NFL Game Preview: Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns - Week 16

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Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns - Week 16

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CAR PIT	3 27
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DAL ARI	26 27
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BAL CLE	20 10
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TEN KC	14 34
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SF STL	17 25
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NYJ CHI	34 38
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WAS JAC	20 17
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NE BUF	34 3
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DET MIA	34 27
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IND OAK	31 26
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SD CIN	20 34
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HOU DEN	23 24
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NYG GB	17 45
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SEA TB	15 38
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NO ATL	17 14
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MIN PHI	24 14
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Ravens 23, Browns 10

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Baltimore Ravens
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 22	Joe Flacco	Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3	Ray Rice	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 49	Willis McGahee	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 24	Anquan Boldin	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 52	Derrick Mason	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 72	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 24	Ed Dickson	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 2	Billy Cundiff	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 3	Defense / ST

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Cleveland Browns
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 31	Colt McCoy	Pass: 180, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 13	Peyton Hillis	Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 75	Mohamed Massaquoi	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 76	Brian Robiskie	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 85	Chansi Stuckey	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 14	Ben Watson	Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 30	Phil Dawson	FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 18	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Ravens Club has won 3 of past 4 at Cleveland... QB Joe Flacco is 5-0 against Browns & has completed 90 of 132 passes (68.2 pct.) for 1,136 yards w/ 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 103.6 passer rating. Flacco has 15 TDs vs. 7 INTs & 86.8 passer rating in Dec. as starter. Flacco (3,395) needs 219 passing yards to surpass career-best of 3,613 in '09. For career, Ravens are 17-2 (.895) when Flacco has 100+ passer rating... RB Ray Rice is averaging 92.8 rush yards per game in past 4 against Browns (371 total). Rice posted 2nd 100-yard rush game of season last week (153) & totaled 233 scrimmage yards... WR Anquan Boldin had 8 rec. for 142 yards (17.8 avg.) & tied career-high w/ 3 TD rec. in last game vs. Browns. WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh has 7 career TD rec. vs. Browns, most vs. any opponent... Rookie TE Ed Dickson (3rd round, No. 70) had 1st career TD rec. last week... LB Terrell Suggs (11) needs 1.5 sacks to surpass career-high 12 in '03 rookie season. Has 12 career sacks vs. Browns, most vs. any opponent... DE Cory Redding had 1st career INT last week... S Dawan Landry has 2 INTs in past 3 vs. Cle. S Ed Reed has 8 career INTs vs. Browns, most vs. any opponent.

Browns Club has 2-1 record at home in Dec. under ERIC MANGINI... Rookie QB Colt McCoy (3rd round, No. 85) had career-high 2 TD passes & 132.6 passer rating last week. McCoy has 93.7 passer rating at home... RB Peyton Hillis had 144 rush yards w/ 1 TD in last game vs. Bal. Hillis (1,129) needs 71 rush yards to become 6th player in franchise history w/ 1,200 rush yards in season... TE Ben Watson has career-high 674 receiving yards in '10 & needs 26 rec. yards to become 4th Browns TE w/ 700+ rec. yards in season. Watson has 90+ receiving yards in 2 of past 3 (100, 92). Watson had TD rec. in last game vs. Bal... WR Brian Robiskie had 1st career TD rec. last week... Rookie CB Joe Haden (1st round, No. 7) is tied for 2nd among NFL rookies w/ 5 INTs (DEVIN MC COURTY, 6)... Rookie S T.J. Ward (2nd round, No. 38) leads team w/ 96 tackles.

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	W 17-10	+7
13	2010-12-05	PIT	H	L 10-13	-3
14	2010-12-13	HOU	A	W 34-28	+6
15	2010-12-19	NO	H	W 30-24	+6
16	2010-12-26	CLE	A	W 20-10	+10
17	2011-01-02	CIN	H

