NFL Game Preview: Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 11

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Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 11

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CHI MIA	16 0
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ARI KC	13 31
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OAK PIT	3 35
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HOU NYJ	27 30
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GB MIN	31 3
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DET DAL	19 35
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WAS TEN	19 16
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CLE JAC	20 24
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BUF CIN	49 31
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BAL CAR	37 13
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TB SF	21 0
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ATL STL	34 17
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SEA NO	19 34
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IND NE	28 31
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NYG PHI	17 27
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DEN SD	14 35
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bengals 27, Bills 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Buffalo Bills
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 20	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 14	Fred Jackson	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 15	Steve Johnson	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 38	Lee Evans	Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
TE 34	Shawn Nelson	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 9	Rian Lindell	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 29	Defense / ST

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Cincinnati Bengals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 15	Carson Palmer	Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 15	Cedric Benson	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 3	Terrell Owens	Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 22	Chad Ochocinco	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 69	Jordan Shipley	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 21	Jermaine Gresham	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 10	Aaron Pettrey	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 17	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Bills Club has scored 22+ points in every game during 9-game win streak vs. Cin. dating back to '89 (30.6 avg.)... Bills aim for 4th consecutive win at Cin... Past 4 Bills' games have been decided by 3 points or fewer... QB Ryan Fitzpatrick spent 2 seasons w/ Bengals (2007-08). Fitzpatrick (1,645) needs 261 passing yards to surpass career-best of 1,905 in '08 w/ Cin. Aims for 11th straight game w/ TD pass... RB Fred Jackson had season-high 133 rush yards last week. Bills are 4-1 when Jackson rushes for 100 yards. Jackson became 1st Bill w/ rush TD & rec. TD in same game since '03 (TRAVIS HENRY). Aims for 3rd straight game w/ rush TD... WR Lee Evans seeks 4th consecutive game w/ 100+ receiving yards (101, 107, 165) against Bengals. WR Steve Johnson aims for 4th consecutive game w/ TD reception on road... LB Paul Posluszny & S Donte Whitner are tied for team lead w/ 78 tackles apiece... DE Dwan Edwards had 2nd career INT last week.

Bengals QB Carson Palmer aims for 7th consecutive game w/ 2+ TD passes. Palmer is tied for NFL lead w/ 6 4th-quarter TDs in '10 (PHILIP RIVERS). Bengals have 15-3 (.833) record when Palmer has 3+ TD passes in game. Palmer completed 2 or more passes to 7 different players last week... RB Cedric Benson had 2 rush TDs in last game against Bills (w/ Bears on 10/8/06)... Since Oct., WR Terrell Owens leads NFL w/ 682 rec. yards & is tied for league-high w/ 45 rec. (RODDY WHITE). Owens has 7 TD rec. in past 6 games. Spent '09 season w/ Bills. Owens averages 92.7 receiving yards per game, 4th-most in AFC. In past 2 against Bills, WR Chad Ochocinco averages 82.5 receiving yards per game (165 total). 16 of Ochocinco's past 21 receptions have been for 1st downs (76.2 pct.)... Rookie TE Jermaine Gresham (1st round, No. 21) had career-bests in rec. (9) & rec. yards (85) last week. Gresham leads AFC rookies w/ 40 receptions... LB Dhani Jones leads team w/ 73 tackles... Rookie DE Carlos Dunlap (2nd round, No. 54) had 1st career sack last week.

Results and Schedule

Buffalo Bills
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	MIA	H	L 10-15	-5
2	2010-09-19	GB	A	L 7-34	-27
3	2010-09-26	NE	A	L 30-38	-8
4	2010-10-03	NYJ	H	L 14-38	-24
5	2010-10-10	JAC	H	L 26-36	-10
6		Bye
7	2010-10-24	BAL	A	L 34-37	-3
8	2010-10-31	KC	A	L 10-13	-3
9	2010-11-07	CHI	H	L 19-22	-3
10	2010-11-14	DET	H	W 14-12	+2
11	2010-11-21	CIN	A	W 49-31	+18
12	2010-11-28	PIT	H
13	2010-12-05	MIN	A
14	2010-12-12	CLE	H
15	2010-12-19	MIA	A
16	2010-12-26	NE	H
17	2011-01-02	NYJ	A

