Primer: Cleveland Browns (1-9) at Cincinnati Bengals (7-3). Part II
by Josh Kirkendall on Nov 25, 2009 12:36 PM EST
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PrintGame: Cleveland Browns (1-9) at Cincinnati Bengals (7-3)
Series Leader: Bengals 37-35
Streak: Bengals have won eight of the past 10 meetings
Coaches vs. Opponent: Lewis: 9-4. Mangini: 1-2
Broadcast: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 129 (Cle.), 122 (Cin.). XM: 106 (Cin.).
SB Nation: Dawgs by Nature
NFL.com: Game Center
Weather: Mostly cloudy with a high of 54. [Weather.com]
Uniform: Orange
Television Coverage: State of Ohio, eastern Kentucky, Western West Virginia and western Pennsylvania. [506]
Cincinnati Bengals
- With a win the Bengals will go undefeated against the division for the first time in franchise history.
- Bengals have won four of the past five games against Cleveland
- Quarterback Carson Palmer is 7-2 against the Cleveland Browns, completing 197 of 313 passes for 2,145 yards passing, 22 touchdowns and 14 interceptions for an 87.9 passer rating.
- Palmer has a touchdown in all nine career games against Cleveland.
- With four touchdowns, Palmer will become the third quarterback in franchise history to record 125 passing touchdowns (any wild guesses on the other two?)
- Cedric Benson is averaging 122.5 yards rushing in previous two games against Cleveland.
- Benson averages 106.2 yards rushing in games where he records 20 rushes or more -- his teams are 11-1-1.
- Rookie running back Bernard Scott recorded his first career 100-yard game with 119 yards rushing against the Oakland Raiders.
- Chad Ochocinco has three touchdowns in his previous two games against the Browns and looks to record a touchdown in his third straight game against the Browns.
- Bengals defense has 10 interceptions in their past six games.
- Johnathan Joseph looks to record an interception in three straight against the Browns.
- Joseph has an interception in four of five divisional games this year.
- Dhani Jones leads the Bengals with 68 tackles.
Cleveland Browns
- The Browns look to record back-to-back wins in Cincinnati for the first time since the 2002-2003 seasons.
- Brady Quinn, who recorded career highs in passing (304), touchdowns (4) and passer rating (133.1) last week, will make his first career start against the Bengals.
- In 15 career games against the Bengals, Jamal Lewis is averaging 113.7 yards per game, which includes nine 100-yard rushing games.
- In his only career game against the Bengals, rookie receiver Mohamed Massaquoi recorded a career high in receptions (8) and yards receiving (148).
- Massaquoi recorded his second career 100-yard receiving game last week.
- Receiver Chansi Stuckey posted his first touchdown reception with the Browns last week against the Lions.
- Linebacker David Bowens looks to record a sack in three straight games.
- Safety Brodney Pool has two interceptions in his past three games and looks to record a pick in two straight against the Bengals.
TEAM RANKINGS
| Offense | Bengals | Browns |
| Total | 335.6 (17th) | 236.8 (31st) |
| Scoring | 21.5 (16th) | 11.5 (30th) |
| Third Downs | 41% (14th) | 29% (29th) |
| Rushing | 127.8 (9th) | 101.4 (22nd) |
| Rushing TDs | 9 (t-12th) | 2 (t-30th) |
| Passing | 207.8 (20th) | 135.4 (31st) |
| Passing TDs | 14 (t-15th) | 7 (31st) |
| Sacks Allowed | 17 (t-7th) | 24 (t-21st) |
| 20-yard Passes | 28 (t-16th) | 18 (29th) |
| Defense | Bengals | Browns |
| Total | 310.5 (10th) | 402.0 (32nd) |
| Scoring | 16.7 (3rd) | 26.3 (28th) |
| 3rd Downs Allowed | 35% (8th) | 39% (20th) |
| Rushing | 84.3 (2nd) | 154.9 (29th) |
| Rushing TDs | 4 (t-5th) | 13 (t-27th) |
| Passing | 226.2 (19th) | 247.1 (26th) |
| Passing TDs | 12 (t-12th) | 15 (t-19th) |
| Sacks | 24 (t-8th) | 19 (t-21st) |
| QB Rating | 77.5 (t-7th) | 93.7 (26th) |
| 20-Yard Passes Allowed | 30 (t-19th) | 37 (30th) |
| Interceptions | 12 (t-6th) | 6 (t-30th) |
| Special Teams | Bengals | Browns |
| Kickoff Return | 22.1 (23rd) | 22.8 (18th) |
| Punt Return | 11.4 (4th) | 13.2 (2nd) |
| Punting (Net) | 37.5 (19th) | 38.8 (12th) |
| Punts Inside the 20 | 14 (t-22nd) | 32 (1st) |
2009 STATISTICAL INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
| Carson Palmer | Stat | Ranking |
| Quarterback Rating | 87.2 | 15th |
| Yards Passing | 2,217 | 16th |
| Touchdowns | 14 | t-14th |
| First Downs | 112 | t-15th |
| Average Yards/Att | 7.1 | 16th |
| Completions | 192 | t-16th |
| Interceptions | 8 | t-17th |
| Times Sacked | 17 | t-15th |
| Cedric Benson | Stat | Ranking |
| Yards Rushing | 859 | 7th |
| Attempts / Game | 22.8 | 1st |
| Touchdowns | 6 | t-10th |
| First Downs | 36 | t-9th |
| Chad Ochocinco | Stat | Ranking |
