PITTSBURGH STEELERS (7-2) at BALTIMORE RAVENS

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GAME 10 -- PITTSBURGH STEELERS (7-2) at BALTIMORE RAVENS (2-7)
Sunday, November 20, 2005 -- 1:00 PM EST -- M&T Bank Stadium (70,107)
JUST THE FACTS
BRIAN SAYS
For the 2nd time in 4 weeks, the Baltimore Ravens play the
Pittsburgh Steelers. The Ravens, now 2-7 and losers of 4 in a
row, host the Steelers, 7-2 and winners of 4 straight, this
Sunday, 11/20, at M&T Bank Stadium. Kickoff is 1 p.m., a
change from the original 4:15 start time. When the Ravens lost
20-19 at Pittsburgh on Halloween night, Matt Stover’s 47-yard
FG gave Baltimore a 19-17 lead with 3:21 left in the game.
Pittsburgh’s Jeff Reed hit the game-winner 2 minutes later in a
game that saw 6 Ravens starters out with injuries.
“This is a new situation for a lot of us, and it’s difficult. What
each coach, including me, and each player has to do is figure
out how he can do a better job. That’s what we’re doing. It’s
clear we have to be more productive on offense. We have to
run the ball better. Kyle (Boller) needs to play better, but we
need to help him do that. How do you do that? You keep working. Are the players looking at the extra videotape? Where
can we improve the game plans? How can the defense get
more turnovers? We all have to embrace the current challenges and opportunities.”
Last Sunday, the Ravens lost, 30-3, at Jacksonville when QB
Kyle Boller was sacked 4 times, threw 3 INTs and the offense
produced a season-low 163 yards. The Steelers powered their
way to a 34-21 victory over the Browns at Heinz Field.
Pittsburgh, which has won 4 in a row, is looking for its 12th consecutive road win. The last time the Steelers lost away from
home was to the Ravens, 30-13, on 9/19/04.
The Ravens are in the midst of a 6-game stretch against some
of the NFL’s best teams. It started in Chicago against the NFC
North’s 1st-place Bears (a 10-6 loss on 10/23) and continued in
Pittsburgh on 10/31. The 1st-place Bengals came to Baltimore
(a 21-9 loss on 11/6), and the trip to the 6-3 Jaguars followed.
There’s the home contest this Sunday versus the Steelers, and
then the Ravens go to Cincinnati for a rematch on 11/27.
INJURY REPORT
The Ravens have been playing without the 2 players who
have won 3 of the past 5 Defensive Player of the Year awards.
S Ed Reed (2004) and MLB Ray Lewis (2000 and 2003) have
missed the last 4 and 3 games, respectively. Lewis has thigh
injuries and Reed has an ankle sprain. CB Dale Carter (hamstring), FB Ovie Mughelli (ankle) and S B.J. Ward (groin) also
missed the game in Jacksonville. Starting FB Alan Ricard
(calf) was placed on IR on 11/2 after playing in just 2 games
this season. He joined 2nd-round choice OLB Dan Cody
(knee), who was injured in training camp. There were no new
substantial injuries reported after the Jaguars’ game.
WHAT’S GOING ON... Commitment to the community has been an important part of the Ravens’ franchise since the
team started in 1996. While it starts at the top, with current owner Steve Bisciotti and before that Art Modell, it also
involves players who are good guys willing to give. With Thanksgiving next week, Ravens players are once again stepping up to make sure more Baltimore area families can enjoy the holiday in a special way. Ray Lewis will donate the makings for complete meals, plus toiletries, to 400 families. Rookie Mark Clayton, who recently donated $20,000 to Hurricane
Katrina victims, is feeding 300 families next week. As usual, Ed Reed, who provided a lot of the inspiration and some of
the funds for the Ravens $1.2 million gift to those who suffered from Katrina, will buy and deliver meals to 40 families
near Booker T. Washington Middle School. (Reed regularly visits and helps students at the school). Once again, Jamal
Lewis will spend Thanksgiving eve at Aunt Hattie’s Place (abused children), helping prepare and then eating the meal
with the young men who live there. Matt Stover is going to make sure the children at the St. Vincent’s Center have a
good Thanksgiving. Fans can help, too. This Sunday, representatives from the Ravens and the Lady Ravens association
will collect food in an effort to make sure as many local families as possible eat during this holiday season.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Here’s the media schedule for this week:
Wednesday:
11:35 AM
12 to 12:45 PM
1:30 to 2:10 PM
Coach Billick
Players
Practice
Thursday:
10:45 AM
11:15 to 11:45 AM
1:30 to 2:15 PM
Coach Billick
Practice
Players
Friday:
11 to 11:40 AM
12:50 PM
12:55 PM
Practice
Coach Billick
Players
WEDNESDAY CONFERENCE CALLS
Ravens: Kyle Boller (11:50 a.m.) and Brian Billick (12:10 p.m.)
Steelers: Hines Ward (11:50 a.m.) and Bill Cowher (12:15 p.m.)
TV: CBS-TV (Channel 13/23 in Baltimore)
l Ian Eagle (Play-by-Play)
l Solomon Wilcots (Analyst)
l Bob Dekas (Producer)
l Cathy Barreto (Director)
LOCAL RADIO: JACKfm (102.7 FM)/ESPN RADIO (1300 AM)
l Scott Garceau (Play-by-Play)
l Tom Matte (Analyst)
l Chuck Evans (Sideline Reporter for Home Games)
l Larry Rosen (Sideline Reporter for Away Games)
LAST WEEK
The Jaguars’ defense sacked QB Kyle Boller 4 times and intercepted 3 of his passes in the Ravens 30-3 loss last Sunday in
Jacksonville. Boller was playing his 1st game since hurting his
toe in the season opener. Baltimore did take a 3-0 lead in the
1st quarter, and trailed 10-3 at the half before Jacksonville
exploded for 20 2nd-half points. The Jaguars RB Greg Jones
(25 carries for 106 yards) and WR Matt Jones (5 catches for
117 yards) each produced 100-plus yard days. TE Todd Heap
(5 for 58) and WR Derrick Mason (4 for 63) were top performers for the Ravens.
LB/DE TERRELL SUGGS
ON RAVENS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
REX RYAN
“You want to give your heart out for Rex. I don’t know
what it is about him, but I hope he never changes. That’s
exactly why, in a heartbeat, no matter what he’ll ask me
to do, I’ll do it. I love Rex Ryan. Love playing for him.
When I was a rookie and everyone seemed mad at me
for something, he took me in his meeting room with the
other linemen and got me straightened out.”
ABOUT THE STEELERS... The Ravens are hoping a trend with the Steelers continues. In each of the last 2 seasons, the
home team has won the game. Pittsburgh held service 4 weeks ago on Halloween night with a 20-19 victory. In 2004, the
Ravens gave the Steelers their only regular season defeat with the 30-13 victory at M&T Bank Stadium (9/19). QB Ben
Roethlisberger, who has not played since the 10/31 victory over Baltimore, entered last season’s game here in the 2nd quarter after Tommy Maddox injured his elbow. The Steelers came back with a 20-7 triumph on 12/16 at Heinz Field. Pittsburgh,
currently tied with the Bengals for 1st place, is the defending AFC North champion, a crown the Ravens earned in 2003.
RAVENS 10TH SEASON
TEN to 1
This year, the Ravens are celebrating the 10th season since arriving in Baltimore in 1996. The Ravens have run the gamut from a 4-12 season that
year to a 12-4 season and Super Bowl victory in 2000. To celebrate the 10th season with its fans, Baltimore launched an interactive website:
www.ravens10th.com.
IT’S UP TO YOU!
Fans were invited to vote for their favorite plays, players and moments. Starting with the 10th-best ranking in each of the 3 categories, ascending to the
all-time No. 1-ranked play, player and moment, each election will be announced at a Ravens' home game. The No. 1-ranked play, player and moment
will be announced at the regular season finale on Sun., Dec. 25.
RANK/GAME
1 /DEC. 25
PLAY
PLAYER
MOMENT
J. Lewis’ single-game NFL rushing record (9/03)
2 /DEC. 19
3 /DEC. 4
4 /NOV. 20
5 /NOV. 6
E. Reed’s 106-yard INT TD vs. Cleveland (11/04)
TE Todd Heap
6 /OCT. 16
S. Sharpe’s Wild Card-tipped TD pass (12/00)
TE Shannon Sharpe
Ray Lewis Super Bowl MVP (1/01)
7 /OCT. 2
K Matt Stover
Ray Lewis does 1st intro dance (9/00)
8 /SEP. 11
84-yd Super Bowl KOR-TD Je. Lewis (1/01)
T. Siragusa sacks R. Gannon at Oak. (1/01)
DE Michael McCrary
Billick named head coach (1/99)
9 /SEP. 1
S.Sharpe 96-yard TD at Oak. (1/01)
CB Chris McAlister
Naming Ravens (3/96)
IT’S NOT TOO LATE!
Every Week, A New Chance to Vote!
Fans have 18 more chances to vote on other all-time Ravens favorites! The Weekly Top 10 categories include: Best Draft Picks, Best Free Agents, Best
Cheerleader/Stunt Performer, Top Player Milestones, Best Action Photos, Biggest Rivalry Players, and more! When you click on the category, it tells
you the dates the polls open. Voting begins each Tuesday and ends the following Tuesday prior to 2 PM. The winner of the category is announced every
Tuesday at 2 PM on the Ravens10th site.
10 /AUG. 20
P.Johnson TD at Ten. (11/00)
DT Tony Siragusa
1st win in history (9/96)
GET YOUR PICTURE ON THE SITE!
You can also submit YOUR photos and text to several weekly Top 10 categories including Best Family Moments, Best Tailgaters, Best Fans in Ravens
Gear, Best Ravens-Themed Vehicles, Best Ravens Body Art, Best Fan Sign, Best Game Day Keepsake and Game Day Superstitions!
The only way you can win prizes is to log on to www.ravens10th.com. Cast your ballot each week. It’s as easy as a snap count:
1. CHOOSE the weekly Top 10 Category
2. CLICK a Thumbnail to see a larger image and details
RESULTS TO DATE:
1. Best Draft Pick:
2. Best Free Agent:
3. Most Exciting Home Game:
5. Best Family Moment:
6. Top Player Milestone:
7. Best Tailgaters:
8. Best Fans in Ravens Gear:
9. Best Cheerleader/Stunt:
10. Best Ravens-Themed Vehicles:
11. Best Brian Billick Quote:
12. Best Player Quote:
13. Best Action Photo:
3. VOTE for your favorite Entry
LB Ray Lewis
TE Shannon Sharpe
11/23/03: Ravens 44, Seahawks 41 OT
Roland S. writes: “Watching my dad tear up when
Art Modell is handed the Lombardi Trophy.”
LB Ray Lewis is voted Super Bowl MVP
Adrian W. proposes to his girlfriend and she says ‘yes!’
Ravens “Batman” poses with Phil Gomer at training camp
Colette B. from Odenton, MD
Lot H S.W.A.T. team is No. 1
“When you go into the lion’s den, you don’t tiptoe in. You carry a spear.
You go in screaming like a banshee and say, ‘Where is the son of a bitch?’”
- Brian Billick after Ravens beat Titans in 2002 Divisional Playoffs
“If we don’t let anybody score, then they can’t win. Period. That’s our
mentality.” - Ray Lewis on not allowing points in 2000
“Ouch!” Ray Lewis crunches 49ers RB Kevan Barlow
MORE COACH BRIAN BILLICK SAYS
“We’re not having success in the red zone for a number of reasons. Part of the key is to be able to run the ball
well. More and more teams are taking a passive approach in the red zone. That means they are using a lot of zone
coverages, which make it more difficult to throw into the end zone. Teams that run the ball better force defenses
to be more aggressive. That then creates more man-to-man matchups. Unfortunately, and unlike our previous
teams, we have not run the ball the way we need to. Until we do, scoring touchdowns in the red zone will be harder. We will also use the talent we have to get them the ball short of the goal line and let them make plays. The
touchdown that Chester Taylor scored in our 1st game against the Steelers would be an example of that. Bottom
line, we have to get better at getting into the end zone. That includes us running the ball better overall.”
LAST GAME RECAP (11/13/05)
Jaguars 30, Ravens 3
The Jaguars sacked QB Kyle Boller 4 times and intercepted him thrice in the Ravens’ 30-3 loss. Jacksonville blitzed
frequently, bringing a 5th, and sometimes a 6th pass-rusher, to help shut down the Ravens’ passing game. Boller
completed 19 of 33 passes for 142 yards in his 1st action
since suffering a toe injury in the 1st game of the season.
After K Matt Stover opened the scoring with a 41-yard FG
in the 1st quarter, the Jaguars reeled off 30 unanswered
points. In the 2nd quarter, Jaguars QB Byron Leftwich
directed a 7-play, 78-yard scoring drive that he capped with
a 32-yard TD pass to WR Matt Jones, giving the Jaguars
the lead for good. Jaguars K Josh Scobee kicked a 48-yard
FG on the last play of the 1st half to increase Jacksonville’s
lead to 10-3 at intermission.
Baltimore trailed just 10-3 early in the 2nd half, and was in
position to tie the game. The Ravens moved from their own
39 to the Jaguars’ 15, where they faced 3rd-and-10.
However, CB Terry Cousin intercepted Boller at the goal
line, and the Ravens would not threaten the rest of the
afternoon. The Jaguars responded with a 92-yard TD drive,
resulting in a 1-yard scoring run by RB Greg Jones. Jones
had 106 yards on 25 carries on the afternoon. Scobee
kicked 2 FGs in the 4th quarter, and LB Mike Peterson
ended the scoring with a 26-yard INT return for a TD with
just over 2 minutes left in the game.
Rave-TV, which has won 8 Emmy Awards in the team's 9
years, was honored with another Emmy award for its 2004
programming. The group received the award from The
Capital Region chapter of the National Academy of Television
Arts and Sciences in June, 2005.
This season on RaveTV:
Ravens Report, a show that provides insider access to the team, runs
every Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. on Fox45 and re-broadcasts on Comcast
SportsNet (Check local listings).
Wired is a weekly program that “mics” a Ravens' player or coach through
the week and throughout the entire previous week's game. The popular
show airs Tuesday nights at 10:00 p.m. on WNUV-54 and re-broadcasts on
Comcast SportsNet. This week’s guest: C Mike Flynn
LOCAL RADIO: JACKfm (102.7 FM) and ESPN Radio (1300 AM):
Ravens Pre-game Show with Tom Davis, Gary Stein, Damon Yaffe and
Chuck Evans airs 3 hours before kickoff. Ravens Post-game Show, with the
same quartet, follows the game. Brian Billick’s weekly call-in show is on
Tuesdays at 6 p.m. on JACKfm (102.7 FM) and ESPN Radio (1300 AM).
BaltimoreRavens.com has undergone
a complete overhaul, making the site
more aesthetically pleasing and easier to navigate. BaltimoreRavens.com continues to provide exclusive coverage of the team, but features a new "Tools for the Media" page that
contains the Media Guide, news clippings, releases and press conference transcripts.
T H E
B A L T I M O R E
R A V E N S
RAVENS
QUOTES
QUOTH THE RAVENS
www.baltimoreravens.com
“I always heard adversity built character. We can’t just go through the
motions. It’s an honor to be out there, and we have to give it all we’ve
got regardless of our record.”
– DE ANTHONY WEAVER ON HIS TEAM’S OUTLOOK FOR THE 2ND HALF OF THE SEASON
RAVENS DEFENSE, ET AL.
RAVENS OFFENSE, ET AL.
DT KELLY GREGG ON THE STEELERS’ O-LINE:
“They’ve got good coaching and definitely good players with the 1st-round picks. All of those guys can play.
They’ve been together for a little bit and work well as a
unit.”
QB KYLE BOLLER ON BEING BACK IN THE LINEUP: “I just feel really good about having the opportunity to be out there with my guys. It’s been hard on me,
being the starter all last year, all 16 games, and then
getting hurt in that first game. I’m just excited about
being back out there playing, just trying to help this
team win.”
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR REX RYAN ON WHAT
MAKES A SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE: “Your run
defense starts through the middle with two great tackles. That’s your anchor. The ball has to go east and
west and not north and south. When that happens,
you’re going to be pretty good.”
LB ADALIUS THOMAS ON THE RAVENS STYLE OF
DEFENSE: “Nobody takes (away) our swagger, point
blank, period. That’s not something that can be taken.
It’s something that we could give away, but that’s not
something we’re willing to do. Our swagger is still the
same. The swagger comes with confidence, and we
still have confidence in ourselves that we can make
plays and win games.”
CB SAMARI ROLLE ON SIGNING WITH THE
RAVENS AFTER BEING WITH THE TITANS FOR 7
YEARS: “That’s what made it a smoother transition –
because I got to pick where I wanted to go, and I got to
play with a team that historically has great defenses,
and it was a perfect fit for me.”
BRIAN BILLICK ON THE DEFENSE NOT SCORING
TOUCHDOWNS: “We need turnovers, we need field
position. It would be great to score, but you can’t come
out of structure. We have not given up a lot of big plays.
I think we’re 2nd or 3rd in the league in fewest big plays
down the field. You want to maintain that, but you want
the other, too, so it’s a fine line to walk sometimes.”
DE TERRELL SUGGS ON HIS NFL LEGACY: “I don’t
want to be a ghost when I’m done with the game or
when the game is done with me. I want the world to
remember that I was here. We will never forget
Lawrence Taylor, Derrick Thomas or Reggie White.
They will always be a part of the NFL and its history.
