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| All Games | 5-2 | +2.8 | 5-2 | 3-4 | 27.6 | 14.1 | 386.7 | (6) | 1.4 | 14.9 | 5.4 | 344.4 | (5.6) | 1.4 | | Road Games | 2-1 | +1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 28.0 | 17.0 | 379.7 | (6.3) | 1.7 | 19.3 | 4.3 | 387.0 | (6) | 1.7 | | Last 3 Games | 2-1 | +1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 30.0 | 19.3 | 377.7 | (6.4) | 2.3 | 14.7 | 2.0 | 346.7 | (5.2) | 2.0 | | Turf Games | 3-1 | +1.8 | 3-1 | 1-3 | 27.2 | 12.0 | 392.0 | (5.8) | 1.2 | 11.5 | 6.2 | 312.5 | (5.2) | 1.2 | | Division Games | 2-1 | +0.8 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 21.7 | 6.7 | 373.3 | (5.3) | 1.0 | 16.7 | 8.3 | 352.0 | (6.1) | 1.0 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 27.6 | 14.1 | 22.9 | 30:23 | 29-131 | (4.5) | 22-35 | 63.7% | 256 | (7.3) | 64-387 | (6) | (14) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 25.6 | 12.4 | 22.1 | 31:37 | 28-131 | (4.6) | 23-35 | 63.5% | 254 | (7.1) | 64-384 | (6) | (15) | | Offense Road Games | 28.0 | 17.0 | 20.3 | 28:09 | 28-140 | (5) | 21-33 | 63.3% | 240 | (7.3) | 60-380 | (6.3) | (13.6) | | Defense (All Games) | 14.9 | 5.4 | 19.4 | 29:37 | 23-87 | (3.7) | 24-39 | 63.1% | 258 | (6.7) | 62-344 | (5.6) | (23.2) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 23.6 | 10.6 | 21.3 | 30:13 | 27-110 | (4.1) | 23-37 | 62.7% | 260 | (7) | 63-370 | (5.8) | (15.6) | | Defense Road Games | 19.3 | 4.3 | 22.3 | 31:51 | 26-98 | (3.8) | 25-39 | 63.6% | 289 | (7.3) | 65-387 | (6) | (20) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 13-6 | 43.8% | 1-1 | 50.0% | 1-42 | (29.7) | 2-15 | (8.2) | 5-45 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 13-5 | 40.6% | 1-0 | 58.6% | 2-45 | (23.7) | 16-2 | (8.5) | 7-58 | | Stats For (Road Games) | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 12-4 | 33.3% | 1-0 | 25.0% | 1-44 | (33) | 1-5 | (5) | 6-46 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | | 13-5 | 40.4% | 1-0 | 16.7% | 1-31 | (21.7) | 1-11 | (8.7) | 7-68 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | | 13-5 | 38.9% | 1-0 | 39.0% | 2-49 | (22.8) | 18-2 | (9.2) | 7-63 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | | 13-5 | 36.8% | 1-0 | 0.0% | 2-43 | (25.6) | 2-5 | (2.8) | 8-73 |
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| All Games | 3-2 | +0.5 | 3-3 | 2-4 | 22.3 | 10.7 | 353.3 | (5.9) | 1.0 | 23.3 | 7.2 | 416.2 | (5.6) | 1.7 | | Home Games | 2-0 | +2 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 31.3 | 15.3 | 428.3 | (6.4) | 1.0 | 18.0 | 4.3 | 355.3 | (5.2) | 2.0 | | Last 3 Games | 0-2 | -2.5 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 18.0 | 6.7 | 322.7 | (5.7) | 1.7 | 35.7 | 13.3 | 480.7 | (6.1) | 1.0 | | Turf Games | 3-1 | +1.5 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 26.8 | 12.8 | 397.0 | (6.4) | 1.2 | 22.6 | 6.6 | 398.2 | (5.4) | 1.6 | | Division Games | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 23.0 | 15.0 | 380.0 | (5.9) | 0.