Prediction: Ravens 23, Buccaneers 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Baltimore Ravens |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 26 |
Joe Flacco |
Pass: 245, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
RB 18 |
Justin Forsett |
Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 5-30, 0 |
RB 46 |
Lorenzo Taliaferro |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
RB 57 |
Bernard Pierce |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 14 |
Steve Smith |
Rec: 5-75, 1 TD |
WR 42 |
Torrey Smith |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
WR 80 |
Jacoby Jones |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
TE 15 |
Owen Daniels |
Rec: 4-45, 0 TD |
K 2 |
Justin Tucker |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 15 |
Defense / ST |
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 27 |
Mike Glennon |
Pass: 245, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
RB 25 |
Doug Martin |
Rush: 55, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 35 |
Bobby Rainey |
Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 3-25, 0 |
WR 19 |
Vincent Jackson |
Rec: 6-75, 1 TD |
WR 46 |
Mike Evans |
Rec: 4-45, 0 TD |
WR 79 |
Louis Murphy |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
TE 20 |
Austin Seferian-Jenkins |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
TE 37 |
Brandon Myers |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
K 24 |
Patrick Murray |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 21 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Ravens In only meeting (11/28/10), QB Joe Flacco passed for 289 yards with 2 TDs & 1 INT for 103.2 rating. Ravens are 30-4 (.882) when Flacco has 100+ rating... RB Justin Forsett has NFL-best 5.9 rush avg. (50 att., 297 yards). Last week, led team with 42 rush yards on 6 att. (7 avg.), including 11-yard TD, & had 55 receiving yards on 7 catches. Rookie RB Lorenzo Taliaferro (Round 4, No. 138 overall) has rush TD in 2 of past 3... WR Steve Smith, SR. has 6 career TD catches & 7 100-yard games vs. Buccaneers. TE Owen Daniels had team-high 70 receiving yards last week, most since joining Ravens... LB C.J. Mosley (No. 17 overall) leads team with 47 tackles, most among NFL rookies, including game-high 14 tackles & INT last week. Last week, DT Haloti Ngata posted 5th career INT, tied for most among NFL DTs since at least 1970. Since 2003, LB Terrell Suggs has 95 sacks, 3rd-most in AFC. LB Elvis Dumervil has 3.5 sacks in past 4 vs. NFC.
Buccaneers QB Mike Glennon has won all 3 career starts vs. AFC. QB Josh McCown defeated Bal. last year (11/17/13 with Chi.) & had 92.9 rating... RB Doug Martin has 832 scrimmage yards (118.9 per game), 644 rush yards (92 per game) & 6 TDs in 7 games vs. AFC. RB Bobby Rainey has 3 100-yard rush games in past 5 at home. In those 3, has rushed for 434 yards (144.7 per game) & 3 TDs. Had rush TD last week... In past 2 vs. Bal., WR Vincent Jackson has 9 catches for 225 yards (112.5 per game) & 1 TD. Had 8 catches for 144 yards week. Among active players (min. 300 catches), has NFL-best 17.2 rec. avg. WR Louis Murphy had 20-yard TD catch last week... DT Gerald McCoy has 9.5 sacks in past 12. Aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with sack. Had 2 sacks in last meeting. In past 6 vs. AFC, LB Lavonte David has 56 tackles, 4 INTs, 3.5 sacks & FF. Since 2013, is only player in NFL with 175+ tackles (196), 5+ sacks (7) & 5+ INTs (5). LB Danny Lansanah had 33-yard INT-TD last week, his 2nd in past 3 weeks. CB Alterraun Verner had INT in last game vs. Bal. (9/18/11 with Ten.). Had INT last week. S Dashon Goldson had 9 tackles vs. Bal. in SB XLVII (with SF).
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 |
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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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Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-07 |
CAR |
H |
L 14-20 |
-6 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
STL |
H |
L 17-19 |
-2 |
3 |
2014-09-18 |
ATL |
A |
L 14-56 |
-42 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
PIT |
A |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
5 |
2014-10-05 |
NO |
A |
L 31-37 |
-6 |
6 |
2014-10-12 |
BAL |
H |
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7 |
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Bye |
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8 |
2014-10-26 |
MIN |
H |
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9 |
2014-11-02 |
CLE |
A |
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10 |
2014-11-09 |
ATL |
H |
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11 |
2014-11-16 |
WAS |
A |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
CHI |
A |
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13 |
2014-11-30 |
CIN |
H |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
DET |
A |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
CAR |
A |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
GB |
H |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
NO |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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BAL Offense |
TB Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
21.7 |
19.3 |
23.2 |
BAL |
Rushing yards |
125.0 |
77.3 |
114.0 |
BAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.66 |
4.26 |
4.21 |
BAL |
Completion % |
62.3% |
59.9% |
63.8% |
BAL |
Passing yards |
247.0 |
195.0 |
241.9 |
BAL |
Passing yards per completion |
10.39 |
10.25 |
10.77 |
BAL |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.47 |
6.14 |
6.87 |
BAL |
Interceptions |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
BAL |
Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
- |
Sacks allowed |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
BAL |
3rd down conversions |
43.1% |
41.8% |
42.1% |
BAL |
4th down conversions |
42.9% |
50.0% |
45.1% |
TB |
Time of possession |
30:05 |
26:58 |
30:10 |
BAL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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BAL Defense |
TB Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
17.0 |
27.0 |
23.2 |
BAL |
Rushing yards |
89.7 |
124.0 |
114.0 |
BAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.51 |
3.90 |
4.21 |
BAL |
Completion % |
64.5% |
71.4% |
63.8% |
BAL |
Passing yards |
277.7 |
290.0 |
241.9 |
BAL |
Passing yards per completion |
11.36 |
10.82 |
10.77 |
TB |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.32 |
7.73 |
6.87 |
BAL |
INT return |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
- |
Fumble recoveries |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
BAL |
Sacks |
1.3 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
- |
3rd down conversions |
47.8% |
48.4% |
42.1% |
BAL |
4th down conversions |
0.0% |
100.0% |
45.1% |
BAL |
Time of possession |
29:55 |
33:54 |
30:10 |
BAL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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BAL |
TB |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
11.2 |
11.7 |
8.6 |
TB |
Yards per kick return |
26.7 |
24.4 |
23.0 |
BAL |
Yards allowed per punt return |
9.3 |
12.9 |
8.6 |
BAL |
Yards allowed per kick return |
22.5 |
20.5 |
23.0 |
TB |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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BAL |
TB |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
4.3 |
8.0 |
6.9 |
BAL |
Penalty yards |
34.3 |
63.3 |
59.2 |
BAL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
Baltimore Ravens vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2001 |
16 |
2001-12-29 |
BAL |
TB |
10-22 |
TB |
2002 |
2 |
2002-09-15 |
TB |
BAL |
25-0 |
TB |
2006 |
1 |
2006-09-10 |
BAL |
TB |
27-0 |
BAL |
2010 |
12 |
2010-11-28 |
TB |
BAL |
10-17 |
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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