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BALTIMORE RAVENS (9-3) at WASHINGTON REDSKINS (6-6) (Sunday, CBS, 1:00 PM ET)
More than local bragging rights will be on the line when the Redskins host the Ravens. Both teams are in playoff contention. Baltimore can secure a playoff spot and the AFC North division on Sunday while the Redskins, who have won three consecutive games, find themselves just one game behind the division-leading New York Giants in the NFC East.
Washington has won three division games in a row, including a 17-16 win over the Giants on Monday night. Rookie quarterback ROBERT GRIFFIN IIIhas a 140 passer rating and nine touchdown passes over those three games. During that span (since Week 11), Griffin leads the NFL in both categories.
"We know that our backs are against the wall," says Griffin, who has helped rally his team from a 3-6 record to a 6-6 mark. "And even though we won (on Monday night), our backs are still against the wall."
Despite a Week 13 loss to Pittsburgh, the 9-3 Ravens still lead the division by two games.
"There’s a lot of football left in this season," says Baltimore running back RAY RICE. "We can still go ahead and win the division. We’re still the defending AFC North division champions. We’ve still got a lot of football left."
SERIES
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RAVENS |
REDSKINS |
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SERIES LEADER |
3-1 |
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STREAKS |
3-1 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Harbaugh: 1-0 |
Shanahan: 3-4 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 23-20 vs. Steelers |
W 17-16 vs. Giants |
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LAST GAME |
12/7/08: Redskins 10 at Ravens 24. Baltimore S Ed Reed records 22-yard FR-TD & Ravens WR Derrick Mason catches 28-yard TD pass from rookie QB Joe Flacco. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/10/04: Ravens 17, Redskins 10. Baltimore CB-PR B.J. Sams records 78-yard PR-TD. Ravens RB Jamal Lewis adds 116 rush yards. |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Marv Albert, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 86 (Bal.), 136 (Was.). XM: 230 (Was.). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Flacco: 252-426-3,038-15-8-85.0 |
Griffin III (R): 218-325-2,660-17-4-104.4 (3L) |
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RUSHING |
Rice: 198-872-4.4-8 (3C) |
Morris (R): 230-1,106 (T3L)-4.8-6 |
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RECEIVING |
Boldin: 55-750-13.6-2 |
Morgan: 39-399-10.2-0 |
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OFFENSE |
343.2 |
383.7 (3C) |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+13 (3C) |
+11 (T3C) |
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DEFENSE |
372.3 |
390.5 |
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SACKS |
Kruger: 6.5 |
Kerrigan: 6.5 |
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INTs |
E. Reed, Ca. Williams: 4 (T2C) |
Hall: 4 |
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PUNTING |
Koch: 47.3 |
Rocca: 43.9 |
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KICKING |
Tucker (R): 103 (T2C) (31/31 PAT; 24/26 FG) |
Forbath: 52 (19/20 PAT; 11/11 FG) |
NOTES
RAVENS: Aim for 3rd consecutive season with 10+ wins…For career, QB JOE FLACCO is 12-6 (.667) vs. NFC. Flacco (3,038) has reached 3,000+ pass yards for 4th consecutive season…RB RAY RICE has 11 TDs (10 rush, 1 rec.) in 17 games vs. NFC. Avg. 5 yards per carry vs. NFC. Leads AFC RBs with 49 receptions this season. Since 2009, avg. 119.4 scrimmage yards per game, 2nd-most in NFL. Rice (872) needs 128 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 4th consecutive season…WR TORREY SMITH (92) needs 8 catches to register 100 career. Ravens are 9-1 when he has TD rec. Smith (7) needs 3 rec. TDs to become 2nd Raven to reach 10 TD receptions (MICHAEL JACKSON, 14 in 1996) in season. WR ANQUAN BOLDIN (9,994) needs 6 rec. yards to reach 10,000. Has 3 TDs in past 2 vs. Was…LB PAUL KRUGER aims for 5th game in row with sack…S ED REED has NFL-best 61 INTs since entering NFL in ’02. Had 2 INTs in last game vs. Was…KR-WR JACOBY JONES ranks 2nd in NFL with 34.2 KR avg…REDSKINS: QB ROBERT GRIFFIN III aims for 4th in row with 100+ rating. In past 3, has completed 46 of 63 (73 pct.) for 667 yards with 9 TDs vs. 1 INT for 140 rating. Rushed for 72 yards (5 att., 14.4 avg.) last week & has 714 rush yards, most by rookie QB in NFL history. Is 1st QB in NFL history with 4+ TD passes of 60+ yards & rush TD of 60+ yards in season. In 6 home games, has 101.7 rating with 10 TDs (7 pass, 3 rush) & 428 rush yards…RB ALFRED MORRIS ties for 1st among rookies with 1,106 rush yards. Has 75+ rush yards in 10 of 1st 12 NFL games (5 100-yard games). Aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rush yards…WR PIERRE GARCON had 8 catches for 106 yards & TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with TD & 85+ yards. Had 100-yard game (108 yards, 6 catches) vs. Bal. on 11/22/09 (with Ind.) WR SANTANA MOSS has 5 TDs in past 6…In last meeting, LB LONDON FLETCHER had 12 tackles, incl. 10 solo. CB DE ANGELO HALL has INT in 2 of past 3. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Bal. with FR. Since 2011, LB RYAN KERRIGAN is only NFL player with 10+ sacks (14) & 2+ INT-TDs (2).