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Denver Broncos at Baltimore Ravens - Week 5
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ATL
CLE		 20
 10
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CHI
CAR		 23
 6
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DEN
BAL		 17
 31
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GB
WAS		 13
 16
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JAC
BUF		 36
 26
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KC
IND		 9
 19
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TB
CIN		 24
 21
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STL
DET		 6
 44
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NYG
HOU		 34
 10
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NO
ARI		 20
 30
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SD
OAK		 27
 35
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TEN
DAL		 34
 27
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PHI
SF		 27
 24
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MIN
NYJ		 20
 29
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Ravens 24, Broncos 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Kyle Orton Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 31 Laurence Maroney Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 33 Correll Buckhalter Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 11 Brandon Lloyd Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 24 Eddie Royal Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 35 Jabar Gaffney Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 70 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 30 Daniel Graham Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 24 Matt Prater FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 21 Defense / ST  
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Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Joe Flacco Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 14 Ray Rice Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 32 Willis McGahee Rush: 20, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 4 Anquan Boldin Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 36 Derrick Mason Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 59 T.J. Houshmandzadeh Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 15 Todd Heap Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 10 Billy Cundiff FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 5 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Broncos Club has 4-0 record in Oct. under head coach JOSH MC DANIELS... QB Kyle Orton aims for 4th consecutive game w/300+ passing yards (307, 476, 341). Leads NFL w/1,419 passing yards, 2nd-most through 1st 4 games all-time (KURT WARNER, 2000). Has 5 completions of 40+ yards in '10 - tied for most in NFL (MICHAEL VICK)... RB Correll Buckhalter had 6-yard game-winning TD reception last week, 5th career TD catch... WR Brandon Lloyd has 3 100-yard receiving games (117, 169, 115) in '10 & aims for 3rd consecutive game w/100+ receiving yards. WR Eddie Royal recorded 4th 100-yard receiving game of career last week (113). Aims for 3rd consecutive game w/TD rec... S Brian Dawkins posted 1st sack of season last week & leads all active S w/22...Rookie WR-KR Demaryius Thomas (1st round, No. 22) had 36.0 KR avg. last week (144 yards on 4 KR).

Ravens Club is 13-4 (.765) at home under head coach JOHN HARBAUGH... In last game against Den., QB Joe Flacco completed 20 of 25 passes (80.0 pct., career-best) for 175 yards w/1 TD vs. 0 INTs & 109.2 passer rating. In past 2, Flacco completed 46 of 68 passes (67.6 pct.) for 518 yards w/4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 103.7 passer rating... RB Ray Rice totaled 108 yards (84 rush, 24 rec.) in last meeting vs. Den. RB Willis McGahee had 28th career rush TD w/Bal. last week, 2nd-most in franchise history (JAMAL LEWIS, 45)... WR Anquan Boldin (7,875) needs 125 receiving yards to reach 8,000 career. WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh (591) needs 9 rec. to become 3rd current Raven w/ 600 career rec. (Derrick Mason, 876; Boldin, 613). Had game-winning 18-yard TD rec. last week, 1st TD catch w/Bal... Ravens allow league-low 119.0 passing yards per game... LB Ray Lewis had 29th career INT last week & 1st since 11/16/08... Last week, LB Terrell Suggs became 2nd Raven to reach 60 career sacks (PETER BOULWARE, 70). Suggs aims for 3rd consecutive game w/sack... DT Haloti Ngata has 2 sacks in '10 & needs 1 to tie career-high of 3 in '07.


