Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals

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Week 9

ARI CHI	41 21
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MIA NE	17 27
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KC JAC	21 24
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HOU IND	17 20
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GB TB	28 38
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BAL CIN	7 17
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WAS ATL	17 31
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DET SEA	20 32
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CAR NO	20 30
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SD NYG	21 20
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TEN SF	34 27
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DAL PHI	20 16
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PIT DEN	28 10
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Fantasy Player Projections

Baltimore Ravens
Player	Projections
QB Joe Flacco	Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB Ray Rice	Rush: 65, 1 TD Rec: 6-40, 0
RB Willis McGahee	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR Derrick Mason	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR Mark Clayton	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR Demetrius Williams	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE Todd Heap	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD

Cincinnati Bengals
Player	Projections
QB Carson Palmer	Pass: 205, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB Cedric Benson	Rush: 85, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB Brian Leonard	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR Chad Ochocinco	Rec: 5-75, 1 TD
WR Chris Henry	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR Andre Caldwell	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR Laveranues Coles	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE John Paul Foschi	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD

Projections by Dave Stringer Email Dave

Game Notes

Ravens Offense (28.4 points per game) is on pace to set franchise scoring record (24.7 in 2003)... In 3 career meetings vs. Cin., QB Joe Flacco has 2-1 record as starter & has completed 56 of 89 passes (62.9 pct.) for 595 yards w/3 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 84.2 passer rating. Aims for 8th consecutive game with at least 1 TD pass. Flacco (12) needs 3 TD passes to surpass '08 rookie total (14)... RB Ray Rice averages 100.7 rush yards per game with 20+ att. In past 4, Rice is averaging 149.3 total yards per game (597 total - 333 rush, 264 rec.). RB Willis McGahee has 7 TDs (5 rush, 2 rec.) in '09, tied for 4th in NFL... WR Derrick Mason averages 85.7 rec. yards per game in past 3 at Cin. Since '03, Mason ranks 2nd in NFL with 558 rec. (TORRY HOLT, 592)... S Ed Reed posted INT-TD in last game vs. Cin. & has 12 career return TDs, tied for 2nd most among active players (DARREN SHARPER, 13; RONDE BARBER, DEVIN HESTER, 12). Has 6 INTs vs. Bengals, 2nd most vs. any opponent... Rookie KR-CB Lardarius Webb (Round 3, Nicholls St.) posted 1st career KR-TD (95 yards) last week.

Bengals Dating back to 12/14/08, Bengals have won 8 of past 10... Bengals are 25-1 (.961) under MARVIN LEWIS when rusher carries 25 or more times... In last game, QB Carson Palmer had best TD-INT differential of career at +5 (5 TDs vs. 0 INTs) & tied BOOMER ESIASON for club record. Palmer has 7-3 record vs. Ravens... Dating back to 12/21/08, RB Cedric Benson leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL w/1,002 rush yards on 227 att. (4.4 avg.). Averages 105.3 rush yards per game when he has 20+ att. (1,264 total in 12 games) & his teams are 10-1-1 (.875). Aims for 2nd consecutive 100-yard rush game vs. Bal. (120 on 10/11/09)... Since '02, WR Chad Ochocinco ranks 2nd in NFL with 9,149 receiving yards (TORRY HOLT; 9,298). Aims for 3rd consecutive 100-yard receiving game & is averaging 105 receiving yards per game in past 3... Club has 6 INTs in past 3... CB Leon Hall has 3 INTs in past 3... S Chris Crocker aims for 3rd consecutive game with INT.

Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Baltimore Ravens
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2009-09-13	KC	H	W 38-24	+14
2	2009-09-20	SD	A	W 31-26	+5
3	2009-09-27	CLE	H	W 34-3	+31
4	2009-10-04	NE	A	L 21-27	-6
5	2009-10-11	CIN	H	L 14-17	-3
6	2009-10-18	MIN	A	L 31-33	-2
7		Bye
8	2009-11-01	DEN	H	W 30-7	+23
9	2009-11-08	CIN	A	L 7-17	-10
10	2009-11-16	CLE	A
11	2009-11-22	IND	H
12	2009-11-29	PIT	H
13	2009-12-07	GB	A
14	2009-12-13	DET	H
15	2009-12-20	CHI	H
16	2009-12-27	PIT	A
17	2010-01-03	OAK	A

