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Final Score Prediction

Bengals 24, Eagles 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Andy Dalton Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 15 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 45 Brian Leonard Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 5 A.J. Green Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 35 Andrew Hawkins Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
TE 11 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 24 Josh Brown FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 9 Defense / ST  
 
Philadelphia Eagles
Rank  Player Projections
QB 26 Nick Foles Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 12 Bryce Brown Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 51 Dion Lewis Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 20 Jeremy Maclin Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 55 Riley Cooper Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 64 Jason Avant Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 22 Clay Harbor Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 18 Alex Henery FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 23 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bengals Have won 4 of past 5... QB Andy Dalton (3,186) needs 213 pass yards to surpass rookie total (3,398). In past 3 vs. NFC, has 8 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 111.9 rating. Has 99.3 4th Q rating, 2nd-best in AFC (PEYTON MANNING, 107.1)... In past 4, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis is averaging 109.3 rush yards per game. Needs 26 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 2nd time in career. Posted 2 rush TDs in only meeting vs. Phi. (w/ NE on 11/27/11)... WR A.J. Green (1,151) can challenge for most rec. yards in season in team history (CHAD JOHNSON, 1,440, '07). Has career-best 10 TD, incl. 3 for 50+ yards (73, 57, 56). Since '11, has 17 TD rec., most among AFC WRs... Club leads NFL with 42 sacks... DT Geno Atkins (10.5) is tied for 2nd-most sacks by Bengal in season since '82 (EDDIE EDWARDS, 13 in 1982). Since '10, leads NFL DTs w/ 21 sacks.

Eagles Rookie QB Nick Foles had team rookie record 381 pass yards last week. Threw GW TD pass as time expired. Had 3 TDs vs. TB (2 pass, 1 rush)... RB LeSean McCoy has 11 total TDs (9 rush, 2 rec.) in past 8 vs. AFC. Has 17 TDs (13 rush, 4 rec.) in past 15 at home. Rookie RB Bryce Brown has rushed for 150+ yards & 2 TDs in 2 of past 3... WR Jeremy Maclin caught GW TD as time expired last week. Had 9 catches for 104 yards & TD vs. TB. Has 242 receptions, tied with KEITH JACKSON for most by Eagle in 1st 4 seasons. WR Jason Avant had 7 catches for 133 yards last week, his 5th career 100-yard game (1st in 2012). Rookie WR-PR Damaris Johnson has 271 PR yards, 2nd most by Phi. rookie (DeSean Jackson, 440, 2008)... CB Nnamdi Asomugha has 3 INTs in past 2 vs. Cin. DT Fletcher Cox ties for lead among rookie DTs with 4 sacks. Since 2007, DE Trent Cole has 57 sacks, 4th most in NFC. LB DeMeco Ryans leads team with 98 tackles.


Results and Schedule
Cincinnati Bengals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 BAL A L 13-44 -31
2 2012-09-16 CLE H W 34-27 +7
3 2012-09-23 WAS A W 38-31 +7
4 2012-09-30 JAC A W 27-10 +17
5 2012-10-07 MIA H L 13-17 -4
6 2012-10-14 CLE A L 24-34 -10
7 2012-10-21 PIT H L 17-24 -7
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 DEN H L 23-31 -8
10 2012-11-11 NYG H W 31-13 +18
11 2012-11-18 KC A W 28-6 +22
12 2012-11-25 OAK H W 34-10 +24
13 2012-12-02 SD A W 20-13 +7
14 2012-12-09 DAL H L 19-20 -1
15 2012-12-13 PHI A W 34-13 +21
16 2012-12-23 PIT A    
17 2012-12-30 BAL H    
   