Cincinnati Bengals
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	NE	A	L 24-38	-14
2	2010-09-19	BAL	H	W 15-10	+5
3	2010-09-26	CAR	A	W 20-7	+13
4	2010-10-03	CLE	A	L 20-23	-3
5	2010-10-10	TB	H	L 21-24	-3
6		Bye
7	2010-10-24	ATL	A	L 32-39	-7
8	2010-10-31	MIA	H	L 14-22	-8
9	2010-11-08	PIT	H	L 21-27	-6
10	2010-11-14	IND	A	L 17-23	-6
11	2010-11-21	BUF	H	L 31-49	-18
12	2010-11-25	NYJ	A
13	2010-12-05	NO	H
14	2010-12-12	PIT	A
15	2010-12-19	CLE	H
16	2010-12-26	SD	H
17	2011-01-02	BAL	A

Injury Report

Buffalo Bills
Out	DE Spencer Johnson (Hamstring) OLB Shawne Merriman (Calf) RB C.J. Spiller (Hamstring)
Questionable	OG Cord Howard (Shoulder) FB Corey McIntyre (Ankle) NT Kyle Williams (Hamstring)
Probable	OT Demetrius Bell (Knee) OG Eric Wood (Fibula)
IR	OLB Danny Batten (Right Shoulder) MLB Andra Davis (Shoulder) WR Marcus Easley (Left Knee) OT Cornell Green (Knee) WR Roscoe Parrish (Wrist)

Cincinnati Bengals
Out	DE Antwan Odom (Wrist)
Doubtful	DT Tank Johnson (Knee) DE Frostee Rucker (Knee)
Questionable	RB Cedric Benson (Foot) FS Chris Crocker (Calf) OLB Rey Maualuga (Thigh)
Probable	CB Brandon Ghee (Groin) CB Johnathan Joseph (Neck) SS Chinedum Ndukwe (Thigh) WR Chad Ochocinco (Shoulder) QB Carson Palmer (Shoulder)
IR	DE Jonathan Fanene (Hamstring) CB Adam Jones (Neck) K Mike Nugent (Right Knee ACL) OT Andre Smith (Foot) CB Morgan Trent (Knee) SS Gibril Wilson (Left Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	BUF Offense	CIN Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	19.7	19.7	23.4	-
Rushing yards	126.3	87.3	113.2	BUF
Rushing yards per attempt	4.11	4.12	4.17	CIN
Completion %	59.2%	62.9%	60.6%	CIN
Passing yards	227.0	232.0	235.0	CIN
Passing yards per completion	10.36	9.74	11.09	BUF
Passing yards per attempt	6.13	6.12	6.72	BUF
Interceptions	1.0	1.7	1.0	BUF
Fumbles lost	0.7	1.0	0.7	BUF
Sacks allowed	1.7	2.0	2.1	BUF
3rd down conversions	48.8%	37.9%	38.2%	BUF
4th down conversions	33.3%	66.7%	49.7%	CIN
Time of possession	31:40	29:07	30:24	BUF

Defense Stats Comparison

	BUF Defense	CIN Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	23.7	24.7	23.4	BUF
Rushing yards	152.0	127.7	113.2	CIN
Rushing yards per attempt	4.71	4.47	4.17	CIN
Completion %	58.6%	63.9%	60.6%	BUF
Passing yards	190.7	225.3	235.0	BUF
Passing yards per completion	11.15	10.69	11.09	CIN
Passing yards per attempt	6.54	6.83	6.72	BUF
INT return	0.3	1.0	1.0	CIN
Fumble recoveries	1.0	1.0	0.7	-
Sacks	1.7	1.0	2.1	BUF
3rd down conversions	32.4%	41.8%	38.2%	BUF
4th down conversions	71.4%	100.0%	49.7%	BUF
Time of possession	32:42	30:53	30:24	CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	BUF	CIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	11.7	6.7	10.1	BUF
Yards per kick return	20.8	22.5	22.7	CIN
Yards allowed per punt return	9.2	5.6	10.1	CIN
Yards allowed per kick return	24.9	22.5	22.7	CIN

Misc Stats Comparison

	BUF	CIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.7	5.0	6.6	BUF
Penalty yards	34.3	36.7	55.4	BUF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2010 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2002	17	2002-12-29	CIN	BUF	9-27	BUF
2003	5	2003-10-05	CIN	BUF	16-22	BUF
2004	15	2004-12-18	BUF	CIN	33-17	BUF
2005	16	2005-12-24	BUF	CIN	37-27	BUF
2007	9	2007-11-04	CIN	BUF	21-33	BUF

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 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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