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Prediction: Colts 27, Ravens 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 15 Joe Flacco Pass: 245, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 29 Justin Forsett Rush: 55, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
RB 43 Lorenzo Taliaferro Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 55 Bernard Pierce Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 15 Steve Smith Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 29 Torrey Smith Rec: 5-65, 1 TD
WR 74 Jacoby Jones Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
TE 16 Owen Daniels Rec: 4-45, 0 TD
K 15 Justin Tucker FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 23 Defense / ST  
 
Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Andrew Luck Pass: 320, 3 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 25 Ahmad Bradshaw Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 27 Trent Richardson Rush: 45, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 16 T.Y. Hilton Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 26 Reggie Wayne Rec: 6-75, 1 TD
WR 61 Hakeem Nicks Rec: 2-35, 0 TD
TE 21 Dwayne Allen Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
TE 26 Coby Fleener Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
K 4 Adam Vinatieri FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 12 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Ravens In last meeting, QB Joe Flacco passed for 227 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 102.5 rating. Ravens are 30-4 (.882) when Flacco has 100+ rating... RB Justin Forsett has NFL-best 5.8 rush avg. (44 att., 255 yards). Rookie RB Lorenzo Taliaferro (Round 4, No. 138 overall) aims for 3rd in row with TD... WR Steve Smith, SR. has 429 receiving yards, most in NFL history by 35+ year old through 1st 4 games of season. In 2 career games at Ind. (with Car.), has 9 catches for 171 yards (19 avg.) & TD. Has 100+ receiving yards in 3 of past 4... WR Torrey Smith had TD catch in last meeting. TE Owen Daniels had 1st career TD catch vs. Ind. on 9/17/06 (with Hou.)... Rookie LB C.J. Mosley (No. 17 overall) leads team with 33 tackles. LB Terrell Suggs had 3 sacks & 3 FF in last meeting. Since 2003, has 95 sacks, 3rd most in AFC. LB Elvis Dumervil has 3.5 sacks in past 3, including 1.5 last week. Since 2013, LB Daryl Smith is 1 of 4 players in NFL with 5+ sacks & 3+ INTs.

Colts Last week, QB Andrew Luck completed 29 of 41 passes (70.7 pct.) for 393 yards with 4 TDs & 1 INT for 123.3 rating. 1st player in NFL history with consecutive games with 370+ pass yards, 4+ TD passes, 70+ comp. pct. & 0 or 1 INTs. Has 21 TD passes in past 8 overall... In 3 career meetings, RB Trent Richardson has 319 scrimmage yards (210 rush, 109 rec.) & rush TD. In only home game vs. Bal. (11/16/08 with NYG), RB Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 96 yards on 9 carries (10.7 avg.). Leads NFL RBs with 4 TD catches in 2014, including 15-yarder last week... Last week, WR Reggie Wayne (1,029 rec) surpassed ISAAC BRUCE (1,024) for 7th all-time. Wayne (13,873) needs 132 receiving yards to surpass HOFers CRIS CARTER (13,899) & JAMES LOFTON (14,004) for 8th all-time. In past 5 vs. Ravens (incl. playoffs), has 425 receiving yards & 2 TDs. TE Dwayne Allen has TD catch in 4 of past 5. TE Coby Fleener aims for 3rd in row with TD catch... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads team with 32 tackles, including game-high 10 last week with sack. Undrafted rookie NT Zach Kerr posted 1st career sack last week vs. Jax. S Mike Adams tied career-high with 2 INTs last week.


