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Prediction: Bears 23, Ravens 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Joe Flacco Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 28 Ray Rice Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 42 Bernard Pierce Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 19 Torrey Smith Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 59 Marlon Brown Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 65 Jacoby Jones Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 26 Dallas Clark Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 36 Ed Dickson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 25 Justin Tucker FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 15 Defense / ST  
 
Chicago Bears
Rank  Player Projections
QB 24 Josh McCown Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 5 Matt Forte Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 59 Michael Bush Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 5 Brandon Marshall Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 23 Alshon Jeffery Rec: 4-70, 0 TD
WR 81 Earl Bennett Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 12 Martellus Bennett Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 4 Robbie Gould FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 5 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Ravens Club is 13-8 (.619) vs. NFC under head coach JOHN HARBAUGH... In past 4 vs. NFC, QB Joe Flacco has completed 78 of 117 passes (66.7 pct.) for 1,067 yards with 8 TDs vs. 1 INT & 114.9 rating. In only meeting vs. Chi., compl. 21 of 29 passes (72.4 pct.) for 234 yards w/ 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 135.6 rating. Flacco (19,940) needs 60 yards to reach 20,000 career. Has 18-6 (.750) record in Nov., 5th- best in SB era (min. 20 starts)... RB Ray Rice averaged 5.4 yards/carry in only game vs. Chi (16 att., 87 yards). Club is 14-3 (.823) when Rice has 100+ rush yards... WR Torrey Smith (753) needs 103 receiving yards to set new career-high (855 in '12). Avg. 18.4 yards per catch, best in AFC...TE Dallas Clark (499) needs rec. to become 9th TE in NFL history to reach 500... LB Terrell Suggs (9) needs sack to reach double-digit sacks for 5th time in career. LB Elvis Dumervil had season-high 2.5 sacks vs. Cin. LB Daryl Smith leads team with 80 tackles... S James Ihedigbo had career-best 2 INTs last week... Since '12, KR Jacoby Jones has 2 KR-TDs, tied for most in NFL...

Bears QB Josh McCown has 4 TDs, 0 INTs & 103.2 rating this season (3 games played)... RB Matt Forte has 1,023 scrimmage yards (691 rush, 332 rec.) & is 1st Bear with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 6 seasons... WR Brandon Marshall aims for 7th in row at home with TD. Has 8 rec. TDs in past 6 home games. Had 7 catches for 139 yards & 2 TDs last week. WR Alshon Jeffery has 34 catches for 631 yards (105.2 per game) & 3 TDs in past 6. Marshall & Jeffery can become 1st Bears teammates with 1,200+ rec. yards each in same season. Since 2012, TE Martellus Bennett is 1 of 5 TEs in NFL with 90+ catches (95) & 9+ TDs (9). KR-PR DEVIN HESTER has 20 career return TDs (incl. playoffs), most in NFL history... Since 2012, CB Tim Jennings ties for 1st in NFL with 12 INTs. Since entering NFL in 2002, DE Julius Peppers has 113.5 sacks, 3rd most in NFL. Had 2 sacks & FF in last game vs. Bal. (10/15/06 with Car.). S Major Wright leads team with 66 tackles. S Chris Conte had 35-yard INT last week, his 2nd INT this season. CB ZACK BOWMAN had INT in last meeting.


Results and Schedule

Baltimore Ravens
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-05 DEN A L 27-49 -22
2 2013-09-15 CLE H W 14-6 +8
3 2013-09-22 HOU H W 30-9 +21
4 2013-09-29 BUF A L 20-23 -3
5 2013-10-06 MIA A W 26-23 +3
6 2013-10-13 GB H L 17-19 -2
7 2013-10-20 PIT A L 16-19 -3
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-03 CLE A L 18-24 -6
10 2013-11-10 CIN H W 20-17 +3
11 2013-11-17 CHI A    
12 2013-11-24 NYJ H    
13 2013-11-28 PIT H    
14 2013-12-08 MIN H    
15 2013-12-16 DET A    
16 2013-12-22 NE H    
17 2013-12-29 CIN A    
   

