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Baltimore Ravens Press Release UNDER ARMOUR PERFORMANCE CENTER 1 WINNING DRIVE OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117 2000 WORLD 2012 CHAMPIONS ph: 410-701-4000 fx: 410-701-4100 website: www.baltimoreravens.com twitter: @ravens NFL WEEK 6: PACKERS (2-2) VS. RAVENS (3-2) SUNDAY, OCT. 13, 2013 • 1 P.M. ET • M&T BANK STADIUM (71,008) JUST THE FACTS HARBS SAYS • Making their only home appearance in a five-game stretch, the “Our team is always evolving with the same objective: We want to be Ravens will host the Green Bay Packers this Sunday, Oct. 13, at M&T the best we can be at that time. We’re going to be a different team two Bank Stadium. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. Baltimore, tied for first in the AFC months from now, and we’re most interested in what kind of team we North, is 3-2, while the Packers are 2-2. will be six days from now when we play our next game. We know our team well. There are some areas where we are strong, and there are • K Justin Tucker kicked a game-winning 44-yard field goal with 1:42 others where we know we’ll have some struggles. Every team deals left in the contest in a 26-23 victory at Miami last Sunday. It was with that. Altogether, we’ll work toward getting the best of who we are. Tucker’s fourth FG (42, 50 and 25 yards) of the game. The Dolphins We say it all the time: ‘It’s week-to-week in the NFL.’ Winning the game took a 13-6 halftime lead, but the Ravens dominated the third quarter, at hand is always the priority, and we’ll see where we are in the end.” holding the ball for over 11 minutes and jumping back ahead for a 16- 13 edge. Baltimore produced three-consecutive scoring drives in the second half to take a 23-13 lead. Miami bounced right back, scoring INJURY REPORT 10 points in a minute and 45 seconds to tie the game at 23 with eight Five Ravens, including Pro Bowl (knee), did minutes left in the game. was a hero in the fourth WR/RS Jacoby Jones OLB Terrell Suggs not play in Miami. Also missing were: WR Marlon Brown (thigh), DT quarter with 3 sacks, while RB Ray Rice, who rushed for 74 yards and (knee), (foot) and added 28 more with 6 catches, scored 2 touchdowns. Terrence Cody C Ryan Jensen DE Marcus Spears (knee). TE Dennis Pitta (hip), OLB D.J. Bryant (knee), OLB Adrian • The Packers beat the visiting Lions, 22-9, last Sunday at Lambeau Hamilton (wrist) and WR Aaron Mellette (knee) are on Injured Field. Green Bay, which had its bye weekend prior to this victory, Reserve. (Pitta is designated for return.) Former starting ILB Jameel opened the season with a 34-28 loss at San Francisco, beat the McClain (spine) is on the Physically Unable to Perform list, and rookie Redskins (38-20) in Week 2 and then lost at Cincinnati, 34-30. This DE Kapron Lewis-Moore (knee) is on the Non-Football Injury list. will be the first of four games against the NFC North for the Ravens this season. Baltimore will also play at Chicago (Nov. 17) and Detroit (Dec. 16) and host the Vikings on Dec. 8. WHAT’S GOING ON? Entering Week 6, the Ravens have produced • Following the game against the Packers, the Ravens will make their the NFL’s second-most sacks (19), with annual trek to Pittsburgh, where they will play the Steelers on Oct. OLB Terrell Suggs totaling 7 of Baltimore’s QB 20. Baltimore’s bye is the following weekend (Oct. 27). drops. Suggs, who has at least 1 sack in each game this season, can set a Ravens’ franchise MEDIA/PRACTICE SCHEDULE record this Sunday if he notches a sack in his Wed. 10/9 ............ 11:50 a.m. Coach Harbaugh / Key Players at Podium sixth-consecutive game. (Paul Kruger - 2012 11:50 a.m. Open Locker Room & Adalius Thomas - 2005 & 2006 also each 1:45 p.m. Practice / Media Viewing had five-game-sack stretches.) Thurs. 10/10 ....... 11:50 a.m. Three Coordinators at Podium NFL TEAM SACK LEADERS NFL PLAYER SACK LEADERS 11:50 a.m. Open Locker Room (2013 Season) (2013 Season) 1:45 p.m. Practice / Media Viewing 1. Kansas City. 21 1. Robert Mathis (Ind.) ..9.5 2. Justin Houston (KC) ...8.5 Fri. 10/11 ........... 11:30 a.m. Practice / Media Viewing 2. Baltimore . .19 3. Buffalo . 18 3. Mario Williams (Buf.) ..7.5 12:45 p.m. Coach Harbaugh / Open Locker Room 4. Cleveland. 