PRIMER: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals

Game: Baltimore Ravens (10-5) at Cincinnati Bengals (9-6)
Time: 1:00 PM (ET)
Location: Paul Brown Stadium
Series Leader: Ravens, 19-14
Streak: Ravens have won four straight
Coaches vs. Opponent: Lewis: 10-9. Harbaugh: 6-3
Broadcast: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 134 (Bal.), 113 (Cin). XM: 232 (Cin).
SB Nation: Baltimore Beatdown
NFL.com: Game Center
Weather: Mostly cloudy and 27 degrees [Weather Underground]
Uniform: Black

CINCINNATI BENGALS

• Cincinnati Bengals have reached the postseason in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1981-82.
• Bengals have won six of their past seven games.
• Quarterback Andy Dalton is 18-13 (.581) as a starter, highest all-time winning percentage by a Bengals quarterback with at least 20 starts.
• Dalton is currently sporting a 95.1 fourth-quarter rating in 2012.
• In his past two games at home, Bengals running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis has averaged 109 yards rushing per game.
• Wide receiver A.J. Green (1,324) needs 117 yards receiving to surpass Chad Johnson (1,440, '07) for single-season franchise record.
• Green (95) needs five receptions to become third Bengals player to reach 100 in a season (T.J. Houshmandzadeh, 112 in '07; Carl Pickens, 100 in '96).
• Bengals defense needs 1.5 quarterback sacks to surpass a franchise record of 48 in 2001.
• Defensive tackle Geno Atkins (12.5) needs a quarterback sack for most sacks by a Bengals player in a single-season since 1982 (Eddie Edwards, 13 in 1983).
• Atkins leads all NFL defensive tackles with 23.5 quarterback sacks since 2010.
• Defensive tackle Michael Johnson has a career-high 9.5 quarterback sacks in 2012.
• Safety Reggie Nelson has three picks in the past four games.

BALTIMORE RAVENS

• Ravens have reached the postseason in five consecutive seasons after capturing the AFC North title for the second straight year.
• Quarterback Joe Flacco has a career-best 3,783 yards passing in 2012 and needs 217 yards to join Vinny Testaverde (4,177 in '96) to reach 4,000 in a season.
• Flacco posted his 13th game with 300-plus yards receiving last week; Ravens are 12-1 in those games.
• Running back Ray Rice (1,138 yards rushing, 478 yards receiving) needs 84 yards from scrimmage to reach 1,700 for fourth straight season.
• Rice has 17 career games with 100-plus yards rushing and the Ravens are 14-3 in those games.
• Rookie running back Bernard Pierce posted a career-high 123 yards rushing last week against New York.
• Wide receiver Torrey Smith (99) needs one reception to reach 100 for his career. Currently has a career-high eight receiving touchdowns.
• Wide receiver Anquan Boldin (921) needs 79 yards receiving to reach 1,000 for the sixth time in his career.
• Tight end Dennis Pitta (7) needs one receiving touchdown to set a single-season club record among tight ends (Todd Heap, 7 in '05).
• Safety Ed Reed has 10 career interceptions against the Cincinnati Bengals.
• Defensive tackle Haloti Ngata has at least five sacks in third straight season.
• Kick returner Jacoby Jones has an NFL-best 32.1 kickoff return yard average.

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