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 420.0 | (5.1) | 2.0 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 22.3 | 10.7 | 19.3 | 28:11 | 27-111 | (4.1) | 21-33 | 64.1% | 242 | (7.3) | 60-353 | (5.9) | (15.8) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 22.9 | 10.1 | 21 | 30:48 | 27-118 | (4.3) | 22-34 | 63.6% | 242 | (7) | 62-360 | (5.8) | (15.8) | | Offense Home Games | 31.3 | 15.3 | 25.0 | 32:24 | 36-160 | (4.5) | 22-31 | 71.0% | 269 | (8.7) | 67-428 | (6.4) | (13.7) | | Defense (All Games) | 23.3 | 7.2 | 25.5 | 34:19 | 30-146 | (4.8) | 26-44 | 58.9% | 270 | (6.2) | 74-416 | (5.6) | (17.8) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 24.9 | 12.4 | 21.6 | 31:36 | 27-109 | (4.1) | 23-37 | 63.1% | 263 | (7.1) | 64-372 | (5.8) | (14.9) | | Defense Home Games | 18.0 | 4.3 | 23.3 | 32:36 | 27-131 | (4.9) | 23-41 | 56.5% | 224 | (5.4) | 68-355 | (5.2) | (19.7) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 12-4 | 32.9% | 0-0 | 0.0% | 2-66 | (28.1) | 2-24 | (14.4) | 6-54 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 13-5 | 41.4% | 1-0 | 33.3% | 2-42 | (24.1) | 16-2 | (8.5) | 6-56 | | Stats For (Home Games) | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13-6 | 48.7% | 0-0 | 0.0% | 1-58 | (43.2) | 1-9 | (8.7) | 9-75 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | | 14-5 | 36.8% | 1-1 | 66.7% | 3-77 | (25.6) | 2-7 | (4) | 8-69 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | | 13-5 | 40.5% | 1-0 | 46.3% | 2-43 | (23.4) | 17-2 | (8.4) | 7-65 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | | 14-4 | 31.7% | 2-1 | 66.7% | 4-103 | (25.7) | 1-4 | (4.3) | 9-72 |
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| 9/7/2014 | CINCINNATI | 16-23 | L | -1 | L | 43.5 | U | 20-91 | 35-62-329 | 2 | 26-79 | 25-38-301 | 0 | | 9/11/2014 | PITTSBURGH | 26-6 | W | -2.5 | W | 44 | U | 36-157 | 21-29-166 | 0 | 18-99 | 22-37-202 | 3 | | 9/21/2014 | @ CLEVELAND | 23-21 | W | -1.5 | W | 43 | O | 33-160 | 19-31-217 | 1 | 29-91 | 19-25-284 | 0 | | 9/28/2014 | CAROLINA | 38-10 | W | -3 | W | 42.5 | O | 30-127 | 22-31-327 | 0 | 26-67 | 20-34-248 | 1 | | 10/5/2014 | @ INDIANAPOLIS | 13-20 | L | 2.5 | L | 49 | U | 15-90 | 22-38-197 | 3 | 30-117 | 32-49-305 | 4 | | 10/12/2014 | @ TAMPA BAY | 48-17 | W | -3 | W | 44 | O | 35-169 | 21-29-306 | 1 | 18-87 | 24-44-277 | 1 | | 10/19/2014 | ATLANTA | 29-7 | W | -7 | W | 49.5 | U | 36-123 | 16-25-248 | 3 | 16-68 | 29-44-186 | 1 | | 10/26/2014 | @ CINCINNATI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/2/2014 | @ PITTSBURGH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/9/2014 | TENNESSEE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/24/2014 | @ NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 9/7/2014 | @ BALTIMORE | 23-16 | W | 1 | W | 43.5 | U | 26-79 | 25-38-301 | 0 | 20-91 | 35-62-329 | 2 | | 9/14/2014 | ATLANTA | 24-10 | W | -6 | W | 49 | U | 45-170 | 16-24-302 | 0 | 19-97 | 24-44-212 | 3 | | 9/21/2014 | TENNESSEE | 33-7 | W | -6 | W | 45 | U | 31-116 | 17-26-184 | 1 | 28-149 | 17-34-177 | 2 | | 10/5/2014 | @ NEW ENGLAND | 17-43 | L | -3 | L | 46 | O | 18-79 | 18-29-241 | 3 | 46-220 | 23-35-285 | 0 | | 10/12/2014 | CAROLINA | 37-37 | T | -7 | L | 44 | O | 31-193 | 33-43-320 | 2 | 34-147 | 29-46-284 | 1 | | 10/19/2014 | @ INDIANAPOLIS | 0-27 | L | 3 | L | 50.5 | U | 12-32 | 18-38-103 | 0 | 34-171 | 27-42-335 | 2 | | 10/26/2014 | BALTIMORE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/2/2014 | JACKSONVILLE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/6/2014 | CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/16/2014 | @ NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/23/2014 | @ HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | BALTIMORE: This is a zone-blocking running game that never got going a year ago. Part of it was sluggish running from Ray Rice, but a lot of it was simply poor blocking up front from an offensive line that was working in new faces. Rice may face a suspension of three games or longer stemming from an assault charge from earlier this year, but he figures to take the bulk of the carries once he's back, as Bernard Pierce didn't fare much better a year ago. Look for more outside stretch plays for Rice, who dropped weight during the offseason to prepare for the new offense. Justin Forsett, who played for new offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak in Houston, could end up pushing Pierce for the No. 2 role. Kubiak always stayed very run-heavy in the red zone with Arian Foster carrying the load for the Texans'Rice should get a chance to take on that role early in the year.
The passing game will likely have a different look under Kubiak, a West Coast disciple. Expect more hard play-action with quarterback Joe Flacco reversing field and looking to take deep shots. Flacco will be asked to move much more than he had in the past. Torrey Smith and Steve Smith will both see time at Z-receiver, a position that's a move- able chess piece and the primary cog in the passing game. Kubiak uses multiple formations in the passing game, but he figures to use two tight ends often, with Dennis Pitta working crossing routes. The running backs will also be used frequently in the screen game.
After a complete overhaul of defensive personnel entering 2013, the Ravens defense stayed virtually intact in 2014 while adding FS Darian Stewart and rookies ILB C.J. Mosley and DT Timmy Jernigan. OLB Terrell Suggs (1 sack in final 8 games) must get more pressure to increase his team's turnovers (only six multi-TO games last year). | | CINCINNATI: New offensive coordinator Hue Jackson has always leaned heavily on the power running game, and that figures to be the game plan this year. Jackson utilizes a lot of gap blocking, which should allow feature back Giovani Bernard to use his creativity as a runner. Rookie Jeremy Hill will likely push BenJarvus Green-Ellis down the depth chart. Jackson has historically kept the ground game going down near the goal line, and it appears as if Hill will be his top goal-line option. It wouldn't be a surprise if Bernard and Green-Ellis got some action down there too. Jackson also uses a lot of creative, gadget plays to attack the perimeter, and Bernard should be able to take advantage.
Jackson has pledged support for the often-overwhelmed Andy Dalton, but this passing game is going to be scaled back. The potentially improved running game should open things up for downfield throws, and Dalton's willingness to throw deep into traffic is essentially his only strength. A.J. Green will continue to do most of his work downfield on the perimeter, with Marvin Jones playing an expanded and similar role on the other side of the field. They'll go two tight ends often, with Tyler Eifert seen as a bigger catch-and-run threat than Jermaine Gresham, and Bernard being used frequently in the screen game. Green and Jones will be the primary red-zone targets when they throw, as both have the athleticism to win the jump ball.
