ray Rice Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 49 Willis McGahee Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 9 Anquan Boldin Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 54 Derrick Mason Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 73 T.J. Houshmandzadeh Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 4 Todd Heap Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 10 Billy Cundiff FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman has won 9 of past 13 starts. Has won 6 of past 7 road starts. Aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rating. In career, when Freeman has 80+ rating, Bucs are 9-1... Rookie RB LeGarrette Blount rushed for 82 yards last week & has 80+ yards in 3 of past 4. RB Cadillac Williams aims for 3rd in row with TD... WR Mike Williams leads NFL rookies with 681 rec. yards & ties for lead with 6 rec. TD. Bucs are 5-1 when he has TD. Rookie WR Arrelious Benn has TD in 2 of past 3. TE Kellen Winslow has 60+ rec. yards in 5 of past 6 vs. Bal. T DONALD PENN had 1st career TD catch last week... CB Aqib Talib has 4 INTs (1 TD) in past 5 on road. Aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with INT. CB Ronde Barber had INT in 12/29/01 meeting. Had INT last week & is only player in NFL history with 25+ sacks (26) & 40+ INTs (40). LB Barrett Ruud had 8 tackles in last meeting. Rookie DT Gerald McCoy had 1st career sack last week. DE Greg White had 1.5 sacks vs. SF... Since 2002, team is 21-2 (.913) when not committing turnover.

Ravens Club is 4-0 at home vs. NFC under JOHN HARBAUGH... QB Joe Flacco (51) needs TD pass to surpass VINNY TESTAVERDE (51) for most in club history. At home vs. NFC, Flacco is 4-0 & has 8 TDs vs. 1 INT & 108 rating. In past 5, Flacco has 11 TDs vs. 1 INT & leads NFL w/ 113.5 rating. Has 9 TDs vs. 1 INT & 117.0 rating in past 4 vs. NFC... RB Ray Rice led team w/ 6 catches last week & is tied for 2nd in AFC among RBs w/ 40 rec... Last week, WR Derrick Mason (900) became 13th player in NFL history w/ 900 career rec. WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh posted 600th career rec. last week on 56-yard TD... Ed Reed (1,338) passed DEION SANDERS (1,331) for 3rd-most INT-return yards in NFL history (ROD WOODSON, 1,483; DARREN SHARPER, 1,412). Has 4 INTs in 4 games in '10. Ravens are 31-10 (.756) when Reed has INT...LB Terrell Suggs aims for 4th consecutive game w/ sack. LB Ray Lewis (30) became 7th LB in NFL history w/ at least 30 career INTs last week.


Results and Schedule
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 CLE H W 17-14 +3
2 2010-09-19 CAR A W 20-7 +13
3 2010-09-26 PIT H L 13-38 -25
4   Bye      
5 2010-10-10 CIN A W 24-21 +3
6 2010-10-17 NO H L 6-31 -25
7 2010-10-24 STL H W 18-17 +1
8 2010-10-31 ARI A W 38-35 +3
9 2010-11-07 ATL A L 21-27 -6
10 2010-11-14 CAR H W 31-16 +15
11 2010-11-21 SF A W 21-0 +21
12 2010-11-28 BAL A L 10-17 -7
13 2010-12-05 ATL H    
14 2010-12-12 WAS A    
15 2010-12-19 DET H    
16 2010-12-26 SEA H    
17 2011-01-02 NO A    
   
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 W 17-10 +7
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    

Injury Report
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Out  DE Kyle Moore (Shoulder)
Probable  OLB Quincy Black (Ankle)
 WR Sammie Stroughter (Foot)
 OT Jeremy Trueblood (Knee)
 TE Kellen Winslow (Knee)
Suspended  FS Tanard Jackson (Substance Abuse, indefinitely)
IR  OLB Jon Alston (Undisclosed)
 RB Kareem Huggins (Right Knee ACL)
 DT Brian Price (Pelvis)
   
Baltimore Ravens
Questionable  OC Chris Chester (Illness)
 TE Ed Dickson (Thigh)
 DE Cory Redding (Arm)
 FS Tom Zbikowski (Foot)
Probable  FS Ed Reed (Illness)
IR  CB Domonique Foxworth (Knee ACL)
 OT Jared Gaither (Back)
 OT Ramon Harewood (Knees)
Non-Football Related  OLB Sergio Kindle (Skull Fracture)

Offense Stats Comparison
  TB
 Offense 
BAL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 22.8 28.0 23.4 BAL
Rushing yards 134.0 117.0 112.1 TB
Rushing yards per attempt 4.55 3.87 4.15 TB
Completion % 61.7% 68.3% 61.3% BAL
Passing yards 210.3 254.3 236.8 BAL
Passing yards per completion 11.09 11.32 11.06 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 6.84 7.73 6.78 BAL
Interceptions 0.0 0.0 1.0 -
Fumbles lost 0.8 1.0 0.7 TB
Sacks allowed 1.5 2.7 2.1 TB
3rd down conversions 44.3% 33.9% 39.1% TB
4th down conversions 62.5% 66.7% 52.3% BAL
Time of possession 30:29 32:50 30:24 BAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  TB
 Defense 
BAL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 22.8 20.7 23.4 BAL
Rushing yards 127.3 106.7 112.1 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.69 4.16 4.15 BAL
Completion % 58.8% 61.8% 61.3% TB
Passing yards 201.0 261.7 236.8 TB
Passing yards per completion 10.68 10.71 11.06 TB
Passing yards per attempt 6.28 6.62 6.78 TB
INT return 0.5 2.0 1.0 BAL
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.0 0.7 TB
Sacks 1.0 2.3 2.1 BAL
3rd down conversions 50.0% 44.7% 39.1% BAL
4th down conversions 28.6% 33.3% 52.3% TB
Time of possession 29:31 31:01 30:24 TB

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   TB   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.8 6.8 10.3 BAL
Yards per kick return 25.0 25.4 21.9 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 9.1 9.6 10.3 TB
Yards allowed per kick return 20.8 25.9 21.9 TB
  Misc Stats Comparison
   TB   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.3 5.0 6.4 BAL
Penalty yards 56.3 37.0 54.2 BAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 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 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Baltimore Ravens
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 16 2001-12-29 BAL TB 10-22 TB
2002 2 2002-09-15 TB BAL 25-0 TB
2006 1 2006-09-10 BAL TB 27-0 BAL

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.