18 4. Terrell Suggs (Bal.) . .7 WEDNESDAY CONFERENCE CALLS Sacks Quick Hit: Packers: Aaron Rodgers at 2:10 p.m.; Mike McCarthy at 2:25 p.m. • The Ravens’ 19 sacks rank as the most Baltimore has ever produced through the Ravens: Joe Flacco at 11:50 a.m.; John Harbaugh at 12 p.m. first five games of a season. (Ravens had 18 through five contests in 2006.) GAME BROADCAST CREWS Local Radio: WBAL Radio (1090 AM) / 98Rock (97.9 FM) NOTE THE QUOTE - Gerry Sandusky (play-by-play) JOE FLACCO ON BEING TOUGH AND CONFIDENT - Stan White (analyst) - Qadry Ismail (analyst) “I think being mentally tough is everything, even for all the other National Radio: Westwood One Sports positions, but especially at quarterback. You have to deal with a little - Dave Sims (play-by-play) - Mark Malone (analyst) bit more at quarterback. There are plenty of guys who have talent, TV: FOX / WBFF (Ch. 45) but if you’re not mentally tough enough to deal with things, then - Kenny Albert (play-by-play) - Daryl Johnston (analyst) you’ll never get to show that. In the end, that’s the top thing. If you - Tony Siragusa (sideline) have the confidence to go with the talent, that’s what’s going to - Barry Landis (producer) - Bryan Lilley (director) propel you to the next level. That’s what’s going to make teammates and coaches believe in you and make you have a good team.” Kevin Byrne - Senior V.P. Public/Community Relations n Chad Steele - Director of Public Relations n Patrick Gleason - Asst. Director of Public Relations n Tom Valente - Public Relations Coordinator Karen McGee - Media Services Coordinator n Marisol Renner - Publications/PR Specialist n Travis Basciotta - Public Relations Intern n Eddie Healy - Public Relations Intern 2013 TEAM / GAME INFORMATION SCHEDULE/RESULTS NOTE OF THE WEEK I Date Opponent Time/Result This Sunday’s game will showcase two of the NFL’s most explosive Thurs. Sept. 5 at Denver Broncos L 27-49 and exciting offenses. Entering Week 6, Baltimore and Green Bay Sun. Sept. 15 CLEVELAND BROWNS W 14-6 have each produced 24 offensive plays gaining at least 20 yards. Sun. Sept. 22 HOUSTON TEXANS W 30-9 That figure ties (New Orleans) for the NFL’s third most. Sun. Sept. 29 at Buffalo Bills L 20-23 OFFENSIVE PLAYS OF 20-OR-MORE YARDS Sun. Oct. 6 at Miami Dolphins W 26-23 (2013 Season) Sun. Oct. 13 GREEN BAY PACKERS 1:00 p.m. --- TOTAL “BIG PLAYS” --- --- “BIG PLAYS” PASSING --- Sun. Oct. 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers 4:25 p.m. 1. Philadelphia. 38 1. Philadelphia. .30 2. Seattle. 26 2. New Orleans. .23 Sun. Oct. 27 Bye Week 3. Baltimore . .24 3. Baltimore . 22 Sun. Nov. 3 at Cleveland Browns 4:25 p.m. 3. Green Bay. 24 4. Den., NYG & Pit.. 21 Sun. Nov. 10 CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00 p.m. 4. New Orleans. 24 Sun. Nov. 17* at Chicago Bears 1:00 p.m. Sun. Nov. 24* NEW YORK JETS 1:00 p.m. NOTE OF THE WEEK II Thurs. Nov. 28 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Sun. Dec. 8* MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:00 p.m. In each of the past four full seasons (2009-12), Ravens QB Mon. Dec. 16 at Detroit Lions 8:40 p.m. (ESPN) Joe Flacco and Packers QB Aaron Rodgers are the only NFL Sun. Dec. 22* NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 8:30 p.m. (NBC) quarterbacks to throw for at least 3,600 yards and 20 TDs, while Sun. Dec. 29* at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m. posting 12 INTs or less. Each player has also led his team to a World Championship and been named Super Bowl MVP (Flacco, All Game Times Eastern * Flexible Scheduling Games SB XLVII in 2012, and Rodgers, SB XLV in 2010.) SPOTLIGHT: TORREY SMITH NOTE OF THE WEEK III Pos: WR Ht: 6-0 Wt: 205 Exp. (Ravens/NFL): 3/3 WR Torrey Smith has excelled this season, producing 556 College: Maryland Hometown: Falmouth, VA receiving yards (third most in the NFL) on 27 catches. With 6 receptions for 121 yards last week at Miami, Smith became the Who was your favorite athlete growing up? “Mike Vick. I always played quarterback before college. He first Raven since Qadry Ismail in 1999 to post back-to-back 100- went to Virginia Tech, and I’m from Virginia, so I was a yard receiving games. (Ismail had three straight that year.) fan. I just liked watching him, as well as Allen Iverson.” NFL RECEIVING LEADERS What was your “Welcome to the NFL” moment? “Just watching (2013 Season) the atmosphere of the first game of my first year (2011) – Steelers --- RECEIVING YARDS --- --- YARDS-PER-CATCH AVG. --- versus Ravens – to open up the season. There’s nothing better. It 1. Jimmy Graham. .593 1.