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Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins - Week 9
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

CIN
MIA		 20
 22
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ATL
CAR		 10
 34
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SD
WAS		 24
 30
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NO
NYJ		 20
 26
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MIN
DAL		 23
 27
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KC
BUF		 23
 13
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TEN
STL		 28
 21
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PHI
OAK		 49
 20
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TB
SEA		 24
 27
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PIT
NE		 31
 55
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BAL
CLE		 18
 24
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IND
HOU		 27
 24
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CHI
GB		 27
 20
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Bengals 27, Dolphins 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 8 Andy Dalton Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 9 Giovani Bernard Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 26 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 2 A.J. Green Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 30 Marvin Jones Rec: 3-50, 1 TD
WR 72 Mohamed Sanu Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 22 Tyler Eifert Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 27 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 14 Mike Nugent FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 11 Defense / ST  
 
Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 22 Ryan Tannehill Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 21 Lamar Miller Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 39 Daniel Thomas Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 19 Brian Hartline Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 22 Mike Wallace Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
TE 10 Charles Clay Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 4 Caleb Sturgis FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 22 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bengals Aim for 5th straight win... QB Andy Dalton is 25-15 (.625) as starter, highest all-time win pct. by Bengals QB (min. 20 starts). Had career-best 5 TD passes last week. In past 3, has 1,034 pass yards w/ 11 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 126 rating. Aims for 4th straight w/ 300+ pass yards. Cin. is 13-1 (.929) when Dalton has 100+ rating... RB Giovani Bernard leads all AFC rookies with 524 scrimmage yards. RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis has 3 rush TDs in past 5 vs. Mia... WR A.J. Green aims for 4th straight w/ 100+ rec. yards (103, 155, 115). Averages 91.8 rec. yards per game, 2nd-best in AFC. WR Marvin Jones had 4 TD rec. vs. NYJ, most in single-game in club history & most in NFL game since 11/18/07 (RANDY MOSS & TERRELL OWENS, 4 each). Became 1st player in NFL history to score on 4 TD passes of less than 15 yards in 1 game (9, 6, 14, 6)... CB Adam Jones & S Chris Crocker each had INT-return TD vs. NYJ... DT Geno Atkins attended St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Ft. Lauderdale).

Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill (11) needs 2 TD passes to set new career-high (12 in 2012). Team is 8-1 when he has 90+ rating...RB Lamar Miller had season-best 112 scrimmage yards last week (89 rush, 23 receiving). In past 2, RB Daniel Thomas is averaging 5.1 yards per carry (21 att., 107 yards)... WR Mike Wallace is averaging 90.5 receiving yards per game in past 2 at home... TE Charles Clay has career-best in catches (29) & receiving yards (341) in '13... DT Randy Starks has 25 sacks w/ Mia., most by Dolphins DT... LB Olivier Vernon seeks 5th game in row w/ sack. Has career-best 4.5 sacks this season. LBs Dannell Ellerbe & Philip Wheeler lead team with 51 tackles apiece... DT Jared Odrick had career-high 2 sacks last week... CB Dimitri Patterson has 3 INTs in 3 games in '13.


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 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    
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    
   

Miami Dolphins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 CLE A W 23-10 +13
2 2013-09-15 IND A W 24-20 +4
3 2013-09-22 ATL H W 27-23 +4
4 2013-09-30 NO A L 17-38 -21
5 2013-10-06 BAL H L 23-26 -3
6   Bye      
7 2013-10-20 BUF H L 21-23 -2
8 2013-10-27 NE A L 17-27 -10
9 2013-10-31 CIN H    
10 2013-11-11 TB A    
11 2013-11-17 SD H    
12 2013-11-24 CAR H    
13 2013-12-01 NYJ A    
14 2013-12-08 PIT A    
15 2013-12-15 NE H    
16 2013-12-22 BUF A    
17 2013-12-29 NYJ H    

Injury Report

Cincinnati Bengals
Out  DT Geno Atkins (knee)
 MLB Rey Maualuga (knee)
Questionable  RB Giovani Bernard (ribs)
 RB Rex Burkhead (calf)
 DT Devon Still (elbow)
IR  DE Robert Geathers (elbow, 9/18/2013)
 CB Leon Hall (achilles-tendon, 10/29/2013)
 FS Taylor Mays (shoulder, 10/30/2013)
   

Miami Dolphins
Questionable  CB Nolan Carroll (concussion)
 CB Dimitri Patterson (undisclosed)
 TE Dion Sims (toe)
Probable  DT Marvin Austin (back)
IR  WR Brandon Gibson (knee, 10/29/2013)
 TE Dustin Keller (knee, 8/20/2013)
 DT Vaughn Martin (undisclosed, 9/24/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  CIN
 Offense 		 MIA
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 25.3 20.3 23.4 CIN
Rushing yards 96.5 108.3 110.4 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 3.64 4.98 4.11 MIA
Completion % 65.7% 57.1% 61.3% CIN
Passing yards 264.8 194.7 235.8 CIN
Passing yards per completion 12.14 9.27 10.86 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 7.97 5.30 6.65 CIN
Interceptions 1.0 1.7 1.0 CIN
Fumbles lost 0.5 1.0 0.7 CIN
Sacks allowed 2.5 5.0 2.8 CIN
3rd down conversions 39.2% 35.8% 38.0% CIN
4th down conversions 50.0% 50.0% 45.4% -
Time of possession 29:35 26:51 49:18 CIN
  Defense Stats Comparison

  CIN
 Defense 		 MIA
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 18.5 25.3 23.4 CIN
Rushing yards 98.5 123.0 110.4 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.11 3.66 4.11 MIA
Completion % 58.2% 65.0% 61.3% CIN
Passing yards 205.5 220.0 235.8 CIN
Passing yards per completion 9.54 10.92 10.86 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 5.55 7.10 6.65 CIN
INT return 0.8 1.0 1.0 MIA
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.7 0.7 MIA
Sacks 3.8 2.3 2.8 CIN
3rd down conversions 43.6% 40.6% 38.0% MIA
4th down conversions 20.0% 100.0% 45.4% CIN
Time of possession 30:29 33:09 49:18 CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   CIN   MIA  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.2 6.1 9.0 CIN
Yards per kick return 25.4 23.0 24.2 CIN
Yards allowed per punt return 6.5 8.3 9.0 CIN
Yards allowed per kick return 22.5 25.9 24.2 CIN
  Misc Stats Comparison

   CIN   MIA  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.5 4.3 6.4 MIA
Penalty yards 49.3 39.3 55.8 MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Miami Dolphins
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 5 2000-10-01 MIA CIN 31-16 MIA
2004 2 2004-09-19 MIA CIN 13-16 CIN
2007 17 2007-12-30 CIN MIA 38-25 CIN
2010 8 2010-10-31 MIA CIN 22-14 MIA
2012 5 2012-10-07 MIA CIN 17-13 MIA

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.