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Final Score Prediction

Patriots 24, Bengals 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Tom Brady Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 19 LeGarrette Blount Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
 RB 33 Brandon Bolden Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 24 Kenbrell Thompkins Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 27 Julian Edelman Rec: 7-60, 1 TD
WR 61 Danny Amendola Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
WR 62 Aaron Dobson Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 31 Rob Gronkowski Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 12 Stephen Gostkowski FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 9 Defense / ST  
 
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 24 Andy Dalton Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 13 Giovani Bernard Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 41 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 14 A.J. Green Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 52 Mohamed Sanu Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 67 Marvin Jones Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 17 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 23 Tyler Eifert Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 6 Mike Nugent FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 18 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Patriots Dating back to 2012, have won 13 of past 14 regular-season games. Aim for 7th consecutive road victory... QB Tom Brady has TD pass in 52 consecutive games, 2nd-longest streak in NFL history (DREW BREES, 54). Brady (341) needs 2 TD passes to surpass HOFer FRAN TARKENTON (342) for 4th-most in NFL history. For career, Brady is 4-0 vs. Bengals & has completed 83 of 119 passes (69.7 pct.) for 937 yards with 10 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 114 rating... RB LeGarrette Blount had 47-yard TD rush last week, 1st since joining NE & 2nd-longest of career... TE Rob Gronkowski scored 1st career TD vs. Cin. on 9/12/10. WR Julian Edelman had career-high 118 receiving yards vs. Falcons. Aims for 5th consecutive game with 7+ catches (34 total during span). In past 2, rookie WR Kenbrell Thompkins has 9 catches for 168 yards (18.7 avg.) with 3 TDs... Rookie DT JOE VELLANO (undrafted) registered 1st career sack last week. DE Chandler Jones has sack in 2 of past 3. In past 3, CB Aqib Talib has 4 INTs & FF. Had INT in only game vs. Cin. (10/10/10 w/TB).

Bengals Have won 5 of past 6 at home... In past 6 at home, QB Andy Dalton has completed 112 of 181 passes (61.9 pct.) for 1,208 yards with 12 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 99.0 rating. Bengals are 10-1 (.909) when Dalton has 100+ rating... Rookie RB Giovani Bernard has rush TD in 2 of past 3... Since 2011, WR A.J. Green has 21 TD catches, tied for 2nd most among AFC WRs during span (ERIC DECKER 22, WES WELKER 21)... TE Jermaine Gresham (187) needs 13 catches to become 5th TE in club history with 200. Had TD catch in last game vs. NE... LB Vontaze Burfict leads team with 42 tackles in 2013... Since 2012, DT Geno Atkins leads NFL DTs with 15 sacks. Had 1.5 sacks last week. DE Carlos Dunlap has 3 sacks in past 3, incl. 1.5 last week vs. Browns. CB Terence Newman had INT in last game vs. NE (10/16/11 w/ Dal.). CB Leon Hall had INT in last home game vs. NE... PR-CB Adam Jones had 81-yard INT-TD vs. NE on 12/31/06 (w/ Ten.).


Results and Schedule
New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 BUF A W 23-21 +2
2 2013-09-12 NYJ H W 13-10 +3
3 2013-09-22 TB H W 23-3 +20
4 2013-09-29 ATL A W 30-23 +7
5 2013-10-06 CIN A    
6 2013-10-13 NO H    
7 2013-10-20 NYJ A    
8 2013-10-27 MIA H    
9 2013-11-03 PIT H    
10   Bye      
11 2013-11-18 CAR A    
12 2013-11-24 DEN H    
13 2013-12-01 HOU A    
14 2013-12-08 CLE H    
15 2013-12-15 MIA A    
16 2013-12-22 BAL A    
17 2013-12-29 BUF H    
   
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    
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    

Injury Report
New England Patriots
Out  RB Stevan Ridley (knee)
 WR Matt Slater (wrist)
Questionable  WR Danny Amendola (groin)
 RB Brandon Bolden (knee)
 WR Aaron Dobson (neck)
 SS Nate Ebner (ankle)
 TE Rob Gronkowski (other-excused)
 SLB Dont'a Hightower (knee)
 WLB Jerod Mayo (ankle)
 WR Kenbrell Thompkins (shoulder)
 RB Leon Washington (thigh)
 FS Tavon Wilson (hamstring)
Probable  CB Kyle Arrington (groin)
IR  RB Shane Vereen (wrist, 9/10/2013)
 DT Vince Wilfork (achilles-tendon, 10/3/2013)
 SS Adrian Wilson (hamstring, 8/31/2013)
   
Cincinnati Bengals
Doubtful  CB Brandon Ghee (thigh)
 CB Leon Hall (hamstring)
Questionable  DE Michael Johnson (concussion)
 CB Dre Kirkpatrick (hamstring)
Probable  WLB Vontaze Burfict (neck)
 SLB James Harrison (knee)
 FS Reggie Nelson (hamstring)
IR  DE Robert Geathers (elbow, 9/18/2013)
 WR Andrew Hawkins (ankle, 9/4/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Offense 
CIN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 22.3 20.3 22.9 NE
Rushing yards 125.0 83.8 106.8 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 4.07 3.38 4.07 NE
Completion % 58.9% 63.5% 61.9% CIN
Passing yards 242.3 243.8 248.8 CIN
Passing yards per completion 10.42 10.37 10.91 NE
Passing yards per attempt 6.13 6.59 6.75 CIN
Interceptions 0.5 1.0 1.0 NE
Fumbles lost 0.5 1.3 0.8 NE
Sacks allowed 1.5 1.8 2.7 NE
3rd down conversions 42.4% 41.5% 37.7% NE
4th down conversions 25.0% 25.0% 41.8% -
Time of possession 31:51 30:16 30:08 NE
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Defense 
CIN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 14.3 20.3 22.9 NE
Rushing yards 105.0 99.0 106.8 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.08 3.81 4.07 CIN
Completion % 54.8% 60.9% 61.9% NE
Passing yards 241.0 235.0 248.8 CIN
Passing yards per completion 11.21 10.22 10.91 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.14 6.23 6.75 NE
INT return 1.3 1.0 1.0 NE
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.8 0.8 -
Sacks 2.3 2.3 2.7 -
3rd down conversions 35.6% 38.6% 37.7% NE
4th down conversions 0.0% 33.3% 41.8% NE
Time of possession 28:09 29:44 30:08 NE

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NE   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 12.1 6.9 8.5 NE
Yards per kick return 21.0 20.9 23.7 NE
Yards allowed per punt return 6.3 9.0 8.5 NE
Yards allowed per kick return 24.0 23.7 23.7 CIN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NE   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.5 6.3 6.4 NE
Penalty yards 52.3 59.0 56.3 NE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 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
New England Patriots vs. Cincinnati Bengals
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 12 2000-11-19 CIN NE 13-16 NE
2001 1 2001-09-09 NE CIN 17-23 CIN
2004 14 2004-12-12 CIN NE 28-35 NE
2006 4 2006-10-01 NE CIN 38-13 NE
2007 4 2007-10-01 NE CIN 34-13 NE
2010 1 2010-09-12 CIN NE 24-38 NE

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.