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Broncos-Ravens: By The Numbers

While it's true that stats don't tell the whole story, they are a good basis for discussion.

By KaptainKirk
Elvis Dumervil's presence may decide the outcome of this week's game in Baltimore.
Elvis Dumervil's presence may decide the outcome of this week's game in Baltimore.
Grant Halverson

Two teams vying for the #2 seed in the AFC will face off at M&T Bank Stadium at 11:00 AM MT this Sunday -- the 10-3 Denver Broncos and the 9-4 Baltimore Ravens. The Broncos are riding an 8-game winning streak while the Ravens have lost their last two. This game could be a preview of a matchup that could recur in the playoffs next month and should be an exciting one to watch.


BROADCAST: CBS has the national broadcast rights. Check the Broadcast Map to see which games are being aired in your area. Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf will cover the commentary for this contest. SIRIUS: 106 (Den.), 86 (Bal.). XM: 226 (Bal.) DirecTV: 709 (Den.).

WEATHER: The forecast suggests that Thunderstorms are likely. That could affect the game since this is an outdoor stadium. The temperature range should be 74/46f.

ODDS: The wise guys in Vegas have Denver favored by 2.5 points and the Over/Under is set at 48.5

SERIES: The Broncos trail the Ravens (3-6) with all three victories coming at Home. Denver has never beaten the Ravens in Baltimore. The last time the Broncos won was on October 9, 2006 at Mile High by the score of 13-3.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

  • The Broncos need a win tie for the 3rd-longest winning streak in team history.
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S MIKE ADAMS (68 tackles in 2012)

  • Needs one Tackle to set a career high in that category (68 in 2005).
CB CHAMP BAILEY (34 INTs as a Bronco)
  • Needs one Interception to pass Tyrone Braxton (34) for sole possession of 4th place on the team’s all-time Interceptions list.
CB OMAR BOLDEN (9 Special-Teams Tackles in 2012)
  • Needs one Special-Teams Tackle to become just the 13th Broncos rookie since 1994 to record at least 10 Special-Teams stops.
WR ERIC DECKER (8 TDs in 2012)
  • Needs one receiving Touchdown to set a career high (8 TDs in 2011).
TE JOEL DREESSEN (34 receptions in 2012)
  • Needs two receptions to equal his career high (36 in 2010).
DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (6 FF in 2012)
  • Needs one Forced Fumble to pass Dennis Smith (6, 1989) and Von Miller (6, 2012) for the most by a Bronco in a single season since the statistic was tracked beginning in 1984.
WR TRINDON HOLLIDAY (105-yd. KOR and 76-yd. PR in 2012)
  • Needs one return Touchdown to become just the 3rd player in Broncos history with at least three Special-Teams return scores in a single season (Rick Upchurch, 1976; Darrien Gordon, 1997).
QB PEYTON MANNING (3,812 passing yards/7 300-yard games 2012)
  • Needs 188 passing yards to post his 12th career 4,000-yard passing season (already an NFL record).
  • Needs 300 passing yards to tie Jay Cutler (8, 2008) for the most 300- yard passing games in a season in Broncos history.
LB VON MILLER (15 sacks/6 FF in 2012)
  • Needs one Sack to tie DE Elvis Dumervil (17, 2009) for the most Sacks in a single season in franchise history.
  • Needs one Forced Fumble to pass Dennis Smith (6, 1989) and Elvis Dumervil (6, 2012) for the most by a Bronco in a single season since the statistic was tracked beginning in 1984.
LB WESLEY WOODYARD (97 tackles in 2012)
  • Needs three Tackles to reach the century mark for the first time in his five-year career.


2012 TEAM COMPARISON

BRONCOS RAVENS
OFFENSE
Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . . . . 390.1 (4th) . . . 344.4 (18th)
Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . . . . . . . . . 5.9 (7th) . . . . . 5.5 (16th)
Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . . . . . . . 28.8 (2nd) . . . . 25.5 (9th)
Possession Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:03 . . . . . . . .27:15
Net Rushing Yards Per Game . . . . . . . 106.1 . . . . . . . . 108.8
Net Passing Yards Per Game . . . . . . . 284.0 . . . . . . . . 235.5
Had Intercepted/Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/218 . . . . . . . .9/119
Sacks Allowed/Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19/120 . . . . . . . .31/188
Fumbles/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18/13 . . . . . . . . .11/4
Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . . . . . . .44.1% (5th) . . . . 33.9% (19th)
Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . . . . . 56.9% (10th) . . . . 59.0% (6th)
Giveaways (NFL Rank) . . . . . . . . . . .23 (T-19 th) . . . .13 (T-5th)
DEFENSE
Net Yards Per Game (NFL Rank) . . .309.4 (4th). . . . .375.9 (28th)
Yards Per Play (NFL Rank) . . . . . . . .4.8 (3rd). . . . . . . .5.3 (16th)
Points Per Game (NFL Rank) . . . . . . 19.8 (4th). . . . . . 21.0 (10th)
Net Rushing Yards Per Game . . . . . . 93.7. . . . . . . . . . . 129.3
Net Passing Yards Per Game . . . . . . . 215.7 . . . . . . . . . .246.6
Intercepted By/Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15/249 . . . . . . . . 13/196
Sacks For/Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39/268 . . . . . . . . 30/201
Opponent Fumbles/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . 19/6 . . . . . . . . . . 21/12
Third Down Pct. (NFL Rank) . . . . . . . 32.6% (3rd) . . . . 37.8% (14th)
Red Zone TD Pct. (NFL Rank) . . . . . . 62.9% (30th) . . . 40.0% (1st)
Takeaways (NFL Rank) . . . . . . . . . . . .21 (T-15th) . . . . 25 (T-7th)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Punts-Average Yards (Gross) . . . . . . . 46.7 . . . . . . . . . . 47.5
Punts-Average Yards (Net) . . . . . . . . . 42.8 . . . . . . . . . . 40.4
Punt Returns-Average Per . . . . . . . . . .10.6 . . . . . . . . . . 9.7
Punt Returns-Avg Per Allowed . . . . . . 4.9 . . . . . . . . . . . 8.3
Kickoff Returns-Avg Per . . . . . . . . . . . .23.8 . . . . . . . . . . 28.7
Kickoff Returns-Avg Per Allowed . . . . .20.8 . . . . . . . . . 23.0
Field Goals Made/Attempted . . . . . . . . 21/26 . . . . . . . . 24/26
PENALTIES
Penalties Against/Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . 77/640 . . . . . . . 96/872
Opponent Penalties Against/Yards . . . 102/789 . . . . . . .90/786

Football Outsiders Week 14 DVOA ratings

Team Total DVOA Last WK OFF DVOA OFF RANK DEF DVOA DEF RANK S.T. DVOA S.T. RANK
3-Den 35.5% 2 18.5% 3 -14.5% 5 2.4% 10
9-Balt 12.0% 9 3.7% 16 2.0% 19 10.3% 1


Advanced Stats Efficiency Rankings

RANK TEAM LAST WK GWP OPP GWP OFF RNK DEF RNK
1 DENVER 1 0.71 0.49 4 3
21 BALT. 20 0.47 0.48 17 19

Advanced Stats Success Rates

RANK TEAM Tm AdjSR Off AdjSR Def AdjSR
1 DEN 54.0 50.1 57.9
22 BALT 48.5 43.3 53.6


We all know that statistics aren’t the be-all and end-all of the story, but they are telling and an efficient starting point for discussion.

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