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Cincinnati Bengals at New Orleans Saints - Week 11
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BUF
MIA		 9
 22
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ATL
CAR		 19
 17
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SF
NYG		 16
 10
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SEA
KC		 20
 24
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PHI
GB		 20
 53
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TB
WAS		 27
 7
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MIN
CHI		 13
 21
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HOU
CLE		 23
 7
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DEN
STL		 7
 22
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CIN
NO		 27
 10
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OAK
SD		 6
 13
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DET
ARI		 6
 14
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NE
IND		 42
 20
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PIT
TEN		 27
 24
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Saints 27, Bengals 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Andy Dalton Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 15 Jeremy Hill Rush: 65, 0 TD Rec: 4-20, 0
RB 56 Cedric Peerman Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 13 A.J. Green Rec: 6-75, 1 TD
WR 37 Mohamed Sanu Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 77 Brandon Tate Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 20 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 4-35, 0 TD
K 22 Mike Nugent FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 25 Defense / ST  
 
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 5 Drew Brees Pass: 315, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6 Mark Ingram Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 46 Travaris Cadet Rush: 5, 0 TD Rec: 3-25, 0
WR 27 Brandin Cooks Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 46 Marques Colston Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 50 Kenny Stills Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 2 Jimmy Graham Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
K 8 Shayne Graham FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 6 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bengals QB Andy Dalton has 10-3-1 career record vs. NFC, passing for 3,345 yards & 27 TDs vs. 12 INTs for 98.3 rating. Has 35-21-1 (.623) record, highest win pct. of any QB in club history (min. 20 starts)... In past 6, RB Giovani Bernard is averaging 85 scrimmage yards/game (515 total; 398 rush, 117 rec.) with 5 rush TDs. Aims for 3rd in row with rush TD vs. NFC. RB Jeremy Hill (Round 2, No. 55 overall) has 209 rushing yards & 2 TDs in past 2... WR A.J. Green has 460 rec. yards & 6 TDs in past 5 vs. NFC. Since entering NFL in 2011, has 4,214 rec. yards, 3rd-most in AFC. In past 5, WR Mohamed Sanu has 24 catches for 414 yards & 2 TDs. Aims for 4th in row with TD vs. NFC. TE Jermaine Gresham (19) needs TD to become 4th TE in club history with 20... Since 2012, Geno Atkins has 20 sacks, 2nd among NFL DTs. LB Emmanuel Lamur leads team with 60 tackles, incl. team-high 11 vs. Cle...

Saints QB Drew Brees has 109.7 rating in 3 career meetings. In last home game vs. Cin., passed for career-high 510 yards. In past 12 at home, is 11-1 & has completed 346 of 482 (71.8 pct.) for 4,102 yards with 37 TDs vs. 8 INTs for 116 rating. Since joining NO in 2006, leads NFL with 41,549 pass yards & 301 pass TDs... RB Mark Ingram aims for 4th consecutive 100-yard rush game. In past 3, has 392 yards (130.7 per game) & 3 TDs... TE Jimmy Graham has 6 TDs in past 3 vs. AFC & aims for 4th in row with 2+ TDs. In past 7 vs. AFC, has 10 TDs. Has 17 TDs in past 14 vs. AFC. Has 14 TDs in past 13 at home. Since 2011, leads NFL TEs with 326 catches, 4,101 yards & 43 TDs. WR Marques Colston had TD catch in last meeting. WR Brandin Cooks leads NFC rookies with 48 catches. Had 5 catches for 90 yards & TD last week... In last game vs. Cin. (10/24/10 with Atl.), LB Curtis Lofton had 2 FFs & 7 tackles. LB Junior Galette aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with sack. In past 8 vs. AFC, has 7 sacks. Has 12 sacks in past 12 at home. DE Cameron Jordan has sack in 3 of past 5 vs. AFC. Has 11 sacks in past 11 at home. Has 17.5 sacks in past 24.


