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Final Score Prediction

Ravens 24, Chargers 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 21 Joe Flacco Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 4 Ray Rice Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 64 Bernard Pierce Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 21 Torrey Smith Rec: 4-70, 1 TD
WR 44 Anquan Boldin Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 79 Jacoby Jones Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 17 Dennis Pitta Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
TE 34 Ed Dickson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 16 Justin Tucker FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 13 Defense / ST  
 
San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 14 Philip Rivers Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 23 Ryan Mathews Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 47 Ronnie Brown Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 59 Jackie Battle Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 20 Danario Alexander Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 42 Malcom Floyd Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 87 Robert Meachem Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 10 Antonio Gates Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 7 Nick Novak FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 16 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Ravens With win, Ravens will register at least 9 wins for 5th straight season under JOHN HARBAUGH... Ravens have won 8 of past 9 in Nov... QB Joe Flacco is 16-5 (.762) in Nov., tied for 4th-best record among QBs in SB era. Flacco will make 75th career start. Club has won 16 consecutive games when Flacco has 100+ rating... RB Ray Rice averages 5.2 yards per carry against Chargers. Rice is tied for NFL-best among RBs with 40 receptions this season... WR Torrey Smith had 36-yard TD reception in last game vs. Chargers. Ravens are 9-1 when Smith has TD reception. Has 7 TD receptions in '12, tied with 2011 rookie total. WR Anquan Boldin (9,871) needs 129 yards to reach 10,000 career. In 2 career games vs. SD, Boldin has 6 catches for 163 yards (27.2 avg.)... CB Corey Graham had 8 tackles & INT vs. Pit... LB Dannell Ellerbe had team-high 12 tackles last week. LB Paul Kruger has 3 sacks in past 2 games... KR-WR Jacoby Jones posted 63-yard PR-TD last week, 1st of season. Since entering NFL in 2007, Jones is tied for 3rd in league with 7 combined kick-return TDs (4 PR-TDs, 3 KR-TDs).

Chargers Have won 2 of past 3 at home against Ravens... QB Philip Rivers (26,746) needs 193 yards to surpass QB JOHN HADL (26,938) for 2nd-most passing yards in franchise history (DAN FOUTS, 43,040). In 3 career games at home vs. Ravens, Rivers has 955 yards with 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 106.3 passer rating... RB Ryan Mathews rushed for 90 yards with 2 TDs in only meeting vs. Bal... TE Antonio Gates (80) trails only HOFer LANCE ALWORTH (81) for most TD receptions in team history. Posted 105 receiving yards against Ravens on 11/25/07. WR Malcom Floyd had 5 receptions for 96 yards (19.2 avg.) with TD in last game against Ravens. In past 2, WR Danario Alexander has 12 receptions for 230 yards (19.2 avg.) with 3 TDs... LB Shaun Phillips (66) surpassed LEE WILLIAMS (65.5) last week for 2nd-most sacks by Charger (LESLIE O'NEAL, 105.5) since '82... Rookie DE Kendall Reyes had career-high 2 sacks last week... Since '11, S Eric Weddle has 10 INTs, tied for most in NFL (TIM JENNINGS, 10). Had 23-yard INT-return TD last week.


Results and Schedule
Baltimore Ravens
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 CIN H W 44-13 +31
2 2012-09-16 PHI A L 23-24 -1
3 2012-09-23 NE H W 31-30 +1
4 2012-09-27 CLE H W 23-16 +7
5 2012-10-07 KC A W 9-6 +3
6 2012-10-14 DAL H W 31-29 +2
7 2012-10-21 HOU A L 13-43 -30
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 CLE A W 25-15 +10
10 2012-11-11 OAK H W 55-20 +35
11 2012-11-18 PIT A W 13-10 +3
12 2012-11-25 SD A W 16-13 +3
13 2012-12-02 PIT H    
14 2012-12-09 WAS A    
15 2012-12-16 DEN H    
16 2012-12-23 NYG H    
17 2012-12-30 CIN A    
   
