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The <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ORSPT000161" title="Baltimore Ravens" href="/topic/sports/football/baltimore-ravens-ORSPT000161.topic">Ravens</a> did a fine job their past two games, containing dangerous return specialists <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT0013059" title="Brandon Tate" href="/topic/sports/football/brandon-tate-PESPT0013059.topic">Brandon Tate</a> and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT0013619" title="Ted Ginn" href="/topic/sports/football/ted-ginn-PESPT0013619.topic">Ted Ginn</a> Jr, and theyll have another challenge this week with Joshua Cribbs. The speedy Cribbs is eighth in the <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ORSPT000007" title="National Football League" href="/topic/sports/football/national-football-league-ORSPT000007.topic">NFL</a> in kick returning and 22nd in punt returning, averaging 26.8 and nine yards per return respectively. However, he has 10 return touchdowns in his career, including one against the Ravens. He may not get much of a chance on kick returns as Ravens kicker <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT00008944" title="Billy Cundiff" href="/topic/sports/football/billy-cundiff-PESPT00008944.topic">Billy Cundiff</a> is second in the NFL with 38 touchbacks on 58 kickoffs. Hes also 25-of-31 on field goal attempts, with all but one of the misses coming from beyond 50 yards. Cleveland veteran kicker <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT001720" title="Phil Dawson" href="/topic/sports/football/phil-dawson-PESPT001720.topic">Phil Dawson</a> has seven field goals of 50 yards or more this season, which is third all-time in an NFL single season. However, he has missed four of 15 field goals from inside 50 yards. The <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ORSPT000038" title="Cleveland Browns" href="/topic/sports/football/cleveland-browns-ORSPT000038.topic">Browns</a>, who have had some issues on field goals, cut long snapper <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT0012892" title="Ryan Pontbriand" href="/topic/sports/football/ryan-pontbriand-PESPT0012892.topic">Ryan Pontbriand</a> this week and replaced him with <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT0014435" title="Christian Yount" href="/topic/sports/football/christian-yount-PESPT0014435.topic">Christian Yount</a>. Browns punter <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT004753" title="Brad Maynard" href="/topic/sports/football/brad-maynard-PESPT004753.topic">Brad Maynard</a> has put 18 punts inside the 20 this season with no touchbacks.<br>
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EDGE: EVEN

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The Ravens did a fine job their past two games, containing dangerous return specialists Brandon Tate and Ted Ginn Jr, and theyll have another challenge this week with Joshua Cribbs. The speedy Cribbs is eighth in the NFL in kick returning and 22nd in punt returning, averaging 26.8 and nine yards per return respectively. However, he has 10 return touchdowns in his career, including one against the Ravens. He may not get much of a chance on kick returns as Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff is second in the NFL with 38 touchbacks on 58 kickoffs. Hes also 25-of-31 on field goal attempts, with all but one of the misses coming from beyond 50 yards. Cleveland veteran kicker Phil Dawson has seven field goals of 50 yards or more this season, which is third all-time in an NFL single season. However, he has missed four of 15 field goals from inside 50 yards. The Browns, who have had some issues on field goals, cut long snapper Ryan Pontbriand this week and replaced him with Christian Yount. Browns punter Brad Maynard has put 18 punts inside the 20 this season with no touchbacks.

EDGE: EVEN

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