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Final Score Prediction

Ravens 24, Colts 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Andrew Luck Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 7 Vick Ballard Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 RB 15 Delone Carter Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 3 Reggie Wayne Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 7 T.Y. Hilton Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 14 Donnie Avery Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 6 Dwayne Allen Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 7 Coby Fleener Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 5 Adam Vinatieri FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 7 Defense / ST  
 
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 5 Joe Flacco Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2 Ray Rice Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 9 Bernard Pierce Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 6 Torrey Smith Rec: 4-80, 1 TD
WR 12 Anquan Boldin Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 21 Jacoby Jones Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 1 Dennis Pitta Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 7 Justin Tucker FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 1 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Teams meet for 3rd time in postseason. Colts have won both meetings in playoffs.

Colts Head coach CHUCK PAGANO spent 4 seasons as Ravens asst. coach (2008-11)... Club has reached postseason in 10 of past 11 seasons... Colts have won 9 of past 11 games... 2nd team in NFL history to win 11 or more games following season with 2 or fewer victories... QB Andrew Luck is 1st QB selected No. 1 overall to start postseason game as rookie. Luck (4,374) passed for most yards by rookie QB in NFL history. Registered 7 game-winning drives in 4th quarter or OT, tied for most in single season by any QB since 1970. Luck's 11 wins are most by rookie QB who was drafted No. 1 overall in SB era (since 1966). In past 3 games, Luck has 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 88.3 passer rating... RB Vick Ballard ranked 2nd among AFC rookies with 814 rush yards. Posted 2nd rush TD of season last week... WR Reggie Wayne ranks 5th in NFL history with 83 postseason receptions. Wayne's 1,128 postseason receiving yards are 7th-most in NFL history. Reached 100 rec. for 4th time in career, tied for 2nd-most such seasons in NFL history. In 10 career games vs. Ravens (incl. 2 career postseason), Wayne has 53 receptions for 597 yards with 3 TD receptions. WR T.Y. Hilton totaled 861 receiving yards, 2nd-most among NFL rookies. Led NFL rookies in 100-yard receiving games (5) & TD catches (7). Had career-long 70-yard TD reception last week. WR Donnie Avery had career-best in receptions (60) & receiving yards (781) in '12... Rookie TE Coby Fleener posted 2nd TD reception of season last week... LB Robert Mathis has 8 sacks in 12 games in '12. Mathis has recorded 5 sacks in 8 career games vs. Bal. (incl. postseason). Has 3.5 career postseason sacks. LB Dwight Freeney has 9 career postseason sacks. Posted 2 sacks in last regular-season game vs. Bal. LB Jerrell Freeman led team with 145 tackles... DE Cory Redding spent 2 seasons with Ravens (2010-11)... CB Darius Butler had career-high 4 INTs in '12, incl. 2 INT-return TDs. CB Vontae Davis tied career-best with 2 INTs last week. Has 3 INTs in past 2 games... S Antoine Bethea has 4 career postseason INTs... KR DEJI KARIM had 101-yard KR-TD last week, longest since COTTON SPEYRER's 101-yard return in 1973.... Club had 2 players selected to 2013 Pro Bowl (LB Mathis, WR Wayne).

