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| 253 | CINCINNATI | +3 | Over 36 | | 254 | BUFFALO | +9 | Under 48 |
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| All Games | 5-0 | +5.1 | 4-0 | 4-1 | 29.6 | 14.6 | 421.4 | (6.7) | 1.2 | 20.2 | 5.6 | 371.2 | (6.2) | 1.6 | | Road Games | 2-0 | +2.1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 30.5 | 19.0 | 427.0 | (6.7) | 1.0 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 322.0 | (5.1) | 1.5 | | Last 3 Games | 3-0 | +3.1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 30.3 | 11.7 | 440.7 | (7) | 1.3 | 23.0 | 7.3 | 418.7 | (6.7) | 1.0 | | Turf Games | 4-0 | +4.1 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 28.7 | 12.2 | 427.7 | (6.8) | 1.5 | 22.0 | 7.0 | 402.5 | (6.7) | 1.5 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 29.6 | 14.6 | 22.0 | 31:17 | 31-124 | (4) | 22-32 | 67.5% | 297 | (9.3) | 63-421 | (6.7) | (14.2) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 25.4 | 11.6 | 20.1 | 30:26 | 26-101 | (4) | 23-36 | 64.7% | 259 | (7.2) | 62-360 | (5.9) | (14.2) | | Offense Road Games | 30.5 | 19.0 | 22.5 | 31:20 | 31-106 | (3.4) | 22-33 | 68.2% | 320 | (9.7) | 64-427 | (6.7) | (14) | | Defense (All Games) | 20.2 | 5.6 | 18.8 | 30:59 | 22-109 | (4.8) | 26-37 | 69.0% | 263 | (7) | 60-371 | (6.2) | (18.4) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 23 | 10.4 | 20.4 | 31:59 | 26-110 | (4.3) | 24-36 | 66.6% | 251 | (6.9) | 62-362 | (5.8) | (15.7) | | Defense Road Games | 18.5 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 28:40 | 17-49 | (2.9) | 31-46 | 67.4% | 272 | (5.9) | 63-322 | (5.1) | (17.4) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 13-6 | 44.4% | 1-0 | 66.7% | 3-52 | (20) | 3-35 | (11.8) | 8-65 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 13-5 | 39.9% | 1-0 | 46.2% | 2-40 | (25.2) | 24-2 | (10.2) | 7-61 | | Stats For (Road Games) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 14-6 | 42.9% | 1-1 | 66.7% | 1-23 | (15.3) | 3-24 | (8) | 7-58 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | | 14-5 | 38.2% | 1-1 | 66.7% | 3-59 | (22.8) | 2-14 | (8.7) | 9-74 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | | 13-5 | 37.1% | 1-1 | 63.6% | 2-53 | (24.2) | 22-2 | (9.7) | 7-59 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | | 14-5 | 35.7% | 3-2 | 66.7% | 2-47 | (23.7) | 2-31 | (12.4) | 9-74 |
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| All Games | 3-2 | -0.8 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 24.8 | 12.0 | 328.2 | (5.7) | 1.2 | 21.0 | 8.6 | 356.2 | (5.4) | 2.0 | | Home Games | 1-2 | -2.8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 23.0 | 11.0 | 334.7 | (5.6) | 1.7 | 26.0 | 13.3 | 371.3 | (5.5) | 2.0 | | Last 3 Games | 2-1 | -0.6 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 21.7 | 10.0 | 316.7 | (5.4) | 1.0 | 17.0 | 6.3 | 323.3 | (5.1) | 1.7 | | Turf Games | 1-2 | -2.8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 23.0 | 11.0 | 334.7 | (5.6) | 1.7 | 26.0 | 13.3 | 371.3 | (5.5) | 2.0 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 24.8 | 12.0 | 17.2 | 29:22 | 30-128 | (4.3) | 19-28 | 70.3% | 200 | (7.3) | 57-328 | (5.7) | (13.2) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 22.3 | 10.7 | 19.9 | 31:53 | 28-117 | (4.2) | 22-34 | 64.0% | 245 | (7.2) | 62-362 | (5.8) | (16.2) | | Offense Home Games | 23.0 | 11.0 | 17.3 | 30:09 | 29-121 | (4.2) | 22-30 | 71.4% | 214 | (7.1) | 59-335 | (5.6) | (14.6) | | Defense (All Games) | 21.0 | 8.6 | 21.6 | 30:38 | 22-82 | (3.8) | 26-45 | 58.5% | 274 | (6.1) | 66-356 | (5.4) | (17) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 25 | 11.6 | 21.8 | 30:32 | 24-93 | (3.9) | 25-39 | 63.6% | 267 | (6.9) | 62-360 | (5.8) | (14.4) | | Defense Home Games | 26.0 | 13.3 | 23.3 | 29:51 | 20-71 | (3.5) | 28-48 | 58.7% | 301 | (6.3) | 68-371 | (5.5) | (14.3) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 13-5 | 34.3% | 1-0 | 50.0% | 2-27 | (17.1) | 2-17 | (7.2) | 11-98 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 14-5 | 39.9% | 1-1 | 56.7% | 2-35 | (22.2) | 20-2 | (9.8) | 9-84 | | Stats For (Home Games) | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 14-4 | 28.6% | 1-1 | 50.0% | 2-38 | (16.1) | 2-13 | (5.7) | 14-129 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | | 13-5 | 34.8% | 2-0 | 25.0% | 2-40 | (18.1) | 3-29 | (9.7) | 8-73 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | | 13-5 | 41.0% | 1-0 | 34.6% | 2-38 | (22.4) | 27-3 | (10.9) | 8-65 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | | 13-5 | 35.0% | 1-0 | 25.0% | 1-28 | (20.7) | 3-20 | (6.7) | 9-84 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: CINCINNATI 20.6, BUFFALO 20.2 |
