NFL Game Preview: Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills - Week 4

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Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills - Week 4

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SF STL	35 11
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ARI TB	13 10
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NYG KC	7 31
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PIT MIN	27 34
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SEA HOU	23 20
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IND JAC	37 3
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CIN CLE	6 17
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CHI DET	32 40
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BAL BUF	20 23
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NYJ TEN	13 38
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PHI DEN	20 52
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WAS OAK	24 14
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DAL SD	21 30
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NE ATL	30 23
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MIA NO	17 38
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Ravens 27, Bills 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Baltimore Ravens
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 20	Joe Flacco	Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 23	Ray Rice	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 24	Bernard Pierce	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 11	Torrey Smith	Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 32	Marlon Brown	Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 67	Brandon Stokley	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 17	Dallas Clark	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 7	Justin Tucker	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 6	Defense / ST

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Buffalo Bills
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 22	EJ Manuel	Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 18	C.J. Spiller	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 28	Fred Jackson	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 24	Steve Johnson	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 62	Robert Woods	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 84	T.J. Graham	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 18	Scott Chandler	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 24	Dan Carpenter	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 25	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Ravens In only career meeting vs. Buf. (10/24/10), QB Joe Flacco passed for 250 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 111 passer rating. Club is 28-3 (.903) when Flacco has 100+ passer rating... RB Ray Rice leads NFL RBs in receptions (322) since entering NFL in '08. Club is 14-3 (.823) when Rice has 100+ rush yards. RB Bernard Pierce aims for 3rd straight game with rush TD... WR Torrey Smith is averaging 89.7 receiving yards per game in '13, tied for 4th-best in AFC. Rookie WR Marlon Brown (undrafted) has TD reception in 2 of past 3 games... LB Terrell Suggs has 4 sacks in 4 career games vs. Bills. Aims for 4th-straight game with sack... LB Daryl Smith had 37-yard INT-return TD last week, 1st INT-return TD of career... DT Haloti Ngata recorded 1st sack of season & 23rd of career last week... PR-WR TANDON DOSS had 82-yard PR-TD last week. Doss joined LAMONT BRIGHTFUL & JERMAINE LEWIS as only Ravens with 80+ PR-TD in franchise history.

Bills In past 2 at home, rookie QB EJ Manuel (No. 16 overall) has completed 45 of 66 passes (68.2 pct.) for 446 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 95.9 passer rating. Rushed for career-best 40 yards last week... Since '12, RB C.J. Spiller averages 5.6 yards per carry, 2nd highest among NFL RBs (min. 100 att.). RB Fred Jackson (4,400) needs 46 yards to surpass JOE CRIBBS (4,445) for 3rd-most rush yards in Bills history. Totaled 109 scrimmage yards last week (72 rush, 37 receiving)... WR Steve Johnson had 8 catches for career-high 158 receiving yards with TD in only meeting vs. Ravens. Johnson is averaging 98.5 receiving yards per game in past 2... TE Scott Chandler had 33-yard TD catch last week, 1st of season. Has 13 career TD catches, 4th-most by Bills TE... DE Mario Williams had Bills single-game record 4.5 sacks in last home game... Rookie LB Kiko Alonso (2nd round, 46th overall) has INT in past 2 games. Alonso leads team with 27 tackles.

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
5	2013-10-06	MIA	A
6	2013-10-13	GB	H
7	2013-10-20	PIT	A
8		Bye
9	2013-11-03	CLE	A
10	2013-11-10	CIN	H
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

Buffalo Bills
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2013-09-08	NE	H	L 21-23	-2
2	2013-09-15	CAR	H	W 24-23	+1
3	2013-09-22	NYJ	A	L 20-27	-7
4	2013-09-29	BAL	H
5	2013-10-03	CLE	A
6	2013-10-13	CIN	H
7	2013-10-20	MIA	A
8	2013-10-27	NO	A
9	2013-11-03	KC	H
10	2013-11-10	PIT	A
11	2013-11-17	NYJ	H
12		Bye
13	2013-12-01	ATL	H
14	2013-12-08	TB	A
15	2013-12-15	JAC	A
16	2013-12-22	MIA	H
17	2013-12-29	NE	A

