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Oakland Raiders at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 12
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

HOU
DET		 34
 31
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WAS
DAL		 38
 31
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NE
NYJ		 49
 19
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ATL
TB		 24
 23
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TEN
JAC		 19
 24
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SEA
MIA		 21
 24
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PIT
CLE		 14
 20
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OAK
CIN		 10
 34
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MIN
CHI		 10
 28
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BUF
IND		 13
 20
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DEN
KC		 17
 9
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BAL
SD		 16
 13
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SF
NO		 31
 21
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STL
ARI		 31
 17
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GB
NYG		 10
 38
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CAR
PHI		 30
 22
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bengals 27, Raiders 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Oakland Raiders
Rank  Player Projections
QB 20 Carson Palmer Pass: 280, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 11 Marcel Reece Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 7-50, 0
RB 57 Taiwan Jones Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 41 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 47 Denarius Moore Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 85 Derek Hagan Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
WR 86 Rod Streater Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 7 Brandon Myers Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 14 Sebastian Janikowski FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 27 Defense / ST  
View all Week 12 Rankings or Projections
  
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Andy Dalton Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 19 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 55 Brian Leonard Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 4 A.J. Green Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 49 Mohamed Sanu Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 9 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 13 Mike Nugent FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 8 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Raiders Club has won 4 of past 5 vs. Bengals... QB Carson Palmer was No. 1 overall pick by Bengals in 2003 NFL Draft. Palmer spent 8 seasons in Cin. (2003-10). Palmer (3,035, AFC-best) has reached 3,000 passing yards for 6th time in career. Aims for 4th straight game with 300+ passing yards (414, 368, 312)... Raiders are 9-2 (.818) when RB Darren McFadden has 100+ rush yards. FB Marcel Reece posted career-best 193 scrimmage yards last week, incl. 1st career game with 100+ rush yards (103). Has totaled 297 scrimmage yards in past 2 games (148.5)... In past 5, WR Darrius Heyward-Bey is averaging 18 yards per catch (19 receptions, 342 yards). Heyward-Bey (1,905) needs 95 receiving yards to reach 2,000 career. Rookie WR Juron Criner registered 1st TD catch last week... TE Brandon Myers has career-best in catches (50), receiving yards (554) & TDs (3) in '12... LB Philip Wheeler has team-best 78 tackles.

Bengals Aim for 3rd straight win... In past 2, QB Andy Dalton has completed 39 of 59 passes for 429 yards with 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 121.4 passer rating. Dalton needs TD pass to surpass 2011 rookie total (20)... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis posted 1st 100-yard rush game of season last week (101). Has 28 rush TDs since '10, tied for 3rd-most in NFL... WR A.J. Green has TD catch in 9 consecutive games, tied with HOFer LANCE ALWORTH (1963) for 3rd-longest streak in single season in NFL history, trailing only HOFers JERRY RICE (12 games, 1987) & CRAZYLEGS HIRSCH (10 games, 1951). Has career-best 10 TD catches in '12, incl. 3 for 50+ yards (73, 57, 56). Since '11, Green has 17 TD rec., most among AFC WRs. Rookie WR Mohamed Sanu aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD reception... In past 3, TE Jermaine Gresham has 15 catches for 192 yards w/ TD... Defense ranks 3rd in NFL & 2nd in AFC with 30 sacks... Since '11, DT Geno Atkins has 15.5 sacks, incl. career-best 8 this season... LB Rey Maualuga leads team with 82 tackles... DE Michael Johnson has career-best 7 sacks in '12.


Results and Schedule
Oakland Raiders
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 SD H L 14-22 -8
2 2012-09-16 MIA A L 13-35 -22
3 2012-09-23 PIT H W 34-31 +3
4 2012-09-30 DEN A L 6-37 -31
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 ATL A L 20-23 -3
7 2012-10-21 JAC H W 26-23 +3
8 2012-10-28 KC A W 26-16 +10
9 2012-11-04 TB H L 32-42 -10
10 2012-11-11 BAL A L 20-55 -35
11 2012-11-18 NO H L 17-38 -21
12 2012-11-25 CIN A L 10-34 -24
13 2012-12-02 CLE H    
14 2012-12-06 DEN H    
15 2012-12-16 KC H    
16 2012-12-23 CAR A    
17 2012-12-30 SD A    
   
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 W 34-10 +24
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
Oakland Raiders
Out  RB Mike Goodson (ankle)
 RB Darren McFadden (ankle)
 DT Richard Seymour (hamstring)
Questionable  DE Jack Crawford (toe)
 RB Taiwan Jones (ankle)
Probable  SS Tyvon Branch (neck)
 WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (hamstring)
 TE Brandon Myers (shoulder)
 FB Marcel Reece (other-excused)
IR  WR Jacoby Ford (foot, 9/15)
 MLB Travis Goethel (knee, 11/12)
 CB Shawntae Spencer (foot, 11/10)
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Out  SLB Dontay Moch (other-illness)
Doubtful  WR Andrew Hawkins (knee)
Questionable  CB Adam Jones (calf)
 TE Richard Quinn (hamstring)
Probable  WR Marvin Jones (knee)
 FS Reggie Nelson (hamstring)
 CB Terence Newman (concussion)
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
  OAK
 Offense 		 CIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 23.0 25.0 23.0 CIN
Rushing yards 99.0 82.3 115.0 OAK
Rushing yards per attempt 3.71 3.88 4.26 CIN
Completion % 60.4% 62.9% 61.7% CIN
Passing yards 310.3 231.3 232.6 OAK
Passing yards per completion 12.03 10.55 10.78 OAK
Passing yards per attempt 7.26 6.63 6.65 OAK
Interceptions 1.3 0.7 0.9 CIN
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.3 0.7 CIN
Sacks allowed 2.5 1.3 2.2 CIN
3rd down conversions 34.9% 36.8% 37.9% CIN
4th down conversions 28.6% 85.7% 50.6% CIN
Time of possession 32:17 29:51 30:02 OAK
  Defense Stats Comparison
  OAK
 Defense 		 CIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 31.5 22.7 23.0 CIN
Rushing yards 96.8 117.3 115.0 OAK
Rushing yards per attempt 4.70 4.32 4.26 CIN
Completion % 63.1% 65.7% 61.7% OAK
Passing yards 226.0 223.7 232.6 CIN
Passing yards per completion 11.38 9.68 10.78 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 7.18 6.37 6.65 CIN
INT return 0.8 1.3 0.9 CIN
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.7 0.7 CIN
Sacks 1.3 2.7 2.2 CIN
3rd down conversions 31.9% 44.4% 37.9% OAK
4th down conversions 33.3% 33.3% 50.6% -
Time of possession 28:15 30:09 30:02 OAK

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   OAK   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 2.8 11.3 9.1 CIN
Yards per kick return 20.4 23.6 23.2 CIN
Yards allowed per punt return 11.6 10.8 9.1 CIN
Yards allowed per kick return 31.6 26.7 23.2 CIN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   OAK   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 8.0 6.7 6.3 CIN
Penalty yards 70.8 48.0 53.1 CIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 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 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Oakland Raiders vs. Cincinnati Bengals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 2 2003-09-14 CIN OAK 20-23 OAK
2006 14 2006-12-10 OAK CIN 10-27 CIN
2009 11 2009-11-22 CIN OAK 17-20 OAK

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.