Primer: Baltimore Ravens (4-3) at Cincinnati Bengals (5-2)

by Kirkendall on Nov 4, 2009 10:03 AM EST in Primer Comment 8 comments

Game: Baltimore Ravens (4-3) at Cincinnati Bengals (5-2)
Series Leader: Baltimore, 15-12
Streak: Bengals have won four of the past six meetings
Coaches vs. Opponent: Lewis: 8-5. Harbaugh: 2-1.
Broadcast: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Dick Enberg, Dan Fouts. Westwood One Radio: Kevin Kugler, Mark Malone. SIRIUS: 129 (Bal.), 123 (Cin.). XM: 105 (Cin.).
SB Nation: Baltimore Beatdown
NFL.com: Game Center
Weather: Partly cloudy with a high of 64 degrees and light winds. [Weather.com]
Uniform: Black
Television Coverage: Ohio, West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, most of Virginia, Pennsylvania and Colorado [506] Note: Since the game isn't sold out yet, the Bengals could be blacked out in the Cincinnati market.

Cincinnati Bengals

Dating back to December 14, 2008, the Cincinnati Bengals have won eight of their past ten games.
When a Bengals running back rushes 25 times or more, the Bengals are 25-1 (.961) under head coach Marvin Lewis er
Against the Chicago Bears, quarterback Carson Palmer had the best touchdown to interception ratio in his career (+5) tying Boomer Esiason for a franchise record.
Palmer is 7-3 when starting against the Ravens.
Dating back to December 21, 2008, running back Cedric Benson leads the AFC (second in the NFL) with 1,002 yards rushing on 227 attempts (4.4 yards-per-rush).
When Benson rushes 20 times or more in a game, he averages 105.3 yards rushing per game (his teams are 10-1-1).
Benson also looks to have back-to-back 100-yard rushing performance against the Ravens (recorded 120 yards rushing in first meeting).
Since 2002, Chad Ochocinco ranks second in the NFL with 9,149 yards receiving -- Torry Holt has 9,298 yards receiving.
Chad is looking to record a third straight 100-yard receiving game -- averaging 105 yards receiving per game in the past three games.
The Bengals defense has recorded six interceptions in the past three games.
Leon Hall has three picks in his past three games and Chris Crocker is looking to record an interception for a third consecutive game.

Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore Ravens offense averages 28.4 points per game. They are on pace to break the franchise scoring record they set in 2003 (24.7 points per game).
Joe Flacco is 2-1 as a starter against the Cincinnati Bengals with a career 84.2 passer rating against Cincinnati (completed 56 of 89 passes for 595 yards receiving, three touchdowns and two interceptions).
With a touchdown against Cincinnati, Flacco will have a passing touchdown in eight straight games.
Ray Rice is averaging 100.7 yards rushing in games that he records 20 rushing attempts or more.
In his past four games, Rice is averaging 149.3 yards from scrimmage (333 rushing, 264 receiving).
Willie McGahee is tied for fourth in the NFL with seven touchdowns (five rushing, two receiving).
Derrick Mason is averaging 85.7 yards receiving per game in his past three games against the Bengals.
Ed Reed is tied for second most career touchdown returns (12) among active players.
Reed has six interceptions against the Bengals, second most against any opponent.

TEAM RANKINGS

Offense	Bengals	Ravens
Total	345.9 (13th)	378.7 (7th)
Scoring	23.3 (15th)	28.4 (4th)
Third Downs	42 (t-12th)	48 (3rd)
Passing	218.1 (18th)	253.9 (10th)
Passing TDs	13 (t-8th)	12(t-10th)
Rushing	127.7 (9th)	124.9 (10th)
Rushing TDs	6 (t-14th)	10 (t-5th)
Sacks Allowed	11 (t-6th)	12 (9th)
20-yard Passes	18 (t-17th)	24 (t-9th)

Defense	Bengals	Ravens
Total	341.3 (21st)	313.7 (13th)
Scoring	18.3 (6th)	19.6 (11th)
Passing	253.3 (30th)	226.1 (19th)
Passing TDs	10 (t-16th)	9 (t-9th)
Rushing	88.0 (5th)	87.6 (4th)
Rushing TDs	3 (t-4th)	4 (t-9th)
Sacks	17 (t-11th)	16 (t-18th)
QB Rating	85.8 (t-17th)	86.1 (19th)
20-Yard Passes Allowed	26 (27th)	23 (t-23rd)
Interceptions	8 (t-5th)	7 (t-9th)

Special Teams	Bengals	Ravens
Kickoff Return	20.0 (29th)	26.4 (5th)
Punt Return	13.1 (5th)	4.3 (30th)
Punting (Net)	37.3 (t-19th)	37.9 (17th)
Punts Inside the 20	12 (t-15th)	10 (t-19th)

2009 STATISTICAL INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS

Carson Palmer	Stat	Ranking
Quarterback Rating	89.2	13th
Yards Passing	1,608	16th
Touchdowns	13	t-7th
First Downs	81	t-14th
Average Yards/Att	7.1	t-14th
Completions	140	t-14th
Interceptions	7	t-21
Times Sacked	11	t-11th

