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Kenneth Dixon Activated From Injured Reserve, Alex Collins Placed on IR - Baltimore Ravens
Staying on the field has been Dixon’s main issue, but he has been an effective runner when available. Dixon led the team in rushing Week 1 with 44 yards on 13 carries, and he has averaged 4.2 yards per carry during his three-year career. However, Dixon was suspended the first four games of the 2017 season for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, then missed the entire season after suffering a knee injury in July.
Ravens-Falcons Week 13: Three Key Matchups - PressBox Online
Ravens RB Gus Edwards vs. Falcons ILB Deion Jones or Duke Riley
Assuming Jackson starts, the Ravens are likely to use Edwards as a hard-running complement to Jackson once again. That duo has been outstanding in Jackson’s two starts, with the 238-pound Edwards powering for back-to-back 100-yard rushing games, doing most of his damage between the tackles. Led by Edwards and Jackson the Ravens have rushed for 509 yards in the past two games, the most over a two-game span in team history.
Jones (6-foot-1, 227) was placed on injured reserve after Week 1 with a broken foot and is just working back to form. He has been limited in practice this week but is on the active roster again and could return against the Ravens. Jones was a second-round draft pick in 2016 who made the Pro Bowl last season, when he led the Falcons in tackles with 138. Riley has started in Jones’ place and has 57 tackles.
Why Lamar Jackson will be better than Michael Vick - The Undefeated
Although Jackson didn’t make a single tackle, he deserves some credit for the defense’s performance late in the game. The defense was well-rested because with Jackson starting at quarterback, the Ravens boast the best rushing attack in the entire league, averaging 255 yards per game. For the 10 weeks before Jackson took the helm, the Ravens were 27th in the NFL at 93 yards per game while averaging only 30:39 of possession time. With Jackson starting, the average possession time has gone up to 36:10, which has translated to 55 defensive plays per game — nine fewer plays per game than before Jackson took over this season.
NFL Week 13 Betting Guide: Odds, Props and Picks - Bleacher Report
Ravens at Falcons (-1.5)
You’d think picking against the crestfallen Falcons would be easy at this point, especially since they’re laying points on a three-game losing streak. But they’re at home coming off extra rest after Week 12’s Thursday night game, and the Ravens have been Jekyll (double-digit wins over Pittsburgh and Tennessee) and Hyde (ugly losses to Cincinnati, Cleveland and Carolina) on the road this season.
To boot, they’ll again be relying on a raw rookie quarterback, with Lamar Jackson starting in place of the injured Joe Flacco. The Ravens have won both of Jackson’s starts. But he has just a 63.4 passer rating in those games, and he could be exposed as teams get more NFL tape to examine.
Then again, the Falcons lack bite on defense and have covered just three spreads this year.
Atlanta has the talent to explode at any given moment, while the Ravens have the ingredients to implode. We just don’t know when either development is coming. Better to pass on this one.
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