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San Francisco 49ers at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 3
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NE
BUF		 31
 34
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SF
CIN		 13
 8
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MIA
CLE		 16
 17
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DEN
TEN		 14
 17
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DET
MIN		 26
 23
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NYG
PHI		 29
 16
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HOU
NO		 33
 40
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JAC
CAR		 10
 16
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NYJ
OAK		 24
 34
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BAL
STL		 37
 7
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KC
SD		 17
 20
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ARI
SEA		 10
 13
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GB
CHI		 27
 17
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ATL
TB		 13
 16
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PIT
IND		 23
 20
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WAS
DAL		 16
 18
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bengals 20, 49ers 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
San Francisco 49ers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Alex Smith Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 17 Frank Gore Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 58 Kendall Hunter Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 36 Josh Morgan Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 79 Ted Ginn Jr. Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 80 Michael Crabtree Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 6 Vernon Davis Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 30 David Akers FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 12 Defense / ST  
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Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 25 Andy Dalton Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9 Cedric Benson Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 55 Bernard Scott Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 20 A.J. Green Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
 WR 46 Andre Caldwell Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
 WR 92 Jerome Simpson Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 14 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 18 Mike Nugent FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 9 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

49ers Have 0 fumble giveaways, tied for NFL lead. QB Alex Smith ranks 2nd in NFC with 70.5 comp. pct. (31 of 44). Has 18 TD passes in past 11 vs. AFC... RB Frank Gore rushed for 138 yards in only meeting. In past 6 vs. AFC, has 758 scrimmage yards (126.3 per game; 517 rush, 241 rec.) & 4 TDs. Aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with 100+ rush yards. Since start of 2006, Gore ranks 2nd in NFL with 8,100 scrimmage yards (5,912 rush, 2,188 rec.). Had rush TD last week... Since start of 2009, TE Vernon Davis has 20 TDs, most among NFL TEs. In that time, Davis (1,944) has 2nd most rec. yards by NFC TE. Had 17-yard TD in last meeting. TE Delanie Walker had 29-yard TD last week. WR Braylon Edwards has 5 rec. TDs vs. Cin., his 2nd most vs. opp. (6, Mia.). WR-KR-PR Ted Ginn Jr. ranks 2nd in NFL with 44 KR avg. Had 7 catches for 53 yards & TD in only game vs. Cin. (12/30/07 with Mia.)... DE Justin Smith was 1st round pick (No. 4 overall) by Cin. in 2001. Spent 7 years with Bengals, playing 111 games & registering 43.5 sacks. Has started 157 consecutive games. LB Patrick Willis led team in tackles in last meeting. CB TREMAINE BROCK aims for 3rd in row with INT.

Bengals Aim for 3rd consecutive win at home against 49ers... Rookie QB Andy Dalton (2nd round, No. 35) seeks 3rd straight game with 100+ passer rating (102.4, 107)... Since '09, RB Cedric Benson averages 97.6 rush yards per game at home (1,465 total in 15 games)... Rookie WR A.J. Green (1st round, No. 4) had career-best with 10 rec. for 124 yards (12.4 avg.) with TD last week. This was 1st time in NFL history that rookie teammates (Dalton-Green) combined for 10 completions in one game. Green aims for 3rd straight game with TD rec. WR Jerome Simpson had career-high 136 receiving yards last week, incl. career-long 84-yard rec. Simpson has 3 games with 100+ receiving yards in past 5 starts (124, 123, 136)... DT Geno Atkins & LB Michael Johnson each registered 1st sack of season last week... LB Thomas Howard leads team with 16 tackles this season.


