Bengals Players Power Rankings: Week Fourteen

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Player

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1

Geno Atkins

1

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Is there anything that surprises us about Geno Atkins any more? Extend him. Now.

2

A.J. Green

2

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Green needs to average about 84 yards in the final four games to break Chad Johnson's single-season record for yards in a season.

3

Andre Smith

4

+1

Andre Smith is playing at an elite level. He's always been a good pass blocker, but now he's dominating in the run game. He's the power blocker they've been searching for.

4

5

+1

Zeitler continues to show his value. He hasn't killed the offense once this year and has flashed an All-Pro future every game.

5

Andy Dalton

3

-2

Dalton wasn't his best in San Diego. He missed Green on two touchdowns and missed Hawkins on another. That can't happen down the stretch.

6

Leon Hall

6

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You completely forget about Hall until he lets up a pass a couple times each game. That's the sign of trusting him to do his job every snap.

7

Andrew Whitworth

7

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Great pass blocker, poor run blocker. Something is wrong but it doesn't look like it'll be fixed. This is Andrew Whitworth.

8

Adam Jones

8

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Jones almost broke another punt last week and had another good coverage day. He's the highest non-starter on this list.

9

Carlos Dunlap

12

+3

When Dunlap is on like he was in San Diego, he makes the entire defense better. He's quietly putting together a good season.

10

Jermaine Gresham

9

-1

When did he become a better blocker than receiver? Watch him block and you'll be shocked. The light has come on.

11

Clint Boling

11

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If it wasn't for Boling, this offense would NEVER run to the left.

12

Michael Johnson

10

-2

Johnson had one of those games where he gets over-shadowed not only by Atkins and Dunlap, but Peko and Gilberry.

13

Reggie Nelson

13

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Nelson looked 100% and was very active. He had a couple TFLs and an interception that closed the game.

14

Rey Maualuga

16

+2

More around a B-plus level instead of the D-grade we were giving him through the first 6 games.

15

Terence Newman

15

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You still get those lazy snaps by Newman, then he impresses with his tackling ability; something he never was praised for.

16

Vontaze Burfict

14

-2

Burfict was torched in coverage again this week, along with a couple of missed tackles. But he's still getting better with run-fits though.

17

Andrew Hawkins

17

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Hawkins made the loss of Sanu much easier... until they reached the Red Zone.

18

BenJarvus Green-Ellis

19

+1

Three straight 100-yard games. Sure, he's had EXCELLENT blocking, but his vision and decision-making has been much better.

19

Domata Peko

18

-1

One of Peko's better games. He just seems so much better when he's splitting reps with Sims.

20

Pat Sims

NR

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Welcome to the top-20, Pat Sims. He can be a dancing bear at times... and that's hard to block.