Cincinnati Bengals
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2009-09-13	DEN	H	L 7-12	-5
2	2009-09-20	GB	A	W 31-24	+7
3	2009-09-27	PIT	H	W 23-20	+3
4	2009-10-04	CLE	A	W 23-20	+3
5	2009-10-11	BAL	A	W 17-14	+3
6	2009-10-18	HOU	H	L 17-28	-11
7	2009-10-25	CHI	H	W 45-10	+35
8		Bye
9	2009-11-08	BAL	H	W 17-7	+10
10	2009-11-15	PIT	A
11	2009-11-22	OAK	A
12	2009-11-29	CLE	H
13	2009-12-06	DET	H
14	2009-12-13	MIN	A
15	2009-12-20	SD	A
16	2009-12-27	KC	H
17	2010-01-03	NYJ	A

Injury Report

Baltimore Ravens
Questionable	FS Haruki Nakamura (Chest) DE Haloti Ngata (Ankle) SS Tom Zbikowski (Illness)
Probable	TE Todd Heap (Ankle) OLB Jarret Johnson (Shoulder) FB Le'Ron McClain (Shoulder) CB Frank Walker (Illness)

Cincinnati Bengals
Questionable	SS Roy Williams (Forearm)
Probable	FB Jeremi Johnson (Knee) DT Tank Johnson (Foot) RB Bernard Scott (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	BAL Offense	CIN Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	27.3	21.0	21.8	BAL
Rushing yards	107.7	132.0	116.6	CIN
Rushing yards per attempt	4.71	4.53	4.22	BAL
Completion %	67.2%	60.8%	60.7%	BAL
Passing yards	253.0	234.7	212.0	BAL
Passing yards per completion	10.51	10.94	10.76	CIN
Passing yards per attempt	7.07	6.66	6.53	BAL
Interceptions	0.3	0.7	0.9	BAL
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.7	0.8	BAL
Sacks allowed	2.0	1.3	2.4	CIN
3rd down conversions	47.8%	38.8%	37.4%	BAL
4th down conversions	25.0%	87.5%	48.9%	CIN

Defense Stats Comparison

	BAL Defense	CIN Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	17.0	18.0	21.8	BAL
Rushing yards	99.3	90.3	116.6	CIN
Rushing yards per attempt	3.88	3.70	4.22	CIN
Completion %	64.1%	66.1%	60.7%	BAL
Passing yards	209.0	254.7	212.0	BAL
Passing yards per completion	10.03	10.59	10.76	BAL
Passing yards per attempt	6.43	7.01	6.53	BAL
INT return	0.3	1.3	0.9	CIN
Fumble recoveries	0.7	0.7	0.8	-
Sacks	2.3	1.7	2.4	BAL
3rd down conversions	32.3%	40.9%	37.4%	BAL
4th down conversions	100.0%	50.0%	48.9%	CIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	BAL	CIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	4.7	8.6	8.3	CIN
Yards per kick return	28.3	19.3	23.3	BAL
Yards allowed per punt return	7.5	12.9	8.3	BAL
Yards allowed per kick return	19.4	24.9	23.3	BAL

Misc Stats Comparison

	BAL	CIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	8.3	4.7	6.0	CIN
Penalty yards	81.7	38.0	50.2	CIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2009 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.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	4	2000-09-24	CIN	BAL	0-37	BAL
2000	10	2000-11-05	BAL	CIN	27-7	BAL
2001	2	2001-09-23	BAL	CIN	10-21	CIN
2001	15	2001-12-23	CIN	BAL	0-16	BAL
2002	10	2002-11-10	CIN	BAL	27-38	BAL
2002	13	2002-12-01	BAL	CIN	27-23	BAL
2003	7	2003-10-19	BAL	CIN	26-34	CIN
2003	14	2003-12-07	CIN	BAL	13-31	BAL
2004	3	2004-09-26	BAL	CIN	23-9	BAL
2004	13	2004-12-05	CIN	BAL	27-26	CIN
2005	9	2005-11-06	CIN	BAL	21-9	CIN
2005	12	2005-11-27	BAL	CIN	29-42	CIN
2006	9	2006-11-05	CIN	BAL	20-26	BAL
2006	13	2006-11-30	BAL	CIN	7-13	CIN
2007	1	2007-09-10	BAL	CIN	20-27	CIN
2007	10	2007-11-11	CIN	BAL	21-7	CIN
2008	1	2008-09-07	CIN	BAL	10-17	BAL
2008	13	2008-11-30	BAL	CIN	34-3	BAL
2009	5	2009-10-11	CIN	BAL	17-14	CIN

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2008 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.