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

CAR
TB		 31
 13
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MIA
NE		 17
 27
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BUF
NO		 17
 35
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CLE
KC		 17
 23
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DAL
DET		 30
 31
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SF
JAC		 42
 10
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NYG
PHI		 15
 7
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PIT
OAK		 18
 21
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NYJ
CIN		 9
 49
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ATL
ARI		 13
 27
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WAS
DEN		 21
 45
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GB
MIN		 44
 31
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SEA
STL		 14
 9
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Bengals 23, Jets 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
New York Jets
Rank  Player Projections
QB 20 Geno Smith Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 25 Chris Ivory Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 36 Bilal Powell Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 29 Jeremy Kerley Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 54 Stephen Hill Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 17 Jeff Cumberland Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 14 Nick Folk FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 8 Defense / ST  
View all Week 8 Rankings or Projections
  
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 16 Andy Dalton Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 17 Giovani Bernard Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 30 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 8 A.J. Green Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 42 Marvin Jones Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 71 Mohamed Sanu Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 20 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 22 Tyler Eifert Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 10 Mike Nugent FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 7 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Jets Incl. postseason, Jets aims for 5th straight win vs. Bengals... Rookie QB Geno Smith (2nd round, No. 39 overall) is only QB since 1970 merger with 4 game-winning drives in 4th quarter or OT in 1st 7 career games. Smith completed 16 of 20 passes (80 pct.) for 199 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 147.7 rating in last road start. Posted 2nd rush TD of career last week... RB Chris Ivory (104) registered 4th career game with 100+ rush yards & 1st as Jet vs. Patriots. In only career meeting vs. Cin. (w/ NO on 12/5/10), rushed for 117 yards on 15 att. (7.8) & 2 rush TDs... WR Jeremy Kerley had career-high 8 rec. last week for season-best 97 yards & TD. WR Stephen Hill averages 16.7 yards per catch in '13... TE Jeff Cumberland has TD rec. in 2 of past 3 on road... Defense allows 2nd-fewest yards per game (302.6) in AFC in 2013... DE Muhammad Wilkerson has career-best 6 sacks this season. Aims for 4th straight with sack... LB David Harris has team-high 57 tackles in 2013. Antonio Cromartie had INT in last game vs. Cin... S Antonio Allen had 23-yard INT-return TD vs. NE, 1st of career.

Bengals Club aims for 5th consecutive win at home dating back to 2012... QB Andy Dalton seeks 25th career win as starter. Has passed for 300+ yards, 3 TDs & 100+ rating in each of past 2. In past 4 wins at home, Dalton has 89.9 rating. Has 88.2 passer rating at home this season. Bengals are 12-1 (.923) when Dalton has 100+ rating... RB Giovani Bernard leads all rookies with 497 scrimmage yards (264 rush, 233 rec). Has 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 receiving) in 2013. RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis has 4 rush TDs in past 3 vs. Jets... WR A.J. Green had career-long 82-yard TD rec. last week. Since 2012, Green has 16 TD rec., tied for 2nd-most in NFL... TE Jermaine Gresham (200) is 5th TE in club history to reach 200 career rec. Gresham (28) & rookie TE Tyler Eifert (22) have combined for 50 rec, most by NFL TE duo in 2013 (min 10 rec. apiece)... LB Vontaze Burfict leads team with 74 tackles... Since 2012, DT Geno Atkins leads NFL DTs with 16.5 sacks.


Results and Schedule

New York Jets
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 TB H W 18-17 +1
2 2013-09-12 NE A L 10-13 -3
3 2013-09-22 BUF H W 27-20 +7
4 2013-09-29 TEN A L 13-38 -25
5 2013-10-07 ATL A W 30-28 +2
6 2013-10-13 PIT H L 6-19 -13
7 2013-10-20 NE H W 30-27 +3
8 2013-10-27 CIN A    
9 2013-11-03 NO H    
10   Bye      
11 2013-11-17 BUF A    
12 2013-11-24 BAL A    
13 2013-12-01 MIA H    
14 2013-12-08 OAK H    
15 2013-12-15 CAR A    
16 2013-12-22 CLE H    
17 2013-12-29 MIA A    
   

