Prediction: Ravens 20, Browns 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Baltimore Ravens |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 21 |
Joe Flacco |
Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 11 |
Ray Rice |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
 RB 44 |
Bernard Pierce  |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 9 |
Torrey Smith |
Rec: 5-80, 1 TD |
| WR 56 |
Marlon Brown |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| WR 66 |
Jacoby Jones |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 24 |
Dallas Clark |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| K 8 |
Justin Tucker |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 9 |
Defense / ST |
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| Cleveland Browns |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 14 |
Jason Campbell |
Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 36 |
Willis McGahee |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| RB 42 |
Chris Ogbonnaya |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 6 |
Josh Gordon |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 49 |
Davone Bess |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 70 |
Greg Little |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 2 |
Jordan Cameron |
Rec: 7-70, 1 TD |
| K 24 |
Billy Cundiff |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 5 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Ravens Have won 13 of past 16 vs. AFC North... Club has 12-5 (.706) record after bye... Aim for 6th consecutive win at Cle... For career, QB Joe Flacco is 11-0 vs. Browns & has completed 188 of 301 passes (62.5 pct.) for 2,248 yards with 13 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 92.7 rating. Flacco has 22-10 career record vs. AFC North... RB Ray Rice has rushed for 958 career yards vs. Cle., most against any team. Rushed for career-high 204 at Cle. on 12/4/11. Since entering NFL in 2008, leads NFL RBs in rec. (335). Club is 14-3 (.823) when Rice has 100+ rush yards. RB Bernard Pierce has rush TD in 2 of past 3 vs. Cle... WR Torrey Smith is averaging 89.9 rec. yards per game in 2013, 4th-best in AFC. Avg. 20.3 yards per catch in 2013...TE Dallas Clark (497) needs 3 rec. to become 9th TE in NFL history to reach 500 career. Posted 52nd career TD last week, tied for 6th-most all-time among TEs (DAVE CASPER)... LB Terrell Suggs has 14 career sacks vs. Browns, 2nd-most vs. any team. Has at least 1 sack in 6 of 7 games in '13. LB Daryl Smith leads team with 62 tackles... PR TANDON DOSS has 17.8 PR avg. in 2013, best in AFC.
 Browns In 1st career start with Cle. last week, QB Jason Campbell completed 22 of 36 passes (61.1 pct.) for 293 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 105.4 rating... RB Willis McGahee ranks 4th among active NFL RBs w/ 8,328 rush yards. Ranks 3rd among active players w/ 64 rush TDs (ADRIAN PETERSON, 82; MAURICE JONES-DREW, 65). McGahee spent 4 seasons with Ravens (2007-10). RB Chris Ogbonnaya (23) needs 2 receptions to surpass career-best of 24 in 2012... WR Josh Gordon averages AFC-best 97 receiving yards per game this season. Posted 3rd 100-yard receiving game of season last week... TE Jordan Cameron leads NFL TEs in receptions (49). Has 6 TD rec., tied for 2nd-most in single-season by TE in Browns history (OZZIE NEWSOME, 9 in 1979). Had 5 catches for 95 yards (19 avg.) in last game vs. Ravens... Defense tied season-best with 6 sacks last week... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads team with 69 tackles.
