NFL Game Preview: Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens - Week 7

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Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens - Week 7

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WAS CHI	17 14
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BUF BAL	34 37
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CIN ATL	32 39
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CLE NO	30 17
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JAC KC	20 42
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STL TB	17 18
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SF CAR	20 23
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PIT MIA	23 22
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PHI TEN	19 37
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ARI SEA	10 22
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OAK DEN	59 14
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NE SD	23 20
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MIN GB	24 28
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NYG DAL	41 35
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Ravens 27, Bills 10

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Buffalo Bills
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 23	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Pass: 180, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 28	Fred Jackson	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 44	C.J. Spiller	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 34	Lee Evans	Rec: 3-50, 1 TD
WR 64	Roscoe Parrish	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 56	Steve Johnson	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 29	Shawn Nelson	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 26	Rian Lindell	FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 26	Defense / ST

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Baltimore Ravens
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 19	Joe Flacco	Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 4	Ray Rice	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 39	Willis McGahee	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 9	Anquan Boldin	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 25	Derrick Mason	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 67	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 16	Todd Heap	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 7	Billy Cundiff	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 1	Defense / ST

Game Notes BUFFALO: Club has 14-7 (.667) record after bye... QB Ryan Fitzpatrick tied career-high w/3 TD passes last game. In past 2, Fitzpatrick has 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 103.5 passer rating. Aims for 4th consecutive game w/2+ TD passes. Fitzpatrick has 2-2 record as starter on road w/Bills... RB Fred Jackson (2,964) needs 36 yards to reach 3,000 career scrimmage yards. In past 2, Jackson is averaging 6.3 yards per carry (15 att., 94 yards)... WR Lee Evans had 45-yard TD rec. in last game for 1st TD of '10. In past 2 against Ravens, Evans is averaging 121.5 receiving yards per game (243 total)... WR Steve Johnson had career-high 2 TD receptions last game & aims for 4th consecutive game w/TD catch... WR Roscoe Parrish averages 15.5 yards per catch in '10... DT Marcus Stroud had 1st sack of season last game... S Donte Whitner recorded 1st career FR against Jax... Ellicott City, MD native DE Aaron Maybin attended Mount Hebron HS.

Ravens Club aims for 6th straight win at home... QB Joe Flacco (7,985) passed KYLE BOLLER (7,846) for most career passing yards in franchise history last week. In past 4, Flacco has completed 87 of 128 passes (68.0 pct.) for 999 yards w/6 TDs vs. 1 INT & 103.6 passer rating. Flacco is 14-4 (.778) record as starter at home... Since '09, RB Ray Rice ranks 2nd in NFL w/2,630 scrimmage yards (CHRIS JOHNSON, 3,164). RB Willis McGahee was selected in 1st round (No. 23) in 2003 NFL Draft by Bills & spent 4 seasons in Buf. (2003-06). Had 114 rush yards on 19 carries (6.0 avg.) w/1 TD in only meeting vs. Bills... WR Derrick Mason posted 1st 100-yard receiving game of season last week. WR Anquan Boldin (7,946) needs 54 rec. yards for 8,000 career. TE Todd Heap had 1st TD rec. of season last week... Defense allows 15.8 points per game, 2nd fewest in NFL... DT Haloti Ngata had career-high 2 sacks last week & has career-best 4 sacks in' 10... LB Terrell Suggs aims for 4th straight game w/sack vs. Bills. Has 3 sacks in past 4... LB Ray Lewis had 2 INTs in 4 career games vs. Bills.

Results and Schedule

Buffalo Bills
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	MIA	H	L 10-15	-5
2	2010-09-19	GB	A	L 7-34	-27
3	2010-09-26	NE	A	L 30-38	-8
4	2010-10-03	NYJ	H	L 14-38	-24
5	2010-10-10	JAC	H	L 26-36	-10
6		Bye
7	2010-10-24	BAL	A	L 34-37	-3
8	2010-10-31	KC	A
9	2010-11-07	CHI	H
10	2010-11-14	DET	H
11	2010-11-21	CIN	A
12	2010-11-28	PIT	H
13	2010-12-05	MIN	A
14	2010-12-12	CLE	H
15	2010-12-19	MIA	A
16	2010-12-26	NE	H
17	2011-01-02	NYJ	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
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

Buffalo Bills
Out	OT Cornell Green (Knee) CB Terrence McGee (Back)
Questionable	ILB Keith Ellison (Knee) NT Kyle Williams (Ankle)
Probable	ILB Arthur Moats (Elbow) TE Shawn Nelson (Groin) SS Bryan Scott (Knee)
IR	OLB Danny Batten (Right Shoulder) WR Marcus Easley (Left Knee)

Baltimore Ravens
Out	OT Jared Gaither (Back) ILB Tavares Gooden (Shoulder) WR Donte' Stallworth (Foot) FS Tom Zbikowski (Foot)
Questionable	TE Todd Heap (Neck)
Probable	OLB Jarret Johnson (Back) OLB Edgar Jones (Thigh) DE Paul Kruger (Knee) WR Derrick Mason (Ankle) OT Tony Moll (Eye) SS Haruki Nakamura (Back) RB Ray Rice (Ankle) WR Marcus Smith (Back) CB Josh Wilson (Thigh)
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

	BUF Offense	BAL Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	16.7	17.8	20.9	BAL
Rushing yards	116.0	96.8	112.2	BUF
Rushing yards per attempt	4.84	3.47	4.16	BUF
Completion %	59.1%	60.7%	61.3%	BAL
Passing yards	140.3	230.3	220.7	BAL
Passing yards per completion	8.93	10.79	10.65	BAL
Passing yards per attempt	5.28	6.55	6.53	BAL
Interceptions	0.7	0.5	1.0	BAL
Fumbles lost	0.0	0.3	0.7	BUF
Sacks allowed	3.0	1.3	2.2	BAL
3rd down conversions	26.3%	43.0%	38.5%	BAL
4th down conversions	25.0%	0.0%	46.1%	BUF
Time of possession	25:23	33:52	30:18	BAL

Defense Stats Comparison

	BUF Defense	BAL Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	36.0	15.8	20.9	BAL
Rushing yards	182.7	105.3	112.2	BAL
Rushing yards per attempt	4.80	4.31	4.16	BAL
Completion %	68.4%	57.9%	61.3%	BAL
Passing yards	193.7	170.8	220.7	BAL
Passing yards per completion	10.75	9.91	10.65	BAL
Passing yards per attempt	7.35	5.74	6.53	BAL
INT return	0.0	0.3	1.0	BAL
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.3	0.7	-
Sacks	1.0	1.8	2.2	BAL
3rd down conversions	48.5%	26.9%	38.5%	BAL
4th down conversions	0.0%	0.0%	46.1%	-
Time of possession	34:37	28:55	30:18	BAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	BUF	BAL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	8.1	5.7	9.1	BUF
Yards per kick return	25.1	21.0	23.3	BUF
Yards allowed per punt return	8.9	8.2	9.1	BAL
Yards allowed per kick return	25.4	27.4	23.3	BUF

Misc Stats Comparison

	BUF	BAL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.7	6.3	6.4	BUF
Penalty yards	35.0	55.8	55.0	BUF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 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 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Buffalo Bills vs. Baltimore Ravens
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2004	7	2004-10-24	BUF	BAL	6-20	BAL
2006	17	2006-12-31	BUF	BAL	7-19	BAL
2007	7	2007-10-21	BAL	BUF	14-19	BUF

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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