My desire for my name to live through the ages drives
me. I don’t just want to be an average football player in
this league. I want to be dominant, and I think I am in
the best position to do that right now.”
PITTSBURGH DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR DICK
LE BEAU: “The thing is that the Steelers have not
allowed a 100-yard rusher in 21 games. You just have
to control the line of scrimmage against Jamal Lewis.
You can’t give him that cutback lane. He can run away
from you if he gets a little bit of a crack.”
WR DERRICK MASON ON SCORING: “As much as I
love Stover – he’s one of the best kickers in the league
– I’d rather he kick extra points than field goals. Field
goals are great, but when you get (in the red zone), trying to win games and be competitive, field goals are
just not going to work. You have to start scoring touchdowns as a team.”
RB CHESTER TAYLOR ON THE OFFENSE IMPROVING: “Right now, we’re not putting points on the board
as consistently as we would like. We’re going to do it by
any means necessary. We don’t really have an answer
for it. We have to keep pushing until we break through.”
BRIAN BILLICK ON THE INEVITABILITY OF
INJURIES: “Everybody deals with injuries. We’ve been
there before. The next guy steps up. That’s a tall order,
but you can’t approach the game any other way.”
TE TODD HEAP ON GETTING TOUCHDOWNS: “It’s
frustrating to get down there and not be able to punch
it in. Once you get down there, teams try to push you
out. We’ve got to get better at this. We need to put a lot
of emphasis that all 11 of us need to do our job.”
RB JAMAL LEWIS ON QB ANTHONY WRIGHT: “A
lot has been put on Anthony Wright, and I think he has
held up well. He has stood up and led this offense and
tried to get things going. You have to compliment him
for that; I do.”
BALTIMORE RAVENS
VS.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11/20/05)
VS.
2005 REGULAR SEASON T EAM RANKINGS:
CONFERENCE
Team
Ravens
Steelers
Total
13
11
OFFENSE
Rush
13
2
Pass
12
13
Total
1
4
DEFENS E
Rush
6
2
Pass
3
10
Total
26
23
OFFENSE
Rush
25
4
Pass
24
26
Total
3
9
DEFENS E
Rush
12
3
Pass
6
20
NFL
Team
Ravens
Steelers
SERIES HISTORY: Pittsburgh leads the regular season series 13-6. The Ravens have won the last 2 meetings between the
teams in Baltimore.
HEAD
BRIAN BILLICK is the 2nd head coach in Ravens franchise
history. In his 7th season with the Ravens, he owns a 63-49
(.563) record. Billick led the Ravens to a 9-7 record in 2004
(Billick’s 5th winning season in 6 years) despite losing 53
games to important starters. In 2004, the Ravens returned 21
of 22 starters from a team that fought its way to a 10-6 record
and the AFC North title in 2003. With that division title, Billick
took the Ravens to the playoffs for the 3rd time in 4 years. He
also led the youngest team in NFL history (19 1st-year players on opening day) to a 7-9 record in 2002, after an historic
salary cap cleansing following the 2001 season. Baltimore finished 10-6 and advanced to the Divisional Round of the playoffs in 2001. Brian guided the Ravens to a Super Bowl XXXV
victory in 2000 (16-4) after finishing 8-8 in 1999, his 1st year
in Baltimore. Billick has directed the highest scoring offense in
league history (556 points as Minnesota's offensive coordinator in 1998) and was the head coach of the league's all-time
stingiest defense (165 points in 2000).
Coach Billick’s bio is on page 13 of the Ravens’ Media
Guide
COACHES
Bill Cowher is the longest tenured coach with 1 team in the
NFL. In Cowher's 14 seasons, he has compiled a 145-88-1
(.619) record, and helped the Steelers capture 8 division
titles, including leading Pittsburgh to a 15-1 record and the
AFC North title in 2004. Cowher has coached the Steelers to
10 postseason playoff berths, advanced to 4 AFC
Championship games and made a Super Bowl appearance.
He is 1 of only 6 coaches in NFL history to claim at least 6
division titles. In his 1st 6 seasons, Cowher joined Paul Brown
as the only head coach to lead a team to 6 straight trips to the
playoffs in his 1st 6 seasons. Cowher guided the Steelers
back to the postseason in 2001 after a 3-year absence. The
team captured its 15th AFC Central crown, the 6th under
Cowher, and posted an AFC best 13-3 regular-season record.
In his 1st year as head coach, Cowher was selected as the
1992 NFL Coach of the Year by the AP and The Sporting
News when he directed the Steelers to their 1st AFC Central
Division crown in 8 years with an 11-5 record.
Coach Cowher’s bio is on page 8 of the Steelers’ Media
Guide.
COACHES VIEW
NFL HEAD COACH LONGEVITY
Twenty-two of the 32 head coaches in the NFL have less than
5 years tenure in their current job. Here is a list of current NFL
head coaches with the longest tenure:
1
2
3
4t
4t
4t
7t
7t
7t
Bill Cowher
Jeff Fisher
Mike Shanahan
Brian Billick
Andy Reid
Mike Holmgren
Bill Belichick
Mike Sherman
Jim Haslett
Steelers
Titans
Broncos
Ravens
Eagles
Seahawks
Patriots
Packers
Saints
14
12
11
7
7
7
6
6
6
*Of the top 10 tenured head coaches, 3 own Super Bowl
rings - Billick, Shanahan and Belichick.
Brian Billick
63-49
Overall Record
9-7
2004 Record
5-2
Playoff Record
7
Years as a Head Coach
Years with Team
7
27
Years in the NFL
Bill Cowher
145-88-1
15-1
8-9
14
14
21
DID YOU KNOW?
The Steelers enter this week’s game with an 11-game road winning streak, the NFL’s longest since the 1989-90 San
Francisco 49ers. The last Steelers loss on the road was here in Baltimore on 9/19/04. That 30-13 Ravens win featured the
debut of Pittsburgh’s Ben Rothlisberger, who replaced starter Tommy Maddox after Maddox suffered a 2nd-quarter injury.
Interception Drought: Four players on Baltimore’s defense have recorded one interception this season. The lowest season total for a Ravens’ interception leader in team history is 4 (Stevon Moore in 1997 and Duane Starks in 2001).
BALTIMORE RAVENS
VS.
LAST REGULAR SEASON MEETING
(2005 SEASON GAME 7 - 10/31/05)
Pittsburgh 20 - Baltimore 19
Both Baltimore K Matt Stover and the Steelers’ K Jeff Reed
drilled go-ahead FGs in the final 4 minutes of the Steelers’ 2019 victory. Sadly for the Ravens, Reed’s 37-yarder with 1:36 left
gave Pittsburgh the lead for good. The Ravens did have 1 last
chance, taking over on their own 31-yard line with 89 seconds
remaining. But when QB Anthony Wright’s pass to RB Chester
Taylor on 4th down fell to the ground, so did the Ravens’ hopes
for the upset. Despite playing without 6 starters, including standout defenders Ray Lewis and Ed Reed, the Ravens nearly won
in Heinz Field for the first time since 2001. The Ravens led 1917 with 3:21 left in the game when Stover nailed a 47-yarder,
but Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger orchestrated a late drive
that led to Reed’s kick.
The Steelers opened the game with a statement. They took the
initial drive 79 yards on 15 plays, which was capped by a 4-yard
TD pass from Roethlisberger to TE Heath Miller. Baltimore
answered right back, moving the length of the field on 9 plays.
RB Chester Taylor got the Ravens into the end zone when he
caught a pass from Wright and ran for a 13-yard score.
Pittsburgh regained the lead in the 2nd quarter with a 42-yard
FG by Reed that was set up by a fumble by RB Jamal Lewis
deep in Ravens territory. Baltimore tied the game on a 22-yard
FG by Stover with just over 5 minutes in the half. LB Adalius
Thomas had placed the Ravens in Steelers territory by intercepting Roethlisberger and returning the pick 28 yards to the
Steelers’ 42. Early in the 2nd half, Roethlisberger connected
with Miller again, this time from 8 yards out, giving the Steelers
a 17-10 lead. Stover cut into that led with FGs from 40 and 49
yards, the latter a Heinz Field record.
WIZARD AND STAFF MAGIC
Ozzie Newsome and his staff have an impressive track
record of drafting success. Since moving to Baltimore in
1996, the Ravens have taken part in 10 drafts, and have
selected a total of 12 players in the 1st round. Of those, 10
1st-round draft picks are currently on the roster (Duane
Starks is with New England and Travis Taylor is with
Minnesota). These draft picks have performed at a superior
level and earned numerous accolades, including 27 Pro
Bowls.
YEAR
1996
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2000
2001
2002
2003
2003
2005
NAME
T Jonathan Ogden
LB Ray Lewis
LB Peter Boulware
CB Duane Starks
CB Chris McAlister
RB Jamal Lewis
WR Travis Taylor
TE Todd Heap
S Ed Reed
LB Terrell Suggs
QB Kyle Boller
WR Mark Clayton
PRO BOWLS
8
7
4
2
1
2
2
1
Here is a look at recent success:
2003: Newsome and his staff picked Suggs, who posted a
Ravens' rookie-record 12 sacks and earned AP Defensive
Rookie of the Year honors. Suggs earned his 1st Pro Bowl
berth in 2004. Starting QB Kyle Boller, who is the 1st Ravens
signal caller to start 3 consecutive seasons, was also taken
in the 1st round in 2003.
2002: S Ed Reed led the Ravens with 5 INTs and made every
NFL all-rookie team. In 2004, Reed earned his 2nd consecutive Pro Bowl berth and was named 2004 NFL Defensive
Player of the Year after leading the league with 9 INTs and
an NFL record 358 return yards.
2001: TE Todd Heap went to 2 Pro Bowls after leading the
Ravens for 2 straight years (2002, 2003) in receiving.
2000: First-round pick Jamal Lewis is the team's all-time
leading rusher and, in 2003, was named NFL Offensive
Player of the Year.
2005 TEAM LEADERS
Scoring:
Matt Stover
Non-Kick Scoring:
J. Lewis/T. Heap
Pass Attempts:
Anthony Wright
Pass Completions:
Anthony Wright
Completion Pct:
Anthony Wright
Passing Yards:
Anthony Wright
Passing TDs:
Anthony Wright
Rushing Attempts:
Jamal Lewis
Rushing Yards:
Jamal Lewis
Rushing TDs:
Jamal Lewis
Yards Per Rush:
Chester Taylor
Receptions:
Derrick Mason
Receiving Yards:
Derrick Mason
Receiving TDs:
Todd Heap
Yards Per Reception: Clarence Moore
Total Yards:
Derrick Mason
Tackles:
Ray Lewis
Sacks:
Adalius Thomas
INTs:
Suggs/McAlister/Lewis/Thomas
Punt Returns:
B.J. Sams
Punt Return Average: B.J. Sams
KO Returns:
B.J. Sams
KO Return Avg:
B.J. Sams
Punts:
Dave Zastudil
Punting Avg:
Dave Zastudil
58
12
266
164
61.7
1,582
6
159
480
1
5.0
53
615
2
19.7
615
77
4.0
1
23
12.0
29
21.3
47
43.9
NOTABLES
Since Brian Billick took over as head coach in 1999, the
Ravens have a 46-3 record when owning a positive turnover
mark, and against the Steelers (12/26/04), broke a streak of
37 consecutive wins with a positive ratio. Prior to that game,
Baltimore had not lost a regular season contest when it had
a positive turnover mark since losing 10-3 at Was. (10/15/00),
when it had a +2 ratio.
Here is a record of the 105 games since 1999 (not including
playoffs):
TO
TakeGiveAvg.
Games
Ratio
Aways
Aways
Scores
58 Wins
+95
176
81
24.7-12.4
47 Losses
-78
47
125
13.1-22.6
Though known for their defense, the Ravens’ offense has
been a big part in the Ravens’ success. Since 1999, the
Ravens own a 37-9 record when scoring at least 21 points in
a game, including 15-4 in their last 19 games with those
points.
Since 2003, the Ravens’ are tied for the NFL lead, allowing
just 21 rushing TDs. Here is a list of the top teams in each
category:
Team
Rushing TDs Allowed (2003-05)
Baltimore Ravens
21
21
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jacksonville Jaguars
22
Chicago Bears
24
23**
Dallas Cowboys
**Dallas plays Philadelphia on Monday night (11/14)
CENTURY MEN
There are 10 players on the Ravens’ roster who have
played in at least 100 regular season games: Orlando
Brown (129 games/119 starts), Dale Carter (150
games/126 starts), Ray Lewis (134 games/133 starts),
Derrick Mason (131 games/84 starts), Chris McAlister (100
games/94 starts), Jonathan Ogden (145 games/145 starts),
Samari Rolle (109 games/95 starts), Deion Sanders (182
games/156 starts), Matt Stover (232 games/0 starts), Peter
Boulware (119 games/102 starts).
BALTIMORE RAVENS
VS.
TOUGH SCHEDULE
With their 2nd-place finish in the AFC North last season, the
Ravens earned the league’s 5th-toughest schedule (according to their opponents’ 2004 record). The Ravens’ opponents
posted a 136-120 record last year. They will play 7 teams with
.500-or-better records and are tied for the league high by facing 7 playoff teams from 2004.
Teams
Miami
New England
Kansas City
NY Jets
Baltimore
NO.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Opponents
Games vs.
Games vs.
2004 Record +.500 Teams Playoff Teams
140-116 (.547)
9
7
138-118 (.539)
9
7
137-119 (.535)
8
7
137-119 (.535)
5
7
136-120 (.531)
7
7
RAVENS TOP 10 COMBINED YARDAGE
NAME/YEARS
ATT.
YDS
Jermaine Lewis (1996-2001)
532
8,001
Jamal Lewis (2000-Current)
1,526 7,385
Travis Taylor (2000-04)
229
2,982
Corey Harris (1998-2001)
125
2,951
Qadry Ismail (1999-2001)
198
2,929
Priest Holmes (1997-2000)
551
2,738
Michael Jackson (1996-98)
183
2,596
Todd Heap (2001-Current)
217
2,558
Derrick Alexander (1996-97)
134
2,170
Chester Taylor (2002-Current) 394
1,979
AVG.
15.0
4.8
13.0
23.6
14.8
4.9
14.2
11.8
16.2
5.0
TD
22
36
15
1
18
11
18
15
18
7
FIERY RIVALRY
Baltimore and Pittsburgh have squared off 19 times (including on 10/31 this year) in the regular season since the
Ravens began NFL play in 1996. Though the Steelers own
the all-time series edge, 5 of the 10 seasons have produced
“flip-flop” games in which each team has earned a victory.
Baltimore and Pittsburgh have split the division series in 4 of
the past 5 seasons.
Should Baltimore avenge last month’s loss to Pittsburgh this
Sunday, the Ravens and Steelers will have won their home
games in the series 3 consecutive seasons. In addition, a
Ravens’ victory would up the “flip-flop” season count to 6
between the 2 rivals.
All-Time Ravens-Steelers “Flip-Floppers”
1996:
2000:
2001:
2003:
2004:
2005:
Steelers 31,
Ravens 31,
Ravens 10,
Steelers 9,
Ravens 13,
Steelers 26,
Steelers 34,
Ravens 13,
Ravens 30,
Steelers 20,
Steelers 20,
Game 2
Ravens 17
Steelers 17
Steelers 0
Ravens 6
Steelers 10
Ravens 21
Ravens 15
Steelers 10
Steelers 13
Ravens 7
Ravens 19
??????????
(9/8)
(12/1)
(9/3)
(10/29)
(11/4)
(12/16)
(9/7)
(12/28)
(9/19)
(12/26)
(10/31)
(11/20)
Note: Of all the Ravens’ NFL opponents, Pittsburgh
has produced the most spilt series in franchise history.
ENS.COM
RARE AIR
In 2005, Kyle Boller and Anthony Wright have combined for
the best completion percentage in Baltimore’s history through
9 games at 61.1%. Completing 198-of-324 passes, Boller
and Wright trail only Vinny Testaverde’s 1997 mark for completions, which stood at 207 through 9 games. The ’97 team
also set the franchise mark for yards, with 2,427. The 1,865
yards amassed through the air this season is the 5th-most in
franchise history.
Year
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
Att.
324
229
224
283
309
308
268
284
352
331
Comp.
198
132
115
156
185
166
124
166
207
192
Percentage
61.1
57.6
51.3
55.1
59.8
53.9
46.3
58.5
58.8
58.0
Yards
1,865
1,314
1,250
1,744
2,113
1,652
1,458
1,959
2,427
2,112
DID YOU KNOW?
In 13 standoffs between Baltimore and Pittsburgh since
1999, 6 of the games have been decided by 3 points or less,
while 1 other margin came by 5 points and another by 7
points. In the series’ most recent thriller – which occurred just
3 weeks ago – Pittsburgh prevailed 20-19 on a lated 4thquarter FG, once again showing why the Ravens and
Steelers own 1 of the NFL’s best rivalries.
TEAM NOTES
VS.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
QB Kyle Boller found a relentless Jacksonville defense in his
1st start since injuring his toe in the season opener against
the Indianapolis Colts. The returning QB started strong with a
perfect 1st quarter, going 7-for-7 and 3-of-4 on 3rd downs.
But the AFC’s team leader in sacks per pass slowly wore
Boller down with 4 sacks. Boller ended with 19-of-33 passing
for 142 yards and 3 INTs.
Against the Jaguars’ defense, Baltimore’s offense:
•Made its only score on its 1st drive of the game.
