NFL Game Preview: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 11

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Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 11

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MIA BUF	14 19
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ARI ATL	19 23
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PHI WAS	6 31
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NYJ STL	27 13
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JAC HOU	37 43
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GB DET	24 20
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CLE DAL	20 23
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CIN KC	28 6
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TB CAR	27 21
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NO OAK	38 17
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IND NE	24 59
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SD DEN	23 30
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BAL PIT	13 10
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CHI SF	7 32
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bengals 27, Chiefs 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Cincinnati Bengals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 10	Andy Dalton	Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 20	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 44	Brian Leonard	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 1	A.J. Green	Rec: 9-120, 1 TD
WR 48	Andrew Hawkins	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 65	Mohamed Sanu	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 9	Jermaine Gresham	Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 14	Mike Nugent	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 5	Defense / ST

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Kansas City Chiefs
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 20	Matt Cassel	Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 8	Jamaal Charles	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 38	Peyton Hillis	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 42	Dexter McCluster	Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 19	Dwayne Bowe	Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 79	Devon Wylie	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 21	Tony Moeaki	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 20	Ryan Succop	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 20	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Bengals Aim for 3rd straight win against Chiefs... QB Andy Dalton had career-high 4 TD passes last week. Dalton has 8 TDs & 92.3 passer rating on road in '12. Dalton (18) needs 3 TD passes to surpass rookie total (20) in '11... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis had 81 rush yards in only meeting vs. Chiefs (w/ NE on 11/21/11)... WR A.J. Green has TD catch in 8 consecutive games, tied for 2nd-longest streak in franchise history. Green has career-best 9 TD catches in '12, incl. 3 for 50+ yards (73, 57, 56). Since '11, Green has 16 TD receptions, most among AFC WRs. Has 7 catches in each of past 2. Rookie WR Mohamed Sanu posted 1st TD reception of career last week... In past 2, TE Jermaine Gresham has 9 catches for 123 yards with 1 TD... Defense ranks 2nd in AFC with 27 sacks... Since '11, DT Geno Atkins has 14.5 sacks... LB Rey Maualuga leads team with 77 tackles... CB Leon Hall had INT & 4 passes defensed in last game vs. KC. CB Nate Clements posted 1st INT of season & 36th of career last week... PR-CB Adam Jones had 68-yard PR last week. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 17 PR avg. in '12.

Chiefs QB Matt Cassel (59) needs TD pass to reach 60 with Chiefs... Club averages 149 rush yards per game, best in AFC... RB Jamaal Charles registered 3rd 100-yard rush game of season & 13th of career last week. Rushed for 102 yards in last game against Bengals. Since '10, Charles averages 108.1 scrimmage yards per game (2,284 rush; 635 rec.). Charles (4,965) needs 35 scrimmage yards to reach 5,000 career. RB Peyton Hillis had 102 rush yards vs. Cin. on 10/3/10 (with Browns)... In past 2 vs. Bengals, WR Dwayne Bowe has 19 catches for 164 yards. Bowe (39) needs TD catch to become 5th player in club history with 40 career... TE Tony Moeaki had season-high 68 receiving yards in Week 10... Defense limited Steelers to 249 total yards of offense last week... LB Tamba Hali has 5 sacks in past 6. LB Derrick Johnson has team-high 78 tackles. LB Justin Houston has career-high 7 sacks in this season.

Results and Schedule

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	W 28-6	+22
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

Kansas City Chiefs
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	ATL	H	L 24-40	-16
2	2012-09-16	BUF	A	L 17-35	-18
3	2012-09-23	NO	A	W 27-24	+3
4	2012-09-30	SD	H	L 20-37	-17
5	2012-10-07	BAL	H	L 6-9	-3
6	2012-10-14	TB	A	L 10-38	-28
7		Bye
8	2012-10-28	OAK	H	L 16-26	-10
9	2012-11-01	SD	A	L 13-31	-18
10	2012-11-12	PIT	A	L 13-16	-3
11	2012-11-18	CIN	H	L 6-28	-22
12	2012-11-25	DEN	H
13	2012-12-02	CAR	H
14	2012-12-09	CLE	A
15	2012-12-16	OAK	A
16	2012-12-23	IND	H
17	2012-12-30	DEN	A

Injury Report

Cincinnati Bengals
Out	SLB Dontay Moch (other-illness)
Doubtful	WR Marvin Jones (knee) FS Reggie Nelson (hamstring)
Questionable	WR Andrew Hawkins (knee)
Probable	WLB Vontaze Burfict (elbow) CB Nate Clements (knee) CB Adam Jones (calf) SS Taylor Mays (knee) DT Devon Still (back)
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)

Kansas City Chiefs
Out	WR Jonathan Baldwin (other-excused) TE Jake O'Connell (ankle)
Questionable	QB Brady Quinn (concussion)
Probable	WR Dwayne Bowe (thigh) NT Dontari Poe (knee)
IR	TE Kevin Boss (concussion, 10/3) DE Glenn Dorsey (calf, 11/11) FS DeQuan Menzie (undisclosed, 8/31)

Offense Stats Comparison

	CIN Offense	KC Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	21.3	12.0	22.5	CIN
Rushing yards	78.7	119.0	117.0	KC
Rushing yards per attempt	3.57	3.90	4.35	KC
Completion %	62.4%	59.3%	61.9%	CIN
Passing yards	230.7	168.0	233.2	CIN
Passing yards per completion	9.82	9.59	10.78	CIN
Passing yards per attempt	6.13	5.69	6.67	CIN
Interceptions	1.3	1.7	0.9	CIN
Fumbles lost	0.7	1.3	0.7	CIN
Sacks allowed	1.7	1.0	2.2	KC
3rd down conversions	33.8%	36.8%	38.8%	KC
4th down conversions	80.0%	50.0%	53.3%	CIN
Time of possession	29:47	31:44	29:52	KC

Defense Stats Comparison

	CIN Defense	KC Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	24.0	24.3	22.5	CIN
Rushing yards	102.3	130.3	117.0	CIN
Rushing yards per attempt	3.76	4.61	4.35	CIN
Completion %	67.2%	57.1%	61.9%	KC
Passing yards	231.0	196.7	233.2	KC
Passing yards per completion	10.03	13.97	10.78	CIN
Passing yards per attempt	6.74	7.99	6.67	CIN
INT return	1.3	1.0	0.9	CIN
Fumble recoveries	1.0	1.0	0.7	-
Sacks	2.3	1.0	2.2	CIN
3rd down conversions	47.3%	33.3%	38.8%	KC
4th down conversions	33.3%	0.0%	53.3%	KC
Time of possession	30:13	28:14	29:52	KC

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	CIN	KC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	13.2	7.5	8.3	CIN
Yards per kick return	23.6	22.8	23.3	CIN
Yards allowed per punt return	9.6	6.8	8.3	KC
Yards allowed per kick return	27.6	22.6	23.3	KC

Misc Stats Comparison

	CIN	KC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.7	6.0	6.3	CIN
Penalty yards	45.3	51.7	52.1	CIN

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

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2003	11	2003-11-16	KC	CIN	19-24	CIN
2005	17	2006-01-01	CIN	KC	3-37	KC
2006	1	2006-09-10	CIN	KC	23-10	CIN
2007	6	2007-10-14	CIN	KC	20-27	KC
2008	17	2008-12-28	KC	CIN	6-16	CIN
2009	16	2009-12-27	KC	CIN	10-17	CIN

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.