NFL Game Preview: Cincinnati Bengals at Washington Redskins - Week 3

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Cincinnati Bengals at Washington Redskins - Week 3

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NYG CAR	36 7
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TB DAL	10 16
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KC NO	27 24
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JAC IND	22 17
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SF MIN	13 24
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STL CHI	6 23
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DET TEN	41 44
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CIN WAS	38 31
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BUF CLE	24 14
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NYJ MIA	23 20
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PHI ARI	6 27
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ATL SD	27 3
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PIT OAK	31 34
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HOU DEN	31 25
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NE BAL	30 31
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GB SEA	12 14
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Redskins 27, Bengals 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Cincinnati Bengals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 25	Andy Dalton	Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 18	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 45	Brian Leonard	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 16	A.J. Green	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 46	Andrew Hawkins	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 91	Armon Binns	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 18	Jermaine Gresham	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 5	Mike Nugent	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 23	Defense / ST

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Washington Redskins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 6	Robert Griffin III	Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 40, 0
RB 16	Alfred Morris	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 57	Roy Helu	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 62	Evan Royster	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 40	Aldrick Robinson	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 50	Leonard Hankerson	Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 63	Santana Moss	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 22	Fred Davis	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 14	Billy Cundiff	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 11	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Bengals Club aims for 3rd consecutive win vs. Was... QB Andy Dalton tied career-high with 3 TD passes last week & posted career-best 128.2 passer rating. Dalton is 3-1 as starter against NFC. Bengals are 4-1 when Dalton has 100+ passer rating... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis has 7 rush TDs in past 8 vs. NFC opponents. Has 12 rush TD in past 18... WR A.J. Green had 1st TD of season last week. WR Andrew Hawkins had 50-yard TD catch, 1st TD reception as Bengal. WR Brandon Tate posted 1st TD reception as Bengal last week... TE Jermaine Gresham has 10 career TD rec... LB Rey Maualuga leads club with 15 tackles... DE Michael Johnson had sack & FR last week... CB Terence Newman has 9 career INTs vs. Redskins (w/Dal.), most vs. any team... PR-CB Adam Jones posted 81-yard PR-TD last week. Since '05, Jones ranks 2nd in NFL with 5 PR-TDs (DEVIN HESTER, 12). Jones (3) is 1 of 4 active players to record 3 PR-TD of at least 80 yards in career (DEVIN HESTER, 5; PATRICK PETERSON, 4; NATE BURLESON, 3).

Redskins QB Robert Griffin III leads NFL rookies & ranks 4th overall with 111.6 rating, completing 39 of 55 (70.9 pct.) for 526 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT. Is 1st rookie since 1969 with 65+ yard TD pass in each of 1st 2 games of season. Leads NFL QBs with 124 rush yards & 2 TDs... RB Alfred Morris leads NFL rookies with 185 rush yards & ties for 1st among rookies with Griffin with 2 rush TDs. Last week, Morris (89 yards) & Griffin (82) became 1st rookie RB/QB duo with 80+ rush yards each since 1958... WR Leonard Hankerson had 68-yard rec. TD last week, 1st of career. WR Pierre Garcon had 8 catches in last game vs. Cin. (10/16/11 with Ind.). WR Santana Moss had 7 catches for 72 yards & TD in last meeting. Has 9,203 rec. yards & is 1 of 9 active players with 9,000+ yards. All 6 of WR Aldrick Robinson's catches have gone for 1st down/TD. 11 different players have 1+ catch... CB Josh Wilson had 30-yard FR-TD last week. In career, has 4 INT-TDs & KR-TD. LB London Fletcher had INT 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
5	2012-10-07	MIA	H
6	2012-10-14	CLE	A
7	2012-10-21	PIT	H
8		Bye
9	2012-11-04	DEN	H
10	2012-11-11	NYG	H
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

Washington Redskins
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	NO	A	W 40-32	+8
2	2012-09-16	STL	A	L 28-31	-3
3	2012-09-23	CIN	H	L 31-38	-7
4	2012-09-30	TB	A
5	2012-10-07	ATL	H
6	2012-10-14	MIN	H
7	2012-10-21	NYG	A
8	2012-10-28	PIT	A
9	2012-11-04	CAR	H
10		Bye
11	2012-11-18	PHI	H
12	2012-11-22	DAL	A
13	2012-12-03	NYG	H
14	2012-12-09	BAL	H
15	2012-12-16	CLE	A
16	2012-12-23	PHI	A
17	2012-12-30	DAL	H

Injury Report

Cincinnati Bengals
Out	CB Dre Kirkpatrick (knee)
Doubtful	TE Donald Lee (thigh)
Questionable	CB Leon Hall (calf)
Probable	DE Carlos Dunlap (knee) DE Robert Geathers (groin) RB Bernard Scott (hand)
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))
PUP	DT Pat Sims (hamstring)

Washington Redskins
Doubtful	WR Pierre Garcon (foot)
Questionable	SS Brandon Meriweather (knee)
Probable	CB Josh Wilson (concussion)
IR	FS Jordan Bernstine (knee (9/10)) DE Adam Carriker (quadriceps (9/18)) NT Chris Neild (knee (8/31)) OLB Brian Orakpo (pectoral (9/18))

Offense Stats Comparison

	CIN Offense	WAS Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	23.5	34.0	24.3	WAS
Rushing yards	104.5	164.5	108.8	WAS
Rushing yards per attempt	3.94	4.51	4.06	WAS
Completion %	67.6%	70.9%	62.6%	WAS
Passing yards	244.0	254.0	238.1	WAS
Passing yards per completion	10.61	13.03	11.13	WAS
Passing yards per attempt	7.18	9.24	6.96	WAS
Interceptions	1.0	0.5	1.0	WAS
Fumbles lost	0.5	0.0	0.5	WAS
Sacks allowed	5.0	1.0	2.2	WAS
3rd down conversions	29.6%	28.6%	38.8%	CIN
4th down conversions	75.0%	100.0%	59.1%	WAS
Time of possession	32:39	33:53	30:05	WAS

Defense Stats Comparison

	CIN Defense	WAS Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	35.5	31.5	24.3	WAS
Rushing yards	126.0	91.5	108.8	WAS
Rushing yards per attempt	5.48	4.95	4.06	WAS
Completion %	71.0%	57.5%	62.6%	WAS
Passing yards	308.5	313.5	238.1	CIN
Passing yards per completion	12.59	12.54	11.13	WAS
Passing yards per attempt	8.94	7.21	6.96	WAS
INT return	0.0	1.5	1.0	WAS
Fumble recoveries	0.5	1.5	0.5	WAS
Sacks	2.5	2.0	2.2	CIN
3rd down conversions	41.7%	39.1%	38.8%	WAS
4th down conversions	100.0%	100.0%	59.1%	-
Time of possession	27:20	26:07	30:05	WAS

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	CIN	WAS	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	21.8	6.2	11.5	CIN
Yards per kick return	23.9	17.0	23.6	CIN
Yards allowed per punt return	9.0	7.2	11.5	WAS
Yards allowed per kick return	25.3	28.8	23.6	CIN

Misc Stats Comparison

	CIN	WAS	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.5	11.5	6.5	CIN
Penalty yards	47.5	111.5	56.6	CIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2012 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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Team vs. Team History

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Washington Redskins
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2004	10	2004-11-14	CIN	WAS	17-10	CIN
2008	15	2008-12-14	WAS	CIN	13-20	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.