<
>

Ravens-Browns Capsule

BALTIMORE (1-1) at CLEVELAND (1-1)

Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

OPENING LINE -- Pick `em.

RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Baltimore 1-1, Cleveland 2-0

SERIES RECORD -- Ravens lead 22-8

LAST MEETING -- Browns beat Ravens 24-8, on Nov. 3, 2013

LAST WEEK -- Ravens beat Steelers 26-6; Browns beat Saints 26-24.

AP PRO32 RANKING -- Ravens No. 14, Browns No. 25.

RAVENS OFFENSE- OVERALL (9), RUSH (13), PASS (12).

RAVENS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (15), RUSH (8), PASS (23).

BROWNS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (13), RUSH (7), PASS (20).

BROWNS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (31), RUSH (25), PASS (29).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Ravens ended tumultuous few days triggered by Ray Rice suspension to pound the Steelers. ... Ravens playing first road game and third straight inside AFC North. ... Ravens have won 5 of past 6 games in Cleveland. ... LB Terrell Suggs has 15 career sacks vs. Browns, most against any team. ... Ravens coach John Harbaugh and QB Joe Flacco are 11-1 vs. Browns. ... Flacco missed practice time this week with a cold. He's started 98 consecutive games. ... New Ravens offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak worked with Browns OC Kyle Shanahan in Houston and teams run nearly identical systems. ... Ravens have held Browns under 25 points in 10 straight games. ... Ravens' defense has allowed just 1 TD, fewest in NFL. ... Baltimore has only been penalized seven times, tying for league low. ... Ravens will play three of next four games on road. ... Browns rallied in closing minutes last week to win first home opener since 2004. ... Browns have faced Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks -- Ben Roethlisberger, Drew Brees and Flacco -- in first three weeks. ... QB Brian Hoyer brought Browns back last week to improve to 4-1 as starter. ... Hoyer has thrown 132 consecutive passes without an interception, second longest current streak in league. ... Browns one of four teams not to commit a turnover this season. ... Browns coach Mike Pettine began NFL career as assistant with Ravens and spent seven seasons (2002-08) in Baltimore. ... Browns RB Terrance West, who grew up in Baltimore, leads all rookies with 168 yards rushing.

---

AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL