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GAME: Baltimore Ravens (5-10) at Cincinnati Bengals (11-4)
Date/Time: Jan. 3, 2016 at 1 p.m. EST
Location: Paul Brown Stadium
Series Leader: Ravens, 20-19
Streak: Bengals have won five of the past six
Coaches vs. Opponent: Marvin Lewis: 15-10. John Harbaugh: 7-8
TV Broadcast: FOX: Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, Tony Siragusa (field reporter).
Radio Broadcast: Coverage on the Bengals Radio Network, led by a "triple cast" on Cincinnati flagship stations WLW-AM (700), WCKY-AM (ESPN 1530; all sports) and WEBN-FM (102.7). Broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Dave Lapham. SIRIUS: 113 (Bal), 230 (Cin). XM: 225 (Cin).
SB Nation: Baltimore Beatdown (@BMoreBeatdown)
Weather: 37 degrees and clear [Weather Underground]
Odds: Bengals, -9.0 [SB Nation]
Referee: Carl Cheffers
Uniform: Black shirts, black pants (.563 winning percentage in that combination)
CINCINNATI BENGALS
- In two career starts, quarterback AJ McCarron has completed 37 of 56 passes (66.1 percent) for 392 yards with two touchdowns and no picks (98.2 passer rating).
- Running back Jeremy Hill has five touchdowns in his last six games.
- During his last meeting against the Ravens, running back Giovani Bernard had 139 yards from scrimmage (123 yards rushing, 16 yards receiving).
- Bernard needs three receptions to reach 150 for his career.
- Since entering the NFL in 2011, wide receiver A.J. Green has 6,137 yards receiving, fourth-most for any player in his first five seasons.
- Green is one of two players (Randy Moss, six) to reach 1,000 yards receiving in his of his first five seasons.
- In his previous four meetings against the Ravens, Green has 570 yards receiving and five touchdowns on 28 receptions.
- Tight end Tyler Eifert leads the Bengals with 12 touchdowns.
- The Bengals are the only team with two players with 10 sacks or more -- Carlos Dunlap (13.5) and Geno Atkins (10).
- Safety Reggie Nelson is tied for first in the NFL with eight interceptions and needs two more to tie a club record (Deltha O'Neal, 10).
BALTIMORE RAVENS
- The Ravens have scored their game-winning points on the final play in four of their five wins this season.
- During his debut with Baltimore, quarterback Ryan Mallett completed 28 of 41 passes (68.3 percent) for a career-high 274 yards and a touchdown (95 passer rating).
- Rookie running back Javorius Allen is averaging 93.2 yards from scrimmage per game over the last six games -- has three total touchdowns.
- Allen generated 114 yards from scrimmage, including a career-best 79 yards rushing with a rushing touchdown last week against the Steelers.
- Running back Kyle Juszczyk has posted career-highs in receptions (39), yards receiving (303), and touchdown receptions (3) in 2015, including five grabs for 55 yards last week.
- Wide receiver Chris Matthews posted his first career touchdown last week against the Steelers.
- Linebacker Daryl Smith leads the team with 118 tackles.
- In eight career meetings against the Bengals, linebacker Elvis Dumervil has six sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recover and three passes defensed.
- In his past six games, linebacker Courtney Upshaw has two sacks, two forced fumble and two recoveries. He also was offsides last week during a Jimmy Smith 101 yard interception returned for a touchdown, negating the play.
TEAM RANKINGS
| OFFENSE | BENGALS | RAVENS |
| Total | 362.4 (13th) | 360.5 (14th) |
| Scoring | 26.3 (t-4th) | 20.8 (23rd) |
| Third Downs | 42% (8th) | 35% (25th) |
| Rushing | 110.7 (14th) | 94.6 (24th) |
| Rushing TDs | 17 (t-2nd) | 8 (t-20th) |
| 20-Yard Runs | 4 (t-31st) | 7 (t-22nd) |
| Passing | 251.7 (13th) | 265.9 (8th) |
| Passing TDs | 29 (12th) | 20 (t-23rd) |
| Sacks Allowed | 29 (t-9th) | 23 (3rd) |
| 20-yard Passes | 61 (4th) | 52 (t-9th) |
| DEFENSE | BENGALS | RAVENS |
| Total | 340.8 (11th) | 340.4 (10th) |
| Scoring | 17.5 (1st) | 25.1 (22nd) |
| 3rd Downs Allowed | 37% (13th) | 42% (24th) |
| Rushing | 94.5 (7th) | 101.1 (11th) |
| Rushing TDs | 8 (t-6th) | 9 (t-9th) |
| Passing | 246.3 (20th) | 239.3 (18th) |
| Passing TDs | 17 (t-3rd) | 28 (t-20th) |
| Sacks | 41 (t-4th) | 34 (t-18th) |
| QB Rating | 80.7 (6th) | 99.4 (26th) |
| Interceptions | 19 (t-3rd) | 6 (t-31st) |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | BENGALS | RAVENS |
| Kickoff Return | 20.8 (27th) | 25.4 (t-7th) |
| Punt Return | 8.1 (18th) | 12.8 (1st) |
| Punting (Net) | 40.4 (11th) | 43.0 (2nd) |
| Punts Inside the 20 | 19 (27th) | 26 (t-13th) |
BENGALS ALL-TIME RECORD AGAINST THE RAVENS
| Date | Stadium | Result |
| 09/27/2015 | M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | W 28-24 |
| 10/26/2014 | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | W 27-24 |
| 09/07/2014 | M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | W 23-16 |
| 12/29/2013 | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | W 34-17 |
| 11/10/2013 | M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | L 20-17, OT |
| 12/30/2012 | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | W 23-17 |
| 09/10/2012 | M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | L 44-13 |
| 01/01/2012 | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | L 24-16 |
| 11/20/2011 | M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | L 31-24 |
| 01/02/2011 | M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | L 13-7 |
| 09/19/2010 | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | W 15-10 |
| 11/08/2009 | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | W 17-7 |
| 10/11/2009 | M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | W 17-14 |
| 11/30/2008 | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | L 34-3 |
| 09/07/2008 | M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | L 17-10 |
| 11/11/2007 | M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | W 21-7 |
| 09/10/2007 | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | W 27-20 |
| 11/30/2006 | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | W 13-7 |
| 11/05/2006 | M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | L 26-20 |
| 11/27/2005 | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | W 42-29 |
| 11/06/2005 | M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | W 21-9 |
| 12/05/2004 | M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | W 27-26 |
| 09/26/2004 | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | L 23-9 |
| 12/07/2003 | M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | L 31-13 |
| 10/19/2003 | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | W 34-26 |
| 12/01/2002 | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | L 27-23 |
| 11/10/2002 | Ravens Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | L 38-27 |
| 12/23/2001 | PSINet Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | L 16-0 |
| 09/23/2001 | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | W 21-10 |
| 11/05/2000 | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | L 27-7 |
| 09/24/2000 | PSINet Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | L 37-0 |
| 12/26/1999 | PSINet Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | L 22-0 |
| 11/21/1999 | Cinergy Field (Cincinnati, OH) | L 34-31 |
| 11/22/1998 | Cinergy Field (Cincinnati, OH) | L 20-13 |
| 09/27/1998 | Ravens Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | L 31-24 |
| 12/21/1997 | Cinergy Field (Cincinnati, OH) | W 16-14 |
| 09/07/1997 | Memorial Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | L 23-10 |
| 12/08/1996 | Cinergy Field (Cincinnati, OH) | W 21-14 |
| 11/03/1996 | Memorial Stadium (Baltimore, MD) | W 24-21 |
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