Video Recap: The Baltimore
Ravens survived 13-10 against the Tennessee Titans on Saturday thanks to Matt
Stover's 43-yard field goal with 53 seconds remaining. Greg Gumbel and Dan
Dierdorf recap all the action from LP Field
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|
Scoring Summary |
BAL - TEN |
| 1st Quarter |
| 4:38 |
TEN |
TD |
Chris Johnson rushed to the right for 8 yard gain (Rob
Bironas made PAT) |
0 - 7 |
| |
| 1:20 |
BAL |
TD |
Joe Flacco passed to Derrick Mason to the right for 48
yard gain (Matt Stover made PAT) |
7 - 7 |
| |
| 2nd Quarter |
| NONE |
7 - 7 |
| |
| 3rd Quarter |
| NONE |
7 - 7 |
| |
| 4th Quarter |
| 14:10 |
BAL |
FG |
Matt Stover kicked a 21-yard field goal |
10 - 7 |
| |
| 4:23 |
TEN |
FG |
Rob Bironas kicked a 27-yard field goal |
10 - 10 |
| |
| 0:53 |
BAL |
FG |
Matt Stover kicked a 43-yard field goal |
13 - 10 |
|
Team Statistics |
| |
BAL |
TEN |
| First Downs |
9 |
21 |
| Passing |
5 |
16 |
| Rushing |
3 |
4 |
| Penalty |
1 |
1 |
| Third Down Efficiency |
3-13 |
4-14 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency |
0-0 |
0-2 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS |
211 |
391 |
| Total Plays |
52 |
71 |
| Average Gain Per Play |
4.1 |
5.5 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING |
50 |
116 |
| Rushes |
30 |
28 |
| Average Per Rush |
1.7 |
4.1 |
| NET YARDS PASSING |
161 |
275 |
| Completions-Attempts |
11-22 |
26-42 |
| Yards Per Pass Play |
7.3 |
6.4 |
| Times Sacked |
0 |
1 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks |
0 |
6 |
| Had Intercepted |
0 |
1 |
| PUNTS |
8 |
4 |
| Average Punt |
42.8 |
53.3 |
| PENALTIES |
8 |
12 |
| Penalty Yards |
40 |
89 |
| FUMBLES |
0 |
5 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0 |
2 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION |
25:53 |
34:07 |
Preview: The Tennessee
Titans and Baltimore Ravens have had two memorable meetings in the postseason
and as two of the top defenses in the NFL prepare to meet again, there's no
reason to believe this time will be any different.
Tennessee begins its playoff run on Saturday in Nashville with a
divisional-round game against Baltimore, as another chapter is written in the
heated rivalry between the two.
The AFC's top-seeded Titans start what they hope will be a journey to the Super
Bowl after finishing the regular season 13-3 to clinch home-field advantage in
the playoffs. That spot, however, hasn't been favorable to Tennessee in the
past. In 2000, after a 13-3 season, it was also the top seed but lost to the
Ravens. Baltimore eventually went on to beat the New York Giants in the Super
Bowl...more
Prediction: Two of the best
defenses in the NFL square off in a rematch of a game that when they played on
Oct. 5 in Baltimore, quarterback Kerry Collins led an 80-yard touchdown drive
late in the fourth quarterback to lift Tennessee to a 13-10 win. This is a tough
line either way at three points so we will be buying it down to 2.5 and taking
the home team. If you are a Ravens fan feel free to buy it the other way and
take the 3.5 either way is about an equal chance as the predictor has the game
as a 3 point win for TEN
Titans 24 - Ravens 21
The Game Plans:
The
Titans have a two-fold mission in beating the Ravens this week. First, they must
stop the run, and Baltimore's solid rushing tandem of Le'Ron McClain and Willis
McGahee. With the entire starting defense now back, the Titans will want to put
the Ravens into passing downs on third downs, then hope that their pass rush can
pressure rookie QB Joe Flacco.
Like
their last playoff game, the Ravens will pressure the quarterback to force
turnovers. It worked against Chad Pennington. The Ravens think it will work
against Kerry Collins. The Ravens are 9-2 when forcing multiple turnovers.
Watch out for this:
After beginning the season by winning 10 straight, Tennessee is
just 3-3 in its last six contests, including a 23-0 loss to the Colts in Week
17.
Baltimore has won six of its last seven road games overall by a
combined score of 209-119
Video Preview: The Tennessee
Titans may be the top seed in the AFC playoffs, but many think Baltimore could
pull out the victory. Charley Casserly and Jason Horowitz preview the upcoming
game.
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Statistically Speaking:
|
Ravens |
Average Team
Rankings |
Titans |
17.5 |
Total Offense |
21.2 |
2.4 |
Total Defense |
7.8 |
22.0 |
Passing Offense |
19.0 |
5.7 |
Passing Defense |
10.5 |
11.2 |
Rushing Offense |
7.8 |
6.3 |
Rushing Defense |
8.0 |
23.3 |
Receiving Offense |
23.3 |
8.2 |
Receiving Defense |
11.0 |
10.2 |
Punting |
12.2 |
22.2 |
Return |
18.5 |
25.5 |
Kicking |
21.3 |
|
Ravens Rankings
|
OFFENSE |
|
Rush Yds/Gm |
148.5
(4th) |
|
Pass Yds/Gm |
175.5
(28th) |
|
Total Yds/Gm |
324.0
(18th) |
|
DEFENSE |
|
Rush Yds/Gm |
81.4
(3rd) |
|
Pass Yds/Gm |
179.7
(2nd) |
|
Total Yds/Gm |
261.1
(2nd) |
|
|
Titans Rankings
|
OFFENSE |
|
Rush Yds/Gm |
137.4
(7th) |
|
Pass Yds/Gm |
176.2
(27th) |
|
Total Yds/Gm |
313.6
(21st) |
|
DEFENSE |
|
Rush Yds/Gm |
93.9
(6th) |
|
Pass Yds/Gm |
199.8
(9th) |
|
Total Yds/Gm |
293.6
(7th) |
|
|
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