Prediction: Bengals 24, Jaguars 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 21 |
Blake Bortles |
Pass: 225, 1 TD Rush: 30, 0 |
| RB 21 |
Denard Robinson |
Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0 |
| RB 52 |
Toby Gerhart |
Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 28 |
Allen Robinson |
Rec: 5-65, 0 TD |
| WR 36 |
Cecil Shorts  |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| WR 73 |
Allen Hurns |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| TE 19 |
Clay Harbor |
Rec: 4-45, 0 TD |
| K 23 |
Josh Scobee |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 21 |
Defense / ST |
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 17 |
Andy Dalton |
Pass: 245, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 17 |
Giovani Bernard  |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 23 |
Jeremy Hill |
Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 3-15, 0 |
| WR 7 |
A.J. Green |
Rec: 6-75, 1 TD |
| WR 34 |
Mohamed Sanu |
Rec: 3-45, 0 TD |
| WR 71 |
Brandon Tate |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| TE 16 |
Jermaine Gresham |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| K 11 |
Mike Nugent |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 1 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Jaguars Rookie QB Blake Bortles (No. 3 overall) passed for 221 yards & TD last week. Aims for 4th in row with TD pass. Has 191 rush yards on 27 att. (7.1 avg.), 2nd among AFC QBs... RB Denard Robinson rushed for 108 yards last week & aims for 3rd in row with 100+. Rookie RB Storm Johnson (Rd. 7, No. 222 overall) aims for 3rd in row with rush TD... Jaguars are only NFL team this season with 2 rookies with 350+ receiving yards each - WRs Allen Robinson (453) & Allen Hurns (354). Last week, Robinson led team with 5 catches for 82 yards & TD. Aims for 3rd in row with TD. Ranks 2nd amongst AFC rookies in receiving yards. Hurns has 3 TD receptions, 2nd-most among AFC rookies... Defense is tied for 2nd in NFL with 25 sacks... DE Chris Clemons has sack in 3 of past 4. Had sack in only career game at Cin. (11/16/08 with Eagles). DE Ryan Davis had career-high 2 sacks last week. DT SEN' DERRICK MARKS had sack last week & needs 1.5 more to surpass career-high of 4 in 2013. LB J.T. Thomas III had 1st career INT vs. Mia..
 Bengals Are 12-0-1 in past 13 at home... In past 13 at home, QB Andy Dalton has passed for 3,152 yards with 24 TDs vs. 13 INTs for 96.6 rating. Had career-high 2 rush TDs last week, incl. GW 1-yarder with 57 seconds remaining. Has 34-20-1 (.627) record, highest win pct. of any QB in club history (min. 20 starts)... In 4 career home starts, RB Giovani Bernard has 427 scrimmage yards (319 rush, 108 rec.; 106.8 per game) & 5 rush TDs. 1 of 2 NFL players with 400+ rush yards (446), 5+ rush TDs (5) & 175+ rec. yards (179) this season (DE MARCO MURRAY)... In 2 career meetings, WR A.J. Green has 11 catches for 207 yards & 2 TDs. Since entering NFL in 2011, has 4,147 rec. yards, 3rd-most in AFC. Last week, WR Mohamed Sanu had career-high 125 yards on 5 catches (25 avg.)... Since 2012, Geno Atkins has 20 sacks, tied for most among NFL DTs, incl. 2 in last meeting. LB Vontaze Burfict had sack in only meeting. DE Carlos Dunlap had sack in last meeting. S Reggie Nelson leads team with 48 tackles.
Results and Schedule
| Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
PHI |
A |
L 17-34 |
-17 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
WAS |
A |
L 10-41 |
-31 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
IND |
H |
L 17-44 |
-27 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
SD |
A |
L 14-33 |
-19 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
PIT |
H |
L 9-17 |
-8 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
TEN |
A |
L 14-16 |
-2 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
CLE |
H |
W 24-6 |
+18 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
MIA |
H |
L 13-27 |
-14 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
CIN |
A |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
DAL |
H |
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| 11 |
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Bye |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
IND |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
NYG |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
HOU |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
BAL |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-18 |
TEN |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
HOU |
A |
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
BAL |
A |
W 23-16 |
+7 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
ATL |
H |
W 24-10 |
+14 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
TEN |
H |
W 33-7 |
+26 |
| 4 |
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Bye |
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| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
NE |
A |
L 17-43 |
-26 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
CAR |
H |
T 37-37 |
0 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
IND |
A |
L 0-27 |
-27 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
BAL |
H |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
JAC |
H |
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| 10 |
2014-11-06 |
CLE |
H |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
NO |
A |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
HOU |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
TB |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
PIT |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
CLE |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-22 |
DEN |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
PIT |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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JAC
Offense |
CIN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
14.5 |
25.7 |
23.9 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards |
112.0 |
102.0 |
110.4 |
JAC |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.66 |
4.21 |
4.12 |
JAC |
| Completion % |
63.3% |
65.5% |
63.4% |
CIN |
| Passing yards |
215.3 |
221.3 |
249.4 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.63 |
10.06 |
11.16 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.09 |
6.59 |
7.08 |
CIN |
| Interceptions |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
CIN |
| Fumbles lost |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
CIN |
| Sacks allowed |
3.3 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
CIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
42.7% |
37.3% |
41.3% |
JAC |
| 4th down conversions |
60.0% |
25.0% |
45.6% |
JAC |
| Time of possession |
29:34 |
26:46 |
30:14 |
JAC |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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JAC
Defense |
CIN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
23.3 |
29.3 |
23.9 |
JAC |
| Rushing yards |
98.5 |
155.7 |
110.4 |
JAC |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.77 |
4.73 |
4.12 |
JAC |
| Completion % |
63.4% |
59.2% |
63.4% |
CIN |
| Passing yards |
260.8 |
252.0 |
249.4 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.72 |
11.22 |
11.16 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.44 |
6.64 |
7.08 |
CIN |
| INT return |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
CIN |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
JAC |
| Sacks |
2.8 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
JAC |
| 3rd down conversions |
43.0% |
36.6% |
41.3% |
CIN |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
62.5% |
45.6% |
JAC |
| Time of possession |
30:26 |
36:34 |
30:14 |
JAC |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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JAC |
CIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
6.6 |
11.3 |
8.6 |
CIN |
| Yards per kick return |
25.6 |
28.6 |
23.9 |
CIN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
4.2 |
5.3 |
8.6 |
JAC |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
28.7 |
23.7 |
23.9 |
CIN |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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JAC |
CIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
4.0 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
JAC |
| Penalty yards |
31.5 |
42.3 |
57.5 |
JAC |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2014 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Cincinnati Bengals |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
3 |
2000-09-17 |
CIN |
JAC |
0-13 |
JAC |
| 2000 |
16 |
2000-12-17 |
JAC |
CIN |
14-17 |
CIN |
| 2001 |
9 |
2001-11-11 |
CIN |
JAC |
13-30 |
JAC |
| 2001 |
13 |
2001-12-09 |
JAC |
CIN |
14-10 |
JAC |
| 2002 |
15 |
2002-12-15 |
JAC |
CIN |
29-15 |
JAC |
| 2005 |
5 |
2005-10-09 |
CIN |
JAC |
20-23 |
JAC |
| 2008 |
9 |
2008-11-02 |
JAC |
CIN |
19-21 |
CIN |
| 2011 |
5 |
2011-10-09 |
CIN |
JAC |
30-20 |
CIN |
| 2012 |
4 |
2012-09-30 |
CIN |
JAC |
27-10 |
CIN |
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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.
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