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<\/a><\/p>\nFlacco has yet to show he\u2019s worthy of that huge offseason contract. He opened the season in dismal fashion, rebounded the last two weeks, but his performance has been very mediocre (1TD in his last two games). Still he has this match-up well in hand as EJ is coming off a sporadic performance against the Jets. = Ravens<\/strong><\/p>\n Joe Flacco: 72\/119 \u2013 744 yards \u2013 60% – 3TD \u2013 2 INT \u2013 QBR 80<\/span><\/p>\n EJ Manuel: 64\/108 \u2013 689 yards \u2013 59% – 4TD \u2013 1INT \u2013 QBR 86.5<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Running back:<\/b><\/p>\n Ray Rice may be out but to be honest he doesn\u2019t scare me either way. Both Ravens backs are tallying up a dismal 2.8 YPC average, and only one play of 20+ yards. Spiller has been frustrating as well but to put the Ravens numbers in perspective CJ is averaging 3.6 YPC. One thing I look to see from Hackett this week is a little less loyalty. If Fred Jackson is playing better he\u2019ll see the rock more they have to take the pressure of EJ. = Bills<\/strong><\/p>\n Fred Jackson: 32\/169 \u2013 5.3 YPC \u2013 1TD<\/span><\/p>\n Bernard Pierce: 52\/144 \u2013 2.8 YPC \u2013 2 TD<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wide Receivers\/Tight ends:<\/b> Torrey Smith has been shut out of the endzone this season but he does have 6 plays over 20 yards (2nd<\/sup>). Smith is backed up by\u00a0 rookie Marlon Brown who is going to be a total nightmare for this Bills secondary. Expect him to go off on whoever they try to cover him with. Stevie Johnson is starting to click with Manuel and despite a solid Ravens defense I think he\u2019s going to have a big week as well as the Bills know they need to succeed in the passing game to get any kind of balanced attack going. I also look to see another receiver step up as TJ Graham is not finding his role in this offense (2 catches on 9 targets for 13 yards). = Ravens<\/strong><\/p>\n Torrey Smith: 16\/269 \u2013 0TD<\/span><\/p>\n Stevie Johnson: 17\/236 \u2013 2TD<\/span><\/p>\n Dallas Clark: 12\/141 \u2013 0TD<\/p>\n Scott Chandler: 12\/127 \u2013 1TD<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Oline:<\/b> EJ Manuel was sacked 8 times last week. = Ravens<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Dline:<\/b><\/p>\n I was very disappointed that the Bills dline didn\u2019t make more of an impact against the Jets. This week they\u2019re coming in a bit banged up, Bills fans are going to be watching this group closely. They need to pressure Flacco for Buffalo to have any kind of chance. The Ravens dline is more focused on gap control than pressure but they\u2019ve still gotten to the QB 4x this year. Judging this group without the support of the backers is tough. Still I give the edge to the Ravens. = Ravens<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Linebackers:<\/b> Everyone is talking about Kiko Alonso this week. I\u2019m not surprised. This is exactly what I expected from this kid in April. I am still looking to see him improve against the run, but he has taken a lead on this defense and he\u2019s exciting to watch. Smith, Suggs and Dumervil have 6.5 sacks between them, each of them are disruptive, the Bills are going to be forced to keep guys back in protection. Guys like Summers and Jackson should see increased reps. = Ravens<\/strong><\/p>\n Daryl Smith: 25 Tackles \u2013 1.5 Sacks \u2013 1 INT \u2013 1TD \u2013 5PD<\/span><\/p>\n Kiko Alonso: 27 Tackles \u2013 1 Sack \u2013 2 INT \u2013 1FF\/1FREC \u2013 2 PD<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Defensive backs:<\/b><\/p>\n If the Bills are forced to dip deep into their depth chart on Sunday this is going to be almost impossible to recover from. Justin Rogers showed zero awareness last week, he couldn\u2019t find the ball or his receiver, we would\u2019ve been better off if he couldn\u2019t find his helmet. Leonard and Williams both continue to play well but the weakness at corner is giving this secondary very little chance. On the surface it looks as if the Ravens secondary has struggled as well. They\u2019ve actually allowed more yards receiving than the Bills, mostly at the hands of Peyton Manning, they\u2019re in the bottom of the league in (passing) TD\u2019s against with 7 (all from Manning) but the one stat you can look at is the average QB rating against them is 105. You can rest assured they\u2019re going to press and allow man coverage deep,\u00a0 no one is going to be afraid of EJ until he connects on his deep ball. = Ravens<\/strong><\/p>\n Lardarius Webb: 17 Tackles \u2013 2PD<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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