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 |
L 16-19 |
-3 |
| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
CLE |
A |
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| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
CIN |
H |
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
CHI |
A |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 13 |
2013-11-28 |
PIT |
H |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
MIN |
H |
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| 15 |
2013-12-16 |
DET |
A |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
NE |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
CIN |
A |
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| Cleveland Browns |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
MIA |
H |
L 10-23 |
-13 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
BAL |
A |
L 6-14 |
-8 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
MIN |
A |
W 31-27 |
+4 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
CIN |
H |
W 17-6 |
+11 |
| 5 |
2013-10-03 |
BUF |
H |
W 37-24 |
+13 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
DET |
H |
L 17-31 |
-14 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
GB |
A |
L 13-31 |
-18 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
KC |
A |
L 17-23 |
-6 |
| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
BAL |
H |
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| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
CIN |
A |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
PIT |
H |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
JAC |
H |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
NE |
A |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
CHI |
H |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
NYJ |
A |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
PIT |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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BAL
Offense |
CLE
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
21.0 |
20.5 |
23.4 |
BAL |
| Rushing yards |
68.0 |
91.5 |
110.4 |
CLE |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
2.82 |
3.98 |
4.11 |
CLE |
| Completion % |
59.8% |
56.2% |
61.3% |
BAL |
| Passing yards |
256.3 |
249.5 |
235.8 |
BAL |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.03 |
10.57 |
10.86 |
BAL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.19 |
5.94 |
6.65 |
BAL |
| Interceptions |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
BAL |
| Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
BAL |
| 3rd down conversions |
34.2% |
39.4% |
38.0% |
CLE |
| 4th down conversions |
75.0% |
54.5% |
45.4% |
BAL |
| Time of possession |
28:57 |
28:23 |
49:18 |
BAL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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BAL
Defense |
CLE
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
20.3 |
26.3 |
23.4 |
BAL |
| Rushing yards |
125.0 |
123.0 |
110.4 |
CLE |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.05 |
4.23 |
4.11 |
BAL |
| Completion % |
59.2% |
59.0% |
61.3% |
CLE |
| Passing yards |
196.3 |
210.3 |
235.8 |
BAL |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.47 |
9.09 |
10.86 |
CLE |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.79 |
5.36 |
6.65 |
CLE |
| INT return |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
CLE |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
BAL |
| Sacks |
3.0 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
CLE |
| 3rd down conversions |
32.0% |
45.2% |
38.0% |
BAL |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
40.0% |
45.4% |
CLE |
| Time of possession |
31:03 |
31:38 |
49:18 |
BAL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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BAL |
CLE |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
17.2 |
11.3 |
9.0 |
BAL |
| Yards per kick return |
25.7 |
29.7 |
24.2 |
CLE |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
10.6 |
7.6 |
9.0 |
CLE |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
27.5 |
20.9 |
24.2 |
CLE |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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BAL |
CLE |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.7 |
7.3 |
6.4 |
CLE |
| Penalty yards |
63.3 |
75.8 |
55.8 |
BAL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Baltimore Ravens vs. Cleveland Browns |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
5 |
2000-10-01 |
BAL |
CLE |
12-0 |
BAL |
| 2000 |
13 |
2000-11-26 |
CLE |
BAL |
7-44 |
BAL |
| 2001 |
6 |
2001-10-21 |
BAL |
CLE |
14-24 |
CLE |
| 2001 |
10 |
2001-11-18 |
CLE |
BAL |
27-17 |
CLE |
| 2002 |
5 |
2002-10-06 |
BAL |
CLE |
26-21 |
BAL |
| 2002 |
16 |
2002-12-22 |
CLE |
BAL |
14-13 |
CLE |
| 2003 |
2 |
2003-09-14 |
CLE |
BAL |
13-33 |
BAL |
| 2003 |
16 |
2003-12-21 |
BAL |
CLE |
35-0 |
BAL |
| 2004 |
1 |
2004-09-12 |
BAL |
CLE |
3-20 |
CLE |
| 2004 |
9 |
2004-11-07 |
CLE |
BAL |
13-27 |
BAL |
| 2005 |
6 |
2005-10-16 |
CLE |
BAL |
3-16 |
BAL |
| 2005 |
17 |
2006-01-01 |
BAL |
CLE |
16-20 |
CLE |
| 2006 |
3 |
2006-09-24 |
BAL |
CLE |
15-14 |
BAL |
| 2006 |
15 |
2006-12-17 |
CLE |
BAL |
17-27 |
BAL |
| 2007 |
4 |
2007-09-30 |
BAL |
CLE |
13-27 |
CLE |
| 2007 |
11 |
2007-11-18 |
CLE |
BAL |
33-30 |
CLE |
| 2008 |
3 |
2008-09-21 |
CLE |
BAL |
10-28 |
BAL |
| 2008 |
9 |
2008-11-02 |
BAL |
CLE |
37-27 |
BAL |
| 2009 |
3 |
2009-09-27 |
CLE |
BAL |
3-34 |
BAL |
| 2009 |
10 |
2009-11-16 |
BAL |
CLE |
16-0 |
BAL |
| 2010 |
3 |
2010-09-26 |
CLE |
BAL |
17-24 |
BAL |
| 2010 |
16 |
2010-12-26 |
BAL |
CLE |
20-10 |
BAL |
| 2011 |
13 |
2011-12-04 |
BAL |
CLE |
24-10 |
BAL |
| 2011 |
16 |
2011-12-24 |
CLE |
BAL |
14-20 |
BAL |
| 2012 |
4 |
2012-09-27 |
CLE |
BAL |
16-23 |
BAL |
| 2012 |
9 |
2012-11-04 |
BAL |
CLE |
25-15 |
BAL |
| 2013 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
CLE |
BAL |
6-14 |
BAL |
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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.
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