NFL Game Preview: New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 5

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New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 5

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BUF CLE	24 37
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BAL MIA	26 23
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PHI NYG	36 21
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NO CHI	26 18
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NE CIN	6 13
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KC TEN	26 17
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JAC STL	20 34
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DET GB	9 22
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SEA IND	28 34
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CAR ARI	6 22
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DEN DAL	51 48
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SD OAK	17 27
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HOU SF	3 34
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NYJ ATL	30 28
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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

Patriots 24, Bengals 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

New England Patriots
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 10	Tom Brady	Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 19	LeGarrette Blount	Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 33	Brandon Bolden	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 24	Kenbrell Thompkins	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 27	Julian Edelman	Rec: 7-60, 1 TD
WR 61	Danny Amendola	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
WR 62	Aaron Dobson	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 31	Rob Gronkowski	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 12	Stephen Gostkowski	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 9	Defense / ST

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Cincinnati Bengals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 24	Andy Dalton	Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 13	Giovani Bernard	Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 41	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 14	A.J. Green	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 52	Mohamed Sanu	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 67	Marvin Jones	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 17	Jermaine Gresham	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 23	Tyler Eifert	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 6	Mike Nugent	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 18	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Patriots Dating back to 2012, have won 13 of past 14 regular-season games. Aim for 7th consecutive road victory... QB Tom Brady has TD pass in 52 consecutive games, 2nd-longest streak in NFL history (DREW BREES, 54). Brady (341) needs 2 TD passes to surpass HOFer FRAN TARKENTON (342) for 4th-most in NFL history. For career, Brady is 4-0 vs. Bengals & has completed 83 of 119 passes (69.7 pct.) for 937 yards with 10 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 114 rating... RB LeGarrette Blount had 47-yard TD rush last week, 1st since joining NE & 2nd-longest of career... TE Rob Gronkowski scored 1st career TD vs. Cin. on 9/12/10. WR Julian Edelman had career-high 118 receiving yards vs. Falcons. Aims for 5th consecutive game with 7+ catches (34 total during span). In past 2, rookie WR Kenbrell Thompkins has 9 catches for 168 yards (18.7 avg.) with 3 TDs... Rookie DT JOE VELLANO (undrafted) registered 1st career sack last week. DE Chandler Jones has sack in 2 of past 3. In past 3, CB Aqib Talib has 4 INTs & FF. Had INT in only game vs. Cin. (10/10/10 w/TB).

Bengals Have won 5 of past 6 at home... In past 6 at home, QB Andy Dalton has completed 112 of 181 passes (61.9 pct.) for 1,208 yards with 12 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 99.0 rating. Bengals are 10-1 (.909) when Dalton has 100+ rating... Rookie RB Giovani Bernard has rush TD in 2 of past 3... Since 2011, WR A.J. Green has 21 TD catches, tied for 2nd most among AFC WRs during span (ERIC DECKER 22, WES WELKER 21)... TE Jermaine Gresham (187) needs 13 catches to become 5th TE in club history with 200. Had TD catch in last game vs. NE... LB Vontaze Burfict leads team with 42 tackles in 2013... Since 2012, DT Geno Atkins leads NFL DTs with 15 sacks. Had 1.5 sacks last week. DE Carlos Dunlap has 3 sacks in past 3, incl. 1.5 last week vs. Browns. CB Terence Newman had INT in last game vs. NE (10/16/11 w/ Dal.). CB Leon Hall had INT in last home game vs. NE... PR-CB Adam Jones had 81-yard INT-TD vs. NE on 12/31/06 (w/ Ten.).

