BALTIMORE (10-4) At CLEVELAND (5-9)
Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE – Ravens by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Baltimore 7-7-0; Cleveland 5-8-1
SERIES RECORD – Ravens lead 16-7
LAST MEETING – Ravens beat Browns 24-17, Sept. 26, 2010
LAST WEEK- Ravens beat New Orleans 30-24; Browns lost to Cincinnati 19-17
RAVENS OFFENSE – OVERALL (18), RUSH (16), PASS (15)
RAVENS DEFENSE – OVERALL (10), RUSH (5), PASS (15)
BROWNS OFFENSE – OVERALL (29), RUSH (18), PASS (28)
BROWNS DEFENSE – OVERALL (22) RUSH (25), PASS (15)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Lot on line for AFC North rivals. … Ravens can clinch playoff spot for third straight season with a win, and stay in hunt with Pittsburgh for division title. … Browns looking to bounce back after dreadful losses to Buffalo and Cincinnati. … Cleveland coach Eric Mangini’s fate could hinge on outcome of season-closing games against Baltimore and Pittsburgh. … Ravens coming off what coach John Harbaugh called “complete team victory” last week over Saints. … Ravens have won five straight over Browns, outscoring them by average 27-11. … Ravens LB Terrell Suggs loves Browns. His 12 career sacks vs. Cleveland are most against any team in eight seasons as pro. … Suggs has 7 1/2 sacks in past seven games. … Ravens are 16-1 in games against sub-.500 teams under Harbaugh. … Browns rookie QB Colt McCoy to make second start in row since returning from ankle injury. … McCoy’s 132.6 rating in Cincy last week was second-highest by Browns rookie, bettered only by Charlie Frye’s 136.7 in 2005. … Browns have allowed league-low 26 points in first quarter. … Peyton Hillis rushed for 144 yards in first meeting with Ravens. … Hillis has 11 rushing TDs, most by Cleveland back since Jim Brown’s 12 in 1963. … Browns’ 18 interceptions tied for fourth most in league. … Browns have allowed five rushing TDs, tying Baltimore and Pittsburgh for league’s fewest. … Browns hoping to avoid ninth double-digit loss season since 1999. … Browns T Joe Thomas has not missed snap since entering league in 2007.
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