Cedric Benson	Stat	Ranking
Yards Rushing	720	4th
Attempts / Game	23.4	1st
Touchdowns	5	t-6th
First Downs	31	t-4th

Chad Ochocinco	Stat	Ranking
Receptions	39	t-11th
Yards Receiving	573	8th
Touchdowns	5	t-7th
20-yard receptions	9	t-5th
First Downs	31	t-4th

CAREER AGAINST THE RAVENS

Carson Palmer

Game	Date	Loc.	Comp	Att	Yards	TDs	Int
10	10.11.2009	Away	18	31	271	1	1
9	9.7.2008	Away	9	24	94	0	1
8	11.11.2007	Away	23	34	271	0	0
7	9.10.2007	Home	20	32	194	2	0
6	11.30.2006	Home	21	32	234	1	0
5	11.5.2006	Away	12	26	194	1	2
4	11.27.2005	Home	22	30	302	3	1
3	11.6.2005	Away	19	26	248	2	0
2	12.5.2004	Away	29	36	382	3	1
1	9.26.2004	Home	25	52	316	0	3
			198	323	2,506	13	9

Chad Johnson

Game	Date	Loc.	Rec.	Yards	TDs
16	10.11.2009	Away	7	94	0
15	11.30.2008	Home	4	45	0
14	9.7.2008	Away	1	22	0
13	11.11.2007	Away	4	73	0
12	9.10.2007	Home	5	95	1
11	11.30.2006	Home	8	91	0
10	11.5.2006	Away	4	31	0
9	11.27.2005	Home	5	88	1
8	11.6.2005	Away	5	91	0
7	12.5.2004	Away	10	161	2
6	9.26.2004	Home	8	99	0
5	12.7.2003	Away	2	15	0
4	10.19.2003	Home	5	130	1
3	12.1.2002	Home	4	78	1
2	11.10.2002	Away	7	110	1
1	12.23.2001	Away	3	28	0
			82	1,251	7

Cedric Benson

Game	Date	Rush	Yards	TDs
3	10.11.2009	27	120	1
2	11.30.08	10	17	0
1	10.23.05	2	6	0

Laveranues Coles

Game	Date	Rec.	Yards	TDs
5	10.11.2009	--	--	--
4	9.16.07	6	57	0
3	10.2.05	1	16	0
2	10.10.04	3	25	0
1	12.24.00	0	0	0

ALL-TIME SERIES

Date	Location	Result
10.11.2009	Baltimore	W, 17-14
11.30.2008	Cincinnati	L, 3-34
9.7.2008	Baltimore	L, 10-17
11.11.2007	Baltimore	W, 21-7
9.10.2007	Cincinnati	W, 27-20
11.30.2006	Cincinnati	W, 13-7
11.5.2006	Baltimore	L, 20-26
11.27.2005	Cincinnati	W, 42-29
11.6.2005	Baltimore	W, 21-9
12.5.2004	Baltimore	W, 27-26
9.26.2004	Cincinnati	L, 9-23
12.7.2003	Baltimore	L, 13-31
10.19.2003	Cincinnati	W, 34-26
12.1.2002	Cincinnati	L, 23-27
11.10.2002	Baltimore	L, 27-38
12.23.2001	Baltimore	L, 0-16
9.23.2001	Cincinnati	W, 21-10
11.5.2000	Cincinnati	L, 7-27
9.24.2000	Baltimore	L, 0-37
12.26.1999	Baltimore	L, 0-22
11.21.1999	Cincinnati	L, 31-34
11.22.1998	Cincinnati	L, 13-20
9.27.1998	Baltimore	L, 24-31
12.21.1997	Cincinnati	W, 16-14
9.7.1997	Baltimore	L, 10-23
12.8.1996	Cincinnati	W, 21-14
11.3.1996	Baltimore	W, 24-21

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Nice stats

Willie McGahee is tied for fourth in the NFL with seven touchdowns (five rushing, two receiving).

Willis was effective in the first 4 games though. He has been basically non-existent since the Patriots game in week 4. All those stats came in the first month. But we have not really needed to get him the ball with the way Ray Rice is running.

I really cannot see Benson getting 100 again. I think the bye week was exactly what we needed. Then again, you guys are coming off one as well, so I could look like a fool…….again.

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Nov 4, 2009 12:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Willie McGahee

He was a helleva hitter for the Cardinals back in the 80’s.

by St. Esiason on Nov 4, 2009 9:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I can't stand Dan Fouts

He always has a hard-on for any team playing the Bengals.

by featherman on Nov 4, 2009 12:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I will second that

At least he isn’t paired up with Dan Dierdorf. Definitely don’t need to hear two guys fawn about their wishes of bromance with Joe Flacco.

by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Nov 4, 2009 12:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

can’t really blame him; we did ruin the closest shot he ever got to a super bowl. i’d imagine any ex-bengal should feel the same if they were broadcasting a 49ers game.

i'm going to go america all over your ass!

by Raging Clue on Nov 4, 2009 10:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs