NFL Week 1 Primer: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals stats and facts

Finally, the wait is over! Week 1 of the 2017 season is here and the Cincinnati Bengals take on the Baltimore Ravens at home on Sunday. Here’s everything you need to know and more leading up to the September 10th opener in Paul Brown Stadium.

Game: Baltimore Ravens (0-0) at Cincinnati Bengals (0-0)

Date/Time: Sunday, September 10th, 2017 1:00 p.m. EST

Location: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Series Leader: Tied at 21-21

Streak: Bengals have won six of the last seven meetings.

Coaches vs Opponent: Marvin Lewis (17-10), John Harbaugh (7-10)

TV Broadcast: CBS broadcast with Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Adam Archuleta (analyst) and Melanie Collins (sideline reporter).

Radio Broadcast: Coverage on the Bengals Radio Network, led by Cincinnati flagship stations WCKY-AM (ESPN 1530; all sports) and WEBN-FM (102.7). Broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Dave Lapham (analyst). SIRIUS: 81 (Cin), 133 (NYJ). XM: 381 (Cin), 229 (NYJ)

Ravens SB Nation: Baltimore Beatdown

Weather: Sunny and 67 degrees with no chance of rain [NFL Weather]

Odds: Bengals opened as a 1-point favorite. [Vegas Insider]

Uniform: White tops and white bottoms.

Cincinnati Bengals

• Quarterback Andy Dalton has 11 career games against Baltimore, with a 6-5 record. Dalton is 233-for-402 passing (58.0 percent) for 2918 yards (265.3 yards per game), with 12 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, good for a 77.1 passer rating.
• Wide receiver A.J. Green has eight career games versus the Ravens, in which he’s caught 41 passes (5.1 per game) for 726 yards (90.8 per game and 17.7 per catch) and six touchdowns.
• Green’s 227 receiving yards at Baltimore in 2015 stands as second most in a game in team history, behind only Chad Johnson’s 260 vs. San Diego in 2006.
• Running back Jeremy Hill has 54 rushes for 182 yards (3.4) and one touchdown in five career games against Baltimore.
• Running back Giovani Bernard has 76 rushes for 258 yards (3.4), with one touchdown in six career games versus Baltimore. He also has 25 receptions for 198 yards (7.9) and one score.
• Tight end Tyler Eifert has 15 receptions for 211 yards (14.1) and two scores in five games versus the Ravens. Eifert has a receiving score in each of his last two games played against them.

Baltimore Ravens

• Since head coach John Harbaugh’s arrival in 2008, Baltimore has posted the NFL’s fourth most total victories (95), won the league’s second-most playoff games (10), advanced to three AFC Championships, and in 2012, won Super Bowl XLVII.
• Entering their 22nd year of existence, the Ravens have earned a playoff berth in six of the past nine seasons.
• The 2016 Ravens played the NFL’s second-most games (tied, Houston. & New Orleans) decided by eight points or fewer, with Baltimore producing a 6-6 record in the contests. Three times the Ravens dropped games in which they surrendered fourth-quarter leads with under four minutes remaining.
• Baltimore’s defense ranked seventh (322.1 ypg) in 2016, marking the 12th time in the past 14 years the Ravens boasted a Top 10 unit.
• Quarterback Joe Flacco set a team record with 4,317 passing yards, adding 20 touchdowns.
• Wide receiver Mike Wallace tallied 1,017 yards on 72 catches in his first season with the Ravens.
• Kicker Justin Tucker produced one of the best seasons ever by a kicker, connecting on 38 of 39 FGs, including 10-for-10 from 50-plus yards.
• Cornerback Brandon Carr has started every game since entering the NFL in 2008. Those 144-consecutive starts rank as the NFL’s longest active streak among all defensive players. (The 144 starts stand sixth among active NFL players.)