The Ravens methodically moved down the field and
put themselves into FG range on a 16-yard bullet
from Boller to Derrick Mason to the 37-yard line. 2
plays later, Matt Stover nailed a 41-yard FG, his
17th in his last 18 attempts.
•B.J. Sams showed why he is 2nd in the AFC in punt
return average, returning 2 for 46 yards. The
quick-footed Sams was also strong in kickoff returns,
gaining 85 yards on 4 carries.
•A potential momentum turner came early in the 3rd
quarter when Baltimore’s best drive began with a
B.J. Sams 39-yard punt return to the Jacksonville 46yard line. With a 12-yard Todd Heap snare followed
by a 35-yard catch by Derrick Mason, the Ravens
found themselves inside the 15. Unfortunately, the
effort was stopped short with a Terry Cousin INT.
•The NFL’s best WR/TE tandem of Derrick Mason
and Todd Heap continued strong, consistent play,
combining for 9 catches and 121 yards. With his 39yard grab in the 3rd quarter, Mason recorded his 8th
game (7th consecutive game) with a catch of 20
yards or more.
BALTIMORE RAVENS
TEAM NOTES CONT’D
The NFL’s No. 3 defense started Sunday’s game strong,
holding the Jaguars scoreless in the 1st quarter, and to 1 of
6 (17%) on 3rd-down conversions in the 1st half. QB Byron
Leftwich was held to 16-of-30 passing for 211 yards.
Against the Jacksonville offense, the Ravens’ defense:
•Stopped an early 4th-down conversion on the
Jaguars’ 1st series of the game. Greg Jones got the
ball on the 4th-and-1 situation, but he found Anthony
Weaver at the line of scrimmage, who stopped the
250-pound FB for no gain.
•Held the Jaguars’ red zone efficiency to just 25%
(1-of-4) and forced P Chris Hanson to punt 5 times.
•Sacked QB Byron Leftwich on a 3rd-and-20 situation in the 4th quarter. As the Jaguars were looking
to convert to keep their drive alive, the pocket collapsed and Jarrett Johnson and Bart Scott combined to take down Leftwich for a 6-yard loss.
Baltimore has recorded at least 1 sack in 8 consecutive games.
•Held the Jaguars’ rushing attack to 133 yards. The
stiff defensive line is allowing just over 100 rushing
yards a game (102.4).
RAVENS RANKINGS
A determined Baltimore defense remains 1st in the AFC despite
missing the last 2 NFL Defensive Players of the Year, Ed Reed and
Ray Lewis. Giving up 270.9 yards per game, the Ravens slipped 1
spot to 3rd in the NFL in total yards allowed per game after yielding
338 yards to Jacksonville. Chicago passed Baltimore and Tampa
Bay to take the top spot in the league, allowing 253.7 yards per contest.
The Ravens’ pass defense is ranked 3rd in the AFC and 6th in the
NFL in passing yards allowed per game (168.4) after giving up 211
yards to Byron Leftwich and the Jaguars. Baltimore has given up
few big plays on the year, ranking 4th in the NFL in yards per pass
play (5.61). Baltimore’s Pro Bowl CBs were successful in their
matchups against the Jaguars WRs: Samari Rolle held Jacksonville
WR Ernest Wilford to only 1 catch for 10 yards, and Chris McAlister
held WR Jimmy Smith – whose numbers against Baltimore included
93 career catches, 10 TDs and 6 100-yard receiving games – to 43
yards on 3 catches.
Running the ball has been difficult for Ravens opponents all year,
and Tommy Polley and Bart Scott have been solid in Ray Lewis’
absence. However, the Jaguars rushed for 133 yards, dropping
Baltimore’s run defense to 6th in the AFC and 12th in the NFL. The
Ravens give up an average of 102.4 yards per game. Baltimore has
been able to limit long runs from their opponents, ranking 3rd in the
AFC and 6th in the NFL in yards per rush (3.66).
Baltimore’s special teams is 1st in the AFC and 2nd in the NFL in net
punting average allowed, as Jacksonville averaged only 8.4 yards
per return on 7 attempts (59 yards). Punter Dave Zastudil has been
key for the unit, hanging punts high in the air, averaging 43.9 yards
per punt, good for 8th in the AFC and 11th in the NFL. Against
Jacksonville, Zastudil punted 7 times for 312 yards with a long of 57
yards.
Baltimore allows the 4th fewest 1st downs in the AFC (17.6 per
game), and the 10th fewest in the NFL. Baltimore slipped a spot in
the AFC and NFL after allowing 20 1st downs to Jacksonville. The
Ravens have given up 158 1st downs on the year.
The Ravens defense ranks 4th in the AFC and 11th in the NFL in
3rd-down efficiency, allowing opponents to convert on 36.8% of their
opportunities. The Jaguars converted 5 of 14 3rd-down attempts
(36%), although Baltimore held Jacksonville to 1 for 6 on 3rd down
in the 1st half.
VS.
RAVENS RANKINGS CONT’D
Baltimore remains 3rd in the AFC and 6th in the NFL in 4th-down efficiency, converting 61.54% (8 for 13) of its chances. The Ravens
failed to convert their only 4th-down attempt in Jacksonville on a desperation 4th and 11 situation with less than a minute to play.
KR specialist B.J. Sams has propelled the Ravens’ punt return unit to
1st in the NFL (12.0 yards per return) after running for 46 yards on 2
punts at Jacksonville. Sams has scampered for 276 yards on 23
returns this year for an average of 12.0 yards. Though he nearly
broke a return against Jacksonville, Sams was tackled after he’d
churned up 39 yards. His 51-yard return against Cleveland in Week
6 was his longest of the season.
Baltimore ranks 7th in the AFC in 3rd-down efficiency (36.5%), after
converting 4 of 14 attempts at Jacksonville. Kyle Boller had the
Ravens off to a great start on 3rd down, converting 3 of Baltimore’s
1st 4 attempts before Jacksonville shut the 3rd-down door.
KYLE BOLLER
Starting every game in 2004, QB Kyle Boller completed his
NFL sophomore campaign in strong fashion. Boller made vast
improvements in the final 8 games of the season. With
injuries to several key players, Boller still showed he was
capable of leading the offense – especially down the stretch
– as he gained momentum, confidence and experience.
Below are Boller’s major passing stats from the 1st and 2nd
halves of the 2004 season, and some of his top highlights
from the final 8 games:
QB
2004
Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD Int. Rating
6
65.9
1st 8 Games 196 113 57.7 1,101 3
Final 8 Games 268 145 54.1 1,458 10
5
74.5
*In those final 8 games, the Ravens faced 4 playoff teams (at
NY Jets, at New England, at Indianapolis and at Pittsburgh).
Highlights:
•Going 19-of-33 for 142 yards under a heavy
Jacksonville pass rush, Boller shot out of the gate quickly
to open the game. He connected on his initial 7 pass
attempts, and was a solid 9-of-12 for 65 yards in the 1st
half. His best throw of the day came when he placed a
perfect strike into WR Derrick Mason’s hands midway
through the 3rd quarter. On 1st-and-15 from the 50, Boller
found a streaking Mason down the sideline for 35 yards,
which became both Mason’s and Boller’s longest play of
the year.
•In 3 career games against Pittsburgh, Boller has completed 60-of-93 passes for 427 yards. The former CalBerkeley star rushed for 76 yards on 17 attempts in those
contests, a solid 4.7 yards-per-carry average. In his 2nd
game back from his turf toe injury this season, Boller will
try and build on a career 54.4 completion percentage
against the Steelers.
•Against Pittsburgh on Halloween in Week 7, QB Anthony
Wright played well, completing 25 of 44 passes for 252
yards and a TD. Wright was picked off twice, once on a
Hail Mary at the end of the 1st half, and the other coming
on a flea flicker attempt in the Ravens’ 20-19 loss. Boller,
1-2 against Pittsburgh, will try and even his record on
Sunday.
BALTIMORE RAVENS
VS.
CHESTER TAYLOR
JAMAL LEWIS
With his 35 total yards (26 rec. and 9
rushing) against the Bengals (11/6),
Chester Taylor moved past Byron “Bam”
Morris (1,955 yards) for 10th place on the
Ravens’ combined yardage list. Taylor
currently has 1,979 combined yards in his
career.
With 114 yards against a tough Steelers defense in 2003, RB
Jamal Lewis went over 2,000 yards for the season in his
record-breaking campaign. For his career, Lewis has rushed
for 561 yards on 148 carries in 9 games against Pittsburgh,
good for 3.8 yards per carry and 5 TDs.
In 30 career division, games Jamal Lewis averages 100.2
yards per game. Lewis leads all active NFL backs in yards
per game vs. division opponents.
Here is a list of the top 5:
Name
Jamal Lewis
Edgerrin James
Ricky Williams
LaDainian Tomlinson
Clinton Portis
Team
Bal.
Ind.
Mia.
SD
Was.
Yds/G
100.2
99.7
94.6
94.4
93.2
In his 69 career games, Jamal Lewis has rushed for 6,243
yards, or 90.4 yards per game, which is the 4th-best average
among all active NFL running backs:
Name, Team
Games
Edgerrin James, Ind.
90
Clinton Portis, Was.
53
72
LaDainian Tomlinson, SD
Jamal Lewis, Bal.
69
Ricky Williams
76
Rushing
Yards
8,747
5,178
6,734
6,243
6,514
Avg./
Game
97.2
97.7
93.5
90.4
85.7
In the 26 regular season games when Jamal Lewis has run
for 100+ yards, the Ravens own a 20-6 record (22-6 including playoffs).
Thirteen of his 26 100-yard games have come against division opponents: Cincinnati (7), Cleveland (5) and Pittsburgh
(1).
In his 26 100+ yard games, Lewis has racked up 3,729 yards
on 659 carries for a 5.7 ypc average and 20 TDs.
The Ravens’ defense seems to step up when Jamal breaks
the 100-yard plateau. In those 26 games, the Ravens have
outscored their opponents 651-393. They have 3 shutouts,
and 7 games holding their opponents to 7 or less points.
Jamal has the most TDs in franchise history with 36, including 34 rushing.
Fifteen RBs were taken ahead of Chester Taylor in the 2002
draft. With a 5.0 ypc average in 2005 (4.3 through his 1st 3
years), Taylor averages more than the backs taken ahead of
the former Toledo star.
2002 NFL Draft – Running Backs
NO.
TEAM
PLAYER
16
Cleveland
William Green
18
Atlanta
T.J. Duckett
34
Carolina
DeShaun Foster
51
Denver
Clinton Portis
54
Seattle
Maurice Morris
56
Washington Ladell Betts
84
St. Louis
Lamar Gordon
91
Philadelphia Brian Westbrook
99
Houston
Jonathan Wells
119
Tampa Bay Travis Stephens
135
Green Bay Najeh Davenport
185
Arizona
Josh Scobey
197
Oakland
Larry Ned
199
Chicago
Adrian Peterson
204
Indianapolis Brian Allen
207
Baltimore
Chester Taylor
214
Detroit
Luke Staley
Antwoine Womack
NE
237
241
Miami
Leonard Henry
251
Buffalo
Jarrett Ferguson
Washington Rock Cartwright
257
COLLEGE
Boston College
Michigan State
UCLA
Miami
Oregon
Iowa
N. Dakota State
Villanova
Ohio State
Tennessee
Miami
Kansas State
San Diego State
Georgia Southern
Stanford
Toledo
Brigham Young
Virginia
East Carolina
Virginia Tech
Kansas State
*Of the 21 RBs selected in the 2002 NFL Draft, only 4 players (Green, Duckett, Portis and Westbrook) have more rushing yards. Only Portis and Westbrook have more receiving
yards.
Player
Rushing
Receiving
Green
2,109
277
Duckett
2,009
197
Portis
5,178
1,076
Taylor
1,353
626
Westbrook
1,946
1,599
**Philadelphia plays Dallas on Monday night
TDs
9
27
43
7
25**
(11/14)
Stacked up against 2002’s other 6th- and 7th-round draft
picks, Chester Taylor’s numbers are dominant. Baltimore’s
backup RB has more career rushing yards than the other 9
players combined. His receiving yards are nearly identical to
the combined totals, and his 6 TDs equal those of Peterson
and Cartwright combined.
JAMAL LEWIS CONT’D
At 5’11”, 245 pounds, Jamal Lewis is a load all the time, but
as the season wears on, he gets better. Throughout his 6year career, Lewis has rushed for more yards every month.
His totals are as follows:
Month
September**
October**
November**
December
January***
Carries
285
373
371
319
34
Yards
1,383
1,615
1,593
1,652
167
Avg.
4.9
4.3
4.3
5.2
4.9
TDs
10
4
8
11
1
**September includes 3 games, October includes 5 games
and November includes 2 from the 2005 season.
***Jamal has only played 1 regular season game in January
2002
Pick
185
197
199
204
207
214
237
241
251
257
6th-and
Team
Ari.
Oak.
Chi.
Ind.
Bal.
Det.
NE
Mia.
Buf.
Was.
7th-round Running Backs
Player
Rush Yds Rec. Yds TDs
Josh Scobey
89
200
0
Larry Ned
Not on NFL roster
Adrian Peterson 395
71
2
Brian Allen
Not on NFL roster
Chester Taylor
1,353
626
7
Luke Staley
Not on NFL roster
Antwoine Womack Not on NFL roster
Leonard Henry
Not on NFL roster
Jarrett Ferguson Not on NFL roster
Rock Cartwright 482
297
5
NOT YOUR AVERAGE BACK(UP)
With his 5.0 yards-per-carry average, Taylor is on pace to set
a club record in average yards per carry, minimum 100 rushes. Jamal Lewis set the current mark of 4.74 yards per carry
during his record-breaking 2003 season.
BALTIMORE RAVENS
VS.
DERRICK MASON
MARK CLAYTON
Ravens’ WR Derrick Mason victimized
the Steelers’ secondary often as a
Tennessee Titan, snaring 49 balls for
658 yards in his 12 games against
Pittsburgh. Against the Steelers in
game 8, Mason led the Ravens with 7
receptions for 91 yards. That is his
highest reception total and the 3rdhighest yard total against Pittsburgh.
After missing 2 games with an ankle injury, WR Mark
Clayton returned to play vs. Cin. (11/6). In his 1st 5 professional games before his injury, Clayton grabbed 12 receptions for 95 yards.
In what many consider the NFL’s best offseason acquisition in
2005, the Ravens landed 9-year NFL veteran WR Derrick
Mason. Mason, who has 506 career receptions, has the 2ndmost receptions in the NFL since 2003 and the 3rd-most
receiving yards over that same period:
Most Receptions Since 2003, NFL
259 Torry Holt
244 Derrick Mason
238 Chad Johnson
233 Marvin Harrison
213 Hines Ward
Clayton is currently on pace to pull in 24 receptions for 174
yards as a rookie, which would almost double the record for
Ravens rookie catches.
Below is how Mark’s rookie season is stacking up to the
other Ravens' receivers (season totals) in their rookie seasons:
Player
Clarence Moore (2004)
Todd Heap (2001)
Mark Clayton (2005)
Derrick Mason (1997)
Randy Hymes (2002)
Most Receiving Yards Since 2003, NFL
3,751 Torry Holt
3,437 Chad Johnson
3,086 Derrick Mason
3,009 Marvin Harrison
2,923 Randy Moss
Mason is tied for 2nd in the AFC and tied for 6th in the NFL
with 53 receptions in 9 games in 2005.
2005 AFC RECEPTIONS LEADERS
Player
Team Rec.
Yards
AVG.
Reggie Wayne
Ind.
54
633
11.7
53
808
15.2
Cin.
Chad Johnson
Marvin Harrison Ind.
53
624
11.8
Derrick Mason
Bal.
53
615
11.6
Antonio Gates
SD
51
707
13.9
Highlights:
•Six of Clayton’s 14 receptions have been good for 1st
downs.
TD
3
5
8
1
6
Mason pulled in his 500th career reception on an 8-yard
pass from QB Anthony Wright (11/6). Mason totaled 5
catches for 60 yards against the Bengals.
Once again, Mason proved why he is 1 of the NFL’s elite
receivers, as he reeled in 4 passes for 63 yards (15.8 average) against Jacksonville’s stingy secondary. His most explosive play of the game occurred when QB Kyle Boller connected with him on a 35-yard bomb in the 3rd quarter. That
catch was the longest of Mason’s this year, and was the 7thconsecutive game in which he has had a reception of 20
yards or more. (The only game he has not had at least a 20yard gain was in Tennessee on 9/18.) Mason continues to
rack up monster numbers, and currently leads the Ravens in
receptions (53) and yards (615). He is tied for 2nd in the AFC
and 4th in the NFL in receptions. He also owns a leaguebest 20 catches on 3rd down.
Yards
293
206
98
186
123
LG
52
24
13
38
43
TD
4
1
0
0
0
DID YOU KNOW?
There’s no doubt about it: It’s important to put points on the
board in the NFL. But, in the Baltimore-Pittsburgh rivalry, it
has almost been imperative to do it first. Dating back to
2000, the team which scores 1st has won 9 of the 11 games
that have been played. The lone times when scoring first
didn’t reap a victory came on 10/29/00 and 11/04/01. In the
‘00 game, Baltimore provided the initial strike when K Matt
Stover connected on a 51-yard FG for the contest’s opening points, but still saw Pittsburgh prevail 9-6. In ’01, the
Steelers came through early with a 38-yard FG, but eventually bowed to Baltimore, which squeezed out a 13-10 win.
