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Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Ravens - Week 14
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

HOU
JAC		 20
 27
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KC
WAS		 45
 10
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MIN
BAL		 26
 29
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IND
CIN		 28
 42
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DET
PHI		 20
 34
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OAK
NYJ		 27
 37
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CLE
NE		 26
 27
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CAR
NO		 13
 31
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BUF
TB		 6
 27
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MIA
PIT		 34
 28
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TEN
DEN		 28
 51
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NYG
SD		 14
 37
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SEA
SF		 17
 19
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STL
ARI		 10
 30
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ATL
GB		 21
 22
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DAL
CHI		 28
 45
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Ravens 26, Vikings 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
QB 28 Matt Cassel Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 5 Adrian Peterson Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 44 Cordarrelle Patterson Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 47 Greg Jennings Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 80 Jerome Simpson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 13 John Carlson Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 16 Blair Walsh FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 22 Defense / ST  
 
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Joe Flacco Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 30 Ray Rice Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 39 Bernard Pierce Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 6 Torrey Smith Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 50 Jacoby Jones Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 81 Marlon Brown Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 25 Dallas Clark Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
 TE 35 Dennis Pitta Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 3 Justin Tucker FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2
DEF 5 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Vikings QB Matt Cassel passed for 243 yards & TD in relief last week & led team to OT victory... RB Adrian Peterson rushed for 211 yards in Week 13 & is 3rd fastest to reach 10,000 career yards (101 games). In only career meeting, rushed for 143 yards. In 2 games vs. AFC in 2013, has rushed for 228 yards (114 per game) & 3 TDs. Since entering NFL in 2007, leads NFL with 10,057 rush yards & 86 rush TDs... WR Greg Jennings has 8 TDs in past 8 vs. AFC (incl. SB). Had TD last week. In past 2 at Bal., WR Jerome Simpson has 20 catches for 275 yards (137.5 per game) & TD. Rookie WR-KR Cordarrelle Patterson leads NFL with 34.0 KR avg. & 2 KR-TDs. Had 33-yard rush TD last week... Since entering NFL in 2004, DE Jared Allen has NFL-best 123 sacks. Had sack in last meeting.

DE Brian Robison has 5 sacks in past 5 & aims for 4th in row with sack. DT Kevin Williams had 2 sacks & FF in last game vs. Bal. LB Chad Greenway leads team with 105 tackles. Had sack last week.

Ravens Since 2010, are 26-4 (.867) at home... QB Joe Flacco is 10-1 (.909) at home vs. NFC. Passed for 385 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 109.2 rating in only game vs. Vikings. Flacco (2,993) needs 7 passing yards to become 1st Raven with 5 consecutive 3,000-yard seasons... Last week, RB Ray Rice (6,002) joined JAMAL LEWIS (7,801) as only players in Ravens history to reach 6,000 rush yards. Had 194 scrimmage yards (77 rush, 117 rec.) in only meeting... WR Torrey Smith (952) needs 48 rec. yards to reach 1,000 for 1st time in career. WR-KR Jacoby Jones is averaging 19.5 yards per catch in past 2 games. Had season-long 73-yard KR last week... TE Dallas Clark (505) needs rec. to surpass FRANK WYCHECK (505) for 8th-most catches by TE in NFL history... LB Terrell Suggs (9) needs sack to reach double-digit sacks for 5th time in career... K Justin Tucker has made 27 consecutive FGs, longest active streak in NFL.


