NFL Game Preview: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns - Week 6

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Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns - Week 6

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PIT TEN	23 26
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STL MIA	14 17
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OAK ATL	20 23
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KC TB	10 38
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IND NYJ	9 35
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DET PHI	26 23
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DAL BAL	29 31
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CIN CLE	24 34
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NE SEA	23 24
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BUF ARI	19 16
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MIN WAS	26 38
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NYG SF	26 3
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GB HOU	42 24
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DEN SD	35 24
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Browns 27, Bengals 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Cincinnati Bengals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 8	Andy Dalton	Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 20	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 35	Brian Leonard	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 5	A.J. Green	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 46	Andrew Hawkins	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 54	Armon Binns	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 11	Jermaine Gresham	Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 6	Mike Nugent	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 24	Defense / ST

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Cleveland Browns
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 23	Brandon Weeden	Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3	Trent Richardson	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-40, 0
RB 54	Chris Ogbonnaya	Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 41	Josh Gordon	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 55	Greg Little	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 27	Ben Watson	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 31	Jordan Cameron	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 18	Phil Dawson	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 13	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Bengals Have won 3 of past 4 at Cle... Club has averaged 33 points per game in 3 wins in '12... QB Andy Dalton has NFL-best 127.7 4th-quarter rating. For career, Dalton is 3-0 vs. Browns & has completed 55 of 77 passes (71.4 pct.) for 669 yards with 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 114 rating. Has 7-4 record on road as starter... Since '10, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis is tied for 2nd in NFL w/ 26 rush TDs (ARIAN FOSTER, 31)... WR A.J. Green is 1st player in NFL history with at least 100 rec., 1,500 yards & 10 TDs in 1st 20 career games. Aims for 5th consecutive game with TD catch. Averages 19 yards per catch vs. Cle. (11 rec., 209). WR Andrew Hawkins scored 1st career TD (50-yard catch) in last game vs. Cle... TE Jermaine Gresham ranks 3rd among AFC TEs with 22 rec. (OWEN DANIELS, 23; ROB GRONKOWSKI, 23)... Defense is tied for NFL-best with 18 sacks... DT Geno Atkins has 4 sacks in past 3. Atkins (6) needs 2 sacks to surpass career-best of 7.5 in '11... DE Michael Johnson (5) needs 1.5 sacks to surpass career-high of 6 in '11... PR-CB Adam Jones had 81-yard PR-TD in last game vs. Cle.

Browns Rookie QB Brandon Weeden has passed for 1,288 yards, 2nd-most in NFL history by rookie in team's 1st 5 games (CAM NEWTON, 1,610). Weeden had career-best in passing yards (322) in last game vs. Cin. & tied career-high in TDs (2)... Rookie RB Trent Richardson posted career-high 109 yards vs. Bengals on 9/16/12. Is 1st Browns rookie to record rush TD in 4 straight games. Leads AFC rookies with 303 rush yards. Aims for 5th consecutive game with rush TD... WR Greg Little seeks 3rd consecutive game with TD catch vs. Cin. WR Jordan Norwood had career-best in catches (9) & rec. yards (81) last week. Rookie WR Josh Gordon had 2 TD rec. last week, incl. 62-yard TD rec... Browns are tied for AFC lead w/ 7 INTs this season... LB D'QWELL JACKSON had career-high 3 sacks & INT in last game against Bengals. S T.J. Ward & Jackson are tied for team-high w/ 31 tackles apiece... S Usama Young posted 1st INT of season 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
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

Cleveland Browns
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	PHI	H	L 16-17	-1
2	2012-09-16	CIN	A	L 27-34	-7
3	2012-09-23	BUF	H	L 14-24	-10
4	2012-09-27	BAL	A	L 16-23	-7
5	2012-10-07	NYG	A	L 27-41	-14
6	2012-10-14	CIN	H	W 34-24	+10
7	2012-10-21	IND	A
8	2012-10-28	SD	H
9	2012-11-04	BAL	H
10		Bye
11	2012-11-18	DAL	A
12	2012-11-25	PIT	H
13	2012-12-02	OAK	A
14	2012-12-09	KC	H
15	2012-12-16	WAS	H
16	2012-12-23	DEN	A
17	2012-12-30	PIT	A

Injury Report

Cincinnati Bengals
Questionable	CB Dre Kirkpatrick (knee) SLB Dontay Moch (other-illness)
Probable	WR A.J. Green (knee) CB Adam Jones (back) CB Terence Newman (groin)
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)
PUP	DT Pat Sims (hamstring)

