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BALTIMORE RAVENS PRESS RELEASE UNDER ARMOUR PERFORMANCE CENTER 1 WINNING DRIVE OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117 PH: 410-701-4000 BALTIMORERAVENS.COM TWITTER: @RAVENS TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPIONS: SUPER BOWL XXXV (2000) & SUPER BOWL XLVII (2012) BALTIMORE RAVENS HARBS SAYS AT ATLANTA FALCONS JOHN HARBAUGH ON GETTING ON A ROLL & BUILDING MOMENTUM: “We always say it’s a .500 league, but at some point in time, you have (4-7) WEEK 13 – SUNDAY, DEC. 2, 2018 (6-5) to get on a roll. It’s hard to win a game in the National Football League. 1 P.M. ET – MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM (71,000) You ask any coach or any player in this league. It’s not like you’re going to go on a 10-0 run; it’s just too competitive. It’s a .500 league, and it’s JUST THE FACTS built to be a .500 league. Then, you have to find a way to make a run somewhere – to win three, four, five, even six games in a row – and • Winners of two-straight games, the Baltimore Ravens (6-5) visit the to separate yourself. You can do it at any point in time throughout the Atlanta Falcons (4-7) for a Week 13 tilt at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. season. No one says you can’t do it at the end of the year. So, it’s what Sitting second in the AFC North, Baltimore remains in the thick of we’re shooting for, but our focus is one game at a time.” the playoff race, currently holding the conference’s final Wild Card Kevin Byrne - Senior Vice President of Public/Community Relations spot. The Falcons, who have dropped three-consecutive games, look Chad Steele - Vice President of Public Relations v Patrick Gleason - Director of Public Relations to rebound at home, where they are 3-3 this season. INJURY UPDATETom Valente - Public Relations Manager v Marisol Renner - Publications/Public Relations Specialist • In an all-around team victory, the Ravens bested the Raiders, 34-17, QB Joe Flacco (hip) has missed the past two games, while RT James last Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium. Behind rookies QB Lamar Jackson Hurst (back, five) andOLB Tim Williams (ankle, three) have also missed (making his second-straight start) and RB Gus Edwards, Baltimore significant time. RB Alex Collins (foot) and CB Tavon Young (groin) racked up 242 rushing yards as part of 416 total yards. Jackson did not play in the Oakland game. RB Kenneth Dixon (knee) began produced 71 yards rushing and 178 yards passing, while Edwards practicing two weeks ago after being designated for return from IR. (118) surpassed the century mark for the second-consecutive week. In addition to the Ravens’ 2 offensive TDs (a Jackson scramble and NOTE THE QUOTE a WR Michael Crabtree reception), CB/RS Cyrus Jones registered a 70-yard PR-TD, and OLB Terrell Suggs recorded a 43-yard fumble RB/WR TY MONTGOMERY, WHO WAS TRADED TO BALTIMORE ON OCT. 30, recovery TD. The Ravens’ No. 1 defense (both in scoring and total ON WHAT HE’S OBSERVED FROM HIS TEAMMATES THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS: yards) limited Oakland to 249 yards, marking the third time this year “Shoot, man, we have a bunch of guys that are hungry, that want that Baltimore has held an opponent under the 250 mark. to make big plays, guys that when the opportunity is there, they definitely want to take advantage of it – offense, defense, special • Baltimore holds a 3-2 edge in the series with Atlanta, including a teams. I love this locker room.” 1-1 mark under head coach John Harbaugh. The Ravens last played the Falcons in 2014, when Baltimore prevailed, 29-7, in Charm City. • In his 11th season at Baltimore’s helm, Harbaugh has led the Ravens WHAT’S GOING ON? to a 110-76 overall record (10-5 postseason), posting the NFL’s fifth- most total victories since his 2008 arrival. The Ravens have played in three AFC title games (2008, 2011 & 2012) under Harbaugh, while in 2012, he guided the franchise to its second Super Bowl victory. THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Wed. Nov. 28: 11:15 a.m. ........ Coach Harbaugh & Players at Podium 11:25 a.m. ........ Open Locker Room 1:05 p.m. .......... Practice/Media Viewing Thur. Nov. 29: 11:50 a.m. ........ Practice/Media Viewing 1:15 p.m. .......... Three Coordinators at Podium & Open Locker Room Fri. Nov. 30: 11:10 a.m. ........ Practice/Media Viewing 12:45 p.m. ........ Coach Harbaugh at Podium WEDNESDAY CONFERENCE CALLS Ravens: Head Coach John Harbaugh at 11:30 a.m. ET Falcons: Head Coach Dan Quinn at 1:20 p.m. ET CALLING THE ACTION Television: CBS / WJZ Ch. 13 (Baltimore) - Jim Nantz (PBP) - Tony Romo (analyst) - Tracy Wolfson (sideline) - Jim Rikhoff (producer) - Mike Arnold (director) National Radio: ESPN Radio - Marc Kestecher (PBP) - Barrett Jones (analyst) - Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline) Local Radio: WBAL (1090 AM) & 98Rock (97.9 FM) - Gerry Sandusky (PBP) - Jarret Johnson (analyst) - Justin Forsett (sideline) 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 Megan Boyle - Public Relations Intern n Claire Kramer - Public Relations Intern RAVENS / OPPONENT INFORMATION SCHEDULE / RESULTS (6-5) 2018 RANKINGS Date Opponent Result/Time DEFENSE Sun. Sept. 9 BUFFALO BILLS W, 47-3 --Ravens-- --Falcons-- Thurs. Sept. 13 at Cincinnati Bengals L, 23-34 Category Stats Rank Stats Rank Sun. Sept. 23 DENVER BRONCOS W, 27-14 Total Defense 295.4 1 396.7 28 Sun. Sept. 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers W, 26-14 Rush Defense 92.1 3 123.7 25 Sun. Oct. 7 at Cleveland Browns L, 9-12 (OT) Pass Defense 203.3 2 273.0 26 Sun. Oct. 14 at Tennessee Titans W, 21-0 Points Per Game 18.0 1 27.9 29 Sun. Oct. 21 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS L, 23-24 Sun. Oct. 28 at Carolina Panthers L, 21-36 3rd-Down Def. % 34.9 3 51.5 31 Sun. Nov. 4 PITTSBURGH STEELERS L, 16-23 4th-Down Def. % 50.0 10t 85.7 30 Sun. Nov. 11 BYE Red Zone Def. (TD%) 65.5 22 73.2 30 Sun. Nov. 18 CINCINNATI BENGALS W, 24-21 OFFENSE Sun. Nov. 25 OAKLAND RAIDERS W, 34-17 --Ravens-- --Falcons-- Sun. Dec. 2 at Atlanta Falcons 1 p.m. Category Stats Rank Stats Rank Sun. Dec. 9* at Kansas City Chiefs 1 p.m. Total Offense 374.4 11 400.0 7 Sun. Dec. 16* TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1 p.m. Rush Offense 122.1 11 83.1 31 Sat. Dec. 22 at Los Angeles Chargers 8:20 p.m. (NFLN) Pass Offense 252.3 14 316.9 4 Sun. Dec. 30* CLEVELAND BROWNS 1 p.m. Points Per Game 24.6 15 25.5 11 *Flexible Scheduling Games Home Games in CAPS All Times Eastern 3rd-Down Off. % 47.2 5 49.3 3 4th-Down Off. % 53.8 20 46.7 27t THE RAVENS’ NO. 1 DEFENSE Red Zone Off. (TD%) 63.4 12 64.7 11 Entering Week 13, the Ravens own both the NFL’s No. 1 overall TEAM --Ravens-- --Falcons-- (ypg) defense and No. 1 scoring (ppg) defense. Category Stats Rank Stats Rank 2018 TOTAL DEFENSE 2018 SCORING DEFENSE Turnover Ratio -6 24t -2 20 Rk. Team YPG Rk. Team PPG Penalties 74 19t 61 6 1. Baltimore ......295.4 1. Baltimore ........18.0 Penalty Yards 565 13 540 9 2. Buffalo. 305.0 2. Chicago. 19.2 3. Minnesota ..... 314.7 3. Dallas. 19.4 4. Chicago. 316.1 4. LA Chargers. 19.9 SERIES HISTORY 5. Jacksonville .... 320.2 5. Houston. 20.2 • Overall Series: Ravens lead, 3-2. NUMBERS TO RAVE ABOUT • In Atlanta: Falcons lead, 2-1. • In Baltimore: Ravens lead, 2-0. 3 – Sacks by OLB Matthew Judon in a span of three plays last • Under John Harbaugh: Ravens are 1-1 (0-1 in Atlanta). Sunday vs. Oakland. He is the second player since 1982 (when the ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY stat began being tracked) with a sack on three-straight opponent offensive plays (Indy’s Brad Scioli vs. Houston in 2002). Date Location Result Attendance 10-3-99 Atlanta Ravens, 19-13 in OT 50,712 4.74 – Yards per play the Ravens’ defense has allowed, ranking as 11-3-02 Atlanta Falcons, 20-17 68,532 the NFL’s best mark. (Chicago is second at 4.95 ypp.) 11-19-06 Baltimore Ravens, 24-10 70,790 11-11-10 Atlanta Falcons, 26-21 68,474 9 – Consecutive FGs of 50-plus yards K Justin Tucker has made 10-19-14 Baltimore Ravens, 29-7 71,184 dating back to 2017. He is 19-of-21 on 50-yard kicks since 2016, with the lone misses coming from 58 and 62 yards. Impressively, Tucker has made 21-straight FGs between 50-57 yards. NOTE OF THE WEEK +60 – The Ravens’ second-half scoring differential, ranking There have been 10 230-yard rushing games by NFL teams this second in the league only to the LA Rams (+67). Overall, Baltimore season, with Baltimore producing two of those (Weeks 11 and 12). owns the NFL’s sixth-best (+73) scoring differential. The Ravens are the only team with dual “230” games, registering two of the league’s Top 9 rushing performances in 2018. 83.4 – The Ravens’ defensive passer rating, ranking No. 2 in the NFL (Chicago is first at 78.3).