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Final Score Prediction

Steelers 23, Bengals 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Andy Dalton Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 26 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 52 Brian Leonard Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 3 A.J. Green Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 57 Andrew Hawkins Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 9 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 24 Josh Brown FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 11 Defense / ST  
 
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 31 Jonathan Dwyer Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 45 Isaac Redman Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 61 Rashard Mendenhall Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 18 Mike Wallace Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 33 Antonio Brown Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
WR 67 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 4 Heath Miller Rec: 7-70, 1 TD
K 3 Shaun Suisham FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 19 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bengals Have won 5 of past 6. Aim for 4th consecutive road win (5-2 on road in '12)... QB Andy Dalton (3,313) needs 86 pass yards to surpass rookie total (3,398). Dalton is 1 of 3 players in NFL history with 20+ TD passes in each of 1st 2 seasons (PEYTON MANNING, HOFer DAN MARINO). Needs 4 TD passes to become 2nd Bengal to register 30 in single season (CARSON PALMER, 32 in '05)... In past 5, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis is averaging 108.6 rush yards/game. Posted 4th 100-yard rush game of season last week. Has career-high 1,080 rush yards & reached 1,000 rush yards for 2nd time in career... WR A.J. Green (1,208) needs 233 receiving yards to surpass CHAD JOHNSON (1,440, '07) for single-season club record. Since '11, has 18 TD rec., most among AFC WRs... TE Jermaine Gresham has career-best in rec. (61) & rec. yards (699) in '12... Club leads NFL with 43 sacks... DT Geno Atkins (10.5) is tied for 2nd-most sacks by Bengal in season since 1982 (EDDIE EDWARDS, 13 in 1983). Since '10, leads NFL DTs with 21 sacks.

Steelers Have won past 3 at home vs. Cin. in Dec... For career against Bengals, QB Ben Roethlisberger is 13-4 (.765). Registered 23rd 300-yard passing game of career last week. Has 29,490 pass yards, most in Steelers annals. RB Jonathan Dwyer rushed for career-best 122 yards in last game vs. Cin. Posted 2nd rush career TD last week... In past 2, WR Mike Wallace is averaging 103.5 receiving yards per game (207 total)... WR Antonio Brown aims for 3rd straight game with TD reception... TE Heath Miller (405) joined HINES WARD & HOFer JOHN STALLWORTH last week as only Steelers to reach 400 career rec. Has career-best 8 TD rec. Miller (68) has 2nd-most rec. among AFC TEs in 2012... Defense allows NFL-low 273.3 yards per game... LB James Harrison has 8 sacks in past 9 vs. Cin. LB Larry Foote leads team with 97 tackles. LB LaMarr Woodley has 8 sacks, 2 INTs, INT-return TD, 2 FF, 1 FR in 10 career games vs. Cin... S Troy Polamalu has 4 career INTs vs. Bengals.


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 W 13-10 +3
17 2012-12-30 BAL H    
   
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 DEN A L 19-31 -12
2 2012-09-16 NYJ H W 27-10 +17
3 2012-09-23 OAK A L 31-34 -3
4   Bye      
5 2012-10-07 PHI H W 16-14 +2
6 2012-10-11 TEN A L 23-26 -3
7 2012-10-21 CIN A W 24-17 +7
8 2012-10-28 WAS H W 27-12 +15
9 2012-11-04 NYG A W 24-20 +4
10 2012-11-12 KC H W 16-13 +3
11 2012-11-18 BAL H L 10-13 -3
12 2012-11-25 CLE A L 14-20 -6
13 2012-12-02 BAL A W 23-20 +3
14 2012-12-09 SD H L 24-34 -10
15 2012-12-16 DAL A L 24-27 -3
16 2012-12-23 CIN H L 10-13 -3
17 2012-12-30 CLE H    

Injury Report
Cincinnati Bengals
Out  SLB Dontay Moch (other-illness)
Questionable  CB Adam Jones (hamstring)
 CB Dre Kirkpatrick (head)
 K Mike Nugent (calf)
 RB Cedric Peerman (ankle)
Probable  DE Carlos Dunlap (other-illness)
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)
   
Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  CB Ike Taylor (ankle)
Questionable  CB Keenan Lewis (hip)
 RB Rashard Mendenhall (other-excused)
Probable  CB Cortez Allen (hip)
 WR Emmanuel Sanders (ribs)
 DE Al Woods (other-illness)
IR  OLB Chris Carter (abdomen, 11/15)
 ILB Sean Spence (knee, 8/31)
 CB Demarcus Van Dyke (shoulder, 12/18)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CIN
 Offense 
PIT
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 28.3 19.3 22.8 CIN
Rushing yards 155.0 82.3 118.4 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.75 3.76 4.32 CIN
Completion % 60.1% 55.8% 60.0% CIN
Passing yards 198.5 227.8 224.8 PIT
Passing yards per completion 9.79 11.07 10.85 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 5.88 6.18 6.51 PIT
Interceptions 0.3 1.3 1.0 CIN
Fumbles lost 0.5 1.3 0.7 CIN
Sacks allowed 2.5 2.0 2.3 PIT
3rd down conversions 42.5% 33.8% 37.1% CIN
4th down conversions 66.7% 0.0% 43.8% CIN
Time of possession 32:32 29:23 30:31 CIN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CIN
 Defense 
PIT
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 12.3 20.0 22.8 CIN
Rushing yards 76.8 100.0 118.4 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.85 3.46 4.32 PIT
Completion % 56.4% 56.9% 60.0% CIN
Passing yards 194.5 169.5 224.8 PIT
Passing yards per completion 8.70 9.88 10.85 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 4.91 5.62 6.51 CIN
INT return 1.0 0.5 1.0 CIN
Fumble recoveries 1.3 0.3 0.7 CIN
Sacks 3.5 2.0 2.3 CIN
3rd down conversions 33.8% 31.0% 37.1% PIT
4th down conversions 16.7% 100.0% 43.8% CIN
Time of possession 27:27 31:12 30:31 CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CIN   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.6 4.5 10.3 CIN
Yards per kick return 18.9 22.3 22.9 PIT
Yards allowed per punt return 8.5 13.8 10.3 CIN
Yards allowed per kick return 20.0 19.1 22.9 PIT
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CIN   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.5 5.0 6.4 PIT
Penalty yards 54.8 41.0 54.0 PIT

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 7 2000-10-15 CIN PIT 0-15 PIT
2000 13 2000-11-26 PIT CIN 48-28 PIT
2001 4 2001-10-07 CIN PIT 7-16 PIT
2001 16 2001-12-30 PIT CIN 23-26 CIN
2002 6 2002-10-13 PIT CIN 34-7 PIT
2002 12 2002-11-24 CIN PIT 21-29 PIT
2003 3 2003-09-21 PIT CIN 17-10 PIT
2003 13 2003-11-30 CIN PIT 24-20 CIN
2004 4 2004-10-03 CIN PIT 17-28 PIT
2004 11 2004-11-21 PIT CIN 19-14 PIT
2005 7 2005-10-23 PIT CIN 27-13 PIT
2005 13 2005-12-04 CIN PIT 38-31 CIN
2005 WC 2006-01-08 PIT CIN 31-17 PIT
2006 3 2006-09-24 CIN PIT 28-20 CIN
2006 17 2006-12-31 PIT CIN 23-17 PIT
2007 8 2007-10-28 PIT CIN 24-13 PIT
2007 13 2007-12-02 CIN PIT 10-24 PIT
2008 7 2008-10-19 PIT CIN 38-10 PIT
2008 12 2008-11-20 CIN PIT 10-27 PIT
2009 3 2009-09-27 PIT CIN 20-23 CIN
2009 10 2009-11-15 CIN PIT 18-12 CIN
2010 9 2010-11-08 PIT CIN 27-21 PIT
2010 14 2010-12-12 CIN PIT 7-23 PIT
2011 10 2011-11-13 PIT CIN 24-17 PIT
2011 13 2011-12-04 CIN PIT 7-35 PIT
2012 7 2012-10-21 PIT CIN 24-17 PIT

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. WC = Wild-Card