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Final Score Prediction

Bengals 24, Browns 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 8 Andy Dalton Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 17 Giovani Bernard Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 33 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 7 A.J. Green Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 43 Mohamed Sanu Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 68 Marvin Jones Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 22 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 25 Tyler Eifert Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 27 Mike Nugent FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 3 Defense / ST  
 
Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
QB 25 Brian Hoyer Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 45 Willis McGahee Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 46 Chris Ogbonnaya Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 60 Bobby Rainey Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 15 Josh Gordon Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 63 Davone Bess Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 74 Greg Little Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 5 Jordan Cameron Rec: 7-70, 0 TD
K 30 Billy Cundiff FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 23 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bengals Last week, Cin. became 3rd team in NFL history to win a game after allowing 30 unanswered points... For career, QB Andy Dalton is 3-1 against Browns with 1,050 passing yards, 8 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 104 rating. Aims for 3rd straight game vs. Browns with at least 300 passing yards & 3 TDs. Bengals are 10-1 (.909) when Dalton has 100+ rating. Dalton is 21-14 (.618) as starter, highest all-time win pct. by Bengals QB (min. 20 starts).... RB Giovani Bernard aims for 3rd straight game w/ rush TD... WR A.J. Green has 4 TD catches in 4 career games vs. Browns. Has 2 100-yard rec. games vs. Cle. (110, 135)... TE Jermaine Gresham has TD catch in 3 of past 4 vs. Browns... LB Vontaze Burfict leads team with 28 tackles... Since '12, DT Geno Atkins leads NFL DTs with 13.5 sacks... CB Terence Newman had INT & FR-TD last week. CB Leon Hall has 5 INTs vs. Cle., most vs. any team... PR-CB Adam Jones had 81-yard PR-TD vs. Cle. on 9/16/12.

Browns QB Brian Hoyer passed for 321 yards with 3 TDs vs. 3 INTs & recorded 1st career win as starter last week. Attended St. Ignatius HS in Cle. In 2 career starts vs. Cin., QB Brandon Weeden has passed for 553 yards w/ 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 105.2 rating... RB Willis McGahee ranks 4th among active NFL RBs w/ 8,106 career rush yards. Ranks 3rd among active players w/ 63 rush TDs... WR Josh Gordon had 3 rec. for 99 yards, incl. 71-yard TD rec, in last game vs. Bengals. Had career-best in catches (10) & receiving yards (146) last week. WR Greg Little has 2 TD catches in past 3 vs. Cin... TE Jordan Cameron tied Browns single-game record with 3 TD catches last week. Has 20 rec. in 2013, most by Browns TE in 1st 3 games of season. In 2013, ranks 2nd among NFL TEs in catches (20) & rec. yards (269). Tied for NFL-best with 4 TD rec. (among TEs) this season... T JOE THOMAS has started 99 consecutive games since entering NFL in 2007... Rookie LB Barkevious Mingo (No. 6 overall) aims for 3rd straight game with sack. LB D'QWELL JACKSON had career-best 3 sacks vs. Cin. on 9/16/12... DE Desmond Bryant (3.5) needs 2 sacks to surpass career-best of 5 sacks in '11 (w/ Oak.).


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    
5 2013-10-06 NE H    
6 2013-10-13 BUF A    
7 2013-10-20 DET A    
8 2013-10-27 NYJ H    
9 2013-10-31 MIA A    
10 2013-11-10 BAL A    
11 2013-11-17 CLE H    
12   Bye      
13 2013-12-01 SD A    
14 2013-12-08 IND H    
15 2013-12-15 PIT A    
16 2013-12-22 MIN H    
17 2013-12-29 BAL H    
   
Cleveland Browns
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 MIA H L 10-23 -13
2 2013-09-15 BAL A L 6-14 -8
3 2013-09-22 MIN A W 31-27 +4
4 2013-09-29 CIN H    
5 2013-10-03 BUF H    
6 2013-10-13 DET H    
7 2013-10-20 GB A    
8 2013-10-27 KC A    
9 2013-11-03 BAL H    
10   Bye      
11 2013-11-17 CIN A    
12 2013-11-24 PIT H    
13 2013-12-01 JAC H    
14 2013-12-08 NE A    
15 2013-12-15 CHI H    
16 2013-12-22 NYJ A    
17 2013-12-29 PIT A    