Results and Schedule

Cincinnati Bengals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 BAL A W 23-16 +7
2 2014-09-14 ATL H W 24-10 +14
3 2014-09-21 TEN H W 33-7 +26
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-05 NE A L 17-43 -26
6 2014-10-12 CAR H T 37-37 0
7 2014-10-19 IND A L 0-27 -27
8 2014-10-26 BAL H W 27-24 +3
9 2014-11-02 JAC H W 33-23 +10
10 2014-11-06 CLE H L 3-24 -21
11 2014-11-16 NO A    
12 2014-11-23 HOU A    
13 2014-11-30 TB A    
14 2014-12-07 PIT H    
15 2014-12-14 CLE A    
16 2014-12-22 DEN H    
17 2014-12-28 PIT A    
   

New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 ATL A L 34-37 -3
2 2014-09-14 CLE A L 24-26 -2
3 2014-09-21 MIN H W 20-9 +11
4 2014-09-28 DAL A L 17-38 -21
5 2014-10-05 TB H W 37-31 +6
6   Bye      
7 2014-10-19 DET A L 23-24 -1
8 2014-10-26 GB H W 44-23 +21
9 2014-10-30 CAR A W 28-10 +18
10 2014-11-09 SF H L 24-27 -3
11 2014-11-16 CIN H    
12 2014-11-24 BAL H    
13 2014-11-30 PIT A    
14 2014-12-07 CAR H    
15 2014-12-15 CHI A    
16 2014-12-21 ATL H    
17 2014-12-28 TB A    

Injury Report

Cincinnati Bengals
Out  RB Giovani Bernard (clavicle)
 WLB Vontaze Burfict (knee)
 QB AJ McCarron (shoulder)
Questionable  MLB Rey Maualuga (hamstring)
 CB Terence Newman (knee)
Probable  TE Jermaine Gresham (thigh)
 CB Leon Hall (concussion)
 FS Taylor Mays (foot)
 RB Cedric Peerman (knee)
IR  TE Tyler Eifert (elbow, 9/10/2014)
 WR Marvin Jones (foot, 10/14/2014)
 MLB Sean Porter (knee, 10/7/2014)
 TE Alex Smith (biceps, 9/16/2014)
   

New Orleans Saints
Out  RB Khiry Robinson (forearm)
 RB Pierre Thomas (shoulder)
Questionable  CB Keenan Lewis (knee)
 ILB Curtis Lofton (knee)
Probable  ILB David Hawthorne (hand)
 RB Mark Ingram (shoulder)
 WR Joe Morgan (other-excused)
IR  FS Jairus Byrd (knee, 10/3/2014)
 DE Glenn Foster (knee, 10/20/2014)
 FB Austin Johnson (knee, 11/4/2014)
 SS Vinnie Sunseri (arm, 11/12/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  CIN
 Offense 		 NO
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 20.0 29.7 23.5 NO
Rushing yards 116.8 127.0 107.9 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 4.58 4.34 4.07 CIN
Completion % 58.9% 66.0% 61.9% NO
Passing yards 203.8 308.0 242.9 NO
Passing yards per completion 9.87 11.02 11.04 NO
Passing yards per attempt 5.81 7.28 6.83 NO
Interceptions 1.3 1.3 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.5 1.0 0.7 CIN
Sacks allowed 1.8 1.7 2.5 NO
3rd down conversions 35.0% 45.5% 39.2% NO
4th down conversions 50.0% 66.7% 48.1% NO
Time of possession 27:08 34:15 30:15 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison

  CIN
 Defense 		 NO
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 28.0 24.7 23.5 NO
Rushing yards 155.0 88.0 107.9 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 4.36 3.92 4.07 NO
Completion % 62.4% 57.6% 61.9% NO
Passing yards 250.0 239.7 242.9 NO
Passing yards per completion 11.44 12.56 11.04 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 7.15 7.23 6.83 CIN
INT return 0.5 1.3 0.9 NO
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.7 0.7 NO
Sacks 1.0 3.7 2.5 NO
3rd down conversions 40.2% 38.3% 39.2% NO
4th down conversions 66.7% 66.7% 48.1% -
Time of possession 35:53 29:24 30:15 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   CIN   NO  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.3 4.2 9.0 CIN
Yards per kick return 27.0 23.0 24.1 CIN
Yards allowed per punt return 6.0 3.6 9.0 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 24.9 24.0 24.1 NO
  Misc Stats Comparison

   CIN   NO  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.8 5.3 6.7 NO
Penalty yards 43.0 43.0 55.6 -

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2014 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Cincinnati Bengals vs. New Orleans Saints
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 16 2002-12-22 NO CIN 13-20 CIN
2006 11 2006-11-19 CIN NO 31-16 CIN
2010 13 2010-12-05 NO CIN 34-30 NO

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.