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New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 13
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

HOU
PHI		 24
 34
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WAS
NYG		 7
 31
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SF
GB		 16
 34
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NO
CIN		 34
 30
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JAC
TEN		 17
 6
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DEN
KC		 6
 10
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CLE
MIA		 13
 10
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CHI
DET		 24
 20
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BUF
MIN		 14
 38
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OAK
SD		 28
 13
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STL
ARI		 19
 6
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DAL
IND		 38
 35
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CAR
SEA		 14
 31
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ATL
TB		 28
 24
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PIT
BAL		 13
 10
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NYJ
NE		 3
 45
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Saints 34, Bengals 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Drew Brees Pass: 310, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 24 Chris Ivory Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 42 Reggie Bush Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 10 Marques Colston Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 25 Robert Meachem Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 39 Lance Moore Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 73 Devery Henderson Rec: 2-40, 0 TD
 TE 24 Jeremy Shockey Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 5 Garrett Hartley FG: 2/2 XP: 4/4
DEF 13 Defense / ST  
View all Week 13 Rankings or Projections
  
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Carson Palmer Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 14 Cedric Benson Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 17 Chad Ochocinco Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 23 Terrell Owens Rec: 6-80, 0 TD
WR 76 Jordan Shipley Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 21 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 15 Clint Stitser FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 32 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Saints Aim for 5th consecutive win... In last game vs. Cin., QB Drew Brees passed for career-high 510 yards. Has won 9 of past 10 vs. AFC (incl. SB). Aims for 3rd in row with 350+ yards... Rookie RB Chris Ivory rushed for 2 TDs last week & has 3 TDs in past 2. In last meeting, RB Reggie Bush had 109 scrimmage yards (51 rush, 58 rec.) & 8 receptions. RB Pierre Thomas has 6 TDs (4 rush, 2 rec.) in past 6 vs. AFC (incl. SB)... WR Marques Colston has 14 catches for 218 yards (109 per game) & 2 TDs in past 2. Has 4+ catches in all 11 games in 2010. Aims for 5th in row vs. AFC with rec. TD. WR Lance Moore had TD catch last week. In past 2, WR Robert Meachem has 2 TDs & averages 26.3 yards per catch. Rookie TE Jimmy Graham aims for 4th in row with 3+ catches... DE Will Smith has 6.5 sacks in past 7 vs. AFC. Had sack in last game vs. Cin. Last week had sack, INT & FF. S Malcolm Jenkins had FF & FR in Week 12. CB Tracy Porter had 2 FRs last week. In past 2 vs. AFC (incl. SB), has 2 INT-TDs (74 & 54 yards).

Bengals In only career meeting vs. NO, QB Carson Palmer completed 14 of 22 passes (63.6 pct.) for 275 yards w/ 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 127.8 passer rating. Palmer (147) needs 3 TD passes to join KEN ANDERSON (197) & BOOMER ESIASON (187) as only players in Bengals history to reach 150 TD passes... RB Cedric Benson is averaging 93.8 rush yards per game at home in '10 (469 total)... WR Terrell Owens (914) needs 86 rec. yards to join Pro Football HOFer WR JERRY RICE (14) & WR RANDY MOSS (10) as only players ever w/ at least 10 1,000-yard seasons. Owens has 12 TD catches vs. NO, tied for most vs. any opponent (Atl.). WR Chad Ochocinco has 10 rec. for 237 yards w/ 3 TDs in 2 games vs. Saints... Rookie TE Jermaine Gresham (1st round, No. 21) leads AFC rookies w/ 44 rec... LB Rey Maualuga posted 1st career INT last week... Rookie DE Carlos Dunlap (2nd round, No. 54) had career-high 2 sacks vs. NYJ & has 3 sacks in past 3 games.


