Prediction: Bengals 27, Ravens 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 9 |
Andy Dalton |
Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 8 |
Giovani Bernard   |
Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 37 |
BenJarvus Green-Ellis |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 2 |
A.J. Green |
Rec: 8-100, 1 TD |
| WR 31 |
Marvin Jones |
Rec: 4-60, 1 TD |
| WR 70 |
Mohamed Sanu |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
 TE 16 |
Tyler Eifert |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
 TE 32 |
Jermaine Gresham |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| K 8 |
Mike Nugent |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 3 |
Defense / ST |
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| Baltimore Ravens |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 18 |
Joe Flacco |
Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 28 |
Ray Rice |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 46 |
Bernard Pierce |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 16 |
Torrey Smith |
Rec: 5-80, 1 TD |
| WR 37 |
Marlon Brown |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 53 |
Jacoby Jones |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 18 |
Dallas Clark |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| K 14 |
Justin Tucker |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 24 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Bengals Have won 4 of past 5... QB Andy Dalton is 25-16 (.610) as starter, highest all-time win pct. by Bengals QB (min. 20 starts). In past 4, has 1,372 pass yards w/ 11 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 102.2 rating. Aims for 5th in row w/ 300+ pass yards. Cin. is 13-1 (.929) when Dalton has 100+ rating... RB Giovani Bernard leads all NFL rookies with 628 scrim. yards. Had career-high 2 rush TDs last week, incl. career-long 35-yard TD run. RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis had 91 rush yards & TD in last game vs. Bal... WR A.J. Green aims for 5th straight game with 100+ receiving yards (103, 155, 115, 128). Averages 95.8 receiving yards per game, 2nd-best in AFC. Has totaled 3,269 rec. yards in 1st 40 career games, 5th-most rec. yards yards in 1st 40 games of career in NFL history. WR Marvin Jones had TD catch in last game vs. Bal. WR Andrew Hawkins had career-best 8 catches in last game at Bal... DE Michael Johnson had 2 sacks in last game vs. Ravens... LB Vontaze Burfict leads team with 90 tackles.
 Ravens Have won 8 of past 10 at home vs. AFC North... For career, QB Joe Flacco is 4-1 at home against Cin. Flacco (19,800) needs 200 yards to reach 20,000 career. Flacco has 12-4 (.750) career record at home vs. AFC North. Has 100+ passer rating in past 2 at home vs. Cin. Has 17-6 (.739) record in Nov., 5th- best in SB era (min. 20 starts)... RB Ray Rice has 8 career rush TDs in 10 meetings vs. Cin., most against any team. Since entering NFL in 2008, leads NFL RBs in rec. (338). Club is 14-3 (.823) when Rice has 100+ rush yards... WR Torrey Smith is averaging 88.4 rec. yards per game in 2013, 4th-best in AFC, + 19.6 yards per catch, best in AFC. Rookie WR Marlon Brown had career-high 2 TD catches last week...TE Dallas Clark (498) needs 2 rec. to become 9th TE in NFL history to reach 500 career... LB Terrell Suggs has at least 1 sack in 7 of 8 games in '13. LB Daryl Smith leads team with 71 tackles... PR TANDON DOSS has 17.8 PR avg. in 2013, best in AFC... Since '12, KR Jacoby Jones has 2 KR-TDs, tied for most in NFL.