Philadelphia Eagles
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 CLE A W 17-16 +1
2 2012-09-16 BAL H W 24-23 +1
3 2012-09-23 ARI A L 6-27 -21
4 2012-09-30 NYG H W 19-17 +2
5 2012-10-07 PIT A L 14-16 -2
6 2012-10-14 DET H L 23-26 -3
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 ATL H L 17-30 -13
9 2012-11-05 NO A L 13-28 -15
10 2012-11-11 DAL H L 23-38 -15
11 2012-11-18 WAS A L 6-31 -25
12 2012-11-26 CAR H L 22-30 -8
13 2012-12-02 DAL A L 33-38 -5
14 2012-12-09 TB A W 23-21 +2
15 2012-12-13 CIN H L 13-34 -21
16 2012-12-23 WAS H    
17 2012-12-30 NYG A    

Injury Report
Cincinnati Bengals
Out  CB Dre Kirkpatrick (head)
 SLB Dontay Moch (other-illness)
Doubtful  K Mike Nugent (calf)
 RB Cedric Peerman (ankle)
Questionable  DE Michael Johnson (toe)
Probable  WLB Vontaze Burfict (shoulder)
 DE Carlos Dunlap (calf)
 MLB Rey Maualuga (shoulder)
 MLB Dan Skuta (back)
IR  DE Jamaal Anderson (quadriceps, 9/18)
 WLB Thomas Howard (knee, 9/14)
 CB Shaun Prater (knee, 8/4)
 FS Robert Sands (chest, 8/24)
 WR Mohamed Sanu (foot, 12/4)
 RB Bernard Scott (knee, 10/8)
   
Philadelphia Eagles
Out  TE Brent Celek (concussion)
 SS Kurt Coleman (sternum)
 RB LeSean McCoy (concussion)
 DT Mike Patterson (other-illness)
 QB Michael Vick (concussion)
Probable  FS Nate Allen (shoulder)
 CB Nnamdi Asomugha (other-excused)
 SLB Mychal Kendricks (shoulder)
 WR Jeremy Maclin (groin)
IR  WR DeSean Jackson (ribs, 11/27)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CIN
 Offense 
PHI
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 25.5 20.3 23.0 CIN
Rushing yards 138.5 139.5 119.5 PHI
Rushing yards per attempt 4.81 5.73 4.36 PHI
Completion % 62.1% 60.3% 60.5% CIN
Passing yards 206.0 230.3 228.4 PHI
Passing yards per completion 10.23 9.69 10.94 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.35 5.84 6.62 CIN
Interceptions 0.5 0.5 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.3 1.0 0.6 CIN
Sacks allowed 2.5 3.3 2.2 CIN
3rd down conversions 42.2% 35.8% 38.2% CIN
4th down conversions 83.3% 50.0% 47.4% CIN
Time of possession 30:58 30:04 30:31 CIN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CIN
 Defense 
PHI
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 14.0 31.8 23.0 CIN
Rushing yards 82.3 127.0 119.5 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.85 4.23 4.36 CIN
Completion % 60.6% 68.8% 60.5% CIN
Passing yards 212.5 226.3 228.4 CIN
Passing yards per completion 8.81 12.75 10.94 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 5.34 8.77 6.62 CIN
INT return 1.3 0.0 0.9 CIN
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.0 0.6 CIN
Sacks 3.5 2.0 2.2 CIN
3rd down conversions 40.2% 48.0% 38.2% CIN
4th down conversions 16.7% 50.0% 47.4% CIN
Time of possession 29:02 29:56 30:31 CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CIN   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.9 15.9 10.3 PHI
Yards per kick return 22.1 22.5 23.0 PHI
Yards allowed per punt return 7.4 16.4 10.3 CIN
Yards allowed per kick return 23.3 24.5 23.0 CIN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CIN   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.3 5.0 6.4 PHI
Penalty yards 54.8 37.8 53.3 PHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2012 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Philadelphia Eagles
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 17 2000-12-24 CIN PHI 7-16 PHI
2004 17 2005-01-02 CIN PHI 38-10 CIN
2008 11 2008-11-16 PHI CIN 13-13 Tie

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.