NFL News, Notes, Preview: Baltimore Ravens

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Ravens Information Book: Week 12 at San Diego (Nov. 25)

http://www.ravenspr.com/game_release/2012/weekly_info_book.pdf

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· 2012 NFL Statistics

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BALTIMORE RAVENS (8-2) AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (4-6)

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RAVENS: With win, Ravens will register at least 9 wins for 5th straight season under JOHN HARBAUGH…Ravens have won 8 of past 9 in Nov…QB JOE FLACCO is 16-5 (.762) in Nov., tied for 4th-best record among QBs in SB era. Flacco will make 75th career start. Club has won 16 consecutive games when Flacco has 100+ rating…RB RAY RICE averages 5.2 yards per carry against Chargers. Rice is tied for NFL-best among RBs with 40 receptions this season…WR TORREY SMITH had 36-yard TD reception in last game vs. Chargers. Ravens are 9-1 when Smith has TD reception. Has 7 TD receptions in ’12, tied with 2011 rookie total. WR ANQUAN BOLDIN (9,871) needs 129 yards to reach 10,000 career. In 2 career games vs. SD, Boldin has 6 catches for 163 yards (27.2 avg.)…CB COREY GRAHAM had 8 tackles & INT vs. Pit…LB DANNELL ELLERBE had team-high 12 tackles last week. LB PAUL KRUGER has 3 sacks in past 2 games…KR-WR JACOBY JONES posted 63-yard PR-TD last week, 1st of season. Since entering NFL in 2007, Jones is tied for 3rd in league with 7 combined kick-return TDs (4 PR-TDs, 3 KR-TDs)…CHARGERS: Have won 2 of past 3 at home against Ravens…QB PHILIP RIVERS (26,746) needs 193 yards to surpass QB JOHN HADL (26,938) for 2nd-most passing yards in franchise history (DAN FOUTS, 43,040). In 3 career games at home vs. Ravens, Rivers has 955 yards with 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 106.3 passer rating…RB RYAN MATHEWS rushed for 90 yards with 2 TDs in only meeting vs. Bal…TE ANTONIO GATES (80) trails only HOFer LANCE ALWORTH (81) for most TD receptions in team history. Posted 105 receiving yards against Ravens on 11/25/07. WR MALCOM FLOYD had 5 receptions for 96 yards (19.2 avg.) with TD in last game against Ravens. In past 2, WR DANARIO ALEXANDER has 12 receptions for 230 yards (19.2 avg.) with 3 TDs…LB SHAUN PHILLIPS (66) surpassed LEE WILLIAMS (65.5) last week for 2nd-most sacks by Charger (LESLIE O’NEAL, 105.5) since ’82…Rookie DE KENDALL REYES had career-high 2 sacks last week…Since ’11, S ERIC WEDDLE has 10 INTs, tied for most in NFL (TIM JENNINGS, 10). Had 23-yard INT-return TD last week.

HEATING UP: Three active quarterbacks – the Dallas Cowboys’ TONY ROMO (21-3, .875), New England’s TOM BRADY (32-10, .762) and Baltimore’sJOE FLACCO (16-5, .762) – are among the best in November and improved their winning percentages in the month among starting quarterbacks (minimum 20 starts) in the Super Bowl era.

Romo, who ranks first overall among the group, led the Cowboys to a 23-20 overtime win over the Cleveland Browns. Brady’s (.762) and Flacco’s (.762) November winning percentages are currently tied for fourth. Brady and the Patriots defeated the Indianapolis Colts, 59-24 on Sunday. Flacco improved his November mark with a 13-10 win at Pittsburgh on Sunday night.

The quarterbacks with the best records in November in the Super Bowl era (minimum 20 starts):

SOUTHERN COMFORT: MATT RYAN and the Atlanta Falcons defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 23-19 on Sunday and improved to 5-0 at the Georgia Dome this season. Since entering the NFL in 2008, Ryan has a 31-4 (.886) career regular-season record at home, the best home winning percentage of any NFL quarterback who began their career in the Super Bowl era (minimum 25 starts).

The best records at home among quarterbacks who began their career in the Super Bowl era (minimum 25 starts):