Cleveland Browns
Out	WR Mohamed Massaquoi (hamstring) WR Jordan Norwood (foot) CB Dimitri Patterson (ankle)
Doubtful	WR Travis Benjamin (hamstring)
Questionable	SLB Scott Fujita (shoulder) DT Ahtyba Rubin (ankle) SS Ray Ventrone (calf) SS T.J. Ward (hand)
Probable	MLB D'Qwell Jackson (head) DE Frostee Rucker (shoulder) TE Alex Smith (concussion)
IR	SLB Emmanuel Acho (undisclosed, 8/27) OLB Chris Gocong (achilles-tendon, 8/27)
PUP	DT Phil Taylor (chest)

Offense Stats Comparison

	CIN Offense	CLE Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	24.7	19.7	23.1	CIN
Rushing yards	100.7	75.3	112.5	CIN
Rushing yards per attempt	3.88	4.14	4.17	CLE
Completion %	65.9%	55.4%	62.0%	CIN
Passing yards	252.3	269.0	240.4	CLE
Passing yards per completion	11.92	11.00	11.00	CIN
Passing yards per attempt	7.85	6.10	6.82	CIN
Interceptions	1.0	1.7	1.0	CIN
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.7	0.7	CLE
Sacks allowed	3.0	1.7	2.3	CLE
3rd down conversions	24.6%	27.3%	38.3%	CLE
4th down conversions	71.4%	66.7%	59.1%	CIN
Time of possession	31:46	25:55	30:15	CIN

Defense Stats Comparison

	CIN Defense	CLE Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	25.0	27.0	23.1	CIN
Rushing yards	107.0	129.7	112.5	CIN
Rushing yards per attempt	4.53	4.75	4.17	CIN
Completion %	67.5%	62.4%	62.0%	CLE
Passing yards	229.0	286.7	240.4	CIN
Passing yards per completion	10.35	10.96	11.00	CIN
Passing yards per attempt	6.99	6.84	6.82	CLE
INT return	0.0	1.0	1.0	CLE
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.7	0.7	CIN
Sacks	3.7	2.3	2.3	CIN
3rd down conversions	31.7%	38.0%	38.3%	CIN
4th down conversions	33.3%	66.7%	59.1%	CIN
Time of possession	28:14	34:05	30:15	CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	CIN	CLE	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	13.6	15.1	10.1	CLE
Yards per kick return	23.3	29.3	24.6	CLE
Yards allowed per punt return	5.9	19.6	10.1	CIN
Yards allowed per kick return	26.6	21.0	24.6	CLE

Misc Stats Comparison

	CIN	CLE	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.7	7.7	6.5	CIN
Penalty yards	50.0	71.3	56.6	CIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	2	2000-09-10	CLE	CIN	24-7	CLE
2000	9	2000-10-29	CIN	CLE	12-3	CIN
2001	5	2001-10-14	CLE	CIN	14-24	CIN
2001	11	2001-11-25	CIN	CLE	0-18	CLE
2002	2	2002-09-15	CIN	CLE	7-20	CLE
2002	11	2002-11-17	CLE	CIN	27-20	CLE
2003	4	2003-09-28	CIN	CLE	21-14	CIN
2003	17	2003-12-28	CLE	CIN	22-14	CLE
2004	6	2004-10-17	CIN	CLE	17-34	CLE
2004	12	2004-11-28	CLE	CIN	48-58	CIN
2005	1	2005-09-11	CIN	CLE	27-13	CIN
2005	14	2005-12-11	CLE	CIN	20-23	CIN
2006	2	2006-09-17	CLE	CIN	17-34	CIN
2006	12	2006-11-26	CIN	CLE	30-0	CIN
2007	2	2007-09-16	CIN	CLE	45-51	CLE
2007	16	2007-12-23	CLE	CIN	14-19	CIN
2008	4	2008-09-28	CLE	CIN	20-12	CLE
2008	16	2008-12-21	CIN	CLE	14-0	CIN
2009	4	2009-10-04	CIN	CLE	23-20	CIN
2009	12	2009-11-29	CLE	CIN	7-16	CIN
2010	4	2010-10-03	CIN	CLE	20-23	CLE
2010	15	2010-12-19	CLE	CIN	17-19	CIN
2011	1	2011-09-11	CIN	CLE	27-17	CIN
2011	12	2011-11-27	CLE	CIN	20-23	CIN
2012	2	2012-09-16	CLE	CIN	27-34	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.