NFL Game Preview: New York Giants at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 10

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New York Giants at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 10

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IND JAC	27 10
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ATL NO	27 31
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SD TB	24 34
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OAK BAL	20 55
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NYG CIN	13 31
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TEN MIA	37 3
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DET MIN	24 34
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DEN CAR	36 14
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BUF NE	31 37
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NYJ SEA	7 28
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DAL PHI	38 23
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STL SF	24 24
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HOU CHI	13 6
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KC PIT	13 16
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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

Giants 24, Bengals 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

New York Giants
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 15	Eli Manning	Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 11	Ahmad Bradshaw	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 49	Andre Brown	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 6	Victor Cruz	Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 35	Domenik Hixon	Rec: 3-50, 1 TD
WR 36	Hakeem Nicks	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
TE 17	Martellus Bennett	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 12	Lawrence Tynes	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 12	Defense / ST

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Cincinnati Bengals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 16	Andy Dalton	Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 16	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 39	Brian Leonard	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 3	A.J. Green	Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 49	Andrew Hawkins	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 74	Mohamed Sanu	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 14	Jermaine Gresham	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 16	Mike Nugent	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 16	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Giants Incl. SB XLVI, QB Eli Manning has won 8 of past 9 vs. AFC. Last week, joined PHIL SIMMS (33,462) as only Giants with 30,000 pass yards (30,005). Has 197 pass TDs & needs 2 to tie Simms for most ever by Giant... RB Ahmad Bradshaw has 3,835 rush yards & 950 rec. yards. Needs 50 rec. yards to become 6th Giant with 3,500+ rush yards & 1,000+ rec. yards. Giants are 10-0 when he has 100+ rush yards... Since 2011, WR Victor Cruz is 1 of 2 in NFL (CALVIN JOHNSON) with 2,000+ rec. yards (2,253) & 15+ rec. TDs (16). Has 6 TDs in past 6. WR Hakeem Nicks has 3,424 rec. yards & needs 76 to reach 3,500... LB Michael Boley had 70-yard FR-TD last week. DE Jason Pierre-Paul has 5 sacks in past 4. Has 8 sacks in past 7 vs. AFC. DE Justin Tuck had 2 sacks last week. Has 5 sacks in past 4 vs. AFC (incl. SB). S Stevie Brown leads NFL with 168 INT return yards, most by Giant since 1963 (DICK LYNCH). Leads NFL safeties with 5 INTs. CB Corey Webster has 5 INTs in past 6 vs. AFC. In last game vs. Cin. (11/18/07 with Arz.), S Antrel Rolle had 3 INTs & 2 INT-TDs. Rolle tied single-game NFL record with 2 INT-TDs (54 & 44 yards).

Bengals In past 2 vs. NFC, QB Andy Dalton has 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 111.4 rating... Since '10, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis is tied for 3rd in NFL w/ 27 rush TDs. Has 9 rush TDs in 14 career games vs. NFC... WR A.J. Green has TD catch in 7 consecutive games, tied for 3rd-longest streak in franchise history. Had 100+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 vs. NFC. Has TD catch in each of Bengals 4 home games in '12. Green has career-best 8 TD catches in '12. Since '11, Green has 15 TD receptions, tied for 2nd-most in AFC... TE Jermaine Gresham had career-high 108 receiving yards last week & became 1st Bengals TE to record 100+ receiving yards in game since TONY MC GEE (109) on 9/24/95... Since '11, DT Geno Atkins has 14.5 sacks... CB Terence Newman posted 5th career game with at least 2 INTs last week. Newman has 5 career INTs vs. NYG... LB Rey Maualuga leads team with 65 sacks.

Results and Schedule

New York Giants
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-05	DAL	H	L 17-24	-7
2	2012-09-16	TB	H	W 41-34	+7
3	2012-09-20	CAR	A	W 36-7	+29
4	2012-09-30	PHI	A	L 17-19	-2
5	2012-10-07	CLE	H	W 41-27	+14
6	2012-10-14	SF	A	W 26-3	+23
7	2012-10-21	WAS	H	W 27-23	+4
8	2012-10-28	DAL	A	W 29-24	+5
9	2012-11-04	PIT	H	L 20-24	-4
10	2012-11-11	CIN	A	L 13-31	-18
11		Bye
12	2012-11-25	GB	H
13	2012-12-03	WAS	A
14	2012-12-09	NO	H
15	2012-12-16	ATL	A
16	2012-12-23	BAL	A
17	2012-12-30	PHI	H

