Prediction: Ravens 20, Bengals 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Baltimore Ravens |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 21 |
Joe Flacco |
Pass: 265, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 19 |
Justin Forsett |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 5-30, 0 |
| RB 44 |
Bernard Pierce |
Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| RB 59 |
Lorenzo Taliaferro |
Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 13 |
Steve Smith |
Rec: 5-75, 1 TD |
| WR 34 |
Torrey Smith |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| WR 83 |
Jacoby Jones |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
 TE 18 |
Crockett Gillmore  |
Rec: 4-45, 0 TD |
| K 12 |
Justin Tucker |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 10 |
Defense / ST |
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 25 |
Andy Dalton |
Pass: 235, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 12 |
Giovani Bernard  |
Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 35 |
Jeremy Hill |
Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 3-15, 0 |
| WR 20 |
Mohamed Sanu |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 79 |
Brandon Tate |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
 WR 88 |
A.J. Green |
Rec: 0-5, 0 TD |
| TE 19 |
Jermaine Gresham |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| K 16 |
Mike Nugent |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 14 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Ravens QB Joe Flacco has 7 TD passes in past 2. In 3 road games in 2014, has 758 pass yards with 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 98.9 rating. Passed for 345 yards in last meeting... RB Justin Forsett leads NFL RBs with 5.8 rush avg. (87 att., 503 yards). Has 206 rush yards in past 2 (103 per game). RB Bernard Pierce aims for 3rd in row with rush TD... In 4 career meetings, WR Steve Smith, SR. has 23 catches for 410 yards (17.8 avg.) & 2 TDs, incl. 3 100-yard games. 1 of 4 NFL players with 3+ 50+ yard TDs in season at age 35+, incl. 80-yarder in last meeting. WR Torrey Smith led team with season-high 81 rec. yards last week, incl. 39-yard TD. Has 4 TDs in past 4. TE Owen Daniels (4,892) needs 108 rec. yards to reach 5,000 career... LB C.J. Mosley (No. 17 overall) leads team with 60 tackles, most among NFL rookies. Since entering NFL in 2003, LB Terrell Suggs ranks 2nd in AFC with 97 sacks. Needs 3 sacks to become 1st player in club history with 100 career. LB Elvis Dumervil has 5 sacks in past 4, incl. 2 last week. LB Pernell McPhee has 4 sacks in past 3, including 2 vs. Atl.
 Bengals Are 11-0-1 in past 12 at home... In past 12 at home, QB Andy Dalton has passed for 2,886 yards with 24 TDs vs. 12 INTs for 97.2 rating. Has 33-20-1 (.620) record, highest win pct. of any QB in club history (min. 20 starts)... In 3 career home starts, RB Giovani Bernard has 380 scrimmage yards (274 rush, 106 rec.; 126.7 per game) & 4 rush TDs. Had 110 scrim. yards in last meeting (48 rush, 62 rec.). Only NFL player with 400+ rush yards (401), 4+ rush TDs (4) & 175+ rec. yards (177) this season... WR A.J. Green had 131 rec. yards in last meeting, including GW 77-yard TD in 4th quarter. Since entering NFL in 2011, has 4,147 rec. yards, most in AFC. WR Mohamed Sanu has TD catch in 2 of past 3... Since 2012, Geno Atkins ranks 2nd amongst NFL DTs with 18.5 sacks. DT Domata Peko had 1st sack of season last week. DE Wallace Gilberry had 1.5 sacks in last meeting. In 7 career meetings, DE Carlos Dunlap has 6 sacks. S Reggie Nelson leads team with 43 tackles.
