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 WEEK 2: BROWNS (0-1) VS. RAVENS (0-1) SUNDAY, SEPT. 15, 2013 • 1 P.M. ET • M&T BANK STADIUM (71,008) JUST THE FACTS THAT M&T MAGIC • The Baltimore Ravens, now 0-1, play their 2013 home opener when Simply put, the Ravens have been dominant at home since the day they host the Cleveland Browns (0-1) this Sunday, Sept. 15, at M&T they arrived in Baltimore. Below are the Ravens’ respective home Bank Stadium. Game time is 1 p.m. ET. Prior to player introductions, records and corresponding NFL rankings during several periods. the Ravens will salute last season’s Super Bowl XLVII Champions with a brief video and the unveiling of permanent banners. RAVENS HOME RECORDS / NFL RANKINGS • The Ravens opened the NFL season last Thursday (9/5) with a 49- Time Period (Milestone) Record NFL Rank 27 loss at Denver in a game that was delayed 34 minutes because of Since 2010 (Past Four Seasons) 21-3 2t lightning in the area. The Broncos’ 49 points are the most ever scored Since 2008 (John Harbaugh Arrival) 33-7 2t against the Ravens, as were the 7 TD passes thrown by QB Peyton Since 2000 (Super Bowl XXXV Season) 79-25 2 Manning. (Those TD throws also tied an NFL single-game record.) Since 1998 (M&T Bank Stadium Opened) 87-33 2t After taking a 17-14 halftime lead, the Ravens gave up 3 TD passes in Since 1996 (Team’s Inception) 94-41-1 4 a six-minute span of the third quarter, with Manning hitting WR Andre Home Quick Hits: Caldwell (28 yards) and WR Wes Welker (5 and 2 yards) to take a 35- • The Ravens averaged 31.8 points per game at home in 2012, ranking as the 17 lead. The closest the Ravens got in the second half was at 42-27 NFL’s fourth-best mark. after QB Joe Flacco found rookie WR Marlon Brown with a 13-yard • Baltimore has allowed just 15.1 points per game at M&T Bank Stadium TD with 10:28 left in the game. Flacco finished 34-of-62 for 362 yards during the John Harbaugh Era (since 2008), ranking as the NFL’s second-best with 2 TDs and 2 INTs. Manning was spectacular, completing 27 of 42 figure (Pittsburgh, 14.9 ppg). for 462 yards. Cleveland lost, 23-10, to visiting Miami last Sunday. • The improved Browns, now under first-year head coach Rob Chudzinski, have lost 10 in a row to their AFC North rival Ravens, HARBS SAYS including two in 2012: 23-16 in Baltimore (9/27) and 25-15 in “A team is a living organism. Change is inevitable. So, you keep moving Cleveland (11/4). Cleveland’s last victory (33-30 OT) over Baltimore forward, handle what is put in front of you, have each other’s backs, came on 11/18/07 at M&T Bank Stadium. keep fighting. You build, and it comes together. We are a different team • The Ravens have won back-to-back AFC North titles and are than we were last February, than we were in training camp, than we attempting to earn the playoffs for an NFL-best sixth season in a row. were in Denver, for that matter. We’ll be very different by November Under John Harbaugh, Baltimore has won at least one playoff game and December. Teams evolve. Our plan is always to be better.” in each of the last five seasons, appeared in three AFC Championship games and won Super Bowl XLVII in February. INJURY REPORT MEDIA/PRACTICE SCHEDULE Four Ravens missed last Thursday’s game at Denver because of Wed. 9/11 ............ 11:40 a.m. Coach Harbaugh / Key Players at Podium injury: G/C Ryan Jensen (foot), DT Arthur Jones (illness), WR/RS 11:40 a.m. Open Locker Room Deonte Thompson (foot) and DT Brandon Williams (toe). WR/RS 1:45 p.m. Practice / Media Viewing Jacoby Jones (knee) and T Michael Oher (ankle) left that contest and Thurs. 9/12 ......... 11:40 a.m. Three Coordinators at Podium did not return. TE Dennis Pitta (hip), OLB D.J. Bryant (knee) and OLB 11:40 a.m. Open Locker Room Adrian Hamilton (wrist) are on Injured Reserve. (Pitta is designated 1:45 p.m. Practice / Media Viewing for return.) Former starting ILB Jameel McClain (spine) is on the Fri. 9/13 ............. 