Results and Schedule
San Francisco 49ers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 SEA H W 33-17 +16
2 2011-09-18 DAL H L 24-27 -3
3 2011-09-25 CIN A W 13-8 +5
4 2011-10-02 PHI A    
5 2011-10-09 TB H    
6 2011-10-16 DET A    
7   Bye      
8 2011-10-30 CLE H    
9 2011-11-06 WAS A    
10 2011-11-13 NYG H    
11 2011-11-20 ARI H    
12 2011-11-24 BAL A    
13 2011-12-04 STL H    
14 2011-12-11 ARI A    
15 2011-12-19 PIT H    
16 2011-12-24 SEA A    
17 2012-01-01 STL A    
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 CLE A W 27-17 +10
2 2011-09-18 DEN A L 22-24 -2
3 2011-09-25 SF H L 8-13 -5
4 2011-10-02 BUF H    
5 2011-10-09 JAC A    
6 2011-10-16 IND H    
7   Bye      
8 2011-10-30 SEA A    
9 2011-11-06 TEN A    
10 2011-11-13 PIT H    
11 2011-11-20 BAL A    
12 2011-11-27 CLE H    
13 2011-12-04 PIT A    
14 2011-12-11 HOU H    
15 2011-12-18 STL A    
16 2011-12-24 ARI H    
17 2012-01-01 BAL H    

Injury Report
San Francisco 49ers
Out  WR Braylon Edwards (Knee)
 FB Moran Norris (Finger)
Probable  CB Tramaine Brock (Hand)
 WR Michael Crabtree (Feet)
 QB Alex Smith (Concussion)
IR  TE Nate Byham (Knee ACL)
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Out  OLB Dontay Moch (Foot)
Doubtful  DE Robert Geathers (Shoulder)
 OG Otis Hudson (Knee)
Probable  WR A.J. Green (Toe)
 SS Taylor Mays (Knee)
Suspended  OG Bobbie Williams (Substance Abuse, 2011 games 1-4)
IR  MLB Roddrick Muckelroy (Achilles)
 TE Bo Scaife (Neck)
 WR Jordan Shipley (Left Knee)
PUP  CB Adam Jones (Neck)
Non-Football Related  OLB Keith Rivers (Undisclosed)
Holdout  QB Carson Palmer (Did Not Report - Limbo)

Offense Stats Comparison
  SF
 Offense 		 CIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 28.5 24.5 23.5 SF
Rushing yards 79.5 105.5 107.0 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 2.84 3.98 4.12 CIN
Completion % 70.5% 61.8% 61.7% SF
Passing yards 128.0 232.5 246.7 CIN
Passing yards per completion 8.26 11.07 11.55 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 5.82 6.84 7.12 CIN
Interceptions 0.5 0.0 0.9 CIN
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.8 -
Sacks allowed 3.0 3.0 2.5 -
3rd down conversions 32.1% 28.6% 38.6% SF
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% -
Time of possession 30:55 30:04 30:02 SF
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SF
 Defense 		 CIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 22.0 20.5 23.5 CIN
Rushing yards 54.5 107.0 107.0 SF
Rushing yards per attempt 2.48 3.45 4.12 SF
Completion % 58.8% 52.3% 61.7% CIN
Passing yards 291.0 194.5 246.7 CIN
Passing yards per completion 12.38 11.44 11.55 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 7.28 5.98 7.12 CIN
INT return 1.5 0.5 0.9 SF
Fumble recoveries 1.0 1.0 0.8 -
Sacks 3.0 2.0 2.5 SF
3rd down conversions 37.9% 33.3% 38.6% CIN
4th down conversions 100.0% 50.0% 50.0% CIN
Time of possession 30:31 29:56 30:02 CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SF   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 15.2 7.3 11.0 SF
Yards per kick return 43.8 23.0 25.4 SF
Yards allowed per punt return 9.3 9.7 11.0 SF
Yards allowed per kick return 23.3 28.5 25.4 SF
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SF   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 5.0 6.4 CIN
Penalty yards 63.5 45.5 54.0 CIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2011 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 15 2003-12-14 SF CIN 38-41 CIN
2007 15 2007-12-15 CIN SF 13-20 SF

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.