TREMENDOUS TANDEM
Derrick Mason and Todd Heap form the most formidable
wide receiver/tight end combination in the NFL, having
caught the most balls of any duo in the NFL through Week
10. The Ravens Pro Bowlers have 95 catches in 9 games.
With 53 catches, Mason is tied for 4th in the NFL (M.
Harrison, S. Moss, C. Johnson), and only San Diego’s
Antonio Gates (51) and Tony Gonzalez (45) have more than
Heap’s 42 catches among the TEs in the top 6 combos.
5 NFL teams have a WR/TE combo with at least 77 catches
in 2005:
Team
Players
Catches
Yards Average TDs
Bal.
D. Mason
53
615
11.6
1
Todd Heap
42
461
11.0
2
Comb.
95
1,076
11.3
3
41
45
86
589
457
1,046
47
36
83
763
361
1,124
KC
E. Kennison
T. Gonzalez
NYG
P. Burress
J. Shockey
Phi.
T. Owens
L.J. Smith
SD
K. McCardell 33
A. Gates
51
84
Comb.
Comb.
Comb.
BALTIMORERAVENS.COM
Rec.
24
16
14
14
6
Comb.
Was.
Comb.
S. Moss
C. Cooley
48
37
85
53
41
94
14.4
10.2
12.3
2
1
3
16.2
10.0
13.1
6
3
9
706
585
1,291
14.7
15.8
15.3
469
707
1,176
14.2
13.9
14.1
935
469
1,404
17.6
11.4
14.5
5
5
10
6
6
12
5
2
7
BALTIMORE RAVENS
VS.
TODD HEAP
In 9 games against the Steelers, TE Todd Heap has been a
consistent target for Ravens QBs, catching 32 balls for 363
yards…his biggest numbers against any NFL team. Heap’s
best game against Pittsburgh came on 12/29/02, when he
caught 7 passes for 146 yards and a TD. On Halloween in
Week 8, Heap caught 5 passes for 38 yards.
With his final reception of the game in the third quarter vs.
Cin. (11/6), Todd Heap became the Ravens all-time receptions leader with his 205th catch.
Two-time Pro Bowl TE Todd Heap is the Ravens all-time
leader with 210 receptions, and 4th with 2,499 yards receiving. (Michael Jackson is 3rd with 2,596.) Heap is currently 8th
on Baltimore’s all-time combined yardage list (2,558) and has
15 career TDs.
Over the last 3 seasons, Heap is 3rd in the NFL among TEs
with 2,293 yards and 194 receptions. Heap is also tied for
2nd in the NFL among TEs with 14 TD receptions.
Following are the NFL leaders among active TEs over the last
3 seasons:
2005 2002-05
Player
Rec.
Yds.
TDs Rec. GP/GS
Tony Gonzalez
281
3,404
25
45
57/57
Jeremy Shockey
220
2,680
15
37
47/46
Randy McMichael 196
2,225
13
35
57/57
Todd Heap
194
2,293
14
42
47/46
Alge Crumpler
170
2,261
8
35
55/48
Jason Witten**
150
1,762
9
35
39/28
**Dallas plays Philadelphia on Monday night (11/14)
RAVENS TOP 5 RECEIVERS BY RECEPTIONS
Name
NO
YDS
AVG LG
Todd Heap
210
2,499
11.9
48
Travis Taylor
204
2,758 13.5
73t
Qadry Ismail
191
2,819 14.8
77t
Michael Jackson
183
2,596 14.2
86t
11.6
59t
1,621
140
Shannon Sharpe
TD
15
15
18
18
7
With a 5-catch, 58-yard performance, Heap upped his season total to 461 yards on 42 grabs (11 yards per catch). His
longest reception against a stout Jaguar defense happened
when QB Kyle Boller found him on 3rd-and-5 for a 19-yard
gain late in the 1st quarter. On the Ravens’ opening drive,
Heap snared a 9-yard pass to gain a 1st down; that catch
helped set up a 41-yard Matt Stover FG to give Baltimore a
3-0 lead. Three of his catches were good for 1st downs.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
The Ravens’ defense continues to lead the AFC and ranks
3rd in the NFL in total defense after 9 games.
The Ravens’ defense is 4th in the AFC and 10th in the NFL,
allowing 158 1st downs through 9 games. Indianapolis (139),
Jacksonville (150) and Tennessee (150) are the only AFC
teams that have given up fewer 1st downs than the Ravens.
Baltimore’s defense leads the AFC and is 3rd in the NFL in
passing yards allowed per game, giving up just 168.4 yards
per game.
The Ravens defense also leads the AFC and is 3rd in the
NFL, allowing just 2,438 total yards this season. Only
Chicago (2,283) and Tampa Bay (2,284) have allowed fewer
yards.
SHAKING AND TAKING
With the aggressive style that the Ravens’ defense employs,
it forces opposing offenses into mistakes. Since 2000, the
Ravens are 3rd in the NFL forcing turnovers. Here is a list of
the top 5 teams:
196 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
197 Carolina Panthers
192 Baltimore Ravens
176 New Orleans Saints
175 Atlanta Falcons
DEFENSIVE LINE
The D-line was all over the field against Jacksonville last
week, amassing 31 tackles, 4 QB pressures, 2 QB hits, 1 PD
and a half-sack.
Highlights:
•Jarret Johnson led the DL with a career-high 8 tackles, including 7 solo (also a career-high).
•In his 1st game back as a starter, Anthony Weaver
totaled 5 tackles (4 solo), 2 QB pressures and a PD.
PLAYING DEFENSIVE
The Ravens defense is ranked 3rd in the NFL overall,
including 4th against the pass. Through 9 games,
Baltimore’s defense is allowing an average of 270.9 yards
per game (102.4 rushing and 168.4 passing). They have
also given up the 2nd-lowest amount of 1st downs in 2005.
Here is a look at the NFL’s top defenses in 2005:
DID YOU KNOW?
The Baltimore Ravens are tied for 1st in the NFL with the
most players on an active roster that have been selected to
a Pro Bowl:
Here is a list of the top 3:
Team
Baltimore
Kansas City
Denver
Number of Pro Bowlers
14
14
12
Team
Chicago
Tampa Bay
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Rushing
95.2
88.0
102.4
97.4
118.4
Passing
158.4
165.8
168.4
173.9
156.4
DID YOU KNOW?
Total
253.7
253.8
270.9
271.3
274.9
The last time the Ravens returned a punt for a touchdown
against Pittsburgh came on 1/20/02, on an 88-yard scamper
by Jermaine Lewis. The current Ravens’ return specialist,
B.J. Sams, last returned a punt for a TD with his 78-yard
effort against Washington last year (10/10/04). Sams will try
to build on what is currently the highest punt-return average
in the NFL, 12.0 yards.
BALTIMORE RAVENS
VS.
RAY LEWIS
Lewis earned his 7th Pro Bowl nod in
2004 and 4th All-Pro, after leading the
Ravens in tackles (200) for the 8th time in
his 9 years with the franchise.
Ray is the Ravens’ all-time leader with 10
fumble recoveries.
With his 13 tackles at Chi. (10/24), Ray recorded his 99th
career 11+ total tackle game (102nd including postseason).
With his 9 solo stops vs. the Steelers (9/19/04), Ray hit the
career 1,000-solo tackle mark. He now has 1,162 solo stops:
GP
134
TT
1,674
Solo
1,162
10+ Solo-Tackle Games
14
**All Ravens tackles are compiled by assistant coaches’
video review. In Ray’s career, his tackles have been
counted by Marvin Lewis, Maxie Baughan, Jack Del Rio
and Mike Singletary.
TOMMY POLLEY/BART SCOTT
Tommy Polley
Ravens LBs were consistently around the ball against
Jacksonville, making 6 tackles in the 1st half, helping hold
the Jaguars to just 1 conversion on 6 3rd-down attempts.
Polley was both fast and physical in the absence of Ray
Lewis, coming up with 2 different tackles on 3rd down to
force punts, totaling 12 tackles for the game. Polley has 30
tackles in the 3 games he’s started at MLB, and 54 for the
season.
Bart Scott
Scott’s athleticism helped him get around the outside to
make 2 TFL in the 1st half, and totaled 13 tackles for the
afternoon, including a half-sack. Scott was also a contributor to Baltimore’s special teams, helping hold Jacksonville to
59 yards on 7 punt returns (8.4 yards per return).
ED REED
The Ravens were 7-1 in 2004 when Ed Reed recorded an
INT, and are 15-3 over the last 4 seasons when he picks
off a pass.
Reed has already set a franchise record for most INT return
yards in a career with 657.
In his 52 career games, Reed has 21 INTs, 4 blocked punts
(3 for TDs) and 6 TDs.
Over the past 3 years, no Raven has taken more snaps than
Ed Reed. Over that span, Reed has recorded 201 tackles, 16
INTs and 37 PD. Here is a list of the top 5 current Ravens
players and their number of plays over the last 3 years:
ADALIUS THOMAS
Among the biggest plays in the Ravens’ Halloween battle in
Pittsburgh was Adalius Thomas’ INT of QB Ben
Roethlisberger at the BLT 30-yard line. Thomas returned the
pick 28 yards, leading to a 22-yard Matt Stover FG to tie the
score at 10 going into the half. “A.D.” totaled 4 tackles to help
hold the NFL’s 5th-ranked rushing attack to 101 yards.
In the absence of LB Ray Lewis and S Ed Reed, Thomas has
stepped up to lead Baltimore’s 2nd-ranked defense. Over the
3 games in which Reed and Lewis have missed time (Weeks
7-9), AD has totaled 24 tackles, 2 sacks for 11 yards, an INT,
a FF, and 2 PDs. LBs coach Jeff Fitzgerald, who has 12 years
of NFL experience, called Thomas “the most versatile linebacker I’ve ever seen in the NFL.”
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Reed
McAlister
Demps
Lewis, R.
Boulware
3,163 snaps
2,909 snaps
2,751 snaps
2,479 snaps
2,136 snaps (0 snaps in 2004)
With his INT last year against the Dolphins (1/2/05), Reed
became the Ravens’ all-time INT leader. He also is the franchise’s INT yards return leader:
Rank Player
1
Ray Lewis
Ed Reed
Rod Woodson
Duane Starks
Chris McAlister
5
No. Yards
21
359
21
657
20
380
20
196
16
337
Avg.
17.9
31.2
19.0
11.7
21.1
TD
1
2
5
1
3
In the absence of Ray Lewis, the Ravens have gotten a collective effort from their LB corps to fill the void left by the 2time NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Tommy Polley, Bart
Scott and Adalius Thomas have picked up the slack, whether
by filling the gaps against the run or dropping back into coverage. Baltimore’s LBs were all over the field against the
Bengals in Week 9; highlights included Polley’s 12 tackles,
Scott’s sack on QB Carson Palmer, and Thomas playing
some press coverage on WR Chad Johnson.
Ravens’ LB Statistics, Weeks 7-10 (Chicago, Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati, Jacksonville)
Player
Tackles Sacks/Yds INT/Yds
Tommy Polley
40*
0-0
0-0
1-28
2.0-11.0
Adalius Thomas 24
Bart Scott
30
.5-3.0
0-0
FF
0
1
1**
PD
1
2
3
*Polley’s 28 tackles in 3 games equals his highest tackle total
over any 3-game span in 2004
**Scott’s FF came on special teams
WILL DEMPS
Demps started strong against the Jaguars, moving up in run
support to make 3 tackles in both the 1st and 2nd quarters.
Baltimore’s safety finished with 9 tackles on the day, and
now has 62 on the season, 2nd on the team behind only
Ray Lewis (77). He’s on pace for 106 tackles in 2005, which
would surpass his career high of 86 tackles in 2004. Demps
has started every game for Baltimore, and leads the team
with 2 fumble recoveries, 1 of which he returned for a TD
before it was called back (11/6/05).
BALTIMORE RAVENS
VS.
THE FEW, THE PROUD
Over the past 3 seasons, the Ravens defense has allowed
the fewest plays of 20-plus yards in the NFL.
Rank
1.
2.
3.
5.
Fewest Plays of 20-Plus Yards
Allowed (2003-05)
Team
20-plus yard plays
Baltimore Ravens
102
Buffalo Bills
109
Jacksonville Jaguars
111
TB Buccaneers
111
Cleveland Browns
114
INT ME...
Led by Ed Reed and Ray Lewis, who are tied for the franchise record with 21 INTs, the Ravens’ defense has 113
INTs since the 2000 season, the 2nd-most in the league in
that time. Here is a list of the top 5 teams since and including 2000:
129
113
113
109
103
The Ravens are also 3rd in the NFL in 20-plus yard TD passes allowed and are 2nd in the NFL in allowing 20-plus yard
completions.
Fewest Plays of 20-Plus Yards
Allowed (2005)
20-plus yard plays
20-plus yard TDs
Team
Jacksonville
18
4
Baltimore
21
3
Chicago
21
5
Cincinnati
21
2
Atlanta
22
5
BALTIMORERAVENS.COM
STOUT DEFENSE
The Ravens’ defense has allowed 1,504 points over the last
6 seasons, 3rd-best in the NFL. Here is a list of the 5 stingiest defenses since 2000:
1,496 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1,425 Philadelphia Eagles**
1,504 Baltimore Ravens
1,535 Pittsburgh Steelers
1,606 Miami Dolphins
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Baltimore Ravens
Carolina Panthers
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
RARE AIR
In 2004, the Ravens’ defense was stout in the red zone, and
this has continued to 2005. In 2004, Baltimore was 2nd in the
league, allowing just 18 TDs on 45 opponent red zone possessions (40.0%). Here is a list of the top teams for red zone
defense in 2004-05:
Team
Poss. Points
TD
FG
TD Pct.
Chicago
76
272
27
28
35.5
Jacksonville 66
269
28
24
42.4
Baltimore
68
284
30
25
44.1
Indianapolis 65
278
31
20
47.7
Tampa Bay
60
257
29
18
48.3
VS.
RUNNING BACKS
Over the last 6 seasons, the Ravens have allowed the 2nd-fewest
100-yard rushers in the NFL.
FEWEST 100-YARD RUSHERS ALLOWED, 2000-05
Team
1. Pittsburgh
2. Baltimore
3. Denver
San Diego
Tennessee
100-yard Rushers Allowed
12
14
16
16
16
**Philadelphia plays Dallas on Monday night (11/14)
Date/Opponent
9/18/05 at Titans
10/2/05 vs. NY Jets
10/2/05 vs. NY Jets
10/2/05 vs. NY Jets
10/2/05 vs. NY Jets
10/2/05 vs. NY Jets
10/9/05 at Lions
10/16/05 vs. Browns
10/16/05 vs. Browns
10/16/05 vs. Browns
10/16/05 vs. Browns
10/23/05 at Bears
10/23/05 at Bears
10/31/05 at Steelers
10/31/05 at Steelers
11/6/05 vs. Bengals
11/6/05 vs. Bengals
11/6/05 vs. Bengals
11/13/05 at Jaguars
SACK-ATTACK
Down/Distance
3rd-and-11 from BLT 42
2nd-and-9 from BLT 47
1st-and-10 from NY 37
2nd-and-goal from BLT 1
3rd-and-10 from NY 33
1st-and-10 from BLT 25
1st-and-10 from CLV 45
1st-and-10 from 50
1st-and-10 from CHI 29
3rd-and-15 from CHI 27
2nd-and-6 from CIN 28
Player
Roderick Green
Adalius Thomas
Tommy Polley/Terrell Suggs
Ray Lewis
Roderick Green
Peter Boulware
Team Sack
Tommy Polley/Terrell Suggs
Terrell Suggs
Adalius Thomas
Tommy Polley
Team Sack
Adalius Thomas
Peter Boulware/Terrell Suggs
Kelly Gregg
Bart Scott/Kelly Gregg
Adalius Thomas
Chad Williams
Jarret Johnson/Bart Scott
Sack Shots:
By Down: 3rd – 9, 2nd – 5, 1st – 5
By Quarter: First – 4, Second – 7, Third – 1, Fourth – 7
In Ravens Territory: 12
In Opponent Territory: 7
In Red Zone: 1
Total Yards Lost: 111
Drive Result
Punt
Punt
Punt
Field Goal
Punt
Punt
Touchdown
Punt
Fumble on Play
Punt
Punt
Punt
Punt
Field Goal
Punt
Punt
Punt
Touchdown
Punt
BALTIMORE RAVENS
VS.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
MATT STOVER
Ravens K Matt Stover nailed a 49-yard FG on Halloween to
set a Heinz Field record for longest kick. He converted 3 of 4
attempts in the swirling Pittsburgh wind in addition to an extra
point, giving him 10 points for the game. Stover has long
been prolific against the Steelers, converting 38-of-47 FGs
(80.9%) and 44/44 PATs in 29 career games.
Stover owns an 82.7 percent success rate (367-of-444
FGAs), the 2nd-highest in NFL history (Min. 100 FG):
Player
Mike Vanderjagt
Matt Stover
Ryan Longwell
David Akers
Adam Vinatieri
FG
206
367
217
141
255
FGA
236
444
265
172
312
Pct.
.873
.827
.819
.819
.817
Matt is currently 2nd on the NFL’s active scoring list and 10th
on the NFL's all-time list. Al Del Greco is 9th with
1,584points.
Player
John Carney, NO
Matt Stover, Bal.
Jason Elam, Den.
Jason Hason, Det.
FG
380
367
331
319
PAT
455
438
519
429
Points
1,595
1,539
1,512
1,386
Stover is 2nd in the league in FGs made inside 40 yards since
1993 (min. 150 attempts):
Player
Jason Hanson
Matt Stover
John Kasey
Al Del Greco
Jason Elam
Team
Det.
