Game Preview - Week 13: New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore: The Ravens have dumped their last five, have played without tight end Todd Heap most of the season, and have lacked consistent play from the quarterback position. The result: 4-7. Kyle Boller will steer the ship Monday night against the mighty Patriots and could post some decent fantasy numbers in garbage time along with wide receiver Derrick Mason but don't think for a minute the Ravens can pull an "Eagles" and keep this game close into the second half… they can't. It's hard not to recommend Willis McGahee as he's been on of the more consistent fantasy running backs this season but I can't see him posting any kind of significant yardage totals. A goaline score is your best bet.

Start: RB Willis McGahee, WR Derrick Mason,
Consider: QB Kyle Boller
Sit: TE Todd Heap WR Mark Clayton, WR Demetrius Williams

New England: The Patriots got their toughest test of the season last week as the Eagles came within 4 points of ending the thought of a perfect season. The defense gave up 345 yards to A.J. Feeley last week, but should have an easier time controlling Kyle Boller and the 21st ranked passing offense. By now, you know the drill… start the Patriots passing game (Brady, Moss, Welker, Stallworth) but keep Maroney and the runners on your bench. They are too inconsistent and Belicheck has no reason to use them.

Start: QB Tom Brady, WR Randy Moss, WR Wes Welker, WR Donte Stallworth Consider:TE Ben Watson, Patriots D/ST
Sit: RB Laurence Maroney, RB Sammy Morris

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

New England Patriots
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 1	Tom Brady	Pass: 300, 3 Rush: 0, 0
RB 34	Laurence Maroney	Rush: 40, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 38	Heath Evans	Rush: 20, 1 Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 1	Randy Moss	Rec: 8-110, 1
WR 14	Wes Welker	Rec: 7-85, 1
WR 34	Donte' Stallworth	Rec: 3-45, 0
TE 12	Ben Watson	Rec: 3-35, 1

Baltimore Ravens
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 23	Kyle Boller	Pass: 200, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 12	Willis McGahee	Rush: 75, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 11	Derrick Mason	Rec: 7-90, 1
WR 55	Devard Darling	Rec: 4-40, 0
WR 83	Mark Clayton	Rec: 2-20, 0
TE 25	Quinn Sypniewski	Rec: 2-20, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

New England Patriots
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	NYJ	A	W 38-14	+24
2	2007-09-16	SD	H	W 38-14	+24
3	2007-09-23	BUF	H	W 38-7	+31
4	2007-10-01	CIN	A	W 34-13	+21
5	2007-10-07	CLE	H	W 34-17	+17
6	2007-10-14	DAL	A	W 48-27	+21
7	2007-10-21	MIA	A	W 49-28	+21
8	2007-10-28	WAS	H	W 52-7	+45
9	2007-11-04	IND	A	W 24-20	+4
10		Bye
11	2007-11-18	BUF	A	W 56-10	+46
12	2007-11-25	PHI	H	W 31-28	+3
13	2007-12-03	BAL	A	W 27-24	+3
14	2007-12-09	PIT	H
15	2007-12-16	NYJ	H
16	2007-12-23	MIA	H
17	2007-12-29	NYG	A

Baltimore Ravens
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-10	CIN	A	L 20-27	-7
2	2007-09-16	NYJ	H	W 20-13	+7
3	2007-09-23	ARI	H	W 26-23	+3
4	2007-09-30	CLE	A	L 13-27	-14
5	2007-10-07	SF	A	W 9-7	+2
6	2007-10-14	STL	H	W 22-3	+19
7	2007-10-21	BUF	A	L 14-19	-5
8		Bye
9	2007-11-05	PIT	A	L 7-38	-31
10	2007-11-11	CIN	H	L 7-21	-14
11	2007-11-18	CLE	H	L 30-33	-3
12	2007-11-25	SD	A	L 14-32	-18
13	2007-12-03	NE	H	L 24-27	-3
14	2007-12-09	IND	H
15	2007-12-16	MIA	A
16	2007-12-23	SEA	A
17	2007-12-30	PIT	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	NE Offense	BAL Offense	NFL Average
Points for	44.0	11.7	21.7
Rushing yards	105.3	85.7	105.5
Rushing yards per attempt	3.97	4.37	3.89
Completion %	71.9%	58.5%	61.7%
Passing yards	351.7	180.3	217.2
Passing yards per completion	11.88	7.97	10.45
Passing yards per attempt	8.55	4.66	6.45
Interceptions	0.3	1.0	1.0
Fumbles lost	0.0	2.3	0.8
Sacked	1.3	4.0	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	NE Defense	BAL Defense	NFL Average
Points against	19.3	28.7	21.7
Rushing yards	84.0	92.0	105.5
Rushing yards per attempt	4.16	2.72	3.89
Completion %	61.0%	65.1%	61.7%
Passing yards	196.7	235.3	217.2
Passing yards per completion	10.46	11.42	10.45
Passing yards per attempt	6.37	7.44	6.45
INT return	1.0	0.7	1.0
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.0	0.8
Sacks	3.0	2.3	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

New England Patriots vs. Baltimore Ravens
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2004	12	2004-11-28	BAL	NE	3-24	NE

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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