Cincinnati Bengals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 CHI A L 21-24 -3
2 2013-09-16 PIT H W 20-10 +10
3 2013-09-22 GB H W 34-30 +4
4 2013-09-29 CLE A L 6-17 -11
5 2013-10-06 NE H W 13-6 +7
6 2013-10-13 BUF A W 27-24 +3
7 2013-10-20 DET A W 27-24 +3
8 2013-10-27 NYJ H    
9 2013-10-31 MIA A    
10 2013-11-10 BAL A    
11 2013-11-17 CLE H    
12   Bye      
13 2013-12-01 SD A    
14 2013-12-08 IND H    
15 2013-12-15 PIT A    
16 2013-12-22 MIN H    
17 2013-12-29 BAL H    

Injury Report

New York Jets
Out  WR Santonio Holmes (hamstring)
Probable  FS Antonio Allen (groin)
 ILB Nick Bellore (thumb)
 OLB Quinton Coples (ankle)
 CB Antonio Cromartie (hip)
 TE Jeff Cumberland (hamstring)
 NT Kenrick Ellis (back)
 WR Jeremy Kerley (hamstring)
 CB Dee Milliner (hamstring)
IR  OLB Antwan Barnes (knee, 10/9/2013)
 CB Aaron Berry (knee, 7/27/2013)
 RB Mike Goodson (knee, 10/15/2013)
 ILB Josh Mauga (back, 9/1/2013)
 QB Mark Sanchez (shoulder, 9/14/2013)
   

Cincinnati Bengals
Out  CB Leon Hall (achilles-tendon)
 DT Devon Still (elbow)
Questionable  RB Rex Burkhead (calf)
Probable  DE Wallace Gilberry (knee)
 WR Marvin Jones (shoulder)
 MLB Rey Maualuga (hamstring)
 CB Terence Newman (ankle)
IR  DE Robert Geathers (elbow, 9/18/2013)
 WR Andrew Hawkins (ankle, 9/4/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  NYJ
 Offense 		 CIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 20.0 21.8 23.0 CIN
Rushing yards 128.8 108.5 109.1 NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt 4.11 3.73 4.09 NYJ
Completion % 57.3% 63.9% 61.1% CIN
Passing yards 204.5 254.0 242.9 CIN
Passing yards per completion 12.44 11.30 11.03 NYJ
Passing yards per attempt 7.13 7.22 6.74 CIN
Interceptions 1.8 0.8 0.9 CIN
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.5 0.7 NYJ
Sacks allowed 3.8 2.5 2.7 CIN
3rd down conversions 39.8% 37.6% 37.8% NYJ
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 43.4% CIN
Time of possession 30:23 31:48 48:41 CIN
  Defense Stats Comparison

  NYJ
 Defense 		 CIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 23.5 18.8 23.0 CIN
Rushing yards 76.3 94.5 109.1 NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt 3.24 4.00 4.09 NYJ
Completion % 60.2% 56.9% 61.1% CIN
Passing yards 228.0 222.5 242.9 CIN
Passing yards per completion 9.78 10.39 11.03 NYJ
Passing yards per attempt 5.89 5.91 6.74 NYJ
INT return 0.0 0.5 0.9 CIN
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.8 0.7 CIN
Sacks 3.0 3.3 2.7 CIN
3rd down conversions 33.0% 41.8% 37.8% NYJ
4th down conversions 40.0% 25.0% 43.4% CIN
Time of possession 29:35 28:31 48:41 CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   NYJ   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.4 7.2 9.0 NYJ
Yards per kick return 20.1 22.7 24.2 CIN
Yards allowed per punt return 11.9 8.9 9.0 CIN
Yards allowed per kick return 21.1 22.8 24.2 NYJ
  Misc Stats Comparison

   NYJ   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 8.3 6.5 6.4 CIN
Penalty yards 59.3 57.5 55.8 CIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2013 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.

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Team vs. Team History

New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 14 2001-12-16 CIN NYJ 14-15 NYJ
2004 1 2004-09-12 CIN NYJ 24-31 NYJ
2007 7 2007-10-21 NYJ CIN 31-38 CIN
2008 6 2008-10-12 CIN NYJ 14-26 NYJ
2009 17 2010-01-03 CIN NYJ 0-37 NYJ
2009 WC 2010-01-09 NYJ CIN 24-14 NYJ
2010 12 2010-11-25 CIN NYJ 10-26 NYJ

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