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Baltimore Ravens at St. Louis Rams - Week 3
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NE
BUF		 31
 34
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SF
CIN		 13
 8
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MIA
CLE		 16
 17
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DEN
TEN		 14
 17
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DET
MIN		 26
 23
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NYG
PHI		 29
 16
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HOU
NO		 33
 40
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JAC
CAR		 10
 16
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NYJ
OAK		 24
 34
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BAL
STL		 37
 7
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KC
SD		 17
 20
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ARI
SEA		 10
 13
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GB
CHI		 27
 17
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ATL
TB		 13
 16
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PIT
IND		 23
 20
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WAS
DAL		 16
 18
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Ravens 24, Rams 16

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Joe Flacco Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 1 Ray Rice Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 53 Ricky Williams Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 15 Anquan Boldin Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 73 Torrey Smith Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 11 Ed Dickson Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
TE 27 Dennis Pitta Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 23 Billy Cundiff FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  
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St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 22 Sam Bradford Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 32 Cadillac Williams Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 43 Jerious Norwood Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 61 Steven Jackson Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 26 Mike Sims-Walker Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
 WR 49 Danario Alexander Rec: 6-60, 0 TD
WR 50 Brandon Gibson Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
TE 25 Lance Kendricks Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 7 Josh Brown FG: 3/3 XP: 1/1
DEF 21 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Ravens Club aims for 4th straight win vs. NFC... In past 4 vs. NFC, QB Joe Flacco has passed for 977 yards with 8 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 105.8 passer rating. Ravens are 18-2 (.900) when Flacco has 100+ passer rating... In past 8 vs. NFC, RB Ray Rice averages 92.8 rush yards per game (743 total) & has 5 rush TDs. Rice had 31-yard TD catch last week... WR Anquan Boldin has 1,064 career receiving yards vs. Rams, incl. 6 100-yard receiving games (123, 119, 105, 129, 103, 116). In last game vs. St.L. (w/ Bills on 9/28/09), WR Lee Evans had 88 receiving yards with TD. Evans (5,979) needs 21 rec. yards for 6,000 career... TE Dennis Pitta is averaging 17.3 yards per catch in past 2 (4 catches, 69 yards)... Defense is tied for 2nd in NFL with 4 INTs (JETS, 5; LIONS, 4)... LB Ray Lewis has 2 INTs & 1.5 sacks in 4 games vs. St.L... LB Terrell Suggs posted 1st INT of season & 6th of career last week... S Ed Reed aims for 3rd straight game with INT vs. Rams.

Rams QB Sam Bradford aims for 6th win in past 9 home starts. Threw for career-high 331 yards last week & surpassed 4,000-yard (4,031) mark for career... RB Steven Jackson has 2,478 scrimmage yards (123.9 per game; 1,844 rush, 634 rec.) in past 20 games vs. AFC. Since 2006, averages 117.3 scrimmage yards per game (8,446 yards, 72 games), most in NFL (min. 50 games). In 1st home game with StL, RB Cadillac Williams had 91 rush yards, 140 scrimmage yards & tied for team lead with 5 receptions (49 yards)... WR Danario Alexander had 3 catches for career-high 122 yards (40.7 avg.) & TD last week. Had career-long 68-yard reception. WR Mike Sims-Walker had 6 catches for 92 yards in Week 2, his 9th career game with 90+ yards. WR Brandon Gibson aims for 10th home game in row with 3+ receptions... DE James Hall had sack in only meeting vs. Bal. Has 4 sacks in past 4 vs. AFC. Has sack in 3 of past 4 in Sept. DE Chris Long has 4 sacks in past 3 vs. AFC. Aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with sack. Rookie DE Robert Quinn recorded 1st career sack in NFL debut last week.


