Site: Memorial Stadium.
Time: 1 p.m.
TV: Ch. 11.
Announcers: Jim Donovan and Bob Golic.
Radio: WJFK (1300 AM), WLIF (101.9 FM).
Line: Ravens by 3 1/2 .
Vs. spread: Jaguars 3-8; Ravens 4-6.
Record on grass: Ravens 3-5; Jaguars 4-3.
Last week: Ravens lost to 49ers, 38-20; Jaguars lost to Steelers, 28-3.
Last meeting: Two weeks ago, the Jaguars erased an 11-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Ravens, 30-27, in Jacksonville.
Series: Jaguars are 3-0 vs. Browns/Ravens.
Who's hot: Ravens: WR Michael Jackson has a career-high 10 TD receptions. FS Eric Turner has an interception in each of his last four games. QB Vinny Testaverde has thrown a career-high 24 TD passes. WR Derrick Alexander has a TD reception in seven of 11 games. Jaguars: WR Keenan McCardell is fourth in the AFC with 62 catches. QB Mark Brunell leads the NFL with 3,080 passing yards and has thrown for more than 200 yards in each of last 13 games, the league's longest active streak. Rookie LB Kevin Hardy is second on the team with 83 tackles and has four sacks. RB James Stewart has rushed for 698 yards and seven TDs.
Who's not: Ravens: The team has lost six of its last seven games and has yet to win a game against the AFC Central. The defense is allowing 374.6 yards per game and has given up an NFL-high 324 points. Since joining the lineup six weeks ago, TE Eric Green has caught just 13 passes with no TDs. WR Floyd Turner has four catches for 37 yards in his last two games. Jaguars: RB Natrone Means is averaging 3.1 yards per carry. Punter Bryan Barker is averaging 34.5 net yards.
Injuries: Jaguars
G Brian DeMarco knee O
C Michael Cheever concussion P
LB Kevin Hardy elbow P
WR Keenan McCardell thigh P
G Jeff Novak hamstring P
DT Kelvin Pritchett groin P
G Rich Tylski neck P
Ravens
DE Rob Burnett knee O
C Steve Everitt shoulder O
DT Dan Footman arm O
RB Randy Baldwin thigh D
FB Carwell Gardner shoulder D
TE Eric Green knee D
LB Jerrol Williams knee D
WR Ray Ethridge chest Q
LB Ray Lewis ankle Q
CB Antonio Langham hamstring P
QB Vinny Testaverde chest P
DT Tim Goad virus P
Key: O-Out. D-doubtful, 25 percent chance of playing. Q-questionable, 50 percent. P-probable, 75 percent.
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Statistical comparison:
NFL RANKINGS
................ Tot. ... Off. Rush ... Pass ... Tot. ... Def. Rush ... Pass
Ravens ......... 3 ...... 15 .......... 3 ...... 29 ..... 26 .......... 28
Jacksonville ... 2 ...... 19 .......... 1 ...... 8 ...... 13 .......... 6
OFFENSE ................. Jaguars ...... Ravens
FIRST DOWNS ............. 225 .......... 232
Rushing ................. 59 ........... 75
Passing ................. 145 .......... 141
Penalty ................. 21 ........... 16
YDS GAINED (tot) ........ 3977 ......... 3873
Avg per Game ............ 361.5 ........ 352.1
RUSHING (net) ........... 1112 ......... 1177
Avg per Game ............ 101.1 ........ 107.0
Rushes .................. 283 .......... 284
Yards per Rush .......... 3.9 .......... 4.1
PASSING (net) ........... 2865 ......... 2696
Avg per Game ............ 260.5 ........ 245.1
Passes Att. ............. 397 .......... 388
Completed ............... 252 .......... 223
Pct Completed ........... 63.5 ......... 57.5
Yards Gained ............ 3080 ......... 2897
Sacked .................. 38 ........... 27
Yards Lost .............. 215 .......... 201
Had intercepted ......... 18 ........... 14
Yards Opp Ret ........... 325 .......... 254
Opp TDs on Int .......... 2 ............ 3
PUNTS ................... 53 ........... 50
Avg Yards ............... 42.8 ......... 42.5
PUNT RETURNS ............ 24 ........... 25
Avg Return .............. 11.9 ......... 8.7
Returned for TD ......... 0 ............ 0
KICKOFF RETURNS ......... 46 ........... 63
Avg Return .............. 21.9 ......... 20.5
Returned for TD ......... 0 ............ 0
PENALTIES ............... 104 .......... 63
Yards Penalized ......... 848 .......... 540
FUMBLES BY .............. 23 ........... 18
Fumbles Lost ............ 9 ............ 10
Opp Fumbles ............. 19 ........... 17
Opp Fum Lost ............ 9 ............ 7
POSS. TIME (avg) ........ 31:53 ........ 27: 24
TOUCHDOWNS .............. 23 ........... 33
Rushing ................. 9 ............ 8
Passing ................. 14 ........... 25
Returns ................. 0 ............ 0
EXTRA POINTS (tot) ...... 22 ........... 28
Kicks Made/2Pt .......... 19/3 ......... 23/5
FIELD GOALS/FGA ......... 14/17 ........ 11/15
POINTS SCORED ........... 205 .......... 264
DEFENSE ................. Jaguars ...... Ravens
POINTS ALLOWED .......... 236 .......... 324
OPP FIRST DOWNS ......... 198 .......... 246
Rushing ................. 68 ........... 85
Passing ................. 110 .......... 142
Penalty ................. 20 ........... 19
OPP YARDS GAINED ........ 3164 ......... 4121
Avg per Game ............ 287.6 ........ 374.6
OPP RUSHING (net) ....... 1126 ......... 1427
Avg per Game ............ 102.4 ........ 129.7
Rushes .................. 306 .......... 356
Yards per Rush .......... 3.7 .......... 4.0
OPP PASSING (net) ....... 2038 ......... 2694
Avg per Game ............ 185.3 ........ 244.9
Passes Att. ............. 325 .......... 350
Completed ............... 179 .......... 233
Pct Completed ........... 55.1 ......... 66.6
Sacked .................. 28 ........... 24
Yards Lost .............. 188 .......... 116
INTERCEPTED BY .......... 9 ............ 10
Yards Returned .......... 65 ........... 81
Returned for TD ......... 0 ............ 0
OPP PUNT RETURNS ........ 35 ........... 19
Avg return .............. 9.3 .......... 10.9
OPP KICKOFF RET ......... 42 ........... 48
Avg return .............. 24.4 ......... 19.9
OPP TOUCHDOWNS .......... 27 ........... 37
Rushing ................. 6 ............ 14
Passing ................. 18 ........... 18
Returns ................. 3 ............ 5
Pub Date: 11/24/96