Final Score Prediction
Ravens 24, Cowboys 20
Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
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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 48 |
Bernard Pierce |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 8 |
Torrey Smith |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
WR 24 |
Anquan Boldin |
Rec: 4-60, 1 TD |
WR 71 |
Jacoby Jones |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
TE 13 |
Dennis Pitta |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
K 14 |
Justin Tucker |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 6 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Cowboys QB Tony Romo threw TD in last game, his 154th of career, & passed HOFer ROGER STAUBACH (153) for 3rd most in team history. Romo aims for 3rd win in row vs. AFC. In career, when Romo starts & has 100+ rating (min. 10 att.), Cowboys are 34-8 (.810)... In past 2 vs. AFC, RB DeMarco Murray has rushed for 222 yards (111 per game) & TD. Has 4 130-yard rush games in career & team is 4-0 in those contests... TE Jason Witten had 13 catches for 112 yards & TD in last game. Had 5 catches for 87 yards & TD in last meeting. Since 2007, has 465 catches, 2nd most by NFL TE. In Week 4, Witten (112 yards) & WR Dez Bryant (105) each had 100-yard game, 1st time 2 Cowboys had 100+ rec. yards in same game since 9/18/11. In past 9 vs. AFC, WR Miles Austin has 57 catches for 980 yards (108.9 per game) & 6 TDs. Austin has TD catch or 100+ yards in 7 of past 8, incl. TD in Week 4... LB DeMarcus Ware has 30.5 sacks in past 23. Since 2006, has 96.5 sacks, most in NFL. Ware has 3 sacks & 3 FFs in past 2. Had sack & 2 FFs in last game vs. Bal. DT Josh Brent had 1st career sack in Week 4.
Ravens Club has won 13 consecutive reg.-sea. home games, longest active streak in NFL... Ravens are 11-6 vs. NFC under head coach JOHN HARBAUGH... QB Joe Flacco is 8-0 at home vs. NFC & has 13 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 98.7 rating. For career, Flacco has 30-5 (.857) record at home. Ravens are 25-2 (.926) when he has 100+ rating... Last week vs. KC, RB Ray Rice posted 15th career game with 100+ rush yards & Ravens are 13-2 (.867) in such games... WR Torrey Smith is averaging 112 rec. yards per game in past 2 at home. In past 2, WR Anquan Boldin has 13 catches for 213 yards. Since '03, Boldin ranks 2nd in NFL among WRs with 730 rec. (REGGIE WAYNE, 822)... C MATT BIRK will play in 200th career game... Defense allows 17.8 pts per game, 2nd-lowest in AFC (Hou., 14.6)... S Ed Reed has 3 INTs in 2 career games vs. Cowboys... CB Cary Williams aims for 3rd consecutive game with INT. CB Lardarius Webb registered 1st INT of season last week.
Results and Schedule
Dallas Cowboys |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2012-09-05 |
NYG |
A |
W 24-17 |
+7 |
2 |
2012-09-16 |
SEA |
A |
L 7-27 |
-20 |
3 |
2012-09-23 |
TB |
H |
W 16-10 |
+6 |
4 |
2012-10-01 |
CHI |
H |
L 18-34 |
-16 |
5 |
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Bye |
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6 |
2012-10-14 |
BAL |
A |
L 29-31 |
-2 |
7 |
2012-10-21 |
CAR |
A |
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8 |
2012-10-28 |
NYG |
H |
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9 |
2012-11-04 |
ATL |
A |
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10 |
2012-11-11 |
PHI |
A |
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11 |
2012-11-18 |
CLE |
H |
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12 |
2012-11-22 |
WAS |
H |
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13 |
2012-12-02 |
PHI |
H |
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14 |
2012-12-09 |
CIN |
A |
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15 |
2012-12-16 |
PIT |
H |
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16 |
2012-12-23 |
NO |
H |
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17 |
2012-12-30 |
WAS |
A |
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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 |
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8 |
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Bye |
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9 |
2012-11-04 |
CLE |
A |
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10 |
2012-11-11 |
OAK |
H |
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11 |
2012-11-18 |
PIT |
A |
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12 |
2012-11-25 |
SD |
A |
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13 |
2012-12-02 |
PIT |
H |
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14 |
2012-12-09 |
WAS |
A |
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15 |
2012-12-16 |
DEN |
H |
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16 |
2012-12-23 |
NYG |
H |
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17 |
2012-12-30 |
CIN |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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DAL Offense |
BAL Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
17.0 |
25.7 |
23.1 |
BAL |
Rushing yards |
45.0 |
118.0 |
112.5 |
BAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.43 |
4.86 |
4.17 |
BAL |
Completion % |
68.3% |
61.3% |
62.0% |
DAL |
Passing yards |
274.5 |
286.3 |
240.4 |
BAL |
Passing yards per completion |
10.77 |
12.33 |
11.00 |
BAL |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.36 |
7.56 |
6.82 |
BAL |
Interceptions |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
BAL |
Sacks allowed |
1.5 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
DAL |
3rd down conversions |
39.6% |
33.3% |
38.3% |
DAL |
4th down conversions |
33.3% |
20.0% |
59.1% |
DAL |
Time of possession |
30:51 |
27:21 |
30:15 |
DAL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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DAL Defense |
BAL Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
22.0 |
17.7 |
23.1 |
BAL |
Rushing yards |
87.5 |
111.7 |
112.5 |
DAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.82 |
3.48 |
4.17 |
BAL |
Completion % |
61.5% |
61.1% |
62.0% |
BAL |
Passing yards |
160.0 |
275.3 |
240.4 |
DAL |
Passing yards per completion |
10.59 |
11.88 |
11.00 |
DAL |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.52 |
7.26 |
6.82 |
DAL |
INT return |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
BAL |
Fumble recoveries |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
BAL |
Sacks |
2.0 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
DAL |
3rd down conversions |
35.8% |
37.0% |
38.3% |
DAL |
4th down conversions |
83.3% |
60.0% |
59.1% |
BAL |
Time of possession |
29:09 |
32:39 |
30:15 |
DAL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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DAL |
BAL |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
6.0 |
9.0 |
10.1 |
BAL |
Yards per kick return |
21.5 |
24.3 |
24.6 |
BAL |
Yards allowed per punt return |
5.0 |
9.8 |
10.1 |
DAL |
Yards allowed per kick return |
18.5 |
22.2 |
24.6 |
DAL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DAL |
BAL |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
9.0 |
7.7 |
6.5 |
BAL |
Penalty yards |
66.5 |
65.0 |
56.6 |
BAL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
Dallas Cowboys vs. Baltimore Ravens |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2000 |
12 |
2000-11-19 |
DAL |
BAL |
0-27 |
BAL |
2004 |
11 |
2004-11-21 |
DAL |
BAL |
10-30 |
BAL |
2008 |
16 |
2008-12-20 |
BAL |
DAL |
33-24 |
BAL |
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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.
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