Ravens Game Notes & Game Capsule: Week 10

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HALFWAY HOME: AFC MIDSEASON PROJECTIONS

BALTIMORE: QB JOE FLACCO looks to become the first quarterback to start a postseason game in each of his first five seasons in the Super Bowl era. Flacco, who has 1,990 passing yards, is within reach to join VINNY TESTAVERDE (4,177 in 1996) as the only players in Ravens history to pass for 4,000 yards…RB RAY RICE has 873 scrimmage yards (622 rushing; 251 receiving) and aims to join Pro Football Hall of Famer MARSHALL FAULK(four) as the only players to register at least 1,000 rushing yards and 700 receiving yards in three different seasons…WR TORREY SMITH is on pace (10) to become the second Raven to reach double-digit touchdown receptions (MICHAEL JACKSON, 14 in 1996).

OAKLAND: Veteran QB CARSON PALMER has 2,355 passing yards through eight games and can challenge RICH GANNON (4,689 in 2002) for a Raiders single-season best…RB DARREN MC FADDEN leads Oakland with 455 rushing yards and aims to register his second 1,000-yard season (1,157 in 2010)…Second-year WR DENARIUS MOORE (485; 1,039) is on track to become the first Raider to reach 1,000 receiving yards in a season sinceRANDY MOSS in 2005 (1,005)…On special teams, 13-year K SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI has 19 field goals this season. Janikowski can challengeJEFF JAEGER (35 in 1993) for the most field goals in a single-season in franchise history.

GAME CAPSULE:

OAKLAND RAIDERS (3-5) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (6-2)

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RAIDERS: QB CARSON PALMER passed for 414 yards with 4 TDs last week & joined COTTON DAVIDSON & TOM FLORES as only QBs in Raiders history to have at least 400+ passing yards & 4+ TDs in game. For career, Palmer is 9-4 vs. Ravens…Raiders are 9-2 (.818) when RB DARREN MC FADDEN has 100+ rush yards. FB MARCEL REECE had career-high 8 receptions for 95 yards & TD last week…In past 3, WR DARRIUS HEYWARD-BEY has 10 catches for 191 yards (19.1 avg.) with 1 TD. WR DENARIUS MOORE has TD catch in 3 of past 4. Rookie WR ROD STREATER posted 2nd TD catch of career last week…TE BRANDON MYERS had career-best in catches (8) & scored 1st 2 career TDs last week…LB PHILIP WHEELERleads team with 65 tackles in ’12…DT RICHARD SEYMOUR has sack in 2 of past 3…Since entering NFL in 2000, K SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI leads NFL w/ 38 FGs of 50+ yards…RAVENS: Club has won 14 consecutive regular-season home games, longest active streak in NFL…Ravens are 4-0 all-time at home vs. Raiders…JOHN HARBAUGH & JOE FLACCO recorded 50th career regular-season win as HC & starting QB tandem last week. For career, Flacco has 32-5 (.865) record at home (incl. playoffs). Bal. has won 15 consecutive games when Flacco has 100+ rating…RB RAY RICE (4,999) needs 1 rush yard to join JAMAL LEWIS (7,801) as only players in club history to reach 5,000. Ravens are 13-2 (.867) when Rice has 100+ rush yards in game. Averages 6.1 yards per carry vs. Oak. (22 att., 134 yards)…Ravens are 8-1 when WR TORREY SMITH has TD rec. WR ANQUAN BOLDIN(9,968) needs 32 scrim. yards to reach 10,000 career…CB CARY WILLIAMS has 4 INTs in past 5…S ED REED joined 2 HOFers - DICK LE BEAU(Det.) & EMLEN TUNNELL (NYG) - & KEN RILEY (Cin.) last wk as only players to reach 60 career INTs with 1 tm. Reed is 10th player in NFL history with 60 career INTs…LB TERRELL SUGGS has 4 sacks in past 3 vs. Oak.