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Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 4
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

WAS
STL		 17
 10
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MIN
KC		 17
 22
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PIT
HOU		 10
 17
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SF
PHI		 24
 23
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DET
DAL		 34
 30
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TEN
CLE		 31
 13
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CAR
CHI		 29
 34
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BUF
CIN		 20
 23
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NO
JAC		 23
 10
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NYG
ARI		 31
 27
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ATL
SEA		 30
 28
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MIA
SD		 16
 26
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DEN
GB		 23
 49
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NE
OAK		 31
 19
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NYJ
BAL		 17
 34
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IND
TB		 17
 24
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bills 27, Bengals 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Buffalo Bills
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Ryan Fitzpatrick Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 7 Fred Jackson Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 44 C.J. Spiller Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 4 Steve Johnson Rec: 9-100, 1 TD
WR 25 David Nelson Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 44 Donald Jones Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 23 Scott Chandler Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 6 Rian Lindell FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 9 Defense / ST  
View all Week 4 Rankings or Projections
  
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Andy Dalton Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 22 Cedric Benson Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 56 Bernard Scott Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 12 A.J. Green Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 46 Andre Caldwell Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 68 Jerome Simpson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 10 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 30 Mike Nugent FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 30 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bills Seek 11th straight win against Bengals... Lead NFL with 37.7 points per game this season. Buf. aims for 4-0 start for 1st time since '08... QB Ryan Fitzpatrick is tied for 2nd in NFL with 9 TD passes this season (TOM BRADY, 11). Has 131.1 passer rating in 4th quarter, 4th-best in NFL. In last meeting vs. Cin., Fitzpatrick passed for 316 yards w/ 107 passer rating & tied career-high with 4 TDs. Fitzpatrick spent 2 seasons with Bengals (2007-08). RB Fred Jackson averages 139.3 scrimmage yards per game this season, 3rd-best in NFL. Rushed for 116 yards with 2 TDs in last game vs. Cin... WR Steve Johnson aims for 4th consecutive game with TD catch. Has 8 receptions in each of past 2 games. Johnson had career-best 3 TD catches vs. Bengals on 11/21/10. Johnson (20) & WR David Nelson (20) have combined for 40 rec. in '11... TE Scott Chandler ranks 2nd among NFL TEs with 4 TD rec. this season (ROB GRONKOWSKI, 5)... Defense leads NFL with 6 INTs... LB Nick Barnett leads team with 29 tackles... CB Drayton Florence has INT in 2 of 3 games in '11... KR-WR Brad Smith had 89-yard KR-TD in last game vs. Cin. (w/ NYJ on 11/25/10)...

Bengals Rookie QB Andy Dalton (2nd round, No. 35) has 100+ passer rating (102.4, 107) in 2 of past 3... RB Cedric Benson (4,946) needs 54 rush yards to reach 5,000 career. Benson had 124 rush yards on 25 att. (5 avg.) in last game vs. Bills. Has 3 rush TDs in past 2 vs. Buf. Rookie WR A.J. Green (1st round, No. 4) leads NFL rookies with 15 catches & tied for 2nd among rookies with 2 TD receptions (TORREY SMITH, 3). WR Andre Caldwell (935) needs 65 rec. yards to reach 1,000 career... TE Jermaine Gresham has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of 3 games this season... Defense posted 5 sacks last week... Bengals have allowed 276.3 yards per game, 3rd-lowest in NFL in '11... DE Jonathan Fanene tied career-high with 2 sacks last week. DT Geno Atkins aims for 3rd consecutive game with sack... CB Nate Clements was selected No. 21 overall by Bills in '01 NFL Draft & spent 6 seasons (2001-06) in Buffalo... CB Leon Hall had INT vs. Bills on 11/4/07... S Reggie Nelson leads team with 22 tackles.


