NFL Game Preview: Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots - Week 1

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Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots - Week 1

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MIN NO	9 14
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DET CHI	14 19
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MIA BUF	15 10
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DEN JAC	17 24
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CLE TB	14 17
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CIN NE	24 38
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CAR NYG	18 31
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OAK TEN	13 38
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ATL PIT	9 15
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IND HOU	24 34
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GB PHI	27 20
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ARI STL	17 13
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SF SEA	6 31
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DAL WAS	7 13
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BAL NYJ	10 9
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SD KC	14 21
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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

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Cincinnati Bengals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 12	Carson Palmer	Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 33	Cedric Benson	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 57	Bernard Scott	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 15	Chad Ochocinco	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 23	Terrell Owens	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 81	Jordan Shipley	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 19	Jermaine Gresham	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 11	Mike Nugent	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2

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New England Patriots
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 8	Tom Brady	Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 30	Fred Taylor	Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 50	Laurence Maroney	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 7	Randy Moss	Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 33	Wes Welker	Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 63	Julian Edelman	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 21	Aaron Hernandez	Rec: 2-20, 1 TD
TE 32	Alge Crumpler	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 3	Stephen Gostkowski	FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3

Game Notes

Bengals Club aims for consecutive wins on Kickoff Weekend vs. Patriots (defeated NE on 9/9/01)... QB Carson Palmer recorded 4th season w/ 3,000+ passing yards & 20+ TD passes in '09... RB Cedric Benson averaged 97.7 rush yards per game in Sept. in '09 (293 total). Benson had career-high 1,251 rush yards & tied career best with 6 rush TDs in '09. Since '08, Bengals are 9-0 when Benson has 100+ rush yards per game... WR Chad Ochocinco (62) needs 2 TD rec. to surpass CARL PICKENS (63) for franchise record. Ochocinco (9,952) needs 48 receiving yards for 10,000 career. WR Terrell Owens will make Bengals debut. Owens ranks 3rd all-time in career receiving yards (14,951) & TD rec. (144) & ranks 6th all-time in rec. (1,006)... TE Jermaine Gresham (1st round, No. 21) will make NFL debut... Defense ranked 3rd in AFC & 4th in NFL allowing 301.4 yards per game last season... LB Dhani Jones led team in tackles for 2nd consecutive season in '09 (142)... DE Antwan Odom led team w/8 sacks last season... CBs Leon Hall & Johnathan Joseph led team w/6 INTs each in '09 (career high for both), only AFC teammates w/6+ INTs apiece. In only career meeting vs. Pats, Hall posted INT (10/1/07).

Patriots Club has 6-0 record at Gillette Stadium on Kickoff Weekend... BILL BELICHICK (9-6, .600) is tied for 2nd among active head coaches with 9 wins on Kickoff Weekend (MIKE SHANAHAN, 12-4; TOM COUGHLIN, 9-5; JEFF FISHER, 9-6). Belichick is 4-1 as NE head coach vs. Cin... Pats aim for 4th consecutive win against Bengals... QB Tom Brady is 3-0 vs. Cin. & has completed 58 of 84 passes (69.0 pct.) for 679 yards w/7 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 111.2 passer rating. Since '07, Brady is 5-0 in Sept. at home & has 10 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 110.0 passer rating... In only mtg. vs. Cin. on (10/1/06), RB LAURENCE MARONEY, gained 125 yards on 15 att. (8.3 avg) w/2 rush TDs. RB Fred Taylor has 4 games w/100+ rush yards vs. Cin. (118, 128, 110, 132) in 8 career games... In '10, WR Randy Moss (10) can join JERRY RICE (14) as only players in NFL with 11 seasons w/1,000 rec. yards... In '09, LB Tully Banta-Cain led team with career-high 10 sacks.