Results and Schedule

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    
6 2014-10-12 TB A    
7 2014-10-19 ATL H    
8 2014-10-26 CIN A    
9 2014-11-02 PIT A    
10 2014-11-09 TEN H    
11   Bye      
12 2014-11-24 NO A    
13 2014-11-30 SD H    
14 2014-12-07 MIA A    
15 2014-12-14 JAC H    
16 2014-12-21 HOU A    
17 2014-12-28 CLE H    
   

Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 DEN A L 24-31 -7
2 2014-09-15 PHI H L 27-30 -3
3 2014-09-21 JAC A W 44-17 +27
4 2014-09-28 TEN H W 41-17 +24
5 2014-10-05 BAL H    
6 2014-10-09 HOU A    
7 2014-10-19 CIN H    
8 2014-10-26 PIT A    
9 2014-11-03 NYG A    
10   Bye      
11 2014-11-16 NE H    
12 2014-11-23 JAC H    
13 2014-11-30 WAS H    
14 2014-12-07 CLE A    
15 2014-12-14 HOU H    
16 2014-12-21 DAL A    
17 2014-12-28 TEN A    

Injury Report

Baltimore Ravens
Doubtful  DE Chris Canty (knee)
 DT Timmy Jernigan (knee)
Questionable  OLB Terrell Suggs (thigh)
Probable  CB Chykie Brown (neck)
 RB Bernard Pierce (thigh)
IR  DE Kapron Lewis-Moore (achilles-tendon, 8/25/2014)
 TE Dennis Pitta (hip, 9/23/2014)
 DE Brent Urban (knee, 8/25/2014)
PUP  NT Terrence Cody (hip)
   

Indianapolis Colts
Out  DE Arthur Jones (ankle)
 OLB Robert Mathis (achilles-tendon)
Probable  ILB Jerrell Freeman (hamstring)
 ILB Andy Studebaker (hamstring)
IR  RB Vick Ballard (achilles-tendon, 8/26/2014)
 DE Fili Moala (knee, 6/11/2014)
 DE Jeris Pendleton (knee, 8/12/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  BAL
 Offense 
IND
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 25.8 34.0 23.1 IND
Rushing yards 133.8 118.0 113.5 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.50 3.87 4.18 BAL
Completion % 63.4% 68.4% 64.4% IND
Passing yards 259.8 326.0 241.7 IND
Passing yards per completion 10.71 11.15 10.71 IND
Passing yards per attempt 6.79 7.63 6.90 IND
Interceptions 0.5 1.0 0.8 BAL
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 0.8 1.3 2.0 BAL
3rd down conversions 50.0% 43.4% 43.2% BAL
4th down conversions 50.0% 50.0% 46.2% -
Time of possession 31:29 35:49 30:06 IND
  Defense Stats Comparison

  BAL
 Defense 
IND
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 15.0 23.8 23.1 BAL
Rushing yards 84.0 104.8 113.5 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.39 4.36 4.18 BAL
Completion % 64.2% 56.8% 64.4% IND
Passing yards 258.8 251.3 241.7 IND
Passing yards per completion 12.03 13.40 10.71 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 7.72 7.61 6.90 IND
INT return 0.3 1.3 0.8 IND
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.5 0.6 BAL
Sacks 1.3 2.0 2.0 IND
3rd down conversions 48.1% 37.8% 43.2% IND
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 46.2% -
Time of possession 28:31 24:11 30:06 IND

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   BAL   IND  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 13.4 6.3 8.5 BAL
Yards per kick return 27.3 28.8 23.6 IND
Yards allowed per punt return 14.5 4.5 8.5 IND
Yards allowed per kick return 21.7 23.5 23.6 BAL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   BAL   IND  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 8.0 6.9 BAL
Penalty yards 34.0 62.3 59.5 BAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2014 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.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Baltimore Ravens vs. Indianapolis Colts
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 12 2001-12-02 IND BAL 27-39 BAL
2002 6 2002-10-13 BAL IND 20-22 IND
2004 15 2004-12-18 BAL IND 10-20 IND
2005 1 2005-09-11 IND BAL 24-7 IND
2006 DP 2007-01-13 IND BAL 15-6 IND
2007 14 2007-12-09 IND BAL 44-20 IND
2008 6 2008-10-12 BAL IND 3-31 IND
2009 11 2009-11-22 IND BAL 17-15 IND
2009 DP 2010-01-16 BAL IND 3-20 IND
2011 14 2011-12-11 IND BAL 10-24 BAL
2012 WC 2013-01-06 IND BAL 9-24 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. WC = Wild-Card DP = Divisional Playoff