Results and Schedule
Buffalo Bills
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 KC A W 41-7 +34
2 2011-09-18 OAK H W 38-35 +3
3 2011-09-25 NE H W 34-31 +3
4 2011-10-02 CIN A L 20-23 -3
5 2011-10-09 PHI H    
6 2011-10-16 NYG A    
7   Bye      
8 2011-10-30 WAS H    
9 2011-11-06 NYJ H    
10 2011-11-13 DAL A    
11 2011-11-20 MIA A    
12 2011-11-27 NYJ A    
13 2011-12-04 TEN H    
14 2011-12-11 SD A    
15 2011-12-18 MIA H    
16 2011-12-24 DEN H    
17 2012-01-01 NE A    
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 CLE A W 27-17 +10
2 2011-09-18 DEN A L 22-24 -2
3 2011-09-25 SF H L 8-13 -5
4 2011-10-02 BUF H W 23-20 +3
5 2011-10-09 JAC A    
6 2011-10-16 IND H    
7   Bye      
8 2011-10-30 SEA A    
9 2011-11-06 TEN A    
10 2011-11-13 PIT H    
11 2011-11-20 BAL A    
12 2011-11-27 CLE H    
13 2011-12-04 PIT A    
14 2011-12-11 HOU H    
15 2011-12-18 STL A    
16 2011-12-24 ARI H    
17 2012-01-01 BAL H    

Injury Report
Buffalo Bills
Out  CB Terrence McGee (Hamstring)
 ILB Chris White (Hamstring)
 CB Aaron Williams (Chest)
Probable  WR Steve Johnson (Groin)
 ILB Kirk Morrison (Hamstring)
 NT Torell Troup (Back)
 RB Johnny White (Ankle)
IR  WR Marcus Easley (Illness)
 WR Roscoe Parrish (Left Ankle)
 ILB Reggie Torbor (Shoulder)
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Out  OLB Dontay Moch (Foot)
Probable  SS Chris Crocker (Not Injury Related)
 DE Jonathan Fanene (Knee)
 DE Robert Geathers (Shoulder)
 DT Pat Sims (Elbow)
 SS Gibril Wilson (Knee)
IR  MLB Roddrick Muckelroy (Achilles)
 TE Bo Scaife (Neck)
 WR Jordan Shipley (Left Knee)
PUP  CB Adam Jones (Neck)
Non-Football Related  OLB Keith Rivers (Undisclosed)
Holdout  QB Carson Palmer (Did Not Report - Limbo)

Offense Stats Comparison
  BUF
 Offense 		 CIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 37.7 19.0 22.5 BUF
Rushing yards 155.0 96.7 103.9 BUF
Rushing yards per attempt 5.60 3.97 4.01 BUF
Completion % 64.3% 59.0% 61.8% BUF
Passing yards 276.0 204.7 245.4 BUF
Passing yards per completion 11.50 10.41 11.33 BUF
Passing yards per attempt 7.39 6.14 7.00 BUF
Interceptions 1.3 0.7 1.0 CIN
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.3 0.7 BUF
Sacks allowed 0.7 2.3 2.4 BUF
3rd down conversions 41.7% 23.7% 38.1% BUF
4th down conversions 66.7% 0.0% 47.4% BUF
Time of possession 32:11 28:16 30:01 BUF
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BUF
 Defense 		 CIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 24.3 18.0 22.5 CIN
Rushing yards 115.7 88.0 103.9 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.69 2.90 4.01 CIN
Completion % 65.8% 56.8% 61.8% CIN
Passing yards 271.7 188.3 245.4 CIN
Passing yards per completion 10.87 10.46 11.33 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 7.15 5.95 7.00 CIN
INT return 2.0 0.3 1.0 BUF
Fumble recoveries 1.0 1.0 0.7 -
Sacks 0.7 3.0 2.4 CIN
3rd down conversions 41.2% 33.3% 38.1% CIN
4th down conversions 100.0% 33.3% 47.4% CIN
Time of possession 27:49 31:44 30:01 BUF

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BUF   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.9 8.3 10.7 BUF
Yards per kick return 18.5 20.9 24.7 CIN
Yards allowed per punt return 10.8 8.6 10.7 CIN
Yards allowed per kick return 18.7 28.8 24.7 BUF
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BUF   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.7 5.3 6.5 CIN
Penalty yards 44.3 43.7 54.4 CIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2011 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.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 17 2002-12-29 CIN BUF 9-27 BUF
2003 5 2003-10-05 CIN BUF 16-22 BUF
2004 15 2004-12-18 BUF CIN 33-17 BUF
2005 16 2005-12-24 BUF CIN 37-27 BUF
2007 9 2007-11-04 CIN BUF 21-33 BUF
2010 11 2010-11-21 BUF CIN 49-31 BUF

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.