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Chargers-Ravens Capsule

SAN DIEGO (7-4) at BALTIMORE (7-4)

Sunday, 1 p.m., ET, CBS

OPENING LINE -- Ravens by 5½

RECORD VS. SPREAD -- San Diego 5-6, Baltimore 7-4

SERIES RECORD -- Ravens lead 5-4

LAST MEETING -- Ravens beat Chargers 16-13, OT, Nov. 25, 2012

LAST WEEK -- Chargers beat Rams 27-24; Ravens beat Saints 34-27

AP PRO32 RANKING -- Chargers No. 17, Ravens No. 12 (tie)

CHARGERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (20), RUSH (27), PASS (13)

CHARGERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (9), RUSH (15), PASS (6)

RAVENS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (8), RUSH (6), PASS (16)

RAVENS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (15), RUSH (5), PASS (29)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Sixth meeting between teams since 2005, and first time in Baltimore since 2006. Ravens are 2-0 at home against Chargers. ... Game marks return of Chargers LB Jarret Johnson, who played nine seasons with Ravens -- including 129 consecutive games, second-longest streak in team history. ... Both teams have won two in row. ... In past four games against Ravens, Chargers QB Phillip Rivers has thrown for 1,183 yards with seven TDs and two interceptions. ... San Diego's Antonio Gates needs one TD catch to become first TE in NFL history with four 10-TD seasons. ... Chargers rank fifth in NFL on third-down conversions (45 percent) and have scored 12 of their 27 TDs on third down. ... San Diego's streak of scoring on 58 straight red-zone possessions ended last week. ... Ravens QB Flacco had 120.7 passer rating in win over New Orleans on Monday. Baltimore is 43-7 when his rating is at least 90. ... Ravens RB Justin Forsett is seeking third straight week with at least 100 yards rushing and two TDs. He ran for career-high 182 yards against Saints and needs 97 more yards to reach 1,000 for first time. ... Baltimore rookie LB C.J. Mosley leads AFC with 96 tackles. ... Baltimore LB Terrell Suggs had sack last week to become first Ravens player to reach 100 for career. ... Ravens are averaging 26.8 points per game and are on course to score 429 for season. Franchise record is 398 in 2012. ... Ravens LB Elvis Dumervil needs three sacks to break Peter Boulware's single-season team record of 15. ... Ravens' Owen Daniels needs 28 more yards receiving to become 35th tight end to reach 5,000 for career. ... Baltimore has held opponents to 10 points or fewer in four of five home games. ... Ravens haven't allowed 100-yard rusher in 21 straight games, tied with Arizona for longest active streak.

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