Prediction: Colts 27, Ravens 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Baltimore Ravens |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 15 |
Joe Flacco |
Pass: 245, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
RB 29 |
Justin Forsett |
Rush: 55, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0 |
RB 43 |
Lorenzo Taliaferro |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
RB 55 |
Bernard Pierce |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 15 |
Steve Smith |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
WR 29 |
Torrey Smith |
Rec: 5-65, 1 TD |
WR 74 |
Jacoby Jones |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
TE 16 |
Owen Daniels |
Rec: 4-45, 0 TD |
K 15 |
Justin Tucker |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 23 |
Defense / ST |
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Indianapolis Colts |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 2 |
Andrew Luck |
Pass: 320, 3 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
RB 25 |
Ahmad Bradshaw |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
RB 27 |
Trent Richardson |
Rush: 45, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
WR 16 |
T.Y. Hilton |
Rec: 5-80, 1 TD |
WR 26 |
Reggie Wayne |
Rec: 6-75, 1 TD |
WR 61 |
Hakeem Nicks |
Rec: 2-35, 0 TD |
TE 21 |
Dwayne Allen |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
TE 26 |
Coby Fleener |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
K 4 |
Adam Vinatieri |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 12 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Ravens In last meeting, QB Joe Flacco passed for 227 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 102.5 rating. Ravens are 30-4 (.882) when Flacco has 100+ rating... RB Justin Forsett has NFL-best 5.8 rush avg. (44 att., 255 yards). Rookie RB Lorenzo Taliaferro (Round 4, No. 138 overall) aims for 3rd in row with TD... WR Steve Smith, SR. has 429 receiving yards, most in NFL history by 35+ year old through 1st 4 games of season. In 2 career games at Ind. (with Car.), has 9 catches for 171 yards (19 avg.) & TD. Has 100+ receiving yards in 3 of past 4... WR Torrey Smith had TD catch in last meeting. TE Owen Daniels had 1st career TD catch vs. Ind. on 9/17/06 (with Hou.)... Rookie LB C.J. Mosley (No. 17 overall) leads team with 33 tackles. LB Terrell Suggs had 3 sacks & 3 FF in last meeting. Since 2003, has 95 sacks, 3rd most in AFC. LB Elvis Dumervil has 3.5 sacks in past 3, including 1.5 last week. Since 2013, LB Daryl Smith is 1 of 4 players in NFL with 5+ sacks & 3+ INTs.
Colts Last week, QB Andrew Luck completed 29 of 41 passes (70.7 pct.) for 393 yards with 4 TDs & 1 INT for 123.3 rating. 1st player in NFL history with consecutive games with 370+ pass yards, 4+ TD passes, 70+ comp. pct. & 0 or 1 INTs. Has 21 TD passes in past 8 overall... In 3 career meetings, RB Trent Richardson has 319 scrimmage yards (210 rush, 109 rec.) & rush TD. In only home game vs. Bal. (11/16/08 with NYG), RB Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 96 yards on 9 carries (10.7 avg.). Leads NFL RBs with 4 TD catches in 2014, including 15-yarder last week... Last week, WR Reggie Wayne (1,029 rec) surpassed ISAAC BRUCE (1,024) for 7th all-time. Wayne (13,873) needs 132 receiving yards to surpass HOFers CRIS CARTER (13,899) & JAMES LOFTON (14,004) for 8th all-time. In past 5 vs. Ravens (incl. playoffs), has 425 receiving yards & 2 TDs. TE Dwayne Allen has TD catch in 4 of past 5. TE Coby Fleener aims for 3rd in row with TD catch... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads team with 32 tackles, including game-high 10 last week with sack. Undrafted rookie NT Zach Kerr posted 1st career sack last week vs. Jax. S Mike Adams tied career-high with 2 INTs last week.