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 |
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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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| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
BAL |
A |
W 23-16 |
+7 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
ATL |
H |
W 24-10 |
+14 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
TEN |
H |
W 33-7 |
+26 |
| 4 |
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Bye |
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| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
NE |
A |
L 17-43 |
-26 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
CAR |
H |
T 37-37 |
0 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
IND |
A |
L 0-27 |
-27 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
BAL |
H |
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| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
JAC |
H |
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| 10 |
2014-11-06 |
CLE |
H |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
NO |
A |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
HOU |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
TB |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
PIT |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
CLE |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-22 |
DEN |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
PIT |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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BAL
Offense |
CIN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
29.0 |
24.7 |
23.3 |
BAL |
| Rushing yards |
141.8 |
121.7 |
111.6 |
BAL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.46 |
4.31 |
4.13 |
BAL |
| Completion % |
66.1% |
64.0% |
63.2% |
BAL |
| Passing yards |
242.0 |
242.3 |
241.0 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.07 |
11.17 |
10.95 |
BAL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.98 |
7.14 |
6.92 |
BAL |
| Interceptions |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
CIN |
| Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
CIN |
| Sacks allowed |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
BAL |
| 3rd down conversions |
43.1% |
33.9% |
41.6% |
BAL |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
0.0% |
42.2% |
BAL |
| Time of possession |
31:33 |
27:31 |
30:11 |
BAL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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BAL
Defense |
CIN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
13.5 |
24.7 |
23.3 |
BAL |
| Rushing yards |
86.3 |
155.7 |
111.6 |
BAL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.86 |
4.87 |
4.13 |
BAL |
| Completion % |
62.7% |
59.7% |
63.2% |
CIN |
| Passing yards |
252.8 |
260.3 |
241.0 |
BAL |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.29 |
10.78 |
10.95 |
BAL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.45 |
6.43 |
6.92 |
CIN |
| INT return |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
CIN |
| Fumble recoveries |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
BAL |
| Sacks |
2.5 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
BAL |
| 3rd down conversions |
42.5% |
34.3% |
41.6% |
CIN |
| 4th down conversions |
16.7% |
71.4% |
42.2% |
BAL |
| Time of possession |
28:27 |
36:29 |
30:11 |
BAL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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BAL |
CIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
9.5 |
11.0 |
8.4 |
CIN |
| Yards per kick return |
31.3 |
28.1 |
23.3 |
BAL |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
4.1 |
4.8 |
8.4 |
BAL |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
21.7 |
25.1 |
23.3 |
BAL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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BAL |
CIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.5 |
6.0 |
6.9 |
BAL |
| Penalty yards |
45.3 |
47.3 |
58.3 |
BAL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 2 to 7 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 2 to 7 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
4 |
2000-09-24 |
CIN |
BAL |
0-37 |
BAL |
| 2000 |
10 |
2000-11-05 |
BAL |
CIN |
27-7 |
BAL |
| 2001 |
2 |
2001-09-23 |
BAL |
CIN |
10-21 |
CIN |
| 2001 |
15 |
2001-12-23 |
CIN |
BAL |
0-16 |
BAL |
| 2002 |
10 |
2002-11-10 |
CIN |
BAL |
27-38 |
BAL |
| 2002 |
13 |
2002-12-01 |
BAL |
CIN |
27-23 |
BAL |
| 2003 |
7 |
2003-10-19 |
BAL |
CIN |
26-34 |
CIN |
| 2003 |
14 |
2003-12-07 |
CIN |
BAL |
13-31 |
BAL |
| 2004 |
3 |
2004-09-26 |
BAL |
CIN |
23-9 |
BAL |
| 2004 |
13 |
2004-12-05 |
CIN |
BAL |
27-26 |
CIN |
| 2005 |
9 |
2005-11-06 |
CIN |
BAL |
21-9 |
CIN |
| 2005 |
12 |
2005-11-27 |
BAL |
CIN |
29-42 |
CIN |
| 2006 |
9 |
2006-11-05 |
CIN |
BAL |
20-26 |
BAL |
| 2006 |
13 |
2006-11-30 |
BAL |
CIN |
7-13 |
CIN |
| 2007 |
1 |
2007-09-10 |
BAL |
CIN |
20-27 |
CIN |
| 2007 |
10 |
2007-11-11 |
CIN |
BAL |
21-7 |
CIN |
| 2008 |
1 |
2008-09-07 |
CIN |
BAL |
10-17 |
BAL |
| 2008 |
13 |
2008-11-30 |
BAL |
CIN |
34-3 |
BAL |
| 2009 |
5 |
2009-10-11 |
CIN |
BAL |
17-14 |
CIN |
| 2009 |
9 |
2009-11-08 |
BAL |
CIN |
7-17 |
CIN |
| 2010 |
2 |
2010-09-19 |
BAL |
CIN |
10-15 |
CIN |
| 2010 |
17 |
2011-01-02 |
CIN |
BAL |
7-13 |
BAL |
| 2011 |
11 |
2011-11-20 |
CIN |
BAL |
24-31 |
BAL |
| 2011 |
17 |
2012-01-01 |
BAL |
CIN |
24-16 |
BAL |
| 2012 |
1 |
2012-09-10 |
CIN |
BAL |
13-44 |
BAL |
| 2012 |
17 |
2012-12-30 |
BAL |
CIN |
17-23 |
CIN |
| 2013 |
10 |
2013-11-10 |
CIN |
BAL |
17-20 |
BAL |
| 2013 |
17 |
2013-12-29 |
BAL |
CIN |
17-34 |
CIN |
| 2014 |
1 |
2014-09-07 |
CIN |
BAL |
23-16 |
CIN |
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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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