The Week 16 schedule offers an impressive slate of NFL games, but none more hyped than the Christmas night battle between the two teams with the league’s best records (11-3) square off on ABC’s Monday Night Football.
Entering the Week 16 games, the Ravens own the AFC’s No. 1 playoff seed, holding a one-game lead over the Miami Dolphins (10-4), while San Francisco currently stands No. 1 in the NFC playoff race.
With kickoff fast approaching, we’re looking at 10 stats to know for Monday night
Recent history
Baltimore is 4-2 all time against the 49ers, including its Super Bowl XLVII victory during the 2012 season. These teams last faced each other in 2019, when the Ravens won, 20-17, courtesy of a
last-second, 49-yard K Justin Tucker FG at M&T Bank Stadium.
Ravens defense is stout
4.41: The NFL-best yards-per-play average allowed by the Ravens’ defense this season.
Lamar Jackson true dual threat
Lamar Jackson has now rushed for at least 700 yards in five consecutive seasons. No other QB in NFL history has more than three 700-yard rushing seasons in a career.
Kyle Hamilton on historic path
Kyle Hamilton has 10 tackles for loss and 10 passes defended, becoming the first Raven ever to achieve those marks in a single season and the first NFL defensive back to do so since Tyrann Mathieu in 2015.
All Lamar does is win
Lamar Jackson’s career record in December is 15-3, as the Ravens star has passed 2,950 yards, 29 TDs and 6 INTs (101.4 rating). In these 18 contests, he’s also rushed for 1,265 yards and 8 TDs.
Ravens are going to run the football
In 30 consecutive games the Ravens have rushed for 100+ yards, marking the NFL’s longest active streak. (Det. & SF have the second-longest streaks at seven games.)
Brock Purdy has been outstanding
Brock Purdy’s 3,795 passing yards rank 2nd in the NFL, while his 29 passing touchdowns ranks 1st.
Purdy’s 119.0 passer rating also leads the NFL. Last week against Arizona, Purdy completed 16 of his 25 passing attempts for 242 yards, 4 touchdowns and a passer rating of 135.3, marking his 6th game this season with a passer rating of 130.0-or-higher.
Deebo and CMC
Last week against the Cardinals, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey registered 187 yards from scrimmage, 2 receiving touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdown, while wide receiver Deebo Samuel added 4 catches for 48 yds. and 2 TDs.
McCaffrey’s 3 total TDs gave him 13 rushing TDs and 7 receiving TDs on the season. Samuel’s 2 receiving touchdowns gave him 5 this season in addition to his 6 rushing scores.
With McCaffrey (13 rushing TDs & 7 rec. TDs) and Deebo Samuel (5 rushing TDs & 6 rec. TDs), the 49ers are the first team in NFL history to have multiple players with 5-or-more rushing TDs and 5-or-more rec. TDs in the same season.
Brock Purdy is chasing history
With a passer rating of 130.0-or-higher this week against Baltimore, Purdy would become the first QB in NFL history to register 7 games in a season with a passer rating of 130.0-or-higher.
49ers are explosive
The 49ers offense has registered a league leading 75 plays of 20+ yards this season.
All hail the kicker
San Francisco place-kicker Jake Moody has connected on each of his 53 PATs this season, which is the 2nd-most made PATs in the NFL (K Jason Sanders, Mia. – 54) and the most PATs made without a miss.
Ravens have to avoid turnovers
Through 15 games played, the 49ers defense has registered 25 takeaways (19 INTs & 6 FRs), which is tied for the most in the NFL (Jax. – 25).
More explosive plays
The 49ers offense is averaging 6.8 yards per play this season, which leads the NFL.
