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Week 3



Cincinnati Bengals at Seattle Seahawks
Game Preview & Fantasy | Results & Schedule | Offense Stats | Defense Stats | Weather | History

Game Preview
Mike Krueger

Predicted Score: Seahawks 28, Bengals 24

Cincinnati: The Benglas have had no problems on offense as all the main players have produced right out of the gate. Carson Palmer is top amongst fantasy QBs and Chad Johnson ranks 2nd amongst fantasy wideouts just behind Steve Smith. Even with a game against the Ravens, Rudi Johnson is getting involved both on the ground and through the air (7 catches, 1 TD). Look for more of the same this week as the Seattle's defense made Edgerrin James look like the Edge of old and allowed 299 yds to Matt Leinart… the second-highest yardage total of his career. This should be a close one with edge going to Seattle only because they're playing at home. WR Glenn Holt replaces Tab Perry (hamstring) as the #3 receiver.

  • Start: QB Carson Palmer, RB Rudi Johnson, WR Chad Johnson, WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, K Shayne Graham
  • Consider: TE Reggie Kelley
  • Sit: Bengals D/ST

Seattle: The Seahawks must be licking their chops after viewing Derek Anderson and Jamal Lewis shred the Benglas defense for 554 yards and 6 TDs last week. Obviously those numbers don't come along very easy but Seattle has enough weapons to exploit the Bengals in much the same manner. Deion Branch welcomed himself to the 2007 season a week late with 7 catches and 122 yds and Shaun Alexander is a much quicker, lighter version of Jamal Lewis. Both should post good numbers in a relatively high-scoring game. Nate Burleson is starting opposite Branch but Bobby Engram is the better fantasy wide receiver at this point. Quick fact: Seattle is 27-6 at home since 2003.

  • Start: QB Matt Hasselbeck, RB Shaun Alexander, WR Deion Branch, WR Bobby Engram, TE Marcus Pollard, K Josh Brown
  • Consider: WR Nate Burleson
  • Sit: Seahawks D/ST




Krueger's Rankings/Projections 
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank Player Projections
QB 3 Carson Palmer Pass: 265, 2 Rush: 5, 0
RB 5 Rudi Johnson Rush: 80, 1 Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 1 Chad Johnson Rec: 7-105, 1
WR 18 T.J. Houshmandzadeh Probable: Knee Rec: 6-75, 1
WR 78 Glenn Holt Rec: 2-25, 0
TE 22 Reggie Kelly Rec: 2-20, 0
 
Seattle Seahawks
Rank Player Projections
QB 5 Matt Hasselbeck Pass: 270, 2 Rush: 5, 0
RB 3 Shaun Alexander Probable: Wrist Rush: 110, 1 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 13 Deion Branch Rec: 6-85, 1
WR 39 Bobby Engram Rec: 5-65, 0
WR 43 Nate Burleson Rec: 5-65, 0
TE 9 Marcus Pollard Rec: 2-25, 1

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule
Cincinnati Bengals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-10 BAL H W 27-20 +7
2 2007-09-16 CLE A L 45-51 -6
3 2007-09-23 SEA A L 21-24 -3
4 2007-10-01 NE H    
5   Bye      
6 2007-10-14 KC A    
7 2007-10-21 NYJ H    
8 2007-10-28 PIT H    
9 2007-11-04 BUF A    
10 2007-11-11 BAL A    
11 2007-11-18 ARI H    
12 2007-11-25 TEN H    
13 2007-12-02 PIT A    
14 2007-12-09 STL H    
15 2007-12-15 SF A    
16 2007-12-23 CLE H    
17 2007-12-30 MIA A    
Seattle Seahawks
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-09 TB H W 20-6 +14
2 2007-09-16 ARI A L 20-23 -3
3 2007-09-23 CIN H W 24-21 +3
4 2007-09-30 SF A    
5 2007-10-07 PIT A    
6 2007-10-14 NO H    
7 2007-10-21 STL H    
8   Bye      
9 2007-11-04 CLE A    
10 2007-11-12 SF H    
11 2007-11-18 CHI H    
12 2007-11-25 STL A    
13 2007-12-02 PHI A    
14 2007-12-09 ARI H    
15 2007-12-16 CAR A    
16 2007-12-23 BAL H    
17 2007-12-30 ATL A    

Offense Stats Comparison
  CIN
 Offense 
SEA
 Offense 
NFL
 Average 
Points for 36.0 20.0 20.4
Rushing yards 96.0 115.5 113.8
Rushing yards per attempt 3.92 3.98 4.11
Completion % 64.6% 65.0% 61.9%
Passing yards 287.5 241.0 213.4
Passing yards per completion 10.85 12.36 10.62
Passing yards per attempt 7.01 8.03 6.58
Interceptions 1.0 0.0 1.0
Fumbles lost 1.5 1.0 0.9
Sacked 1.0 1.5 2.3
Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2007 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.

Defense Stats Comparison
  CIN
 Defense 
SEA
 Defense 
NFL
 Average 
Points against 35.5 14.5 20.4
Rushing yards 166.5 111.0 113.8
Rushing yards per attempt 6.05 4.53 4.11
Completion % 57.5% 63.2% 61.9%
Passing yards 267.5 246.5 213.4
Passing yards per completion 12.74 11.47 10.62
Passing yards per attempt 7.33 7.25 6.58
INT return 1.5 0.5 1.0
Fumble recoveries 2.0 1.0 0.9
Sacks 1.0 2.5 2.3
 

Weather
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Team vs. Team History
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Seattle Seahawks
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 8 2003-10-26 SEA CIN 24-27 CIN
Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 and 2005 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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