Final Score Prediction
Steelers 27, Ravens 23
Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
Baltimore Ravens |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 25 |
Joe Flacco |
Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 7 |
Ray Rice |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 45 |
Bernard Pierce |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 14 |
Torrey Smith |
Rec: 5-80, 1 TD |
WR 45 |
Marlon Brown |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
WR 57 |
Jacoby Jones |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
TE 20 |
Dallas Clark |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
K 3 |
Justin Tucker |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 23 |
Defense / ST |
|
|
|
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 14 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 22 |
Le'Veon Bell |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 47 |
Felix Jones |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0 |
WR 19 |
Antonio Brown |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
WR 50 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
WR 68 |
Jerricho Cotchery |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
TE 8 |
Heath Miller |
Rec: 4-50, 1 TD |
K 16 |
Shaun Suisham |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 15 |
Defense / ST |
|
|
|
Game Notes
Ravens Have won 13 of past 15 vs. AFC North. Seek 4th consecutive win at Pit... QB Joe Flacco has 3-2 career reg.-sea. record at Pit. For career, Flacco is 22-9 vs. AFC North... RB Ray Rice has 2 career 100-yard rush games vs. Steelers (141, 107). Since entering NFL in 2008, leads NFL RBs in rec. (331). Club is 14-3 (.823) when Rice has 100+ rush yards... WR Torrey Smith is averaging 94.7 receiving yards per game in 2013, 2nd-best in AFC. Avg. 20.3 yards per catch in 2013. WR TANDON DOSS had career-best 99 receiving yards last week. In past 2, Doss is averaging 22.4 yards per catch...TE Dallas Clark (494) needs 6 rec. to become 9th TE in NFL history to reach 500 career. Posted 51st career TD last week, 7th-most all-time among TEs... LB Terrell Suggs has 13.5 career sacks vs. Pit., 2nd-most vs. any team. LB Daryl Smith leads team with 53 tackles... CB Jimmy Smith posted 1st INT of season vs. GB... PR-WR Jacoby Jones had 63-yard PR-TD in last game at Pit. Posted 1st TD rec. of season last week.
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is 9-5 (.643) vs. Bal. (incl. playoffs). Has 197 TD passes & needs 3 to join HOFer TERRY BRADSHAW (212) as only Steelers to reach 200 career. In past 3, Roethlisberger is averaging 351 passing yards per game. Aims for 3rd straight game with 70+ comp. pct. Has 88-43 (.672) record as starter... In 2 career games, rookie RB LE'VEON BELL has 91 rush yards with 2 TDs... WR Antonio Brown had 5 rec. for 109 yards (21.8 avg.) in last home game vs. Bal. In past 3, Brown has 30 rec. for 370 yards with 2 TDs. Avg. AFC-best 99.6 rec. yards per game in 2013. WR Emmanuel Sanders had career-long 55-yard TD catch last week... TE Heath Miller (39) needs TD catch to become 5th player in Steelers history to reach 40 career. Had season-best 84 receiving yards last week... LB LaMarr Woodley has sack in 4 of 5 in 2013. Woodley (56) has 5th-most sacks by Steeler since 1982. LB Lawrence Timmons & S Ryan Clark recorded 1st INTs of season last week. Clark leads team with 37 tackles in 2013.
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 |
W 14-6 |
+8 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
HOU |
H |
W 30-9 |
+21 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
BUF |
A |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
5 |
2013-10-06 |
MIA |
A |
W 26-23 |
+3 |
6 |
2013-10-13 |
GB |
H |
L 17-19 |
-2 |
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
TEN |
H |
L 9-16 |
-7 |
2 |
2013-09-16 |
CIN |
A |
L 10-20 |
-10 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
CHI |
H |
L 23-40 |
-17 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
MIN |
A |
L 27-34 |
-7 |
5 |
|
Bye |
|
|
|
6 |
2013-10-13 |
NYJ |
A |
W 19-6 |
+13 |
7 |
2013-10-20 |
BAL |
H |
|
|
8 |
