Prediction: Ravens 24, Texans 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Baltimore Ravens |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 23 |
Joe Flacco |
Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 9 |
Justin Forsett |
Rush: 85, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 43 |
Bernard Pierce |
Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
WR 15 |
Steve Smith |
Rec: 5-75, 1 TD |
WR 56 |
Torrey Smith |
Rec: 4-45, 0 TD |
WR 84 |
Kamar Aiken |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
WR 90 |
Marlon Brown |
Rec: 1-15, 0 TD |
WR 92 |
Jacoby Jones |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
TE 14 |
Owen Daniels |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
K 13 |
Justin Tucker |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 4 |
Defense / ST |
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Houston Texans |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 26 |
Case Keenum |
Pass: 225, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
RB 4 |
Arian Foster |
Rush: 85, 1 TD Rec: 3-25, 0 |
RB 58 |
Alfred Blue |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0 |
WR 14 |
Andre Johnson |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
WR 36 |
DeAndre Hopkins |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
WR 76 |
Damaris Johnson |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
TE 31 |
Ryan Griffin |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
K 25 |
Randy Bullock |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 17 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Ravens QB Joe Flacco passed for 221 yards with TD vs. 0 INTS for 99.4 rating last week & became 1st player in club history to reach 25,000 career pass yards (25,024). In past 5, has completed 98 of 145 (67.6 pct.) for 1,127 yards with 7 TDs vs. 1 INT for 104 rating. Has 100+ rating in 3 of past 4. Ravens are 38-5 (.884) when Flacco posts 100+ rating (incl. playoffs)... RB Justin Forsett leads NFL RBs with 5.4 rush avg. (208 att., 1,128 yards). Spent 2012 season with Texans, rushing for 374 yards on 63 att. (5.9 avg.) & TD. In past 5, has 519 rush yards & 5 TDs... WR Steve Smith, SR. had 37 receiving yards last week & now has 13,123 career, surpassing HOFer STEVE LARGENT (13,089) for No. 15 all-time. In 3 career meetings (with Car.), has 18 catches for 323 yards (107.7 per game) & 5 TDs. WR Torrey Smith has 8 TDs in past 11. Needs 2 TD catches to join MICHAEL JACKSON (14 in 1996) as only Ravens with 10+ TD rec. in season... LB C.J. Mosley (No. 17 overall) leads NFL rookies with 117 tackles, 2nd-most in AFC. LB Terrell Suggs has 10.5 sacks in past 9, incl. 2.5 last week.
Texans QB Case Keenum started 8 games for Hou. in 2013, passing for 1,760 yards with 9 TDs vs. 6 INTs. QB THAD LEWIS has made 6 career starts, passing for 1,296 yards & 5 TDs... RB Arian Foster is averaging 102.5 rush yards per game in 2014, 2nd in NFL (DE MARCO MURRAY). Has 11 TDs in past 8 (7 rush, 4 rec.). Since 2010, leads AFC in rush yards (5,933) & rush TDs (50)... WR Andre Johnson (996 rec.) needs 5 catches to surpass HINES WARD (1,000) for No. 9 all-time. For career, averages 6 rec./game, best in history (min. 100 games). In past 8, WR DeAndre Hopkins has 44 rec. for 801 yards (18.2 avg.) & 3 TDs... DE J.J. Watt is 1st player with 3 off. TDs (3 rec.) & 2 TDs on takeaways (INT, FR) in season since BILL GOLDING in 1948. Since entering NFL in 2011, leads NFL with 53 sacks, incl. 2 last week. S Kendrick Lewis had 27-yard INT-TD vs. Colts.
