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CINCINNATI BENGALS One Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513) 621-3550 administrative offices (513) 621-3570 administrative fax (513) 621-TDTD (8383) ticket office www.bengals.com

WEEKLY NEWS RELEASE DEC. 8, 2015

PITTSBURGH STEELERS (7-5) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (10-2)

WEEK 14, GAME 13 SUNDAY, DEC. 13

AT PAUL BROWN STADIUM

NEXT WEEK: WEEK 15, GAME 14 DEC. 20 AT SAN FRANCISCO

GAME NOTES Kickoff: 1 p.m. Eastern. Television: CBS broadcast with Greg Gumbel (play-by-play), Trent Green (analyst) and Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter). The game will be aired in the Bengals home market on WKRC-TV (Channel 12) in Cincinnati, WHIO-TV (Channel 7) in Dayton and on WKYT-TV (Channel 27) in Lexington, Ky. Radio: Coverage on the Bengals Radio Network, led by a “triple cast” on Cincinnati flagship stations WLW-AM (700), WCKY-AM (ESPN 1530; all sports) and WEBN-FM (102.7). Broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Dave Lapham (analyst). The game will also be broadcast to a national audience on affiliates of Westwood One Sports. Broadcasters are John Sadak (play-by-play) and Ross Tucker (analyst). Setting the scene: Marvin Lewis’ address to his team was unusually brief after last week’s 37-3 victory at Cleveland. “You know what’s at stake this next week,” the Bengals head coach said. “We’ve got the opportunity to win the division title, and the chance to do it at home. That’s all I need to tell you.” At which point class was dismissed. The 10-2 Bengals are strongly favored to emerge from this season as the AFC North Division champions, but they can put all speculation aside with a win over Pittsburgh this week at Paul Brown Stadium. The second-place Steelers enter at 7-5, three games off Cincinnati’s pace, and a Bengals win — or even a tie — will clinch the title for Cincinnati. But it’s not quite the usual match of one team three games ahead of the other. The Steelers dominated AFC South co-leader Indianapolis on the road last week, 45-10, so it seems they are at top form for the challenge they face in closing the gap. “We always say ‘one game at a time,’ and we haven’t been thinking Steelers, but now they’re the next one up for us,” said Bengals fifth-year QB Andy Dalton, who bagged his 50th career win last week. “This team has bigger goals than winning the division, but winning your division is always your first goal, so there’s a lot riding on this.” Pittsburgh was the 2014 AFC North champion. The Bengals won it in 2013. The Bengals won this year’s first meeting, 16-10 at Heinz Field, but Cincinnati hasn’t swept the season series since 2009. “We have a chance to do something great,” said DE Wallace Gilberry, “and that’s to clinch the division in front of our home fans. I’m sure they’re going to pack the house, and it’s our job to give them a great show.” The house wasn’t close to full in Cleveland last week as the Bengals played the Browns in the 85th renewal of the “Battle of Ohio.” The Browns entered with six straight losses, and the atmosphere was far short of charged. But rather than settle just for advancement to 10-2, the Bengals earned satisfaction beyond just a victory. The 34-point margin was Cincinnati’s largest ever in a signature series it now leads 46-39. “We take pride in the fact we started fast and pretty much put things away early,” Gilberry said. “If you give any NFL team a sign of hope, they can feed on it and give you a bad day. We didn’t let that happen.” Lewis concurred. “If you’re going to be a great team, that’s the way you’ve got to go about it,” he said. “All week long last week, our three coordinators talked to their units and said just keep the focus on playing our way. Nameless, faceless, winning it as a

