MATCHUP 49ers vs. Ravens

SAN FRANCISCO (5-6)at BALTIMORE (6-5)
Time: 1 p.m.Series record: 49ers lead 1-0.Last meeting: 49ers beat Ravens 38-20 on Nov. 17, 1996, at San Francisco.Last week: 49ers lost to Packers 20-10. Ravens beat Seahawks 44-41 in OT.Rankings: 49ers -- Offense (overall 11, rush 5, pass 16); Defense (overall 20, rush 9, pass 14). Ravens -- Offense (overall 20, rush 2, pass 32); Defense (overall 5, rush 10, pass 8).Key matchup: 49ers' front seven vs. Ravens RB Jamal Lewis. Lewis leads league with 1,364 yards rushing, which is more than rushing totals for 22 NFL teams. 49ers allow only 101.1 yards rushing per game, ninth in NFL. Lewis averages 124 yards per game and 5.1 yards per carry, fifth best among RBs with at least 50 rushes. Last week, Ravens threw for four TDs, so 49ers might not be able to stack eight players close to line to stop Lewis without risking getting beaten for big pass play.Streaks, stats and notes: 49ers lead NFC with plus-12 turnover differential. Ravens are minus-4. ... RB Garrison Hearst has 16 100-yard games with 49ers and team is 15-1 in those contests. ... Lewis leads AFC with 10 runs of 20-plus yards and has had 100-yard rushing games in eight of last 10. ... Ravens LB Terrell Suggs leads NFL rookies with eight sacks. ... Ravens lead NFL with 31 sacks. 49ers tied for second with 30.
-- Associated Press