Bal.
Car.
-Den.
FG/FGA
194/203
224/236
168/178
142/152
215/230
Pct.
.956
.949
.944
.934
.935
When the game is on the line, the Ravens know that they can
count on Stover to bring home the W. Over his career, he has
kicked 8 game-winning FGs.
Date
10/29/95
9/14/97
11/8/98
11/21/99
11/4/01
11/23/03
12/28/03
11/14/04
Opponent
@ Cincinnati
@ NY Giants
vs. Oakland
@ Cincinnati
@ Pittsburgh
vs. Seattle
vs. Pittsburgh
@ NY Jets
Yards
28
37
30
50
39
42
47
42
Final Score
29-26 OT
24-23
13-10
34-31
13-10
44-41 OT
13-10 OT
20-17 OT
Stover has connected on 269 consecutive XPAs, ranking him
2nd on the active list (Jeff Wilkins - 299).
Here is a look at the all-time list:
No.
Player
Years
371
Jason Elam
1993-2002
301
Norm Johnson 1991-1999
Jeff Wilkins
1999-present
299
269
Matt Stover
1999-present
250
Eddie Murray
1988-1997
Stover has made more FGs than any NFL kicker since the ’00
season. With 165 FGs, Stover has 19 more than NE K Adam
Vinatieri. In addition, the Ravens’ kicker is the most accurate
of the league’s top 5 kickers at 86.8% in this span.
Player
1. Matt Stover, Bal.
2. Adam Vinatieri, N.E.
3. Jason Elam, Den.
4. Mike Vanderjagt, Ind.
5. David Akers, Phi.
FGM
165
146
145
143
138
FGA
190
176
181
165
164
NUMBERS TO RAVE ABOUT
2,428
Total yards given up by the Ravens defense through Week
10, the fewest in the AFC. Baltimore has yielded 922 yards on
the ground and 1,516 through the air.
2,000
Yard mark surpassed by Jamal Lewis against Pittsburgh in
Week 17 of his AFC Offensive Player of the Year 2003 season.
1,539
Career points for Matt Stover, 10th in the NFL history books
for most career points. Only 1 active player, Saints K John
Carney, has scored more (1,595).
763
Return yards amassed by specialist B.J. Sams, with a long of
51 yards coming against the Browns in Week 6. Against the
Bengals, Sams had a 41-yard kickoff return. He also had an
88-yard punt return called back by a penalty in Week 1.
617
Yards needed by Jamal Lewis to pass current leader
Jermaine Lewis on the Ravens’ combined yardage list.
363
Career yards for Todd Heap against the Steelers, including 38
on 5 catches in Baltimore’s 1st matchup with Pittsburgh this
year (10/31/05).
312
Yards covered by Dave Zastudil punts against Jacksonville,
including a long of 57 yards. Zastudil averaged an excellent
44.6 yards per punt.
269
Consecutive extra points made by Matt Stover, good for 2nd
on the NFL’s active list (Jeff Wilkins, 299).
94.1
Percentage of FGs converted by Matt Stover after missing 3
FGs in Week 1 against Indianapolis. Stover has split the
uprights on 16 of 17 attempts since that game, including 1-for
-1 against Jacksonville in Week 10.
91
Yards for Derrick Mason on 7 catches the 1st time Baltimore
met Pittsburgh in Week 8.
95
Combined catches for Derrick Mason and Todd Heap, the
highest of any WR and TE combination in the league.
75
Yards for B.J. Sams on kickoff returns against the Steelers in
Week 8, with a long of 30 yards, as the Ravens’ return specialist averaged 18.8 yards per return.
49
Length of Matt Stover’s Heinz Field record-long kick against
Pittsburgh on Halloween.
If the ball reaches inside the 15-yard line, the Ravens are
confident that Matt can put points on the board. Stover has
connected on 99.2% (126-of-127) of his attempts from inside
29 yards.
Most FGs Made, NFL, Since 2000
Pct.
86.8
82.9
80.1
86.6
84.1
45
Number of points Matt Stover needs to surpass Al Del Greco
for 9th on the NFL’s all-time scoring list.
20
Catches on 3rd down for Derrick Mason, which leads the
NFL. Mason caught a 4-yard pass on 3rd down against the
Jaguars.
7
Consecutive Kyle Boller completions to start the game
against Jacksonville (11/13), totaling 53 yards through the air.
Boller and the Ravens converted 3 of their 1st 4 3rd-down
attempts.
7
Consecutive games in which Derrick Mason has caught a
pass of at least 20 yards, after pulling in a 35-yard rope from
Kyle Boller against Jacksonville. Week 2 against Tennessee
was the only game in which Mason failed to hit the 20-yard
mark, after catching a 25-yard pass against the Colts in Week
1.
BALTIMORE RAVENS
VS.
IN 2005, THE RAVENS ARE...
Record
vs. AFC
Home
On Grass
Outdoors
Leading at Halftime
Tied at Halftime
Tied After 3 Quarters
Winning Coin Toss
Decided by 7 Points or Less
When Scoring First
Positive or Even Turnover Ratio
Winning or Even Penalty Ratio
With a 100-Yard Rusher
Without a 100-Yard Rusher
When Allowing a 100-Yard Rusher
When Allowing a 100-Yard Receiver
With a 300-Yard Passer
Allowing a 300-Yard (net) Passer
Overtime
2-7
2-5
2-2
0-4
2-6
2-0
0-1
0-0
1-3
0-2
2-2
1-2
1-0
0-0
2-7
0-2
0-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
MILESTONES IN REACH
Last season, a number of players reached career landmarks:
Heading into Game 10 of the 2005 campaign, once again,
many Ravens have already set new standards or are quickly
approaching significant milestones. Here is a list of several
marquee players and where they currently stand:
Piling Up the Yards – With his 59-yard rushing effort against
the Browns (10/16), Jamal Lewis surpassed the 6,000-yard
rushing barrier for his career. Certainly, he is 1 of the quickest
players in NFL history to reach that plateau. Currently, Lewis
needs just 744 more yards this season to attain the 7,000yard standard.
Catching Jermaine – Jamal Lewis can also move into 1st
place on the Ravens all-time combined yardage list with 617
total yards gained, passing Jermaine Lewis, who has 8,001.
Jamal currently stands 2nd with 7,385 yards.
Move Over Bam – Gaining 35 total yards against the Bengals
(11/6), Chester Taylor passed Bam Morris (1,955 yards) into
10th on the Ravens’ all-time combined yardage list. Currently,
Taylor has 1,979 yards (1,353 rushing/625 receiving). Taylor
must also get 159 rushing yards to slide into 3rd on
Baltimore’s all-time rushing chart. Morris currently holds the
No. 3 spot with 1,511.
Still Kickin’ – In a 10-point performance versus Cleveland
(10/16), long-time veteran Matt Stover reached the 1,500mark for his career. Currently, he stands 10th on the NFL’s alltime scoring list with 1,539 points. He can move into 9th place
with 46 points and 8th with 56 points.
C-Note – Scoring on a 3-yard TD reception against the
Browns (10/16), Todd Heap hit the century mark for points in
his career. He currently is behind Qadry Ismail and Derrick
Alexander (110) in 5th on Baltimore’s all-time list.
vs. AFC North
vs. NFC
Away
On Artificial Turf
Indoors
Trailing at Halftime
Leading After 3 Quarters
Trailing After 3 Quarters
Losing Coin Toss
Decided By 3 Points or Less
When Not Scoring First
Negative Turnover Ratio
Losing Penalty Ratio
With a 100-Yard Receiver
Without a 100-Yard Receiver
When Not Allowing a 100-Yard Rusher
When Not Allowing a 100-Yard Receiver
Without a 300-Yard Passer
Not Allowing a 300-Yard (net) Passer
Preseason
1-2
0-2
0-5
2-3
0-1
0-6
2-0
0-7
1-4
0-1
0-5
1-5
1-7
0-0
2-7
2-5
2-6
2-7
2-7
2-2
MILESTONES IN REACH CONT’D
Up the Ladder – With 2,499 career receiving yards, Todd
Heap now needs 98 yards to move into 3rd on the Ravens’
all-time receiving yards list. In Week 2 of the 2005 season, he
passed Derrick Alexander into the No. 4 spot. Currently, Heap
sits behind Michael Jackson, who has 2,596 yards.
View From the Top – Reeling in 4 catches against the
Bengals (11/6), Todd Heap became the Ravens’ all-time
leader in receptions with 205 for his career. He passed Travis
Taylor (204). Currently, he has snagged 210 balls for his
career. Additionally, Heap has 2,558 combined yards for his
career, which places him 8th in team history. He needs 39
yards to surpass Michael Jackson (2,596) into 7th all-time.
Picking Up Where He Left Off – Peter Boulware needs 6
tackles to reach 500 on his career. With 27 more solo stops,
he will have 350 unassisted tackles. Boulware also needs 1
sack to reach 70 for his career. Against the Steelers, he posted a half sack with LB/DE Terrell Suggs to reach 69 total.
Mason Breaks Through 500 – Derrick Mason had 5 catches against Cincinnati in Game 8 (11/6), and earned his 500th
NFL career reception with his 3rd grab of the game. With 2
more scores, he will have 40 TD receptions during his 9-year
NFL profession.
Has it Been That Long? – With 5 more games played/started, Jonathan Ogden will have started/played in his 150th
career contest.
300 Club – Ed Reed needs 16 more stops to reach the 300
total tackles milestone.
Reed, Lewis Neck and Neck – With his 21st career INT versus Cleveland (10/16), Ray Lewis tied Ed Reed as the
Ravens’ all-time picks leader. The next player to intercept a
pass will move into 1st on the franchise list with 22.
POSITIVE NUMBERS
A key to winning in the NFL is being able to run the ball on offense and stop the run on defense. Over the past 3 seasons, the
Ravens have been 1 of the top teams in the league at doing that. Since 2003, Baltimore has rushed for 5,567 yards and allowed
only 4,142, a differential of +1,425-the 2nd-best mark in the NFL.
Team
Denver Broncos
Baltimore Ravens
Pittsburgh Steelers
San Diego Chargers
Atlanta Falcons
Rush Yards
6,449
5,567
5,184
5,457
6,233
Rush Yards Allowed
3,883
4,142
3,778
4,241
5,039
Differential
+2,566
+1,425
+1,406
+1,216
+1,194
BALTIMORE RAVENS
VS.
TALE OF THE TAPE
RAVENS
2-7
L4
L, 30-3 at Jacksonville
100
7
1
6
0
171
19
6
10
3
-11
30.4%
52.2%
20.6
22.9
12.0
8.8
at Cincinnati
Transaction
Date
June 8
June 13
June 15
July 8
July 22
July 25
July 27
July 29
August 1
August
August
August
August
August
3
4
6
8
10
August
August
August
August
15
16
18
29
August 30
August 31
September 3
September 4
September
September
September
September
6
7
14
20
September 21
September 22
CATEGORY
2005 Record
Regular Season Streak
Last game
Points Scored
Touchdowns Scored
Rushing Touchdowns Scored
Passing Touchdowns Scored
Touchdowns on Returns
Points Against
Touchdowns Allowed
Rushing Touchdowns Allowed
Passing Touchdowns Allowed
TDs Allowed by Return
Turnover Ratio
Red Zone TD Pct. For
Red Zone TD Pct. Against
KOR Avg. For
KOR Avg. Against
PR Avg. For
PR Avg. Against
Next Week's Opponent
Steelers
7-2
W4
W, 34-21 vs. Cleveland
223
25
10
13
2
145
15
7
6
2
+10
57.6%
50.0%
22.2
21.1
8.2
9.8
at Indianapolis
2005 RAVENS TRANSACTIONS - SINCE 6.1.05
Signed CB Deion Sanders
Waived OT Robin Knebel
Signed OT Dante Ellington
Signed LB Mike Smith (D7, 2005)
Signed FB Justin Green (D5, 2005)
Signed QB Derek Anderson (D6, 2005)
Waived DT Joe Clay
Signed CB Mark Estelle and RB Alex Haynes
Signed LB Dan Cody (D2a, 2005); T Adam Terry (D2b, 2005) and C Jason Brown (D4, 2005); Placed
TE Todd Heap and RB Musa Smith on the Physically Unable to Perform list; Waived (injured) CB Cash
Mouton and LS Drew Caylor
Waived (injured) DE Patrick Goodpaster
Signed DT Tron LaFavor
Signed WR Mark Clayton (D1, 2005); Waived (injured) DT Gary Gibson
Signed WR Ronald Bellamy, S B.J. Ward; Placed RB Jamal Lewis on the PUP
Activated RB Jamal Lewis from the PUP list (passed physical); Signed LB Steve Josue; Waived WR/RS
Derek Abney and WR Tommy Manus (injured)
Waived P Jesse Ohliger
Signed K Owen Pochman
Signed LB Peter Boulware; Waived QB Darian Durant
Waived TE Rob Abiamiri; CB Bill Alford; T Lester Brown; RB Keith Burnell; DL Walter Curry; S Jarvis
Johnson; LB Steve Josue; DT Tron LaFavor; K Rhys Lloyd; OL Marques Ogden; K Owen Pochman;
WR Fred Stamps and WR Curtis Williams
Signed K Wade Richey; Placed LB/DE Dan Cody on Injured Reserve; Placed RB Musa Smith on
Reserve PUP; Waived WR Ron Bellamy and LB Tyson Smith
Signed CB Bill Alford
Terminated the contracts (vested veterans) LS Joe Maese; K Wade Richey; Waived CB Bill Alford; DB
Calvin Carlyle; T Dante Ellington; CB Mark Estelle; G Phil Hawkins; RB Alex Haynes; S Chris Kelley; CB
Zack Norton; RB Tellis Redmon; LB Matt Sinclair; LB Mike Smith; TE Trent Smith; C Thatcher Szalay;
DB Jamaine Winborne and DL Matt Zelinski
Signed T Dante Ellington; G Phil Hawkins; RB Alex Haynes; CB Zach Norton; LB Mike Smith and DB
Jamaine Winborne to the practice squad
Signed DL Darrell Lee and WR Cole Magner to the practice squad
Signed K Robbie Gould to the practice squad; Terminated RB Alex Haynes’ practice squad contract
Signed QB Kordell Stewart; Terminated the contract (vested veteran) of WR Patrick Johnson
Re-signed WR Patrick Johnson; Waived QB Derek Anderson; Terminated the practice squad contracts
of WR Cole Magner and Phil Hawkins
Signed OT Mike Kracalik to the practice squad
Signed QB Brian St. Pierre to the practice squad
BALTIMORE RAVENS
Date
Transaction
VS.
2005 RAVENS TRANSACTIONS CONT’D
September 27 Signed K Aaron Elling; Signed LB Dennis Haley to the practice squad; Terminated the contract (vested
veteran) of LB Jim Nelson; Terminated the practice squad contract of K Robbie Gould
October 3
Signed DE Benard Thomas to the practice squad; terminated the practice squad contract of WR Fred
Stamps
October 18
Terminated the practice squad contract of DL Darrell Lee
Signed WR Brian Bratton to the practice squad
October 19
October 28
Placed FB Alan Ricard (calf) on injured reserve; Signed LB Mike Smith to the active roster from their
practice squad; signed LB Ivory McCoy to the practice squad
November 2
Signed CB Dubol Thompson to the practice squad; Placed CB Jamaine Winborne on practice squad,
injured list (appendicitis)
November 8
Activated RB Musa Smith from reserve/PUP list; Terminated the contract (vested veteran) of QB Kordell
Stewart; Terminated the practice squad contract of LB Ivory McCoy
November 12 Signed CB Zach Norton to the active roster from their practice squad; Waived TE Terry Jones
Team
W
Cincinnati
7
Pittsburgh
7
Cleveland
3
BALTIMORE 2
L
2
2
6
7
2005 REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS - WEEK 10
T
0
0
0
0
Pct.
.778
.778
.333
.222
PF
210
223
135
100
PA
134
145
170
171
AFC
4-2
6-2
1-5
2-5
NFC
3-0
1-0
2-1
0-2
UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
Regular Season Week 11
Sun., 11/20
Miami @ Cleveland
Pittsburgh @ BALTIMORE
Indianapolis @ Cincinnati
Sun., 11/27
BALTIMORE @ Cincinnati
Cleveland @ Minnesota
Mon., 11/28
Pittsburgh @ Indianapolis
1 PM
1 PM
4:15 PM
1 PM
1 PM
DIV
2-1
3-0
0-3
1-2
STREAK
Won 2
Won 4
Lost 1
Lost 4
AFC NORTH
Sun., 11/13
Jacksonville 30, BALTIMORE 3
Pittsburgh 34, Cleveland 21
Cincinnati had a bye.
9 PM
Check www.NFL.com/schedules for Direct TV® channels
Volume 35
COMMUNITY NEWS
November 14, 2005
RACTF Uniform Donation Announcement
The Baltimore Ravens All Community Team Foundation (RACTF) has purchased basketball uniforms for
each of the 19 Baltimore City Public High School women’s programs. The new uniforms include a home and
away jersey, shorts and warm-up jackets. The team will make a formal announcement on Tuesday (11/15) at
Western High School at 2 PM. Earlier this year, the RACTF, Steve Bisciotti and Ray Lewis purchased complete uniforms for all city football teams.
Ravens representatives, Dr. Bonnie Copeland, CEO of Baltimore Schools, and Washington Mystics F Chasity
Melvin will be on hand at the announcement, in addition to student athletes modeling the new uniforms.
