NFL Game Preview: Green Bay Packers at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 3

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Green Bay Packers at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 3

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KC PHI	26 16
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ARI NO	7 31
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STL DAL	7 31
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SD TEN	17 20
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NYG CAR	0 38
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TB NE	3 23
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HOU BAL	9 30
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GB CIN	30 34
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DET WAS	27 20
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CLE MIN	31 27
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ATL MIA	23 27
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JAC SEA	17 45
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BUF NYJ	20 27
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IND SF	27 7
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CHI PIT	40 23
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OAK DEN	21 37
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Packers 24, Bengals 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Green Bay Packers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 1	Aaron Rodgers	Pass: 320, 3 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 23	James Starks	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 8	Jordy Nelson	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 11	Randall Cobb	Rec: 8-100, 0 TD
WR 31	James Jones	Rec: 3-50, 1 TD
TE 8	Jermichael Finley	Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 21	Mason Crosby	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 13	Defense / ST

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Cincinnati Bengals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 11	Andy Dalton	Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 21	Giovani Bernard	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 30	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 2	A.J. Green	Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 61	Mohamed Sanu	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 80	Marvin Jones	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 13	Tyler Eifert	Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
TE 16	Jermaine Gresham	Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 6	Mike Nugent	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 17	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Packers Last week became 1st team in NFL history with 450+ yard passer (QB Aaron Rodgers, 480) & 125+ yard rusher (RB James Starks, 132)... Rodgers has won 8 of past 10 starts vs. AFC (incl. SB). In those 10, has completed 216 of 344 (62.8 pct.) for 2,746 yards with 28 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 111.2 rating. Incl. playoffs, GB is 30-2 (.938) when Rodgers starts & has 115+ rating. Had 146 rating last week (480 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs). Has 3+ TD passes in 5 consecutive games for 2nd time in career; only Rodgers, TOM BRADY & PEYTON MANNING have 2 such streaks... Packers had 2 100-yard receivers last week: WRs James Jones (11 catches, 178 yards) & Randall Cobb (9 catches, 128 yards, 1 TD). Since 2012, Jones leads NFL with 14 rec. TDs. Cobb has 100+ rec. yards and/or rec.TD in 11 of past 13. WR Jordy Nelson had 2 TDs last week. Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), is tied for 1st among NFL WRs with 25 rec. TDs. TE Jermichael Finley aims for 3rd in row with TD... LB Clay Matthews recorded 1st career sack vs. Cin. (9/20/09). Since 2010, CB Tramon Williams has 15 INTs, tied for 2nd most in NFL (incl. playoffs).

Bengals MARVIN LEWIS registered 80th career regular-season win last week, most in franchise history. Have won 4 of past 5 at home dating back to 2012. Cin. has won 6 of past 8 vs. NFC... In past 5 at home, QB Andy Dalton has 10 TDs vs. 1 INT & 97.8 rating. In past 6 vs. NFC, has 13 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 100.5 rating. Bengals are 9-1 when Dalton has 100+ rating... Last week, RB Giovani Bernard became 1st Bengal rookie with rush & rec TD in same game since 11/19/89 (CRAIG TAYLOR)... WR A.J. Green has 3 TDs in past 2 vs. NFC... TE Jermaine Gresham tied for team-high with 6 catches last week. Rookie TE Tyler Eifert had career-long 61-yard reception vs. Pit... LB Vontaze Burfict leads team with 17 tackles in '13... Since '12, DT Geno Atkins leads NFL DTs with 13.5 sacks... DE Michael Johnson has 3.5 sacks in past 4 vs. NFC... S Reggie Nelson posted 1st INT of season & 17th of career last week.

Results and Schedule

Green Bay Packers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2013-09-08	SF	A	L 28-34	-6
2	2013-09-15	WAS	H	W 38-20	+18
3	2013-09-22	CIN	A	L 30-34	-4
4		Bye
5	2013-10-06	DET	H
6	2013-10-13	BAL	A
7	2013-10-20	CLE	H
8	2013-10-27	MIN	A
9	2013-11-04	CHI	H
10	2013-11-10	PHI	H
11	2013-11-17	NYG	A
12	2013-11-24	MIN	H
13	2013-11-28	DET	A
14	2013-12-08	ATL	H
15	2013-12-15	DAL	A
16	2013-12-22	PIT	H
17	2013-12-29	CHI	A

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
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

Green Bay Packers
Out	SS Morgan Burnett (hamstring) SS Jarrett Bush (hamstring) CB Casey Hayward (hamstring)
Doubtful	RB John Kuhn (hamstring)
Questionable	RB Eddie Lacy (concussion)
Probable	TE Jermichael Finley (toe) CB Tramon Williams (groin)
IR	WR Kevin Dorsey (toe, 8/27/2013) RB DuJuan Harris (knee, 8/27/2013)
PUP	DB Sean Richardson (neck) DE Jerel Worthy (knee)

Cincinnati Bengals
Out	CB Brandon Ghee (concussion)
Doubtful	CB Dre Kirkpatrick (hamstring)
Questionable	CB Adam Jones (abdomen)
Probable	RB Giovani Bernard (hamstring) DE Carlos Dunlap (thigh) DE Wallace Gilberry (knee) WR Marvin Jones (foot)
IR	DE Robert Geathers (elbow, 9/18/2013) WR Andrew Hawkins (ankle, 9/4/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

	GB Offense	CIN Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	33.0	20.5	22.3	GB
Rushing yards	101.0	95.0	98.4	GB
Rushing yards per attempt	4.70	3.45	3.80	GB
Completion %	69.6%	65.4%	62.2%	GB
Passing yards	381.5	278.5	255.5	GB
Passing yards per completion	13.87	10.92	10.97	GB
Passing yards per attempt	9.66	7.14	6.82	GB
Interceptions	0.5	1.0	0.9	GB
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.5	0.7	CIN
Sacks allowed	3.0	0.5	2.5	CIN
3rd down conversions	40.0%	50.0%	39.0%	CIN
4th down conversions	100.0%	0.0%	45.5%	GB
Time of possession	26:57	32:02	30:04	CIN

Defense Stats Comparison

	GB Defense	CIN Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	27.0	17.0	22.3	CIN
Rushing yards	99.0	62.5	98.4	CIN
Rushing yards per attempt	3.88	2.84	3.80	CIN
Completion %	67.1%	58.6%	62.2%	CIN
Passing yards	359.0	238.0	255.5	CIN
Passing yards per completion	13.55	11.61	10.97	CIN
Passing yards per attempt	9.09	6.80	6.82	CIN
INT return	0.5	1.0	0.9	CIN
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.5	0.7	CIN
Sacks	1.5	1.0	2.5	GB
3rd down conversions	41.4%	34.6%	39.0%	CIN
4th down conversions	66.7%	100.0%	45.5%	GB
Time of possession	33:01	27:58	30:04	CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	GB	CIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	12.0	6.7	8.1	GB
Yards per kick return	12.8	17.0	23.9	CIN
Yards allowed per punt return	4.3	9.5	8.1	GB
Yards allowed per kick return	23.8	28.3	23.9	GB

Misc Stats Comparison

	GB	CIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.5	8.5	6.5	GB
Penalty yards	42.0	84.0	56.0	GB

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 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.

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Team vs. Team History

Green Bay Packers vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2005	8	2005-10-30	GB	CIN	14-21	CIN
2009	2	2009-09-20	CIN	GB	31-24	CIN

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.