Ravens Have reached playoffs for 5th consecutive season. Captured AFC North title for 2nd straight year... Ravens are 2-2 at home in postseason... QB Joe Flacco is 1st QB to start postseason game in each of his 1st 5 seasons in Super Bowl era. Has 5-4 postseason record, incl. 2 AFC Championship appearances. Flacco is 34-7 (.829) at home (incl. playoffs). Had career-best 3,817 passing yards in '12, 2nd-most in season by Raven. Incl. postseason, Bal. is 12-2 (.857) when Flacco passes for 300+ yards. In last regular-season meeting vs. Colts (12/11/11), Flacco completed 23 of 31 passes (74.2 pct.) for 227 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT & 102.5 passer rating... RB Ray Rice (1,621) reached 1,600 scrimmage yards for 4th season in row. Led AFC RBs with 61 catches in 2012. Rice totaled 127 scrimmage yards in only postseason meeting vs. Colts (67 rush, 60 receiving). Rice rushed for 103 yards with TD in last regular-season meeting vs. Ind. Rookie RB Bernard Pierce is averaging 106 rush yards per game in past 2 (212)... WR Torrey Smith averages 22.8 yards per catch in 2 career postseason games (4 receptions, 91 yards). Smith had career-best in receiving yards (855) & TDs (8) in '12. For career in postseason, WR Anquan Boldin has 30 receptions for 426 yards (14.2 avg.) with 3 TDs... TE Dennis Pitta (7) tied TODD HEAP (7 in '05) for most TD receptions by TE in franchise history this season... LB Ray Lewis has played in 17 career postseason games (10-7). S Ed Reed has 8 career postseason INTs, tied for 4th-most in NFL history. Has 3 career postseason INTs vs. Colts. S Bernard Pollard had team-high 98 tackles in '12... LB Terrell Suggs has 10 career postseason sacks, tied for 7th-most all-time. Posted 3 sacks in last regular season meeting against Colts... DT Haloti Ngata registered at least 5 sacks for 3rd season in row... CB Jimmy Smith has INT & FR in 2 career playoff games... KR-WR Jacoby Jones ranked 1st in NFL with 30.7 KR avg. in '12. Tied league-high with 3 KR-TDs (2 KR, 1 PR) this season. Jones had 79-yard PR TD against Colts on 9/11/11 (w/ Texans)... Club had 6 players selected to 2013 Pro Bowl (KR Jones, FB Vonta Leach, DT Ngata, S Reed, RB Rice, G MARSHAL YANDA).


Results and Schedule
Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 CHI A L 21-41 -20
2 2012-09-16 MIN H W 23-20 +3
3 2012-09-23 JAC H L 17-22 -5
4   Bye      
5 2012-10-07 GB H W 30-27 +3
6 2012-10-14 NYJ A L 9-35 -26
7 2012-10-21 CLE H W 17-13 +4
8 2012-10-28 TEN A W 19-13 +6
9 2012-11-04 MIA H W 23-20 +3
10 2012-11-08 JAC A W 27-10 +17
11 2012-11-18 NE A L 24-59 -35
12 2012-11-25 BUF H W 20-13 +7
13 2012-12-02 DET A W 35-33 +2
14 2012-12-09 TEN H W 27-23 +4
15 2012-12-16 HOU A L 17-29 -12
16 2012-12-23 KC A W 20-13 +7
17 2012-12-30 HOU H W 28-16 +12
WC 2013-01-06 BAL A L 9-24 -15
   
Baltimore Ravens
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 CIN H W 44-13 +31
2 2012-09-16 PHI A L 23-24 -1
3 2012-09-23 NE H W 31-30 +1
4 2012-09-27 CLE H W 23-16 +7
5 2012-10-07 KC A W 9-6 +3
6 2012-10-14 DAL H W 31-29 +2
7 2012-10-21 HOU A L 13-43 -30
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 CLE A W 25-15 +10
10 2012-11-11 OAK H W 55-20 +35
11 2012-11-18 PIT A W 13-10 +3
12 2012-11-25 SD A W 16-13 +3
13 2012-12-02 PIT H L 20-23 -3
14 2012-12-09 WAS A L 28-31 -3
15 2012-12-16 DEN H L 17-34 -17
16 2012-12-23 NYG H W 33-14 +19
17 2012-12-30 CIN A L 17-23 -6
WC 2013-01-06 IND H W 24-9 +15

