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

Player Rankings and Projections

Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Joe Flacco Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 30 Ray Rice Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 43 Bernard Pierce Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 13 Torrey Smith Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 48 Marlon Brown Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 67 Jacoby Jones Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 16 Dennis Pitta Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 11 Justin Tucker FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
 
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 8 Andy Dalton Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 25 Giovani Bernard Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 35 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 6 A.J. Green Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 54 Marvin Jones Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 76 Mohamed Sanu Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 26 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 30 Tyler Eifert Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 19 Mike Nugent FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 8 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Ravens Aim to reach postseason for 6th straight season... Have won 4 of past 5... QB Joe Flacco (3,720) needs 280 passing yards to join VINNY TESTAVERDE (4,177 in 1996) as only players in franchise history to reach 4,000 in season. Has 24-11 career record vs. AFC North... RB Ray Rice has 7 rush TDs in past 6 games vs. Bengals. Ravens are 14-4 (.778) when Rice has 100+ rush yards... WR Torrey Smith (1,101) has reached 1,000 rec. yards in season for 1st time in career. Needs 101 yards for most in season in Raven annals (MICHAEL JACKSON, 1,201 in 1996)... TE Dennis Pitta has 2 TD catches in past 3 vs. Cin... LB Terrell Suggs (10) has reached 10+ sacks for 5th time. LB Daryl Smith is 1 of 3 players in AFC with at least 5 sacks & 3 INTs in 2013... S James Ihedigbo had career-best 2 INTs in last game vs. Bengals... Since 2012, KR Jacoby Jones has 4 kick-return TDs (3 KR, 1 PR), tied for most in NFL... K Justin Tucker has made 33 of last 34 FGs.

Bengals Clinched 1st AFC North title since 2009... Club aims for 8-0 record at home this season... Last week, Bengals became 3rd team in NFL history to score 40+ points in 4 straight home games in season (1952 Lions, 2000 Rams)... QB Andy Dalton (4,015 passing yards, 31 TD passes) needs 117 passing yards & 2 TD passes for most in season in team history. In past 4 in December, Dalton has 10 TDs vs. 1 INT & 108.1 rating. Cin. is 15-1 (.938) when Dalton has 100+ rating... Rookie RB Giovani Bernard had 18-yard TD catch in last game vs. Bal. Since 2010, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis has 37 rush TDs, 4th-most in NFL... WR A.J. Green (3,772) needs 15 rec. yards to surpass TORRY HOLT (3,786) for 2nd-most rec. yards in 1st 3 seasons of career. Needs 6 rec. to become 3rd Bengal to reach 100 in season. Had 8 rec. for 151 yards, incl. 51-yard TD catch in last game against Bal... Defense allows 19.2 points per game, 2nd-fewest in AFC... LB Vontaze Burfict leads team with 157 tackles. Had career-best 2 sacks last week. LB Vincent Rey had 25-yard INT-return TD vs. Min. last week.


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 W 18-16 +2
16 2013-12-22 NE H L 7-41 -34
17 2013-12-29 CIN A    
   

Cincinnati Bengals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 CHI A L 21-24 -3
2 2013-09-16 PIT H W 20-10 +10
3 2013-09-22 GB H W 34-30 +4
4 2013-09-29 CLE A L 6-17 -11
5 2013-10-06 NE H W 13-6 +7
6 2013-10-13 BUF A W 27-24 +3
7 2013-10-20 DET A W 27-24 +3
8 2013-10-27 NYJ H W 49-9 +40
9 2013-10-31 MIA A L 20-22 -2
10 2013-11-10 BAL A L 17-20 -3
11 2013-11-17 CLE H W 41-20 +21
12   Bye      
13 2013-12-01 SD A W 17-10 +7
14 2013-12-08 IND H W 42-28 +14
15 2013-12-15 PIT A L 20-30 -10
16 2013-12-22 MIN H W 42-14 +28
17 2013-12-29 BAL H    

Injury Report

Baltimore Ravens
Out  DE Kapron Lewis-Moore (knee)
Doubtful  CB Asa Jackson (thigh)
 DE Arthur Jones (concussion)
Questionable  OLB Elvis Dumervil (ankle)
Probable  ILB Albert McClellan (neck)
 RB Ray Rice (thigh)
 WR Torrey Smith (thigh)
IR  WR Aaron Mellette (knee, 9/12/2013)
 WR Brandon Stokley (concussion, 12/10/2013)
   

Cincinnati Bengals
Out  CB Terence Newman (knee)
Questionable  WLB Vontaze Burfict (head)
 TE Tyler Eifert (neck)
 TE Jermaine Gresham (abdomen)
 WLB Vincent Rey (ankle)
 DT Devon Still (back)
Probable  SLB James Harrison (concussion)
 CB Dre Kirkpatrick (ankle)
IR  DT Geno Atkins (knee, 11/4/2013)
 DE Robert Geathers (elbow, 9/18/2013)
 CB Leon Hall (achilles-tendon, 10/29/2013)
 FS Taylor Mays (shoulder, 10/30/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  BAL
 Offense 
CIN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 19.8 34.3 24.1 CIN
Rushing yards 95.5 114.0 117.0 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.60 3.45 4.26 BAL
Completion % 57.8% 61.9% 61.1% CIN
Passing yards 229.3 229.0 231.6 BAL
Passing yards per completion 10.12 11.09 10.84 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 5.85 6.86 6.62 CIN
Interceptions 1.5 0.3 1.0 CIN
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.7 0.6 BAL
Sacks allowed 2.8 0.3 2.4 CIN
3rd down conversions 39.1% 37.9% 37.8% BAL
4th down conversions 25.0% 62.5% 50.8% CIN
Time of possession 31:08 31:59 30:20 CIN
  Defense Stats Comparison

  BAL
 Defense 
CIN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 21.3 20.7 24.1 CIN
Rushing yards 109.8 99.7 117.0 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.11 4.42 4.26 BAL
Completion % 53.8% 58.6% 61.1% BAL
Passing yards 215.0 218.3 231.6 BAL
Passing yards per completion 11.73 9.60 10.84 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.31 5.63 6.62 CIN
INT return 0.5 1.7 1.0 CIN
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.7 0.6 CIN
Sacks 1.3 2.3 2.4 CIN
3rd down conversions 32.1% 23.3% 37.8% CIN
4th down conversions 66.7% 37.5% 50.8% CIN
Time of possession 30:12 28:01 30:20 CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   BAL   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 13.2 13.1 9.4 BAL
Yards per kick return 27.7 25.5 22.7 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 8.6 15.6 9.4 BAL
Yards allowed per kick return 21.4 20.8 22.7 CIN
  Misc Stats Comparison

   BAL   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.5 6.3 6.2 CIN
Penalty yards 51.5 55.0 52.1 BAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 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 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
2011 17 2012-01-01 BAL CIN 24-16 BAL
2012 1 2012-09-10 CIN BAL 13-44 BAL
2012 17 2012-12-30 BAL CIN 17-23 CIN
2013 10 2013-11-10 CIN BAL 17-20 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.