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Ravens Week 12 fantasy flash

Kyle Boller, QB: Boller did help bring the Ravens back in an impressive second-half comeback against the Cleveland Browns, but the stats aren't very pretty for fantasy purposes. Although he had 279 passing yards, he completed only 53.7% of his passes, connecting on one touchdown and two interceptions. That's against a pass defense that is ranked 31st in the NFL. Also of note, the Browns defense, which totaled only 11 sacks in their first nine games, managed six against the Ravens. Boller has lost his last eight road starts and is not a good option this week.

Willis McGahee, RB: McGahee continues to be a reliable runner in both fantasy and reality. He has 100 total yards or a touchdown in every game this season and has found the end zone in five straight games. He must be in your starting lineup if you have him.

Derrick Mason, WR: After six catches for 83 yards last Sunday, Mason continues to be a good option in point-per-reception leagues. But with Boller's struggles on the road and with the passing offense struggling to find the end zone, Mason isn't a good option outside of those leagues.

Devard Darling, WR: Darling was a Kyle Boller-favorite this past Sunday, but picking him up and starting him is a big roll of the dice. Exhibit A: Mark Clayton, who caught eight passes for 107 yards in Week 9, then followed that up with two receptions for nine yards in Week 10.

Mark Clayton, WR: Same story as Darling -- the receivers in this passing game are too inconsistent to rely upon.

Todd Heap, TE: An injury-plagued season continues for Heap, who is nursing a hamstring injury and might not play. Boller usually looks for him quite a bit when he's in the lineup but if he plays, he probably won't be 100%.

Baltimore Defense: This will be an interesting matchup this week as the veteran Ravens gets to face a struggling young quarterback. Philip Rivers -- and the San Diego offense -- have been awful lately. Rivers has 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions on the season and has just one touchdown pass in the month of November. His other November stats include a 50.9 completion percentage, five interceptions and a quarterback rating of 52.0. The Ravens defense is fairly strong against the run -- even though they allowed 92 yards rushing to Jamal Lewis last week -- and if they can shutdown LaDainian Tomlinson, they should have a number of opportunities to get some takeaways.

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