Final Score Prediction
Bengals 24, Bills 10
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 11 |
Andy Dalton |
Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 12 |
Giovani Bernard |
Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 30 |
BenJarvus Green-Ellis |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 12 |
A.J. Green |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 49 |
Mohamed Sanu |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 73 |
Marvin Jones |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 18 |
Jermaine Gresham |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| TE 20 |
Tyler Eifert |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| K 17 |
Mike Nugent |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 2 |
Defense / ST |
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| Buffalo Bills |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 30 |
Thaddeus Lewis |
Pass: 200, 0 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 14 |
Fred Jackson |
Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 25 |
C.J. Spiller  |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
| WR 36 |
Steve Johnson  |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| WR 61 |
Robert Woods |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 82 |
T.J. Graham |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 17 |
Scott Chandler |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| K 28 |
Dan Carpenter |
FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1 |
| DEF 18 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Bengals QB Andy Dalton aims for 2nd career win vs. Bills. Bengals are 10-1 (.909) when Dalton has 100+ rating... RB Giovani Bernard leads all rookies with 209 rush yards. Since '10, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis is tied for 3rd in NFL with 33 rush TDs. Has 4 career rush TDs vs. Bills... WR A.J. Green (193) needs 7 receptions to reach 200 career... TE Jermaine Gresham (194) needs 6 rec. to become 5th TE in club history with 200. Had TD catch in last game vs. Buf. Gresham (22) & rookie TE Tyler Eifert (17) have combined for 39 receptions... LB Vontaze Burfict leads team with 50 tackles in 2013... Since 2012, DT Geno Atkins leads NFL DTs with 16 sacks. DE Wallace Gilberry had 2 sacks vs. NE, 2nd-most of career... Last week, CB Adam Jones posted 1st INT since 9/19/10... LB James Harrison aims for 3rd straight game with sack vs. Buf.
 Bills Aim for 3rd straight home win... QB THAD LEWIS will make 2nd career start. In only career start (with Browns on 12/30/12 vs. Pit.), Lewis completed 22 of 32 passes (68.8 pct.) for 204 yards with 1 TD vs. 1 INT & 83.3 passer rating... Bills avg. AFC-best 152.6 rush yards per game... Since 2012, RB C.J. Spiller averages 5.5 yards per carry, 2nd-highest among NFL RBs (min. 100 att.). Had 54-yard TD run last week, 2nd 50+ yard TD of career. RB Fred Jackson tied career-best with 2 rush TDs last game. Has 3 rush TDs in past 3. Jackson (4,540) has 3rd-most rush yards in franchise history, trailing only HOFers THURMAN THOMAS (11,938) & O.J. SIMPSON (10,183)... WR Steve Johnson had career-best 3 TD rec. vs. Cin. on 11/21/10. Has 12 rec. for 195 yards (16.3) with 3 TDs in 2 career games vs. Cin. Rookie WR Robert Woods (Round 2, No. 41 overall) had career-high 5 catches last week... Defense has league-best 9 INTs this season & is tied for 3rd-most sacks (18) in NFL... DE Mario Williams has 7.5 sacks in past 4 games, 2nd-best in NFL during span. Rookie LB Kiko Alonso (2nd round, 46th overall) leads team with 44 tackles. Tied for NFL-best with 4 INTs.
Results and Schedule
| 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 |
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| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
DET |
A |
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| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 9 |
2013-10-31 |
MIA |
A |
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| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
BAL |
A |
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
CLE |
H |
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| 12 |
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Bye |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
SD |
A |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
IND |
H |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
PIT |
A |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
MIN |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
BAL |
H |
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| Buffalo Bills |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
NE |
H |
L 21-23 |
-2 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
CAR |
H |
W 24-23 |
+1 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
NYJ |
A |
L 20-27 |
-7 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
BAL |
H |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 5 |
2013-10-03 |
CLE |
A |
L 24-37 |
-13 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
CIN |
H |
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| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
MIA |
A |
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| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
NO |
A |
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| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
KC |
H |
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| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
PIT |
A |
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 12 |
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Bye |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
ATL |
H |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
TB |
A |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
JAC |
A |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
MIA |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
NE |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
CIN
Offense |
BUF
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
18.0 |
22.7 |
23.2 |
BUF |
| Rushing yards |
90.7 |
146.7 |
106.9 |
BUF |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.60 |
4.29 |
4.07 |
BUF |
| Completion % |
65.1% |
54.7% |
61.7% |
CIN |
| Passing yards |
231.7 |
182.0 |
249.0 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.12 |
10.54 |
11.05 |
BUF |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.59 |
5.76 |
6.82 |
CIN |
| Interceptions |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
BUF |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
BUF |
| Sacks allowed |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
- |
| 3rd down conversions |
41.2% |
30.4% |
37.7% |
CIN |
| 4th down conversions |
40.0% |
25.0% |
42.1% |
CIN |
| Time of possession |
30:27 |
26:29 |
30:06 |
CIN |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
CIN
Defense |
BUF
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
17.0 |
24.3 |
23.2 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards |
84.0 |
124.7 |
106.9 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.92 |
3.89 |
4.07 |
BUF |
| Completion % |
58.2% |
53.8% |
61.7% |
BUF |
| Passing yards |
231.0 |
264.3 |
249.0 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.05 |
12.33 |
11.05 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.85 |
6.63 |
6.82 |
CIN |
| INT return |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
BUF |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
CIN |
| Sacks |
3.0 |
3.7 |
2.7 |
BUF |
| 3rd down conversions |
33.3% |
39.8% |
37.7% |
CIN |
| 4th down conversions |
33.3% |
33.3% |
42.1% |
- |
| Time of possession |
29:33 |
33:31 |
30:06 |
CIN |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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CIN |
BUF |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
6.5 |
10.1 |
8.8 |
BUF |
| Yards per kick return |
21.7 |
18.5 |
23.8 |
CIN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
9.8 |
14.7 |
8.8 |
CIN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
23.5 |
19.0 |
23.8 |
BUF |
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Misc Stats Comparison
| |
CIN |
BUF |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.7 |
8.0 |
6.4 |
CIN |
| Penalty yards |
62.0 |
72.7 |
56.0 |
CIN |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Cincinnati Bengals vs. Buffalo Bills |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2002 |
17 |
2002-12-29 |
CIN |
BUF |
9-27 |
BUF |
| 2003 |
5 |
2003-10-05 |
CIN |
BUF |
16-22 |
BUF |
| 2004 |
15 |
2004-12-18 |
BUF |
CIN |
33-17 |
BUF |
| 2005 |
16 |
2005-12-24 |
BUF |
CIN |
37-27 |
BUF |
| 2007 |
9 |
2007-11-04 |
CIN |
BUF |
21-33 |
BUF |
| 2010 |
11 |
2010-11-21 |
BUF |
CIN |
49-31 |
BUF |
| 2011 |
4 |
2011-10-02 |
BUF |
CIN |
20-23 |
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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