The Associated Press
BALTIMORE (3-2) at TAMPA BAY (1-4)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE — Ravens by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD — Baltimore 3-2, Tampa Bay 2-3
SERIES RECORD — Tied 2-2
LAST MEETING — Ravens beat Buccaneers 17-10, Nov. 28, 2010
LAST WEEK — Ravens lost to Colts 20-13; Buccaneers lost to Saints 37-31, OT.
AP PRO32 RANKING — Ravens No. 12, Buccaneers No. 26
RAVENS OFFENSE — OVERALL (10), RUSH (12), PASS (13).
RAVENS DEFENSE — OVERALL (16), RUSH (8), PASS (27).
BUCCANEERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (30), RUSH (24), PASS (29).
BUCCANEERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (30), RUSH (18), PASS (30).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Franchises meeting for only fifth time. Baltimore won past two. … Bucs back home after playing past three games on road, while Ravens in stretch of four of five away from home. … Ravens had three-game winning streak stopped in Indianapolis last week. Bucs squandered 11-point fourth-quarter lead in 37-31 overtime loss at New Orleans. … Baltimore QB Joe Flacco won only previous start against Tampa Bay, throwing for 289 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in 17-10 victory four years ago. … Ravens RB Justin Forsett averaging NFL-best 5.9 yards per carry. … Baltimore WR Steve Smith familiar with Buccaneers. Played past 13 seasons with Carolina and has six career TD receptions and seven 100-yard games against Tampa Bay. … DT Haloti Ngata leads Ravens with two interceptions. … QB Mike Glennon will make third straight start for Bucs in place of injured Josh McCown. … Bucs RB Doug Martin off to slow start after missing most of last season with shoulder injury, averaging 2.5 yards per carry. … Tampa Bay WR Vincent Jackson had eight receptions for 144 yards against Saints last week. Was with San Diego Chargers past two times faced Ravens and combined for nine catches, 225 yards and one TD. … Bucs LB Danny Lansanah has returned both interceptions for touchdowns.
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