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Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots - Week 5
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MIN
GB		 10
 42
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TB
NO		 31
 37
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STL
PHI		 28
 34
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PIT
JAC		 17
 9
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HOU
DAL		 17
 20
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CLE
TEN		 29
 28
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CHI
CAR		 24
 31
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BUF
DET		 17
 14
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BAL
IND		 13
 20
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ATL
NYG		 20
 30
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ARI
DEN		 20
 41
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KC
SF		 17
 22
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NYJ
SD		 0
 31
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CIN
NE		 17
 43
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SEA
WAS		 27
 17
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Bengals 24, Patriots 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 24 Andy Dalton Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 7 Giovani Bernard Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 28 Jeremy Hill Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 4 A.J. Green Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 44 Mohamed Sanu Rec: 4-55, 0 TD
TE 24 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 10 Mike Nugent FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  
 
New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
QB 26 Tom Brady Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 22 Stevan Ridley Rush: 65, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 30 Shane Vereen Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 25 Julian Edelman Rec: 7-75, 0 TD
WR 66 Brandon LaFell Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 85 Danny Amendola Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 5 Rob Gronkowski Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
TE 40 Tim Wright Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 16 Stephen Gostkowski FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 14 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bengals Aim for 12th consecutive reg.-sea. home win... In past 11 reg.-sea. home games, QB Andy Dalton is 11-0 with 2,563 pass yards & 22 TDs for 97.7 rating. Bengals are 20-2 (.909) when Dalton posts 90+ rating. Has 33-18 (.647) record, highest win pct. of any QB in franchise history (min. 20 starts). Had 1st career TD catch in Week 3 vs. Ten... In past 6 at home, RB Giovani Bernard averages 99.5 scrimmage yards per game (597 total; 323 rush, 274 rec.) & 3 rush TDs. Rookie RB Jeremy Hill (Round 2, No. 55 overall) aims for 3rd in row with TD... Since entering NFL in 2011, WR A.J. Green has 4,066 receiving yards, most in AFC. Has 4 TDs in past 5 at home. Last week, WR Mohamed Sanu threw 2nd career TD pass (18-yarder to Dalton). For career, has completed all 4 pass attempts for 166 yards & 2 TDs. Only player in NFL history with 2+ TD passes, 150+ pass yards & 0 incompletions for career... Since 2012, Geno Atkins leads NFL DTs with 18.5 sacks. DE Carlos Dunlap aims for 4th in row with sack.

Patriots QB Tom Brady has won 4 of 5 career starts vs. Cin., passing for 1,134 yards with 10 TDs for 99.1 rating. Brady (49,940) needs 60 pass yards to become 6th QB in NFL history with 50,000 career... Since 2012, RB Stevan Ridley ranks 1st in AFC with 20 rush TDs. Averages 4.4 yards/att. (2,681 yards, 612 att.), highest avg. in club history (min. 500 att.)... WR Julian Edelman aims for 11th in row with 4+ rec. In past 4 at home, has 34 catches for 323 yards & 3 TDs. In only career meeting (NFL debut on 9/12/10), TE Rob Gronkowski had 1st career TD catch. Has TD catch in 7 of past 9, including 13-yarder last week... Defense is tied for 1st in AFC with 6 INTs... DT CHRIS JONES had 1.5 sacks in last meeting. Had half sack vs. KC, 1st of season. LB Jerod Mayo leads team with 40 tackles, including game-high 10 last week.


Results and Schedule

Cincinnati Bengals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 BAL A W 23-16 +7
2 2014-09-14 ATL H W 24-10 +14
3 2014-09-21 TEN H W 33-7 +26
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-05 NE A    
6 2014-10-12 CAR H    
7 2014-10-19 IND A    
8 2014-10-26 BAL H    
9 2014-11-02 JAC H    
10 2014-11-06 CLE H    
11 2014-11-16 NO A    
12 2014-11-23 HOU A    
13 2014-11-30 TB A    
14 2014-12-07 PIT H    
15 2014-12-14 CLE A    
16 2014-12-22 DEN H    
17 2014-12-28 PIT A    
   

