BALTIMORE (6-2) At ATLANTA (6-2)
Thursday, 8:20 p.m., NFL Network
OPENING LINE – Falcons by 1
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Baltimore 4-4; Atlanta 4-4
SERIES RECORD – Ravens lead 2-1
LAST MEETING – Ravens beat Falcons 24-10, Nov. 19, 2006
LAST WEEK – Ravens beat Dolphins 26-10; Falcons beat Buccaneers 27-21
RAVENS OFFENSE – OVERALL (14), RUSH (11), PASS (15)
RAVENS DEFENSE – OVERALL (9), RUSH (13), PASS (9)
FALCONS OFFENSE – OVERALL (5), RUSH (6T), PASS (11)
FALCONS DEFENSE – OVERALL (21T), RUSH (6), PASS (26)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Falcons RB Michael Turner has rushed for 100 yards in four of last six games. … Ravens S Ed Reed has been force since coming back from hip surgery. In two games, he has eight tackles, three interceptions and a forced fumble. … Falcons WR Roddy White leads NFC with 58 receptions for 796 yards. … Baltimore LB Ray Lewis may have lost step or two, but the 35-year-old remains one of league’s best. He has 68 tackles, two sacks, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. … Both teams have shown they can win close games. Four of Baltimore’s wins have been by a combined 14 points, while Falcons have four victories totaling just 18 points. … The two quarterbacks, Atlanta’s Matt Ryan and Baltimore’s Joe Flacco, entered league as first-round picks in 2008, immediately won starting jobs and continue to take eerily similar career paths. Ryan has thrown for 1,949 yards, 13 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, while Flacco is at 1,917 yards, 12 TDs and six INTs. … This is the first Thursday night game of season televised by NFL Network. … Falcons will induct ex-CB Deion Sanders into their ring of honor during halftime, hanging his banner from roof of the Georgia Dome. … Last time teams faced each other was 2006 – the late Steve McNair was at quarterback for Ravens and Michael Vick was Atlanta signal-caller.
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