Denver Broncos at Baltimore Ravens

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Week 8

STL DET	17 10
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SF IND	14 18
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SEA DAL	17 38
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NYG PHI	17 40
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MIA NYJ	30 25
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HOU BUF	31 10
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DEN BAL	7 30
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CLE CHI	6 30
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JAC TEN	13 30
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OAK SD	16 24
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MIN GB	38 26
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CAR ARI	34 21
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ATL NO	27 35
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Fantasy Player Projections

Denver Broncos
Player	Projections
QB Kyle Orton	Pass: 215, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB Knowshon Moreno	Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB Correll Buckhalter	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR Brandon Marshall	Rec: 6-75, 1 TD
WR Eddie Royal	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR Brandon Stokley	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
WR Jabar Gaffney	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE Tony Scheffler	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD

Baltimore Ravens
Player	Projections
QB Joe Flacco	Pass: 185, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB Ray Rice	Rush: 65, 0 TD Rec: 7-50, 1
RB Willis McGahee	Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR Derrick Mason	Rec: 6-65, 1 TD
WR Mark Clayton	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR Demetrius Williams	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE Todd Heap	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD

Projections by Dave Stringer Email Dave

Game Notes

Broncos Club aims for 1st 7-0 start since '98... Club has 15-5 all-time record (.750) after bye week, best in AFC & 3rd-best in NFL behind Eagles (17-4, .810) & Vikings (16-4, .750)... QB Kyle Orton has 27-12 (.692) record as starter. Ranks 1st in NFL with 142.1 4th quarter passer rating. For career, Orton has 16 TDs vs. 2 INT & 99.1 passer rating in Oct... RB Knowshon Moreno (1st round, Georgia) leads NFL rookies with 381 rush yards... WR Brandon Marshall has scored 4 TDs in past 4 games. In last game vs. SD, WR Eddie Royal became 11th player in NFL history with KR-TD (93) & PR-TD (71) in same game... TE Tony Scheffler had career-high 101 receiving yards with TD vs. SD... Club leads NFL in scoring defense (11 points per game). Club is tied for 1st in AFC & tied for 2nd in NFL with 21 sacks... LB-DE Elvis Dumervil leads NFL with 10 sacks & has 2+ sacks in 4 of past 5 games.

Ravens Offense (28.2 points per game) is on pace to set franchise scoring record (24.7 in 2003). Club 8-5 all-time (.615) after bye week... QB Joe Flacco has 8-3 career record (.727) as home starter. Aims for 7th consecutive game with 1 or more passing TDs... RB Ray Rice averages 109 rush yards per game with 20+ att. In past 3, Rice is averaging 163 total yards per game (489 total - 249 rush, 240 rec.). Leads NFL in scrimmage yards per game (127.7). Ranks 3rd in NFL with 6 yards per carry in '09. Incl. postseason, RB Willis McGahee has 9 TDs (7 rush, 2 rec.) in past 7. Has 7 TDs (5 rush, 2 rec.) in '09, tied for 3rd in NFL... WR Derrick Mason caught 12-yard TD vs. Min. & has TD rec. in 3 of past 4. Since '03, Mason is tied for 2nd in NFL with 554 rec. (TORRY HOLT, 590; CHAD OCHOCINCO, 554)... TE Todd Heap needs 2 catches to reach 400 career (398)... Since '02, Pro Bowl S Ed Reed leads NFL with 45 INTs. Reed has 12 return TDs, tied for 2nd most among active players (DARREN SHARPER, 13; RONDE BARBER, DEVIN HESTER, 12). LB Ray Lewis had 1st sack of '09 vs. Min. & is only player with 25+ career sacks (34.5) & INTs (28).

Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Denver Broncos
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2009-09-13	CIN	A	W 12-7	+5
2	2009-09-20	CLE	H	W 27-6	+21
3	2009-09-27	OAK	A	W 23-3	+20
4	2009-10-04	DAL	H	W 17-10	+7
5	2009-10-11	NE	H	W 20-17	+3
6	2009-10-19	SD	A	W 34-23	+11
7		Bye
8	2009-11-01	BAL	A	L 7-30	-23
9	2009-11-09	PIT	H
10	2009-11-15	WAS	A
11	2009-11-22	SD	H
12	2009-11-26	NYG	H
13	2009-12-06	KC	A
14	2009-12-13	IND	A
15	2009-12-20	OAK	H
16	2009-12-27	PHI	A
17	2010-01-03	KC	H

Baltimore Ravens
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2009-09-13	KC	H	W 38-24	+14
2	2009-09-20	SD	A	W 31-26	+5
3	2009-09-27	CLE	H	W 34-3	+31
4	2009-10-04	NE	A	L 21-27	-6
5	2009-10-11	CIN	H	L 14-17	-3
6	2009-10-18	MIN	A	L 31-33	-2
7		Bye
8	2009-11-01	DEN	H	W 30-7	+23
9	2009-11-08	CIN	A
10	2009-11-16	CLE	A
11	2009-11-22	IND	H
12	2009-11-29	PIT	H
13	2009-12-07	GB	A
14	2009-12-13	DET	H
15	2009-12-20	CHI	H
16	2009-12-27	PIT	A
17	2010-01-03	OAK	A

Injury Report

Denver Broncos
Probable	FS Brian Dawkins (Hamstring) NT Ronald Fields (Hamstring) ILB Spencer Larsen (Shoulder)

Baltimore Ravens
Questionable	OT Jared Gaither (Neck)
Probable	QB Joe Flacco (Ankle) ILB Tavares Gooden (Head) K Steve Hauschka (Ankle) OLB Jarret Johnson (Shoulder) FS Ed Reed (Illness)

Offense Stats Comparison

	DEN Offense	BAL Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	23.3	27.7	21.7	BAL
Rushing yards	135.0	109.3	115.6	DEN
Rushing yards per attempt	4.37	4.88	4.22	BAL
Completion %	64.5%	65.4%	61.0%	BAL
Passing yards	237.0	255.0	217.6	BAL
Passing yards per completion	11.11	10.80	10.80	DEN
Passing yards per attempt	7.16	7.06	6.59	DEN
Interceptions	0.0	0.7	0.9	DEN
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.3	0.8	BAL
Sacks allowed	1.0	1.7	2.2	DEN
3rd down conversions	44.8%	41.7%	37.7%	DEN
4th down conversions	25.0%	25.0%	52.9%	-

Defense Stats Comparison

	DEN Defense	BAL Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	11.0	23.3	21.7	DEN
Rushing yards	80.7	99.3	115.6	DEN
Rushing yards per attempt	3.35	3.73	4.22	DEN
Completion %	58.8%	62.2%	61.0%	DEN
Passing yards	197.7	251.3	217.6	DEN
Passing yards per completion	9.32	12.65	10.80	DEN
Passing yards per attempt	5.48	7.87	6.59	DEN
INT return	0.7	1.0	0.9	BAL
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.3	0.8	DEN
Sacks	4.0	2.3	2.2	DEN
3rd down conversions	25.4%	36.9%	37.7%	DEN
4th down conversions	40.0%	75.0%	52.9%	DEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	DEN	BAL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	11.7	4.3	8.2	DEN
Yards per kick return	25.2	25.0	22.7	DEN
Yards allowed per punt return	18.1	8.3	8.2	BAL
Yards allowed per kick return	22.1	21.8	22.7	BAL

Misc Stats Comparison

	DEN	BAL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.7	7.7	6.3	DEN
Penalty yards	42.7	78.0	52.0	DEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2009 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 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Denver Broncos vs. Baltimore Ravens
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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2008 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.