Prediction: Colts 30, Bengals 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 7 |
Andy Dalton |
Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 15, 0 |
| RB 2 |
Jeremy Hill |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-15, 0 |
 RB 8 |
Giovani Bernard |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 5-35, 0 |
| WR 9 |
Mohamed Sanu  |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
| WR 22 |
Brandon Tate |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 25 |
Dane Sanzenbacher |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 6 |
Jermaine Gresham   |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| K 8 |
Mike Nugent |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 8 |
Defense / ST |
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| Indianapolis Colts |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 1 |
Andrew Luck |
Pass: 310, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 7 |
Dan Herron |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 11 |
Trent Richardson |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 4 |
T.Y. Hilton |
Rec: 5-80, 1 TD |
| WR 15 |
Reggie Wayne |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
| WR 18 |
Donte Moncrief |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| WR 20 |
Hakeem Nicks |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 4 |
Coby Fleener |
Rec: 4-45, 1 TD |
| TE 5 |
Dwayne Allen |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| K 1 |
Adam Vinatieri |
FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 2 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Bengals Club has reached postseason for 6th time under head coach MARVIN LEWIS (2005, 2009, 2011-2014) & makes franchise-record 4th consecutive playoff appearance. Bengals aim for 1st postseason win since 1/6/91 against Houston Oilers (Wild Card)... QB Andy Dalton has 40-23-1 (.633) record, highest win pct. of any Bengals QB (min. 20 starts). In 3 career meetings, Dalton has passed for 665 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 94.3 rating. Tied career-high with 4 TD runs in 2014 (4 in 2012)... RB Jeremy Hill led NFL rookies in rushing yards (1,124) & rushing TDs (9). 3rd rookie in NFL history with 4 140+ yard rush games, joining HOFers ERIC DICKERSON (5 in 1983) & CURTIS MARTIN (4 in 1995). In past 9, averages 103.2 rushing yards per game with 6 TDs. Aims for 4th in row with 100+ rushing yards. In only postseason game (1/5/14 WC vs. SD), RB Giovani Bernard had 118 scrimmage yards (45 rush, 73 receiving)... Since entering NFL in 2011, WR A.J. Green has 4,874 receiving yards, 4th-most of any player in 1st 4 seasons (RANDY MOSS, 5,396; TORRY HOLT, 5,088; JERRY RICE, 4,881). Led team with 1,041 receiving yards & joined CHAD JOHNSON (6, 2002-07) as only Bengals with at least 4 consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons. WR Mohamed Sanu had career-highs in catches (56), receiving yards (790) & TD catches (5) in 2014. TE Jermaine Gresham has 5 TD catches in past 6 & aims for 4th in row with TD reception... LB Vincent Rey led team with 121 tackles in 2014. Since 2011, DT Geno Atkins leads NFL DTs with 29 sacks. In 2 career playoff games, has 1 sack. DE Carlos Dunlap led team with 8 sacks in 2014, including 1/2 sack with FF & FR in Week 7 meeting. S Reggie Nelson led Bengals with 4 INTs & aims for 3rd in row with INT... Club had 2 players selected to 2015 Pro Bowl (WR Green, P KEVIN HUBER).
 Colts Club has reached postseason for 3rd straight season under head coach CHUCK PAGANO & 12 of past 13 seasons overall... Clinched AFC South title for 9th time since 2003... QB Andrew Luck led NFL with 40 TDs & became 8th player with 40+ TDs in season. Since entering NFL in 2012, has 12,957 yards, most of any NFL player in 1st 3 seasons, & 86 TD passes, 2nd-most in player's 1st 3 years (HOFer DAN MARINO, 98). 1 of 2 Super Bowl era starting QBs to win at least 10 games in each of 1st 3 NFL seasons (RUSSELL WILSON). Will make 4th career postseason start (2nd at home). In only home playoff start (WC vs. KC on 1/4/14), helped Colts overcome 28-point deficit to win 45-44 (2nd-largest comeback victory in NFL playoff history)... In 4 career meetings, RB Trent Richardson averages 101.3 scrimmage yards per game (405 total; 243 rush, 162 receiving) with 2 total TDs (1 rush, 1 receiving)... In past 12, WR T.Y. Hilton has 66 rec. for 1,159 yards with 7 TDs, incl. 6 100-yard games. Led team with career-high 1,345 receiving yards, joining MARVIN HARRISON & Reggie Wayne as only players in club history with 1,300+ yard receiving season. WR Reggie Wayne ranks 2nd all-time with 92 career postseason catches (HOFer JERRY RICE, 151). Has 1,242 career receiving yards in playoffs needs 74 yards to surpass CLIFF BRANCH (1,289) & HOFer MICHAEL IRVIN (1,315) for 2nd all-time. TEs Dwayne Allen (8) & Coby Fleener (8) are 1st TEs in club history with 8+ TD catches each in same season. Allen had 32-yard TD reception in last meeting... LB D'QWELL JACKSON led AFC with 140 tackles. Rookie LB Jonathan Newsome tied career-high with 2 sacks with FF last week. Led AFC rookies with 6.5 sacks in 2014. Rookie LB Andrew Jackson posted 1st career sack vs. Ten. S Mike Adams led team with career-high 5 INTs this season. CB Vontae Davis tied career-high with 4 INTs (2009, 2011)... K Adam Vinatieri is NFL's all-time playoff leader in career points (213) & made FGs (51)... Club had 5 players selected to 2015 Pro Bowl (QB Luck, WR Hilton, CB Davis, K Vinatieri, P PAT MC AFEE).
