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BALTIMORE RAVENS GAME RELEASE UNDER ARMOUR PERFORMANCE CENTER \ 1 WINNING DRIVE \ OWINGS MILLS, MD PH: 410-701-4000 \ BALTIMORERAVENS.COM \ TWITTER: @RAVENS WORLD CHAMPIONS: SUPER BOWL XXXV (2000) & SUPER BOWL XLVII (2012) BALTIMORE RAVENS COACH HARBAUGH SAYS AT BUFFALO BILLS JOHN HARBAUGH ON BALTIMORE’S MINDSET ENTERING WEEK 14 AT BUFFALO: “This next game doesn’t mean anything for the game after that or (10-2) NFL WEEK 14 – DEC. 8, 2019 (9-3) the game after that or the game after that. All it means is everything 1 P.M. ET – NEW ERA FIELD (71,870) for this week, and you need to put one [check] in the left side of the column. That’s it. That’s what it’s about. That’s all it’s about. All the JUST THE FACTS other stuff is just noise; it’s just a distraction. [The long-term future is] not what we’re interested in. We’re not even going to talk about • Riding an eight-game winning streak, the Baltimore Ravens (10-2) that stuff, because it doesn’t matter to us [right now].” travel to battle the surging Buffalo Bills (9-3), who have won three- straight games. Sitting atop the AFC North standings with a three- game lead over Pittsburgh, the Ravens are 10-2 for the first time INJURY UPDATE in franchise history. Baltimore’s eight-game winning streak is the The following starters are on Injured Reserve: C Matt Skura (knee, NFL’s longest active stretch and the longest in regular single-season Week 12), OLB Pernell McPhee (triceps, Week 7) and SS Tony franchise history. The Ravens currently own the AFC’s No. 1 playoff Jefferson (knee, Week 5). Standout CB Tavon Young (neck, training seed, holding the head-to-head tiebreaker over 10-2 New England. camp) is also on Injured Reserve. • The Ravens rank No. 1 in points (33.8) and rushing yards (207.8) per game, while they’re No. 2 in total yards per game (420.8). Baltimore NOTE THE QUOTE is on pace to become the first team in NFL history to average 200 passing and 200 rushing yards per game in a season. MVP candidate RB MARK INGRAM II ON THE 2019 RAVENS: QB Lamar Jackson has accounted for an NFL-high 32 total TDs (25 “I feel like this is the best team I’ve ever been on. The 2011 Saints passing & 7 rushing), while, with four games remaining, Baltimore has was a great team; the last couple of years [in New Orleans] were already set a single-season franchise record by scoring 49 total TDs. great teams, but there’s just something special about this group of • Baltimore leads the regular season series with the Bills, 5-3. Under guys. We believe in each other. We fight hard for each other. And no head coach John Harbaugh, the Ravens are 3-1. matter how ugly or pretty it is, we’re going to keep fighting. We’re going to try to do whatever we can to win for each other.” • In last Sunday’s 20-17 victory over San Francisco, K Justin Tucker nailed a game-winning 49-yard FG as time expired. Baltimore rushed for 178 yards, including 101 by Jackson, who became the first QB in WHAT’S GOING ON? NFL history to rush for 100 yards in four games of a season. Jackson threw for 1 TD (TE Mark Andrews) and rushed for another, adding 105 passing yards (14-of-23) in the rain-soaked, windy affair. Andrews’ TD was his seventh of 2019, tying a single-season franchise record by a tight end: Dennis Pitta (2012) and Todd Heap (2005). WEEKLY SCHEDULE Wed. Dec. 4: 11:15 a.m. ......John Harbaugh / Key Players at Podium & Open Locker Room 1:15 p.m. ........Practice / Media Viewing Thur. Dec. 5: 11:35 a.m. ......Coordinators at Podium & Open Locker Room 1:15 p.m. ........Practice / Media Viewing Fri. Dec. 6: 11:10 a.m. ......Practice / Media Viewing 12:50 p.m. ......Coach Harbaugh & Open Locker Room WEDNESDAY CONFERENCE CALLS John Harbaugh at 11:30 a.m. & Sean McDermott at 11:35 a.m. CALLING THE ACTION Television: CBS – WJZ Ch. 13 (Baltimore) - Ian Eagle (PBP) - Dan Fouts (analyst) - Evan Washburn (field) - Mark Wolff (producer) - Bob Fishman (director) National Radio: ESPN Radio - Wayne Randazzo (PBP) - Tom Ramsey (analyst) - Sal Paolantonio (field) Local Radio: WBAL (1090 AM/101.5 FM) & 98 Rock (97.9 FM) - Gerry Sandusky (PBP) - Jarret Johnson (analyst) Kevin Byrne - Executive V.P. Public/Community Relations n Chad Steele - V.P. of Public Relations n Patrick Gleason - Director of Public Relations n Tom Valente - Public Relations