Results and Schedule
Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 JAC A L 17-24 -7
2 2010-09-19 SEA H W 31-14 +17
3 2010-09-26 IND H L 13-27 -14
4 2010-10-03 TEN A W 26-20 +6
5 2010-10-10 BAL A L 17-31 -14
6 2010-10-17 NYJ H    
7 2010-10-24 OAK H    
8 2010-10-31 SF A    
9   Bye      
10 2010-11-14 KC H    
11 2010-11-22 SD A    
12 2010-11-28 STL H    
13 2010-12-05 KC A    
14 2010-12-12 ARI A    
15 2010-12-19 OAK A    
16 2010-12-26 HOU H    
17 2011-01-02 SD H    
   
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    
7 2010-10-24 BUF H    
8   Bye      
9 2010-11-07 MIA H    
10 2010-11-11 ATL A    
11 2010-11-21 CAR A    
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    

Injury Report
Denver Broncos
Out  FB Spencer Larsen (Ankle)
 RB Knowshon Moreno (Hamstring)
Questionable  CB Andre' Goodman (Quadriceps)
 ILB Wesley Woodyard (Hamstring)
IR  OLB Elvis Dumervil (Pectoral)
 RB LenDale White (Achilles)
   
Baltimore Ravens
Out  OT Jared Gaither (Back)
 ILB Tavares Gooden (Shoulder)
 DE Paul Kruger (Knee)
 WR Donte' Stallworth (Foot)
Questionable  OLB Edgar Jones (Thigh)
 ILB Jason Phillips (Illness)
 FS Tom Zbikowski (Thigh)
Probable  TE Todd Heap (Shoulder)
 FB Le'Ron McClain (Shoulder)
 RB Ray Rice (Knee)
 CB Fabian Washington (Illness)
IR  CB Domonique Foxworth (Knee ACL)
 OT Ramon Harewood (Knees)
PUP  ILB Brendon Ayanbadejo (Left Quadriceps)
 FS Ed Reed (Hip)
Non-Football Related  OLB Sergio Kindle (Skull Fracture)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DEN
 Offense 		 BAL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 21.8 15.3 20.3 DEN
Rushing yards 55.0 84.3 109.9 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 2.18 3.01 4.10 BAL
Completion % 67.4% 57.5% 62.1% DEN
Passing yards 339.5 222.3 219.8 DEN
Passing yards per completion 11.51 10.58 10.58 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 7.76 6.09 6.57 DEN
Interceptions 0.8 1.5 1.0 DEN
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.8 0.8 DEN
Sacks allowed 2.8 1.0 2.1 BAL
3rd down conversions 41.7% 43.9% 38.7% BAL
4th down conversions 37.5% 0.0% 45.5% DEN
Time of possession 33:17 31:14 30:13 DEN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DEN
 Defense 		 BAL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 21.3 13.8 20.3 BAL
Rushing yards 101.0 116.8 109.9 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.12 4.32 4.10 DEN
Completion % 63.0% 55.4% 62.1% BAL
Passing yards 221.8 119.0 219.8 BAL
Passing yards per completion 11.09 8.50 10.58 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 6.98 4.71 6.57 BAL
INT return 0.8 0.3 1.0 DEN
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.3 0.8 DEN
Sacks 1.0 1.8 2.1 BAL
3rd down conversions 40.4% 23.5% 38.7% BAL
4th down conversions 50.0% 0.0% 45.5% BAL
Time of possession 26:43 28:46 30:13 DEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DEN   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.3 5.3 8.9 DEN
Yards per kick return 27.1 21.7 23.5 DEN
Yards allowed per punt return 15.1 8.0 8.9 BAL
Yards allowed per kick return 29.4 28.7 23.5 BAL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DEN   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.5 6.3 6.4 DEN
Penalty yards 59.8 48.8 54.7 BAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2010 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Denver Broncos vs. Baltimore Ravens
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 3 2001-09-30 BAL DEN 20-13 BAL
2002 4 2002-09-30 DEN BAL 23-34 BAL
2003 8 2003-10-26 DEN BAL 6-26 BAL
2005 14 2005-12-11 BAL DEN 10-12 DEN
2006 5 2006-10-09 BAL DEN 3-13 DEN
2009 8 2009-11-01 DEN BAL 7-30 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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