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Final Score Prediction

Broncos 30, Ravens 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 26 Joe Flacco Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 8 Ray Rice Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 44 Bernard Pierce Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 20 Torrey Smith Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 56 Jacoby Jones Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 63 Marlon Brown Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 68 Brandon Stokley Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 21 Ed Dickson Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 35 Dallas Clark Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 20 Justin Tucker FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 31 Defense / ST  
 
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 5 Peyton Manning Pass: 310, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 24 Montee Ball Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 35 Ronnie Hillman Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 62 Knowshon Moreno Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 7 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 21 Eric Decker Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 41 Wes Welker Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
TE 19 Julius Thomas Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 29 Jacob Tamme Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 2 Matt Prater FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 4 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Ravens Have won 5 straight on KO Weekend... Incl. postseason, QB Joe Flacco has 3-1 record as starter vs. Den., with 6 TDs vs. 1 INT & 95.4 rating. Passed for career-best 3,817 yards in '12. Holds career franchise passing records in yards (17,633) & TDs (102)... RB Ray Rice has 1,600+ scrim. yards in 4 consecutive seasons. Leads NFL RBs in rec. (311) since entering NFL in '08. In 4 games vs. Den. (incl. postseason), averages 96.5 rush yards per game (386 total)... WR Torrey Smith had career-best in rec. yards (855) & TDs (8) in '12. Had 2 TD rec. in playoff game vs. Den. WR Brandon Stokley spent 4 seasons w/ Broncos (2007-09; 2012)... LB Terrell Suggs has 84.5 career sacks, most in club history. LB Elvis Dumervil spent 7 seasons in Den. (2006-12)... KR-WR Jacoby Jones ranked 1st in NFL with 30.7 KR avg. in '12 & tied NFL-high with 3 KR TDs (2 KO, 1 PR).

Broncos Have won 11 consecutive regular-season games, longest active streak in NFL... QB Peyton Manning has NFL record 12 career 4,000-yard seasons. Posted single-season club bests in pass yards (4,659), TD passes (37) & rating (105.8) in '12. For career, Manning is 7-2 vs. Bal. in regular season with 18 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 103 rating... RB Ronnie Hillman had 103 scrim. yards (83 rush, 20 rec.) in AFC Div. playoff vs. Bal... WR Demaryius Thomas (1,434 in '12) is 3rd Bronco to reach 1,400 rec. yards in season (ROD SMITH, 1,602 in '00; BRANDON LLOYD, 1,448 in '10). WR Eric Decker had 8 rec. for 133 yards, incl. 51-yard TD rec. in last regular-season game vs. Bal. In '12, Thomas & Decker became 1st Broncos duo to register 1,000+ rec. yards & 10+ TD rec. apiece in season. Since '08, WR Wes Welker leads NFL with 560 rec... CB Champ Bailey (52) has 3rd-most INTs among active players (ED REED, 61; CHARLES WOODSON, 55).


Results and Schedule
Baltimore Ravens
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-05 DEN A L 27-49 -22
2 2013-09-15 CLE H    
3 2013-09-22 HOU H    
4 2013-09-29 BUF A    
5 2013-10-06 MIA A    
6 2013-10-13 GB H    
7 2013-10-20 PIT A    
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-03 CLE A    
10 2013-11-10 CIN H    
11 2013-11-17 CHI A    
12 2013-11-24 NYJ H    
13 2013-11-28 PIT H    
14 2013-12-08 MIN H    
15 2013-12-16 DET A    
16 2013-12-22 NE H    
17 2013-12-29 CIN A    
   
Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-05 BAL H W 49-27 +22
2 2013-09-15 NYG A    
3 2013-09-23 OAK H    
4 2013-09-29 PHI H    
5 2013-10-06 DAL A    
6 2013-10-13 JAC H    
7 2013-10-20 IND A    
8 2013-10-27 WAS H    
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 SD A    
11 2013-11-17 KC H    
12 2013-11-24 NE A    
13 2013-12-01 KC A    
14 2013-12-08 TEN H    
15 2013-12-12 SD H    
16 2013-12-22 HOU A    
17 2013-12-29 OAK A    

Injury Report
Baltimore Ravens
Out  DE Kapron Lewis-Moore (knee)
Questionable  DE Arthur Jones (other-illness)
 WR Jacoby Jones (knee)
 WR Deonte Thompson (foot)
 NT Brandon Williams (toe)
IR  TE Dennis Pitta (hip, 9/4/2013)
PUP  ILB Jameel McClain (back)
   
Denver Broncos
Questionable  CB Champ Bailey (foot)
 SS David Bruton (leg)
 TE Joel Dreessen (knee)
IR  MLB Stewart Bradley (wrist, 8/31/2013)
 SS Quinton Carter (knee, 8/27/2013)
 DE Quanterus Smith (knee, 8/31/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Offense 
DEN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 20.5 31.3 22.3 DEN
Rushing yards 157.5 129.0 119.6 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.53 3.67 4.34 BAL
Completion % 58.6% 68.4% 59.3% DEN
Passing yards 220.3 279.8 223.1 DEN
Passing yards per completion 10.66 11.19 11.02 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.25 7.65 6.53 DEN
Interceptions 0.8 0.8 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.0 0.6 DEN
Sacks allowed 3.0 1.0 2.3 DEN
3rd down conversions 40.0% 47.6% 38.2% DEN
4th down conversions 50.0% 0.0% 45.1% BAL
Time of possession 32:22 35:27 30:18 DEN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Defense 
DEN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 22.8 12.8 22.3 DEN
Rushing yards 104.3 79.0 119.6 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.88 3.91 4.34 BAL
Completion % 60.7% 52.4% 59.3% DEN
Passing yards 191.5 178.8 223.1 DEN
Passing yards per completion 10.41 10.24 11.02 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.31 5.37 6.53 DEN
INT return 0.0 0.8 0.9 DEN
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.5 0.6 DEN
Sacks 2.5 2.5 2.3 -
3rd down conversions 28.2% 22.2% 38.2% DEN
4th down conversions 100.0% 16.7% 45.1% DEN
Time of possession 31:57 24:33 30:18 DEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BAL   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.5 8.6 10.0 DEN
Yards per kick return 24.3 25.4 22.9 DEN
Yards allowed per punt return 8.6 10.0 10.0 BAL
Yards allowed per kick return 22.6 22.8 22.9 BAL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BAL   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.8 6.0 6.1 DEN
Penalty yards 70.8 47.8 50.7 DEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2012 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Baltimore Ravens vs. Denver Broncos
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 3 2001-09-30 BAL DEN 20-13 BAL
2002 4 2002-09-30 DEN BAL 23-34 BAL
2003 8 2003-10-26 DEN BAL 6-26 BAL
2005 14 2005-12-11 BAL DEN 10-12 DEN
2006 5 2006-10-09 BAL DEN 3-13 DEN
2009 8 2009-11-01 DEN BAL 7-30 BAL
2010 5 2010-10-10 DEN BAL 17-31 BAL
2012 15 2012-12-16 DEN BAL 34-17 DEN
2012 DP 2013-01-12 BAL DEN 38-35 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. DP = Divisional Playoff