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Prediction: Bengals 30, Chargers 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Philip Rivers Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9 Ryan Mathews Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 11 Danny Woodhead Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
WR 3 Keenan Allen Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 20 Vincent Brown Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 22 Eddie Royal Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 4 Antonio Gates Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 9 Ladarius Green Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 6 Nick Novak FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 8 Defense / ST  
 
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Andy Dalton Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 7 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 8 Giovani Bernard Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
WR 1 A.J. Green Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 12 Marvin Jones Rec: 3-50, 1 TD
WR 17 Andrew Hawkins Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 23 Mohamed Sanu Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 11 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 12 Tyler Eifert Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 1 Mike Nugent FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 1 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chargers 1st postseason appearance since 2009... Have won 4 consecutive games, longest active streak in AFC... QB Philip Rivers (4,478) is 6th player in NFL history to register 5 4,000-yard seasons. Has passed for 32,369 career passing yards & 254 TD passes, trailing only HOFer DAN FOUTS for most in Chargers history. In 3 career postseason road games, Rivers has completed 54 of 91 passes (59.3 pct.) for 783 yards with 6 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 91 passer rating. In last road postseason game (at Pit. on 1/11/09), Rivers completed 21 of 35 passes (60 pct.) for 308 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 105.4 passer rating. Has completed 51 of 76 passes (67.1 pct.) for 594 yards with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 102.6 rating in 2 career reg. season games at Cin... RB Ryan Mathews (1,255) became 1st Charger to reach 1,200 rush yards since LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON in 2007 (1,474). Led AFC with 534 rush yards in December. Totaled 92 scrimmage yards (61 rush, 31 receiving) in last game vs. Bengals. RB Danny Woodhead ranked 2nd in NFL in receptions (76) & receiving yards (605) among RBs in 2013... TE Antonio Gates (77 catches, 872 receiving yards) posted 6th season of career with at least 70 catches & 800 receiving yards. Gates had 8 catches for 93 yards in last postseason game (1/17/10 vs. NYJ)... Rookie WR Keenan Allen (71 catches for 1,046) has most receptions & receiving yards by Chargers rookie. Allen had 8 catches for 106 yards (13.3 avg.) in last game vs. Bengals. Has 5 TDs in past 4 games. Led NFL rookies in catches & receiving yards. WR Eddie Royal had career-high 8 TD receptions this season... TE Ladarius Green posted career-best 3rd TD catch of season last week. Averages 22.1 yards per catch in 2013... S Eric Weddle leads club with 103 tackles in 2013. Has 2 sacks in past 2 playoffs games. Weddle had INT & FR in last game against Cin.

Bengals Club has reached postseason for 5th time under head coach MARVIN LEWIS (2005, 2009, 2011-2013). Reached postseason in 3 straight seasons for 1st time in franchise history. Bengals aim for 1st postseason win since 1/6/91 against Houston Oilers (Wild Card)... Clinched 1st AFC North title since 2009... Club posted 8-0 record at home for 1st time since 1988... Have won 9 consecutive home games dating back to 2012... Offense has 73.9 TD pct. inside 20 this season, 2nd-best in NFL... QB Andy Dalton passed for 4,296 yards with 33 TD passes in 2013, most in single-season in team history. Cin. is 15-1 (.938) when Dalton has 100+ rating. Dalton is 30-18 (.625) as starter, highest all-time win pct. by Bengals QB (min. 20 starts). Is 2-0 against Chargers. Dalton totaled 20 TDs vs. 9 INTs & 98.4 passer rating at home this season... RB Giovani Bernard (1,209) is 1st Bengals rookie RB to reach 1,000 scrimmage yards since COREY DILLON in 1997 (1,388). RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis has rushed for 246 yards on 58 carries in 5 career postseason games... WR A.J. Green (260) surpassed ANQUAN BOLDIN (259) for most catches in 1st 3 seasons of career in NFL history. Green (3,833) has 2nd-most receiving yards in 1st 3 seasons of career in NFL history, trailing only RANDY MOSS (4,163). Green is 1st WR to be selected to Pro Bowl in each of his 1st 3 seasons since Randy Moss. Has 14 catches for 168 yards with 1 TD in 2 career games vs. SD. WRs Green (11) & Marvin Jones (10) combined for 21 TD receptions... Defense allowed 19.1 points per game in 2013, tied for fewest in AFC... LB Vontaze Burfict led team with 171 tackles in 2013....DE Wallace Gilberry had career-high 7.5 sacks this season... CB Terence Newman has played in 6 career postseason games (5 with Dal, 1 with Cin.). CB Dre Kirkpatrick had career-best 2 INTs last week, incl. 21-yard INT-return TD. Had INT in last game vs. SD... Club had 2 players selected to 2013 Pro Bowl (LB Burfict, WR Green).


