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Prediction: Ravens 27, Jaguars 13
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank  Player Projections
QB 30 Blake Bortles Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 34 Toby Gerhart Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 49 Jordan Todman Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 38 Cecil Shorts Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 52 Marqise Lee Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 64 Allen Hurns Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 31 Marcedes Lewis Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 29 Josh Scobee FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 28 Defense / ST  
 
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Joe Flacco Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 7 Justin Forsett Rush: 95, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 39 Bernard Pierce Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 17 Steve Smith Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 75 Kamar Aiken Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
WR 82 Jacoby Jones Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
WR 91 Marlon Brown Rec: 1-15, 0 TD
WR 95 Torrey Smith Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 23 Owen Daniels Rec: 4-45, 0 TD
K 1 Justin Tucker FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Jaguars Last week, QB Blake Bortles (No. 3 overall) passed for 205 yards & TD. Has 2,466 pass yards & needs 34 to join BYRON LEFTWICH (2,819) as only Jags rookies with 2,500. Leads AFC QBs with 306 rush yards on 47 att. (6.5 avg.)... In past 7, RB Denard Robinson is averaging 82.1 scrimmage yards per game (575 total) & has 4 rush TDs... Last week, rookie WR Marqise Lee (Rd. 2, No. 39 overall) had 67 yards on 5 rec. Rookie WR Allen Hurns (undrafted) ranks 2nd among AFC rookies in TD catches (6) & 3rd in receiving yards (566). TE Marcedes Lewis led team with 69 yards on 3 catches (23 avg.) vs. Hou... Defense has 39 sacks, 2nd in AFC & 3rd in NFL. DT SEN' DERRICK MARKS has 6.5 sacks in past 6, incl. 1.5 vs. Texans. Tied for 2nd among NFL DTs with career-high 8.5 sacks in 2014. In past 9, DE Chris Clemons has 6 sacks, 2 FF & FR. Has 4 sacks in past 3 on road. S JONATHAN CYPRIEN leads team with 87 tackles.

Ravens QB Joe Flacco has 24,803 career passing yards & needs 197 to become 1st player in club history to reach 25,000. In past 5, has completed 108 of 160 (67.5 pct.) for 1,209 yards with 8 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 101.3 rating. Aims for 4th in row with 100+ rating. Ravens are 38-5 (.884) when Flacco posts 100+ rating (incl. playoffs)... RB Justin Forsett leads NFL RBs with 5.6 rush avg. (192 att., 1,080 yards). Rushed for 59 yards on 7 att. (8.4 avg.) in last meeting (with Hou.). Has 100+ rush yards in 3 of past 4... WR Steve Smith, SR. has 13,086 career receiving yards & needs 4 to surpass HOFer STEVE LARGENT (13,089) for No. 15 all-time. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3. WR Torrey Smith has 8 TDs in past 10. Needs 2 TD catches to join MICHAEL JACKSON (14 in 1996) as only Ravens with 10+ TD rec. in season... Rookie LB C.J. Mosley (No. 17 overall) leads team with 110 tackles, tied for most in AFC. LB Terrell Suggs has 8 sacks in past 8 overall, incl. 1.5 last week. LB Elvis Dumervil had 3.5 sacks last week & is tied for NFL lead with 16, surpassing single-season Ravens record (PETER BOULWARE, 15 in 2001).


Results and Schedule

Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 PHI A L 17-34 -17
2 2014-09-14 WAS A L 10-41 -31
3 2014-09-21 IND H L 17-44 -27
4 2014-09-28 SD A L 14-33 -19
5 2014-10-05 PIT H L 9-17 -8
6 2014-10-12 TEN A L 14-16 -2
7 2014-10-19 CLE H W 24-6 +18
8 2014-10-26 MIA H L 13-27 -14
9 2014-11-02 CIN A L 23-33 -10
10 2014-11-09 DAL H L 17-31 -14
11   Bye      
12 2014-11-23 IND A L 3-23 -20
13 2014-11-30 NYG H W 25-24 +1
14 2014-12-07 HOU H L 13-27 -14
15 2014-12-14 BAL A    
16 2014-12-18 TEN H    
17 2014-12-28 HOU A    
   