Results and Schedule
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| Indianapolis Colts |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
DEN |
A |
L 24-31 |
-7 |
| 2 |
2014-09-15 |
PHI |
H |
L 27-30 |
-3 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
JAC |
A |
W 44-17 |
+27 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
TEN |
H |
W 41-17 |
+24 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
BAL |
H |
W 20-13 |
+7 |
| 6 |
2014-10-09 |
HOU |
A |
W 33-28 |
+5 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
CIN |
H |
W 27-0 |
+27 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
PIT |
A |
L 34-51 |
-17 |
| 9 |
2014-11-03 |
NYG |
A |
W 40-24 |
+16 |
| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
NE |
H |
L 20-42 |
-22 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
JAC |
H |
W 23-3 |
+20 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
WAS |
H |
W 49-27 |
+22 |
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
CLE |
A |
W 25-24 |
+1 |
| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
HOU |
H |
W 17-10 |
+7 |
| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
DAL |
A |
L 7-42 |
-35 |
| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
TEN |
A |
W 27-10 |
+17 |
| WC |
2015-01-04 |
CIN |
H |
W 26-10 |
+16 |
| DP |
2015-01-11 |
DEN |
A |
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Injury Report
| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Questionable |
TE Tyler Eifert (neck)
DE Wallace Gilberry (concussion)
WR A.J. Green (head)
TE Jermaine Gresham (other-excused)
CB Terence Newman (knee)
RB Cedric Peerman (concussion)
MLB Vincent Rey (ankle)
WR James Wright (knee)
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| Probable |
WR A.J. Green (knee)
TE Jermaine Gresham (hamstring)
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| IR |
DT Geno Atkins (knee, 11/4/2013)
WLB Vontaze Burfict (knee, 12/9/2014)
WLB Jayson DiManche (arm, 12/1/2014)
TE Tyler Eifert (elbow, 9/10/2014)
DE Robert Geathers (elbow, 9/18/2013)
CB Leon Hall (achilles-tendon, 10/29/2013)
WR Marvin Jones (foot, 10/14/2014)
SLB Emmanuel Lamur (shoulder, 8/31/2013)
FS Taylor Mays (shoulder, 10/30/2013)
MLB Sean Porter (shoulder, 8/27/2013)
MLB Sean Porter (knee, 10/7/2014)
WR Dane Sanzenbacher (concussion, 12/31/2014)
TE Alex Smith (wrist, 12/29/2013)
TE Alex Smith (biceps, 9/16/2014)
DT Devon Still (back, 12/30/2013)
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Offense Stats Comparison
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CIN
Offense |
IND
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
22.5 |
23.0 |
22.0 |
IND |
| Rushing yards |
143.5 |
98.3 |
112.6 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.45 |
3.95 |
4.24 |
CIN |
| Completion % |
68.3% |
60.0% |
62.2% |
CIN |
| Passing yards |
194.0 |
256.3 |
227.7 |
IND |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.46 |
11.51 |
10.65 |
IND |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.46 |
6.91 |
6.63 |
IND |
| Interceptions |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
IND |
| Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
CIN |
| Sacks allowed |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
CIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
42.0% |
37.8% |
38.5% |
CIN |
| 4th down conversions |
62.5% |
40.0% |
46.9% |
CIN |
| Time of possession |
33:53 |
28:44 |
30:03 |
CIN |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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CIN
Defense |
IND
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
20.3 |
17.8 |
22.0 |
IND |
| Rushing yards |
69.3 |
114.8 |
112.6 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.87 |
3.78 |
4.24 |
IND |
| Completion % |
57.5% |
57.7% |
62.2% |
CIN |
| Passing yards |
247.3 |
163.3 |
227.7 |
IND |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.33 |
9.94 |
10.65 |
IND |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.51 |
5.74 |
6.63 |
IND |
| INT return |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
CIN |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
IND |
| Sacks |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
IND |
| 3rd down conversions |
31.1% |
31.0% |
38.5% |
IND |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
11.1% |
46.9% |
IND |
| Time of possession |
26:08 |
31:16 |
30:03 |
CIN |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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CIN |
IND |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
10.1 |
6.6 |
9.2 |
CIN |
| Yards per kick return |
27.7 |
32.0 |
23.7 |
IND |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
10.8 |
8.7 |
9.2 |
IND |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
24.5 |
23.8 |
23.7 |
IND |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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CIN |
IND |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.3 |
6.8 |
6.5 |
CIN |
| Penalty yards |
51.0 |
48.5 |
54.4 |
IND |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2014 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.
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Team vs. Team History
| Cincinnati Bengals vs. Indianapolis Colts |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2002 |
5 |
2002-10-06 |
CIN |
IND |
21-28 |
IND |
| 2005 |
11 |
2005-11-20 |
IND |
CIN |
45-37 |
IND |
| 2006 |
15 |
2006-12-18 |
CIN |
IND |
16-34 |
IND |
| 2008 |
14 |
2008-12-07 |
CIN |
IND |
3-35 |
IND |
| 2010 |
10 |
2010-11-14 |
CIN |
IND |
17-23 |
IND |
| 2011 |
6 |
2011-10-16 |
IND |
CIN |
17-27 |
CIN |
| 2013 |
14 |
2013-12-08 |
IND |
CIN |
28-42 |
CIN |
| 2014 |
7 |
2014-10-19 |
CIN |
IND |
0-27 |
IND |
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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.
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