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Prediction: Lions 24, Ravens 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 22 Joe Flacco Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 33 Ray Rice Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 56 Bernard Pierce Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 15 Torrey Smith Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 58 Marlon Brown Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 69 Jacoby Jones Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 8 Dennis Pitta Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 7 Justin Tucker FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 14 Defense / ST  
 
Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Matthew Stafford Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6 Reggie Bush Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 41 Joique Bell Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 1 Calvin Johnson Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 48 Nate Burleson Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 90 Kris Durham Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 23 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 26 Joseph Fauria Rec: 2-20, 1 TD
K 23 David Akers FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 7 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Ravens Club has won 2 of past 3 on MNF... QB Joe Flacco completed 13 of 20 passes (65 pct.) for 230 yards with TD vs. 0 INTs & 120.8 rating in only career meeting. Flacco (3,238) needs 262 pass yards to become 1st Raven with 5 consecutive 3,500-yard seasons... RB Ray Rice rushed for 166 yards on 13 att. (12.8 avg.) with TD in only career game vs. Det... WR Torrey Smith (963) needs 37 rec. yards to reach 1,000 for 1st time in career. Last week vs. Min., rookie WR Marlon Brown had career-high 7 rec. for 92 yards, incl. game-winning 9-yard TD... TE Dennis Pitta had TD in season debut last week... LB Terrell Suggs (9) needs sack to reach 10+ sacks for 5th time... K Justin Tucker has made 27 consecutive FGs, longest active streak in NFL... WR-KR Jacoby Jones had 77-yard KR-TD last week. Since 2012, has 4 KR-TDs (3 KR, 1 PR), tied for most in NFL.

Lions QB Matthew Stafford needs 27 yards for 3rd consecutive 4,000-yard season. Has 1,721 yards (344.2 per game) with 13 TDs vs. 3 INTs in past 5 vs. AFC... RB Reggie Bush ranks 5th in NFL with 118.4 scrimmage yards per game. RB Joique Bell aims for 3rd in row with rush TD... WR Calvin Johnson has 4,993 yards since 2011 & needs 7 yards to be 1st ever with 5,000 rec. yards in 3-year span. Since 2011, leads NFL with 4,993 rec. yards & 113.5 rec. yards per game. In past 10 vs. AFC, has 75 catches for 1,404 yards (140.4 per game) & 11 TDs with 9 100-yard games. WR-KR-PR JEREMY ROSS had KR (98 yards) & PR (58) TD last week, 14th player with both in game (incl. playoffs)... Rookie DE Ziggy Ansah leads NFL rookies with 7 sacks. LB DeAndre Levy leads NFL with career-high 6 INTs. Tied HOFer JOE SCHMIDT for most INTs by Det. LB in season. LB Stephen Tulloch leads team with 107 tackles. DT Ndamukong Suh has sack in 2 of past 4 vs. AFC.


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 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 W 29-26 +3
15 2013-12-16 DET A    
16 2013-12-22 NE H    
17 2013-12-29 CIN A    
   

Detroit Lions
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 MIN H W 34-24 +10
2 2013-09-15 ARI A L 21-25 -4
3 2013-09-22 WAS A W 27-20 +7
4 2013-09-29 CHI H W 40-32 +8
5 2013-10-06 GB A L 9-22 -13
6 2013-10-13 CLE A W 31-17 +14
7 2013-10-20 CIN H L 24-27 -3
8 2013-10-27 DAL H W 31-30 +1
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 CHI A W 21-19 +2
11 2013-11-17 PIT A L 27-37 -10
12 2013-11-24 TB H L 21-24 -3
13 2013-11-28 GB H W 40-10 +30
14 2013-12-08 PHI A L 20-34 -14
15 2013-12-16 BAL H    
16 2013-12-22 NYG H    
17 2013-12-29 MIN A    

Injury Report

Baltimore Ravens
Out  DE Kapron Lewis-Moore (knee)
Questionable  OLB Elvis Dumervil (ankle)
IR  WR Aaron Mellette (knee, 9/12/2013)
 WR Brandon Stokley (concussion, 12/10/2013)
PUP  RB Bernard Scott (knee)
   

Detroit Lions
Out  CB Darius Slay (knee)
Questionable  RB Reggie Bush (calf)
IR  WR Ryan Broyles (achilles-tendon, 10/30/2013)
 DE Jason Jones (knee, 9/23/2013)
 RB Montell Owens (knee, 11/19/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  BAL
 Offense 
DET
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 20.3 23.0 24.2 DET
Rushing yards 80.8 118.7 120.6 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 3.15 4.48 4.36 DET
Completion % 59.1% 50.8% 60.8% BAL
Passing yards 207.8 275.0 235.2 DET
Passing yards per completion 9.08 13.86 11.04 DET
Passing yards per attempt 5.36 7.04 6.71 DET
Interceptions 1.5 1.3 0.9 DET
Fumbles lost 0.3 1.7 0.6 BAL
Sacks allowed 3.5 1.0 2.4 DET
3rd down conversions 38.5% 47.1% 38.3% DET
4th down conversions 50.0% 37.5% 50.0% BAL
Time of possession 31:55 30:10 30:28 BAL
  Defense Stats Comparison

  BAL
 Defense 
DET
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 21.0 25.7 24.2 BAL
Rushing yards 98.3 34.0 120.6 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 3.75 3.20 4.36 DET
Completion % 54.2% 58.0% 60.8% BAL
Passing yards 239.5 228.7 235.2 DET
Passing yards per completion 10.99 12.59 11.04 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 5.96 7.30 6.71 BAL
INT return 0.5 0.7 0.9 DET
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.0 0.6 BAL
Sacks 2.0 2.3 2.4 DET
3rd down conversions 30.3% 31.9% 38.3% BAL
4th down conversions 70.0% 66.7% 50.0% DET
Time of possession 30:03 29:50 30:28 DET

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   BAL   DET  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 13.3 14.7 10.0 DET
Yards per kick return 25.6 26.9 22.7 DET
Yards allowed per punt return 9.7 6.4 10.0 DET
Yards allowed per kick return 21.1 27.3 22.7 BAL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   BAL   DET  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.8 6.0 6.0 DET
Penalty yards 52.8 47.7 51.5 DET

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Baltimore Ravens vs. Detroit Lions
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2005 5 2005-10-09 BAL DET 17-35 DET
2009 14 2009-12-13 DET BAL 3-48 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.