Prediction: Colts 27, Bengals 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 18 |
Andy Dalton |
Pass: 290, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 6 |
Giovani Bernard |
Rush: 65, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 31 |
Jeremy Hill |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-15, 0 |
| WR 15 |
Mohamed Sanu |
Rec: 6-75, 1 TD |
| WR 59 |
Brandon Tate |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 72 |
Dane Sanzenbacher |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 19 |
Jermaine Gresham |
Rec: 5-45, 0 TD |
| K 19 |
Mike Nugent |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 21 |
Defense / ST |
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| Indianapolis Colts |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 1 |
Andrew Luck |
Pass: 315, 3 TD Rush: 15, 0 |
| RB 16 |
Ahmad Bradshaw |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 1 |
| RB 28 |
Trent Richardson |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 9 |
T.Y. Hilton |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
| WR 33 |
Reggie Wayne |
Rec: 6-75, 0 TD |
| WR 68 |
Hakeem Nicks |
Rec: 2-35, 0 TD |
| TE 16 |
Dwayne Allen |
Rec: 3-35, 1 TD |
| TE 29 |
Coby Fleener |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| K 4 |
Adam Vinatieri |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 12 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Bengals In 2 career meetings, QB Andy Dalton is 2-0 with 539 pass yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 116.4 rating with rush TD. Bengals are 9-1 when Dalton posts 110+ rating. Has 33-19-1 (.632) record, best win pct. of any QB in club history (min. 20 starts)... RB Giovani Bernard is only NFL player with 375+ rush yards (384), 4+ rush TDs (4) & 175+ rec. yards (178) this season. Had career-high 137 rush yards, incl. career-long 89-yard TD, last week. In only career meeting, had 148 scrim. yards (99 rush, 49 rec.)... WR A.J. Green aims for 3rd in row with TD vs. Ind. Since entering NFL in 2011, has 4,147 rec. yards, most in AFC. WR Mohamed Sanu had career-highs in rec. (10) & yards (120), incl. 34-yard TD last week. WR Brandon Tate had 1st TD of season vs. Car. TE Jermaine Gresham has 2 TDs in 3 career meetings... Since 2012, Geno Atkins leads NFL DTs with 18.5 sacks. LB Emmanuel Lamur leads team with 36 tackles. S Reggie Nelson has INT in 2 of past 3.
 Colts In only meeting, QB Andrew Luck passed for 326 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 113.1 rating. Aims for 5th in row with 300+ yards. Since entering NFL in 2012, leads AFC QBs with 11 rush TDs... RB Trent Richardson has rush TD in 2 of past 3, incl. 5-yarder vs. Hou. Scored 1st career rush TD vs. Cin. on 9/16/12 (w/ Cle.). RB Ahmad Bradshaw leads NFL RBs with 5 TD catches in 2014... WR Reggie Wayne (13,985) needs 20 rec. yards to surpass JAMES LOFTON (14,004) for 8th all-time. In past 2 at home, has 14 catches for 196 yards & TD. WR T.Y. Hilton led team with 9 rec. for career-high 223 yards & TD last week, 2nd-most rec. yards in game in Colts history (RAYMOND BERRY, 224 yards on 11/10/57). TE Dwayne Allen has TD in 3 of past 4... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads team with 45 tackles, including 7 tackles & sack vs. Hou. In past 2, LB Bjoern Werner has 3 sacks & FF. Rookie DE Jonathan Newsome (Rd. 5, No. 166 overall) had 1st career sack last week... K Adam Vinatieri (2,063) surpassed JOHN CARNEY (2,062) for No. 4 on all-time scoring list vs. Hou.
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 |
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Bye |
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| 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 |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
BAL |
H |
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| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
JAC |
H |
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| 10 |
2014-11-06 |
CLE |
H |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
NO |
A |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
HOU |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
TB |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
PIT |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
CLE |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-22 |
DEN |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
PIT |
A |
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| Indianapolis Colts |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
DEN |
A |
L 24-31 |
-7 |
| 2 |
2014-09-15 |
PHI |
H |
L 27-30 |
-3 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
JAC |
A |
W 44-17 |
+27 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
TEN |
H |
W 41-17 |
+24 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
BAL |
H |
W 20-13 |
+7 |
| 6 |
2014-10-09 |
HOU |
A |
W 33-28 |
+5 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
CIN |
H |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
PIT |
A |
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| 9 |
2014-11-03 |
NYG |
A |
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| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
NE |
H |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
JAC |
H |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
WAS |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
CLE |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
HOU |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
DAL |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
TEN |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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CIN
Offense |
IND
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
26.7 |
31.3 |
23.4 |
IND |
| Rushing yards |
121.7 |
114.8 |
112.8 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.22 |
3.65 |
4.17 |
CIN |
| Completion % |
68.3% |
65.9% |
63.3% |
CIN |
| Passing yards |
281.3 |
351.8 |
243.8 |
IND |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.25 |
11.33 |
10.89 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
8.37 |
7.47 |
6.89 |
CIN |
| Interceptions |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
CIN |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
CIN |
| Sacks allowed |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
CIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
38.3% |
45.2% |
41.8% |
IND |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
42.9% |
42.2% |
IND |
| Time of possession |
30:36 |
37:12 |
30:13 |
IND |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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CIN
Defense |
IND
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
21.0 |
23.0 |
23.4 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards |
131.0 |
106.0 |
112.8 |
IND |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.79 |
4.78 |
4.17 |
IND |
| Completion % |
57.9% |
58.0% |
63.3% |
CIN |
| Passing yards |
260.3 |
222.8 |
243.8 |
IND |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.05 |
12.48 |
10.89 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.82 |
7.24 |
6.89 |
CIN |
| INT return |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
CIN |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
IND |
| Sacks |
1.7 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
IND |
| 3rd down conversions |
36.5% |
29.7% |
41.8% |
IND |
| 4th down conversions |
66.7% |
25.0% |
42.2% |
IND |
| Time of possession |
33:04 |
22:48 |
30:13 |
IND |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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CIN |
IND |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
20.7 |
6.7 |
8.4 |
CIN |
| Yards per kick return |
28.5 |
27.4 |
23.5 |
CIN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
3.4 |
4.0 |
8.4 |
CIN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
25.5 |
24.5 |
23.5 |
IND |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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CIN |
IND |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.0 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
CIN |
| Penalty yards |
50.0 |
62.5 |
58.9 |
CIN |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 6 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 1 to 6 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Cincinnati Bengals vs. Indianapolis Colts |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2002 |
5 |
2002-10-06 |
CIN |
IND |
21-28 |
IND |
| 2005 |
11 |
2005-11-20 |
IND |
CIN |
45-37 |
IND |
| 2006 |
15 |
2006-12-18 |
CIN |
IND |
16-34 |
IND |
| 2008 |
14 |
2008-12-07 |
CIN |
IND |
3-35 |
IND |
| 2010 |
10 |
2010-11-14 |
CIN |
IND |
17-23 |
IND |
| 2011 |
6 |
2011-10-16 |
IND |
CIN |
17-27 |
CIN |
| 2013 |
14 |
2013-12-08 |
IND |
CIN |
28-42 |
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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