10th Annual Family Food Drive
Ravens vs. Steelers (11/20)
th
The Ravens will host the 10 annual Ravens Family
Food Drive prior to kickoff of the Ravens vs.
Steelers game at M&T Bank Stadium this Sunday,
Nov. 20. The Lady Ravens Association, Ravens
family members and other volunteers will be stationed outside stadium gates from 11 AM until kickoff at 1 PM. All food and proceeds go directly to the
Maryland Food Bank, who will distribute donated
items to soup kitchens, food pantries and emergency shelters throughout the holiday season.
The
Maryland
Food Bank is
most in need of
canned
items
(meats,
soup,
fruits, vegetables),
peanut butter, cereal,
rice
and
pasta. Any nonperishable
food
items and monetary donations will
be
a c c ep t e d .
The Lady Ravens Association
(above) will collect canned
goods at this Sunday’s
Ravens Family Food Drive.
UPCOMING EVENTS
•
•
•
•
Thanksgiving Donations (11/22)
ACT Auction Party (12/6)
Holiday Helpers (12/8)
ESPN Zone Pal Party (12/13)
This Week - Tuesday, Nov. 15
Ravens R.I.S.E. Assembly
Ravens DT Maake Kemoeatu and TE Daniel Wilcox will present a R.I.S.E. Assembly to 150 Edgewood High School students at M&T Bank Stadium.
The assembly is the 6th and final of a series that
Ravens players have held for Maryland students
throughout the season.
School Visit – Chinquapin Middle
Ravens WR Clarence Moore will visit Chinquapin
Middle School students this Tuesday in celebration
of American Education Week. This year’s theme, “A
Strong America Starts with Great Public Schools,”
highlights the importance of parents, teachers, students and community coming together to build great
public schools.
Homeroom Huddles Program
Ravens TE Darnell Dinkins will treat 30 Thurgood
Marshall High School students to lunch and games
at ESPN Zone in Baltimore on Tuesday. The students were chosen from the Homeroom Huddles
Program that Dinkins, in conjunction with Downtown
Locker Room, initiated at the school this fall.
This week, RS B.J. Sams will be visiting the Living
Classrooms Educational Facility. Each Tuesday, a
Ravens’ player visits Living Classrooms and speaks
to middle school students and participants in the
Fresh Start program.
Dwan Edwards
(center) visited
with Crossroads
Middle School
students at Living
Classrooms last
Tuesday (11/7).
For more information on Ravens in the Community, please call 410-701-4156 or visit
www.BaltimoreRavens.com.
2005 BALTIMORE RAVENS DEPTH CHART
OFFENSE
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
FB
89
75
64
62
68
77
86
85
7
31
33
MARK CLAYTON (7/5)
JONATHAN OGDEN (9/9)
EDWIN MULITALO (9/9)
MIKE FLYNN (9/9)
KEYDRICK VINCENT (9/9)
ORLANDO BROWN (9/9)
TODD HEAP (9/9)
DERRICK MASON (9/9)
KYLE BOLLER (2/2)
JAMAL LEWIS (9/9)
JUSTIN GREEN (7/2)
11
79
69
60
69
79
87
80
2
29
34
Patrick Johnson (4/0)
Tony Pashos (9/0)
Brian Rimpf (8/0)
Jason Brown (1/0)
Brian Rimpf (8/0)
Tony Pashos (9/0)
Darnell Dinkins (9/2)
Randy Hymes (9/2)
Anthony Wright (8/7)
Chester Taylor (9/0)
Ovie Mughelli* (6/1)
84 Clarence Moore (4/1)
78 Adam Terry (0/0)
83 Dan Wilcox (9/3)
81 Devard Darling (4/0)
DEFENSE
LDE
DT
NT
RDE
LLB
MLB
RLB
LCB
RCB
SS
FS
98
97
92
55
96
52
50
21
22
20
47
ANTHONY WEAVER (5/4)
KELLY GREGG (9/9)
MAAKE KEMOEATU (9/9)
TERRELL SUGGS (9/9)
ADALIUS THOMAS (9/9)
RAY LEWIS* (6/6)
TOMMY POLLEY (9/8)
CHRIS McALISTER (9/9)
SAMARI ROLLE (9/9)
ED REED* (5/5)
WILL DEMPS (9/9)
95
93
91
54
58
51
57
24
37
49
46
Jarret Johnson (9/5)
Dwan Edwards (6/0)
Aubrayo Franklin (8/0)
Roderick Green (9/0)
Peter Boulware (8/0)
Mike Smith (3/0)
Bart Scott (9/3)
Dale Carter* (8/1)
Deion Sanders (9/1)
Chad Williams (9/3)
B.J. Ward* (8/0)
42 Zach Norton (1/0)
SPECIALISTS
P
K
KO
H
KOR
PR
LS
15
3
8
15
36
36
70
DAVE ZASTUDIL (9/0)
MATT STOVER (9/0)
AARON ELLING (6/0)
DAVE ZASTUDIL (9/0)
B.J. SAMS (9/0)
B.J. SAMS (9/0)
MATT KATULA (9/0)
8
8
3
7
89
89
62
Aaron Elling (6/0)
Aaron Elling (6/0)
Matt Stover (9/0)
Kyle Boller (2/2)
Mark Clayton (7/5)
Mark Clayton (7/5)
Mike Flynn (9/9)
7 Kyle Boller (2/2)
87 Darnell Dinkins (9/2)
85 Derrick Mason (9/9)
*Injured
(2005 Games Played/Games Started)
ROOKIES AND FIRST-YEAR PLAYERS ARE UNDERLINED
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Kyle Boller
Dwan Edwards
Aubrayo Franklin
Maake Kemoeatu
Ovie Mughelli
Edwin Mulitalo
Tony Pashos
BOWL-er
da-WAHN
ah-BRAY
ma-AH-kay key-moy-AH-too
OH-vee mah-HAY-lee
moo-lee-TAHL-oh
PAHH-shos
Alan Ricard
Brian Rimpf
Samari Rolle
Adalius Thomas
Keydrick Vincent
Dave Zastudil
REE-card
RIMF
ROLL
ah-DAY-lus
KEY-drick
ZAST-tuh-dill
2005 COACHING STAFF
Brian Billick, Head Coach; Jim Fassel, Offensive Coordinator; Rex Ryan, Defensive Coordinator; Gary Zauner,
Special Teams Coordinator; Clarence Brooks, Defensive Line; John Fassel, Offensive Assistant; Jedd Fisch,
Assistant Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers; Jeff FitzGerald, Linebackers; Chris Foerster, Offensive Line/Asst.
Head Coach; Jeff Friday, Strength and Conditioning; Wade Harman, Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line;
Johnnie Lynn, Secondary; Rick Neuheisel, Quarterbacks; Mike Pettine, Outside Linebackers; Paul Ricci,
Assistant Strength and Conditioning; David Shaw, Wide Receivers; Matt Simon, Running Backs; Bennie
Thompson, Special Teams Assistant; Dennis Thurman, Secondary
HOW THE 2005 BALTIMORE RAVENS WERE BUILT
YEAR
2005
DRAFT (30)
WR Mark Clayton (1)
LB Dan Cody (2a) (IR)
T
Adam Terry (2b)
G/C Jason Brown (4)
FB Justin Green (5)
LB Mike Smith (7)
FREE AGENTS (23)
K
Aaron Elling
WR Patrick Johnson (UFA)*
LS Matt Katula (RFA)
WR Derrick Mason (UFA)
LB Tommy Polley (UFA)
CB Samari Rolle (UFA)
G
Keydrick Vincent (UFA)
B.J. Ward (RFA)
S
2004
9-7
2nd AFC North
DT
WR
LB
WR
OL
Dwan Edwards (2)
Devard Darling (3)
Roderick Green (5)
Clarence Moore (6b)
Brian Rimpf (7b)
CB
TE
CB
RS
CB
TE
Dale Carter (UFA)
Darnell Dinkins
Zach Norton (RFA)
B.J. Sams (RFA)
Deion Sanders
Daniel Wilcox
2003
10-6
AFC North Division
Champions
LB
QB
RB
DE
FB
DT
T
Terrell Suggs (1a)
Kyle Boller (1b)
Musa Smith (3)
Jarret Johnson (4a)
Ovie Mughelli (4b)
Aubrayo Franklin (5a)
Tony Pashos (5b)
T
Orlando Brown (UFA)**
2002
7-9
3rd AFC North
S
DE
P
RB
S
Ed Reed (1)
Tony Weaver (2)
Dave Zastudil (4a)
Chester Taylor (6c)
Chad Williams (6d)
S
WR
DT
LB
QB
Will Demps (RFA)
Randy Hymes (RFA)
Maake Kemoeatu (RFA)
Bart Scott (RFA)
Anthony Wright
2001
10-6
2nd AFC Central
TE
Todd Heap (1)
2000
12-4
2nd AFC Central
Super Bowl XXXV
Champions
RB
LB
Jamal Lewis (1a)
Adalius Thomas (6a)
DT
FB
Kelly Gregg
Alan Ricard (IR)
1999
8-8
3rd AFC Central
CB
G
Chris McAlister (1)
Edwin Mulitalo (4b)
1997
6-9-1
5th AFC Central
LB
Peter Boulware (1)
C
Mike Flynn (RFA)
1996
4-12
5th AFC Central
T
LB
Jonathan Ogden (1a)
Ray Lewis (1b)
K
Matt Stover (Plan B)
1998
6-10
4th AFC Central
1991
(Cleveland Franchise)
Number in parenthesis after draft choice indicates the round in which the player was taken
(IR)--Indicates player is on Injured Reserve
(PUP)--Indicates player is on the Physically Unable to Perform List (not on the 53-man roster)
(UFA)--Unrestricted Free Agent
(RFA)--Rookie Free Agent
*Patrick Johnson was originally drafted by the Ravens as a 2nd-round pick in 1998.
**Orlando Brown originally signed with the Cleveland franchise in 1993 as a rookie free agent.
TRADE/WAIVER (0)
RAVENS
POSITION
BY POSITION PREVIEW
BALTIMORE
RAVENS’
2001 POSITION-BY-POSITION
QUARTERBACKS
Kyle Boller made his 1st start since
opening day in the Ravens’ 30-3 loss to
Jacksonville. Boller completed 19 of 33
passes for 142 yards, but threw 3 INTs.
Boller started all 16 games in 2004,
leading
the
Ravens
to
a
9-7
record…Seventh-year veteran Anthony
Wright was the backup QB against the
Jaguars, but did not play. With Boller
injured, Wright started 7 games,
completing 61.7 percent of his passes for
6 TDs.
RUNNING BACKS
Former Pro Bowl RB Jamal Lewis had 44
yards on 14 carries and caught 5 passes
for 13 more at Jacksonville. Lewis rushed
for 1,006 yards and 7 TDs in 2004,
despite missing nearly 5 full games. In
2003, Lewis put together the 2nd-best
rushing season in NFL history, running for
2,066 yards…Fourth-year back Chester
Taylor played on offense and special
teams against the Jaguars. On the
season, Taylor is 2nd on the team in
rushing yards (241) and 4th in overall
yardage (422)…Against the Jaguars, 3rdyear back Musa Smith appeared in a
game for the 1st time since suffering a
broken leg last November. Smith played
on special teams and offense, catching 3
passes for 5 yards at Jacksonville…Justin
Green was the Ravens’ featured FB for
the 3rd consecutive game at Jacksonville.
The 5th-round pick out of Montana also
played on special teams…FB Ovie
Mughelli was inactive at Jacksonville,
missing his 3rd game in 4 weeks with an
ankle injury. Mughelli, a 3rd-year veteran,
played in 3 games in 2004 before being
placed on IR…FB Alan Ricard appeared
in 2 games this season, but was placed on
IR (calf) before the Pit. game (10/31).
WIDE RECEIVERS
Derrick Mason has had a standout start
to his Ravens career. Mason, who was 3rd
on the team with 4 catches for 63 yards at
Jacksonville, leads the Ravens with 53
catches for 615 yards and a TD. Mason
went over 500 catches for his career in the
Bengals’ game…Rookie Mark Clayton
made his 2nd straight start at Jax. after
missing the previous 2 games (ankle). It
was Clayton’s 5th start this year. The
Ravens’ 1st-round pick (22nd overall)
caught 149 passes and 23 TDs his last 2
seasons at Oklahoma…Randy Hymes
played off the bench at the Jaguars.
Hymes started 7 games in 2004 and
(2000 games/starts)
ranked 5th on the team in receptions
(26)...Devard Darling played on special
teams at Jacksonville. He missed most of
2004, his rookie season, with a heel
injury…Patrick
Johnson played
on
offense and special teams at Jacksonville.
Johnson has 84 receptions and 10 TDs in
his career…Clarence Moore was inactive
at Jacksonville. The 6th-round draft pick
led the Ravens with 4 receiving TDs his
rookie year (2004).
TIGHT ENDS
Two-time Pro Bowl TE Todd Heap led the
Ravens with 5 catches for 58 yards at the
Jaguars. The previous week (against the
Bengals), Heap became the Ravens’ alltime leading receiver; he now has 210
catches in his career. On the season,
Heap has 42 receptions for 461
yards…Daniel Wilcox, who played on
offense and special teams at Jacksonville,
is 4th on the team with 17 catches for 131
yards. Wilcox had a TD in the season
opener
against
the
Colts…Darnell
Dinkins started at TE at the Jaguars.
Dinkins joined the Ravens midway through
the 2004 season and had 1 TD catch.
OFFENSIVE LINE
LT Jonathan Ogden started at the
Jaguars. Ogden was named to his 8th Pro
Bowl in 2004, when he started 12 games,
despite battling knee and leg injuries…LG
Edwin Mulitalo started at Jacksonville.
Mulitalo has been a stalwart on the
Ravens’ offensive line, starting all but 1
game over the last 3 seasons…C Mike
Flynn started at Jacksonville. He was
sidelined the 1st 7 games of the 2004
season (shoulder), but finished strong,
starting 5 games…RG Keydrick Vincent
started at the Jaguars. In 2004, Vincent
started all 16 games for the Steelers, who
led the AFC in rushing (154 yards per
game)…Orlando “Zeus” Brown started
at RT at Jacksonville, like he did 13 times
in 2004. The 10th-year veteran returned to
the NFL in 2003 after sitting out the
previous 3 years (eye)…OT Tony Pashos
split time with Brown at RT at Jacksonville,
as he has all season. Pashos played in 6
games in 2004…Promising G Brian
Rimpf played off the bench at the
Jaguars. Rimpf was a 7th-round pick out of
East Carolina in 2004…Rookie lineman
Adam Terry (2nd-round pick) was inactive
at Jacksonville. Terry can play both LT
and RT; he was a 1st-team All-Big East
pick for Syracuse in 2004…Rookie C
Jason Brown (4th-round pick out of North
Carolina) was inactive at Jacksonville.
DEFENSIVE LINE
SECONDARY
DT Kelly Gregg recorded 8 tackles at
the Jaguars. Gregg tied for 4th on the
team with 89 tackles in 2004…At the
Jaguars, DE Tony Weaver made his 1st
start since the Jets’ game (toe). Weaver
had 5 tackles. Throughout his career,
Weaver has been a dependable force
on the defensive line, starting 51 out of
a possible 57 games…DT Maake
Kemoeatu started and logged 6 tackles
at Jacksonville. “Kemo” had a careerhigh 48 tackles in 2004…Third-year DE
Jarret Johnson started at OLB at
Jacksonville and recorded 8 tackles and
a half-sack. Johnson capped off 2004
with an INT for a TD vs. Miami
(1/2)…Third-year DT Aubrayo Franklin
had 4 tackles at the Jaguars. Franklin, a
3rd-year veteran, saw action in 6 games
in 2004…DT Dwan Edwards played off
the bench at Jacksonville. The 2nd-year
player out of Oregon State played in 4
games as a rookie.
S Ed Reed missed his 4th-straight game
at Jacksonville (ankle). Reed was the
AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year in
2004, when he led the league with 9
INTs. He set an NFL record with 358
INT return yards. Reed brought back an
INT 106 yards for a TD vs. Cleveland
(11/7/04), the longest INT return in NFL
history…Chris McAlister had 4 tackles
at Jacksonville. McAlister, a Pro Bowler
in each of the last 2 years, recovered a
fumble in back-to-back games last
December and had 2 TDs on the
year…CB Samari Rolle started, led the
Ravens with 3 PD and had 3 tackles at
Jacksonville. At Ten. earlier in the year,
Rolle forced a fumble. Rolle, an 8th-year
vet, has 23 career INTs and went to the
Pro Bowl in 2000…S Will Demps
recorded 9 tackles at the Jaguars. In
2004, Demps had 86 tackles, 2 FFs, 2
FRs, 1 INT, 8 PD and 2.5 sacks…Eighttime Pro Bowler Deion Sanders played
in passing situations at Jacksonville,
recording 2 tackles. Sanders, who was
limited to 9 games due to injury last
year, still had 3 INTs, including 1 that he
took back 48 yards for a TD against the
Bills (10/24)…CB Dale Carter was
inactive
for
the
Jaguars
game
(hamstring). Carter, who missed all of
2004 (blood clot), has 24 INTs in his
career…Fourth-year S Chad Williams
started and recorded 6 tackles at Jax.
Williams tied for 2nd on the team with 3
INTs in 2004. Williams also had 1 TD,
32 tackles, 2 sacks and 6 PD…Rookie
free agent B.J. Ward (Florida State)
was inactive at Jacksonville (groin).
