BALTIMORE (6-3) At CAROLINA (1-8)
Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE – Ravens by 8
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Baltimore 4-5-0; Carolina 2-7-0
SERIES RECORD – Panthers lead 3-0
LAST MEETING – Panthers beat Ravens 23-21, Oct. 15, 2006
LAST WEEK – Ravens lost to Falcons 26-21; Panthers lost to Buccaneers 31-16
RAVENS OFFENSE – OVERALL (13), RUSH (11), PASS (17)
RAVENS DEFENSE – OVERALL (10), RUSH (8), PASS (13)
PANTHERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (32), RUSH (24), PASS (32)
PANTHERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (14), RUSH (27), PASS (5)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Ravens have had 10 days to stew over last-minute loss to Falcons, but Steelers loss left them tied atop AFC North. … Ravens have allowed 66 points in fourth quarter, more than all last season (62). … WR Derrick Mason, who should play despite a broken finger, needs three receptions to become 13th player in NFL history with 900. … WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh needs one catch to make Ravens third team in NFL history with three players with 600 or more career catches. … WR Anquan Boldin (631 catches) has three TD catches in past three games vs. Panthers. … QB Joe Flacco needs two TD passes to surpass Vinny Testaverde (51) for most in Ravens history. … Flacco’s seven INTs have all come in road games. … LB Terrell Suggs had first two-sack game in more than two years vs. Falcons. … Ravens coach John Harbaugh and Carolina coach John Fox were once on same college staff at Pittsburgh. … Ravens have failed to score in first quarter in eight of last 11 road games. … Panthers haven’t scored a first-quarter touchdown all season. … With Matt Moore (shoulder) out for season and Jimmy Clausen (concussion) sidelined, Panthers remaining QBs are rookie Tony Pike and Brian St. Pierre, who has thrown five passes in eight years. … Panthers have league-low nine TDs and rank last in NFL in points per game (11.6) and yards per game (250.6). … Fourth-string RB Mike Goodson gave Carolina first 100-yard rushing game of season vs. Bucs. … Panthers have plunged from fourth to 14th in total defense after allowing 65 points and 829 yards in past two games.
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