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Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 5
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ARI
STL		 3
 17
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PHI
PIT		 14
 16
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MIA
CIN		 17
 13
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GB
IND		 27
 30
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CLE
NYG		 27
 41
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BAL
KC		 9
 6
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ATL
WAS		 24
 17
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TEN
MIN		 7
 30
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CHI
JAC		 41
 3
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SEA
CAR		 16
 12
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DEN
NE		 21
 31
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BUF
SF		 3
 45
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SD
NO		 24
 31
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HOU
NYJ		 23
 17
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bengals 26, Dolphins 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Ryan Tannehill Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 12 Reggie Bush Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 39 Daniel Thomas Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 29 Davone Bess Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 33 Brian Hartline Rec: 6-80, 0 TD
WR 74 Jabar Gaffney Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 17 Anthony Fasano Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 18 Dan Carpenter FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
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Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 15 Andy Dalton Pass: 260, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 11 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 RB 46 Bernard Scott Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 2 A.J. Green Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 40 Andrew Hawkins Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 54 Armon Binns Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 16 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 2 Mike Nugent FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2
DEF 5 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Dolphins Club has won 6 of past 7 at Cin... Rookie QB Ryan Tannehill (No. 8 overall) passed for 431 yards last week, 2nd-most by rookie QB in NFL history (CAM NEWTON, 432). Tannehill aims for 1st career win on road. Ranks 2nd among NFL rookies with 1,046 passing yards (ROBERT GRIFFIN III, 1,070)... Dolphins avg. 153.3 rush yards per game, 3rd-best in AFC... As Dolphin, RB Reggie Bush is averaging 5.1 yards per carry (283 att., 1,455 rush yards in 19 games). Bush averages 92.3 rush yards per game in '12 (67 att., 369 yards). Rookie FB JORVORSKIE LANE has rush TD in each of past 2 games... Ohio native, WR Brian Hartline has NFL-best 455 receiving yards. Hartline posted franchise-record 253 receiving yards last week, incl. career-long 80-yard TD. WR Davone Bess posted 3rd 100-yard receiving game of career (123) last week. In past 2, Bess has 12 catches for 209 yards (17.4 avg.)... DE Cameron Wake had career-high 4.5 sacks last week... LB Koa Misi recorded career-high 1.5 sacks in Week 4... CB Sean Smith had career-best 2 INTs vs. Arz. Smith posted 1st INT of career at Cin. on 10/31/10.

Bengals Club has averaged 33 points per game in past 3 wins... QB Andy Dalton has NFL-best 151.7 4th quarter passer rating. In past 3, Dalton has 8 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 118.7 rating. Bengals are 5-1 when Dalton has 100+ passer rating... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis has 3 rush TDs in past 4 against Mia. (w/ NE)... WR A.J. Green seeks 3rd straight game with 100+ receiving yards (183, 117). Green (92) needs 8 rec. to reach 100 career. In past 3, WR Andrew Hawkins is averaging 23 yards per catch (7 rec., 161 yards)... Defense has NFL-best 17 sacks... DT Geno Atkins has 3 sacks in past 2... DE Carlos Dunlap has 15 sacks in past 20 games... S CHRIS CROCKER had INT in season debut last week... LB Rey Maualuga leads team with 33 tackles. Rookie LB Vontaze Burfict (undrafted free agent) registered 1st career sack last week... KR-WR Brandon Tate had 103-yard KR-TD against Dolphins on 10/4/10 (w/Patriots).


Results and Schedule
Miami Dolphins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 HOU A L 10-30 -20
2 2012-09-16 OAK H W 35-13 +22
3 2012-09-23 NYJ H L 20-23 -3
4 2012-09-30 ARI A L 21-24 -3
5 2012-10-07 CIN A W 17-13 +4
6 2012-10-14 STL H    
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 NYJ A    
9 2012-11-04 IND A    
10 2012-11-11 TEN H    
11 2012-11-15 BUF A    
12 2012-11-25 SEA H    
13 2012-12-02 NE H    
14 2012-12-09 SF A    
15 2012-12-16 JAC H    
16 2012-12-23 BUF H    
17 2012-12-30 NE 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    
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    

Injury Report
Miami Dolphins
Out  CB Richard Marshall (back)
Probable  ILB Kevin Burnett (foot)
 RB Reggie Bush (hip)
 CB Nolan Carroll (achilles-tendon)
 DE Tony McDaniel (knee)
 NT Paul Soliai (ankle)
 ILB Austin Spitler (groin)
 QB Ryan Tannehill (thumb)
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Doubtful  CB Dre Kirkpatrick (knee)
Probable  WLB Vontaze Burfict (hamstring)
 CB Nate Clements (calf)
 DE Carlos Dunlap (groin)
 CB Leon Hall (calf)
 RB Bernard Scott (ankle)
 SLB Dan Skuta (back)
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)

Offense Stats Comparison
  MIA
 Offense 		 CIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 21.5 28.0 23.7 CIN
Rushing yards 153.3 110.0 109.9 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 4.57 3.83 4.09 MIA
Completion % 55.9% 67.7% 62.2% CIN
Passing yards 243.8 279.3 243.5 CIN
Passing yards per completion 12.19 12.99 11.06 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.82 8.80 6.88 CIN
Interceptions 1.5 1.0 0.9 CIN
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.8 0.7 CIN
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.0 2.3 MIA
3rd down conversions 43.5% 27.7% 37.9% MIA
4th down conversions 40.0% 66.7% 60.9% CIN
Time of possession 32:08 31:02 30:18 MIA
  Defense Stats Comparison
  MIA
 Defense 		 CIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 22.5 28.0 23.7 MIA
Rushing yards 55.5 133.5 109.9 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 2.29 5.45 4.09 MIA
Completion % 54.7% 67.9% 62.2% MIA
Passing yards 299.0 232.0 243.5 CIN
Passing yards per completion 12.72 9.98 11.06 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.95 6.77 6.88 CIN
INT return 1.3 0.3 0.9 MIA
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.8 0.7 CIN
Sacks 2.8 4.3 2.3 CIN
3rd down conversions 29.0% 31.9% 37.9% MIA
4th down conversions 100.0% 50.0% 60.9% CIN
Time of possession 31:44 28:58 30:18 CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   MIA   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 14.5 13.8 10.6 MIA
Yards per kick return 24.5 23.0 24.7 MIA
Yards allowed per punt return 10.4 6.5 10.6 CIN
Yards allowed per kick return 21.1 26.4 24.7 MIA
  Misc Stats Comparison
   MIA   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.3 5.8 6.5 CIN
Penalty yards 51.0 56.3 57.5 MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 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.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Miami Dolphins vs. Cincinnati Bengals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 5 2000-10-01 MIA CIN 31-16 MIA
2004 2 2004-09-19 MIA CIN 13-16 CIN
2007 17 2007-12-30 CIN MIA 38-25 CIN
2010 8 2010-10-31 MIA CIN 22-14 MIA

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.