NFL Game Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 5

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 5

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ATL CLE	20 10
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CHI CAR	23 6
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DEN BAL	17 31
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GB WAS	13 16
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JAC BUF	36 26
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KC IND	9 19
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TB CIN	24 21
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STL DET	6 44
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NYG HOU	34 10
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NO ARI	20 30
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SD OAK	27 35
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TEN DAL	34 27
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PHI SF	27 24
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MIN NYJ	20 29
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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 31, Buccaneers 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 24	Josh Freeman	Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 37	Cadillac Williams	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 42	Kareem Huggins	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 27	Mike Williams	Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 72	Sammie Stroughter	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
WR 73	Arrelious Benn	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 14	Kellen Winslow	Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 21	Connor Barth	FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 26	Defense / ST

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Cincinnati Bengals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 9	Carson Palmer	Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 7	Cedric Benson	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 46	Bernard Scott	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 5	Chad Ochocinco	Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 12	Terrell Owens	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
TE 17	Jermaine Gresham	Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 7	Mike Nugent	FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 3	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Buccaneers Aim for 6th consecutive win vs. Cin... QB Josh Freeman has won 4 of past 6 starts. Aims for 4th consecutive win on road. In past 3 road games, has 60.5 comp. pct. & 87.2 rating... RB Cadillac Williams rushed for 94 yards in only meeting. In career, when Williams has 22+ att., Bucs are 13-0 (2-0 in 2010). Rookie RB LeGarrette Blount scored 1st career TD in Week 3, his NFL debut. RB Earnest Graham has 9 receptions & TD catch in past 2 games. In Week 3, had 4 catches for 57 yards (14.3 avg.)... Rookie WR Mike Williams (4th round) has TD catch in 2 of 1st 3 career games. TE Kellen Winslow aims for 5th meeting in row with 5+ catches. In 9/16/07 game vs. Cin. (with Cle.), had 6 catches for 100 yards & TD (25 yards)... CB Ronde Barber has INT in 2 of 3 games this year. Is 1 of only 2 players in NFL history with 25+ sacks (25) & 30+ INTs (39). LB Quincy Black had INT in Week 3, 2nd career INT. CB Aqib Talib aims for 3rd in row with INT. Has INT in each of 2 games played in 2010.

Bengals Club has won 5 of past 6 against NFC... Bengals aim for 7th consecutive win at home... In only career start against TB, QB Carson Palmer completed 24 of 37 (64.9 pct.) passes for 261 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs & 94.5 passer rating. Palmer has 7-2 record at home against NFC w/ 19 TDs vs. 10 INTs & 95.0 passer rating. Palmer (19,802) needs 198 passing yards to become 3rd QB in franchise history to reach 20,000 (KEN ANDERSON, 32,838; BOOMER ESIASON, 27,149)... In past 5 against NFC, RB Cedric Benson averages 123.4 rush yards per game (617 total)... WR Terrell Owens has 3 TD rec. in past 4 against TB. Last week, Owens posted 3rd 200-yard receiving game of career (222), tied for 5th-most in NFL history. Owens averages 93.5 receiving yards per game in '10 (374 total). WR Chad Ochocinco had 6 rec. for 99 receiving yards (16.5 avg.) in last game vs. TB... CB Leon Hall aims for 4th straight game w/INT... LB Keith Rivers posted 1st sack of season last week & leads team w/24 tackles in '10.

Results and Schedule

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	CLE	H	W 17-14	+3
2	2010-09-19	CAR	A	W 20-7	+13
3	2010-09-26	PIT	H	L 13-38	-25
4		Bye
5	2010-10-10	CIN	A	W 24-21	+3
6	2010-10-17	NO	H
7	2010-10-24	STL	H
8	2010-10-31	ARI	A
9	2010-11-07	ATL	A
10	2010-11-14	CAR	H
11	2010-11-21	SF	A
12	2010-11-28	BAL	A
13	2010-12-05	ATL	H
14	2010-12-12	WAS	A
15	2010-12-19	DET	H
16	2010-12-26	SEA	H
17	2011-01-02	NO	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
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

Injury Report

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Probable	MLB Adam Hayward (Illness) MLB Niko Koutouvides (Ankle) DE Kyle Moore (Shoulder) WR Maurice Stovall (Back) TE Kellen Winslow (Knee)
Suspended	FS Tanard Jackson (Substance Abuse, indefinitely)
IR	OLB Jon Alston (Undisclosed)

Cincinnati Bengals
Out	DE Jonathan Fanene (Hamstring) WR Jordan Shipley (Concussion)
Doubtful	SS Roy Williams (Knee)
Probable	MLB Dhani Jones (Hamstring) CB Johnathan Joseph (Forearm) WR Chad Ochocinco (Groin) RB Bernard Scott (Hamstring) DT Pat Sims (Knee)
IR	SS Gibril Wilson (Left Knee)
PUP	FS Tom Nelson (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	TB Offense	CIN Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	16.7	19.8	20.3	CIN
Rushing yards	96.3	92.0	109.9	TB
Rushing yards per attempt	3.40	3.32	4.10	TB
Completion %	61.1%	59.5%	62.1%	TB
Passing yards	191.7	257.8	219.8	CIN
Passing yards per completion	10.45	10.97	10.58	CIN
Passing yards per attempt	6.39	6.53	6.57	CIN
Interceptions	0.7	0.8	1.0	TB
Fumbles lost	0.7	0.8	0.8	TB
Sacks allowed	2.3	1.8	2.1	CIN
3rd down conversions	42.2%	34.4%	38.7%	TB
4th down conversions	50.0%	100.0%	45.5%	CIN
Time of possession	32:05	32:56	30:13	CIN

Defense Stats Comparison

	TB Defense	CIN Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	19.7	19.5	20.3	CIN
Rushing yards	141.3	107.5	109.9	CIN
Rushing yards per attempt	4.82	4.10	4.10	CIN
Completion %	54.8%	55.5%	62.1%	TB
Passing yards	193.7	191.8	219.8	CIN
Passing yards per completion	12.63	10.09	10.58	CIN
Passing yards per attempt	6.92	5.60	6.57	CIN
INT return	2.0	1.5	1.0	TB
Fumble recoveries	0.7	0.8	0.8	CIN
Sacks	1.3	0.8	2.1	TB
3rd down conversions	36.8%	39.6%	38.7%	TB
4th down conversions	50.0%	0.0%	45.5%	CIN
Time of possession	27:55	27:05	30:13	CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	TB	CIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	7.5	5.0	8.9	TB
Yards per kick return	22.3	17.5	23.5	TB
Yards allowed per punt return	5.6	5.8	8.9	TB
Yards allowed per kick return	18.0	30.1	23.5	TB

Misc Stats Comparison

	TB	CIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.7	6.8	6.4	TB
Penalty yards	43.3	53.5	54.7	TB

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2010 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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Team vs. Team History

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2001	12	2001-12-02	TB	CIN	16-13	TB
2002	4	2002-09-29	TB	CIN	35-7	TB
2006	6	2006-10-15	CIN	TB	13-14	TB

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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