Post-Game Notes Jaguars vs Ravens

QUICK HITS

• Baltimore (11-5) finished the regular season winning 9 of the last 11 games, and the Ravens posted a 6-2 record at home this season.
• With today’s win, the Ravens earned their 5th-ever playoff berth (and 5th since 2000): 2008 Wild Card, 2006 Division Champs, 2003 Division Champs, 2001 Wild Card, 2000 Wild Card
• The Ravens captured their 3^rd season ever with at least 11 wins (12 in 2000 and 13 in 2006).
• The Ravens are now 7-9 all time vs. Jacksonville. Baltimore has won 7 of the past 8 games played.
• Baltimore has won 7 of its last 9 season finales, including 3 in a row. The Ravens are 8-1 in season finale games played at home, having won 8 consecutive.

46-0
Since 2000, the Ravens are 46-0 when posting a turnover ratio that is +2 or better. Today, Baltimore compiled a +4 mark and finished the regular season at +13 (34 take-aways and 21 give-aways).

M&T BANK SECURITY
The Ravens became the 1^st team since the 1962 Packers to go an entire season without allowing more than 13 points in a game at home. Baltimore’s opponents averaged just 10.0 points per game (80 points) at M&T Bank Stadium this season.

MORE PICKS FOR REED
S Ed Reed recorded his 4^th dual-INT game of the season today and the 8^th of his career. Reed’s 9 INTs this season rank 1^st in the NFL and tie a career high. (In 2004, when he won NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Reed had 9 picks for 358 yards and 1 TD.) This season, he finished with 9 INTs for 264 yards and 2 TDs (including an NFL-record 107-yarder vs. Philly on 11/23).

NFL INTs Leaders
(2008 Season)

Name                   INTs
1. Ed Reed            9
2. Troy Polamalu  7
Michael Jenkins   7

Reed Quick Hit:

• During his career, the Ravens are 8-0 when Reed records 2 INTs.
• Since he entered the NFL in 2002, Reed’s 43 INTs rank 1^st among all players.

LE’RON’S RUSHING SCORES
Ravens FB/RB Le’Ron M^cClain posted his 2^nd 2-TD game of the season today (9/21 vs. Cle.), finishing the regular season with 10 rushing TDs, which rank as the 2^nd most in Ravens single-season history. M^cClain concluded 2008 with a career-high 902 rushing yards – the 9^th-best output in Ravens history.

RAVENS RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
(Single-Season History)

Player TDs (Season)
Jamal Lewis 14 (2003)
Le’Ron M^cClain 10 (2008)
Jamal Lewis 9 (2006)
Willis M^cGahee 7 (2008)
Willis M^cGahee 7 (2007)
Jamal Lewis 7 (2004)
Priest Holmes 7 (1998)

MASON TOPS 10,000
WR Derrick Mason surpassed 10,000 receiving yards for his career today. The 12-year veteran now has 790 catches for 10,061 yards. Finishing the game with 77 yards on 6 catches, Mason also posted the 7^th 1,000-yard season of his career (80 for 1,037 in 2008). His 1,037 yards stand 7^th most in team history, while his 80 catches are the 3^rd most.

RAVENS 1,000-YARD RECEIVING SEASONS
(Single-Season History)

Player (Seasons) Yards
1. Michael Jackson (1996) 1,201
2. Qadry Ismail (1999) 1,105
3. Derrick Alexander (1996) 1,099
4. Derrick Mason (2007) 1,087
5. Derrick Mason (2005) 1,073
6. Qadry Ismail (2001) 1,059
7. Derrick Mason (2008) 1,037
8. Derrick Alexander (1997) 1,009

CENTURY “MARK”
WR Mark Clayton, who finished with a game-high 128 receiving yards on 4 catches (32.0 avg.) produced the 8^th 100-yard receiving game of his career and 2^nd this season (164 on 11/30 at Cin.). Clayton’s 8 “100s” are the most in Ravens franchise history, while he also finished the regular season with a career-high 17.0 yards per catch average (41 for 695).

STREAK UP TO 35
Baltimore continues to own the NFL’s longest current streak of games without allowing a 100-yard rusher, not permitting a RB to hit the century mark in 35 contests. The Ravens held Maurice Jones-Drew to 78 rushing yards.

CAREER HIGH
QB Joe Flacco finished the game with a career-high 297 passing yards, going 17-of-23 to produce a 115.8 rating (2^nd best of his career: 120.2 at Mia. on 10/19).

NEW FRANCHISE RECORDS
The Ravens set the following single-season franchise records in 2008:

DEFENSE---------------------------------------------------------------------
Stat New Record Old Record (Season)
QB Rating 60.6 61.1 (2000)
Opp. Rush TDs 4 5 (2000/2006)
Opp. Rush 1st Downs 58 59 (20000/2006)

OFFENSE---------------------------------------------------------------------
Stat New Record Old Record (Season)
Rushing TDs 20 18 (2003)
Rush 1^st Downs 132 116 (2000)
Fewest Turnovers 21 23 (2004, 2006)

SAM KOCH SETS RECORD
P Sam Koch finished the regular season with a 45.0 gross average and 39.9 net average, the highest outputs in Ravens single-season history. Koch shattered the 43.9 gross mark of Kyle Richardson in 1998 and surpassed Richardson’s net record of 38.3, also set in 1998.

INJURIES
No new injuries to report.

MEDIA SCHEDULE
Head coach John Harbaugh will hold his regular 3:45 p.m. press conference on Monday afternoon.