New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 MIA A L 20-33 -13
2 2014-09-14 MIN A W 30-7 +23
3 2014-09-21 OAK H W 16-9 +7
4 2014-09-29 KC A L 14-41 -27
5 2014-10-05 CIN H    
6 2014-10-12 BUF A    
7 2014-10-16 NYJ H    
8 2014-10-26 CHI H    
9 2014-11-02 DEN H    
10   Bye      
11 2014-11-16 IND A    
12 2014-11-23 DET H    
13 2014-11-30 GB A    
14 2014-12-07 SD A    
15 2014-12-14 MIA H    
16 2014-12-21 NYJ A    
17 2014-12-28 BUF H    

Injury Report

Cincinnati Bengals
Out  QB AJ McCarron (shoulder)
 DT Brandon Thompson (knee)
Doubtful  WLB Vontaze Burfict (concussion)
 WR Marvin Jones (foot)
Questionable  DE Margus Hunt (shoulder)
Probable  RB Rex Burkhead (knee)
 DE Robert Geathers (toe)
 WR A.J. Green (toe)
 FS George Iloka (abdomen)
 SLB Emmanuel Lamur (concussion)
 MLB Sean Porter (hamstring)
IR  TE Tyler Eifert (elbow, 9/10/2014)
 TE Alex Smith (biceps, 9/16/2014)
   

New England Patriots
Out  SS Nate Ebner (fingers)
Questionable  WLB Jamie Collins (thigh)
 CB Alfonzo Dennard (shoulder)
 DT Dominique Easley (knee)
 SLB Dont'a Hightower (knee)
 DE Chandler Jones (shoulder)
Probable  CB Brandon Browner (other-excused)
 TE Rob Gronkowski (knee)
IR  DT Sealver Siliga (foot, 9/27/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  CIN
 Offense 		 NE
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 26.7 20.0 23.1 CIN
Rushing yards 121.7 97.5 113.5 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.58 3.71 4.18 NE
Completion % 65.9% 60.7% 64.4% CIN
Passing yards 262.3 201.0 241.7 CIN
Passing yards per completion 13.57 9.14 10.71 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 8.94 5.54 6.90 CIN
Interceptions 0.3 0.5 0.8 CIN
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.8 0.6 CIN
Sacks allowed 0.0 2.5 2.0 CIN
3rd down conversions 35.1% 36.2% 43.2% NE
4th down conversions 0.0% 33.3% 46.2% NE
Time of possession 30:44 29:04 30:06 CIN
  Defense Stats Comparison

  CIN
 Defense 		 NE
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 11.0 22.5 23.1 CIN
Rushing yards 112.3 129.8 113.5 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 5.03 4.44 4.18 NE
Completion % 54.3% 60.9% 64.4% CIN
Passing yards 239.3 185.5 241.7 NE
Passing yards per completion 9.45 9.51 10.71 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 5.13 5.80 6.90 CIN
INT return 2.0 1.5 0.8 CIN
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.5 0.6 NE
Sacks 2.3 2.3 2.0 -
3rd down conversions 31.7% 46.9% 43.2% CIN
4th down conversions 50.0% 0.0% 46.2% NE
Time of possession 29:16 30:56 30:06 CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   CIN   NE  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 17.8 10.9 8.5 CIN
Yards per kick return 23.5 24.7 23.6 NE
Yards allowed per punt return 2.5 7.4 8.5 CIN
Yards allowed per kick return 28.3 20.0 23.6 NE
  Misc Stats Comparison

   CIN   NE  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 8.3 6.9 CIN
Penalty yards 50.0 88.0 59.5 CIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2014 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. New England Patriots
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 12 2000-11-19 CIN NE 13-16 NE
2001 1 2001-09-09 NE CIN 17-23 CIN
2004 14 2004-12-12 CIN NE 28-35 NE
2006 4 2006-10-01 NE CIN 38-13 NE
2007 4 2007-10-01 NE CIN 34-13 NE
2010 1 2010-09-12 CIN NE 24-38 NE
2013 5 2013-10-06 NE CIN 6-13 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.