team. It doesn’t really matter who the opponent is. Do our football. Outwork the guy on the other side of the line. Play today the best you’ve ever played.” Asked if the 2015 Bengals “can be a great team,” Lewis said: “We’re in control of our destiny, and we get the chance to write that script. So we stay on point and get back to work.” The Steelers rank second in the NFL in net offense, averaging 409.1 yards per game. They are sixth in rushing (123.1) and fifth in passing (286.0). They and Arizona are the only teams with top 10 rankings in both rushing and passing. The Bengals rank a more modest eighth in net offense, but Cincinnati ranks fourth in scoring (27.8) while Pittsburgh is sixth (25.9). The series: The Steelers lead 56-35, including 1-0 in postseason, but the Bengals go for a 2015 sweep this week after winning 16-10 at Pittsburgh on Nov. 1. The Steelers lead 27-19, however, as the road team in the series. The only postseason game in series history was in 2005 at Paul Brown Stadium, the Steelers winning 31-17 in a Wild Card round contest. The Bengals have played more games against the Steelers (91) than any other foe. Cleveland is second in that category at 85, and Tennessee (formerly Houston Oilers) is third at 74. Team bests from the series: Bengals — MOST POINTS: 42, in a 42-7 win at Riverfront Stadium in 1988. LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN: 35, from the 1988 home win. FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED: 3, in a 27-3 win at Riverfront in 1990. Steelers — MOST POINTS: 49, in a 49-31 victory at Riverfront Stadium in 1995. LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN: 28 (twice), most recently in a 35-7 win in 2011 at Pittsburgh. FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED: 0 (twice), most recently in a 15-0 win at Three Rivers Stadium in 2000. The last meeting: A summary of the last Bengals-Browns meeting — earlier this season on Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh — is on page 22 of this news release. On the heels of two blowouts: The Steelers and Bengals both won by 34 or more points last week. Pittsburgh won by 35 at Indianapolis (45-10), and the Bengals won by 34 at Cleveland (37-3). In 91 previous Bengals-Steelers meetings (the longest series in Bengals history), the two teams have never before come close to winning by such twin margins coming into their clash. The closest to it has been Nov. 5, 1972, when the Bengals visited Three Rivers Stadium. Both teams had won by at least 17 the week before. The Bengals won by 23 vs. Houston (30-7), and the Steelers won by 17 at Buffalo (38-21). Both teams were 5-2. The Steelers won, 40-17. Pittsburgh went on to win the AFC Central Division at 11-3 and went to the AFC Championship game, losing to Miami. The Bengals finished out of the playoffs, at 8-6. Bengals vs. Big Ben: Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger has an 87.5 passer rating in 24 career games against the Bengals (including postseason). His won-lost record is 17-7. Roethlisberger has totaled 739 passes against Cincinnati, with 469 completions (63.5 percent) for 5521 yards (230.0 yards per game), with 33 TDs and 24 INTs. In this year’s first meeting, the Bengals intercepted three Roethlisberger passes for the third time in the series, tying their game high against him. The first two instances took place in each game in 2006.

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Tough to tie 13: More than 17 years ago, in a victory over Pittsburgh on Oct. 11, 1998 at Cinergy Field, Bengals WR Carl Pickens had a team-record 13 receptions (for 204 yards). He surpassed a mark of 12 that had been set twice (once by James Brooks and once by himself). And since he caught the 13, there have been eight other instances of a Bengal catching 12 in a game. But Pickens’ 13-catch game still stands alone. Other Bengals records involving the Steelers include: ● On Oct. 28, 1973, Pittsburgh S Mike Wagner became the first opponent to intercept three passes in a game against the Bengals. Four players have tied that since. ● On Nov. 10, 1974 at Cincinnati, QB Ken Anderson set the Bengals record for completion percentage (90.91), hitting 20 of 22 aerials against the Steelers. ● On Oct. 16 1994 at Cincinnati, the Bengals set a team record with eight sacks, all on Pittsburgh’s Neil O’Donnell. That mark has since been tied once. ● On Oct. 19, 1995, the Bengals allowed the most yards in franchise history (468) without allowing a TD in a 27-9 win vs. Pittsburgh at Three Rivers Stadium. ● On Oct. 15, 2000, Pittsburgh’s Josh Miller tied for the most punts ever against the Bengals with 12. ● On Dec. 30, 2001 at Cincinnati, Jon Kitna had a Bengals-record 68 pass attempts in an overtime win over the Steelers. Individually vs. Steelers: Bengals WR A.J. Green has averaged 9.8 receptions and 129.3 receiving yards in his last four games against Pittsburgh, including 11-for-118 in this year’s first meeting. He was 11-for-224 in last year’s game at Paul Brown Stadium, and has also had games of eight-for-82 and nine-for-93. Green’s nine-yard TD catch in this year’s first game gave the Bengals their only TD in their 16-10 win. But Green has been held to two TDs in the last four games, and he has yet to have a multiple-TD game against Pittsburgh. Green’s nine-game career totals against the Steelers include 64 receptions for 805 yards (7.1 catches and 89.4 yards per game). His yards-per-catch is at 12.6, and he has scored five TDs. Other Bengals’ past offensive performances for Cincinnati against Pittsburgh include: ● QB Andy Dalton: Nine games; 185-for-317 passing (58.4 percent) for 1975 yards (219.4 yards per game), with 12 TDs and nine INTs (77.5 rating). ● HB Giovani Bernard: Five games; 31 rushes for 107 yards (3.5) with two TDs; 15 receptions for 127 yards (8.5) with two TDs. ● HB Jeremy Hill: Three games; 46 rushes for 206 yards (4.5); Six receptions for 39 yards (6.5); Hill had a 23-for-100 rushing game at Pittsburgh last season. ● HB Cedric Peerman: Nine games; Two rushes for five yards (2.5) with one TD; Peerman scored his first NFL TD on a five-yard run in 2012 game at Cincinnati. ● HB Rex Burkhead: Three games; No offensive statistics. ● H-back Ryan Hewitt: Three games; four receptions for 53 yards (13.3). ● WR Mohamed Sanu: Six games; 16 catches for 129 yards (8.1). ● WR Marvin Jones: Five games; 15 receptions for 160 yards (10.7) with one TD. ● WR Brandon Tate: Nine games; Four catches for 48 yards (12.0). ● TE Tyler Eifert: Three games; 10 receptions for 138 yards (13.8) with one TD; Eifert’s 61-yard reception against Pittsburgh in 2013 stands as the longest by a Bengals TE since 2004. Jungle a happy home: The Bengals are 5-1 at home this season, and Cincinnati’s record in the last 26 regular-season home games is 21-4-1 (.827). That includes a club-record 11-game home win streak from the last game of 2012 through the first two of 2014. And nobody loves the Paul Brown Stadium home atmosphere more than the defensive line. “We like playing in The Jungle,” says DT Domata Peko. “The crowd is into it, and we love pinning our ears back here and getting after the quarterback.” Says DE Wallace Gilberry: “A home game is like someone coming into your house. It’s controlling your household, and in order to do that, you have to control the tempo of the game, control the tempo of the crowd and just apply major pressure. The atmosphere is amazing. It gives a sense of pride, and we’re a prideful group.” And from DE Michael Johnson: “This place is loud, especially when the other guys are backed up. When a team can’t use their normal cadence, it interferes with their communication and

