NFL Game Preview: Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars - Week 4

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Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars - Week 4

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CLE BAL	16 23
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CAR ATL	28 30
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SEA STL	13 19
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SF NYJ	34 0
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NE BUF	52 28
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MIN DET	20 13
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TEN HOU	14 38
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SD KC	37 20
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MIA ARI	21 24
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CIN JAC	27 10
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OAK DEN	6 37
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NO GB	27 28
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WAS TB	24 22
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NYG PHI	17 19
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CHI DAL	34 18
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bengals 24, Jaguars 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Cincinnati Bengals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 8	Andy Dalton	Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 6	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 49	Brian Leonard	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 3	A.J. Green	Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 46	Andrew Hawkins	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 64	Armon Binns	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 6	Jermaine Gresham	Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 22	Mike Nugent	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 3	Defense / ST

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Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 27	Blaine Gabbert	Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 2	Maurice Jones-Drew	Rush: 120, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 41	Justin Blackmon	Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 69	Laurent Robinson	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 81	Cecil Shorts	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 23	Marcedes Lewis	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 29	Josh Scobee	FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 23	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Bengals In past 2, QB Andy Dalton has completed 43 of 58 passes (74.1 pct.) for 646 yards with 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 130.4 passer rating. Aims for 3rd consecutive game with 300+ passing yards. Bengals are 5-1 when Dalton has 100+ passer rating. Dalton's 105 passer rating ranks 2nd in AFC (BEN ROETHLISBERGER, 109.2). Has NFL-best 158.3 4th quarter passer rating... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis has 13 rush TDs in past 19 games... WR A.J. Green had career-high 183 yards last week. Had 5 catches for 90 yards with 37-yard TD catch in only meeting vs. Jaguars. Rookie WR Mohamed Sanu completed 73-yard TD pass to Green last week. WR Armon Binns posted 1st career TD rec. last week (48 yards). WR Andrew Hawkins has posted 50+ yard TD rec. in consecutive games (50, 59)... TE Jermaine Gresham had TD catch in last game vs. Jaguars... Defense has AFC-best 11 sacks... DE Michael Johnson posted career-best 3 sacks vs. Was... S Reggie Nelson was selected in 1st round (No. 21) by Jaguars in '07 NFL Draft.

Jaguars Club is 7-2 all-time vs. Bengals at home... QB Blaine Gabbert connected with WR Cecil Shorts on 80-yard game-winning TD pass with 45 seconds remaining in game last week. In 4th quarter this season, Gabbert has passed for 209 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 122.9 passer rating... RB Maurice Jones-Drew has totaled 118 rush yards on 29 att. (4.1 avg.) with 2 rush TDs in 2 career games vs. Bengals. Jones-Drew (63) surpassed FRED TAYLOR (62) for most career rush TDs in franchise history last week. Rushed for 177 yards last week, 3rd game of career with 170+ rush yards (177, 186, 177). Since '09, Jones-Drew leads NFL with 4,635 rush yards. Jones-Drew (74 total; 63 rushing, 11 receiving) needs 1 TD to reach 75 career... TE Marcedes Lewis has most career rec. yards (2,744) & TD catches (18) by TE in club history... WR Cecil Shorts has 3 catches for 139 yards (46.3 avg.) with 2 TDs (39 yards, 80 yards) in 4th quarter this season... LB Paul Posluszny posted 1st INT of season last week... S Dwight Lowery has 2 INTs in past 2 against Bengals... DE Jeremy Mincey had sack in last game vs. Bengals.

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
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

Jacksonville Jaguars
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	MIN	A	L 23-26	-3
2	2012-09-16	HOU	H	L 7-27	-20
3	2012-09-23	IND	A	W 22-17	+5
4	2012-09-30	CIN	H	L 10-27	-17
5	2012-10-07	CHI	H
6		Bye
7	2012-10-21	OAK	A
8	2012-10-28	GB	A
9	2012-11-04	DET	H
10	2012-11-08	IND	H
11	2012-11-18	HOU	A
12	2012-11-25	TEN	H
13	2012-12-02	BUF	A
14	2012-12-09	NYJ	H
15	2012-12-16	MIA	A
16	2012-12-23	NE	H
17	2012-12-30	TEN	A

Injury Report

Cincinnati Bengals
Out	CB Dre Kirkpatrick (knee)
Doubtful	CB Nate Clements (calf)
Questionable	CB Leon Hall (calf) RB Bernard Scott (ankle)
Probable	DE Carlos Dunlap (knee) FS Reggie Nelson (shoulder)
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)

Jacksonville Jaguars
Out	SLB Daryl Smith (groin)
Probable	RB Rashad Jennings (knee) DE Austen Lane (foot) FB Montell Owens (concussion) WR Laurent Robinson (concussion)
IR	WR Taylor Price (foot, 8/27)
PUP	DE John Chick (knee) WLB Clint Session (concussion)

Offense Stats Comparison

	CIN Offense	JAC Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	28.3	17.3	23.8	CIN
Rushing yards	100.7	121.0	109.7	JAC
Rushing yards per attempt	3.73	4.54	4.06	JAC
Completion %	68.8%	51.9%	62.0%	CIN
Passing yards	291.0	147.3	239.2	CIN
Passing yards per completion	13.23	10.52	11.00	CIN
Passing yards per attempt	9.09	5.46	6.81	CIN
Interceptions	1.0	0.0	0.9	JAC
Fumbles lost	0.7	0.7	0.6	-
Sacks allowed	4.0	2.0	2.2	JAC
3rd down conversions	30.6%	32.5%	39.1%	JAC
4th down conversions	60.0%	50.0%	57.8%	CIN
Time of possession	30:56	27:23	30:19	CIN

Defense Stats Comparison

	CIN Defense	JAC Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	34.0	23.3	23.8	JAC
Rushing yards	155.0	154.3	109.7	JAC
Rushing yards per attempt	5.81	4.37	4.06	JAC
Completion %	68.0%	63.0%	62.0%	JAC
Passing yards	261.7	258.0	239.2	JAC
Passing yards per completion	11.21	11.38	11.00	CIN
Passing yards per attempt	7.62	7.17	6.81	JAC
INT return	0.0	0.3	0.9	JAC
Fumble recoveries	0.7	0.3	0.6	CIN
Sacks	3.7	0.7	2.2	CIN
3rd down conversions	36.1%	43.5%	39.1%	CIN
4th down conversions	100.0%	100.0%	57.8%	-
Time of possession	29:04	34:15	30:19	CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	CIN	JAC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	14.8	6.0	10.8	CIN
Yards per kick return	23.0	23.1	24.1	JAC
Yards allowed per punt return	6.5	10.7	10.8	CIN
Yards allowed per kick return	27.2	27.1	24.1	JAC

Misc Stats Comparison

	CIN	JAC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.7	6.0	6.8	CIN
Penalty yards	58.3	54.3	59.4	JAC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 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. Jacksonville Jaguars
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	3	2000-09-17	CIN	JAC	0-13	JAC
2000	16	2000-12-17	JAC	CIN	14-17	CIN
2001	9	2001-11-11	CIN	JAC	13-30	JAC
2001	13	2001-12-09	JAC	CIN	14-10	JAC
2002	15	2002-12-15	JAC	CIN	29-15	JAC
2005	5	2005-10-09	CIN	JAC	20-23	JAC
2008	9	2008-11-02	JAC	CIN	19-21	CIN
2011	5	2011-10-09	CIN	JAC	30-20	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.