Game Preview - Week 14: St. Louis Rams at Cincinnati Bengals

St. Louis: The potential for a high-scoring game is here with a couple of teams heavy on offense and both lacking on defense. The Benglas rank 29th against the pass which bodes well for Marc Bulger who is expected to return from a concussion barring any side effects in practice this week. "I think he's a lot better," St. Louis coach Scott Linehan said. "He seemed very much himself this weekend and again I am hopeful." Torry Holt is coming off his best game of the season (135 yds, 1 TD) as is Steven Jackson (167 total yds, 1 TD)… both should be good plays again this week.

Start: QB Marc Bulger, RB Steven Jackson, WR Torry Holt, WR Isaac Bruce
Consider: K Jeff Wilkins
Sit: TE Randy McMichael, WR Drew Bennett

Cincinnati: The Bengals are coming off their lowest offensive output of the season but Pittsburgh's defense makes everyone look Miami-ish, so we'll give Palmer and the crew a pass on last week's 24-10 thumping. Now that Rudi Johnson is healthy Cincinnati has all their weapons in tact and should have no trouble carving up a suspect Rams' defense especially through the air. Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh both rank in the top ten in yards amongst receivers.

Start: QB Carson Palmer, WR Chad Johnson, WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, WR Chris Henry
Consider: RB Rudi Johnson, K Shayne Graham
Sit: RB Kenny Watson, Bengals D/ST, TE Reggie Kelley

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

St. Louis Rams
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 17	Brock Berlin	Pass: 215, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 3	Steven Jackson	Rush: 90, 1 Rec: 6-40, 0
WR 12	Torry Holt	Rec: 6-90, 1
WR 31	Isaac Bruce	Rec: 4-55, 1
WR 79	Drew Bennett	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 32	Randy McMichael	Rec: 1-15, 0

Cincinnati Bengals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 2	Carson Palmer	Pass: 270, 3 Rush: 0, 0
RB 23	Rudi Johnson	Rush: 65, 1 Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 39	Kenny Watson	Rush: 20, 0 Rec: 4-25, 0
WR 7	Chad Johnson	Rec: 7-100, 1
WR 11	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	Rec: 7-85, 1
WR 19	Chris Henry	Rec: 5-80, 1
TE 31	Reggie Kelly	Rec: 1-15, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

St. Louis Rams
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	CAR	H	L 13-27	-14
2	2007-09-16	SF	H	L 16-17	-1
3	2007-09-23	TB	A	L 3-24	-21
4	2007-09-30	DAL	A	L 7-35	-28
5	2007-10-07	ARI	H	L 31-34	-3
6	2007-10-14	BAL	A	L 3-22	-19
7	2007-10-21	SEA	A	L 6-33	-27
8	2007-10-28	CLE	H	L 20-27	-7
9		Bye
10	2007-11-11	NO	A	W 37-29	+8
11	2007-11-18	SF	A	W 13-9	+4
12	2007-11-25	SEA	H	L 19-24	-5
13	2007-12-02	ATL	H	W 28-16	+12
14	2007-12-09	CIN	A	L 10-19	-9
15	2007-12-16	GB	H
16	2007-12-20	PIT	H
17	2007-12-30	ARI	A

Cincinnati Bengals
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-10	BAL	H	W 27-20	+7
2	2007-09-16	CLE	A	L 45-51	-6
3	2007-09-23	SEA	A	L 21-24	-3
4	2007-10-01	NE	H	L 13-34	-21
5		Bye
6	2007-10-14	KC	A	L 20-27	-7
7	2007-10-21	NYJ	H	W 38-31	+7
8	2007-10-28	PIT	H	L 13-24	-11
9	2007-11-04	BUF	A	L 21-33	-12
10	2007-11-11	BAL	A	W 21-7	+14
11	2007-11-18	ARI	H	L 27-35	-8
12	2007-11-25	TEN	H	W 35-6	+29
13	2007-12-02	PIT	A	L 10-24	-14
14	2007-12-09	STL	H	W 19-10	+9
15	2007-12-15	SF	A
16	2007-12-23	CLE	H
17	2007-12-30	MIA	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	STL Offense	CIN Offense	NFL Average
Points for	22.3	20.5	21.8
Rushing yards	103.7	76.8	107.2
Rushing yards per attempt	3.63	3.20	3.94
Completion %	67.8%	66.4%	61.1%
Passing yards	247.0	252.5	218.1
Passing yards per completion	9.67	9.55	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	6.55	6.34	6.47
Interceptions	1.0	0.5	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.0	0.5	0.8
Sacked	3.0	0.8	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	STL Defense	CIN Defense	NFL Average
Points against	22.3	22.0	21.8
Rushing yards	80.3	97.0	107.2
Rushing yards per attempt	4.35	3.77	3.94
Completion %	58.8%	66.1%	61.1%
Passing yards	238.7	219.3	218.1
Passing yards per completion	10.70	11.09	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	6.29	7.33	6.47
INT return	1.7	1.3	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.8	0.8
Sacks	3.0	1.0	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

St. Louis Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2003	16	2003-12-21	CIN	STL	10-27	STL

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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