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Final Score Prediction

Steelers 30, Bengals 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 22 Jonathan Dwyer Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 RB 34 Baron Batch Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 7 Mike Wallace Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 25 Antonio Brown Rec: 7-80, 0 TD
WR 59 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 6 Heath Miller Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
 K 4 Shaun Suisham FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 12 Defense / ST  
 
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Andy Dalton Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 20 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 2 A.J. Green Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 29 Andrew Hawkins Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 55 Armon Binns Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 19 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 21 Mike Nugent FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 24 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Steelers Aim for 5th consecutive win vs. Bengals. Have NFL-best 51.9 pct. 3rd-down conversion rate... Ohio native, QB Ben Roethlisberger is 14-2 in Ohio (7-1 at Cin.; 7-1 at Cle). Roethlisberger (28,066) surpassed HOFer TERRY BRADSHAW (27,989) for most pass yards in team history last week. Averages 330.7 pass yards per game on road in '12, 2nd-best in NFL (DREW BREES, 385.5)... RB Rashard Mendenhall tied career-best 2 rush TDs vs. Cin. on 11/13/11 & 12/4/11. RB Isaac Redman (105) became 1st Steelers RB with 100-yard rec. game since FRENCHY FUQUA (116) on 11/29/70 vs. Ten... WR Mike Wallace tied career-high with 2 TD rec. in last game vs. Cin... LB LaMarr Woodley has 8 career sacks vs. Cin., most against any team. LB James Harrison (59) needs 1.5 sacks to surpass KEITH WILLIS (59) & JOEY PORTER (60) for 2nd-most sacks in franchise history... PR-WR Antonio Brown had 60-yard PR-TD in last meeting vs. Cin.

Bengals QB Andy Dalton had career-best 381 passing yards last week. Ranks 2nd in AFC w/ 113.5 4th-quarter rtg. (PEYTON MANNING, 118.4)... Since '10, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis is tied for 2nd in NFL w/ 26 rush TDs. RB Cedric Peerman had career-best in rec. (8) & rec. yards (76) last week... WR A.J. Green had career-high 2 TD catches last week & aims for 6th consecutive game with TD rec. Green posted 7th career game with 100+ rec. yards last week (135)... TE Jermaine Gresham had season-high 68 rec. yards last week, incl. 55-yard TD catch. Tied 3rd among AFC TEs with 25 rec. (ROB GRONKOWSKI, 29; OWEN DANIELS, 26)... Defense ranks 2nd in NFL & 1st in AFC with 20 sacks in '12... DE Michael Johnson recorded 2nd INT of career last week. Johnson (5) needs 1.5 sacks to surpass career-high of 6 in '11... CB Leon Hall had INT in last game vs. Pit.


Results and Schedule
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 DEN A L 19-31 -12
2 2012-09-16 NYJ H W 27-10 +17
3 2012-09-23 OAK A L 31-34 -3
4   Bye      
5 2012-10-07 PHI H W 16-14 +2
6 2012-10-11 TEN A L 23-26 -3
7 2012-10-21 CIN A W 24-17 +7
8 2012-10-28 WAS H    
9 2012-11-04 NYG A    
10 2012-11-12 KC H    
11 2012-11-18 BAL H    
12 2012-11-25 CLE A    
13 2012-12-02 BAL A    
14 2012-12-09 SD H    
15 2012-12-16 DAL A    
16 2012-12-23 CIN H    
17 2012-12-30 CLE 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    
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
Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  OLB Chris Carter (hamstring)
 RB Rashard Mendenhall (achilles-tendon)
 SS Troy Polamalu (calf)
 RB Isaac Redman (knee)
Probable  ILB Brandon Johnson (hamstring)
 ILB Lawrence Timmons (foot)
IR  ILB Sean Spence (knee, 8/31)
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Doubtful  RB Brian Leonard (ribs)
Questionable  WR Armon Binns (ankle)
Probable  WR Andrew Hawkins (back)
 DT Devon Still (shoulder)
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
  PIT
 Offense 
CIN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 23.0 24.5 23.3 CIN
Rushing yards 65.7 95.5 112.3 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.05 3.87 4.16 CIN
Completion % 64.5% 66.2% 61.9% CIN
Passing yards 276.7 279.8 242.7 CIN
Passing yards per completion 11.15 11.87 11.07 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 7.19 7.86 6.86 CIN
Interceptions 0.3 1.3 1.0 PIT
Fumbles lost 0.0 1.0 0.7 PIT
Sacks allowed 1.7 2.8 2.3 PIT
3rd down conversions 51.9% 26.7% 38.4% PIT
4th down conversions 60.0% 71.4% 59.2% CIN
Time of possession 35:08 31:20 30:15 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Defense 
CIN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 23.7 27.3 23.3 PIT
Rushing yards 92.7 107.8 112.3 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 4.13 4.26 4.16 PIT
Completion % 60.9% 66.1% 61.9% PIT
Passing yards 203.3 226.3 242.7 PIT
Passing yards per completion 10.24 10.69 11.07 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 6.24 7.07 6.86 PIT
INT return 0.3 0.3 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.8 0.7 CIN
Sacks 2.3 3.3 2.3 CIN
3rd down conversions 49.2% 33.8% 38.4% CIN
4th down conversions 100.0% 33.3% 59.2% CIN
Time of possession 24:52 28:40 30:15 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   PIT   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.4 13.8 9.9 CIN
Yards per kick return 27.0 22.4 24.6 PIT
Yards allowed per punt return 6.9 11.2 9.9 PIT
Yards allowed per kick return 28.2 27.2 24.6 CIN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   PIT   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 9.0 6.0 6.6 CIN
Penalty yards 79.7 50.0 57.0 CIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 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 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 7 2000-10-15 CIN PIT 0-15 PIT
2000 13 2000-11-26 PIT CIN 48-28 PIT
2001 4 2001-10-07 CIN PIT 7-16 PIT
2001 16 2001-12-30 PIT CIN 23-26 CIN
2002 6 2002-10-13 PIT CIN 34-7 PIT
2002 12 2002-11-24 CIN PIT 21-29 PIT
2003 3 2003-09-21 PIT CIN 17-10 PIT
2003 13 2003-11-30 CIN PIT 24-20 CIN
2004 4 2004-10-03 CIN PIT 17-28 PIT
2004 11 2004-11-21 PIT CIN 19-14 PIT
2005 7 2005-10-23 PIT CIN 27-13 PIT
2005 13 2005-12-04 CIN PIT 38-31 CIN
2005 WC 2006-01-08 PIT CIN 31-17 PIT
2006 3 2006-09-24 CIN PIT 28-20 CIN
2006 17 2006-12-31 PIT CIN 23-17 PIT
2007 8 2007-10-28 PIT CIN 24-13 PIT
2007 13 2007-12-02 CIN PIT 10-24 PIT
2008 7 2008-10-19 PIT CIN 38-10 PIT
2008 12 2008-11-20 CIN PIT 10-27 PIT
2009 3 2009-09-27 PIT CIN 20-23 CIN
2009 10 2009-11-15 CIN PIT 18-12 CIN
2010 9 2010-11-08 PIT CIN 27-21 PIT
2010 14 2010-12-12 CIN PIT 7-23 PIT
2011 10 2011-11-13 PIT CIN 24-17 PIT
2011 13 2011-12-04 CIN PIT 7-35 PIT

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. WC = Wild-Card