| Receptions | 50 | t-21st |
| Yards Receiving | 735 | 12th |
| Touchdowns | 5 | t-14th |
| 20-yard receptions | 11 | t-9th |
| First Downs | 39 | t-7th |
CAREER AGAINST THE BROWNS
Carson Palmer
| Date | Result | Comp. | Att. | Yards | TDs | Int |
| 10.4.09 | W, 23-20 | 23 | 44 | 230 | 2 | 1 |
| 12.23.07 | W, 19-14 | 11 | 21 | 115 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.16.07 | L, 45-51 | 33 | 50 | 401 | 6 | 2 |
| 11.26.06 | W, 30-0 | 25 | 32 | 275 | 3 | 1 |
| 9.17.06 | W, 34-17 | 24 | 40 | 352 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.11.05 | W, 23-20 | 13 | 27 | 93 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.11.05 | W, 27-13 | 26 | 34 | 280 | 2 | 1 |
| 11.28.04 | W, 58-48 | 22 | 29 | 251 | 4 | 3 |
| 10.17.04 | L, 17-34 | 20 | 36 | 148 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | Result | Rec | Yards | TDs |
| 10.4.09 | W, 23-20 | 3 | 24 | 2 |
| 9.28.08 | L, 12-20 | 3 | 28 | 1 |
| 12.23.07 | W, 19-14 | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| 9.16.07 | L, 45-51 | 11 | 209 | 2 |
| 11.26.06 | W, 30-0 | 7 | 123 | 0 |
| 9.17.06 | W, 34-17 | 6 | 78 | 1 |
| 12.11.05 | W, 23-20 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| 9.11.05 | W, 27-13 | 9 | 91 | 0 |
| 11.28.04 | W, 58-48 | 10 | 117 | 1 |
| 10.17.04 | L, 17-34 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| 12.28.03 | L, 14-22 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| 9.28.03 | L, 16-22 | 3 | 67 | 2 |
| 11.17.02 | L, 20-27 | 4 | 103 | 1 |
| 9.15.02 | L, 7-20 | 4 | 58 | 1 |
| 11.25.01 | L, 0-18 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 10.14.01 | W, 24-14 | 5 | 68 | 0 |
Cedric Benson
| Date | Rushes | Yards | TDs |
| 10.4.09 | 18 | 74 | |
| 12.21.08 | 38 | 171 | 0 |
| 10.9.05 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Date | Rec | Yards | TDs |
| 10.4.09 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| 12.9.07 | 7 | 48 | 0 |
| 10.29.06 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| 10.3.04 | 7 | 122 | 0 |
| 10.27.02 | 5 | 61 | 1 |
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With a win the Bengals will go undefeated against the division for the first time in franchise history.
This.
I hope they take this very seriously and don’t assume it will be a walkover, like I believe they did last week.
I want them to kick the shit out of them… so much so that it will look like the ghost of Schottzie just marched up and down the field.
I guess a winning record brings out freaks.
"BEAT'em!!!"
I hope the Bengals go out and take control of this game from the start. And, keep on kickin’ ‘em when we have ’em down. Light ’em up! None of this close to the vest crap!
I want to see both sides of the ball and all the coaches on their game this week!
Reduce the penalties! Play smart football! No turnovers!!
“PLAY LIKE YOU’VE BEEN THERE BEFORE!"
GO BENGALS!!! THE FANS ARE WITH YOU!!!
Anderson and Boomer
Only two modern day Bengals QBs that I can think of with more than 125 TD passes.
Bengals win by at least 10 points
Bengals only won by 3 points in last game and Browns used QB Derek Anderson then. This game we will have Brady Quinn who is much better. It is hard to see how the Browns can run effectively against the Bengals. Passing attack will depend on weather conditions but edge is still with the Bengals. We cannot make silly fouls and take dumb penalties. Special teams need to wake up and cannot allow punt or kickoff returns for TD – the kind of stuff that makes you sick when you watch it.
We are not a playoff caliber team yet - close - but not yet
When we beat the teams we are better than on a consistent basis we will be. It is the final test. We failed last week. We have to assume that the Steelers win out. If they do we can only afford one loss and still win the division. If the Ravens, the only real tough team the Steelers face, can pull out a split then we can lose two. But the Chargers and Vikings are arguably better teams. We play the Chargers on their field – that will be a very tough win. Favre seems to be holding up and AP is running well – that will be a very tough win. We are better than the rest of the teams we face but we have to beat them on the field. The Browns, Lions and Chiefs should be wins. If they aren’t – hell – we just might miss the playoffs altogether let alone the Division championship. Every game the rest of the way is huge. I don’t want to see us having to win for the first time in the Meadowlands against the Jets to save our season. It is time to start burying opponents and show we are the team to beat.
" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran
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