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Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 9
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

KC
SD		 13
 31
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ARI
GB		 17
 31
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MIA
IND		 20
 23
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DET
JAC		 31
 14
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DEN
CIN		 31
 23
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CHI
TEN		 51
 20
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CAR
WAS		 21
 13
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BUF
HOU		 9
 21
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BAL
CLE		 25
 15
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MIN
SEA		 20
 30
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TB
OAK		 42
 32
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PIT
NYG		 24
 20
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DAL
ATL		 13
 19
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PHI
NO		 13
 28
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Broncos 24, Bengals 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Peyton Manning Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 11 Willis McGahee Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 6 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 20 Eric Decker Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 67 Brandon Stokley Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 22 Jacob Tamme Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 30 Joel Dreessen Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 16 Matt Prater FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 10 Defense / ST  
View all Week 9 Rankings or Projections
  
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 16 Andy Dalton Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 26 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 36 Brian Leonard Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 10 A.J. Green Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 48 Andrew Hawkins Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 9 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 11 Mike Nugent FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 18 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Broncos QB Peyton Manning is 7-0 all-time vs. Cin. & has 17 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 107 rating. In past 2 on road, has completed 55 of 74 passes (74.3 pct.) for 646 yards with 6 TDs vs. 1 INT & 121.8 rating. Registered 37th career game with at least 3 TD passes & 0 INTs last week, surpassing BRETT FAVRE for most such games in NFL history... RB Willis McGahee posted 33rd 100-yard rush game of career (3rd in '12) last week, most among active players. Had 101 rush yards & rush TD in last meeting vs. Cin. Rookie RB Ronnie Hillman had career-best 86 rush yards last week... WR Demaryius Thomas posted 4th 100-yard rec. game of season last game (137). WR Eric Decker seeks 5th straight game w/ TD. Tied career-best with 2 TD rec. last week... LB Wesley Woodyard had sack & INT in Week 8... DE Elvis Dumervil has 4 sacks in past 4. LB Von Miller has 17.5 sacks in 22 career games.

Bengals QB Andy Dalton passed for 332 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 107 passer rating in only game vs. Broncos... Ranks 2nd in AFC w/ 105.3 4th-quarter rating (Peyton Manning, 119.6)... Since '10, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis is tied for 3rd in NFL w/ 26 rush TDs. Has 2 rush TDs in 3 reg. season games vs. Den. RB Cedric Peerman posted 1st rush TD of career last game... WR A.J. Green has TD catch in 6 consecutive games, tied for 4th-longest streak in franchise history. In only career meeting vs. Den., Green had career-high 10 catches with 124 yards & TD reception. Has TD catch in each of Bengals 3 home games in '12. Green (7) needs TD catch to surpass his '11 rookie total... Defense ties for 3rd in NFL & is 1st in AFC with 23 sacks... DE Michael Johnson (6) needs half sack to surpass career-high of 6 in '11... Since '11, DT Geno Atkins has 14.5 sacks. Atkins & Johnson each had sacks in last game against Den.... S CHRIS CROCKER recorded 2nd INT of season last week... LB Rey Maualuga leads team with 58 sacks.


Results and Schedule
Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 PIT H W 31-19 +12
2 2012-09-17 ATL A L 21-27 -6
3 2012-09-23 HOU H L 25-31 -6
4 2012-09-30 OAK H W 37-6 +31
5 2012-10-07 NE A L 21-31 -10
6 2012-10-15 SD A W 35-24 +11
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 NO H W 34-14 +20
9 2012-11-04 CIN A W 31-23 +8
10 2012-11-11 CAR A    
11 2012-11-18 SD H    
12 2012-11-25 KC A    
13 2012-12-02 TB H    
14 2012-12-06 OAK A    
15 2012-12-16 BAL A    
16 2012-12-23 CLE H    
17 2012-12-30 KC H    
   
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    
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
Denver Broncos
Out  CB Tracy Porter (other-illness)
Probable  FS Mike Adams (knee)
 QB Peyton Manning (thumb)
 TE Jacob Tamme (hip)
IR  SS Quinton Carter (knee, 9/29)
 DE Jason Hunter (triceps, 8/27)
 MLB Joe Mays (ankle, 10/30)
 DT Ty Warren (triceps, 9/11)
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Out  WR Marvin Jones (knee)
 SLB Dontay Moch (other-illness)
Probable  RB Brian Leonard (ribs)
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)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DEN
 Offense 		 CIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 31.3 22.7 22.3 DEN
Rushing yards 98.0 84.3 114.4 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.06 3.83 4.25 DEN
Completion % 68.2% 63.1% 61.5% DEN
Passing yards 319.0 274.7 239.6 DEN
Passing yards per completion 12.03 11.84 10.84 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 8.21 7.47 6.67 DEN
Interceptions 0.0 1.3 0.9 DEN
Fumbles lost 1.3 1.0 0.7 CIN
Sacks allowed 0.7 1.3 2.3 DEN
3rd down conversions 44.8% 27.9% 38.7% DEN
4th down conversions 50.0% 75.0% 55.2% CIN
Time of possession 29:52 29:31 29:58 DEN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DEN
 Defense 		 CIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 23.0 24.0 22.3 DEN
Rushing yards 99.3 115.3 114.4 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.05 4.18 4.25 DEN
Completion % 59.6% 65.2% 61.5% DEN
Passing yards 204.0 199.0 239.6 CIN
Passing yards per completion 10.16 9.56 10.84 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.05 6.24 6.67 DEN
INT return 0.7 0.7 0.9 -
Fumble recoveries 0.7 1.0 0.7 CIN
Sacks 2.7 3.7 2.3 CIN
3rd down conversions 37.1% 37.7% 38.7% DEN
4th down conversions 42.9% 0.0% 55.2% CIN
Time of possession 30:08 30:29 29:58 DEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DEN   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.4 10.4 8.3 CIN
Yards per kick return 17.2 23.3 24.5 CIN
Yards allowed per punt return 3.9 9.3 8.3 DEN
Yards allowed per kick return 18.6 29.6 24.5 DEN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DEN   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 6.0 6.3 DEN
Penalty yards 46.3 48.7 53.6 DEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Denver Broncos vs. Cincinnati Bengals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 8 2000-10-22 DEN CIN 21-31 CIN
2003 1 2003-09-07 DEN CIN 30-10 DEN
2004 7 2004-10-25 DEN CIN 10-23 CIN
2006 16 2006-12-24 CIN DEN 23-24 DEN
2009 1 2009-09-13 DEN CIN 12-7 DEN
2011 2 2011-09-18 CIN DEN 22-24 DEN

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.