Results and Schedule
| 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 |
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
CLE |
H |
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| 12 |
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Bye |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
SD |
A |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
IND |
H |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
PIT |
A |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
MIN |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
BAL |
H |
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| Baltimore Ravens |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-05 |
DEN |
A |
L 27-49 |
-22 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
CLE |
H |
W 14-6 |
+8 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
HOU |
H |
W 30-9 |
+21 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
BUF |
A |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
MIA |
A |
W 26-23 |
+3 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
GB |
H |
L 17-19 |
-2 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
PIT |
A |
L 16-19 |
-3 |
| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
CLE |
A |
L 18-24 |
-6 |
| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
CIN |
H |
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
CHI |
A |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 13 |
2013-11-28 |
PIT |
H |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
MIN |
H |
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| 15 |
2013-12-16 |
DET |
A |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
NE |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
CIN |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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CIN
Offense |
BAL
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
21.8 |
18.3 |
23.8 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards |
116.8 |
61.3 |
113.1 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.87 |
2.89 |
4.18 |
CIN |
| Completion % |
63.7% |
58.6% |
61.3% |
CIN |
| Passing yards |
286.5 |
262.3 |
239.8 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.73 |
11.72 |
11.01 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.47 |
6.87 |
6.75 |
CIN |
| Interceptions |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
BAL |
| Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
CIN |
| Sacks allowed |
2.5 |
3.7 |
2.6 |
CIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
42.0% |
32.9% |
38.5% |
CIN |
| 4th down conversions |
57.1% |
80.0% |
48.7% |
BAL |
| Time of possession |
32:33 |
28:52 |
50:06 |
CIN |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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CIN
Defense |
BAL
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
18.0 |
21.7 |
23.8 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards |
98.5 |
118.0 |
113.1 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.95 |
3.78 |
4.18 |
BAL |
| Completion % |
59.4% |
57.8% |
61.3% |
BAL |
| Passing yards |
198.3 |
220.3 |
239.8 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.75 |
12.40 |
11.01 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.79 |
7.17 |
6.75 |
CIN |
| INT return |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
- |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
BAL |
| Sacks |
3.5 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
CIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
42.1% |
32.1% |
38.5% |
BAL |
| 4th down conversions |
33.3% |
100.0% |
48.7% |
CIN |
| Time of possession |
29:36 |
31:08 |
50:06 |
CIN |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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CIN |
BAL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
7.5 |
13.5 |
9.7 |
BAL |
| Yards per kick return |
23.0 |
25.2 |
24.0 |
BAL |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
6.5 |
10.4 |
9.7 |
CIN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
24.1 |
24.0 |
24.0 |
BAL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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CIN |
BAL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.0 |
7.7 |
6.3 |
CIN |
| Penalty yards |
54.3 |
63.3 |
55.3 |
CIN |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 4 to 9 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 4 to 9 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
4 |
2000-09-24 |
CIN |
BAL |
0-37 |
BAL |
| 2000 |
10 |
2000-11-05 |
BAL |
CIN |
27-7 |
BAL |
| 2001 |
2 |
2001-09-23 |
BAL |
CIN |
10-21 |
CIN |
| 2001 |
15 |
2001-12-23 |
CIN |
BAL |
0-16 |
BAL |
| 2002 |
10 |
2002-11-10 |
CIN |
BAL |
27-38 |
BAL |
| 2002 |
13 |
2002-12-01 |
BAL |
CIN |
27-23 |
BAL |
| 2003 |
7 |
2003-10-19 |
BAL |
CIN |
26-34 |
CIN |
| 2003 |
14 |
2003-12-07 |
CIN |
BAL |
13-31 |
BAL |
| 2004 |
3 |
2004-09-26 |
BAL |
CIN |
23-9 |
BAL |
| 2004 |
13 |
2004-12-05 |
CIN |
BAL |
27-26 |
CIN |
| 2005 |
9 |
2005-11-06 |
CIN |
BAL |
21-9 |
CIN |
| 2005 |
12 |
2005-11-27 |
BAL |
CIN |
29-42 |
CIN |
| 2006 |
9 |
2006-11-05 |
CIN |
BAL |
20-26 |
BAL |
| 2006 |
13 |
2006-11-30 |
BAL |
CIN |
7-13 |
CIN |
| 2007 |
1 |
2007-09-10 |
BAL |
CIN |
20-27 |
CIN |
| 2007 |
10 |
2007-11-11 |
CIN |
BAL |
21-7 |
CIN |
| 2008 |
1 |
2008-09-07 |
CIN |
BAL |
10-17 |
BAL |
| 2008 |
13 |
2008-11-30 |
BAL |
CIN |
34-3 |
BAL |
| 2009 |
5 |
2009-10-11 |
CIN |
BAL |
17-14 |
CIN |
| 2009 |
9 |
2009-11-08 |
BAL |
CIN |
7-17 |
CIN |
| 2010 |
2 |
2010-09-19 |
BAL |
CIN |
10-15 |
CIN |
| 2010 |
17 |
2011-01-02 |
CIN |
BAL |
7-13 |
BAL |
| 2011 |
11 |
2011-11-20 |
CIN |
BAL |
24-31 |
BAL |
| 2011 |
17 |
2012-01-01 |
BAL |
CIN |
24-16 |
BAL |
| 2012 |
1 |
2012-09-10 |
CIN |
BAL |
13-44 |
BAL |
| 2012 |
17 |
2012-12-30 |
BAL |
CIN |
17-23 |
CIN |
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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.
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