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 |
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6 |
2014-10-12 |
TB |
A |
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7 |
2014-10-19 |
ATL |
H |
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8 |
2014-10-26 |
CIN |
A |
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9 |
2014-11-02 |
PIT |
A |
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10 |
2014-11-09 |
TEN |
H |
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11 |
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Bye |
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12 |
2014-11-24 |
NO |
A |
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13 |
2014-11-30 |
SD |
H |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
MIA |
A |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
JAC |
H |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
HOU |
A |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
CLE |
H |
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Indianapolis Colts |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-07 |
DEN |
A |
L 24-31 |
-7 |
2 |
2014-09-15 |
PHI |
H |
L 27-30 |
-3 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
JAC |
A |
W 44-17 |
+27 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
TEN |
H |
W 41-17 |
+24 |
5 |
2014-10-05 |
BAL |
H |
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6 |
2014-10-09 |
HOU |
A |
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7 |
2014-10-19 |
CIN |
H |
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8 |
2014-10-26 |
PIT |
A |
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9 |
2014-11-03 |
NYG |
A |
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10 |
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Bye |
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11 |
2014-11-16 |
NE |
H |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
JAC |
H |
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13 |
2014-11-30 |
WAS |
H |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
CLE |
A |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
HOU |
H |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
DAL |
A |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
TEN |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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BAL Offense |
IND Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
25.8 |
34.0 |
23.1 |
IND |
Rushing yards |
133.8 |
118.0 |
113.5 |
BAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.50 |
3.87 |
4.18 |
BAL |
Completion % |
63.4% |
68.4% |
64.4% |
IND |
Passing yards |
259.8 |
326.0 |
241.7 |
IND |
Passing yards per completion |
10.71 |
11.15 |
10.71 |
IND |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.79 |
7.63 |
6.90 |
IND |
Interceptions |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
BAL |
Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
- |
Sacks allowed |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
BAL |
3rd down conversions |
50.0% |
43.4% |
43.2% |
BAL |
4th down conversions |
50.0% |
50.0% |
46.2% |
- |
Time of possession |
31:29 |
35:49 |
30:06 |
IND |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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BAL Defense |
IND Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
15.0 |
23.8 |
23.1 |
BAL |
Rushing yards |
84.0 |
104.8 |
113.5 |
BAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.39 |
4.36 |
4.18 |
BAL |
Completion % |
64.2% |
56.8% |
64.4% |
IND |
Passing yards |
258.8 |
251.3 |
241.7 |
IND |
Passing yards per completion |
12.03 |
13.40 |
10.71 |
BAL |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.72 |
7.61 |
6.90 |
IND |
INT return |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
IND |
Fumble recoveries |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
BAL |
Sacks |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
IND |
3rd down conversions |
48.1% |
37.8% |
43.2% |
IND |
4th down conversions |
0.0% |
0.0% |
46.2% |
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Time of possession |
28:31 |
24:11 |
30:06 |
IND |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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BAL |
IND |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
13.4 |
6.3 |
8.5 |
BAL |
Yards per kick return |
27.3 |
28.8 |
23.6 |
IND |
Yards allowed per punt return |
14.5 |
4.5 |
8.5 |
IND |
Yards allowed per kick return |
21.7 |
23.5 |
23.6 |
BAL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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BAL |
IND |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
4.0 |
8.0 |
6.9 |
BAL |
Penalty yards |
34.0 |
62.3 |
59.5 |
BAL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2014 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
Baltimore Ravens vs. Indianapolis Colts |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2001 |
12 |
2001-12-02 |
IND |
BAL |
27-39 |
BAL |
2002 |
6 |
2002-10-13 |
BAL |
IND |
20-22 |
IND |
2004 |
15 |
2004-12-18 |
BAL |
IND |
10-20 |
IND |
2005 |
1 |
2005-09-11 |
IND |
BAL |
24-7 |
IND |
2006 |
DP |
2007-01-13 |
IND |
BAL |
15-6 |
IND |
2007 |
14 |
2007-12-09 |
IND |
BAL |
44-20 |
IND |
2008 |
6 |
2008-10-12 |
BAL |
IND |
3-31 |
IND |
2009 |
11 |
2009-11-22 |
IND |
BAL |
17-15 |
IND |
2009 |
DP |
2010-01-16 |
BAL |
IND |
3-20 |
IND |
2011 |
14 |
2011-12-11 |
IND |
BAL |
10-24 |
BAL |
2012 |
WC |
2013-01-06 |
IND |
BAL |
9-24 |
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. WC = Wild-Card DP = Divisional Playoff
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