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Dallas Cowboys at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 14
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

DEN
OAK		 26
 13
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TEN
IND		 23
 27
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STL
BUF		 15
 12
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SD
PIT		 34
 24
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PHI
TB		 23
 21
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NYJ
JAC		 17
 10
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KC
CLE		 7
 30
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DAL
CIN		 20
 19
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CHI
MIN		 14
 21
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BAL
WAS		 28
 31
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ATL
CAR		 20
 30
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MIA
SF		 13
 27
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NO
NYG		 27
 52
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ARI
SEA		 0
 58
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DET
GB		 20
 27
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HOU
NE		 14
 42
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bengals 27, Cowboys 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Tony Romo Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 18 DeMarco Murray Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 47 Felix Jones Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 4 Dez Bryant Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 37 Miles Austin Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 83 Cole Beasley Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 4 Jason Witten Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 15 Dan Bailey FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 24 Defense / ST  
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Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Andy Dalton Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 16 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 55 Brian Leonard Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 2 A.J. Green Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 44 Andrew Hawkins Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 10 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
 K 19 Josh Brown FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 15 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cowboys QB Tony Romo completed 22 of 27 (81.5 pct.) for 303 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 150.5 rating last week. Has 168 pass TDs & passed HOFer TROY AIKMAN (165) for most by Cowboy. Has won 3 of past 4 starts vs. AFC. In those 4, has 102.3 rating. In only game vs. Cin., had 3 TDs & 106.2 rating... In last meeting, RB Felix Jones had 96 yards on 9 carries (10.7 avg.) & 33-yard TD. When RB DeMarco Murray has 18+ att., Cowboys are 8-0. Has 939 rush yards (117.4 per game) in those 8... WR Dez Bryant has 29 catches for 475 yards (118.8 per game) & 6 TDs in past 4. Aims for 5th in row with TD. In past 2 vs. AFC, has 25 catches for 240 yards (120 per game) & 3 TDs. TE Jason Witten has 80 catches (8.9 per game) in past 9. Since 2007, has 532 catches, most by NFL TE... LB DeMarcus Ware has 18.5 sacks in past 18 vs. AFC. Has 35.5 sacks in past 31. Has 101.5 sacks since 2006, most in NFL. Has 10 sacks for 7th consecutive season, tying HOFers LAWRENCE TAYLOR & BRUCE SMITH for 3rd-longest streak.

Bengals Aim for 5th straight win... In past 2 at home, QB Andy Dalton has passed for 409 yards with 7 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 120.8 rating. Has 100.1 4th-quarter rating in 2012, 2nd-best in AFC (PEYTON MANNING, 107.9). For career, Dalton is 5-1 as starter vs. NFC... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis can become 1st Bengal to rush for 100+ yards in 4 straight game since 1968 (PAUL ROBINSON, 4 straight). Needs 115 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 2nd time in career... WR A.J. Green has 16 catches for 268 yards with 2 TDs in 2 games vs. NFC in '12. Has career-best 10 TD rec., incl. 3 for 50+ yards (73, 57, 56). Needs 9 rec. to reach 150 career. Since '11, Green has 17 TD rec., most among AFC WRs. Has 85+ rec. yards in past 5... TE Jermaine Gresham has reached 50+ rec. for 3rd straight season... Club leads NFL with 39 sacks... CB Terence Newman spent 9 seasons w/ Cowboys (2003-11). DT Geno Atkins (9.5) needs half sack to become 4th Bengal with 10+ in season since '82. Since '10, Atkins leads NFL DTs w/ 20 sacks.