Results and Schedule
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-09 MIN H W 14-9 +5
2 2010-09-20 SF A W 25-22 +3
3 2010-09-26 ATL H L 24-27 -3
4 2010-10-03 CAR H W 16-14 +2
5 2010-10-10 ARI A L 20-30 -10
6 2010-10-17 TB A W 31-6 +25
7 2010-10-24 CLE H L 17-30 -13
8 2010-10-31 PIT H W 20-10 +10
9 2010-11-07 CAR A W 34-3 +31
10   Bye      
11 2010-11-21 SEA H W 34-19 +15
12 2010-11-25 DAL A W 30-27 +3
13 2010-12-05 CIN A W 34-30 +4
14 2010-12-12 STL H    
15 2010-12-19 BAL A    
16 2010-12-27 ATL A    
17 2011-01-02 TB H    
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 NE A L 24-38 -14
2 2010-09-19 BAL H W 15-10 +5
3 2010-09-26 CAR A W 20-7 +13
4 2010-10-03 CLE A L 20-23 -3
5 2010-10-10 TB H L 21-24 -3
6   Bye      
7 2010-10-24 ATL A L 32-39 -7
8 2010-10-31 MIA H L 14-22 -8
9 2010-11-08 PIT H L 21-27 -6
10 2010-11-14 IND A L 17-23 -6
11 2010-11-21 BUF H L 31-49 -18
12 2010-11-25 NYJ A L 10-26 -16
13 2010-12-05 NO H L 30-34 -4
14 2010-12-12 PIT A    
15 2010-12-19 CLE H    
16 2010-12-26 SD H    
17 2011-01-02 BAL A    

Injury Report
New Orleans Saints
Out  RB Ladell Betts (Neck)
Questionable  RB Pierre Thomas (Ankle)
 OLB Anthony Waters (Ankle)
IR  MLB Stanley Arnoux (Achilles)
 OLB Jonathan Casillas (Foot)
 CB Randall Gay (Head)
 LS Jason Kyle (Shoulder)
 SS Chris Reis (Shoulder)
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Doubtful  CB Brandon Ghee (Groin)
Probable  CB Johnathan Joseph (Ankle)
 DT Pat Sims (Knee)
 OT Andrew Whitworth (Knee)
 SS Roy Williams (Head)
IR  FS Chris Crocker (Right Knee MCL)
 DE Jonathan Fanene (Hamstring)
 DT Tank Johnson (Right Knee)
 CB Adam Jones (Neck)
 K Mike Nugent (Right Knee ACL)
 DE Antwan Odom (Wrist)
 DE Frostee Rucker (Knee)
 OT Andre Smith (Foot)
 CB Morgan Trent (Knee)
 SS Gibril Wilson (Left Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Offense 		 CIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 28.0 20.8 23.6 NO
Rushing yards 83.7 79.0 112.1 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 3.69 3.67 4.18 NO
Completion % 66.7% 59.9% 61.3% NO
Passing yards 319.0 217.8 237.1 NO
Passing yards per completion 10.55 9.47 11.10 NO
Passing yards per attempt 7.03 5.67 6.80 NO
Interceptions 1.3 1.5 1.0 NO
Fumbles lost 0.3 1.0 0.7 NO
Sacks allowed 1.7 2.8 2.1 NO
3rd down conversions 48.6% 40.5% 38.9% NO
4th down conversions 57.1% 80.0% 50.3% CIN
Time of possession 34:08 29:06 30:21 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Defense 		 CIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 18.7 28.8 23.6 NO
Rushing yards 120.0 138.0 112.1 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 4.61 4.51 4.18 CIN
Completion % 63.5% 62.8% 61.3% CIN
Passing yards 189.7 222.3 237.1 NO
Passing yards per completion 9.46 10.94 11.10 NO
Passing yards per attempt 6.01 6.87 6.80 NO
INT return 0.7 1.0 1.0 CIN
Fumble recoveries 1.3 0.5 0.7 NO
Sacks 1.7 1.0 2.1 NO
3rd down conversions 33.3% 39.2% 38.9% NO
4th down conversions 42.9% 100.0% 50.3% NO
Time of possession 25:52 30:54 30:21 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NO   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.4 3.8 9.9 NO
Yards per kick return 23.4 22.6 22.2 NO
Yards allowed per punt return 24.4 3.9 9.9 CIN
Yards allowed per kick return 23.7 23.7 22.2 -
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NO   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.7 4.5 6.2 CIN
Penalty yards 43.0 35.0 52.1 CIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New Orleans Saints vs. Cincinnati Bengals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 16 2002-12-22 NO CIN 13-20 CIN
2006 11 2006-11-19 CIN NO 31-16 CIN

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.




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