Prediction: Ravens 26, Vikings 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Baltimore Ravens |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 17 |
Joe Flacco |
Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 30 |
Ray Rice |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 39 |
Bernard Pierce |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
WR 6 |
Torrey Smith |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
WR 50 |
Jacoby Jones |
Rec: 3-50, 0 TD |
WR 81 |
Marlon Brown |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
TE 25 |
Dallas Clark |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
TE 35 |
Dennis Pitta |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
K 3 |
Justin Tucker |
FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 5 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Vikings QB Matt Cassel passed for 243 yards & TD in relief last week & led team to OT victory... RB Adrian Peterson rushed for 211 yards in Week 13 & is 3rd fastest to reach 10,000 career yards (101 games). In only career meeting, rushed for 143 yards. In 2 games vs. AFC in 2013, has rushed for 228 yards (114 per game) & 3 TDs. Since entering NFL in 2007, leads NFL with 10,057 rush yards & 86 rush TDs... WR Greg Jennings has 8 TDs in past 8 vs. AFC (incl. SB). Had TD last week. In past 2 at Bal., WR Jerome Simpson has 20 catches for 275 yards (137.5 per game) & TD. Rookie WR-KR Cordarrelle Patterson leads NFL with 34.0 KR avg. & 2 KR-TDs. Had 33-yard rush TD last week... Since entering NFL in 2004, DE Jared Allen has NFL-best 123 sacks. Had sack in last meeting.
DE Brian Robison has 5 sacks in past 5 & aims for 4th in row with sack. DT Kevin Williams had 2 sacks & FF in last game vs. Bal. LB Chad Greenway leads team with 105 tackles. Had sack last week.
Ravens Since 2010, are 26-4 (.867) at home... QB Joe Flacco is 10-1 (.909) at home vs. NFC. Passed for 385 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 109.2 rating in only game vs. Vikings. Flacco (2,993) needs 7 passing yards to become 1st Raven with 5 consecutive 3,000-yard seasons... Last week, RB Ray Rice (6,002) joined JAMAL LEWIS (7,801) as only players in Ravens history to reach 6,000 rush yards. Had 194 scrimmage yards (77 rush, 117 rec.) in only meeting... WR Torrey Smith (952) needs 48 rec. yards to reach 1,000 for 1st time in career. WR-KR Jacoby Jones is averaging 19.5 yards per catch in past 2 games. Had season-long 73-yard KR last week... TE Dallas Clark (505) needs rec. to surpass FRANK WYCHECK (505) for 8th-most catches by TE in NFL history... LB Terrell Suggs (9) needs sack to reach double-digit sacks for 5th time in career... K Justin Tucker has made 27 consecutive FGs, longest active streak in NFL.
Results and Schedule
Minnesota Vikings |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
DET |
A |
L 24-34 |
-10 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
CHI |
A |
L 30-31 |
-1 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
CLE |
H |
L 27-31 |
-4 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
PIT |
H |
W 34-27 |
+7 |
5 |
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Bye |
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6 |
2013-10-13 |
CAR |
H |
L 10-35 |
-25 |
7 |
2013-10-21 |
NYG |
A |
L 7-23 |
-16 |
8 |
2013-10-27 |
GB |
H |
L 31-44 |
-13 |
9 |
2013-11-03 |
DAL |
A |
L 23-27 |
-4 |
10 |
2013-11-07 |
WAS |
H |
W 34-27 |
+7 |
11 |
2013-11-17 |
SEA |
A |
L 20-41 |
-21 |
12 |
2013-11-24 |
GB |
A |
T 26-26 |
0 |
13 |
2013-12-01 |
CHI |
H |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
14 |
2013-12-08 |
BAL |
A |
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15 |
2013-12-15 |
PHI |
H |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
CIN |
A |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
DET |
H |
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Baltimore Ravens |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-05 |
DEN |
A |
L 27-49 |
-22 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
CLE |
H |
W 14-6 |
+8 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
HOU |
H |
W 30-9 |
+21 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
BUF |
A |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
5 |
2013-10-06 |
MIA |
A |
W 26-23 |
+3 |
6 |
2013-10-13 |
GB |
H |
L 17-19 |
-2 |
7 |
2013-10-20 |
PIT |
A |
L 16-19 |
-3 |
8 |
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Bye |
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9 |
2013-11-03 |
CLE |
A |
L 18-24 |
-6 |
10 |
2013-11-10 |
CIN |
H |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
11 |
2013-11-17 |
CHI |
A |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
12 |
2013-11-24 |
NYJ |
H |
W 19-3 |
+16 |
13 |
2013-11-28 |
PIT |
H |
W 22-20 |
+2 |
14 |
2013-12-08 |
MIN |
H |
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15 |
2013-12-16 |
DET |
A |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
NE |
H |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
CIN |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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MIN Offense |
BAL Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
25.8 |
19.7 |
23.6 |
MIN |
Rushing yards |
161.0 |
75.3 |
118.5 |
MIN |
Rushing yards per attempt |
5.22 |
3.07 |
4.29 |
MIN |
Completion % |
63.9% |
60.0% |
61.1% |
MIN |
Passing yards |
214.8 |
201.0 |
233.1 |
MIN |
Passing yards per completion |
10.17 |
9.33 |
10.88 |
MIN |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.50 |
5.60 |
6.65 |
MIN |
Interceptions |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
MIN |
Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
BAL |
Sacks allowed |
3.0 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
MIN |
3rd down conversions |
35.9% |
38.8% |
38.1% |
BAL |
4th down conversions |
71.4% |
66.7% |
48.4% |
MIN |
Time of possession |
32:06 |
31:49 |
30:29 |
MIN |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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MIN Defense |
BAL Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
30.3 |
20.0 |
23.6 |
BAL |
Rushing yards |
150.3 |
93.0 |
118.5 |
BAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.79 |
3.60 |
4.29 |
BAL |
Completion % |
64.8% |
56.1% |
61.1% |
BAL |
Passing yards |
284.0 |
233.7 |
233.1 |
BAL |
Passing yards per completion |
11.64 |
10.25 |
10.88 |
BAL |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.54 |
5.75 |
6.65 |
BAL |
INT return |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
BAL |
Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
BAL |
Sacks |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
MIN |
3rd down conversions |
41.9% |
30.6% |
38.1% |
BAL |
4th down conversions |
83.3% |
66.7% |
48.4% |
BAL |
Time of possession |
33:29 |
30:48 |
30:29 |
BAL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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MIN |
BAL |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
10.3 |
13.9 |
9.5 |
BAL |
Yards per kick return |
24.8 |
21.8 |
22.9 |
MIN |
Yards allowed per punt return |
10.9 |
9.3 |
9.5 |
BAL |
Yards allowed per kick return |
23.2 |
19.6 |
22.9 |
BAL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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MIN |
BAL |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
4.8 |
7.3 |
6.0 |
MIN |
Penalty yards |
38.5 |
55.3 |
51.1 |
MIN |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2013 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
Minnesota Vikings vs. Baltimore Ravens |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2001 |
17 |
2002-01-07 |
MIN |
BAL |
3-19 |
BAL |
2005 |
16 |
2005-12-25 |
MIN |
BAL |
23-30 |
BAL |
2009 |
6 |
2009-10-18 |
BAL |
MIN |
31-33 |
MIN |
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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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