Ward had played in the 1st 8 games
after making the team in training
camp…The Ravens signed CB Zach
Norton off their practice squad before
the Jaguars’ game, in which he played.
LINEBACKERS
Standout MLB Ray Lewis, a 2-time NFL
Defensive Player of the Year, was
inactive at the Jaguars (thigh). Lewis, a
7-time Pro Bowler, is tied with Ed Reed
for the team INT record (21). He is also
a 4-time 1st-team AP All-Pro…Third-year
pass-rusher Terrell Suggs had 2
tackles at the Jaguars. Suggs played in
his 1st Pro Bowl in 2004 after finishing
3rd in the AFC with 10.5 sacks…The
versatile Adalius Thomas had 5 tackles
at Jax., a week after he forced 2
fumbles, had a sack and logged 7
tackles against the Bengals. Thomas
was 2nd on the team with a career-high 8
sacks in 2004. He was a Pro Bowler on
special teams in 2003…LB Tommy
Polley, a Baltimore native, logged 12
tackles and had a PD at Jacksonville.
Earlier this season, he led the Ravens
with a career-high 1.5 sacks against the
Browns…Veteran pass-rusher Peter
Boulware had 5 tackles and 1 PD,
playing in passing situations at
Jacksonville. He has 69 sacks for his
career, most in team history. Boulware
missed all of 2004 with knee and toe
injuries…Bart Scott started and led the
team with 13 tackles and a half-sack at
Jax. Scott played in 13 games in 2004,
despite battling a knee injury for much of
the season…OLB Roderick Green,
who has 2 sacks this season, played on
special teams at Jacksonville. Green
saw action in 9 games as a special
teams contributor in 2004…Rookie Dan
Cody (2nd-round pick) is on injured
reserve after injuring his knee on the 1st
day of training camp.
KICKING GAME
K Matt Stover connected on his only
FG attempt (41 yards) at Jax. Earlier
this year, Stover booted a 49-yarder at
Pit. that was the longest in Heinz Field
history...Before their 3rd game, the
Ravens signed KO specialist Aaron
Elling. He played at the Jaguars,
kicking off twice…P Dave Zastudil
averaged 44.6 yards-per-punt at Jax.
Zastudil ranked 9th in the NFL with 26
punts inside the 20 last year…B.J.
Sams leads the NFL in punt return
average (12.0) and has 894 combined
return yards this season. As a rookie,
Sams had 2 TDs and 1,826 total return
yards, a team record…LS Matt Katula,
an undrafted rookie out of Wisconsin,
has played in all 9 games of the season.
BALTIMORE RAVENS / WEEK 10 / THROUGH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2005
WON 2, LOST 7
09/11 L 7-24
09/18 L 10-25
10/02 W 13- 3
10/09 L 17-35
10/16 W 16- 3
10/23 L 6-10
10/31 L 19-20
11/06 L 9-21
11/13 L 3-30
11/20
11/27
12/04
12/11
12/19
12/25
01/01
Indianapolis
70,501
at Tennessee
69,149
New York Jets
70,479
at Detroit
61,201
Cleveland
70,196
at Chicago
62,102
at Pittsburgh
64,178
Cincinnati
70,540
at Jacksonville
66,107
Pittsburgh
at Cincinnati
Houston
at Denver
Green Bay
Minnesota
at Cleveland
Balt.
Opp.
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS
150
158
Rushing
50
50
Passing
88
83
Penalty
12
25
3rd Down: Made/Att
50/137
43/117
3rd Down Pct.
36.5
36.8
4th Down: Made/Att
8/13
2/6
4th Down Pct.
61.5
33.3
POSSESSION AVG.
30:41
29:19
TOTAL NET YARDS
2500
2438
Avg. Per Game
277.8
270.9
Total Plays
581
540
Avg. Per Play
4.3
4.5
NET YARDS RUSHING
824
922
Avg. Per Game
91.6
102.4
Total Rushes
233
252
NET YARDS PASSING
1676
1516
Avg. Per Game
186.2
168.4
Sacked/Yards Lost
24/189
18/107
Gross Yards
1865
1623
Att./Completions
324/198
270/148
Completion Pct.
61.1
54.8
Had Intercepted
13
4
PUNTS/AVERAGE
48/43.0
51/42.8
NET PUNTING AVG.
48/36.5
51/33.8
PENALTIES/YARDS
86/645
55/405
FUMBLES/BALL LOST
12/7
12/5
TOUCHDOWNS
7
19
Rushing
1
6
Passing
6
10
Returns
0
3
* SCORE BY PERIODS
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS
TEAM
26 31 10 33
0 100
OPPONENTS
35 36 47 53
0 171
* SCORING
TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT
FG S PTS
Stover
0 0 0 0 7/ 7 17/21 0 58
Heap
2 0 2 0
0 12
J. Lewis
2 1 1 0
0 12
Mason
1 0 1 0
0
6
Taylor
1 0 1 0
0
6
Wilcox
1 0 1 0
0
6
TEAM
7 1 6 0 7/ 7 17/21 0 100
OPPONENTS
19 6 10 3 19/19 12/14 1 171
2-Pt. Conversions: TEAM 0-0, OPPONENTS 0-0
SACKS: Thomas 4, R. Green 2, Polley 2,
Suggs 2, (group) 2, Boulware 1.5, Gregg 1.5,
Scott 1.5, R. Lewis 1, J. Johnson 0.5,
TEAM 18, OPPONENTS 24
* PASSING
Wright
Boller
Hymes
Stewart
TEAM
OPPONENTS
Att Cmp
266 164
56
34
2
0
0
0
324 198
270 148
* RUSHING
No. Yds
Avg Long TD
J. Lewis
159 480
3.0 25
1
Taylor
48 241
5.0 52
0
Wright
18
68
3.8 22
0
Stewart
4
24
6.0 13
0
Boller
3
11
3.7
7
0
Clayton
1
0
0.0
0
0
TEAM
233 824
3.5 52
1
OPPONENTS
252 922
3.7 77t 6
* RECEIVING
No. Yds
Avg Long TD
Mason
53 615 11.6 35
1
Heap
42 461 11.0 48
2
Taylor
26 181
7.0 20
1
Wilcox
17 131
7.7 17t 1
J. Lewis
17
83
4.9 15t 1
Clayton
14
98
7.0 13
0
Hymes
8 104 13.0 21
0
Dinkins
6
55
9.2 15
0
Moore
3
59 19.7 24
0
J. Green
3
17
5.7
8
0
Mu. Smith
3
5
1.7
4
0
P. Johnson
2
31 15.5 19
0
Ricard
2
18
9.0 11
0
Mughelli
2
7
3.5
5
0
TEAM
198 1865
9.4 48
6
OPPONENTS
148 1623 11.0 48 10
* INTERCEPTIONS
No. Yds
Avg Long TD
Suggs
1
38 38.0
38
0
Thomas
1
28 28.0
28
0
R. Lewis
1
0
0.0
0
0
McAlister
1
0
0.0
0
0
TEAM
4
66 16.5
38
0
OPPONENTS
13 144 11.1
31
3
* PUNTING
No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B
Zastudil
47 2064 43.9 36.5 2 5 60 1
TEAM
48 2064 43.0 36.5 2 5 60 1
OPPONENTS
51 2181 42.8 33.8 9 18 61 0
* PUNT RETURNS
Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD
Sams
23 5 276 12.0 51 0
TEAM
23 5 276 12.0 51 0
OPPONENTS
31 7 272
8.8 49 0
* KICKOFF RETURNS
No. Yds
Avg Long TD
Sams
29 618 21.3
41
0
Dinkins
1
10 10.0
10
0
J. Green
1
10 10.0
10
0
TEAM
31 638 20.6
41
0
OPPONENTS
27 617 22.9
59
0
* FIELD GOALS
1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
Stover
0/ 0 4/ 4 6/ 7 7/10 0/0
TEAM
0/ 0 4/ 4 6/ 7 7/10 0/0
OPPONENTS
0/ 0 6/ 6 3/ 3 3/ 5 0/0
Stover: (38N,47N,45N)(30G)(42G,25G)(46G)(39G,
27G,38G)(40G,29G)(22G,43N,40G,49G,47G)(34G,
32G,31G)(41G)
OPPONENTS: (20G)(39G,29G,47G)(21G)()(24G)(23G,
47N)(42G,37G)(48N)(48G,33G,26G)
Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD
1582 61.7 5.95
6
283 60.7 5.05
0
0
0.0 0.00
0
0
----0
1865 61.1 5.76
6
1623 54.8 6.01 10
TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating
2.3 9
3.4 48
19/ 147
71.7
0.0 4
7.1 35
5/ 42
44.0
0.0 0
0.0
0
0/
0
39.6
--- 0
--- --0/
0
--1.9 13
4.0 48
24/ 189
66.4
3.7 4
1.5 48
18/ 107
79.0
BALTIMORE
TacklesRAVENS 2005 SEASON DEF. STATISTICS
from coaches video review
Name
Lewis, Ray
Demps, Will
Polley, Tommy
Gregg, Kelly
Thomas, Adalius
Suggs, Terrell
Scott, Bart
Kemoeatu, Maake
McAlister, Chris
Johnson, Jarret
Williams, Chad
Rolle, Samari
Weaver, Anthony
Edwards, Dwan
Reed, Ed
Franklin, Aubrayo
Sanders, Deion
Boulware, Peter
Carter, Dale
Green, Roderick
Ward, B.J.
Totals
TT
77
62
58
55
51
46
40
39
36
31
27
24
22
20
20
17
17
11
3
3
1
660
Solo
47
49
41
31
37
35
25
23
31
20
21
21
19
12
19
9
12
3
3
3
1
462
AS
30
13
17
24
14
11
15
16
5
11
6
3
3
8
1
8
5
8
0
0
0
198
Sacks
1
0
2
1.5
4
2
1.5
0
0
0.5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.5
0
2
0
17
Yds.
1
0
17
7.5
22
18.5
10
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
4
0
102
INT
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Yds.
0
0
0
0
28
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
RAVENS 2005 SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS
from coaches video review
Name
Scott, Bart
Wilcox, Daniel
Taylor, Chester
Dinkins, Darnell
Mughelli, Ovie
Green, Roderick
Ward, B.J.
Williams, Chad
Carter, Dale
Demps, Will
Green, Justin
Katula, Matt
Thomas, Adalius
Polley, Tommy
Smith, Musa
Clayton, Mark
Elling, Aaron
Nelson, Jim
Stover, Matt
Totals
TT
13
12
10
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
92
Solo
AS
FF
FR
BK
11
9
7
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
5
3
3
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
4
1
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
71
21
3
1
0
PD
3
3
1
4
5
2
3
0
11
1
1
7
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
47
FF
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
FR
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
RAVENS PROFILE: Mark Clayton
QUICK FACTS
o
o
o
o
o
Age: 23
Position: WR
College: Oklahoma
Birthdate: 7/2/82
Hometown: Arlington, TX
What has been the biggest adjustment in the transition
from collegiate football to pro football?
“The biggest adjustment is the mental aspect (of the game), the
way you have to study the detail. I know the guys that have
been in (the NFL) understand things about the game that I
haven’t got yet. I know football and I can play football just fine,
but they have it down to a science.”
Do you still compete with your former Oklahoma teammates Mark Bradley and Brandon Jones?
“Brandon is the only one out of us that has a touchdown this
year. I can get him though. That’s just some fun that we have
between each other. We want to beat the other in the stats
race, but obviously, I want to win (as a team) more than outplay
him in the stats. But, it is just a little fun that we have.
Unfortunately, Mark is out for the season and Brandon has the
same injury that I had with the ankle.”
Can you reveal any odd habits about Kyle Boller after living with him earlier this year? Who do you live with now?
“That was fun, it was a great time. We hung out and it was cool.
The fact that I was able to get to know him like that was a good
thing. Kyle sleeps a lot. One day he slept for 10, maybe 11
hours. I don’t know how he does it. I can’t do that; I can’t sleep
more than a few hours. Also, he is actually pretty shy with the
ladies, but that can be good.
“My little brother came into town, and he is living with me now.
I got my own apartment about a month and a half ago. It’s nice
to go home (because) I made sure I had everything in there that
I wanted. I don’t have to go anywhere. I can just stay home all
day and chill. I have a townhouse being built right now, but I
love my apartment so much that I am not going to want to
move.”
What was your favorite 80s television program?
“Back then I would watch Talespin all of the time with Big Baloo
and Kit, and Chip ‘n’ Dale with the (theme) song, ‘Ch, Ch, Chip
and Dale.’ Those were my shows on Saturday morning. I got
into The Cosby Show, and Alf. Also, Prostars. Remember that?
That (cartoon) had Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, and Bo
Jackson. I loved it.”
PITTSBURGH STEELERS CONNECTIONS
Not So Brotherly Love: Once again, for the 2nd time in just 3 weeks,
there’s a little tension in the Kemoeatu family. After staring each other
down from opposite sidelines this past Halloween night in the 2 teams’
initial meeting, Maake and Chris are back at it again. Having played
together in 2001 at Utah (Maake was a senior and Chris a freshman),
big brother “Kemo” went on to sign as a rookie free agent with the
Ravens and has since cemented himself in Baltimore’s starting lineup. Chris, who was selected in the 6th round of the 2005 Draft, has
yet to participate in a game this season, but made the Steelers’ squad
after an impressive training camp. Noted Maake on growing up as the
older sibling: “Because I’m the oldest, I’ve always tried to do things the
right way and set an example. Because he is younger, he has always
tried to do things better than I could. He did ‘1-up’ me because he was
drafted and I wasn’t. He got the win last time around, too, so hopefully I can get this victory.”
Scintillating Seminole Secondary: It’s an undisputed fact that
Florida State consistently produces some of the NFL’s top DBs. Case
in point: When the Ravens and Steelers clash, there are 5 Seminoles
who will be strutting around the secondary. Veteran CBs Deion
Sanders and Samari Rolle, and rookie S B.J. Ward round out the
Ravens’ contingent, while FS Chris Hope and rookie CB Bryant
McFadden will don Steelers garb. Last year, during their senior campaigns at FSU, McFadden and Ward were members of 1 of the best
secondaries in the country. Though Ward missed much of the season
with a broken ankle, the 2 players, who Ward says, “are very close
friends and talk every week,” assisted in holding opponents to a
measly 14.1 points each week. McFadden went on to become a 2ndround draft pick this past April, while Ward earned a spot with
Baltimore as a rookie free agent.
Movin’ On Up: Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt
received his 1st coaching action in the NFL with Baltimore. Breaking
into the league as an assistant under Ted Marchibroda, Whisenhunt
was the Ravens’ TEs coach from 1997-98. Under Whisenhunt’s tutelage during that span, Ravens starting TE Eric Green racked up 99
catches for 1,023 yards and 6 TDs. After those seasons, Whisenhunt
went on to coach for the Browns and Jets before taking over the helm
of Pittsburgh’s offense in 2004.
Plowing the Way: This season, most people have been somewhat
surprised to see Steelers RB Willie Parker seemingly drop out of
nowhere and become 1 of the NFL’s top backs. Ravens rookie center
Jason Brown isn’t 1 of those people. Through 5 games, the 2nd-year
Parker ranked 11th in rushing in the NFL (6th in the AFC). However,
that was no shock to Brown, who played with Parker at North Carolina
and did much of the “dirty work” while blocking for his tailback. “You
could always tell that Willie was good, but I think he has really
matured and taken his game to a whole new level in the NFL,” Brown
stated. “It’s good to see him do well, now that he’s gotten his chance.”
Where do you spend your time when on the Internet?
“I spend a lot of time on myspace.com. It’s awesome. Its where
people all over the world can (connect). You get your own page,
you hook it up with all of your favorite music, you can put pictures of yourself, you have your friends list, and you just talk to
people everywhere. It’s a fun little site.”
Guess Who’s Back?: Sunday, several Ravens face the team they
originally began their NFL careers with. The list of players includes:
You co-hosted the Gridiron Halloween Fundraiser for
Goodwill industries, tell me about that experience?
“That was fun. I had a good time, besides the fact that I had just
injured my ankle and it was throbbing. There was a huge
turnout and everybody was in costume. I saw some awesome
costumes; there was one guy in a Hugh Heffner costume. I was
an American Gladiator. That was hilarious. They ended up raising over $100,000. It was awesome.”
QB Anthony Wright, who originally signed as a rookie free agent in
1999, spent that season as Pittsburgh’s 4th QB after earning a roster
spot during an impressive preseason. Though he never played for the
Steelers that year, Wright was promoted to the No. 2 QB for the season finale against Tennessee.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. What are you most
thankful for?
“(I am) mostly grateful for my life. I have been blessed with an
incredible life. I am living, I am healthy, I am young, my family
is happy and taken care of. Also, (I am thankful for) my mother.
She is strong and she has been there all the time for me. I am
a mama’s boy. I appreciate her strength and guidance. We
jumped from house to house when we were younger. At one
point we stayed in a shelter. It was just her and my siblings. I
am the oldest with a little brother and a little sister. She had to
put up with us. We finally moved to Texas and things started to
change slowly. I can’t believe how much she went through; it is
just impressive.”
You received the Football Writers Association’s Most
Courageous Award for pulling victims from a serious car
accident last summer. Tell me about that experience.
“A car had come across an intersection and hit a van behind
me. Everything was smoky and dark, you couldn’t see anything. My car span into the center median. We got out to check
if anything was going on with anybody. We knew something
was wrong. In the van, we helped a daughter and father get
out. I saw a flame break out and there was a girl that was stuck
between the steering wheel and seat. We had to really work to
get her out. That was pretty scary. Her dad had fractured vertebras in his back, so he couldn’t move whatsoever. But, we luckily got them out.”
