2012 Week 1 · Mon, Sep 10, 2012 · M&T Bank Stadium
Cincinnati Bengals
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Baltimore RavensWinner
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BAL -7 ✓O 42.5 ✓
Baltimore Ravens 44–13 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · BAL
21/29, 299 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
12.3 expected points added · +11.8% completion over expected
Passing · CIN
22/37, 221 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-16.8 expected points added · -6.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 22/37 | 221 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -16.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 18 | 91 | 5.1 | 1 | 8.4 |
| Cedric Peerman | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Andy Dalton | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Brian Leonard | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Bruce Gradkowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hawkins | 8 | 9 | 86 | 0 | 24% | 4.7 |
| A.J. Green | 5 | 11 | 70 | 0 | 30% | 1.0 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 3 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 22% | -5.1 |
| Armon Binns | 4 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 14% | 0.7 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5% | -0.8 |
| Brandon Tate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -6.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Nelson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Maualuga | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Taylor Mays | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domata Peko | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeromy Miles | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Howard | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon Hall | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cedric Peerman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Harris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 21/29 | 299 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12.3 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 2/3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Rice | 10 | 68 | 6.8 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Bernard Pierce | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Torrey Smith | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Anthony Allen | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Anquan Boldin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Joe Flacco | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Pitta | 5 | 9 | 73 | 1 | 28% | 5.5 |
| Anquan Boldin | 4 | 5 | 63 | 1 | 16% | 4.2 |
| Torrey Smith | 2 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 9% | 2.9 |
| Jacoby Jones | 3 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 9% | 4.2 |
| Ray Rice | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 13% | 2.1 |
| Deonte Thompson | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 6% | 1.4 |
| Ed Dickson | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 9% | -0.7 |
| Vonta Leach | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lewis | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lardarius Webb | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernard Pollard | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Arthur Jones | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haloti Ngata | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Cary Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dannell Ellerbe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Upshaw | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Graham | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Kruger | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BAL -7
- Closing total
- 42.5
- CIN moneyline
- +281
- BAL moneyline
- -320
Ravens closed -7 and covered, winning by 31.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 57 — over by 14.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- M&T Bank Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- 74°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Matt Nicks
- Rest
- CIN 7 days · BAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Marvin Lewis vs John Harbaugh
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.