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Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers - Week 13
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NO
ATL		 13
 23
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ARI
NYJ		 6
 7
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SF
STL		 13
 16
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SEA
CHI		 23
 17
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NE
MIA		 23
 16
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MIN
GB		 14
 23
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JAC
BUF		 18
 34
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IND
DET		 35
 33
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HOU
TEN		 24
 10
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CAR
KC		 21
 27
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TB
DEN		 23
 31
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CLE
OAK		 20
 17
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PIT
BAL		 23
 20
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CIN
SD		 20
 13
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PHI
DAL		 33
 38
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NYG
WAS		 16
 17
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Chargers 27, Bengals 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 15 Andy Dalton Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 15 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 2 A.J. Green Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
 WR 48 Andrew Hawkins Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 7 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 18 Mike Nugent FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 22 Defense / ST  
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San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 16 Philip Rivers Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 25 Ryan Mathews Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 45 Ronnie Brown Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 67 Jackie Battle Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 20 Danario Alexander Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 24 Malcom Floyd Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
TE 19 Antonio Gates Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 11 Nick Novak FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 19 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bengals Aim for 4th straight win. Since Week 10, Cin. is averaging 31 points per game, 3rd-best in NFL... In past 3, QB Andy Dalton has passed for 639 yards with 9 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 117.2 rating. Dalton is 1 of 3 players in NFL history with 20+ TD passes in each of 1st 2 seasons (PEYTON MANNING, DAN MARINO). Has 100.1 4th-quarter rating in 2012, 2nd-best in AFC (PEYTON MANNING, 110.5)... Cin. rushed for season-high 221 yards last week... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis aims for 3rd straight with 100+ rush yards & rush TD. Has 29 rush TDs since '10, tied for 3rd-most in NFL... WR A.J. Green (2,079) reached 2,000 career rec. yards in his 26th game last week, tied for 2nd fewest to reach 2,000 since 1970. Has career-best 10 TD catches, 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 4th consecutive game with TD rec... Defense ranks 2nd in NFL with 35 sacks... DT Geno Atkins (9) needs sack to become 4th Bengal with 10+ in season since '82... DE Michael Johnson has career-best 8 sacks.

Chargers Club is 18-3 (.857) in Dec. under NORV TURNER... Have won 5 of past 6 at home vs. Bengals... QB Philip Rivers (26,974) surpassed QB JOHN HADL (26,938) for 2nd-most pass yards in club history last week, trailing only HOFer DAN FOUTS (43,040). In 3 career games vs. Bengals, Rivers has passed for 902 yards with 7 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 99.4 rating... RB Ryan Mathews is averaging 93.5 rush yards per game in past 4 in Dec. (374 total)... TE Antonio Gates (80) trails only HOFer LANCE ALWORTH (81) for most TD catches in team history. In 2 career games vs. Cin., WR Malcom Floyd averages 19.1 yards per catch. In past 3, WR Danario Alexander is averaging 101.3 rec. yards per game with 3 TDs... LB Shaun Phillips (67) has 2nd-most sacks by Charger (LESLIE O'NEAL, 105.5) since '82... LB Takeo Spikes was selected No. 13 overall in '98 NFL Draft by Bengals & spent 5 seasons (1998-02) in Cin... LB Antwan Barnes had season-best 2 sacks last week.


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 W 34-10 +24
13 2012-12-02 SD A W 20-13 +7
14 2012-12-09 DAL H    
15 2012-12-13 PHI A    
16 2012-12-23 PIT A    
17 2012-12-30 BAL H    
   
San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-10 OAK A W 22-14 +8
2 2012-09-16 TEN H W 38-10 +28
3 2012-09-23 ATL H L 3-27 -24
4 2012-09-30 KC A W 37-20 +17
5 2012-10-07 NO A L 24-31 -7
6 2012-10-15 DEN H L 24-35 -11
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 CLE A L 6-7 -1
9 2012-11-01 KC H W 31-13 +18
10 2012-11-11 TB A L 24-34 -10
11 2012-11-18 DEN A L 23-30 -7
12 2012-11-25 BAL H L 13-16 -3
13 2012-12-02 CIN H L 13-20 -7
14 2012-12-09 PIT A    
15 2012-12-16 CAR H    
16 2012-12-23 NYJ A    
17 2012-12-30 OAK H    

Injury Report
Cincinnati Bengals
Out  SLB Dontay Moch (other-illness)
 WR Mohamed Sanu (foot)
Questionable  TE Richard Quinn (hamstring)
Probable  WR Andrew Hawkins (knee)
 CB Terence Newman (shoulder)
 RB Cedric Peerman (neck)
 DT Pat Sims (thigh)
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)
   
San Diego Chargers
Out  ILB Donald Butler (groin)
 WR Eddie Royal (hamstring)
 FS Darrell Stuckey (hamstring)
Doubtful  TE Dante Rosario (hamstring)
Questionable  OLB Jarret Johnson (back)
Probable  OLB Antwan Barnes (hamstring)
 OLB Larry English (knee)
 FS Eric Weddle (concussion)
IR  SS Atari Bigby (groin, 11/27)
 WR Vincent Brown (ankle, 9/4)
 WR Richard Goodman (hamstring, 10/29)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CIN
 Offense 		 SD
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 27.3 20.0 22.8 CIN
Rushing yards 120.0 103.7 116.3 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.50 3.69 4.30 CIN
Completion % 59.7% 67.1% 61.6% SD
Passing yards 204.3 209.7 230.0 SD
Passing yards per completion 10.45 9.82 10.76 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.25 6.59 6.63 SD
Interceptions 0.3 1.0 0.8 CIN
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.7 0.7 CIN
Sacks allowed 1.3 2.3 2.3 CIN
3rd down conversions 40.8% 36.6% 38.5% CIN
4th down conversions 85.7% 40.0% 47.5% CIN
Time of possession 30:05 32:24 30:08 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CIN
 Defense 		 SD
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 15.7 19.7 22.8 CIN
Rushing yards 113.7 124.3 116.3 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.61 4.00 4.30 SD
Completion % 65.0% 58.6% 61.6% SD
Passing yards 208.0 211.3 230.0 CIN
Passing yards per completion 8.69 10.78 10.76 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 5.65 6.31 6.63 CIN
INT return 1.3 0.3 0.8 CIN
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.3 0.7 CIN
Sacks 3.3 2.0 2.3 CIN
3rd down conversions 41.8% 42.1% 38.5% CIN
4th down conversions 20.0% 75.0% 47.5% CIN
Time of possession 29:55 29:34 30:08 SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CIN   SD  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.8 7.3 9.1 CIN
Yards per kick return 24.8 21.1 23.1 CIN
Yards allowed per punt return 7.3 6.7 9.1 SD
Yards allowed per kick return 25.4 20.4 23.1 SD
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CIN   SD  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 5.3 6.1 -
Penalty yards 39.7 35.3 51.0 SD

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 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 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Cincinnati Bengals vs. San Diego Chargers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 3 2001-09-30 CIN SD 14-28 SD
2002 1 2002-09-08 SD CIN 36-6 SD
2003 12 2003-11-23 CIN SD 34-27 CIN
2006 10 2006-11-12 SD CIN 49-41 SD
2009 15 2009-12-20 CIN SD 24-27 SD
2010 16 2010-12-26 SD CIN 20-34 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.