Results and Schedule

San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-09 HOU H L 28-31 -3
2 2013-09-15 PHI A W 33-30 +3
3 2013-09-22 TEN A L 17-20 -3
4 2013-09-29 DAL H W 30-21 +9
5 2013-10-06 OAK A L 17-27 -10
6 2013-10-14 IND H W 19-9 +10
7 2013-10-20 JAC A W 24-6 +18
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-03 WAS A L 24-30 -6
10 2013-11-10 DEN H L 20-28 -8
11 2013-11-17 MIA A L 16-20 -4
12 2013-11-24 KC A W 41-38 +3
13 2013-12-01 CIN H L 10-17 -7
14 2013-12-08 NYG H W 37-14 +23
15 2013-12-12 DEN A W 27-20 +7
16 2013-12-22 OAK H W 26-13 +13
17 2013-12-29 KC H W 27-24 +3
WC 2014-01-05 CIN A    
   

Cincinnati Bengals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 CHI A L 21-24 -3
2 2013-09-16 PIT H W 20-10 +10
3 2013-09-22 GB H W 34-30 +4
4 2013-09-29 CLE A L 6-17 -11
5 2013-10-06 NE H W 13-6 +7
6 2013-10-13 BUF A W 27-24 +3
7 2013-10-20 DET A W 27-24 +3
8 2013-10-27 NYJ H W 49-9 +40
9 2013-10-31 MIA A L 20-22 -2
10 2013-11-10 BAL A L 17-20 -3
11 2013-11-17 CLE H W 41-20 +21
12   Bye      
13 2013-12-01 SD A W 17-10 +7
14 2013-12-08 IND H W 42-28 +14
15 2013-12-15 PIT A L 20-30 -10
16 2013-12-22 MIN H W 42-14 +28
17 2013-12-29 BAL H W 34-17 +17
WC 2014-01-05 SD H    

Injury Report

San Diego Chargers
Out  SS Brandon Taylor (knee)
Probable  DE Sean Lissemore (shoulder)
 RB Ryan Mathews (ankle)
 DE Kendall Reyes (ankle)
 WR Eddie Royal (toe)
IR  OLB Larry English (biceps, 11/12/2013)
 WR Malcom Floyd (head, 10/1/2013)
 OLB Dwight Freeney (quadriceps, 10/1/2013)
 ILB Jonas Mouton (knee, 7/28/2013)
 CB Johnny Patrick (ankle, 12/16/2013)
 TE John Phillips (knee, 12/23/2013)
 CB Steve Williams (pectoral, 8/26/2013)
   

Cincinnati Bengals
Questionable  TE Tyler Eifert (neck)
 DE Wallace Gilberry (concussion)
 CB Terence Newman (knee)
 WLB Vincent Rey (ankle)
Probable  WR A.J. Green (knee)
 TE Jermaine Gresham (hamstring)
IR  DT Geno Atkins (knee, 11/4/2013)
 DE Robert Geathers (elbow, 9/18/2013)
 CB Leon Hall (achilles-tendon, 10/29/2013)
 FS Taylor Mays (shoulder, 10/30/2013)
 DT Devon Still (back, 12/30/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  SD
 Offense 
CIN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 29.3 32.0 23.4 CIN
Rushing yards 143.3 115.7 116.8 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 4.09 3.51 4.26 SD
Completion % 66.7% 63.1% 61.2% SD
Passing yards 225.5 259.3 228.9 CIN
Passing yards per completion 11.69 11.86 10.71 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 7.79 7.48 6.56 SD
Interceptions 0.5 0.3 1.0 CIN
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.7 0.6 CIN
Sacks allowed 1.8 0.3 2.4 CIN
3rd down conversions 53.0% 47.7% 38.3% SD
4th down conversions 100.0% 62.5% 50.5% SD
Time of possession 34:58 33:46 30:22 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison

  SD
 Defense 
CIN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 18.8 19.7 23.4 SD
Rushing yards 102.0 86.7 116.8 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.18 4.10 4.26 CIN
Completion % 64.0% 62.2% 61.2% CIN
Passing yards 228.5 200.7 228.9 CIN
Passing yards per completion 10.81 8.89 10.71 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.92 5.52 6.56 CIN
INT return 1.0 1.7 1.0 CIN
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.3 0.6 SD
Sacks 1.5 1.7 2.4 CIN
3rd down conversions 36.9% 24.6% 38.3% CIN
4th down conversions 50.0% 33.3% 50.5% CIN
Time of possession 26:43 26:14 30:22 CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   SD   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.4 10.8 9.5 CIN
Yards per kick return 20.6 25.7 23.1 CIN
Yards allowed per punt return 10.1 17.2 9.5 SD
Yards allowed per kick return 23.9 23.8 23.1 CIN
  Misc Stats Comparison

   SD   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.8 6.3 5.9 SD
Penalty yards 33.5 55.0 50.2 SD

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2013 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.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

San Diego Chargers vs. Cincinnati Bengals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 3 2001-09-30 CIN SD 14-28 SD
2002 1 2002-09-08 SD CIN 36-6 SD
2003 12 2003-11-23 CIN SD 34-27 CIN
2006 10 2006-11-12 SD CIN 49-41 SD
2009 15 2009-12-20 CIN SD 24-27 SD
2010 16 2010-12-26 SD CIN 20-34 CIN
2012 13 2012-12-02 CIN SD 20-13 CIN
2013 13 2013-12-01 CIN SD 17-10 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.