San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 OAK A W 22-14 +8
2 2012-09-16 TEN H W 38-10 +28
3 2012-09-23 ATL H L 3-27 -24
4 2012-09-30 KC A W 37-20 +17
5 2012-10-07 NO A L 24-31 -7
6 2012-10-15 DEN H L 24-35 -11
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 CLE A L 6-7 -1
9 2012-11-01 KC H W 31-13 +18
10 2012-11-11 TB A L 24-34 -10
11 2012-11-18 DEN A L 23-30 -7
12 2012-11-25 BAL H L 13-16 -3
13 2012-12-02 CIN H    
14 2012-12-09 PIT A    
15 2012-12-16 CAR H    
16 2012-12-23 NYJ A    
17 2012-12-30 OAK H    

Injury Report
Baltimore Ravens
Out  CB Jimmy Smith (groin)
Questionable  DE Pernell McPhee (thigh)
Probable  WLB Brendon Ayanbadejo (shoulder)
 DT Terrence Cody (elbow)
 TE Ed Dickson (neck)
 MLB Dannell Ellerbe (other-excused)
 FS James Ihedigbo (neck)
 WR Jacoby Jones (ankle)
 TE Dennis Pitta (concussion)
 SS Bernard Pollard (chest)
 FS Ed Reed (shoulder)
 DE Terrell Suggs (shoulder)
 SLB Courtney Upshaw (shoulder)
IR  MLB Ray Lewis (triceps, 10/17)
 WR Tommy Streeter (foot, 8/31)
 CB Lardarius Webb (knee, 10/16)
PUP  WR David Reed (knee)
   
San Diego Chargers
Out  OLB Larry English (knee)
 WR Richard Goodman (hamstring)
Doubtful  TE Dante Rosario (hamstring)
 WR Eddie Royal (hamstring)
Questionable  NT Aubrayo Franklin (knee)
Probable  SS Atari Bigby (shoulder)
IR  WR Vincent Brown (ankle, 9/4)

Offense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Offense 
SD
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 23.0 23.7 23.0 SD
Rushing yards 73.0 103.3 115.0 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 3.30 3.57 4.26 SD
Completion % 59.1% 66.3% 61.7% SD
Passing yards 176.0 219.3 232.6 SD
Passing yards per completion 10.53 9.90 10.78 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 6.23 6.56 6.65 SD
Interceptions 0.3 1.7 0.9 BAL
Fumbles lost 0.0 1.0 0.7 BAL
Sacks allowed 1.3 2.3 2.2 BAL
3rd down conversions 35.4% 40.8% 37.9% SD
4th down conversions 66.7% 20.0% 50.6% BAL
Time of possession 25:20 31:58 30:02 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Defense 
SD
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 21.3 25.7 23.0 BAL
Rushing yards 143.7 106.7 115.0 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 4.65 3.86 4.26 SD
Completion % 59.0% 62.8% 61.7% BAL
Passing yards 223.3 211.3 232.6 SD
Passing yards per completion 10.38 11.40 10.78 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 6.12 7.16 6.65 BAL
INT return 1.0 0.7 0.9 BAL
Fumble recoveries 0.7 1.0 0.7 SD
Sacks 2.0 1.3 2.2 BAL
3rd down conversions 42.0% 36.7% 37.9% SD
4th down conversions 33.3% 100.0% 50.6% BAL
Time of possession 34:40 28:02 30:02 SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BAL   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.8 6.4 9.1 BAL
Yards per kick return 33.6 22.6 23.2 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 5.0 5.1 9.1 BAL
Yards allowed per kick return 23.1 18.8 23.2 SD
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BAL   SD  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 6.7 6.3 BAL
Penalty yards 66.7 44.3 53.1 SD

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2012 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
Baltimore Ravens vs. San Diego Chargers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 15 2000-12-10 SD BAL 3-24 BAL
2003 3 2003-09-21 BAL SD 24-10 BAL
2006 4 2006-10-01 SD BAL 13-16 BAL
2007 12 2007-11-25 BAL SD 14-32 SD
2009 2 2009-09-20 BAL SD 31-26 BAL
2011 15 2011-12-18 BAL SD 14-34 SD

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.