It's somewhat exciting for fans to see their favorite team play on Thursday night football, but for the Atlanta Falcons and Baltimore Ravens, I'd imagine they'd just as well stick to their normal weekly routine. Both the Falcons and the Ravens won this past weekend, setting up a matchup of first place teams in their respective divisions this Thursday night in Baltimore. Earlier SB Nation Atlanta highlighted some interesting facts and figures from the two teams' series history. To get you even more ready for Thursday night, here's a few additional notes on the teams' prior encounters, as well as up-to-date season stats for both squads.
BALTIMORE RAVENS (6-2) AT ATLANTA FALCONS (6-2)
SERIES
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RAVENS |
FALCONS |
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SERIES LEADER |
2-1 |
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STREAKS |
2-1 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Harbaugh: 0-0 |
Smith: 0-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 26-10 vs. Dolphins |
W 27-21 vs. Buccaneers |
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LAST GAME |
11/19/06: Falcons 10 at Ravens 24. Baltimore RB Jamal Lewis rushes for 91 yards & 3 TDs as Ravens hold Falcons to 186 total yards. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
11/3/02: Falcons 20, Ravens 17. Atlanta K Jay Feely converts game-winning 40-yard FG with 2:02 remaining as Falcons win 4th consecutive game. |
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BROADCAST |
NFL Network (8:20 PM ET): Bob Papa, Matt Millen, Joe Theismann. Westwood One Radio: Ian Eagle, Trent Green, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 125 (Bal.), 126 (Atl.). XM: 124 (WW1), 102 (Bal.), 103 (Atl.). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Flacco: 160-263-1,917-12-6-88.9 |
Ryan: 180-288-1,949-13-5-90.2 |
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RUSHING |
Rice: 153-606-4.0-2 |
Turner: 155-694 (3C)-4.5-5 (T2C) |
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RECEIVING |
Boldin: 40-546-13.7-5 |
White: 58 (1C)-796 (1C)-13.7-5 |
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OFFENSE |
348.0 |
370.1 (3C) |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+1 |
+7 (3C) |
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DEFENSE |
310.8 |
346.4 |
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SACKS |
Ngata: 5 |
Abraham: 6 |
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INTs |
E. Reed: 3 (T3C) |
Moore: 3 |
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PUNTING |
Koch: 42.5 |
Koenen: 39.5 |
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KICKING |
Cundiff: 61 (19/19 PAT; 14/17 FG) |
M. Bryant: 68 (1C) (20/20 PAT; 16/19 FG) |