Injury Report
Indianapolis Colts
Questionable  RB Delone Carter (ankle)
 NT Antonio Johnson (ankle)
 SS Tom Zbikowski (knee)
Probable  ILB Pat Angerer (other-illness)
 LB Jerrell Freeman (thumb)
 QB Andrew Luck (knee)
 DE Cory Redding (quadriceps)
IR  RB Donald Brown (ankle, 12/11)
 NT Josh Chapman (knee, 11/27)
 WR Austin Collie (knee, 9/24)
 ILB A.J. Edds (knee, 8/3)
 NT Brandon McKinney (knee, 8/26)
 DE Fili Moala (knee, 11/27)
 DE Drake Nevis (hand, 11/12)
 CB Jerraud Powers (toe, 11/12)
   
Baltimore Ravens
Questionable  WR Tandon Doss (ankle)
 SS Bernard Pollard (chest)
Probable  TE Billy Bajema (head)
 WR Anquan Boldin (shoulder)
 MLB Dannell Ellerbe (ankle)
 DE Art Jones (thigh)
 FB Vonta Leach (knee)
 MLB Ray Lewis (triceps)
 SLB Albert McClellan (shoulder)
 DE Pernell McPhee (thigh)
 DT Haloti Ngata (knee)
 RB Bernard Pierce (ankle)
 FS Ed Reed (shoulder)
 CB Jimmy Smith (abdomen)
 DE Terrell Suggs (biceps)
IR  MLB Jameel McClain (spine, 12/22)
 WR Tommy Streeter (foot, 8/31)
 CB Lardarius Webb (knee, 10/16)

Offense Stats Comparison
  IND
 Offense 
BAL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 23.8 20.5 22.3 IND
Rushing yards 90.5 157.5 119.6 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.52 4.53 4.34 BAL
Completion % 48.1% 58.6% 59.3% BAL
Passing yards 194.5 220.3 223.1 BAL
Passing yards per completion 12.48 10.66 11.02 IND
Passing yards per attempt 6.01 6.25 6.53 BAL
Interceptions 0.8 0.8 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.5 0.6 IND
Sacks allowed 3.3 3.0 2.3 BAL
3rd down conversions 39.0% 40.0% 38.2% BAL
4th down conversions 100.0% 50.0% 45.1% IND
Time of possession 29:16 32:22 30:18 BAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  IND
 Defense 
BAL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 20.3 22.8 22.3 IND
Rushing yards 138.3 104.3 119.6 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 5.83 3.88 4.34 BAL
Completion % 60.6% 60.7% 59.3% IND
Passing yards 229.3 191.5 223.1 BAL
Passing yards per completion 11.26 10.41 11.02 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 6.82 6.31 6.53 BAL
INT return 1.5 0.0 0.9 IND
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.3 0.6 BAL
Sacks 1.8 2.5 2.3 BAL
3rd down conversions 34.7% 28.2% 38.2% BAL
4th down conversions 0.0% 100.0% 45.1% IND
Time of possession 30:44 31:57 30:18 IND

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   IND   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 16.2 8.5 10.0 IND
Yards per kick return 29.1 24.3 22.9 IND
Yards allowed per punt return 8.8 8.6 10.0 BAL
Yards allowed per kick return 23.5 22.6 22.9 BAL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   IND   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 7.8 6.1 IND
Penalty yards 41.0 70.8 50.7 IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2012 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Indianapolis Colts vs. Baltimore Ravens
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 12 2001-12-02 IND BAL 27-39 BAL
2002 6 2002-10-13 BAL IND 20-22 IND
2004 15 2004-12-18 BAL IND 10-20 IND
2005 1 2005-09-11 IND BAL 24-7 IND
2006 DP 2007-01-13 IND BAL 15-6 IND
2007 14 2007-12-09 IND BAL 44-20 IND
2008 6 2008-10-12 BAL IND 3-31 IND
2009 11 2009-11-22 IND BAL 17-15 IND
2009 DP 2010-01-16 BAL IND 3-20 IND
2011 14 2011-12-11 IND BAL 10-24 BAL

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. DP = Divisional Playoff