their ability to protect the quarterback. It gives us a better jump off the ball. It can really mess teams up in terms of their communication, you can see it on film.’ ”

BENGALS-STEELERS NFL RANKINGS BENGALS STEELERS SCORING (AVERAGE POINTS): Points scored.................................................. 4th (27.8) 6th (25.9) Points allowed ................................................. 1st (16.3) T-7th (20.0) NET OFFENSE (AVERAGE YARDS): Total ............................................................. 8th (376.3) 2nd (409.1) Rushing ..................................................... T-9th (118.3) 6th (123.1) Passing ....................................................... 12th (257.9) 5th (286.0) NET DEFENSE (AVERAGE YARDS): Total ........................................................ T-10th (337.5) 22nd (365.8) Rushing .......................................................... 9th (97.2) 6th (90.3) Passing ....................................................... 13th (240.3) 29th (275.5) TURNOVERS: Differential .............................................. 4th (plus-eight) T-12th (plus-two) Red-zone reports: The Bengals didn’t allow Browns a snap inside the Cincinnati red zone last week. Cincinnati’s 27 total red-zone penetrations allowed are the fewest in the NFL. The opponent red-zone TD percentage allowed by Cincinnati stays at 44.4, and it ranks third in the NFL this week after ranking fourth prior to the Cleveland game. With the ball, the Bengals had a middling red-zone experience at Cleveland. They had five possessions and scored on all of them, but three times they were held to field goals. Cincinnati’s offensive TD percentage dipped just a bit to 66.7, and the Bengals slipped from second to tied-for-third in the NFL. Pittsburgh’s defensive TD percentage is good — 51.2 and ranked 11th — and more than one of four opponent chances have ended with no points. The Steelers have held opponents with no score on 12 of 43 chances. Their 72.1 scoring percentage on defense is second in the NFL, behind only the Jets (69.0).

BENGALS RED-ZONE REPORT OFFENSE DEFENSE Inside-20 possessions: 48 Inside-20 possessions: 27 Total scores: 42 (87.5%) Total scores: 23 (85.2%) TDs: 32 (66.7%) TDs: 12 (44.4%) FGs: 10 (20.8%) FGs: 11 (40.7%) TD% rank: T-3rd TD% rank: 3rd No scores: 6 (12.5%) No scores: 4 (14.8%)