Chicago Bears
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 CIN H W 24-21 +3
2 2013-09-15 MIN H W 31-30 +1
3 2013-09-22 PIT A W 40-23 +17
4 2013-09-29 DET A L 32-40 -8
5 2013-10-06 NO H L 18-26 -8
6 2013-10-10 NYG H W 27-21 +6
7 2013-10-20 WAS A L 41-45 -4
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-04 GB A W 27-20 +7
10 2013-11-10 DET H L 19-21 -2
11 2013-11-17 BAL H    
12 2013-11-24 STL A    
13 2013-12-01 MIN A    
14 2013-12-09 DAL H    
15 2013-12-15 CLE A    
16 2013-12-22 PHI A    
17 2013-12-29 GB H    

Injury Report

Baltimore Ravens
Out  DE Kapron Lewis-Moore (knee)
Questionable  NT Haloti Ngata (knee)
 ILB Daryl Smith (thigh)
 CB Lardarius Webb (groin)
Probable  SS James Ihedigbo (toe)
 RB Bernard Pierce (knee)
 CB Jimmy Smith (groin)
 WR Brandon Stokley (thigh)
IR  WR Aaron Mellette (knee, 9/12/2013)
 TE Dennis Pitta (hip, 9/4/2013)
PUP  RB Bernard Scott (knee)
   

Chicago Bears
Out  WLB Lance Briggs (shoulder)
 QB Jay Cutler (ankle)
Questionable  DE Shea McClellin (hamstring)
IR  CB Kelvin Hayden (hamstring, 8/8/2013)
 DT Henry Melton (knee, 9/27/2013)
 CB Charles Tillman (triceps, 11/11/2013)
 MLB D.J. Williams (chest, 10/18/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  BAL
 Offense 
CHI
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 18.3 24.3 23.6 CHI
Rushing yards 74.0 114.7 113.9 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 2.89 4.53 4.16 CHI
Completion % 60.5% 61.0% 60.9% CHI
Passing yards 226.3 277.7 232.6 CHI
Passing yards per completion 10.24 12.21 10.93 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 6.19 7.44 6.66 CHI
Interceptions 0.7 0.3 1.0 CHI
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.0 0.6 CHI
Sacks allowed 4.0 1.7 2.7 CHI
3rd down conversions 32.9% 40.0% 39.1% CHI
4th down conversions 75.0% 40.0% 49.0% BAL
Time of possession 29:53 29:54 50:34 CHI
  Defense Stats Comparison

  BAL
 Defense 
CHI
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 20.3 22.7 23.6 BAL
Rushing yards 111.0 155.7 113.9 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.85 4.88 4.16 BAL
Completion % 56.3% 62.3% 60.9% BAL
Passing yards 252.7 244.0 232.6 CHI
Passing yards per completion 11.66 12.47 10.93 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 6.56 7.77 6.66 BAL
INT return 0.3 1.0 1.0 CHI
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.0 0.6 BAL
Sacks 3.7 1.3 2.7 BAL
3rd down conversions 31.6% 42.6% 39.1% BAL
4th down conversions 75.0% 50.0% 49.0% CHI
Time of possession 31:18 29:46 50:34 CHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   BAL   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 13.4 20.1 10.0 CHI
Yards per kick return 24.8 21.6 23.6 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 10.8 4.7 10.0 CHI
Yards allowed per kick return 24.2 21.1 23.6 CHI
  Misc Stats Comparison

   BAL   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.7 5.0 6.1 CHI
Penalty yards 65.3 42.3 53.0 CHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2013 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Baltimore Ravens vs. Chicago Bears
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 1 2001-09-09 CHI BAL 6-17 BAL
2005 7 2005-10-23 BAL CHI 6-10 CHI
2009 15 2009-12-20 CHI BAL 7-31 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.