Game Preview - Week 7: New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals

New York Jets: There was a Thomas Jones sighting last week as the former Bears running back rushed for 130 yards although he still hasn't found the endzone. That was the only bright spot for New York as they dropped to 1-4 with a loss at home to the Eagles. Chad Pennington ranks 21st among fantasy quarterbacks and the grumblings for Kellen Clemens get louder each week. The Jets do catch a break here and should be able to post some points against the sieve-like defense of the Bengals but it a game that will be decided by the offenses, this one is a no-brainer to call.

Start: WR Laveranues Coles
Consider: RB Thomas Jones, WR Jerricho Cotchery, QB Chad Pennington
Sit: RB Leon Washington, TE Chris Baker

Cincinnati: The Bengals season is on the brink although they may have thrown in the towel after last week's loss to Kansas City. After losing four straight Chad Johnson's ego is in full swing to the point of being upset when a fellow teammate (T.J. Houshmandzadeh) scored a 42-yard touchdown last week. Lucky for Cincinnati they face the 1-4 Jets this week who occasional show up on defense. Palmer, Johnson, and Houshmandzadeh should have nice games while the running attack is clamoring for an identity. Rudi Johnson played sparingly (4 carries) against Kansas City and has missed practice this week. Chris Perry however is back at work and may see action along with Kenny Watson.

Start: QB Carson Palmer, WR Chad Johnson, WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh
Consider: TE Reggie Kelley, K Shayne Graham, RB Kenny Watson
Sit: RB Rudi Johnson, Bengals D/ST

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

New York Jets
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 12	Chad Pennington	Pass: 225, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 19	Thomas Jones	Rush: 75, 1 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 43	Leon Washington	Rush: 10, 0 Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 12	Laveranues Coles	Rec: 7-85, 1
WR 17	Jerricho Cotchery	Rec: 6-90, 1
TE 25	Chris Baker	Rec: 2-20, 0

Cincinnati Bengals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 4	Carson Palmer	Pass: 295, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 27	Kenny Watson	Rush: 70, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 45	Rudi Johnson	Rush: 20, 0 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 3	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	Rec: 8-100, 1
WR 6	Chad Johnson	Rec: 6-85, 1
WR 63	Antonio Chatman	Rec: 3-30, 0
TE 12	Reggie Kelly	Rec: 3-30, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

New York Jets
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	NE	H	L 14-38	-24
2	2007-09-16	BAL	A	L 13-20	-7
3	2007-09-23	MIA	H	W 31-28	+3
4	2007-09-30	BUF	A	L 14-17	-3
5	2007-10-07	NYG	A	L 24-35	-11
6	2007-10-14	PHI	H	L 9-16	-7
7	2007-10-21	CIN	A	L 31-38	-7
8	2007-10-28	BUF	H
9	2007-11-04	WAS	H
10		Bye
11	2007-11-18	PIT	H
12	2007-11-22	DAL	A
13	2007-12-02	MIA	A
14	2007-12-09	CLE	H
15	2007-12-16	NE	A
16	2007-12-23	TEN	A
17	2007-12-30	KC	H

Cincinnati Bengals
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-10	BAL	H	W 27-20	+7
2	2007-09-16	CLE	A	L 45-51	-6
3	2007-09-23	SEA	A	L 21-24	-3
4	2007-10-01	NE	H	L 13-34	-21
5		Bye
6	2007-10-14	KC	A	L 20-27	-7
7	2007-10-21	NYJ	H	W 38-31	+7
8	2007-10-28	PIT	H
9	2007-11-04	BUF	A
10	2007-11-11	BAL	A
11	2007-11-18	ARI	H
12	2007-11-25	TEN	H
13	2007-12-02	PIT	A
14	2007-12-09	STL	H
15	2007-12-15	SF	A
16	2007-12-23	CLE	H
17	2007-12-30	MIA	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	NYJ Offense	CIN Offense	NFL Average
Points for	16.3	22.7	21.2
Rushing yards	82.5	73.0	112.3
Rushing yards per attempt	3.39	3.67	4.12
Completion %	64.0%	62.6%	62.0%
Passing yards	184.8	283.0	216.6
Passing yards per completion	9.53	11.21	10.64
Passing yards per attempt	6.10	7.01	6.60
Interceptions	1.3	2.0	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.0	1.3	0.8
Sacked	2.3	1.3	2.1

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	NYJ Defense	CIN Defense	NFL Average
Points against	25.0	28.3	21.2
Rushing yards	128.8	133.7	112.3
Rushing yards per attempt	4.17	4.93	4.12
Completion %	66.8%	65.5%	62.0%
Passing yards	240.8	234.0	216.6
Passing yards per completion	11.68	10.66	10.64
Passing yards per attempt	7.81	6.99	6.60
INT return	0.8	1.3	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.7	0.8
Sacks	0.8	1.3	2.1

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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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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