CLEVELAND (1-2) at BALTIMORE (2-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS
OPENING LINE - Ravens by 4
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Cleveland 1-2, Baltimore 2-1
SERIES RECORD - Ravens lead 30-10
LAST MEETING - Ravens beat Browns 26-24, Dec. 30, 2018
LAST WEEK - Browns lost to Rams 20-13; Ravens lost to Chiefs 33-28
AP PRO32 RANKING - Browns No. 19, Ravens No. 6
BROWNS OFFENSE - OVERALL (24), RUSH (25), PASS (18).
BROWNS DEFENSE - OVERALL (10), RUSH (14), PASS (10).
RAVENS OFFENSE - OVERALL (1), RUSH (1), PASS (7).
RAVENS DEFENSE - OVERALL (16T), RUSH (3), PASS (27).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - First place at stake in AFC North. … Ravens face Browns for first time under GM Eric DeCosta, who took over for Ozzie Newsome, a Hall of Fame TE with Cleveland. … Hyped Browns at early crossroads after two losses at home. … Browns split with Ravens last season, but are 3-19 vs. Baltimore since 2007. … Despite missing seven starters, including entire secondary with injuries, Browns were in position to tie NFC champion Rams in final seconds Sunday night but failed on four plays from 4-yard line. … First-year coach Freddie Kitchens took blame for loss, and lamented not running ball near goal line with three timeouts. … Browns QB Baker Mayfield has struggled, completing just 56.9 percent of passes (63.8 as rookie) with three TDs and five interceptions. … Mayfield has thrown at least one TD pass in all 16 career starts. Only Hall of Famer Kurt Warner (24) had better opening run. … Mayfield threw three TD passes and three picks in season finale against Ravens as rookie. … Browns WR Odell Beckham Jr. has been dealing with double teams so far, but still had team-high six catches against Rams. … Beckham had eight catches for career-high 222 yards in only game against Ravens for Giants in 2016. Beckham has averaged 128.8 yards per game in four games against AFC North teams. … Browns DE Myles Garrett has six sacks this season and 26 1/2 in 30 career games. … Browns will play four of next five games on road. … Browns RB Nick Chubb was held to 24 yards on nine carries in 2018 season finale at Baltimore. … Ravens RB Mark Ingram leads NFL with five rushing TDs, ranks fifth with 257 yards on ground. … Baltimore owns plus-3 turnover differential and plus-9 in last six games against Cleveland. … Ravens 10-1 at home against Browns under coach John Harbaugh, who started in 2008. … Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson has thrown 221 passes without INT, longest current streak in NFL. … Ravens tight ends have combined 33 catches, 389 yards and three TDs, all NFL highs for position. … Ravens’ defense burned for 503 yards last week. … Baltimore’s 1,535 yards on offense after three games second most in NFL history behind 2011 Patriots (1,621). … Ravens CB Brandon Carr expected to make 180th consecutive start, longest current streak among defensive players. … Baltimore 66-23 at home under Harbaugh, 18-2 in September. … Ravens K Justin Tucker’s 90.3% success rate on FGs best in NFL history. Fantasy tip: Beckham could have big day against defense that yielded 374 yards passing vs. KC and 349 against Arizona two weeks ago.
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