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| 9/13/2015 | @ OAKLAND | 33-13 | W | -3 | W | 43 | O | 31-127 | 25-34-269 | 0 | 16-63 | 30-43-183 | 2 | | 9/20/2015 | SAN DIEGO | 24-19 | W | -3 | W | 48 | U | 36-175 | 16-26-214 | 2 | 25-131 | 21-27-223 | 3 | | 9/27/2015 | @ BALTIMORE | 28-24 | W | 2 | W | 45.5 | O | 31-86 | 20-32-372 | 2 | 18-36 | 32-49-362 | 1 | | 10/4/2015 | KANSAS CITY | 36-21 | W | -3.5 | W | 45 | O | 26-124 | 17-24-321 | 0 | 23-113 | 31-45-348 | 1 | | 10/11/2015 | SEATTLE | 27-24 | W | -3 | T | 44 | O | 31-109 | 30-44-310 | 2 | 30-200 | 15-23-197 | 1 | | 10/18/2015 | @ BUFFALO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/1/2015 | @ PITTSBURGH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/5/2015 | CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/16/2015 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 9/13/2015 | INDIANAPOLIS | 27-14 | W | 0 | W | 44 | U | 36-147 | 14-19-195 | 0 | 17-64 | 26-49-240 | 3 | | 9/20/2015 | NEW ENGLAND | 32-40 | L | -1 | L | 45 | O | 27-160 | 23-30-189 | 3 | 15-56 | 38-59-451 | 2 | | 9/27/2015 | @ MIAMI | 41-14 | W | 0 | W | 43.5 | O | 34-151 | 21-29-277 | 0 | 20-102 | 26-49-289 | 3 | | 10/4/2015 | NY GIANTS | 10-24 | L | -6.5 | L | 46.5 | U | 24-55 | 28-42-258 | 2 | 28-92 | 20-35-211 | 1 | | 10/11/2015 | @ TENNESSEE | 14-13 | W | 0 | W | 43 | U | 28-127 | 11-18-82 | 1 | 28-97 | 21-32-179 | 1 | | 10/18/2015 | CINCINNATI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10/25/2015 | *JACKSONVILLE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/8/2015 | MIAMI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/12/2015 | @ NY JETS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | CINCINNATI: Second-year offensive coordinator Hue Jackson has the power running game he always wanted. The Bengals have a big line that thrives in Jackson's gap-blocking scheme, and they now have a true power back in Jeremy Hill. Hill should get the bulk of the early-down snaps in Cincy; the only thing that would change that is ball-security issues. Giovani Bernard should take all passing-down snaps, and he'll still be sprinkled in as an early-down change-of-pace back, especially early in the first half of games.Jackson has done his best to take Andy Dalton out of the equation, and they'll continue to go run-heavy this season. Dalton will continue to throw a lot of contested deep balls to A.J. Green. The Bengals signed DE Michael Johnson, who rejoins the team after having been a major disappointment in Tampa Bay last year. Johnson will be counted on to help bolster a front seven that sacked opposing quarterbacks only 20 times last season (after having done so 43 times in 2013). | | BUFFALO: At its heart, new offensive coordinator Greg Roman's running game is old-school physical. However, he showed a willingness to be creative when Colin Kaepernick took over as the starting QB in San Francisco, and he figures to make a similar adjustment with LeSean McCoy now his top back. Roman's receiving corps is stronger than the one he had in San Francisco, but this unit figures to be more of a horizontal, catch-and-run attack. For Matt Cassel or Tyrod Taylor, it's a simplified system with a lot of pre-determined reads, especially when they go spread. Defensive-minded head coach Rex Ryan inherits a unit that led the league in sacks in 2014 and is the only NFL team to rack up more than 100 sacks over the past two seasons'DEs Mario Williams and Jerry Hughes are the stars. The Bills traded ILB Kiko Alonso, who missed all of last season with a torn ACL. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW (CINCINNATI-BUFFALO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(ADDS quotes from Ryan, McCoy)
*Bengals-Bills Preview* =======================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
Andy Dalton and Tyrod Taylor have been pleasant surprises for their respective squads, though one is likely to be limited - if he plays at all - this weekend.
