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New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens - Week 3
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NYG
CAR		 36
 7
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TB
DAL		 10
 16
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KC
NO		 27
 24
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JAC
IND		 22
 17
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SF
MIN		 13
 24
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STL
CHI		 6
 23
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DET
TEN		 41
 44
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CIN
WAS		 38
 31
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BUF
CLE		 24
 14
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NYJ
MIA		 23
 20
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PHI
ARI		 6
 27
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ATL
SD		 27
 3
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PIT
OAK		 31
 34
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HOU
DEN		 31
 25
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NE
BAL		 30
 31
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GB
SEA		 12
 14
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Ravens 24, Patriots 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Tom Brady Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 20 Stevan Ridley Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 41 Danny Woodhead Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 10 Brandon Lloyd Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 37 Wes Welker Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 75 Julian Edelman Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 2 Rob Gronkowski Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
TE 35 Kellen Winslow Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 12 Stephen Gostkowski FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
View all Week 3 Rankings or Projections
  
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Joe Flacco Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 4 Ray Rice Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 59 Bernard Pierce Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 19 Torrey Smith Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 44 Anquan Boldin Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 71 Jacoby Jones Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 10 Dennis Pitta Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
TE 30 Ed Dickson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 18 Justin Tucker FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 4 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Rematch of 2011 AFC Championship Game.

Patriots Club has 7-1 all-time record vs. Ravens (incl. postseason)... BILL BELICHICK (193) needs win to surpass CHUCK KNOX (193) for 8th most among head coaches in NFL history... QB Tom Brady (40,531) needs 21 passing yards to surpass HOFer JOE MONTANA (40,551) for 12th-most passing yards in NFL history. Has thrown TD pass in 34 consecutive games... RB Stevan Ridley is averaging 123.5 scrimmage yards per game this season (196 rush, 51 rec.)... WR Wes Welker (562) surpassed TROY BROWN (557) last week for most catches in club history. In last game vs. Ravens (w/ Den. on 10/10/10), WR Brandon Lloyd had 5 catches for 135 yards (27 avg.) with 2 TD catches. Lloyd (4,913) needs 87 rec. yards to reach 5,000 career... TE Rob Gronkowski has 19 TD catches in past 18 games. Since entering NFL in '10, Gronkowski leads league in TD catches (29)... LB Rob Ninkovich posted 1st sack of season last week.

Ravens Club aims for 12th consecutive win at home... In past 2 vs. NE (incl. postseason), QB Joe Flacco has 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 107.2 passer rating. Ravens are 24-2 (.923) when he has 100+ rating. For career, Flacco has 28-5 (.848) record at home... In 4 career games vs. Patriots (incl. postseason), RB Ray Rice averages 104.3 rush yards per game (417 total). Since '09, Rice leads NFL with 6,130 scrimmage yards... WR Torrey Smith (949 yards) needs 51 rec. yards to reach 1,000 career. WR Anquan Boldin had 6 catches for 101 yards (16.8 avg.) in AFC Championship Game... Incl. playoffs, Ravens have 7 INTs in last 3 vs. NE... S Ed Reed aims for 3rd consecutive game with INT. Since '02, has NFL-best 59 INTs... S Bernard Pollard had sack & INT last week... DT Haloti Ngata tied career-high with 2 sacks against Patriots on 10/17/10.


Results and Schedule
New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 TEN A W 34-13 +21
2 2012-09-16 ARI H L 18-20 -2
3 2012-09-23 BAL A L 30-31 -1
4 2012-09-30 BUF A    
5 2012-10-07 DEN H    
6 2012-10-14 SEA A    
7 2012-10-21 NYJ H    
8 2012-10-28 STL A    
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 BUF H    
11 2012-11-18 IND H    
12 2012-11-22 NYJ A    
13 2012-12-02 MIA A    
14 2012-12-10 HOU H    
15 2012-12-16 SF H    
16 2012-12-23 JAC A    
17 2012-12-30 MIA 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 L 23-24 -1
3 2012-09-23 NE H W 31-30 +1
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
New England Patriots
Out  TE Aaron Hernandez (ankle)
Questionable  DE Brandon Deaderick (ankle)
 CB Alfonzo Dennard (hamstring)
 WR Brandon Lloyd (thigh)
 RB Shane Vereen (foot)
Probable  SS Patrick Chung (shoulder)
IR  CB Will Allen (undisclosed (8/27))
 SS Josh Barrett (undisclosed (8/27))
 MLB Dane Fletcher (knee (8/15))
 FB Spencer Larsen (undisclosed (8/27))
 TE Visanthe Shiancoe (hamstring (9/5))
PUP  DT Myron Pryor (shoulder)
   
Baltimore Ravens
Probable  DE Paul Kruger (back)
 WLB Jameel McClain (knee)
 DE Pernell McPhee (knee)
 SS Bernard Pollard (ribs)
 CB Lardarius Webb (knee)
IR  MLB Ricky Brown (head (8/31))
 DE Ryan McBean (ankle (8/27))
 WR Tommy Streeter (foot (8/31))
PUP  WR David Reed (knee)
 DE Terrell Suggs (achilles-tendon)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Offense 		 BAL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 26.0 33.5 24.3 BAL
Rushing yards 126.0 116.5 108.8 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 4.00 5.30 4.06 BAL
Completion % 66.2% 60.8% 62.6% NE
Passing yards 262.5 261.0 238.1 NE
Passing yards per completion 10.29 11.60 11.13 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 6.82 7.05 6.96 BAL
Interceptions 0.5 0.5 1.0 -
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.5 0.5 NE
Sacks allowed 2.5 2.5 2.2 -
3rd down conversions 40.7% 30.4% 38.8% NE
4th down conversions 0.0% 33.3% 59.1% BAL
Time of possession 31:21 26:37 30:05 NE
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Defense 		 BAL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 16.5 18.5 24.3 NE
Rushing yards 62.5 129.0 108.8 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 2.55 3.74 4.06 NE
Completion % 62.9% 65.2% 62.6% NE
Passing yards 202.0 275.0 238.1 NE
Passing yards per completion 9.18 12.22 11.13 NE
Passing yards per attempt 5.77 7.97 6.96 NE
INT return 0.5 1.5 1.0 BAL
Fumble recoveries 1.5 1.5 0.5 -
Sacks 1.5 3.0 2.2 BAL
3rd down conversions 32.1% 36.7% 38.8% NE
4th down conversions 50.0% 75.0% 59.1% NE
Time of possession 28:39 33:23 30:05 NE

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NE   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.4 10.4 11.5 -
Yards per kick return 23.3 26.9 23.6 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 3.0 5.8 11.5 NE
Yards allowed per kick return 24.7 18.8 23.6 BAL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NE   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.5 6.0 6.5 NE
Penalty yards 40.0 47.5 56.6 NE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2012 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
New England Patriots vs. Baltimore Ravens
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 12 2004-11-28 BAL NE 3-24 NE
2007 13 2007-12-03 NE BAL 27-24 NE
2009 4 2009-10-04 BAL NE 21-27 NE
2009 WC 2010-01-10 BAL NE 33-14 BAL
2010 6 2010-10-17 BAL NE 20-23 NE
2011 CF 2012-01-22 BAL NE 20-23 NE

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. WC = Wild-Card CF = Conference Final