WEEK 16
ATLANTA FALCONS (5-9) @ BALTIMORE RAVENS (9-5)
DATE: Saturday (12/24/22)
STADIUM: M&T Bank Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Bill Vinovich
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Ravens lead all-time series, 4-2
STREAKS Ravens have won past 2
LAST GAME 12/2/18: Ravens 26 at Falcons 16
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/19/14: Ravens 29, Falcons 7
ATLANTA FALCONS
LAST WEEK L 21-18 at New Orleans
COACH VS. OPP. Arthur Smith: 0-0
PTS. FOR 21.9
OFFENSE 315.0
PASSING Desmond Ridder (R): 13-26-97-0-0-59.3
RUSHING Tyler Allgeier (R): 148-743-5.0-2
RECEIVING Drake London (R): 54-603-11.2-4
PTS. AGAINST 23.8
DEFENSE 378.3
SACKS Grady Jarrett: 6
INTs Many tied: 2
TAKE/GIVE -2 (16/18)
PUNTING (NET) Bradley Pinion: 45.9 (41.2)
KICKING Younghoe Koo: 100 (28/30 PAT; 24/29 FG)
FALCONS NOTES
• QB DESMOND RIDDER (rookie) passed for 97 yards in 1st career start last week.
• RB CORDARRELLE PATTERSON rushed for 52 yards & TD in Week 15. Aims for his 5th in row with 50+ rush yards. Had 5 catches for 141 yards & rec. TD in his only career game at Bal. (12/8/13 w/ Min.).
• RB TYLER ALLGEIER (rookie) rushed for career-high 139 yards & had 2nd rush TD of season last week, his 1st-career game with 100+ rush yards. Ranks 2nd among rookies with 743 rush yards.
• WR DRAKE LONDON (rookie) led team with 7 receptions & 70 rec. yards last week. Ranks 3rd among rookies with 54 receptions & 4th with 603 rec. yards.
• WR OLAMIDE ZACCHEAUS has career highs in receptions (32) & rec. yards (478) this season.
• LB RASHAAN EVANS led team with 10 tackles & had 2nd sack of season in Week 15.
Ranks 3rd in NFL with career-high 144 tackles. Has 10 games with 10+ tackles in 2022, most in NFL. Aims for his 5th in row on road & 7th in row overall with 10+ tackles.
• DL GRADY JARRETT had TFL & 0.5 sacks last week. Leads team with 6 sacks in 2022, his 3rd-career season with 6+ sacks. Had sack & 2 FF in last meeting.
• LB MYKAL WALKER has career-high 104 tackles in 2022, his 1st-career season with 100+ tackles. Has 8+ tackles in 6 of his past 7.
• LB LORENZO CARTER had 0.5 sacks & 2nd-career FR in Week 15.
• S RICHIE GRANT ranks 3rd among NFC DBs with career-high 96 tackles & needs 4 tackles for 1st-career 100+ tackle season.
• S JAYLINN HAWKINS had 2 PD last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ tackles.
BALTIMORE RAVENS
LAST WEEK L 13=3 at Cleveland
COACH VS. OPP. John Harbaugh: 2-1
PTS. FOR 21.7
OFFENSE 345.4
PASSING Lamar Jackson: 203-326-2,242-17-7-91.1
RUSHING Lamar Jackson (QB): 112-764-6.8-3
RECEIVING Mark Andrews (TE): 61-702-11.5-5
PTS. AGAINST 18.8
DEFENSE 327.0
SACKS Justin Houston: 9
INTs Marlon Humphrey: 4
TAKE/GIVE +7 (23/16)
PUNTING (NET) Jordan Stout (R): 46.5 (41.1)
KICKING Justin Tucker: 116 (29/30 PAT; 29/34 FG)
RAVENS NOTES
• QB LAMAR JACKSON totaled 200 yards (125 pass, 75 rush) & had rush TD in last meeting. Is 5-0 with 6 TDs (4 pass, 2 rush) vs. INT in 5 career starts vs. NFC South. Ranks 2nd among QBs with 764 rush yards in 2022, his 4th-straight season with 750+ rush yards.
• QB TYLER HUNTLEY has 50+ rush yards in each of 3 career home starts.
• RB J.K. DOBBINS rushed for season-high 125 yards last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 120+ rush yards. Has rush TD in 5 of his past 6 at home.
• RB GUS EDWARDS has 55+ rush yards in 5 of his 6 games this season. Rushed for 82 yards in last meeting.
• TE MARK ANDREWS aims for his 3rd in row at home with 50+ rec. yards. Ranks 3rd among TEs with 702 rec. yards in 2022, his 4th-straight season with 700+ rec. yards.
• WR DEMARCUS ROBINSON aims for 4th in row with 5+ catches. Had rec. TD in his last game vs. Atl. (12/27/20 w/ KC). Needs 6 catches for 1st-career 50-catch season.
• LB ROQUAN SMITH led team with 11 tackles & had TFL last week. Has 5+ tackles in all 14 games this season & aims for 4th in row with TFL. Had FF & PD in only career game vs. Atl. (9/27/20 w/ Chi.). Ranks tied-6th in NFL with 130 tackles in 2022.
• LB JUSTIN HOUSTON has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of his 4 home games this season. Has sack in 2 of 3 career games vs. Atl.
• LB PATRICK QUEEN aims for his 4th in row at home with 9+ tackles & TFL.
• CB MARLON HUMPHREY had 6 tackles & PD in Week 15. Aims for 5th in row with 6+ tackles. Had 2 PD in last meeting.
• S KYLE HAMILTON (rookie) had season-high 7 tackles & 2 TFL with PD & sack last week.