Injury Report

Baltimore Ravens
Out	NT Terrence Cody (knee) WR Jacoby Jones (knee) DE Kapron Lewis-Moore (knee)
Questionable	ILB Arthur Brown (chest) DE Chris Canty (thigh) OLB Pernell McPhee (knee) RB Ray Rice (hip) WR Brandon Stokley (groin) WR Deonte Thompson (foot) NT Brandon Williams (toe)
Probable	WR Marlon Brown (neck)
IR	WR Aaron Mellette (knee, 9/12/2013) TE Dennis Pitta (hip, 9/4/2013)
PUP	ILB Jameel McClain (back)

Buffalo Bills
Out	CB Ron Brooks (foot) NT Alex Carrington (knee) CB Stephon Gilmore (wrist) WR Marquise Goodwin (hand) K Dustin Hopkins (groin)
Questionable	FS Jairus Byrd (foot) CB Leodis McKelvin (hamstring)
Probable	NT Marcell Dareus (ankle) WR Steve Johnson (hamstring) RB C.J. Spiller (thigh) DT Kyle Williams (achilles-tendon) DE Mario Williams (ankle)
IR	QB Kevin Kolb (concussion, 8/30/2013) WR Brad Smith (ribs, 8/30/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

	BAL Offense	BUF Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	23.7	21.7	22.6	BAL
Rushing yards	77.3	135.0	106.2	BUF
Rushing yards per attempt	2.64	4.40	4.05	BUF
Completion %	60.5%	59.3%	61.9%	BAL
Passing yards	231.0	215.0	247.6	BAL
Passing yards per completion	9.63	10.08	10.87	BUF
Passing yards per attempt	5.82	5.97	6.73	BUF
Interceptions	0.7	0.3	0.9	BUF
Fumbles lost	0.3	1.0	0.8	BAL
Sacks allowed	2.7	3.0	2.7	BAL
3rd down conversions	44.4%	31.1%	38.5%	BAL
4th down conversions	0.0%	0.0%	40.5%	-
Time of possession	31:16	24:48	30:03	BAL

Defense Stats Comparison

	BAL Defense	BUF Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	21.3	24.3	22.6	BAL
Rushing yards	74.7	155.0	106.2	BAL
Rushing yards per attempt	3.39	4.31	4.05	BAL
Completion %	64.9%	55.5%	61.9%	BUF
Passing yards	269.7	262.3	247.6	BUF
Passing yards per completion	10.93	11.92	10.87	BAL
Passing yards per attempt	7.10	6.61	6.73	BUF
INT return	0.3	1.3	0.9	BUF
Fumble recoveries	0.7	0.7	0.8	-
Sacks	3.7	2.7	2.7	BAL
3rd down conversions	35.7%	46.0%	38.5%	BAL
4th down conversions	0.0%	0.0%	40.5%	-
Time of possession	28:44	35:12	30:03	BAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	BAL	BUF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	24.8	7.7	8.0	BAL
Yards per kick return	26.5	18.5	23.5	BAL
Yards allowed per punt return	8.3	8.8	8.0	BAL
Yards allowed per kick return	24.8	18.7	23.5	BUF

Misc Stats Comparison

	BAL	BUF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.7	8.0	6.4	BAL
Penalty yards	60.3	72.3	55.6	BAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2013 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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Team vs. Team History

Baltimore Ravens vs. Buffalo Bills
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2004	7	2004-10-24	BUF	BAL	6-20	BAL
2006	17	2006-12-31	BUF	BAL	7-19	BAL
2007	7	2007-10-21	BAL	BUF	14-19	BUF
2010	7	2010-10-24	BUF	BAL	34-37	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.