Player Rankings and Projections
Baltimore Ravens Rank  Player Projections QB 24 Joe Flacco Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0  RB 22 Bernard Pierce Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-5, 0 RB 42 Justin Forsett Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 WR 20 Steve Smith Rec: 5-70, 1 TD WR 40 Torrey Smith Rec: 5-60, 0 TD WR 85 Jacoby Jones Rec: 2-25, 0 TD TE 8 Dennis Pitta Rec: 5-50, 1 TD TE 31 Owen Daniels Rec: 2-20, 0 TD K 4 Justin Tucker FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 DEF 11 Defense / ST		Cleveland Browns Rank  Player Projections QB 27 Brian Hoyer Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0 RB 17 Terrance West Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 RB 46 Isaiah Crowell Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 WR 34 Andrew Hawkins Rec: 5-65, 0 TD WR 47 Miles Austin Rec: 4-50, 0 TD WR 92 Travis Benjamin Rec: 2-20, 0 TD  TE 14 Jordan Cameron Rec: 4-50, 0 TD TE 42 Gary Barnidge Rec: 1-10, 0 TD K 20 Billy Cundiff FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 DEF 7 Defense / ST

Ravens QB Joe Flacco is 25-13 (.658) all-time vs. AFC North. In 12 career games vs. Cle., has 11-1 record (.917) with 2,498 pass yards & 15 TDs vs. 6 INTs for 91.5 rating. Passed for 2 TDs with 109.3 rating last week. Ravens are 29-4 (.879) when Flacco has 100+ rating... RB Bernard Pierce rushed for 96 yards last week, 2nd-best mark of career. RB Justin Forsett leads NFL with 6.6 rushing avg. (19 att., 126 yards)... WR Steve Smith, SR. (849) needs 1 catch to reach 850 career. In last meeting, WR Marlon Brown had 5 catches for 54 yards & career-high 2 TDs. TE Owen Daniels had 2 TD catches last week, 1st since joining Ravens. In past 3 vs. AFC North, TE Dennis Pitta has 21 catches (7 per game) for 176 yards... DT Haloti Ngata posted 4th career INT last week. LB Terrell Suggs aims for 3rd in row with sack vs. Cle. In 6 career games vs. Browns, LB Elvis Dumervil has 10 sacks, including career-high 4 on 9/20/09 (with Den.). Since 2013, LB Daryl Smith is 1 of 4 players in NFL with 5+ sacks & 3+ INTs. Has 4 sacks in past 4 vs. Browns... Since 2012, KR Jacoby Jones has 4 kick-return TDs (3 KR, 1 PR), tied for most in NFL.

Browns In 5 starts with Cle., QB Brian Hoyer is 4-1 with 1,049 pass yards & 7 TDs vs. 3 INTs with 84.6 rating. Has not thrown INT in past 132 att... RB Terrance West (Round 3, No. 94 overall) leads NFL rookies with 168 rush yards in 2014 & scored TD vs. NO. RB ISIAH CROWELL (undrafted) leads NFL rookies with 2 rush TDs & has 86 rush yards on 16 att. (5.4 avg.). Browns are 1st team since 1994 Colts (MARSHALL FAULK, LAMONT WARREN) with rookie RBs who combined for 250+ rush yards & 3+ rush TDs in 1st 2 games to begin season... Last week, WR Miles Austin caught 1st TD since joining Browns...Since joining NFL in 2007, T JOE THOMAS has started every game (114 in row), 2nd-longest streak among active tackles (D'BRICKASHAW FERGUSON)... LB Paul Kruger aims for 3rd in row with sack. In 2 career meetings, LB Karlos Dansby has 2 sacks. Since 2013, has 5 INTs tied for 2nd-most among NFL LBs (DE ANDRE LEVY, 7). CB Tashaun Gipson had career-long 62-yard INT-TD last week vs. Saints.