Cleveland Browns
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	TB	A	L 14-17	-3
2	2010-09-19	KC	H	L 14-16	-2
3	2010-09-26	BAL	A	L 17-24	-7
4	2010-10-03	CIN	H	W 23-20	+3
5	2010-10-10	ATL	H	L 10-20	-10
6	2010-10-17	PIT	A	L 10-28	-18
7	2010-10-24	NO	A	W 30-17	+13
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	NE	H	W 34-14	+20
10	2010-11-14	NYJ	H	L 20-26	-6
11	2010-11-21	JAC	A	L 20-24	-4
12	2010-11-28	CAR	H	W 24-23	+1
13	2010-12-05	MIA	A	W 13-10	+3
14	2010-12-12	BUF	A	L 6-13	-7
15	2010-12-19	CIN	A	L 17-19	-2
16	2010-12-26	BAL	H	L 10-20	-10
17	2011-01-02	PIT	H

Injury Report

Baltimore Ravens
Out	FS Tom Zbikowski (Back)
Questionable	CB Chris Carr (Illness) TE Todd Heap (Thigh)
Probable	OLB Brendon Ayanbadejo (Knee) OC Matt Birk (Knee) WR Derrick Mason (Ankle) OT Tony Moll (Illness) SS Haruki Nakamura (Illness) ILB Jason Phillips (Illness) DE Cory Redding (Elbow) WR Marcus Smith (Shoulder)
IR	CB Domonique Foxworth (Knee ACL) OT Jared Gaither (Back) OT Ramon Harewood (Knees)
Non-Football Related	OLB Sergio Kindle (Skull Fracture)

Cleveland Browns
Doubtful	TE Robert Royal (Shoulder)
Questionable	DE Kenyon Coleman (Knee) NT Shaun Rogers (Ankle)
Probable	OLB Marcus Benard (Shoulder) CB Sheldon Brown (Shoulder) WR Josh Cribbs (Foot) RB Peyton Hillis (Knee) QB Colt McCoy (Illness) OT John St. Clair (Ankle) WR Chansi Stuckey (Thigh) OT Floyd Womack (Knee)
IR	ILB Blake Costanzo (Undisclosed) OLB Scott Fujita (Knee) RB Montario Hardesty (Knee) ILB D'Qwell Jackson (Pectoral) TE Evan Moore (Hip) OT Tony Pashos (Ankle) DE Robaire Smith (Back) CB Eric Wright (Knee) OG Billy Yates (Biceps)

Offense Stats Comparison

	BAL Offense	CLE Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	25.5	17.5	22.8	BAL
Rushing yards	92.8	89.8	118.3	BAL
Rushing yards per attempt	3.86	3.91	4.34	CLE
Completion %	63.8%	65.5%	60.8%	CLE
Passing yards	219.3	202.5	222.0	BAL
Passing yards per completion	10.86	9.82	10.90	BAL
Passing yards per attempt	6.93	6.43	6.63	BAL
Interceptions	0.3	0.5	1.0	BAL
Fumbles lost	0.5	0.8	0.6	BAL
Sacks allowed	3.5	2.8	2.2	CLE
3rd down conversions	36.8%	29.6%	38.1%	BAL
4th down conversions	66.7%	0.0%	53.7%	BAL
Time of possession	30:01	27:31	30:14	BAL

Defense Stats Comparison

	BAL Defense	CLE Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	19.0	19.8	22.8	BAL
Rushing yards	81.5	163.8	118.3	BAL
Rushing yards per attempt	3.70	4.39	4.34	BAL
Completion %	55.2%	57.8%	60.8%	BAL
Passing yards	235.0	194.3	222.0	CLE
Passing yards per completion	10.19	11.14	10.90	BAL
Passing yards per attempt	5.62	6.44	6.63	BAL
INT return	1.0	1.3	1.0	CLE
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.3	0.6	CLE
Sacks	2.5	2.0	2.2	BAL
3rd down conversions	37.2%	42.0%	38.1%	BAL
4th down conversions	83.3%	66.7%	53.7%	CLE
Time of possession	30:45	33:55	30:14	BAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	BAL	CLE	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	10.2	7.1	10.2	BAL
Yards per kick return	28.8	16.9	21.9	BAL
Yards allowed per punt return	6.7	12.0	10.2	BAL
Yards allowed per kick return	27.5	18.5	21.9	CLE

Misc Stats Comparison

	BAL	CLE	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.5	4.0	5.8	CLE
Penalty yards	38.5	40.3	48.1	BAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 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

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.

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