Results and Schedule
Baltimore Ravens |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-07 |
CIN |
H |
L 16-23 |
-7 |
2 |
2014-09-11 |
PIT |
H |
W 26-6 |
+20 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
CLE |
A |
W 23-21 |
+2 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
CAR |
H |
W 38-10 |
+28 |
5 |
2014-10-05 |
IND |
A |
L 13-20 |
-7 |
6 |
2014-10-12 |
TB |
A |
W 48-17 |
+31 |
7 |
2014-10-19 |
ATL |
H |
W 29-7 |
+22 |
8 |
2014-10-26 |
CIN |
A |
L 24-27 |
-3 |
9 |
2014-11-02 |
PIT |
A |
L 23-43 |
-20 |
10 |
2014-11-09 |
TEN |
H |
W 21-7 |
+14 |
11 |
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Bye |
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12 |
2014-11-24 |
NO |
A |
W 34-27 |
+7 |
13 |
2014-11-30 |
SD |
H |
L 33-34 |
-1 |
14 |
2014-12-07 |
MIA |
A |
W 28-13 |
+15 |
15 |
2014-12-14 |
JAC |
H |
W 20-12 |
+8 |
16 |
2014-12-21 |
HOU |
A |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
CLE |
H |
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Houston Texans |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-07 |
WAS |
H |
W 17-6 |
+11 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
OAK |
A |
W 30-14 |
+16 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
NYG |
A |
L 17-30 |
-13 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
BUF |
H |
W 23-17 |
+6 |
5 |
2014-10-05 |
DAL |
A |
L 17-20 |
-3 |
6 |
2014-10-09 |
IND |
H |
L 28-33 |
-5 |
7 |
2014-10-20 |
PIT |
A |
L 23-30 |
-7 |
8 |
2014-10-26 |
TEN |
A |
W 30-16 |
+14 |
9 |
2014-11-02 |
PHI |
H |
L 21-31 |
-10 |
10 |
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Bye |
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11 |
2014-11-16 |
CLE |
A |
W 23-7 |
+16 |
12 |
2014-11-23 |
CIN |
H |
L 13-22 |
-9 |
13 |
2014-11-30 |
TEN |
H |
W 45-21 |
+24 |
14 |
2014-12-07 |
JAC |
A |
W 27-13 |
+14 |
15 |
2014-12-14 |
IND |
A |
L 10-17 |
-7 |
16 |
2014-12-21 |
BAL |
H |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
JAC |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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BAL Offense |
HOU Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
27.3 |
21.0 |
21.7 |
BAL |
Rushing yards |
153.0 |
136.3 |
111.0 |
BAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.95 |
3.57 |
4.16 |
BAL |
Completion % |
67.6% |
59.9% |
62.1% |
BAL |
Passing yards |
226.7 |
182.3 |
229.0 |
BAL |
Passing yards per completion |
11.28 |
11.38 |
10.71 |
HOU |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.62 |
6.82 |
6.65 |
BAL |
Interceptions |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
BAL |
Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
- |
Sacks allowed |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
- |
3rd down conversions |
46.8% |
38.0% |
38.7% |
BAL |
4th down conversions |
100.0% |
60.0% |
46.5% |
BAL |
Time of possession |
30:16 |
32:31 |
30:05 |
HOU |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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BAL Defense |
HOU Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
17.3 |
17.0 |
21.7 |
HOU |
Rushing yards |
71.0 |
89.0 |
111.0 |
BAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.02 |
3.34 |
4.16 |
HOU |
Completion % |
69.1% |
53.2% |
62.1% |
HOU |
Passing yards |
242.7 |
219.3 |
229.0 |
HOU |
Passing yards per completion |
9.77 |
11.32 |
10.71 |
BAL |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.76 |
6.02 |
6.65 |
HOU |
INT return |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
- |
Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
HOU |
Sacks |
5.0 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
BAL |
3rd down conversions |
41.5% |
33.8% |
38.7% |
HOU |
4th down conversions |
20.0% |
0.0% |
46.5% |
HOU |
Time of possession |
29:44 |
27:29 |
30:05 |
HOU |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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BAL |
HOU |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
7.6 |
5.9 |
8.6 |
BAL |
Yards per kick return |
24.5 |
21.3 |
23.2 |
BAL |
Yards allowed per punt return |
5.4 |
7.0 |
8.6 |
BAL |
Yards allowed per kick return |
22.2 |
27.1 |
23.2 |
BAL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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BAL |
HOU |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
7.3 |
5.7 |
6.5 |
HOU |
Penalty yards |
50.7 |
53.0 |
54.6 |
BAL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 10 to 15 of the 2014 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.
Weather
Dome Stadium
Team vs. Team History
Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2002 |
15 |
2002-12-15 |
BAL |
HOU |
23-19 |
BAL |
2005 |
13 |
2005-12-04 |
HOU |
BAL |
15-16 |
BAL |
2008 |
10 |
2008-11-09 |
BAL |
HOU |
41-13 |
BAL |
2010 |
14 |
2010-12-13 |
BAL |
HOU |
34-28 |
BAL |
2011 |
6 |
2011-10-16 |
HOU |
BAL |
14-29 |
BAL |
2011 |
DP |
2012-01-15 |
HOU |
BAL |
13-20 |
BAL |
2012 |
7 |
2012-10-21 |
BAL |
HOU |
13-43 |
HOU |
2013 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
HOU |
BAL |
9-30 |
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. DP = Divisional Playoff
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