11:30 a.m. Practice / Media Viewing Physically Unable to Perform list, and rookie (6th round) DE Kapron 1 p.m. Coach Harbaugh / Open Locker Room Lewis-Moore (knee) is on the Non-Football Injury list. WEDNESDAY CONFERENCE CALLS Browns: LB Paul Kruger at 10:55 a.m.; Rob Chudzinski at 11:05 a.m. NOTE THE QUOTE Ravens: QB Joe Flacco at 11:40 a.m.; John Harbaugh at 11:55 a.m. JOE FLACCO ON PREPARING FOR CLEVELAND GAME BROADCAST CREWS “It was just one of those nights in Denver. It Local Radio: WBAL Radio (1090 AM) / 98Rock (97.9 FM) was a pretty good game for a while; we had - Gerry Sandusky (play-by-play) the halftime lead, and then it got away from us. - Stan White (analyst) - Qadry Ismail (analyst) We’ve all been through this before. If you’ve National Radio: Westwood One been in the NFL for some time, you’re going to - Chuck Cooperstein (play-by-play) - Rod Woodson (analyst) be involved in these types of games no matter how good you are, or how good you think you TV: CBS / WJZ (Ch. 13) - Marv Albert (play-by-play) - Rich Gannon (analyst) are. You put it behind you, regroup and get - Jim Rikhoff (producer) - Andy Goldberg (Director) ready for the next one. For us, that’s Cleveland at home this weekend.” 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 2013 ROSTER CHANGES Date Opponent Time/Result KEY FREE AGENT ADDITIONS Thurs. Sept. 5 at Denver Broncos L 27-49 • DE Chris Canty (NY Giants) - 9th Season Sun. Sept. 15 CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 p.m. Career: 301 tackles, 20 sacks, 12 PD Sun. Sept. 22 HOUSTON TEXANS 1:00 p.m. • TE Dallas Clark (Tampa Bay) - 11th Season Sun. Sept. 29 at Buffalo Bills 1:00 p.m. Career: 1 Pro Bowl, 481 catches, 5,409 rec. yards, 50 TDs Sun. Oct. 6 at Miami Dolphins 1:00 p.m. • OLB Elvis Dumervil (Denver) - 8th Season Sun. Oct. 13 GREEN BAY PACKERS 1:00 p.m. Career: 3 Pro Bowls, 265 tackles, 64.5 sacks, 17 FFs Sun. Oct. 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers 4:25 p.m. Sun. Oct. 27 Bye Week • LB Daryl Smith (Jacksonville) - 10th Season Sun. Nov. 3 at Cleveland Browns 4:25 p.m. Career: Jaguars all-time leading tackler (1,096), 21.5 sacks, 9 FFs Sun. Nov. 10 CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00 p.m. • DE Marcus Spears (Dallas) - 9th Season Sun. Nov. 17* at Chicago Bears 1:00 p.m. Career: 315 tackles, 10 sacks, 12 PD Sun. Nov. 24* NEW YORK JETS 1:00 p.m. • WR Brandon Stokley (Denver) - 15th Season Thurs. Nov. 28 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Career: 388 catches, 5,258 rec. yards, 39 TDs Sun. Dec. 8* MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:00 p.m. PLAYERS LOST (WITH STARTING EXPERIENCE) Mon. Dec. 16 at Detroit Lions 8:40 p.m. (ESPN) C Matt Birk - retired; WR Anquan Boldin (SF) - trade; LB Dannell Sun. Dec. 22* NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Ellerbe (Mia.) - UFA; NT Ma’ake Kemoeatu (unsigned) - UFA; OLB Paul Sun. Dec. 29* at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m. Kruger (Cle.) - UFA; LB Ray Lewis - retired; S Bernard Pollard (Ten.) - All Game Times Eastern * Flexible Scheduling Games released; S Ed Reed (Hou.) - UFA; CB Cary Williams (Phi.) - UFA SPOTLIGHT: JUSTIN TUCKER NOTE OF THE WEEK Pos: K Ht: 6-0 Wt: 180 Exp. (NFL/Ravens): 2/2 Posting a 10-0 all-time record versus the Cleveland Browns, Ravens College: Texas Hometown: Austin, TX QB Joe Flacco ties John Elway for the most wins by a starting NFL signal-caller against an opponent without a loss since the 1970 What’s it like kicking at M&T Bank Stadium? “Playing at M&T Bank Stadium is awesome because 70,000 merger. In his 10 victories, Flacco has completed 166 of 268 passes fans sound like 170,000.” (61.9%) for 2,037 yards, 12 TDs and 5 INTs (92.5 rating). What was it like to see the Justin Tucker bobblehead that was a MOST WINS AS A STARTER AGAINST AN OPPONENT W/O A LOSS give-away at a Bowie Baysox game? “It’s a little surreal. They got (Since 1970 Merger) it pretty spot on. They gave my bobblehead some pretty big ears Rk. Player Opponent Record and a big ol’ smile – seems about right. What I thought was really 1. Joe Flacco (Bal.) Cleveland 10-0 cool was that they put a little bobble-leg on there that if you flick John Elway (Den.) New England 10-0 it around, it’ll shake and kick.