Results and Schedule

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
3	2010-09-26	CAR	A
4	2010-10-03	CLE	A
5	2010-10-10	TB	H
6		Bye
7	2010-10-24	ATL	A
8	2010-10-31	MIA	H
9	2010-11-08	PIT	H
10	2010-11-14	IND	A
11	2010-11-21	BUF	H
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

New England Patriots
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	CIN	H	W 38-24	+14
2	2010-09-19	NYJ	A
3	2010-09-26	BUF	H
4	2010-10-04	MIA	A
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	BAL	H
7	2010-10-24	SD	A
8	2010-10-31	MIN	H
9	2010-11-07	CLE	A
10	2010-11-14	PIT	A
11	2010-11-21	IND	H
12	2010-11-25	DET	A
13	2010-12-06	NYJ	H
14	2010-12-12	CHI	A
15	2010-12-19	GB	H
16	2010-12-26	BUF	A
17	2011-01-02	MIA	H

Injury Report

Cincinnati Bengals
Doubtful	CB Brandon Ghee (Head)
Questionable	WR Andre Caldwell (Groin) RB Brian Leonard (Foot)
Probable	DT Geno Atkins (Knee) DE Jonathan Fanene (Hamstring)
IR	SS Gibril Wilson (Left Knee)
PUP	FS Tom Nelson (Knee)

New England Patriots
Out	OG Nick Kaczur (Back) CB Terrence Wheatley (Foot)
Questionable	CB Kyle Arrington (Groin) WR Julian Edelman (Foot)
Probable	DE Ron Brace (Ankle) QB Tom Brady (Shoulder) OLB Jermaine Cunningham (Ankle) DE Brandon Deaderick (Toe) TE Aaron Hernandez (Knee) FS Jarrad Page (Back) NT Myron Pryor (Knee)
Suspended	OG Quinn Ojinnaka (Personal Conduct)
IR	FS Josh Barrett (Shoulder) CB Leigh Bodden (Shoulder) FS Brandon McGowan (Chest) DE Darryl Richard (Foot) DE Ty Warren (Hip)
Holdout	OG Logan Mankins ()

Offense Stats Comparison

	CIN Offense	NE Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	16.5	21.3	21.1	NE
Rushing yards	124.0	128.0	117.5	NE
Rushing yards per attempt	4.14	4.30	4.19	NE
Completion %	57.0%	63.8%	60.6%	NE
Passing yards	129.8	236.5	217.8	NE
Passing yards per completion	8.64	11.78	10.84	NE
Passing yards per attempt	4.92	7.52	6.57	NE
Interceptions	0.8	1.3	1.1	CIN
Fumbles lost	0.5	0.8	0.7	CIN
Sacks allowed	2.0	0.5	2.0	NE
3rd down conversions	39.8%	39.4%	38.4%	CIN
4th down conversions	100.0%	50.0%	52.0%	CIN
Time of possession	47:17	45:33	30:10	CIN

Defense Stats Comparison

	CIN Defense	NE Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	20.0	19.0	21.1	NE
Rushing yards	103.8	110.5	117.5	CIN
Rushing yards per attempt	4.06	4.43	4.19	CIN
Completion %	54.1%	62.8%	60.6%	CIN
Passing yards	157.0	244.8	217.8	CIN
Passing yards per completion	9.87	12.05	10.84	CIN
Passing yards per attempt	5.34	7.56	6.57	CIN
INT return	1.3	0.8	1.1	CIN
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.0	0.7	-
Sacks	1.5	1.5	2.0	-
3rd down conversions	44.6%	36.1%	38.4%	NE
4th down conversions	40.0%	54.5%	52.0%	CIN
Time of possession	42:43	44:27	30:10	CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	CIN	NE	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	12.5	11.9	8.9	CIN
Yards per kick return	21.6	21.2	21.8	CIN
Yards allowed per punt return	9.9	8.6	8.9	NE
Yards allowed per kick return	21.6	24.7	21.8	CIN

Misc Stats Comparison

	CIN	NE	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	8.8	4.0	5.6	NE
Penalty yards	62.3	35.5	46.5	NE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2009 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History

Cincinnati Bengals vs. New England Patriots
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	12	2000-11-19	CIN	NE	13-16	NE
2001	1	2001-09-09	NE	CIN	17-23	CIN
2004	14	2004-12-12	CIN	NE	28-35	NE
2006	4	2006-10-01	NE	CIN	38-13	NE
2007	4	2007-10-01	NE	CIN	34-13	NE

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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