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Prediction: Ravens 23, Buccaneers 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

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  
 
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  

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    
7 2014-10-19 ATL H    
8 2014-10-26 CIN A    
9 2014-11-02 PIT A    
10 2014-11-09 TEN H    
11   Bye      
12 2014-11-24 NO A    
13 2014-11-30 SD H    
14 2014-12-07 MIA A    
15 2014-12-14 JAC H    
16 2014-12-21 HOU A    
17 2014-12-28 CLE H    
   

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    
7   Bye      
8 2014-10-26 MIN H    
9 2014-11-02 CLE A    
10 2014-11-09 ATL H    
11 2014-11-16 WAS A    
12 2014-11-23 CHI A    
13 2014-11-30 CIN H    
14 2014-12-07 DET A    
15 2014-12-14 CAR A    
16 2014-12-21 GB H    
17 2014-12-28 NO H    

Injury Report

Baltimore Ravens
Out  DE Chris Canty (wrist)
 DT Timmy Jernigan (knee)
Doubtful  WR Marlon Brown (pelvis)
Probable  SS Matt Elam (shoulder)
 ILB Daryl Smith (knee)
IR  CB Asa Jackson (toe, 10/8/2014)
 DE Kapron Lewis-Moore (achilles-tendon, 8/25/2014)
 TE Dennis Pitta (hip, 9/23/2014)
 DE Brent Urban (knee, 8/25/2014)
PUP  NT Terrence Cody (hip)
   

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Out  SLB Jonathan Casillas (hamstring)
 FS Dashon Goldson (ankle)
Doubtful  QB Josh McCown (thumb)
Questionable  CB Johnthan Banks (neck)
 LB Larry English (hamstring)
 WR Mike Evans (groin)
 WR Vincent Jackson (ribs)
Probable  MLB Mason Foster (shoulder)
IR  DE Adrian Clayborn (elbow, 9/12/2014)
 RB Charles Sims (ankle, 9/3/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  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
  Defense Stats Comparison

  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

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   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
  Misc Stats Comparison

   BAL   TB  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.3 8.0 6.9 BAL
Penalty yards 34.3 63.3 59.2 BAL

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.

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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

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.