2013-10-27 |
OAK |
A |
|
|
9 |
2013-11-03 |
NE |
A |
|
|
10 |
2013-11-10 |
BUF |
H |
|
|
11 |
2013-11-17 |
DET |
H |
|
|
12 |
2013-11-24 |
CLE |
A |
|
|
13 |
2013-11-28 |
BAL |
A |
|
|
14 |
2013-12-08 |
MIA |
H |
|
|
15 |
2013-12-15 |
CIN |
H |
|
|
16 |
2013-12-22 |
GB |
A |
|
|
17 |
2013-12-29 |
CLE |
H |
|
|
|
|
Offense Stats Comparison
|
BAL Offense |
PIT Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
22.5 |
17.3 |
23.0 |
BAL |
Rushing yards |
69.8 |
64.7 |
108.3 |
BAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
2.74 |
3.09 |
4.09 |
PIT |
Completion % |
57.9% |
65.8% |
61.7% |
PIT |
Passing yards |
270.5 |
282.0 |
246.4 |
PIT |
Passing yards per completion |
11.60 |
10.93 |
11.03 |
BAL |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.71 |
7.19 |
6.81 |
PIT |
Interceptions |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
BAL |
Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
BAL |
Sacks allowed |
3.0 |
4.0 |
2.7 |
BAL |
3rd down conversions |
35.0% |
35.8% |
38.1% |
PIT |
4th down conversions |
50.0% |
50.0% |
44.4% |
- |
Time of possession |
30:34 |
30:02 |
48:26 |
BAL |
|
|
|
Defense Stats Comparison
|
BAL Defense |
PIT Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
18.5 |
23.3 |
23.0 |
BAL |
Rushing yards |
91.0 |
115.3 |
108.3 |
BAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.64 |
3.85 |
4.09 |
BAL |
Completion % |
58.7% |
59.1% |
61.7% |
BAL |
Passing yards |
233.5 |
194.3 |
246.4 |
PIT |
Passing yards per completion |
12.51 |
10.77 |
11.03 |
PIT |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.34 |
6.36 |
6.81 |
PIT |
INT return |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
BAL |
Fumble recoveries |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
BAL |
Sacks |
3.5 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
BAL |
3rd down conversions |
31.2% |
36.2% |
38.1% |
BAL |
4th down conversions |
25.0% |
66.7% |
44.4% |
BAL |
Time of possession |
29:26 |
29:58 |
48:26 |
BAL |
|
|
Special Teams Stats Comparison
|
BAL |
PIT |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
16.8 |
7.0 |
8.7 |
BAL |
Yards per kick return |
27.4 |
21.4 |
23.8 |
BAL |
Yards allowed per punt return |
9.3 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
PIT |
Yards allowed per kick return |
23.9 |
20.3 |
23.8 |
PIT |
|
|
|
Misc Stats Comparison
|
BAL |
PIT |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
6.8 |
4.7 |
6.4 |
PIT |
Penalty yards |
54.3 |
48.7 |
55.5 |
PIT |
|
|
Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 6 of the 2013 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 1 to 6 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2000 |
1 |
2000-09-03 |
BAL |
PIT |
16-0 |
BAL |
2000 |
9 |
2000-10-29 |
PIT |
BAL |
9-6 |
PIT |
2001 |
8 |
2001-11-04 |
BAL |
PIT |
13-10 |
BAL |
2001 |
14 |
2001-12-16 |
PIT |
BAL |
26-21 |
PIT |
2002 |
8 |
2002-10-27 |
PIT |
BAL |
31-18 |
PIT |
2002 |
17 |
2002-12-29 |
BAL |
PIT |
31-34 |
PIT |
2003 |
1 |
2003-09-07 |
BAL |
PIT |
15-34 |
PIT |
2003 |
17 |
2003-12-28 |
PIT |
BAL |
10-13 |
BAL |
2004 |
2 |
2004-09-19 |
PIT |
BAL |
13-30 |
BAL |
2004 |
16 |
2004-12-26 |
BAL |
PIT |
7-20 |
PIT |
2005 |
8 |
2005-10-31 |
BAL |
PIT |
19-20 |
PIT |
2005 |
11 |
2005-11-20 |
PIT |
BAL |
13-16 |
BAL |
2006 |
12 |
2006-11-26 |
PIT |
BAL |
0-27 |
BAL |
2006 |
16 |
2006-12-24 |
BAL |
PIT |
31-7 |
BAL |
2007 |
9 |
2007-11-05 |
BAL |
PIT |
7-38 |
PIT |
2007 |
17 |
2007-12-30 |
PIT |
BAL |
21-27 |
BAL |
2008 |
4 |
2008-09-29 |
BAL |
PIT |
20-23 |
PIT |
2008 |
15 |
2008-12-14 |
PIT |
BAL |
13-9 |
PIT |
2008 |
CF |
2009-01-18 |
BAL |
PIT |
14-23 |
PIT |
2009 |
12 |
2009-11-29 |
PIT |
BAL |
17-20 |
BAL |
2009 |
16 |
2009-12-27 |
BAL |
PIT |
20-23 |
PIT |
2010 |
4 |
2010-10-03 |
BAL |
PIT |
17-14 |
BAL |
2010 |
13 |
2010-12-05 |
PIT |
BAL |
13-10 |
PIT |
2010 |
DP |
2011-01-15 |
BAL |
PIT |
24-31 |
PIT |
2011 |
1 |
2011-09-11 |
PIT |
BAL |
7-35 |
BAL |
2011 |
9 |
2011-11-06 |
BAL |
PIT |
23-20 |
BAL |
2012 |
11 |
2012-11-18 |
BAL |
PIT |
13-10 |
BAL |
2012 |
13 |
2012-12-02 |
PIT |
BAL |
23-20 |
PIT |
|
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 CF = Conference Final
|