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SCOUTING REPORT

Ravens defense will come hard after the BillsBuffalo is coming off a bye following a gut-wrenching loss to the Cowboys on "Monday Night Football." The week off should have done the Bills well. This was a beat-up team and that gave it time to heal a bit and get rookie QB Trent Edwards even more up to speed. But the Bills roster remains very thin. Baltimore hosted the winless Rams Sunday and controlled the contest from start to finish. After this game, the Ravens have their bye and could be in excellent shape for the postseason with a win in Buffalo to go 5-2. The Ravens have not been dominating by any means this year and their wins haven't been pretty, but they are grinding out victories.

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Matchup
	W-L	PF	PA	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF
BAL	5-11	275	384	4-4	1-7	1-5	2-10
BUF	7-9	252	354	4-4	3-5	4-2	6-6
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Individual Leaders

Baltimore Passing   CMP% YDS TD INT Flacco 65.4 2455 12 8 Smith 50.0 4 0 0

Buffalo Passing   CMP% YDS TD INT Edward... 60.2 1170 6 7 Fitzpa... 51.9 659 3 6

Baltimore Rushing   CAR YDS AVG TD Rice 148 733 5.0 6 McGahe... 66 261 4.0 5

Buffalo Rushing   CAR YDS AVG TD Jackso... 129 528 4.1 0 Lynch 87 272 3.1 1

Baltimore Receiving   REC YDS AVG TD Mason 45 672 14.9 4 Rice 56 515 9.2 1

Buffalo Receiving   REC YDS AVG TD Owens 35 563 16.1 2 Evans 28 396 14.1 5

Full Player Stats: Baltimore | Buffalo

TEAM AVERAGES & NFL RANKS
TEAM OFFENSE	TEAM	PER GAME AVERAGE
Total Yards	BAL	302.0
	BUF	277.0
Yards Passing	BAL	189.7
	BUF	164.6
Yards Rushing	BAL	112.3
	BUF	112.5
TEAM DEFENSE	TEAM	PER GAME AVERAGE
Yards Allowed	BAL	301.6
	BUF	362.9
Pass Yds Allowed	BAL	222.3
	BUF	238.4
Rush Yds Allowed	BAL	79.3
	BUF	124.6

HEAD TO HEAD MATCHUPS (SINCE 2001)
Baltimore leads 2-1
Dec 31, 2006	BAL 19, @BUF 7
Oct 24, 2004	BAL 20, @BUF 6

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- Baltimore cornerback Chris McAlister and tight end Todd Heap were both inactive Sunday against the Bills.

McAlister will miss his first game of the season after his troublesome knee kept him out of practice all week. Heap (hamstring) and starting offensive tackle Adam Terry (ankle) both missed their second game.

McAlister was replaced by Corey Ivy.

Quarterback Steve McNair was ruled out earlier in the week because of back and groin problems. Backup Kyle Boller made his second straight start in place of McNair.

The Ravens started four backups on their banged-up offensive line, including rookies Jared Gaither, Ben Grubbs and Marshal Yanda, and six backups overall on offense.

Left tackle Jonathan Ogden returned after missing the last five games because of a foot injury, but was not in the starting lineup.

Bills starting safety Jim Leonhard (calf) and starting cornerback Ashton Youboty (ankle) both missed their second game.

George Wilson, a converted receiver, started at free safety in place of Leonhard, who was starting in place of Ko Simpson (season-ending ankle injury).

Third-string cornerback Jabari Greer, meanwhile, started for Youboty.

Source: Bills reach out to Cowher, who declines

The Buffalo Bills have reached out to former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher, but he has informed them that he's not interested in interviewing for the job at this time, a source said Monday.

Ravens CB Washington (knee) done for season

Baltimore Ravens cornerback Fabian Washington is expected to miss the remainder of the season after hurting his knee during Sunday's loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

Bills RG Wood has surgery to fix broken left leg

Bills starting right guard Eric Wood is recovering after surgery to repair a broken left leg that was so severely damaged CBS elected against showing replays of the hit.

FBO: Week 11 Quick Reads

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Ravens' Figurs out until training camp after surgery

The Ravens' Yamon Figurs will be sidelined for the rest of the offseason minicamps because he recently had surgery on his foot.

Troy Smith gets work as receiver

With several wide receivers excused from voluntary minicamp, backup quarterback Troy Smith made a temporary position change to wide-out, running routes and making some impressive catches Tuesday.

McGahee Heads Sparse List of Vets at OTA

The Ravens have had a solid turnout of veterans at all of their voluntary Organized Team Activities this offseason, but running back Willis McGahee was the most notable of those players that opted to attend this week.

Smith Running Routes as Receiver

On one of the final drills of todaya s OTAs, the Ravens faced fourth-and-8 at midfield, and backup quarterback Troy Smith joined a four-receiver set.

Birk Bustling in Baltimore

Matt Birk , the Ravens' newly-acquired center, brings 11 years of NFL experience, six Pro Bowl invites and a reputable charitable foundation to the team.

Kim brings new tips to Bills' defenders

The Buffalo Bills have a martial arts expert working with their players this week.

Bills' Maybin offers path to success

Buffalo Bills rookie defensive end Aaron Maybin asked a question of about 180 high school football players getting ready to practice at the team's fieldhouse Tuesday evening.

BILLS: Road back for Bowen nearly complete

The road has always been long for Alvin Bowen. Originally, Bowen's football odyssey took him from New Jersey to a Kansas junior college, then later to Iowa State - a long way from a New York City suburb.

BILLS: Corner not afraid of competition

Good thing Reggie Corner isn't afraid to come back clawing and scratching after getting picked on.

To Help at Receiver, Buffalo Adds Fire to Ice

Count Lee Evans as a fan of Terrell Owens . With teams preparing for the coming season, keep up with all the off-season news on the Times's pro football blog.