NFL Game Preview: San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 16

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San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 16

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CAR PIT	3 27
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DAL ARI	26 27
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BAL CLE	20 10
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TEN KC	14 34
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SF STL	17 25
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NYJ CHI	34 38
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WAS JAC	20 17
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NE BUF	34 3
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DET MIA	34 27
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IND OAK	31 26
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SD CIN	20 34
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HOU DEN	23 24
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NYG GB	17 45
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SEA TB	15 38
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NO ATL	17 14
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MIN PHI	24 14
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Chargers 30, Bengals 14

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

San Diego Chargers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 6	Philip Rivers	Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 20	Mike Tolbert	Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 36	Ryan Mathews	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 57	Darren Sproles	Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 1	Vincent Jackson	Rec: 7-110, 1 TD
WR 46	Kelley Washington	Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 74	Malcom Floyd	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 12	Randy McMichael	Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 1	Nate Kaeding	FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 4	Defense / ST

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Cincinnati Bengals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 28	Carson Palmer	Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 15	Cedric Benson	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 39	Jerome Simpson	Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 53	Jordan Shipley	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 59	Chad Ochocinco	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 18	Jermaine Gresham	Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 32	Clint Stitser	FG: 0/0 XP: 2/2
DEF 29	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Chargers Club aims for 11th consecutive road win in Dec... QB Philip Rivers (4,141) needs 114 passing yards to surpass career-best of 4,254 in '09. Joined HOF QB DAN FOUTS as only players in club history w/ 4,000 in 3 straight seasons. Rivers is 10-0 as starter on road in Dec. w/ 19 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 99.3 rating. Rivers is 2-0 vs. Cin. & aims for 3rd straight game vs. Bengals w/ 300+ passing yards (338, 308) & 3 TD passes... RB Mike Tolbert has career-high 11 rush TDs in '10 & aims for 3rd straight game w/ rush TD... TE Antonio Gates leads AFC TEs in rec. yards (782) & ranks 1st among NFL TEs in TDs (10). WR Vincent Jackson had career-high 3 TD rec. last week & posted 1st 100-yard receiving game of season (112). Had 5 rec. for 108 rec. yards w/ 2 TDs in last game vs. Cin... Defense allows NFL-low in yards per game (259.8) & pass yards per game (170.4)... SD had 6 sacks last week & ranks 1st in NFL w/ 44... LB Shaun Phillips (11) needs 1 sack to surpass career-high of 11.5 in '06. CB Quentin Jammer had INT in last game vs. Cin...

Bengals Club has 2-0 record vs. Chargers at home in Dec... In 2 career games vs. SD, QB Carson Palmer has completed 58 of 82 passes (70.7 pct.) for 754 yards w/ 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 114.6 passer rating. Palmer (149) needs TD pass to join KEN ANDERSON (197) & BOOMER ESIASON (187) as only players in club history to reach 150. Has 97.2 passer rating in past 2 at home... RB Cedric Benson had season-best 150 rush yards last week & reached 1,000 rush yards in consecutive seasons for 1st time in career (1,006). Benson has 3 rush TDs in past 2... In past 3 vs. Chargers, WR Chad Ochocinco is averaging 148.6 rec. yards per game (446 total) & has 6 TD catches in past 3 vs. SD. WR Andre Caldwell had season-high 89 rec. yards last week... Rookie DE Carlos Dunlap (2nd round, No. 54) has 6 sacks in past 4 games & aims for 5th consecutive game w/ at least 0.5 sack. Dunlap ranks 2nd among rookies w/ 7 sacks (NDAMUKONG SUH, 8)... LB Dhani Jones leads team w/ 113 tackles.

Results and Schedule

San Diego Chargers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-13	KC	A	L 14-21	-7
2	2010-09-19	JAC	H	W 38-13	+25
3	2010-09-26	SEA	A	L 20-27	-7
4	2010-10-03	ARI	H	W 41-10	+31
5	2010-10-10	OAK	A	L 27-35	-8
6	2010-10-17	STL	A	L 17-20	-3
7	2010-10-24	NE	H	L 20-23	-3
8	2010-10-31	TEN	H	W 33-25	+8
9	2010-11-07	HOU	A	W 29-23	+6
10		Bye
11	2010-11-22	DEN	H	W 35-14	+21
12	2010-11-28	IND	A	W 36-14	+22
13	2010-12-05	OAK	H	L 13-28	-15
14	2010-12-12	KC	H	W 31-0	+31
15	2010-12-16	SF	H	W 34-7	+27
16	2010-12-26	CIN	A	L 20-34	-14
17	2011-01-02	DEN	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	L 10-26	-16
13	2010-12-05	NO	H	L 30-34	-4
14	2010-12-12	PIT	A	L 7-23	-16
15	2010-12-19	CLE	H	W 19-17	+2
16	2010-12-26	SD	H	W 34-20	+14
17	2011-01-02	BAL	A

