Last Updated on September 27, 2012 3:53 pm by admin
CINCINNATI (2-1) At JACKSONVILLE (1-2)
Sunday, 4:05 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE – Bengals by 2 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Cincinnati 1-1-1; Jacksonville 2-1
SERIES RECORD – Jaguars lead 11-7
AP PRO32 RANKING – Bengals No. 14; Jaguars No. 30
LAST MEETING – Bengals beat Jaguars 30-20, Oct. 9, 2011
LAST WEEK – Bengals beat Redskins 38-31; Jaguars beat Colts 22-17
BENGALS OFFENSE – OVERALL (8), RUSH (15), PASS (4)
BENGALS DEFENSE – OVERALL (29), RUSH (31), PASS (22T)
JAGUARS OFFENSE – OVERALL (30), RUSH (10), PASS (31)
JAGUARS DEFENSE – OVERALL (28), RUSH (30), PASS (21)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Bengals QB Andy Dalton has completed 74 percent of passes for 646 yards last two weeks, with six TDs, two INTs and 130.4 passer rating. Bengals 5-1 when Dalton’s passer rating tops 100. Dalton ranks second in AFC in passer rating and leads NFL with 158.3 mark in fourth quarter. … BenJarvus Green-Ellis has 13 rushing TDs in last 19 games. … A.J. Green, coming off career-high 183 yards receiving last week, had five catches for 90 yards and 37-yard TD reception against Jaguars last year. … Bengals lead AFC with 11 sacks. DE Michael Johnson had three of them last week against Redskins. … S Reggie Nelson returns to Jacksonville, team that selected him in first round in 2007. … Former Jaguars RB Fred Taylor will be inducted into Jaguars Pride, team’s ring of honor, at halftime Sunday. … Jaguars expect to get three starters back against Bengals. DE Austen Lane has been out since early in preseason with foot injury, and G Eben Britton and RT Cam Bradfield missed last two games with sprained ankles. … Jaguars 7-2 at home against Bengals. … QB Blaine Gabbert has yet to throw TD pass in first quarter in two seasons. Has been at best in fourth quarter this season, throwing for 209 yards and two scores. His passer rating in final 15 minutes is 122.9. … Maurice Jones-Drew passed Taylor for most rushing TDs in franchise history last week. MJD has 63. … Jones-Drew needs 121 all-purpose yards to reach 12,000 for his career. He needs one reception to break Taylor’s franchise mark (286) for RBs. … PK Josh Scobee needs two FGs to tie franchise record held by Mike Hollis. … Jaguars offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski spent 10 seasons (2001-10) with the Bengals.
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