The Bengals lost defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer to Minnesota, but new DC Paul Guenther, promoted from linebackers coach, won't change much from an attacking unit that placed among the top-five defenses in points, yards and turnovers in 2013. FS Danieal Manning and rookie CB Darqueze Dennard are nice additions. |
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*Ravens-Bengals Preview* ========================
The Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens look like different teams than the ones that met in the season opener.
The Bengals received a solid effort in winning that contest from A.J. Green, whose status is unclear for Sunday's rematch in Cincinnati between the AFC North's top teams.
Cincinnati (3-2-1) outscored foes 80-33 in a 3-0 start, but has been outscored 107-54 in going 0-2-1 since.
"We've got a lot of details to be better at, and to challenge ourselves to be better at, and we have to do it very quickly," coach Marvin Lewis said.
The Bengals would like to get back to the level of play they displayed in a 23-16 win at Baltimore (5-2) on Sept. 7. Green caught six passes for a season-high 131 yards and a touchdown.
The star receiver, who has 343 yards and three scores in his last three games versus the Ravens, has missed the last two contests with an injured right big toe that has bothered him all season.
"A.J.'s made a lot of progress, and as we go through the week we'll see as always how things go," Lewis said Monday. "I think he's made significant progress, and feels good about everything that he's being told, and what the prognosis is."
Green, though, did not practice with the team Wednesday.
Baltimore has developed into one of the NFL's most dominant teams, outscoring opponents by a league-best 89 points. The Ravens can put a stranglehold on the North by winning road games at Cincinnati and third-place Pittsburgh over the next two weeks.
"We'll learn where we stand after the nine-game mark of the season," coach John Harbaugh said. "That's what we'll find out. And that's going to be very interesting. I'm looking forward to finding that out. It's a big deal."
The Ravens have outscored foes 77-24 in back-to-back wins, with their pass rush producing five sacks in each of them. Elvis Dumervil has 3.5 sacks in that span, Pernell McPhee has three and Terrell Suggs two.
Tackle Haloti Ngata has anchored a defensive line limiting opponents to 87.4 rushing yards per game.
"McPhee's playing his tail off, and Suggs and Dumervil and Ngata, they've got the guys rolling up front," Lewis said. "It's a big football game for us."
The Ravens pass rush wasn't a factor in the opener. Andy Dalton wasn't sacked as he went 25 of 38 for 301 yards and the touchdown to Green.
Dalton was not sacked in his first three games but has been dropped five times in this winless stretch, including three in last Sunday's 27-0 loss at Indianapolis.
The Bengals were held to a season-low 32 yards rushing. Giovani Bernard was limited to a career-worst 17 yards one week after he had a career-high 137 in a 37-all tie with Carolina.
"We didn't do a very good job, number one in the running game, and number two, being solid in protection throughout the day," Lewis said. "We didn't really make adjustment enough in our play to adapt to the things that were going on."
Baltimore will look for more balance this time after Joe Flacco matched a career high with 62 pass attempts in the opener. He threw for a season-high 345 yards and was sacked three times.
Flacco has been sacked 10 times in his last three games against the Bengals.
The Ravens, held to 94 yards rushing in the opener, figure to be more effective on the ground now. Justin Forsett has 206 yards over the last two weeks.
Baltimore cruised past Atlanta 29-7 last Sunday, with Flacco throwing scoring passes to Torrey Smith and Owen Daniels.
Daniels has been more productive in the absence of fellow tight end Dennis Pitta, who had 10 catches for 83 yards in the first meeting but is out for the season with a dislocated right hip.
The Bengals are unsure of the status of linebacker Vontaze Burfict, who strained his neck last Sunday but did practice Wednesday.
The Ravens have dropped seven of their last nine in Cincinnati.
"It's not the last game of the season. It doesn't have that kind of drama to it, but it is important," Harbaugh said. "You are in your division, you're playing a team on the road, a team that's beaten us once at home already."
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