Injury Report
Cincinnati Bengals
Doubtful  CB Leon Hall (hamstring)
 CB Dre Kirkpatrick (hamstring)
 FS Reggie Nelson (hamstring)
Probable  CB Brandon Ghee (concussion)
 RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis (ankle)
 SLB James Harrison (other-illness)
 CB Terence Newman (knee)
IR  DE Robert Geathers (elbow, 9/18/2013)
 WR Andrew Hawkins (ankle, 9/4/2013)
   
Cleveland Browns
Out  OLB Quentin Groves (ankle)
 QB Brandon Weeden (thumb)
 DE Billy Winn (quadriceps)
Doubtful  OLB Jabaal Sheard (knee)
Questionable  K Billy Cundiff (quadriceps)
Probable  DE Desmond Bryant (wrist)
 WR Josh Gordon (ankle)
 DT Ahtyba Rubin (calf)
IR  RB Montario Hardesty (knee, 8/27/2013)
 RB Dion Lewis (fibula, 8/26/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CIN
 Offense 
CLE
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 25.0 15.7 22.6 CIN
Rushing yards 90.7 71.7 106.2 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.44 4.30 4.05 CLE
Completion % 67.0% 54.5% 61.9% CIN
Passing yards 257.3 248.0 247.6 CIN
Passing yards per completion 10.87 9.42 10.87 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 7.28 5.13 6.73 CIN
Interceptions 1.0 2.0 0.9 CIN
Fumbles lost 1.3 0.3 0.8 CLE
Sacks allowed 1.7 4.7 2.7 CIN
3rd down conversions 46.2% 25.0% 38.5% CIN
4th down conversions 0.0% 44.4% 40.5% CLE
Time of possession 30:44 28:30 30:03 CIN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CIN
 Defense 
CLE
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 21.3 21.3 22.6 -
Rushing yards 102.3 84.3 106.2 CLE
Rushing yards per attempt 4.15 2.81 4.05 CLE
Completion % 59.3% 62.8% 61.9% CIN
Passing yards 231.0 215.7 247.6 CLE
Passing yards per completion 10.34 9.11 10.87 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 6.13 5.73 6.73 CLE
INT return 1.3 0.7 0.9 CIN
Fumble recoveries 1.0 1.0 0.8 -
Sacks 2.0 4.0 2.7 CLE
3rd down conversions 33.3% 49.0% 38.5% CIN
4th down conversions 33.3% 0.0% 40.5% CLE
Time of possession 29:16 31:30 30:03 CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CIN   CLE  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.7 7.8 8.0 CLE
Yards per kick return 25.6 24.7 23.5 CIN
Yards allowed per punt return 9.5 6.5 8.0 CLE
Yards allowed per kick return 21.2 25.5 23.5 CIN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CIN   CLE  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.3 6.3 6.4 CLE
Penalty yards 70.3 45.7 55.6 CLE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2013 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
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 2 2000-09-10 CLE CIN 24-7 CLE
2000 9 2000-10-29 CIN CLE 12-3 CIN
2001 5 2001-10-14 CLE CIN 14-24 CIN
2001 11 2001-11-25 CIN CLE 0-18 CLE
2002 2 2002-09-15 CIN CLE 7-20 CLE
2002 11 2002-11-17 CLE CIN 27-20 CLE
2003 4 2003-09-28 CIN CLE 21-14 CIN
2003 17 2003-12-28 CLE CIN 22-14 CLE
2004 6 2004-10-17 CIN CLE 17-34 CLE
2004 12 2004-11-28 CLE CIN 48-58 CIN
2005 1 2005-09-11 CIN CLE 27-13 CIN
2005 14 2005-12-11 CLE CIN 20-23 CIN
2006 2 2006-09-17 CLE CIN 17-34 CIN
2006 12 2006-11-26 CIN CLE 30-0 CIN
2007 2 2007-09-16 CIN CLE 45-51 CLE
2007 16 2007-12-23 CLE CIN 14-19 CIN
2008 4 2008-09-28 CLE CIN 20-12 CLE
2008 16 2008-12-21 CIN CLE 14-0 CIN
2009 4 2009-10-04 CIN CLE 23-20 CIN
2009 12 2009-11-29 CLE CIN 7-16 CIN
2010 4 2010-10-03 CIN CLE 20-23 CLE
2010 15 2010-12-19 CLE CIN 17-19 CIN
2011 1 2011-09-11 CIN CLE 27-17 CIN
2011 12 2011-11-27 CLE CIN 20-23 CIN
2012 2 2012-09-16 CLE CIN 27-34 CIN
2012 6 2012-10-14 CIN CLE 24-34 CLE

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.