Results and Schedule
Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-05 NYG A W 24-17 +7
2 2012-09-16 SEA A L 7-27 -20
3 2012-09-23 TB H W 16-10 +6
4 2012-10-01 CHI H L 18-34 -16
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 BAL A L 29-31 -2
7 2012-10-21 CAR A W 19-14 +5
8 2012-10-28 NYG H L 24-29 -5
9 2012-11-04 ATL A L 13-19 -6
10 2012-11-11 PHI A W 38-23 +15
11 2012-11-18 CLE H W 23-20 +3
12 2012-11-22 WAS H L 31-38 -7
13 2012-12-02 PHI H W 38-33 +5
14 2012-12-09 CIN A W 20-19 +1
15 2012-12-16 PIT H    
16 2012-12-23 NO H    
17 2012-12-30 WAS 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 W 20-13 +7
14 2012-12-09 DAL H L 19-20 -1
15 2012-12-13 PHI A    
16 2012-12-23 PIT A    
17 2012-12-30 BAL H    

Injury Report
Dallas Cowboys
Out  SS Charlie Peprah (foot)
 NT Jay Ratliff (groin)
 CB Orlando Scandrick (hand)
Probable  WR Miles Austin (hip)
 RB Felix Jones (knee)
 DE Sean Lissemore (ankle)
 RB DeMarco Murray (foot)
 OLB Anthony Spencer (calf)
 FB Lawrence Vickers (knee)
IR  ILB Bruce Carter (elbow, 11/26)
 DE Kenyon Coleman (triceps, 11/14)
 FS Matt Johnson (hamstring, 11/17)
 ILB Sean Lee (toe, 10/24)
 ILB Caleb McSurdy (achilles-tendon, 8/16)
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Out  SLB Dontay Moch (other-illness)
Doubtful  K Mike Nugent (calf)
 RB Cedric Peerman (ankle)
Probable  TE Jermaine Gresham (hamstring)
 WR Marvin Jones (other-illness)
 CB Dre Kirkpatrick (head)
 TE Richard Quinn (hamstring)
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)
 WR Mohamed Sanu (foot, 12/4)
 RB Bernard Scott (knee, 10/8)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DAL
 Offense 		 CIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 29.0 27.3 22.6 DAL
Rushing yards 66.0 136.0 117.4 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.25 4.49 4.30 CIN
Completion % 66.4% 62.4% 60.9% DAL
Passing yards 319.5 210.0 230.4 DAL
Passing yards per completion 10.89 10.37 10.88 DAL
Passing yards per attempt 7.23 6.46 6.63 DAL
Interceptions 0.5 0.3 0.9 CIN
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.3 0.6 CIN
Sacks allowed 2.8 1.7 2.2 CIN
3rd down conversions 43.9% 43.1% 38.0% DAL
4th down conversions 80.0% 83.3% 48.2% CIN
Time of possession 30:20 31:21 30:12 CIN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DAL
 Defense 		 CIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 26.3 12.0 22.6 CIN
Rushing yards 121.8 93.3 117.4 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.58 4.25 4.30 CIN
Completion % 64.2% 61.1% 60.9% CIN
Passing yards 251.3 203.7 230.4 CIN
Passing yards per completion 11.82 8.65 10.88 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 7.59 5.29 6.63 CIN
INT return 0.5 1.3 0.9 CIN
Fumble recoveries 0.8 1.0 0.6 CIN
Sacks 2.0 3.7 2.2 CIN
3rd down conversions 38.2% 34.9% 38.0% CIN
4th down conversions 33.3% 16.7% 48.2% CIN
Time of possession 30:38 28:39 30:12 CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DAL   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 15.5 10.6 9.9 DAL
Yards per kick return 22.0 22.3 22.6 CIN
Yards allowed per punt return 16.9 8.6 9.9 CIN
Yards allowed per kick return 19.4 23.8 22.6 DAL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DAL   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.5 7.0 6.2 CIN
Penalty yards 57.5 49.7 51.9 CIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Dallas Cowboys vs. Cincinnati Bengals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 11 2000-11-12 CIN DAL 6-23 DAL
2004 9 2004-11-07 DAL CIN 3-26 CIN
2008 5 2008-10-05 CIN DAL 22-31 DAL

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.