The NFL Thanksgiving Day slate concludes tonight with the San Francisco 49ers at Baltimore Ravens game. The game features the first NFL game of two brothers as opposing head coaches.
Notes about the game:
49ERS: Have won 8 in row...QB ALEX SMITH has won 10 of past 11 starts & has 95.2 rating in those 11. 49ers are 9-0 when Smith starts & has 100+ rating. Off. has 4 INTs, fewest in NFL...RB FRANK GORE has 7,284 career rush yards & needs 61 to pass HOFer JOE PERRY (7,344) for most in franchise history. Since start of 2006, ranks 2nd in NFL with 8,920 scrimmage yards (6,676 rush, 2,244 rec.)...Since start of 2009, TE VERNON DAVIS has 25 TDs, most among NFL TEs. In that time, has 2nd most rec. yards (2,325) by NFC TE. WR MICHAEL CRABTREE had 7 catches for 120 yards last week...Defense has not allowed 100-yard rusher in 32 consecutive games, longest active streak. Have not allowed rush TD. Last team to not allow rush TD in 1st 10 games was 1997 49ers. DE JUSTIN SMITH has started 165 games in row. LB ALDON SMITH leads NFC rookies with 7.5 sacks. LB PATRICK WILLIS had INT & FF last week...
RAVENS: Since '10, club is 12-1 (.923) at home. Ravens are 7-0 at home vs. NFC under Harbaugh...QB JOE FLACCO has 24-5 record (.828) at home & has 34 TDs vs. 17 INTs & 89.8 rating. RB RAY RICE posted 3rd 100-yard rush game of season last week. For career, Ravens are 8-2 when Rice has 100+ rush yards. Leads AFC RBs with 51 rec. in '11...WR ANQUAN BOLDIN is averaging 80.3 rush yards per game in 3 games vs. NFC in '11 (241 total). Boldin (694) needs 6 rec. to reach 700 career. Rookie WR TORREY SMITH (2nd round, No. 58) had career-high in catches (6) & rec. yards (165) last week & joined KEN BURROW (2 in '71) & RANDY MOSS (3 in '98) as only rookies since '70 to have multiple games with 150+ rec. yards & TD catch...Defense has NFL-best 11 FRs. Leads AFC with 29 sacks...Rookie CB JIMMY SMITH (No. 27 overall) posted 1st career INT last week.