BALTIMORE (9-7) At NEW YORK JETS (9-7)
Monday, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
OPENING LINE – Jets by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Baltimore 9-8-1; New York 11-8
SERIES RECORD – Ravens lead 5-1
LAST MEETING – Ravens beat Jets 20-13, Sept. 16, 2007
RAVENS OFFENSE – OVERALL (13), RUSH (5), PASS (18)
RAVENS DEFENSE – OVERALL (3), RUSH (5), PASS (8t)
JETS OFFENSE – OVERALL (20), RUSH (1), PASS (31)
JETS DEFENSE – OVERALL (1), RUSH (8), PASS (1)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Marks first regular-season Monday night game played at New Meadowlands Stadium, the $1.6 billion home to both Jets and Giants. … Ravens coach John Harbaugh and Jets coach Rex Ryan have long history together, including having been assistants at University of Cincinnati in 1996. Ryan, a Ravens assistant for 10 years, was defensive coordinator for four, including one under Harbaugh – who beat Ryan out for the head coaching job. … Ravens have won last five meetings vs. Jets, and are 2-0 in season openers under Harbaugh. … Matchup features two of league’s toughest defenses: Jets allowed season-low 26 TDs, while Ravens gave up 27. … New Ravens WR Anquan Boldin has played in 95 games, and with 14 more catches will reach 600 – likely surpassing Marvin Harrison’s record for quickest (102 games). … Newly acquired WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh expected to make Ravens debut. … Last season marked first time for Ravens that they had a 3,500-yard passer (Joe Flacco), 1,000-yard receiver (Derrick Mason) and 1,000-yard rusher (Ray Rice). … S Ed Reed will miss first six weeks after having offseason hip surgery, and is expected to be replaced by Tom Zbikowski. … Jets, stars of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” this summer, went to AFC championship in first year under the brash Ryan, who predicts a Super Bowl appearance this season. … CB Darrelle Revis signed 4-year deal, ending 36-day holdout a week before opener, and will play vs. Ravens. … LB Calvin Pace (broken right foot) will miss game and will be replaced by Jason Taylor, making Jets regular-season debut. … RB LaDainian Tomlinson, NFL’s eighth-leading rusher, will also play in his first regular-season game for Jets after spending last nine seasons in San Diego. Tomlinson will team with second-year RB Shonn Greene to lead revamped rushing offense, which led NFL last season. … QB Mark Sanchez looking to improve on up-and-down rookie season, when he threw 12 TD passes and 20 INTs. … Jets won’t have WR Santonio Holmes, suspended four games for violating league’s substance abuse policy.
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