Results and Schedule
Baltimore Ravens
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 PIT H W 35-7 +28
2 2011-09-18 TEN A L 13-26 -13
3 2011-09-25 STL A W 37-7 +30
4 2011-10-02 NYJ H    
5   Bye      
6 2011-10-16 HOU H    
7 2011-10-24 JAC A    
8 2011-10-30 ARI H    
9 2011-11-06 PIT A    
10 2011-11-13 SEA A    
11 2011-11-20 CIN H    
12 2011-11-24 SF H    
13 2011-12-04 CLE A    
14 2011-12-11 IND H    
15 2011-12-18 SD A    
16 2011-12-24 CLE H    
17 2012-01-01 CIN A    
   
St. Louis Rams
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 PHI H L 13-31 -18
2 2011-09-19 NYG A L 16-28 -12
3 2011-09-25 BAL H L 7-37 -30
4 2011-10-02 WAS H    
5   Bye      
6 2011-10-16 GB A    
7 2011-10-23 DAL A    
8 2011-10-30 NO H    
9 2011-11-06 ARI A    
10 2011-11-13 CLE A    
11 2011-11-20 SEA H    
12 2011-11-27 ARI H    
13 2011-12-04 SF A    
14 2011-12-12 SEA A    
15 2011-12-18 CIN H    
16 2011-12-24 PIT A    
17 2012-01-01 SF H    

Injury Report
Baltimore Ravens
Out  WR Lee Evans (Ankle)
 CB Jimmy Smith (Ankle)
Questionable  CB Chris Carr (Thigh)
 OG Ben Grubbs (Toe)
Probable  OC Matt Birk (Knee)
 NT Terrence Cody (Head)
 DE Cory Redding (Toe)
IR  OT Ramon Harewood (Ankle)
 DE Michael McAdoo (Knee)
   
St. Louis Rams
Doubtful  WR Danny Amendola (Elbow)
Questionable  DE C.J. Ah You (Wrist)
 RB Steven Jackson (Quadriceps)
 OLB Ben Leber (Groin)
 RB Cadillac Williams (Hamstring)
Probable  TE Michael Hoomanawanui (Calf)
 WR Greg Salas (Ribs)
IR  CB Ron Bartell (Neck)
 OC Drew Miller (Undisclosed)
 CB Jerome Murphy (Broken Ankle)
PUP  WR Mark Clayton (Knee)
 CB Marquis Johnson (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Offense 		 STL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 24.0 14.5 23.5 BAL
Rushing yards 107.5 106.5 107.0 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.48 4.73 4.12 STL
Completion % 52.5% 49.4% 61.7% BAL
Passing yards 199.5 244.5 246.7 STL
Passing yards per completion 12.47 12.23 11.55 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 6.54 6.04 7.12 BAL
Interceptions 1.0 0.0 0.9 STL
Fumbles lost 0.5 1.5 0.8 BAL
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.5 2.5 BAL
3rd down conversions 38.5% 24.1% 38.6% BAL
4th down conversions 0.0% 75.0% 50.0% STL
Time of possession 28:15 27:47 30:02 BAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Defense 		 STL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 16.5 29.5 23.5 BAL
Rushing yards 70.0 177.5 107.0 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.11 5.07 4.12 BAL
Completion % 62.7% 53.2% 61.7% STL
Passing yards 302.0 185.5 246.7 STL
Passing yards per completion 11.62 11.24 11.55 STL
Passing yards per attempt 7.28 5.98 7.12 STL
INT return 2.0 0.5 0.9 BAL
Fumble recoveries 2.0 0.5 0.8 BAL
Sacks 2.0 3.0 2.5 STL
3rd down conversions 38.5% 46.4% 38.6% BAL
4th down conversions 66.7% 33.3% 50.0% STL
Time of possession 31:41 32:13 30:02 BAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BAL   STL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.0 9.7 11.0 STL
Yards per kick return 35.8 22.8 25.4 BAL
Yards allowed per punt return 4.8 5.7 11.0 BAL
Yards allowed per kick return 34.3 21.8 25.4 STL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BAL   STL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 8.0 6.4 BAL
Penalty yards 59.5 61.0 54.0 BAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2011 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
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Baltimore Ravens vs. St. Louis Rams
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 10 2003-11-09 BAL STL 22-33 STL
2007 6 2007-10-14 STL BAL 3-22 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.