Cincinnati Bengals
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-10	BAL	A	L 13-44	-31
2	2012-09-16	CLE	H	W 34-27	+7
3	2012-09-23	WAS	A	W 38-31	+7
4	2012-09-30	JAC	A	W 27-10	+17
5	2012-10-07	MIA	H	L 13-17	-4
6	2012-10-14	CLE	A	L 24-34	-10
7	2012-10-21	PIT	H	L 17-24	-7
8		Bye
9	2012-11-04	DEN	H	L 23-31	-8
10	2012-11-11	NYG	H	W 31-13	+18
11	2012-11-18	KC	A
12	2012-11-25	OAK	H
13	2012-12-02	SD	A
14	2012-12-09	DAL	H
15	2012-12-13	PHI	A
16	2012-12-23	PIT	A
17	2012-12-30	BAL	H

Injury Report

New York Giants
Out	CB Michael Coe (hamstring) SS Kenny Phillips (knee) SLB Jacquian Williams (calf)
Questionable	RB Ahmad Bradshaw (foot) WLB Keith Rivers (calf)
Probable	MLB Chase Blackburn (hamstring) RB Andre Brown (shoulder) DT Chris Canty (groin) WR Hakeem Nicks (knee) TE Bear Pascoe (ankle)
IR	DT Shaun Rogers (calf, 8/31) RB Da'Rel Scott (knee, 10/20) CB Terrell Thomas (knee, 8/31)
PUP	TE Travis Beckum (knee)

Cincinnati Bengals
Out	WR Marvin Jones (knee) SLB Dontay Moch (other-illness)
Doubtful	FS Reggie Nelson (hamstring)
Questionable	CB Dre Kirkpatrick (thigh)
Probable	DE Robert Geathers (knee) RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis (other-illness) SS Taylor Mays (knee) CB Terence Newman (hamstring) DT Pat Sims (hamstring) MLB Dan Skuta (thumb)
IR	DE Jamaal Anderson (quadriceps, 9/18) WLB Thomas Howard (knee, 9/14) CB Shaun Prater (knee, 8/4) FS Robert Sands (chest, 8/24) RB Bernard Scott (knee, 10/8)

Offense Stats Comparison

	NYG Offense	CIN Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	25.5	21.3	22.3	NYG
Rushing yards	96.0	83.7	117.3	NYG
Rushing yards per attempt	4.30	3.91	4.37	NYG
Completion %	57.5%	61.6%	61.9%	CIN
Passing yards	237.8	245.7	238.0	CIN
Passing yards per completion	12.12	10.29	10.88	NYG
Passing yards per attempt	6.97	6.34	6.74	NYG
Interceptions	1.0	1.3	0.9	NYG
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.7	0.7	NYG
Sacks allowed	0.5	1.7	2.2	NYG
3rd down conversions	35.6%	28.8%	38.8%	NYG
4th down conversions	100.0%	100.0%	55.0%	-
Time of possession	28:31	30:09	29:49	CIN

Defense Stats Comparison

	NYG Defense	CIN Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	22.5	24.0	22.3	NYG
Rushing yards	128.3	82.3	117.3	CIN
Rushing yards per attempt	4.81	3.39	4.37	CIN
Completion %	63.5%	68.5%	61.9%	NYG
Passing yards	247.0	231.0	238.0	CIN
Passing yards per completion	11.31	10.15	10.88	CIN
Passing yards per attempt	7.18	6.96	6.74	CIN
INT return	1.8	1.0	0.9	NYG
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.7	0.7	NYG
Sacks	3.3	2.3	2.2	NYG
3rd down conversions	38.5%	45.1%	38.8%	NYG
4th down conversions	63.6%	0.0%	55.0%	CIN
Time of possession	31:30	29:51	29:49	CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	NYG	CIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	5.7	9.2	8.1	CIN
Yards per kick return	26.8	25.1	24.1	NYG
Yards allowed per punt return	12.2	8.7	8.1	CIN
Yards allowed per kick return	26.6	31.1	24.1	NYG

Misc Stats Comparison

	NYG	CIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.5	6.0	6.2	NYG
Penalty yards	35.0	48.7	51.7	NYG

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2012 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 4 to 9 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

New York Giants vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2004	16	2004-12-26	NYG	CIN	22-23	CIN
2008	3	2008-09-21	CIN	NYG	23-26	NYG

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.