Injury Report

San Diego Chargers
Out	ILB Stephen Cooper (Knee) TE Antonio Gates (Toe)
Doubtful	WR Patrick Crayton (Wrist) WR Malcom Floyd (Hamstring)
Questionable	OLB Larry English (Foot) OG Scott Mruczkowski (Ankle)
Probable	FB Jacob Hester (Illness) RB Ryan Mathews (Illness) ILB Brandon Siler (Ribs) OG Louis Vasquez (Neck) WR Kelley Washington (Hip)
IR	LS Ian Beckles (Knee) LS David Binn (Hamstring) ILB Donald Butler (Achilles) WR Craig Davis (Groin) LS James Dearth (Foot) OLB Jyles Tucker (Pectoral)

Cincinnati Bengals
Out	RB Brian Leonard (Ankle)
Questionable	WR Chad Ochocinco (Ankle) OT Dennis Roland (Knee) RB Bernard Scott (Toe)
Probable	OC Tony Semple (Elbow)
IR	FS Chris Crocker (Right Knee MCL) DE Jonathan Fanene (Hamstring) CB Brandon Ghee (Groin) DT Tank Johnson (Right Knee) CB Adam Jones (Neck) SS Chinedum Ndukwe (Knee) K Mike Nugent (Right Knee ACL) DE Antwan Odom (Wrist) WR Terrell Owens (Left Knee) DE Frostee Rucker (Knee) OT Andre Smith (Foot) CB Morgan Trent (Knee) SS Gibril Wilson (Left Knee)
Non-Football Related	FS Tom Nelson (Illness)

Offense Stats Comparison

	SD Offense	CIN Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	33.3	19.0	22.8	SD
Rushing yards	128.0	86.8	118.3	SD
Rushing yards per attempt	3.73	3.67	4.34	SD
Completion %	69.3%	61.7%	60.8%	SD
Passing yards	245.7	202.0	222.0	SD
Passing yards per completion	12.37	9.40	10.90	SD
Passing yards per attempt	8.58	5.80	6.63	SD
Interceptions	0.7	1.8	1.0	SD
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.5	0.6	SD
Sacks allowed	1.7	2.8	2.2	SD
3rd down conversions	45.9%	39.2%	38.1%	SD
4th down conversions	50.0%	75.0%	53.7%	CIN
Time of possession	35:33	31:14	30:14	SD

Defense Stats Comparison

	SD Defense	CIN Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	11.7	26.5	22.8	SD
Rushing yards	57.3	121.5	118.3	SD
Rushing yards per attempt	3.99	4.86	4.34	SD
Completion %	61.6%	65.4%	60.8%	SD
Passing yards	140.0	230.0	222.0	SD
Passing yards per completion	7.72	11.38	10.90	SD
Passing yards per attempt	4.76	7.44	6.63	SD
INT return	0.7	0.5	1.0	SD
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.0	0.6	SD
Sacks	3.3	2.5	2.2	SD
3rd down conversions	22.6%	33.8%	38.1%	SD
4th down conversions	55.6%	100.0%	53.7%	SD
Time of possession	24:27	28:46	30:14	SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	SD	CIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	9.9	6.8	10.2	SD
Yards per kick return	23.9	23.1	21.9	SD
Yards allowed per punt return	12.8	2.0	10.2	CIN
Yards allowed per kick return	17.4	19.6	21.9	SD

Misc Stats Comparison

	SD	CIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.3	5.3	5.8	SD
Penalty yards	38.3	40.3	48.1	SD

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

Weather

Team vs. Team History

San Diego Chargers vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2001	3	2001-09-30	CIN	SD	14-28	SD
2002	1	2002-09-08	SD	CIN	36-6	SD
2003	12	2003-11-23	CIN	SD	34-27	CIN
2006	10	2006-11-12	SD	CIN	49-41	SD
2009	15	2009-12-20	CIN	SD	24-27	SD

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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