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Final Score Prediction

Ravens 24, Bengals 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 16 Andy Dalton Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 28 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 50 Brian Leonard Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 8 A.J. Green Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 90 Mohamed Sanu Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
WR 91 Brandon Tate Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 6 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 27 Mike Nugent FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 17 Defense / ST  
 
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 14 Joe Flacco Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2 Ray Rice Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 60 Bernard Pierce Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 12 Torrey Smith Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 32 Anquan Boldin Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 74 Jacoby Jones Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 32 Ed Dickson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 37 Dennis Pitta Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
DEF 3 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bengals MARVIN LEWIS (69) has most regular season wins as head coach in franchise history... QB Andy Dalton (20 in '11) tied HOFer DAN MARINO (1983) for 4th-most TD passes ever by rookie QB (PEYTON MANNING, 26 in '98; CHARLIE CONERLY, 22 in '48; CAM NEWTON, 21 in '11). Passed for career-best 373 yards in last game at Bal. (11/20/11)... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis will make Bengals debut. Since '10, Green-Ellis has 24 rush TDs, tied for 2nd-most in NFL (ARIAN FOSTER, 26)... WR A.J. Green recorded 1,057 receiving yards last season, most by rookie in team history & posted 65 receptions, 2nd-most by Bengals rookie (CRIS COLLINSWORTH, 67 in '81)... TE Jermaine Gresham had career-high 6 TD rec. in '11... Defense ranked 2nd in AFC with 45 sacks last season (RAVENS, 48)... DT Geno Atkins had career-best 7.5 sacks in '11... S Reggie Nelson led team with 4 INTs last season.

Ravens JOHN HARBAUGH is 4-0 as head coach on Kickoff Weekend... Bal. posted undefeated record in division for 1st time in franchise history last season... Club aims for 11th consecutive win at home... QB Joe Flacco has 44-20 (.688) record as starter since entering NFL in '08. Flacco owns franchise career record in passing yards (13,816) & TD passes (80). Ravens are 23-2 (.920) when Flacco has 100+ rating... RB Ray Rice led NFL with 2,068 scrimmage yards (1,364 rush yards; 704 rec. yards) last season & joined HOFer MARSHALL FAULK (4 times) as only players in NFL history to register at least 1,200 rush yards & 700 rec. yards in multiple seasons. Since '09, Rice leads NFL with 5,885 scrimmage yards. In past 2 vs. Bengals, Rice has rushed for 295 yards (104, 191) & 4 rush TDs... WR Torrey Smith had career-high 165 rec. yards against Cin. on 11/20/11... LB Ray Lewis led club in tackles (95) for 14th time in career last season... S Ed Reed has 9 career INTs against Cin... CB Lardarius Webb led team with career-best 5 INTs in '11.


Results and Schedule
Cincinnati Bengals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 BAL A L 13-44 -31
2 2012-09-16 CLE H    
3 2012-09-23 WAS A    
4 2012-09-30 JAC A    
5 2012-10-07 MIA H    
6 2012-10-14 CLE A    
7 2012-10-21 PIT H    
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 DEN H    
10 2012-11-11 NYG H    
11 2012-11-18 KC A    
12 2012-11-25 OAK H    
13 2012-12-02 SD A    
14 2012-12-09 DAL H    
15 2012-12-13 PHI A    
16 2012-12-23 PIT A    
17 2012-12-30 BAL H    
   
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    
3 2012-09-23 NE H    
4 2012-09-27 CLE H    
5 2012-10-07 KC A    
6 2012-10-14 DAL H    
7 2012-10-21 HOU A    
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 CLE A    
10 2012-11-11 OAK H    
11 2012-11-18 PIT A    
12 2012-11-25 SD A    
13 2012-12-02 PIT H    
14 2012-12-09 WAS A    
15 2012-12-16 DEN H    
16 2012-12-23 NYG H    
17 2012-12-30 CIN A    

Injury Report
Cincinnati Bengals
   
Baltimore Ravens

Offense Stats Comparison
  CIN
 Offense 
BAL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 19.5 21.0 22.4 BAL
Rushing yards 112.8 155.3 121.7 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.10 4.76 4.37 BAL
Completion % 55.8% 63.2% 60.0% BAL
Passing yards 181.0 161.5 225.9 CIN
Passing yards per completion 10.46 10.00 11.25 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 5.84 6.32 6.75 BAL
Interceptions 0.3 0.5 0.9 CIN
Fumbles lost 1.3 0.3 0.6 BAL
Sacks allowed 1.5 1.3 2.4 BAL
3rd down conversions 33.8% 47.2% 37.1% BAL
4th down conversions 50.0% 33.3% 40.2% CIN
Time of possession 30:05 32:21 30:12 BAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CIN
 Defense 
BAL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 20.0 12.5 22.4 BAL
Rushing yards 127.3 88.8 121.7 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.78 3.93 4.37 BAL
Completion % 60.0% 54.8% 60.0% BAL
Passing yards 191.5 165.3 225.9 BAL
Passing yards per completion 9.67 9.51 11.25 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 5.80 5.21 6.75 BAL
INT return 0.5 0.8 0.9 BAL
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks 3.3 2.5 2.4 CIN
3rd down conversions 34.6% 30.0% 37.1% BAL
4th down conversions 20.0% 55.6% 40.2% CIN
Time of possession 29:55 27:40 30:12 BAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CIN   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.4 13.6 9.2 BAL
Yards per kick return 22.0 22.3 23.6 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 9.3 18.3 9.2 CIN
Yards allowed per kick return 17.0 25.9 23.6 CIN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CIN   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.3 4.3 6.1 BAL
Penalty yards 54.5 34.0 51.9 BAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2011 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
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 4 2000-09-24 CIN BAL 0-37 BAL
2000 10 2000-11-05 BAL CIN 27-7 BAL
2001 2 2001-09-23 BAL CIN 10-21 CIN
2001 15 2001-12-23 CIN BAL 0-16 BAL
2002 10 2002-11-10 CIN BAL 27-38 BAL
2002 13 2002-12-01 BAL CIN 27-23 BAL
2003 7 2003-10-19 BAL CIN 26-34 CIN
2003 14 2003-12-07 CIN BAL 13-31 BAL
2004 3 2004-09-26 BAL CIN 23-9 BAL
2004 13 2004-12-05 CIN BAL 27-26 CIN
2005 9 2005-11-06 CIN BAL 21-9 CIN
2005 12 2005-11-27 BAL CIN 29-42 CIN
2006 9 2006-11-05 CIN BAL 20-26 BAL
2006 13 2006-11-30 BAL CIN 7-13 CIN
2007 1 2007-09-10 BAL CIN 20-27 CIN
2007 10 2007-11-11 CIN BAL 21-7 CIN
2008 1 2008-09-07 CIN BAL 10-17 BAL
2008 13 2008-11-30 BAL CIN 34-3 BAL
2009 5 2009-10-11 CIN BAL 17-14 CIN
2009 9 2009-11-08 BAL CIN 7-17 CIN
2010 2 2010-09-19 BAL CIN 10-15 CIN
2010 17 2011-01-02 CIN BAL 7-13 BAL
2011 11 2011-11-20 CIN BAL 24-31 BAL
2011 17 2012-01-01 BAL CIN 24-16 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.