Who’s the player you see as an example on the team? Why?
“Derrick Mason. How he carries himself as a whole person,
player, teammate, and everything (is impressive). He is a great
addition to this organization. You have seen the production that
he has been able to put up, and he is consistent. Week in and
week out he practices hard.”
G Keydrick Vincent grinded it out for 4 years in the Pittsburgh trenches, and returns to face the team that signed him as a rookie free agent
out of Mississippi. Starting 27 of 38 career games with the Steelers,
he consistently aided Pittsburgh’s powerful rushing attack each year.
Practice squad QB Brian St. Pierre, who signed with Baltimore this
season (9/22), was a 5th-round draft choice by the Steelers in 2003.
After making the team as a rookie, St. Pierre floated back and forth
between Pittsburgh’s active and non-active game-day rosters. His
only game experience came when he ran for a key 1st down late in
the 4th quarter against Buffalo last season (1/05).
Enemies Now, Friends Later: Note to those wearing black and gold:
All previous friendships generated in the Steel City are on hold. While
playing for the Steelers the past 4 seasons, Keydrick Vincent became
very close friends with current Steelers C Jeff Hartings, NT Casey
Hampton and LT Marvel Smith. “Marvel and I text (message) each
other all the time, but it’s never football related,” Vincent said. “I think
we do wish one another luck each week, but this time around, I’m a
Raven and nothing else matters.” While it’s obvious that “Key” is 1 of
the most outgoing and talkative players in a locker room, the 5th-year
veteran found his personality meshing unusually well with the more
subdued Smith. “He is a very quiet guy and kind of kept to himself, but
always talked to me. We got along really well.”
As for Hartings, who came to Pittsburgh from Detroit via free agency,
Vincent says the 2 consistently had “serious life talks” and frequently
gave each other advice on numerous topics. “He really showed me
the ropes when I became a free agent, because he had been through
the process before. He knew all the ins and outs, so it was good having a person like him to talk with.”
Gamecocks Meet Again: A prolific backfield duo that once buoyed
South Carolina’s offensive attack, Ravens QB Anthony Wright and
Steelers RB Duce Staley were juggernauts for the Gamecocks in
1996. A 1st-year starter in just his sophomore season, Wright teamed
up with Staley – a senior – to help lead South Carolina to a 6-5 record.
Completing 131-of-244 passes for 1,850 yards and 8 TDs, Wright connected with Staley 28 times for 251 yards that season. However, it
was Staley’s performance in the run game that garnered headlines.
Earning 1st-team all-conference honors, he churned up 1,116 ground
yards and 9 scores, and became a 3rd-round pick by Philadelphia.
2005 BALTIMORE RAVENS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
No.
7
58
60
77
24
Name
Boller, Kyle
Boulware, Peter
Brown, Jason
Brown, Orlando
Carter, Dale
Pos.
QB
LB
OL
T
CB
Ht.
6-3
6-4
6-3
6-7
6-1
Wt.
220
255
320
360
194
89
81
47
87
93
Clayton, Mark
Darling, Devard
Demps, Will
Dinkins, Darnell
Edwards, Dwan
WR
WR
S
TE
DT
5-10
6-1
6-0
6-2
6-3
195
215
205
255
315
7/2/82
4/16/82
11/7/79
1/20/77
5/16/81
R
2
4
4
2
Oklahoma
Washington State
San Diego State
Pittsburgh
Oregon State
Arlington, TX
Houston, TX
Palmdale, CA
Pittsburgh, PA
Columbus, MT
8
62
91
33
54
Elling, Aaron
Flynn, Mike
Franklin, Aubrayo
Green, Justin
Green, Roderick
K
C
DT
FB
LB/DE
6-2
6-3
6-1
5-11
6-2
201
305
320
251
245
5/30/78
6/15/74
8/27/80
4/30/82
4/26/82
3
8
3
R
2
Wyoming
Maine
Tennessee
Montana
Central Missouri State
Lander, WY
Springfield, MA
Johnson City, TN
San Diego, CA
Brenham, TX
97
86
80
95
11
Gregg, Kelly
Heap, Todd
Hymes, Randy
Johnson, Jarret
Johnson, Patrick
DT
TE
WR
DE
WR
6-0
6-5
6-3
6-3
5-10
310
252
211
285
196
11/1/76
3/16/80
8/7/79
8/14/81
8/10/76
6
5
4
3
7
Oklahoma
Arizona State
Grambling
Alabama
Oregon
Edmond, OK
Mesa, AZ
Hitchcock, TX
Chiefland, FL
Redlands, CA
70
92
31
52
85
Katula, Matt
Kemoeatu, Maake
Lewis, Jamal
Lewis, Ray
Mason, Derrick
LS
DT
RB
LB
WR
6-6
6-5
5-11
6-1
5-10
272
350
245
245
192
8/22/82
1/10/79
8/29/79
5/15/75
1/17/74
R
4
6
10
9
Wisconsin
Utah
Tennessee
Miami
Michigan State
Brookfield, WI
Kahuku, HI
Atlanta, GA
Lakeland, FL
Detroit, MI
21
84
34
64
42
McAlister, Chris
Moore, Clarence
Mughelli, Ovie
Mulitalo, Edwin
Norton, Zach
CB
WR
FB
G
CB
6-1
6-6
6-1
6-3
5-11
206
220
255
345
183
6/14/77
9/24/82
6/10/80
9/1/74
11/19/81
7
2
3
7
2
Arizona
Northern Arizona
Wake Forest
Arizona
Cincinnati
Pasadena, CA
Buena Park, CA
Charleston, SC
Daly City, CA
Lloyd, FL
75
79
50
20
69
Ogden, Jonathan
Pashos, Tony
Polley, Tommy
Reed, Ed
Rimpf, Brian
T
T
LB
S
G
6-9
6-6
6-3
5-11
6-5
345
320
230
200
319
7/31/74
8/3/80
1/18/78
9/11/78
2/11/81
10
3
5
4
2
UCLA
Illinois
Florida State
Miami
East Carolina
Washington, DC
Lock Port, IL
Baltimore, MD
St. Rose, LA
Raleigh, NC
22
36
37
57
51
Rolle, Samari
Sams, B.J.
Sanders, Deion
Scott, Bart
Smith, Mike
CB
6-0
RB/RS 5-10
CB
6-1
LB
6-2
LB
6-1
175
185
198
240
235
8/10/76
10/29/80
8/9/67
8/18/80
9/2/81
8
2
14
4
R
Florida State
McNeese State
Florida State
Southern Illinois
Texas Tech
Miami, FL
Mandeville, LA
Fort Myers, FL
Detroit, MI
Lubbock, TX
32
3
55
29
78
Smith, Musa
Stover, Matt
Suggs, Terrell
Taylor, Chester
Terry, Adam
RB
K
LB/DE
RB
T
6-0
5-11
6-3
5-11
6-8
232
178
260
213
330
5/31/82
1/27/68
10/11/82
9/22/79
9/1/82
3
16
3
4
R
Georgia
Louisiana Tech
Arizona State
Toledo
Syracuse
West Perry, PA
Dallas, TX
Chandler, AZ
River Rouge, MI
Queensbury, NY
96
68
46
98
83
Thomas, Adalius
Vincent, Keydrick
Ward, B.J.
Weaver, Anthony
Wilcox, Daniel
LB/DE
G
S
DE
TE
6-2
6-5
6-3
6-3
6-1
270
325
208
280
245
8/18/77
4/13/78
11/4/81
7/28/80
3/23/77
6
5
R
4
3
Southern Mississippi
Mississippi
Florida State
Notre Dame
Appalachian State
Equality, AL
Bartow, FL
Dallas, TX
Saratoga Springs, NY
Atlanta, GA
49
2
15
Williams, Chad
Wright, Anthony
Zastudil, Dave
S
QB
P
5-9
6-1
6-3
207
215
215
1/22/79
2/14/76
10/26/78
4
7
4
South Carolina
Ohio University
Birmingham, AL
Vanceboro, NC
Bay Village, OH
12
38
56
74
14
72
28
Practice Squad
Bratton, Brian
Butler, Robb
Haley, Dennis
Kracalik, Michael
St. Pierre, Brian
Thomas, Benard
Thompson, Duvol
WR
DB
LB
OT
QB
DE
CB
5-10
6-0
6-1
6-8
6-3
6-4
5-9
186
207
247
337
230
273
183
7/31/82
9/14/81
2/18/82
9/9/82
11/28/79
4/10/81
1/28/83
R
R
R
R
3
R
R
Furman
Robert Morris
Virginia
San Diego State
Boston College
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Evans, GA
Pittsburgh, PA
Virginia Beach, VA
San Diego, CA
Danvers, MA
Mountain View, CA
Cleveland, OH
65
53
61
27
39
23
Reserve, Injured
Caylor, Drew (Back, 8/30/05)
Cody, Dan (Knee, 8/30/05)
Gibson, Gary (Foot, 8/30/05)
Mouton, Cash (Back, 8/30/05)
Ricard, Alan (Calf, 10/28/05)
Winborne, Jamaine* (Ill, 11/3/05)
OL
LB/DE
DT
CB
FB
DB
6-5
6-5
6-3
6-0
5-11
5-10
291
255
294
193
237
202
9/12/79
12/1/81
5/5/82
11/10/82
1/17/77
12/26/80
1
R
R
R
5
1
Stanford
Oklahoma
Rutgers
Louisiana-Monroe
Northeast Louisiana
Virginia
Bethesda, MD
Ada, OK
Jamesville, NY
Lafayette, LA
Amite, LA
Chesapeake, VA
* = Practice Squad, IR
Last updated: 11.14.05
Birthdate Exp. College
6/17/81
3 California
12/18/74
9 Florida State
5/5/83
R North Carolina
11/12/70
10 South Carolina State
11/28/69
12 Tennessee
Hometown
Newhall, CA
Columbia, SC
Henderson, NC
Washington, DC
Covington, GA
2005 BALTIMORE RAVENS NUMERICAL ROSTER
No.
2
3
7
8
11
Name
Wright, Anthony
Stover, Matt
Boller, Kyle
Elling, Aaron
Johnson, Patrick
Pos.
QB
K
QB
K
WR
Ht.
6-1
5-11
6-3
6-2
5-10
Wt.
215
178
220
201
196
Age
29
37
23
27
28
Exp.
7
16
3
3
7
College
South Carolina
Louisiana Tech
California
Wyoming
Oregon
How Acquired
FA '02
PB (NYG) '91
D1b '03
FA '05
FA '05
P/D/DNP/INA
8/7/1/0
9/0/0/0
2/2/0/7
6/0/0/1
4/0/0/4
15
20
21
22
24
Zastudil, Dave
Reed, Ed
McAlister, Chris
Rolle, Samari
Carter, Dale
P
S
CB
CB
CB
6-3
5-11
6-1
6-0
6-1
215
200
206
175
194
26
26
27
28
35
4
4
7
8
12
Ohio University
Miami
Arizona
Florida State
Tennessee
D4a '02
D1 '02
D1 '99
FA '05
FA '04
9/0/0/0
5/5/0/4
9/9/0/0
9/9/0/0
8/1/0/1
29
31
32
33
34
Taylor, Chester
Lewis, Jamal
Smith, Musa
Green, Justin
Mughelli, Ovie
RB
RB
RB
FB
FB
5-11
5-11
6-0
5-11
6-1
213
245
232
251
255
25
25
23
23
24
4
6
3
R
3
Toledo
Tennessee
Georgia
Montana
Wake Forest
D6c '02
D1a '00
D3 '03
D5 '05
D4b '03
9/0/0/0
9/9/0/0
1/0/0/0
8/2/0/1
6/1/0/3
36
37
42
46
47
Sams, B.J.
Sanders, Deion
Norton, Zach
Ward, B.J.
Demps, Will
RB/RS
CB
CB
DB
S
5-10
6-1
5-11
6-3
6-0
185
198
183
208
205
24
37
23
23
25
2
14
2
R
4
McNeese State
Florida State
Cincinnati
Florida State
San Diego State
FA '04
FA '04
FA '04
FA '05
FA '02
9/0/0/0
9/1/0/0
1/0/0/0
8/0/0/1
9/9/0/0
49
50
51
52
54
Williams, Chad
Polley, Tommy
Smith, Mike
Lewis, Ray
Green, Roderick
S
LB
LB
LB
LB/DE
5-9
6-3
6-1
6-1
6-2
207
230
235
245
245
26
27
24
29
23
4
5
R
10
2
Florida State
Texas Tech
Miami
Central Missouri St.
D6d '02
UFA (StL) '05
D7 '05
D1b '96
D5 '04
9/3/0/0
9/8/0/0
3/0/0/0
6/6/0/3
9/0/0/0
55
57
58
60
62
Suggs, Terrell
Scott, Bart
Boulware, Peter
Brown, Jason
Flynn, Mike
LB/DE
LB
LB
OL
C
6-3
6-2
6-4
6-3
6-3
260
240
255
320
305
22
24
30
21
30
3
4
9
R
8
Arizona State
Southern Illinois
Florida State
North Carolina
Maine
D1a '03
FA '02
D1 '97
D4 '05
FA '97
9/9/0/0
9/3/0/0
8/0/0/1
1/0/2/6
9/9/0/0
64
68
69
70
75
Mulitalo, Edwin
Vincent, Keydrick
Rimpf, Brian
Katula, Matt
Ogden, Jonathan
G
G
G
LS
T
6-3
6-5
6-5
6-6
6-9
345
325
319
272
345
30
27
23
22
30
7
5
2
R
10
Arizona
Mississippi
East Carolina
Wisconsin
UCLA
D4b '99
UFA (Pit) '05
D7b '04
FA '05
D1a '96
9/9/0/0
9/9/0/0
8/0/0/1
9/0/0/0
9/9/0/0
77
78
79
80
81
Brown, Orlando
Terry, Adam
Pashos, Tony
Hymes, Randy
Darling, Devard
T
T
T
WR
WR
6-7
6-8
6-6
6-3
6-1
360
330
320
211
215
34
22
24
25
23
10
R
3
4
2
South Carolina State
Syracuse
Illinois
Grambling
Washington State
FA '03
D2b '05
D5b '03
FA '02
D3 '04
9/9/0/0
0/0/0/9
9/0/0/0
9/2/0/0
4/0/0/5
83
84
85
86
87
Wilcox, Daniel
Moore, Clarence
Mason, Derrick
Heap, Todd
Dinkins, Darnell
TE
WR
WR
TE
TE
6-1
6-6
5-10
6-5
6-2
245
220
192
252
255
28
22
31
25
28
3
2
9
5
4
Appalachian State
Northern Arizona
Michigan State
Arizona State
Pittsburgh
FA '04
D6 '04
FA '05
D1 '01
FA '04
9/3/0/0
4/1/1/4
9/9/0/0
9/9/0/0
9/2/0/0
89
91
92
93
95
Clayton, Mark
Franklin, Aubrayo
Kemoeatu, Maake
Edwards, Dwan
Johnson, Jarret
WR
DT
DT
DT
DE
5-10
6-1
6-5
6-3
6-3
195
320
350
315
285
22
24
26
23
23
R
3
4
2
3
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Utah
Oregon State
Alabama
D1 '05
D5a '03
FA '02
D2 '04
D4a '03
7/5/0/2
8/0/0/1
9/9/0/0
6/0/0/3
9/5/0/0
96 Thomas, Adalius
97 Gregg, Kelly
98 Weaver, Anthony
LB/DE
DT
DE
6-2
6-0
6-3
270
310
280
27
28
24
6
6
4
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
D6a '00
FA '00
D2 '02
9/9/0/0
9/9/0/0
5/4/0/4
12
14
28
38
56
72
74
Practice Squad
Bratton, Brian
St. Pierre, Brian
Thompson, Duvol
Butler, Robb
Haley, Dennis
Thomas, Benard
Kracalik, Michael
WR
QB
CB
DB
LB
DE
OT
5-10
6-3
5-9
6-0
6-1
6-4
6-8
186
230
183
207
247
273
337
23
25
22
24
23
24
23
R
3
R
R
R
R
R
Furman
Boston College
Pennsylvania
Robert Morris
Virginia
Nebraska
San Diego State
FA '05
FA '05
FA '05
FA' 05
FA '05
FA '05
FA '05
0/0/0/0
0/0/0/0
0/0/0/0
0/0/0/0
0/0/0/0
0/0/0/0
0/0/0/0
65
53
61
27
39
23
Reserve, Injured
Caylor, Drew (Back, 8/30/05)
Cody, Dan (Knee, 8/30/05)
Gibson, Gary (Foot, 8/30/05)
Mouton, Cash (Back, 8/30/05)
Ricard, Alan (Calf, 10/28/05)
Winborne, Jamaine* (11/3/05)
OL
LB/DE
DT
CB
FB
DB
6-5
6-5
6-3
6-0
5-11
5-10
291
255
294
193
237
202
26
23
23
22
28
24
1
R
R
R
5
1
Stanford
Oklahoma
Rutgers
Louisiana-Monroe
Northeast Louisiana
Virginia
FA '04
D2a '05
FA '05
FA '05
FA '00
FA '05
0/0/0/0
0/0/0/0
0/0/0/0
0/0/0/0
0/0/0/0
2/2/0/4
0/0/0/0
* = Practice Squad, IR (Illness)
Last updated: 11.14.05

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