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Final Score Prediction

Ravens 17, 49ers 14

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
San Francisco 49ers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Alex Smith Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 12 Frank Gore Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 37 Kendall Hunter Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 33 Michael Crabtree Rec: 6-80, 0 TD
WR 71 Braylon Edwards Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 9 Vernon Davis Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 20 David Akers FG: 0/0 XP: 2/2
DEF 6 Defense / ST  
 
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Joe Flacco Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 15 Ray Rice Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
WR 16 Torrey Smith Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 34 Anquan Boldin Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
TE 10 Ed Dickson Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 19 Billy Cundiff FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 5 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Head coaches JIM (SF) & JOHN (Bal.) HARBAUGH are brothers.

49ers Have won 8 in row... QB Alex Smith has won 10 of past 11 starts & has 95.2 rating in those 11. 49ers are 9-0 when Smith starts & has 100+ rating. Off. has 4 INTs, fewest in NFL... RB Frank Gore has 7,284 career rush yards & needs 61 to pass HOFer JOE PERRY (7,344) for most in franchise history. Since start of 2006, ranks 2nd in NFL with 8,920 scrimmage yards (6,676 rush, 2,244 rec.)... Since start of 2009, TE Vernon Davis has 25 TDs, most among NFL TEs. In that time, has 2nd most rec. yards (2,325) by NFC TE. WR Michael Crabtree had 7 catches for 120 yards last week... Defense has not allowed 100-yard rusher in 32 consecutive games, longest active streak. Have not allowed rush TD. Last team to not allow rush TD in 1st 10 games was 1997 49ers. DE Justin Smith has started 165 games in row. LB Aldon Smith leads NFC rookies with 7.5 sacks. LB Patrick Willis had INT & FF last week.

Ravens Since '10, club is 12-1 (.923) at home. Ravens are 7-0 at home vs. NFC under Harbaugh... QB Joe Flacco has 24-5 record (.828) at home & has 34 TDs vs. 17 INTs & 89.8 rating. RB Ray Rice posted 3rd 100-yard rush game of season last week. For career, Ravens are 8-2 when Rice has 100+ rush yards. Leads AFC RBs with 51 rec. in '11... WR Anquan Boldin is averaging 80.3 rush yards per game in 3 games vs. NFC in '11 (241 total). Boldin (694) needs 6 rec. to reach 700 career. Rookie WR Torrey Smith (2nd round, No. 58) had career-high in catches (6) & rec. yards (165) last week & joined KEN BURROW (2 in '71) & RANDY MOSS (3 in '98) as only rookies since '70 to have multiple games with 150+ rec. yards & TD catch... Defense has NFL-best 11 FRs. Leads AFC with 29 sacks... Rookie CB Jimmy Smith (No. 27 overall) posted 1st career INT last week.


Results and Schedule
San Francisco 49ers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 SEA H W 33-17 +16
2 2011-09-18 DAL H L 24-27 -3
3 2011-09-25 CIN A W 13-8 +5
4 2011-10-02 PHI A W 24-23 +1
5 2011-10-09 TB H W 48-3 +45
6 2011-10-16 DET A W 25-19 +6
7   Bye      
8 2011-10-30 CLE H W 20-10 +10
9 2011-11-06 WAS A W 19-11 +8
10 2011-11-13 NYG H W 27-20 +7
11 2011-11-20 ARI H W 23-7 +16
12 2011-11-24 BAL A L 6-16 -10
13 2011-12-04 STL H    
14 2011-12-11 ARI A    
15 2011-12-19 PIT H    
16 2011-12-24 SEA A    
17 2012-01-01 STL A    
   
Baltimore Ravens
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 PIT H W 35-7 +28
2 2011-09-18 TEN A L 13-26 -13
3 2011-09-25 STL A W 37-7 +30
4 2011-10-02 NYJ H W 34-17 +17
5   Bye      
6 2011-10-16 HOU H W 29-14 +15
7 2011-10-24 JAC A L 7-12 -5
8 2011-10-30 ARI H W 30-27 +3
9 2011-11-06 PIT A W 23-20 +3
10 2011-11-13 SEA A L 17-22 -5
11 2011-11-20 CIN H W 31-24 +7
12 2011-11-24 SF H W 16-6 +10
13 2011-12-04 CLE A    
14 2011-12-11 IND H    
15 2011-12-18 SD A    
16 2011-12-24 CLE H    
17 2012-01-01 CIN A    

Injury Report
San Francisco 49ers
Probable  WR Michael Crabtree (Foot)
 CB Chris Culliver (Shoulder)
 OT Anthony Davis (Ankle)
 WR Braylon Edwards (Knee)
 RB Frank Gore (Knee)
IR  TE Nate Byham (Knee ACL)
 WR Josh Morgan (Leg)
 DE Will Tukuafu (Wrist)
   
Baltimore Ravens
Out  DE Art Jones (Head)
Questionable  RB Anthony Allen (Thigh)
 CB Chris Carr (Back)
 ILB Dannell Ellerbe (Thigh)
 ILB Ray Lewis (Foot)
Probable  FS Haruki Nakamura (Thigh)
IR  ILB Prescott Burgess (Thigh)
 CB Domonique Foxworth (Right Knee)
 OT Ramon Harewood (Ankle)
 DE Michael McAdoo (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  SF
 Offense 
BAL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 22.7 24.8 21.0 BAL
Rushing yards 158.7 88.5 117.3 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.47 3.71 4.26 SF
Completion % 59.5% 59.0% 59.4% SF
Passing yards 196.7 273.5 220.3 BAL
Passing yards per completion 11.00 10.23 10.99 SF
Passing yards per attempt 6.54 6.04 6.53 SF
Interceptions 0.7 1.0 1.1 SF
Fumbles lost 0.3 1.0 0.5 SF
Sacks allowed 1.7 2.3 2.3 SF
3rd down conversions 30.1% 40.7% 38.0% BAL
4th down conversions 75.0% 100.0% 43.3% BAL
Time of possession 31:30 28:41 30:13 SF
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SF
 Defense 
BAL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 13.3 20.0 21.0 SF
Rushing yards 70.7 110.0 117.3 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 3.72 3.40 4.26 BAL
Completion % 58.3% 53.7% 59.4% BAL
Passing yards 239.7 207.0 220.3 BAL
Passing yards per completion 9.75 12.52 10.99 SF
Passing yards per attempt 5.68 6.73 6.53 SF
INT return 1.3 0.5 1.1 SF
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.3 0.5 SF
Sacks 2.3 2.8 2.3 BAL
3rd down conversions 32.8% 31.4% 38.0% BAL
4th down conversions 45.5% 42.9% 43.3% BAL
Time of possession 28:30 31:19 30:13 SF

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SF   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.9 5.7 10.2 SF
Yards per kick return 23.2 24.7 22.9 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 8.4 11.7 10.2 SF
Yards allowed per kick return 24.1 26.8 22.9 SF
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SF   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 6.3 6.8 BAL
Penalty yards 60.7 53.3 56.7 BAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2011 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 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 13 2003-11-30 SF BAL 6-44 BAL
2007 5 2007-10-07 BAL SF 9-7 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.