PRIMER: Carolina Panthers (3-2) at Cincinnati Bengals (3-1)

Game: Carolina Panthers (3-2) at Cincinnati Bengals (3-1)
Time: 1:00 p.m. (ET)
Location: Paul Brown Stadium
Series Leader: Series is tied 2-2
Streak: Bengals have won the past two meetings
Coaches vs. Opponent: Lewis: 2-0. Rivera: 0-0. 
Broadcast: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber, Jennifer Hale (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 84 (Car.), 139 (Cin.). XM: 228 (Cin.).
SB Nation: Cat Scratch Reader
NFL.com: Game Center
Weather: Thunderstorms and 64 degrees [Weather Underground]
Uniform: Orange shirts and white pants (12-5 with that combination)
Odds: The Bengals are seven-point favorites [SB Nation]

CINCINNATI BENGALS

• The Bengals are looking to notch their 12th consecutive regular season home win.
• In his past 11 regular season home games, quarterback Andy Dalton is 11-0 with 2,563 yards passing, 22 touchdowns and a passer rating of 97.7.
• Bengals are 20-3 (.870) when Dalton posts a passer rating of 90 or better.
• Dalton (33-19) has the best winning percentage (.634) of any quarterback in franchise history (with a minimum 20 starts).
• Running back Giovani Bernard is the only player in the NFL with 200-plus yards rushing (247), three rushing touchdowns and 150 yards receiving (158) in 2014.
• In his last six games at home, Bernard is averaging 99.5 yards from scrimmage per game with three total scores.
• Wide receiver A.J. Green led the team with five receptions for 81 yards receiving and a touchdown last week.
• Since entering the NFL in 2011, Green has generated 4,147 yards receiving, which is most in the AFC.
• In four of his past five home games, Green has recorded a touchdown.
• Wide receiver Mohamed Sanu has a touchdown in two of his past three games, including a 37-yarder against the Patriots.
• Since 2012, Geno Atkins leads all defensive tackles in the NFL with 18.5 sacks.
• Defensive end Robert Geathers posted a quarterback sack last week against the Patriots; his first since Nov. 11, 2012.
• Defensive end Carlos Dunlap has a sack in three of his past four games.

CAROLINA PANTHERS

• Quarterback Cam Newton has won five of his past eight games against the AFC.
• Newton threw two touchdown passes last week.
• Since entering the NFL in 2011, Newton is the only player with 50-plus passing touchdowns (69) and 20-plus rushing touchdowns (28).
• Running back Chris Ogbonnaya had a rushing touchdown in his debut last week.
• In his last meeting against the Bengals, running back DeAngelo Williams averaged 6.4 yards/rush (64 yards on 10 carries).
• Running back Jonathan Stewart had a rushing touchdown in his last game against the Bengals.
• Rookie wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin leads all rookies with 367 yards receiving.
• Benjamin is also first among all rookies with three receiving touchdowns.
• Tight end Greg Olsen posted two receiving touchdowns last week and has four for the season.
• Rookie PR Philly Brown had a 79 yard punt return for a touchdown last week... the first in his career.
• Since entering the NFL in 2012, linebacker Luke Kuechly leads the league with 381 tackles.
• Defensive end Charles Johnson had a sack in his last meeting.
• Cornerback Charles Godfrey had a 38-yard interception in his last game against the Bengals.
• In his only game against Cincinnati (Dec. 5, 2010 with the Saints), safety Roman Harper posted nine tackles and a sack.
• Harper and safety Thomas DeCoud each had an interception last week.
• Defensive end Mario Addison is third in the NFL with a career-high four quarterback sacks.

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