Post-Game Notes Ravens vs Eagles

QUICK HITS

• The Ravens (7-4) have won 5 of the last 6 games. They earned their 4th victory at home this season (4-1 now).
• Dating back to the 2000 season, the Ravens are 14-4 while playing at home in the month of November.
• Baltimore is 50-19 at home dating back to 2000. That ties (Indianapolis) for the 2^nd-best home record in the NFL over that time. (New England is 1^st with a 52-18 mark.)

PLUS 2 = WIN

• Dating back to 2000, the Ravens are 45-0 when posting at least a +2 turnover ratio. Today, Baltimore was +5, forcing 4 INTs and 1 fumble). The Ravens are +6 on the 2008 campaign.

REED’S THEFTS

• S Ed Reed pulled in the 36^th and 37^th INTs of his career today, extending the Ravens’ all-time franchise record. The picks (returned a total of 151 yards) included his 108-yarder, which ranks as the longest in NFL history. The 108 breaks the previous long of 106, which Reed set on 11/7/04 vs. Cleveland.
• Reed’s 37 INTs rank 1st among all NFL players since he entered the league in 2002, as do his 1,063 INT return yards. Additionally, his 28.7-yard return average ranks 1^st in NFL history (among players with at least 30 INTs).

RAVENS ALL-TIME INTs NFL INTs / SINCE 2002

1. Ed Reed (2002-present)............... 37 1. Ed Reed............... 37 (1,063 yards)

2. Ray Lewis (1996-present)............. 28 2. Darren Sharper...... 33 (755 yards)

3. Chris McAlister (1999-present)...... 26 3. Champ Bailey........ 30 (308 yards)

NFL INT RETURN AVG. / ALL TIME NFL INT LONGS / ALL-TIME

1. Ed Reed............. 28.7 (37-1,063) 1. Ed Reed.................... 108t (11/23/08 vs. Phi.)

2. Deion Sanders..... 25.1 (53-1,331) 2. Ed Reed.................... 106t (11/7/04 vs. Cle.)

3. Glen Edwards...... 24.6 (39-961) 3. Louis Oliver ................ 103t (10/4/92 at Buf.)

More Reed:

• Reed scored the 10^th TD of his career today, the 5^th via an INT. (He also has 1 punt return, 3 off blocked punts and 1 fumble recovery.)
• When Reed records at least 1 INT in his career, the Ravens sport a 24-8 record. When he makes 2 picks in a game, Baltimore is 5-0.

PICK CITY

Several notes on the Ravens’ 4-INT day:

• Today was the 8^th time in team history (and 2^nd time this season – at Houston on 11/9) that Baltimore posted 4 picks in a game. The Ravens are now 8-0 when accomplishing the feat.
• Today marked the 31^st time in franchise history that the Ravens’ defense posted at least 3 INTs. It also marked the 3^rd time this season (3 vs. Cleveland on 9/21 and 4 at Houston on 11/9). In those 31 games, Baltimore has produced a 28-3 record.
• The Ravens have registered an INT in 6 consecutive games and have posted at least 1 pick in 10 out of 11 games they’ve played this season.
• The Ravens entered today’s game with 15 INTs, tied with Tennessee for 2^nd most in the NFL (Green Bay is 1^st with 16). Baltimore now has 19 on the season.
• Since 2003, the Ravens have produced 71 INTs at M&T Bank Stadium, the most at home for all NFL teams.

OPPONENT QB LOWS

• Eagles QBs Donovan McNabb (13.2) and Kevin Kolb (15.3) produced the lowest and 2^nd lowest, respectively, QBs ratings against a Ravens’ defense in franchise history. Kolb and McNabb, whose respective marks were each career lows, combined for a 12.5 overall QB rating.

RAVENS OPPONENT QB RATINGS / SINGLE-GAME LOWS

Opp. QB Rating Game

Donovan McNabb 13.2 (11/23/08 vs. Phi.)

Kevin Kolb 15.3 (11/23/08 vs. Phi.)

Andrew Walter 18.4 (9/17/06 vs. Oak.)

HOME COOKING

The Ravens have been one of the NFL’s best teams at home since 2000. Here are several trends Baltimore has established when playing at M&T Bank Stadium since then:

When totaling at least 2 INTs................................... 33-3

When holding opponent to 14 points or fewer............. 35-4

When allowing 225 total net yards or fewer................ 21-2

When allowing 200 net passing yards or fewer........... 33-7

When scoring 26-plus points.................................... 30-2

NO 100, AGAIN

• The Eagles’ leading rusher was RB Brian Westbrook, who totaled 39 yards on 14 carries. The Ravens’ defense continues to own the NFL’s longest current streak of games without allowing a 100-yard rusher. Baltimore has not permitted a RB to hit the century mark in 30 contests:

BIG POINT FOURTHS

• The Ravens outscored the Eagles 24-0 in the 4^th quarter today. Baltimore has now outscored opponents 84-23 in the final period this season. over

RED ZONE SUCCESS

• The Eagles only entered Baltimore’s red zone 1 time today, a scoring attempt that was thwarted by S Ed Reed’s 108-yard INT TD.
• Conversely, the Ravens’ offense entered the red zone twice, earning TDs on both occasions (1-yard TD catch by TE Daniel Wilcox and 1-yard TD run by FB Le’Ron McClain). McClain’s TD was his team-leading 7^th of the season (6 rush and 1 receiving). Wilcox’s catch marked his 8^th career TD and 2^nd in 2008.

BIG DAY FOR ‘DOUBLE J’

• LB Jarrett Johnson finished the game with a team-high 6 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 FF and 1 FR. The 1.5 sacks are a career high for “Double J”. He now has 4.5 sacks on the season.

BIG-PLAY THREAT

• WR Mark Clayton scored a 53-yard TD reception today. The play was Clayton’s 4^th-career TD catch of at least 50 yards. Clayton finished the day with 2 catches for 76 yards, and now has 11 career TDs (9 receiving and 2 rushing).
• Clayton has 3 TDs on the season, all of which have covered at least 40 yards:

CLAYTON’S 2008 TOUCHDOWNS

TDs Game

53-yard catch 11/23 vs. Phi.

47-yard catch 11/2 at Cle.

42-yard run 9/7 vs. Cin.

JAMEEL’S SAFETIES

• Rookie LB Jameel McClain recorded his 2^nd safety of the season by blocking a punt in the end zone during the 3^rd quarter. McClain’s 2 safeties are both a Ravens’ single-season and career record. His other safety came on 10/26 when he sacked Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell in the end zone.

THANKSGIVING DRIVE

• The 13^th annual Ravens Family Food and Funds Drive collected 28,000 lbs. of non-perishable food items and $17,494.83 in donations prior to today’s game.

INJURIES

• T Adam Terry and DT Trevor Pryce both left the game with concussions and did not return.