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Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 17
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

WAS
PHI		 10
 34
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TEN
HOU		 23
 22
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SF
STL		 34
 27
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NYJ
MIA		 17
 19
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IND
JAC		 13
 19
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DET
GB		 41
 45
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BUF
NE		 21
 49
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CHI
MIN		 17
 13
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CAR
NO		 17
 45
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BAL
CIN		 24
 16
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TB
ATL		 24
 45
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SEA
ARI		 20
 23
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SD
OAK		 38
 26
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PIT
CLE		 13
 9
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KC
DEN		 7
 3
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DAL
NYG		 14
 31
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Ravens 24, Bengals 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 20 Joe Flacco Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Ray Rice Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 8 Torrey Smith Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 59 Lee Evans Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 15 Ed Dickson Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 21 Billy Cundiff FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  
View all Week 17 Rankings or Projections
  
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Andy Dalton Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 23 Cedric Benson Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 42 Bernard Scott Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 6 A.J. Green Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 41 Jerome Simpson Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 8 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 3 Mike Nugent FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 21 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Ravens Bal. seeks undefeated record in division for 1st time in franchise history... QB Joe Flacco (3,480) needs 143 passing yards to surpass career-high of 3,622 in '10. Has 43-20 (.683) record as starter since entering NFL in '08. Ravens are 22-2 (.917) when Flacco has 100+ rating... RB Ray Rice leads NFL with 1,869 scrimmage yards in '11 & needs 131 scrimmage yards to reach 2,000 for 2nd time in career (2,041 in '09). Leads AFC RBs with 74 receptions. Needs 27 rush yards to reach 1,200 for 3rd straight season. RB Ricky Williams (9,981) needs 19 rush yards to become 26th player in NFL history to reach 10,000 career... WR Torrey Smith had 6 rec. for 165 yards (27.5 avg.) with TD catch in only meeting vs. Cin... TE Ed Dickson had 2 TD rec. in past 2... Defense leads AFC w/ 47 sacks. Had 3 INTs in last game vs. Cin... LB Terrell Suggs (13) needs 2.5 sacks to surpass PETER BOULWARE (15 in '01) for most in season in Ravens history... CB Lardarius Webb has career-best 5 INTs in '11.

Bengals Club can clinch playoff berth with win. Has won 5 of past 6 at home vs. Bal... QB Andy Dalton (20) is tied with HOFer DAN MARINO (1983) & CAM NEWTON (2011) for 3rd-most TD passes ever by rookie QB (PEYTON MANNING, 26 in '98; CHARLIE CONERLY, 22 in '48). Dalton (3,166) needs 275 passing yards to surpass MATT RYAN (3,440 in '08) for 4th-most by rookie in NFL history... RB Cedric Benson (1,016) has rushed for 1,000 yards for 3rd season in row. Tied career-best w/ 2 rush TDs in last game vs. Bal... WR A.J. Green leads NFL rookies in catches (63), & needs 5 catches to surpass CRIS COLLINSWORTH (67 rec. in '81) for club rookie record. Green's 1,031 rec. yards are most by rookie in team history. Dalton & Green are 1st rookie duo in NFL history with 3,000+ passing yards & 1,000+ rec. yards... TE Jermaine Gresham has career-high 6 TD rec. in '11... Defense had season-high 3 INTs last week... DE Jonathan Fanene has 3 sacks in past 2... DT Geno Atkins has career-best 8 sacks... S Reggie Nelson has 2 INTs in past 3 games.


Results and Schedule
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 W 24-10 +14
14 2011-12-11 IND H W 24-10 +14
15 2011-12-18 SD A L 14-34 -20
16 2011-12-24 CLE H W 20-14 +6
17 2012-01-01 CIN A W 24-16 +8
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 CLE A W 27-17 +10
2 2011-09-18 DEN A L 22-24 -2
3 2011-09-25 SF H L 8-13 -5
4 2011-10-02 BUF H W 23-20 +3
5 2011-10-09 JAC A W 30-20 +10
6 2011-10-16 IND H W 27-17 +10
7   Bye      
8 2011-10-30 SEA A W 34-12 +22
9 2011-11-06 TEN A W 24-17 +7
10 2011-11-13 PIT H L 17-24 -7
11 2011-11-20 BAL A L 24-31 -7
12 2011-11-27 CLE H W 23-20 +3
13 2011-12-04 PIT A L 7-35 -28
14 2011-12-11 HOU H L 19-20 -1
15 2011-12-18 STL A W 20-13 +7
16 2011-12-24 ARI H W 23-16 +7
17 2012-01-01 BAL H L 16-24 -8
WC 2012-01-07 HOU A    

Injury Report
Baltimore Ravens
Doubtful  WR Anquan Boldin (Knee)
 ILB Dannell Ellerbe (Head)
 OG Marshall Yanda (Chest)
Questionable  K Billy Cundiff (Left Calf)
 DE Cory Redding (Ankle)
 CB Cary Williams (Head)
IR  CB Domonique Foxworth (Right Knee)
 OT Ramon Harewood (Ankle)
 DE Michael McAdoo (Knee)
 WR David Reed (Knee)
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Doubtful  SS Taylor Mays (Hamstring)
 OLB Dontay Moch (Illness)
Questionable  DE Carlos Dunlap (Hamstring)
Probable  OT Anthony Collins (Not Injury Related)
 SS Chris Crocker (Knee)
 WR A.J. Green (Shoulder)
 DE Frostee Rucker (Neck)
 OT Andrew Whitworth (Knee)
IR  WR Andre Caldwell (Sports Hernia)
 CB Leon Hall (Achilles)
 MLB Roddrick Muckelroy (Achilles)
 TE Bo Scaife (Neck)
 WR Jordan Shipley (Left Knee)
 DT Pat Sims (Ankle)
 OG Bobbie Williams (Ankle)
Non-Football Related  OLB Keith Rivers (Undisclosed)

Offense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Offense 		 CIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 21.0 21.3 22.1 CIN
Rushing yards 126.3 116.3 118.8 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.29 4.04 4.25 BAL
Completion % 61.3% 56.3% 59.7% BAL
Passing yards 183.0 187.5 224.3 CIN
Passing yards per completion 11.22 11.50 11.31 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.88 6.47 6.75 BAL
Interceptions 0.8 0.5 1.0 CIN
Fumbles lost 0.3 1.0 0.6 BAL
Sacks allowed 1.3 1.8 2.4 BAL
3rd down conversions 46.7% 33.3% 36.9% BAL
4th down conversions 33.3% 40.0% 42.0% CIN
Time of possession 31:46 30:25 30:13 BAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Defense 		 CIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 14.5 21.8 22.1 BAL
Rushing yards 92.3 117.5 118.8 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.86 4.18 4.25 BAL
Completion % 55.3% 58.7% 59.7% BAL
Passing yards 175.0 223.5 224.3 BAL
Passing yards per completion 10.55 10.67 11.31 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 5.83 6.26 6.75 BAL
INT return 1.0 0.8 1.0 BAL
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks 2.8 3.3 2.4 CIN
3rd down conversions 29.5% 34.1% 36.9% BAL
4th down conversions 50.0% 20.0% 42.0% CIN
Time of possession 28:14 29:35 30:13 BAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BAL   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.6 10.0 9.9 BAL
Yards per kick return 24.5 21.7 23.9 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 15.6 7.7 9.9 CIN
Yards allowed per kick return 26.3 18.1 23.9 CIN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BAL   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.3 6.8 6.3 BAL
Penalty yards 34.0 56.5 53.0 BAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 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 11 to 16 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

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.