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GAME: St. Louis Rams (4-6) at Cincinnati Bengals (8-2)
Date/Time: Nov. 29, 1 p.m.
Location: Paul Brown Stadium
Series Leader: Bengals, 7-5
Streak: Bengals have won the past two
Coaches vs. Opponent: Marvin Lewis: 2-1. Jeff Fisher: 13-6
TV Broadcast: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, Tony Siragusa (field reporter).
Radio Broadcast: Bengals radio network. SIRIUS: 157 (StL), 81 (Cin.). XM: 231 (Cin.).
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Weather: 47 degrees with a chance of rain [Weather Underground]
Odds: Bengals, -7.5 [SB Nation]
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
Uniform: Black shirts, white pants
CINCINNATI BENGALS
- Quarterback Andy Dalton (2,738) needs 262 pass yards to join Peyton Manning as the only players in NFL history to pass for 3,000-plus yards in each of their first five seasons.
- Running back Jeremy Hill has six touchdowns (five rushing, one receiving) in his past seven games.
- Hill needs two more touchdowns to become the first player in Bengals history with 10-plus touchdowns in each of his first two seasons to begin a career.
- In the past five games against the NFC, running back Giovani Bernard is averaging 125.2 yards from scrimmage with two rushing touchdowns.
- Bernard caught eight passes for a career-high 128 yards last week.
- In his past eight games, wide receiver A.J. Green has 51 receptions for 740 yards receiving and three touchdowns.
- Tight end Tyler Eifert leads the NFL with 11 touchdown receptions, most ever by a Bengals tight end during a single-season.
- Eifert has scored multiple touchdowns in four games this season, tied for 2nd-most such games by a tight end during a single season.
- Defensive end Carlos Dunlap ranks third in the NFL with 8.5 quarterback sacks and needs 1.5 to surpass his career high of 9.5 (2010).
- Safety Reggie Nelson is tied for the most interception in the NFL with five, including one last week against Arizona. Nelson needs one more to surpass his career-high of five in 2007.
ST. LOUIS RAMS
- Quarterback Nick Foles has won five of his past six starts against the AFC, scoring 11 touchdowns and throwing four interceptions for a passer rating of 105.2 rating.
- Quarterback Case Keenum has won two of his past three starts.
- Rookie running back Todd Gurley has rushed for 766 yards (109.4 per) and six touchdowns in his past seven games.
- Gurley is looking to record a rushing touchdown in his sixth consecutive game.
- Since Week 4, Gurley leads all NFL running backs with 766 yards rushing and six touchdowns.
- Gurley leads the NFL with four rushes of 45 yards or more.
- WR-PR Tavon Austin has five touchdowns in his past eight games against the AFC (two receiving, two rushing, one punt return).
- Austin has 16 career touchdowns (eight receiving, five rushing, three punt returns).
- Austin is one of four players in the NFL with a touchdown rushing, receiving and returning in 2015.
- Tight end Lance Kendricks scored on a 30-yard touchdown last week.
- The Rams are second in the NFC with 30 quarterback sacks, led by defensive tackle Aaron Donald (7) and defensive end Robert Quinn (5).
- Donald is looking to generate a quarterback sack in his seventh consecutive game against the AFC.
- Quinn has eight sacks and five forced fumbles in his past seven games against the AFC.
- In his past 5 games against the AFC, cornerback Janoris Jenkins has two interceptions, including a 99-yard touchdown) and two forced fumbles.
- Since 2009, linebacker James Laurinaitis is the only player with 15-plus sacks (16.5) and 10-plus interceptions (10).
TEAM RANKINGS
OFFENSE | BENGALS | RAMS |
Total | 376.2 (7th) | 299.9 (31st) |
Scoring | 26.6 (5th) | 17.9 (31st) |
Third Downs | 43% (10th) | 24% (32nd) |
Rushing | 113.6 (12th) | 126.0 (7th) |
Rushing TDs | 12 (t-2nd) | 9 (t-10th) |
20-Yard Runs | 3 (t-26th) | 11 (4th) |
Passing | 262.6 (9th) | 173.9 (32nd) |
Passing TDs | 20 (t-6th) | 8 (t-31st) |
Sacks Allowed | 19 (11th) | 14 (3rd) |
20-yard Passes | 43 (4th) | 27 ( 27th) |
DEFENSE | BENGALS | RAMS |
Total | 343.2 (16th) | 337.5 (12th) |
Scoring | 18.6 (4th) | 19.9 (10th) |
3rd Downs Allowed | 37% (12th) | 31% (2nd) |
Rushing | 100.4 (13th) | 108.1 (16th) |
Rushing TDs | 3 (t-2nd) | 6 (t-11th) |
Passing | 242.8 (15th) | 229.4 (9th) |
Passing TDs | 15 (10th) | 9 (2nd) |
Sacks | 28 (t-8th) | 30 (5th) |
QB Rating | 85.7 (10th) | 88.0 (14th) |
Interceptions | 11 (t-8th) | 8 (20th) |
SPECIAL TEAMS | BENGALS | RAMS |
Kickoff Return | 20.8 (29th) | 22.7 (20th) |
Punt Return | 9.7 (t-12th) | 7.9 (20th) |
Punting (Net) | 40.6 (13th) | 43.7 (3rd) |
Punts Inside the 20 | 17 (t-15th) | 25 (t-1st) |
BENGALS ALL-TIME RECORD AGAINST THE RAMS
Date | Stadium | Result |
12/18/2011 | Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis, MO) | W 20-13 |
12/09/2007 | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | W 19-10 |
12/21/2003 | Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis, MO) | L 27-10 |
10/03/1999 | Cinergy Field (Cincinnati, OH) | L 38-10 |
09/01/1996 | Trans World Dome (St. Louis, MO) | L 26-16 |
12/19/1993 | Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | W 15-3 |
10/07/1990 | Anaheim Stadium (Anaheim, CA) | W 34-31,OT |
09/23/1984 | Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | L 24-14 |
11/15/1981 | Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | W 24-10 |
12/11/1978 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA) | W 20-19 |
11/08/1976 | Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati, OH) | W 20-12 |
10/22/1972 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA) | L 15-12 |