NFL Game Preview: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 2

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Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 2

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ARI ATL	7 41
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PIT TEN	19 11
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PHI DET	35 32
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TB CAR	20 7
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MIA MIN	14 10
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KC CLE	16 14
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BUF GB	7 34
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CHI DAL	27 20
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BAL CIN	10 15
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STL OAK	14 16
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SEA DEN	14 31
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JAC SD	13 38
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HOU WAS	30 27
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NE NYJ	14 28
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NYG IND	14 38
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NO SF	25 22
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Baltimore Ravens
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 24	Joe Flacco	Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9	Ray Rice	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 46	Willis McGahee	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 13	Anquan Boldin	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 39	Derrick Mason	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 73	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 23	Todd Heap	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 7	Billy Cundiff	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3

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Cincinnati Bengals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 16	Carson Palmer	Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 20	Cedric Benson	Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 54	Bernard Scott	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 12	Chad Ochocinco	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 42	Jordan Shipley	Rec: 3-40, 1 TD
WR 48	Terrell Owens	Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 16	Jermaine Gresham	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 10	Mike Nugent	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2

Game Notes

Ravens In 6 career games vs. AFC North on road, QB Joe Flacco has 7 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 88.9 passer rating... RB Ray Rice averages 108 rush yards per game as starter vs. AFC North on road (432 total). Rice totaled 135 yards from scrimmage in last game vs. Bengals (48 rush, 87 rec.) w/1 TD run. Since '09, RB Willis McGahee ranks 4th in AFC & 5th in NFL w/13 rush TDs... WR Anquan Boldin (593) needs 7 receptions for 600 career. Aims for 3rd consecutive game w/TD vs. Bengals. Boldin posted 18th career 100-yard receiving game in Ravens debut (110). WR Derrick Mason has 8 career TD receptions vs. Bengals, most vs. any opponent. WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh spent 8 seasons (2001-08) w/Cin. & totaled 507 catches for 5,782 rec. yards w/37 TD rec... TE Todd Heap (4,965) needs 35 rec. yards to reach 5,000 career... LB Terrell Suggs aims for 3rd consecutive game at Cin. with at least 0.5 sack. LB Jarret Johnson has 2.5 sacks in past 4 vs. Cin.

Bengals Club aims for 8th consecutive win vs. AFC North and 3rd straight win vs. Ravens... QB Carson Palmer has 8-3 record (.727) vs. Bal. & has completed 218 of 356 passes (61.2 pct.) for 2,730 yards w/14 TDs vs. 9 INTs & 87.6 passer rating. In 2nd half last week, Palmer completed 22 of 31 passes (71.0 pct.) for 215 yards w/2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 111.6 passer rating... RB Cedric Benson aims for 3rd straight game w/100+ rush yards vs. Ravens (120, 117). Since '09, Benson averages 126.6 rush yards in games w/20+ att... WR Chad Ochocinco (63) needs 1 TD rec. to surpass CARL PICKENS for franchise record. Ochocinco tied career-high w/12 receptions last week & totaled 159 receiving yards (30th career 100-yard receiving game). WR Terrell Owens aims for 3rd consecutive game w/TD vs. Bal... Rookie WR Jordan Shipley (3rd round, No. 84) had 82 receiving yards in 1st NFL game, incl. 51-yard rec... TE Jermaine Gresham (1st round, No. 21) registered 1st career TD reception in NFL debut last week... CBs Leon Hall & Johnathan Joseph each aim for 3rd consecutive game w/INT vs. Ravens... LB Brandon Johnson has 3 career sacks, all vs. Bal.

Results and Schedule

Baltimore Ravens
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-13	NYJ	A	W 10-9	+1
2	2010-09-19	CIN	A	L 10-15	-5
3	2010-09-26	CLE	H
4	2010-10-03	PIT	A
5	2010-10-10	DEN	H
6	2010-10-17	NE	A
7	2010-10-24	BUF	H
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	MIA	H
10	2010-11-11	ATL	A
11	2010-11-21	CAR	A
12	2010-11-28	TB	H
13	2010-12-05	PIT	H
14	2010-12-13	HOU	A
15	2010-12-19	NO	H
16	2010-12-26	CLE	A
17	2011-01-02	CIN	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
4	2010-10-03	CLE	A
5	2010-10-10	TB	H
6		Bye
7	2010-10-24	ATL	A
8	2010-10-31	MIA	H
9	2010-11-08	PIT	H
10	2010-11-14	IND	A
11	2010-11-21	BUF	H
12	2010-11-25	NYJ	A
13	2010-12-05	NO	H
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

Baltimore Ravens
Out	OT Jared Gaither (Back) WR Donte' Stallworth (Foot)
Questionable	NT Terrence Cody (Knee) ILB Tavares Gooden (Thigh) TE Todd Heap (Shoulder) OLB Jarret Johnson (Back) ILB Ray Lewis (Foot) ILB Jameel McClain (Knee)
Probable	WR Anquan Boldin (Thigh) WR Marcus Smith (Knee)
Suspended	CB Cary Williams (Personal Conduct, 2010 games 1-2)
IR	CB Domonique Foxworth (Knee ACL) OT Ramon Harewood (Knees)
PUP	ILB Brendon Ayanbadejo (Left Quadriceps) FS Ed Reed (Hip)
Holdout	OLB Sergio Kindle (Unsigned)

Cincinnati Bengals
Out	DE Jonathan Fanene (Hamstring)
Questionable	RB Brian Leonard (Foot) OLB Keith Rivers (Foot)
Probable	RB Cedric Benson (Shoulder) WR Andre Caldwell (Groin) CB Brandon Ghee (Head)
IR	SS Gibril Wilson (Left Knee)
PUP	FS Tom Nelson (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	BAL Offense	CIN Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	10.0	24.0	18.3	CIN
Rushing yards	49.0	87.0	105.6	CIN
Rushing yards per attempt	1.40	3.48	4.01	CIN
Completion %	52.6%	68.0%	60.8%	CIN
Passing yards	233.0	341.0	205.7	CIN
Passing yards per completion	11.65	10.03	9.87	BAL
Passing yards per attempt	6.13	6.82	6.00	CIN
Interceptions	1.0	1.0	0.8	-
Fumbles lost	2.0	1.0	0.8	CIN
Sacks allowed	2.0	1.0	2.1	CIN
3rd down conversions	57.9%	53.3%	36.8%	BAL
4th down conversions	0.0%	100.0%	42.9%	CIN
Time of possession	38:32	31:50	30:04	BAL

Defense Stats Comparison

	BAL Defense	CIN Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	9.0	38.0	18.3	BAL
Rushing yards	116.0	118.0	105.6	BAL
Rushing yards per attempt	5.52	5.13	4.01	CIN
Completion %	47.6%	71.4%	60.8%	BAL
Passing yards	60.0	258.0	205.7	BAL
Passing yards per completion	6.00	10.32	9.87	BAL
Passing yards per attempt	2.86	7.37	6.00	BAL
INT return	0.0	0.0	0.8	-
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.0	0.8	BAL
Sacks	2.0	0.0	2.1	BAL
3rd down conversions	9.1%	69.2%	36.8%	BAL
4th down conversions	0.0%	0.0%	42.9%	-
Time of possession	21:28	28:10	30:04	BAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	BAL	CIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	1.3	0.0	9.0	BAL
Yards per kick return	18.0	17.5	23.1	BAL
Yards allowed per punt return	15.5	4.0	9.0	CIN
Yards allowed per kick return	24.5	46.0	23.1	BAL

Misc Stats Comparison

	BAL	CIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.0	2.0	6.3	CIN
Penalty yards	38.0	5.0	52.3	CIN

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2010 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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Team vs. Team History

Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	4	2000-09-24	CIN	BAL	0-37	BAL
2000	10	2000-11-05	BAL	CIN	27-7	BAL
2001	2	2001-09-23	BAL	CIN	10-21	CIN
2001	15	2001-12-23	CIN	BAL	0-16	BAL
2002	10	2002-11-10	CIN	BAL	27-38	BAL
2002	13	2002-12-01	BAL	CIN	27-23	BAL
2003	7	2003-10-19	BAL	CIN	26-34	CIN
2003	14	2003-12-07	CIN	BAL	13-31	BAL
2004	3	2004-09-26	BAL	CIN	23-9	BAL
2004	13	2004-12-05	CIN	BAL	27-26	CIN
2005	9	2005-11-06	CIN	BAL	21-9	CIN
2005	12	2005-11-27	BAL	CIN	29-42	CIN
2006	9	2006-11-05	CIN	BAL	20-26	BAL
2006	13	2006-11-30	BAL	CIN	7-13	CIN
2007	1	2007-09-10	BAL	CIN	20-27	CIN
2007	10	2007-11-11	CIN	BAL	21-7	CIN
2008	1	2008-09-07	CIN	BAL	10-17	BAL
2008	13	2008-11-30	BAL	CIN	34-3	BAL
2009	5	2009-10-11	CIN	BAL	17-14	CIN
2009	9	2009-11-08	BAL	CIN	7-17	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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