Baltimore Ravens
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 CIN H L 16-23 -7
2 2014-09-11 PIT H W 26-6 +20
3 2014-09-21 CLE A W 23-21 +2
4 2014-09-28 CAR H W 38-10 +28
5 2014-10-05 IND A L 13-20 -7
6 2014-10-12 TB A W 48-17 +31
7 2014-10-19 ATL H W 29-7 +22
8 2014-10-26 CIN A L 24-27 -3
9 2014-11-02 PIT A L 23-43 -20
10 2014-11-09 TEN H W 21-7 +14
11   Bye      
12 2014-11-24 NO A W 34-27 +7
13 2014-11-30 SD H L 33-34 -1
14 2014-12-07 MIA A W 28-13 +15
15 2014-12-14 JAC H    
16 2014-12-21 HOU A    
17 2014-12-28 CLE H    

Injury Report

Jacksonville Jaguars
Out  RB Denard Robinson (foot)
Questionable  DE Andre Branch (groin)
 SLB Dekoda Watson (hamstring)
Probable  QB Blake Bortles (shoulder)
 DE Chris Clemons (knee)
 FS Josh Evans (fingers)
 RB Toby Gerhart (ankle)
 WLB J.T. Thomas (ankle)
IR  CB Alan Ball (biceps, 10/29/2014)
 CB Will Blackmon (fingers, 11/3/2014)
 WR Tandon Doss (ankle, 8/29/2014)
 MLB Paul Posluszny (pectoral, 10/20/2014)
 WR Allen Robinson (foot, 11/17/2014)
   

Baltimore Ravens
Questionable  TE Crockett Gillmore (back)
 SS Anthony Levine (concussion)
 WR Torrey Smith (knee)
 RB Lorenzo Taliaferro (foot)
IR  DE Kapron Lewis-Moore (achilles-tendon, 8/25/2014)
 TE Dennis Pitta (hip, 9/23/2014)
 CB Jimmy Smith (foot, 11/8/2014)
 DE Brent Urban (knee, 8/25/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  JAC
 Offense 
BAL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 17.7 28.0 22.7 BAL
Rushing yards 90.7 153.0 110.5 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.09 5.01 4.16 BAL
Completion % 58.1% 67.5% 62.3% BAL
Passing yards 187.0 241.0 234.7 BAL
Passing yards per completion 9.37 10.68 10.76 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 5.45 7.21 6.70 BAL
Interceptions 1.0 0.3 0.9 BAL
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 4.0 1.0 2.5 BAL
3rd down conversions 29.2% 44.4% 39.9% BAL
4th down conversions 28.6% 100.0% 47.1% BAL
Time of possession 26:50 30:22 30:05 BAL
  Defense Stats Comparison

  JAC
 Defense 
BAL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 27.3 24.7 22.7 BAL
Rushing yards 166.3 64.7 110.5 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.58 3.68 4.16 BAL
Completion % 68.1% 71.1% 62.3% JAC
Passing yards 219.7 294.3 234.7 JAC
Passing yards per completion 10.59 10.71 10.76 JAC
Passing yards per attempt 7.21 7.62 6.70 JAC
INT return 0.0 0.7 0.9 BAL
Fumble recoveries 1.3 0.7 0.6 JAC
Sacks 2.7 4.0 2.5 BAL
3rd down conversions 40.3% 45.9% 39.9% JAC
4th down conversions 100.0% 33.3% 47.1% BAL
Time of possession 33:10 29:38 30:05 BAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   JAC   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.2 6.2 8.6 JAC
Yards per kick return 22.9 30.5 23.6 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 10.6 4.8 8.6 BAL
Yards allowed per kick return 22.6 25.1 23.6 JAC
  Misc Stats Comparison

   JAC   BAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 7.7 6.4 JAC
Penalty yards 39.3 60.0 53.4 JAC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2014 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


Team vs. Team History

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Baltimore Ravens
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 2 2000-09-10 JAC BAL 36-39 BAL
2000 6 2000-10-08 BAL JAC 15-10 BAL
2001 7 2001-10-28 JAC BAL 17-18 BAL
2001 11 2001-11-25 BAL JAC 24-21 BAL
2002 7 2002-10-20 JAC BAL 10-17 BAL
2003 9 2003-11-02 JAC BAL 17-24 BAL
2005 10 2005-11-13 BAL JAC 3-30 JAC
2008 17 2008-12-28 JAC BAL 7-27 BAL
2011 7 2011-10-24 BAL JAC 7-12 JAC

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.