Week 11 NFL Capsules: Baltimore Ravens

BALTIMORE RAVENS (6-3) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1-8)

SERIES LEADER: 3-0
COACHES VS. OPP: Ravens-Harbaugh: 0-0 / Panthers-Fox: 2-0
LAST WEEK: Ravens-L 26-21 at Falcons / Panthers-L 31-16 at Buccaneers
LAST GAME (10/15/06): Panthers 23 at Ravens 21.  Carolina QB Jake Delhomme passes for 365 yards, including 189 to WR Steve Smith, as Panthers win 4th consecutive game.
LAST GAME AT SITE (9/8/02): Panthers 10, Ravens 7.  Carolina defense holds Baltimore scoreless for final 3 quarters on Kickoff Weekend.  TE Wesley Walls records 29-yard TD reception for Panthers.  
BROADCASTCBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots.  SIRIUS: 90 (Bal.), 147 (Car.).  XM: 110 (Car.).

STATS
PASSING: Ravens-Flacco: 182-297-2,132-15-7-90.1 / Panthers-Clausen (R): 67-138-692-1-4-53.8
RUSHING: Ravens-Rice: 165-665-4.0-2 / Panthers-D. Williams: 87-361-4.1-1
RECEIVING: Ravens-Boldin: 45-596-13.2-6 / Panthers-Smith: 30-365-12.2-2
OFFENSE: Ravens-344.9 / Panthers-250.6
TAKE/GIVE: Ravens: -1 / Panthers: -10
DEFENSE: Ravens-316.4 / Panthers-326.8
SACKS: Ravens-Suggs: 6.5 / Panthers-C. Johnson: 3.5
INTs: Ravens-E. Reed: 3 (T3C) / Pnthers-Godfrey: 4
PUNTING: Ravens-Koch: 43.2 / Panthers-Baker: 42.8
KICKING: Ravens-Cundiff: 64 (22/22 PAT; 14/17 FG) / Panthers-Kasay: 48 (9/9 PAT; 13/15 FG)

NOTES
RAVENS:  Club has won 2 of past 3 vs. NFC… QB JOE FLACCO (50) needs 2 TD passes to surpass VINNY TESTAVERDE (51) for most TD passes in franchise history.  In past 4 games, Flacco has completed 85 of 127 passes (66.9 pct.) for 1,016 yards w/ 10 TDs vs. 1 INT & leads NFL w/ 114.2 passer rating.  Has 8 TDs vs. 1 INT & 119.5 passer rating in past 3 vs. NFC…RB RAY RICE averages 6.0 yards per carry (84 att., 500 yards) vs. NFC…WR DERRICK MASON (897) needs 3 receptions to become 13th player in NFL history w/ 900 career.  Aims for 3rd consecutive game w/ TD rec.  WR ANQUAN BOLDIN has 3 TD receptions in past 3 against Panthers…TE TODD HEAP has 4 TD receptions in past 4…DT HALOTI NGATA has career-high 5 sacks…With INT, S ED REED (49) can become 4th player in NFL history w/ 50 INTs to average at least 20.0 yards per INT return…Club has 10-1 (.909) record when LB TERRELL SUGGS has 2+ sacks in game…PANTHERS:  Rookie QB JIMMY CLAUSEN had career-high 191 yards last week…RB MIKE GOODSON rushed for career-high 100 yards vs. TB.  When RB JONATHAN STEWART has 15+ carries, Panthers are 13-0.  In past 9 vs. AFC, RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS has rushed for 834 yards (92.7 per game) & averages 6.1 yards per carry.  In career, when he has 18+ att., Panthers are 15-3 (.833).  RB JOSH VAUGHAN had 1st career rush TD last week…WR STEVE SMITH had 8 catches for 189 yards (23.6 avg.) & TD (72 yards) in last meeting.  Has 6,499 rec. yards since start of 2005, 4th most in NFL.  WRs DAVID GETTIS (23) & BRANDON LA FELL (20) rank 3rd & 4th among NFC rookie WRs in receptions…LB JON BEASON has 42 tackles (14 per game) in past 3 vs. AFC.  CB CHRIS GAMBLE ranks 2nd in team history with 24 INTs & needs 1 to tie ERIC DAVIS (25) for franchise record.  S CHARLES GODFREY is tied for 5th in NFL with career-high 4 INTs.  DE EVERETTE BROWN had sack last week.