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Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 8
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

BUF
KC		 10
 13
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MIA
CIN		 22
 14
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JAC
DAL		 35
 17
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GB
NYJ		 9
 0
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DEN
SF		 16
 24
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CAR
STL		 10
 20
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WAS
DET		 25
 37
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TEN
SD		 25
 33
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MIN
NE		 18
 28
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SEA
OAK		 3
 33
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TB
ARI		 38
 35
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PIT
NO		 10
 20
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HOU
IND		 17
 30
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Dolphins 24, Bengals 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 15 Chad Henne Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 26 Ronnie Brown Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 31 Ricky Williams Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 4 Brandon Marshall Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 30 Davone Bess Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 61 Brian Hartline Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 22 Anthony Fasano Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 18 Dan Carpenter FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 8 Defense / ST  
View all Week 8 Rankings or Projections
  
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Carson Palmer Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 Cedric Benson Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 3 Terrell Owens Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 14 Chad Ochocinco Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 39 Jordan Shipley Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 20 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 9 Mike Nugent FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 18 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Dolphins Have 7-3 road record vs. Cin... Club aims for 4-0 start on road in '10... In past 3 road wins, QB Chad Henne has completed 53 of 88 passes (60.2 pct.) for 527 yards w/ 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 83.9 passer rating... RB Ricky Williams (7,385) needs 41 scrimmage yards to surpass Pro Football HOFer LARRY CSONKA (7,425) for 4th-most in Dolphins history... WR Brandon Marshall averages 83.7 receiving yards per game on road in '10 (251 total). WR Davone Bess aims for 4th consecutive game w/ TD catch. Bess has 5+ catches in 5 of 6 games this season... LB Cameron Wake has 4 sacks in past 3 games... Rookie LB Koa Misi (2nd round, No. 40) has 2.5 sacks in past 3 games. Misi ranks 2nd among NFL rookies w/ 3.5 sacks... S Yeremiah Bell had sack & FF last week against Steelers.

Bengals Club has won 5 of past 8 against NFC... QB Carson Palmer is 2-0 against Dolphins. In past 3, Palmer has 992 passing yards w/ 7 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 100.9 passer rating... Club has 9-1 record when RB Cedric Benson has 100+ rushing yards in game... WR Terrell Owens (50) needs 1 100-yard receiving game to surpass DON MAYNARD for 4th-most in NFL history (JERRY RICE, 76). In last game against Mia. (w/ Bills on 11/29/2009), Owens had 51-yard TD reception. Aims for 4th consecutive game w/ TD reception. WR Chad Ochocinco (64) surpassed CARL PICKENS (63) last week for most TD receptions in franchise history. Ochocinco posted 2nd 100-yard receiving game of season at Atl. in Week 7 (159, 108). Rookie WR Jordan Shipley had 1st career 100-yard receiving game (131) last week vs. Falcons... CB Leon Hall is tied for 1st in AFC & 2nd in NFL w/ 4 INTs. CB Adam Jones had 59-yard FF-FR-TD last week.


Results and Schedule
Miami Dolphins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 BUF A W 15-10 +5
2 2010-09-19 MIN A W 14-10 +4
3 2010-09-26 NYJ H L 23-31 -8
4 2010-10-04 NE H L 14-41 -27
5   Bye      
6 2010-10-17 GB A W 23-20 +3
7 2010-10-24 PIT H L 22-23 -1
8 2010-10-31 CIN A W 22-14 +8
9 2010-11-07 BAL A    
10 2010-11-14 TEN H    
11 2010-11-18 CHI H    
12 2010-11-28 OAK A    
13 2010-12-05 CLE H    
14 2010-12-12 NYJ A    
15 2010-12-19 BUF H    
16 2010-12-26 DET H    
17 2011-01-02 NE A    
   
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    
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
Miami Dolphins
Out  FS Reshad Jones (Knee)
Questionable  CB Nolan Carroll (Ankle)
IR  CB Will Allen (Knee)
 OLB A.J. Edds (Knee ACL)
 OT Nate Garner (Foot)
 DE Jared Odrick (Left Foot)
Non-Football Related  DE Phillip Merling (Achilles)
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Out  DE Jonathan Fanene (Hamstring)
Doubtful  SS Roy Williams (Knee)
Questionable  OLB Brandon Johnson (Knee)
 CB Johnathan Joseph (Ankle)
 RB Brian Leonard (Thigh)
 SS Chinedum Ndukwe (Knee)
 CB Morgan Trent (Knee)
Probable  CB Leon Hall (Hamstring)
 WR Terrell Owens (Hand)
 QB Carson Palmer (Hip)
 OLB Keith Rivers (Foot)
 OT Andre Smith (Ankle)
Suspended  DE Antwan Odom (Perf. Enhancers, 2010 games 7-10)
IR  CB Adam Jones (Neck)
 SS Gibril Wilson (Left Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  MIA
 Offense 		 CIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 19.7 20.3 22.2 CIN
Rushing yards 98.7 99.3 113.8 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.83 3.81 4.20 MIA
Completion % 62.0% 60.3% 61.1% MIA
Passing yards 262.7 246.7 225.1 MIA
Passing yards per completion 11.23 10.97 10.87 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 6.96 6.62 6.64 MIA
Interceptions 1.0 0.7 1.1 CIN
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.7 0.8 MIA
Sacks allowed 1.7 1.7 2.2 -
3rd down conversions 46.3% 33.8% 38.6% MIA
4th down conversions 0.0% 100.0% 49.1% CIN
Time of possession 31:28 31:16 30:19 MIA
  Defense Stats Comparison
  MIA
 Defense 		 CIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 24.7 19.0 22.2 CIN
Rushing yards 113.7 116.7 113.8 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 3.91 4.40 4.20 MIA
Completion % 62.8% 57.1% 61.1% CIN
Passing yards 249.0 208.3 225.1 CIN
Passing yards per completion 12.72 11.07 10.87 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 7.99 6.32 6.64 CIN
INT return 0.3 1.0 1.1 CIN
Fumble recoveries 0.3 1.0 0.8 CIN
Sacks 3.0 1.0 2.2 MIA
3rd down conversions 39.1% 37.5% 38.6% CIN
4th down conversions 57.1% 25.0% 49.1% CIN
Time of possession 28:52 28:44 30:19 CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   MIA   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 13.0 6.2 9.5 MIA
Yards per kick return 22.0 20.1 23.1 MIA
Yards allowed per punt return 3.1 6.9 9.5 MIA
Yards allowed per kick return 31.1 23.4 23.1 CIN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   MIA   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.3 8.3 6.4 MIA
Penalty yards 31.3 63.3 55.4 MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 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 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Miami Dolphins vs. Cincinnati Bengals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 5 2000-10-01 MIA CIN 31-16 MIA
2004 2 2004-09-19 MIA CIN 13-16 CIN
2007 17 2007-12-30 CIN MIA 38-25 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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