Prediction: Bengals 31, Vikings 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Minnesota Vikings |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 23 |
Matt Cassel |
Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 15 |
Adrian Peterson   |
Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 59 |
Matt Asiata |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 29 |
Cordarrelle Patterson |
Rec: 4-60, 1 TD |
| WR 38 |
Greg Jennings |
Rec: 6-70, 0 TD |
| WR 73 |
Jerome Simpson |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 27 |
John Carlson |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| K 17 |
Blair Walsh |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 32 |
Defense / ST |
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 8 |
Andy Dalton |
Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 11 |
Giovani Bernard |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 6-50, 1 |
| RB 24 |
BenJarvus Green-Ellis |
Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 2 |
A.J. Green |
Rec: 9-120, 1 TD |
| WR 61 |
Marvin Jones |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 80 |
Mohamed Sanu |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| TE 23 |
Tyler Eifert |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| TE 38 |
Jermaine Gresham |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| K 21 |
Mike Nugent |
FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4 |
| DEF 10 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Vikings QB Matt Cassel passed for 382 yards & 116.6 rating last week... In only meeting, RB Adrian Peterson had 137 scrimmage yards (97 rush, 40 rec.) & 2 rush TDs. Since entering NFL in 2007, leads NFL with 10,070 rush yards & 86 rush TDs. RB Matt Asiata rushed for 3 TDs last week in 1st career start... WR Greg Jennings had career-high 11 catches for 163 yards & TD (57 yards) last week. Rookie WR-KR Cordarrelle Patterson aims for 4th in row with TD. Leads NFL with 33.3 KR avg. & 2 KR-TDs. Only player in NFL with rec. (3), rush (1) & KR (2) TD. WR Jerome Simpson was drafted by Cin. in 2nd round (No. 46) in 2008. WR Jarius Wright had career-high 95 yards (23.8 avg.) last week... Since entering NFL in 2004, DE Jared Allen has NFL-best 126 sacks. Has 3.5 sacks & 2 FFs in past 3 meetings. DE Brian Robison has 8 sacks in past 7 & aims for 6th in row with sack. Had sack in last meeting. LB Chad Greenway leads team with 121 tackles. LB Audie Cole has 41 tackles in past 4.
 Bengals Club is 6-0 at home this season... QB Andy Dalton has 27 TD passes in 2013, tied for career-best. In past 2, Dalton has 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 101.5 rating. Cin. is 14-1 (.933) when Dalton has 100+ rating. Dalton (3,649) needs 351 passing yards to join CARSON PALMER as 2nd player in Bengals history to pass for 4,000 in season. For career, Dalton is 8-3 as starter vs. NFC... RB Giovani Bernard leads all AFC rookies with 1,069 scrimmage yards (653 rush; 416 rec.). Has 3 games with 100+ scrimmage yards. RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushed for 112 yards on 17 att. in only career meeting vs. Min. (w/ NE on 10/31/10)... WR A.J. Green (3,675) needs 112 rec. yards to surpass TORRY HOLT (3,786) for 2nd-most rec. yards in 1st 3 seasons of career. Needs 2 TDs to reach 10 for 2nd straight season. WR Marvin Jones has career-high 9 TD rec. in 2013. Aims for 3rd straight game with TD... Defense allows 19.6 points per game, 2nd-fewest in AFC... LB Vontaze Burfict leads team with 151 tackles... CB Adam Jones posted 3rd INT of season last week.
Results and Schedule
| Minnesota Vikings |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
DET |
A |
L 24-34 |
-10 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
CHI |
A |
L 30-31 |
-1 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
CLE |
H |
L 27-31 |
-4 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
PIT |
H |
W 34-27 |
+7 |
| 5 |
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Bye |
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| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
CAR |
H |
L 10-35 |
-25 |
| 7 |
2013-10-21 |
NYG |
A |
L 7-23 |
-16 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
GB |
H |
L 31-44 |
-13 |
| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
DAL |
A |
L 23-27 |
-4 |
| 10 |
2013-11-07 |
WAS |
H |
W 34-27 |
+7 |
| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
SEA |
A |
L 20-41 |
-21 |
| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
GB |
A |
T 26-26 |
0 |
| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
CHI |
H |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
BAL |
A |
L 26-29 |
-3 |
| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
PHI |
H |
W 48-30 |
+18 |
| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
CIN |
A |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
DET |
H |
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| 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 |
W 13-6 |
+7 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
BUF |
A |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
DET |
A |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
NYJ |
H |
W 49-9 |
+40 |
| 9 |
2013-10-31 |
MIA |
A |
L 20-22 |
-2 |
| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
BAL |
A |
L 17-20 |
-3 |
| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
CLE |
H |
W 41-20 |
+21 |
| 12 |
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Bye |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
SD |
A |
W 17-10 |
+7 |
| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
IND |
H |
W 42-28 |
+14 |
| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
PIT |
A |
L 20-30 |
-10 |
| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
MIN |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
BAL |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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MIN
Offense |
CIN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
27.3 |
26.0 |
24.3 |
MIN |
| Rushing yards |
142.3 |
127.0 |
115.7 |
MIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.50 |
3.83 |
4.22 |
MIN |
| Completion % |
61.2% |
55.8% |
61.2% |
MIN |
| Passing yards |
236.5 |
218.7 |
234.4 |
MIN |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.06 |
10.39 |
10.93 |
MIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.38 |
5.80 |
6.68 |
MIN |
| Interceptions |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
MIN |
| Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
CIN |
| Sacks allowed |
2.8 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
CIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
39.1% |
31.0% |
38.3% |
MIN |
| 4th down conversions |
80.0% |
63.6% |
50.6% |
MIN |
| Time of possession |
34:31 |
32:08 |
30:22 |
MIN |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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MIN
Defense |
CIN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
28.0 |
22.7 |
24.3 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards |
129.0 |
92.7 |
115.7 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.85 |
3.69 |
4.22 |
CIN |
| Completion % |
60.0% |
59.5% |
61.2% |
CIN |
| Passing yards |
278.8 |
218.3 |
234.4 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.83 |
9.12 |
10.93 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.10 |
5.43 |
6.68 |
CIN |
| INT return |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
CIN |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
CIN |
| Sacks |
3.0 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
MIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
36.9% |
25.4% |
38.3% |
CIN |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
50.0% |
50.6% |
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| Time of possession |
31:33 |
31:03 |
30:22 |
CIN |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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MIN |
CIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
9.3 |
11.9 |
9.6 |
CIN |
| Yards per kick return |
19.6 |
27.2 |
22.6 |
CIN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
5.6 |
12.0 |
9.6 |
MIN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
28.0 |
18.6 |
22.6 |
CIN |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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MIN |
CIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
4.5 |
7.0 |
6.2 |
MIN |
| Penalty yards |
39.5 |
58.0 |
52.2 |
MIN |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 10 to 15 of the 2013 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Minnesota Vikings vs. Cincinnati Bengals |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2005 |
2 |
2005-09-18 |
MIN |
CIN |
8-37 |
CIN |
| 2009 |
14 |
2009-12-13 |
CIN |
MIN |
10-30 |
MIN |
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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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