BALTIMORE (4-3) at CAROLINA (4-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE - Ravens by 2
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Ravens 4-3, Panthers 3-3
SERIES RECORD - Panthers lead 3-2
LAST MEETING - Ravens beat Panthers 38-10, Sept. 28, 2014
LAST WEEK - Ravens lost to Saints 24-23; Panthers beat Eagles 21-17
AP PRO32 RANKING - Ravens No. 9, Panthers No. 7 (tie)
RAVENS OFFENSE - OVERALL (9), RUSH (24), PASS (9)
RAVENS DEFENSE - OVERALL (1), RUSH (7), PASS (2)
PANTHERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (18), RUSH (4), PASS (22)
PANTHERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (13), RUSH (9), PASS (17)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Fourth road trip in five games for Ravens. … Baltimore has allowed 101 points, lowest total through seven games since coach John Harbaugh took over in 2008. … Ravens lead NFL in fewest yards (280.6 per game) and fewest points (14.4) allowed. … Terrell Suggs and Za’Darius Smith with 5½ sacks each of Baltimore’s NFL-best 27 total. … Ravens QB Joe Flacco’s 2,067 yards passing most of career through seven games. .. Ravens have scored at least 21 points in 15 of last 16 games. … Baltimore’s nine rushing TDs tied for third in NFL. … Ravens P Sam Koch to play in 200th consecutive game. … Baltimore CB Brandon Carr has 167 straight starts, longest active streak among defensive players. … Ravens have minus-1 turnover differential. Since 2000, Baltimore is 28-84 when turnover differential is negative. … Ravens WR John Brown leads team with 558 yards receiving and four TD catches. … Michael Crabtree leads Ravens with 35 catches. He’s one of nine active NFL WRs with more than 600 career receptions. … Baltimore K Justin Tucker now career 222 for 223 on extra points after fourth-quarter miss last week at end of game. His 90 percent success rate on FGs is best in NFL history. … Panthers have won eight straight at home. Last home loss was Oct. 12, 2017 vs. Eagles. … QB Cam Newton has engineered 15 career fourth-quarter comebacks. … Panthers’ 17-point fourth quarter comeback vs. Eagles last Sunday was largest in franchise history. … Newton has four TDs rushing in past four home games. … Christian McCaffrey one of three RBs with more than 40 catches and 350 yards rushing. Others are Saints’ Alvin Kamara and Giants’ Saquon Barkley. … LB Luke Kuechly had 14 tackles vs. Eagles, including four for losses. … DE Mario Addison leads Panthers with 4½ sacks. … Panthers have 58 interceptions since start of 2015 season, second most in NFL. Kansas City has 63. … K Graham Gano has missed an extra point in last two games. He’s 8 of 8 on field goals, including career-long 63-yarder vs. Giants. … Fantasy tip: Newton has 13 TDs (nine passing, four rushing) and 105.8 QB rating in last four games vs. AFC foes.
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