BROWNS HAVE HIGH HOPES ~ After finishing a 10-6 season with 6 Pro Bowlers in 2007, the Browns are expected to be one the league’s top teams this season. Under 4th-year head coach Romeo Crennel (6-10 in ’05 and 4-12 in ’06), the Browns are featured in 6 nationally-televised games this season, including 3 Monday night specials. If their play so far this season is any indication, not many of us will be awake when the game clock reads 0:00.
OLD BROWNS ARE BETTER ~ The Ravens are 11-7 all time vs.
Cleveland, including 6-3 at home.
Baltimore has won 4 of the last 5 games played against the Browns at M&T Bank Stadium. The Ravens look to snap a 2-game losing streak to the Browns. Last season,
Cleveland swept
Baltimore for the 1st time since 2001.
HOME COOKING ~ The Ravens are 19-6 in their last 25 home games. Dating back to 2000,
Baltimore is 47-18 at M&T Bank Stadium, tied (
Ind. and Den.) for the 2nd-best home record in the NFL. The Ravens look to start the season 2-0 for just the 3rd time in franchise history (2000 and 2006). The Ravens have won 5 of their last 6 coming off the bye.
Baltimore snapped a 5-game bye winning streak in 2007 when it dropped a 38-7 game at
Pittsburgh (11/5) after the bye.
RAVENS V. BROWNS (and a salute to their crybaby fans)
BALTIMORE & OHIO “RAILROAD” ~ Both kickers in the game, Baltimore’s Matt Stover and Cleveland’s Phil Dawson, grew up in
Dallas and attended Lake Highlands HS.
Dawson graduated in 1993 and Stover in 1986. Stover is the last remaining “original Brown” on the Ravens’ roster...Browns RB Jamal Lewis was drafted by
Baltimore (5th overall) in the 2000 NFL Draft. Lewis played 7 seasons in Baltimore and holds team records for most career TDs (47), rushing TDs (45), rushing attempts (1,822) and rushing yards (7,801)…Browns Pro Bowl QB Derek Anderson was originally drafted by the Ravens in the 6th round of the 2005 NFL Draft...TE Darnell Dinkins, P Dave Zastudil and RB Allen Patrick (practice squad) are all former Ravens...Ravens rookie S Tom Zbikowski played for Notre Dame with Browns QB Brady Quinn. Both were 2-time captains for the Fighting Irish.
RUNNING ON EMPTY ~ The Ravens own the NFL’s longest current streak of games played without allowing a 100-yard rusher.
Baltimore has not permitted a RB to hit the century mark in 20 contests (last was KC’s Larry Johnson on 12/10/06)
QUOTABLE ~ “Be the hammer. I’m the guy that goes in there and hits guys in the mouth. I want to provide the spark, bring the same kind of attitude we have on defense to our offense. I still think I’m the best Fullback in the league. I still love to hit, blow guys up and punish people. That’s why I’m here, and that’s what I bring to the table.” ~ FB LORENZO NEAL ON HIS PLAYING STYLE
TALE OF THE TAPE
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RAVENS |
CATEGORY |
BROWNS |
|
1-0 |
2008 Record |
0-2 |
|
W1 |
Current Streak |
L2 |
|
W 17-10 v. Bengals |
Last game |
L, 10-6 v. Steelers |
|
17 |
Points Scored |
16 |
|
2 |
Touchdowns Scored |
1 |
|
2 |
Rushing Touchdowns Scored |
0 |
|
0 |
Passing Touchdowns Scored |
1 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns on Returns |
0 |
|
10 |
Points Against |
38 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns Allowed |
5 |
|
0 |
Rushing Touchdowns Allowed |
3 |
|
0 |
Passing Touchdowns Allowed |
2 |
|
1 |
TDs Allowed by Return |
0 |
|
Even |
Turnover Ratio |
-1 |
|
0% |
Red Zone TD Pct. For |
25.0% |
|
0% |
Red Zone TD Pct. Against |
66.7% |
|
12.5 |
KOR Avg. For |
18.7 |
|
29.5 |
KOR Avg. Against |
12.0 |
|
14.0 |
PR Avg. For |
9.6 |
|
2.8 |
PR Avg. Against |
3.0 |
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