Browns At Ravens Week 17
By The Associated Press
(AP) -- CLEVELAND (7-8) at BALTIMORE (9-6)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE - Ravens by 9
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Cleveland 8-7-1, Baltimore 8-8
SERIES RECORD - Ravens lead 23-8
LAST MEETING - Ravens beat Browns 23-21, Sept. 21, 2014
LAST WEEK - Browns lost to Panthers 17-13, Ravens lost to Texans 25-13
AP PRO32 RANKING - Browns No. 23, Ravens No. 12
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Ravens 12-1 against Browns under coach John Harbaugh. ... Baltimore QB Joe Flacco has won 12 of 13 vs Browns, throwing 16 TDs and only seven INTs. ... Browns coach Mike Pettine began NFL coaching career in Baltimore as coaching and video assistant in 2002. ... Paul Kruger has career-high 10 sacks for Cleveland. He led Ravens in sacks in 2012 with nine. ... In first meeting between teams this year, Justin Tucker's 32-yard field goal on final play won it for Baltimore. ... Browns have lost four straight. ... Browns have NFL-leading 21 INTs, at least one in each of past 11 games. They have forced 24 turnovers in past 10 games, most in NFL during that span. .... Rookie RB Isaiah Crowell has eight of Cleveland's 16 rushing TDs. ... S Donte Whitner leads Cleveland with 100 tackles. ... Ravens RB Justin Forsett leads NFL with 5.3 yards per carry average. ... Ravens WR Steve Smith has 13,172 yards receiving and needs 27 to surpass Andre Reed for 14th on career list. ... Baltimore WR Torrey Smith has 10 TDs in past 12 games after being blanked in first three games of season. ... Ravens LB C.J. Mosley leads NFL rookies with 122 tackles. ... Baltimore has won 10 of its past 12 at home against AFC North. ... Ravens need 10 points to break single-season franchise record of 398.
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