Falcons-Ravens Capsule
ATLANTA (2-4) at BALTIMORE (4-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX
OPENING LINE - Ravens by 7
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Atlanta 2-4, Baltimore 4-2
SERIES RECORD - Series tied 2-2
LAST MEETING - Falcons beat Ravens 26-21, Nov. 11, 2010
LAST WEEK - Falcons lost to Bears 27-13; Ravens beat Buccaneers 48-17
AP PRO32 RANKING - Falcons No. 24, Ravens No. 12
FALCONS OFFENSE - OVERALL (3), RUSH (21), PASS (3).
FALCONS DEFENSE - OVERALL (31), RUSH (28), PASS (29).
RAVENS OFFENSE - OVERALL (8), RUSH (9), PASS (12T).
RAVENS DEFENSE - OVERALL (17), RUSH (7), PASS (27).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Three of previous four games between teams were held in Atlanta. Only meeting in Baltimore was in 2006. ... In previous game against Baltimore, Falcons WR Roddy White had 12 catches for 138 yards and 2 TDs. This year, he has 16 catches and 2 TDs in six games. ... Falcons coach Mike Smith launched coaching career as Ravens defensive line coach in 1999. ... Ravens special team coordinator Jerry Rosburg held same job with Atlanta in 2007. ... Ravens WR Steve Smith has 91 catches for 1,279 yards against Falcons, third-most against any team. ... Falcons have lost three straight. ... Atlanta QB Matt Ryan has TD throws in 11 straight games. ... Falcons RB Steven Jackson has three rushing TDs in past three games against AFC foes. ... Atlanta's Jonathan Massaquoi leads team with 2 sacks. Falcons have only 7 overall. ... Falcons lead NFL in red zone offense, converting 9 of 12 visits into TDs (75 percent). ... Atlanta's 20 TDs rank third in league. ... Ravens QB Joe Flacco threw career-high 5 TDs last week, all in first half. ... Baltimore has allowed only 9 TDs, tied with Kansas City for second-fewest in NFL behind Detroit (8). ... Baltimore 12-1 at home against NFC under John Harbaugh. ... This is Ravens' lone home game between Sept. 29 and Nov. 8. ... Ravens RB Justin Forsett has NFL-best 6.4 yards per carry average. ... Baltimore WR Torrey Smith has 3 TDs in past 3 games after being blanked in first 3 games. ... Ravens LB C.J. Mosley leads team with 55 tackles, most among NFL rookies. ... Steve Smith needs one more 100-yard game to set Ravens' single-season record of five.
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