Manager Marisol Renner - Sr. Publications/Public Relations Specialist n Jack Carney - Public Relations Intern n Sarah Hampton - Public Relations Intern RAVENS INFORMATION 2019 RAVENS SCHEDULE: 10-2 NEW ERA 8 Date Opponent Result/Time Here are several fast facts about the Sun. Sept. 8 at Miami Dolphins W, 59-10 MVP-caliber play of QB Lamar Jackson: Sun. Sept. 15 ARIZONA CARDINALS W, 23-17 7 Baltimore is 16-3 with Jackson as its Sun. Sept. 22 at Kansas City Chiefs L, 28-33 starter. Since his first NFL start (Week Sun. Sept. 29 CLEVELAND BROWNS L, 25-40 11 of 2018), Jackson’s 16 regular season Sun. Oct. 6 at Pittsburgh Steelers W, 26-23 (OT) wins tie (Russell Wilson) for the most Sun. Oct. 13 CINCINNATI BENGALS W, 23-17 among NFL starting QBs. Sun. Oct. 20 at Seattle Seahawks W, 30-16 7 Jackson is the only QB in NFL history Sun. Nov. 3 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS W, 37-20 to produce at least 2,500 passing Sun. Nov. 10 at Cincinnati Bengals W, 49-13 yards and 950 rushing yards in a single Sun. Nov. 17 HOUSTON TEXANS W, 41-7 season. (He has 2,532 passing & 977 rushing yards in 2019, Mon. Nov. 25 at Los Angeles Rams W, 45-6 with four games still to play.) Sun. Dec. 1 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS W, 20-17 7 Jackson has been responsible for an NFL-best 32 total TDs Sun. Dec. 8 at Buffalo Bills 1:00 p.m. this season (25 passing & 7 rushing). Thurs. Dec. 12 NEW YORK JETS 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN) Sun. Dec. 22* at Cleveland Browns 1:00 p.m. 7 In his last five games, Jackson has thrown 14 TDs and 0 Sun. Dec. 29* PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00 p.m. INTs, completing 72.9% of his passes for 882 yards and a 136.8 rating. He also has 401 rushing yards and 4 rushing TDs *Flexible Scheduling Games Home Games in CAPS All Times Eastern during this time. NUMBERS TO RAVE ABOUT 7 Jackson has produced two perfect passer ratings this season (at Cin. & at Mia.), making him one of two QBs in 5 – An NFL-high (tied, D. McCoutry & M. Fitzpatrick) INTs by CB NFL history (Ben Roethlisberger, 2007) to attain the pristine Marcus Peters this season, 3 of which he has returned for TDs 158.3 mark twice in a single season. (2 with Bal. & 1 while with LAR). 7 In Weeks 11 (vs. Hou) and 12 (at LAR), Jackson became the 6 – Teams with a winning record that Baltimore has beaten first NFL player ever to throw at least 4 passing TDs and during its eight-game winning streak. (The other two victories have at least 50 yards rushing in back-to-back games. came against Cincinnati.) Those six teams (Hou., LAR, NE, Pit., 7 After his 101-yard output in Week 13 vs. SF, Jackson now Sea. & SF) own a combined 52-20 record. owns the NFL single-season record for most 100-yard 6 – Receiving TDs by WR Marquise Brown, ranking as the NFL’s rushing games (4) by a quarterback. most among all rookies. 7 Jackson’s 977 rushing yards in 2019 are the second most 7 ever in a season by a quarterback. He is on pace to shatter – Receiving TDs by TE Mark Andrews, tying (Darren Fells) for Michael Vick’s single-season QB rushing record (1,039) with the most among all NFL tight ends. a projected 1,303 clip. 11 – An NFL-low TDs allowed by the Ravens during their eight- 7 Jackson has registered at least 60 rushing yards in nine- game winning streak. Baltimore’s defense has produced 15 straight games, ranking as the most consecutive 60+ rushing takeaways and scored 5 TDs of its own during this time. outputs by a QB in NFL single-season history. 12-0 – The Ravens’ record when QB Lamar Jackson rushes for 7 In 19 regular season starts (16-3 record), Jackson has thrown at least 70 yards in a game. Baltimore is 14-2 when he reaches for 3,646 yards, 30 TDs and 8 INTs, with a 63.8 completion pct. 60 rushing yards in a game, including 9-1 this season. He also has 1,533 rushing yards and 11 TDs in these starts. 49 – Total TDs scored by Baltimore, marking an NFL high and Jackson’s 2019 NFL Rankings a new single-season franchise record. (Previous mark was 47 7 32 Total touchdowns – No. 1 7 25 Passing Tds – No. 2 during the 2009 campaign.) 7 7.8 pass TD% – No. 1 7 109.6 QB Rating – No. 4 +187 – Baltimore’s point differential, ranking No. 1 in the NFL. 7 6.98 rushing avg. – No. 1 7 7 rushing TDs – No. 8 (t) New England (+177) is second, with San Francisco (+166) third.