Results and Schedule

Minnesota Vikings
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 DET A L 24-34 -10
2 2013-09-15 CHI A L 30-31 -1
3 2013-09-22 CLE H L 27-31 -4
4 2013-09-29 PIT H W 34-27 +7
5   Bye      
6 2013-10-13 CAR H L 10-35 -25
7 2013-10-21 NYG A L 7-23 -16
8 2013-10-27 GB H L 31-44 -13
9 2013-11-03 DAL A L 23-27 -4
10 2013-11-07 WAS H W 34-27 +7
11 2013-11-17 SEA A L 20-41 -21
12 2013-11-24 GB A T 26-26 0
13 2013-12-01 CHI H W 23-20 +3
14 2013-12-08 BAL A    
15 2013-12-15 PHI H    
16 2013-12-22 CIN A    
17 2013-12-29 DET H    
   

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 L 20-23 -3
12 2013-11-24 NYJ H W 19-3 +16
13 2013-11-28 PIT H W 22-20 +2
14 2013-12-08 MIN H    
15 2013-12-16 DET A    
16 2013-12-22 NE H    
17 2013-12-29 CIN A    

Injury Report

Minnesota Vikings
Out  QB Christian Ponder (concussion)
 CB Josh Robinson (chest)
 TE Kyle Rudolph (foot)
Questionable  WLB Erin Henderson (other-excused)
 RB Adrian Peterson (groin)
 SS Jamarca Sanford (ankle)
Probable  DE Jared Allen (fingers)
 DT Fred Evans (knee)
 DT Sharrif Floyd (other-illness)
 SLB Chad Greenway (wrist)
 DE Everson Griffen (toe)
 DB Andrew Sendejo (toe)
IR  WLB Desmond Bishop (knee, 10/17/2013)
 FS Harrison Smith (foot, 10/18/2013)
   

Baltimore Ravens
Out  DE Kapron Lewis-Moore (knee)
Doubtful  OLB Elvis Dumervil (ankle)
Questionable  DE Chris Canty (shoulder)
 CB Corey Graham (hip)
 CB Asa Jackson (thigh)
 WR Brandon Stokley (knee)
 CB Lardarius Webb (other-excused)
Probable  CB Jimmy Smith (concussion)
IR  WR Aaron Mellette (knee, 9/12/2013)
 TE Dennis Pitta (hip, 9/4/2013)
PUP  RB Bernard Scott (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

  MIN
 Offense 		 BAL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 25.8 19.7 23.6 MIN
Rushing yards 161.0 75.3 118.5 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 5.22 3.07 4.29 MIN
Completion % 63.9% 60.0% 61.1% MIN
Passing yards 214.8 201.0 233.1 MIN
Passing yards per completion 10.17 9.33 10.88 MIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.50 5.60 6.65 MIN
Interceptions 0.8 1.3 0.9 MIN
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.3 0.6 BAL
Sacks allowed 3.0 4.0 2.5 MIN
3rd down conversions 35.9% 38.8% 38.1% BAL
4th down conversions 71.4% 66.7% 48.4% MIN
Time of possession 32:06 31:49 30:29 MIN
  Defense Stats Comparison

  MIN
 Defense 		 BAL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 30.3 20.0 23.6 BAL
Rushing yards 150.3 93.0 118.5 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.79 3.60 4.29 BAL
Completion % 64.8% 56.1% 61.1% BAL
Passing yards 284.0 233.7 233.1 BAL
Passing yards per completion 11.64 10.25 10.88 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 7.54 5.75 6.65 BAL
INT return 0.0 0.7 0.9 BAL
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.3 0.6 BAL
Sacks 2.8 2.7 2.5 MIN
3rd down conversions 41.9% 30.6% 38.1% BAL
4th down conversions 83.3% 66.7% 48.4% BAL
Time of possession 33:29 30:48 30:29 BAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   MIN   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.3 13.9 9.5 BAL
Yards per kick return 24.8 21.8 22.9 MIN
Yards allowed per punt return 10.9 9.3 9.5 BAL
Yards allowed per kick return 23.2 19.6 22.9 BAL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   MIN   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.8 7.3 6.0 MIN
Penalty yards 38.5 55.3 51.1 MIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Minnesota Vikings vs. Baltimore Ravens
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 17 2002-01-07 MIN BAL 3-19 BAL
2005 16 2005-12-25 MIN BAL 23-30 BAL
2009 6 2009-10-18 BAL MIN 31-33 MIN

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.