Results and Schedule

New England Patriots
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2013-09-08	BUF	A	W 23-21	+2
2	2013-09-12	NYJ	H	W 13-10	+3
3	2013-09-22	TB	H	W 23-3	+20
4	2013-09-29	ATL	A	W 30-23	+7
5	2013-10-06	CIN	A
6	2013-10-13	NO	H
7	2013-10-20	NYJ	A
8	2013-10-27	MIA	H
9	2013-11-03	PIT	H
10		Bye
11	2013-11-18	CAR	A
12	2013-11-24	DEN	H
13	2013-12-01	HOU	A
14	2013-12-08	CLE	H
15	2013-12-15	MIA	A
16	2013-12-22	BAL	A
17	2013-12-29	BUF	H

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
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

New England Patriots
Out	RB Stevan Ridley (knee) WR Matt Slater (wrist)
Questionable	WR Danny Amendola (groin) RB Brandon Bolden (knee) WR Aaron Dobson (neck) SS Nate Ebner (ankle) TE Rob Gronkowski (other-excused) SLB Dont'a Hightower (knee) WLB Jerod Mayo (ankle) WR Kenbrell Thompkins (shoulder) RB Leon Washington (thigh) FS Tavon Wilson (hamstring)
Probable	CB Kyle Arrington (groin)
IR	RB Shane Vereen (wrist, 9/10/2013) DT Vince Wilfork (achilles-tendon, 10/3/2013) SS Adrian Wilson (hamstring, 8/31/2013)

Cincinnati Bengals
Doubtful	CB Brandon Ghee (thigh) CB Leon Hall (hamstring)
Questionable	DE Michael Johnson (concussion) CB Dre Kirkpatrick (hamstring)
Probable	WLB Vontaze Burfict (neck) SLB James Harrison (knee) FS Reggie Nelson (hamstring)
IR	DE Robert Geathers (elbow, 9/18/2013) WR Andrew Hawkins (ankle, 9/4/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

	NE Offense	CIN Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	22.3	20.3	22.9	NE
Rushing yards	125.0	83.8	106.8	NE
Rushing yards per attempt	4.07	3.38	4.07	NE
Completion %	58.9%	63.5%	61.9%	CIN
Passing yards	242.3	243.8	248.8	CIN
Passing yards per completion	10.42	10.37	10.91	NE
Passing yards per attempt	6.13	6.59	6.75	CIN
Interceptions	0.5	1.0	1.0	NE
Fumbles lost	0.5	1.3	0.8	NE
Sacks allowed	1.5	1.8	2.7	NE
3rd down conversions	42.4%	41.5%	37.7%	NE
4th down conversions	25.0%	25.0%	41.8%	-
Time of possession	31:51	30:16	30:08	NE

Defense Stats Comparison

	NE Defense	CIN Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	14.3	20.3	22.9	NE
Rushing yards	105.0	99.0	106.8	CIN
Rushing yards per attempt	4.08	3.81	4.07	CIN
Completion %	54.8%	60.9%	61.9%	NE
Passing yards	241.0	235.0	248.8	CIN
Passing yards per completion	11.21	10.22	10.91	CIN
Passing yards per attempt	6.14	6.23	6.75	NE
INT return	1.3	1.0	1.0	NE
Fumble recoveries	0.8	0.8	0.8	-
Sacks	2.3	2.3	2.7	-
3rd down conversions	35.6%	38.6%	37.7%	NE
4th down conversions	0.0%	33.3%	41.8%	NE
Time of possession	28:09	29:44	30:08	NE

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	NE	CIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	12.1	6.9	8.5	NE
Yards per kick return	21.0	20.9	23.7	NE
Yards allowed per punt return	6.3	9.0	8.5	NE
Yards allowed per kick return	24.0	23.7	23.7	CIN

Misc Stats Comparison

	NE	CIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.5	6.3	6.4	NE
Penalty yards	52.3	59.0	56.3	NE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 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

New England Patriots vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	12	2000-11-19	CIN	NE	13-16	NE
2001	1	2001-09-09	NE	CIN	17-23	CIN
2004	14	2004-12-12	CIN	NE	28-35	NE
2006	4	2006-10-01	NE	CIN	38-13	NE
2007	4	2007-10-01	NE	CIN	34-13	NE
2010	1	2010-09-12	CIN	NE	24-38	NE

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.