Even if a knee injury keeps Taylor out Sunday, the banged-up Buffalo Bills should get a little bit healthier with the expected return of LeSean McCoy as they try to keep the Cincinnati Bengals from matching their best start.
A year after finishing with 19 touchdowns and 17 interceptions and struggling in a 26-10 playoff loss to Indianapolis, Dalton is off to the best start of his five-year career.
He's thrown for an average of 303.6 yards with 11 scores and only two picks, giving him a 115.6 passer rating that ranks third in the NFL behind New England's Tom Brady (121.5) and Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers (117.4).
"When you want people talking about you, you don't want them talking negatively about you," Dalton said. "Obviously I've had to bear a lot of it. But we're 5-0 right now, hopefully at the end of the year they're still talking the same way."
Star wideout A.J. Green and tight end Tyler Eifert are benefiting the most from Dalton's emergence. Green is fourth in the NFL with 495 receiving yards, while Eifert is tied for second with five touchdown catches.
Dalton stepped up down the stretch last Sunday, going 13 of 15 for 135 yards in the fourth quarter and overtime as the Bengals rallied from 17 points down for a 27-24 win over Seattle. He finished 30 of 44 for 331 yards with two touchdowns and one interception after a comeback that matched the second-biggest in franchise history.
The Bengals (5-0) are a win away from tying the best start in team history, most recently reached in the 1988 season that preceded their last Super Bowl appearance.
Dalton connected on 26 of 40 attempts for 337 yards with three TDs and one pick in a 27-24 overtime win in the most recent meeting at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Oct. 13, 2013.
Taylor was in his third season with Baltimore at that time and played only one game last year before signing with Buffalo in March. After winning the starting job in the preseason, he's completed 70.1 percent of his passes with nine touchdowns and four interceptions. He also ranks fourth among quarterbacks with 187 rushing yards.
"We know he has that kind of ability to make big-time plays, and whenever we see it's just a momentum changer, it gets the guys on the bench riled up and we're excited for it," defensive end Jerry Hughes said.
Taylor ran for a career-high 76 yards - the most in team history by a quarterback - and a score in last Sunday's 14-13 win at Tennessee. However, he suffered a sprained left knee when he was horse-collared on a tackle in the fourth quarter.
He's been limited in practice and is considered a game-time decision Sunday while receivers Sammy Watkins and Percy Harvin are questionable. If Taylor is unable to go, Buffalo will turn to former starter EJ Manuel, who hasn't been under center at kickoff in over a year and is 6-8 in his career as a starter.
"He looked really good," coach Rex Ryan said of Manuel. "He's got a good grasp of the game plan. ... We've had great confidence in him and (if) he goes into play we expect him to do really good things."
Whoever is under center should feel better with Friday's announcement of McCoy's likely return. After missing two games with a hamstring injury, McCoy was surprisingly listed as probable despite reports last week that he could miss as many as three more weeks.
"I look forward to playing," McCoy said. "When my number's called, I'm going to be out there looking to make plays. ... I feel like I'm healthy enough to go out there and perform."
The Bengals have been vulnerable defensively, ranking 22nd against the pass at 262.6 yards per game and allowing Seattle to rush for 200 last weekend.
Offensively, Cincinnati would like to get more out of its rushing attack with only one 100-yard rushing performance so far. Giovani Bernard has run for 63.6 yards per game in his last three, while Jeremy Hill is averaging just 3.0 per carry on the season.
It's not likely to be any easier against a Buffalo defense that ranks third in the NFL against the run (82.2 yards per game) and has yet to allow a 100-yard performance.
The Bills (3-2), though, will be without starting safety Aaron Williams for at least eight weeks because of a neck injury that he aggravated last Sunday.
Buffalo had won 10 straight in this series between 1989-2010 before dropping the past two in 2011 and 2013 by three points apiece.
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| | Last Updated: 5/9/2024 5:26:10 PM EST. |
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