STEELERS RED-ZONE REPORT OFFENSE DEFENSE Inside-20 possessions: 42 Inside-20 possessions: 43 Total scores: 39 (92.9%) Total scores: 31 (72.1%) TDs: 24 (57.1%) TDs: 22 (51.2%) FGs: 15 (35.7%) FGs: 9 (20.9%) TD% rank: 15th TD% rank: 11th No scores: 3 (7.1%) No scores: 12 (27.8%) Bengals-Steelers connections: Bengals Head Coach Marvin Lewis grew up in McDonald, Pa., near Pittsburgh. Lewis’ first NFL coaching job was with the Steelers as LBs coach from 1992-95 under head coach Bill Cowher. He also coached at the University of Pittsburgh from 1990-91 ... Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was defensive backs coach for the University of Cincinnati from 1999-2000 ... Steelers wide receivers coach Richard Mann coached at the University of Louisville from 1980-81 ... Steelers inside linebackers coach Jerry Olsavsky was with the Bengals as a player in the 1998 preseason ... Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is from Cory Rawson, Ohio (Findlay HS) and played in college at Miami (Ohio) ... Steelers LB James Harrison played for the Bengals in 2013 and is from Akron, Ohio ... Steelers QB Bruce Gradkowski (Reserved/Injured) played for the Bengals from 2011-12 ... Five Steelers — OT Mike Adams (Reserve/PUP), S Will Allen, DE Cameron Heyward, CB Doran Grant, and LB Ryan Shazier — played at Ohio State; Adams went to high school in the Columbus, Ohio area (Dublin Coffman), and Allen is from Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS) ... Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell (Reserved/Injured) is from Reynoldsburg, Ohio ... Steelers FB Roosevelt Nix went to Kent State and is from Reynoldsburg, Ohio ... Steelers S Mike Mitchell is from Fort Thomas, Ky. (Highlands HS) and played at Ohio University ... Steelers CB William Gay, OT Byron Stingily, and WR Eli Rogers (reserved/injured list) played at Louisville ... Steelers K Shaun Suisham (Reserved/Injured) played at Bowling Green ...

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Steelers FB Will Johnson is from Dayton, Ohio (Centerville HS) ... Bengals LB Chris Carter played for the Steelers from 2011-13 ... Bengals DE Will Clarke is from Pittsburgh (Taylor Allerdice HS) ... Bengals defensive line coach Jay Hayes and Bengals tight ends coach Jonathan Hayes are brothers who grew up in South Fayette, Pa. Jonathan Hayes played TE for the Steelers from 1994-96,

and Jay Hayes was on the Steelers coaching staff from ’99-01 ... Bengals assistant head coach/offensive line coach Paul Alexander coached at Penn State from 1983-84 ... Bengals strength and conditioning coach Chip Morton coached at Penn State from 1987-91 ... Bengals offensive quality control/assistant offensive line coach Brian Braswell worked with the Steelers prior to the 2010 season as part of the NFL’s Bill Walsh Minority Internship coaching program.

THE HEAD COACHES Marvin Lewis has the most wins of any Bengals coach, and by a wide margin. His 110 total is good for a margin of 46 over Sam Wyche (64). Lewis’ record is 110-92-2 in the regular season and 110-98-2 including postseason. Lewis in 2015 extends his tenure to 13 seasons, also a Bengals record, and in April of ’15, he signed a contract extension through ’16. He has led the team to the postseason in five of the last six years, including four straight. The Bengals are one of only four NFL teams to be in the playoffs every year since 2011, and they are one of only five to qualify as many as five times in the last six years. In total, Lewis has coached six Bengals playoff teams, another franchise record. Paul Brown is second in the category, with three. Lewis has coached three division champions, one more than Paul Brown and Sam Wyche. The Bengals logged their third straight season of double-digit wins in 2014, finishing 10-5-1. Cincinnati closed a half-game behind Pittsburgh in the AFC North Division and went to the playoffs as the first Wild Card, falling 26-10 at AFC South champion Indianapolis. In 2013, Lewis led an 11-5 season, winning the AFC North by three games over both Baltimore and Pittsburgh. In a 2009 title season in which the Bengals swept all six division games and won the North title, Lewis was the consensus choice as NFL Coach of the Year. Lewis also led Cincinnati to an AFC North title in 2005. Lewis ranks second in the NFL in longest current tenure with one team, trailing only Bill Belichick, who is in his 16th straight season with New England. In the category of most seasons as an active NFL head coach with one or more teams, Lewis in 2014 ranks sixth. Lewis was named the ninth head coach in Bengals history on Jan. 14, 2003. In ’02, he directed the NFL’s fifth-ranked defense with Washington, serving as assistant head coach in addition to his role as defensive coordinator. Prior to his year with the Redskins, he was a record-setting defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens. His six seasons with the Ravens (1996-2001) included a Super Bowl victory following the ’00 season. In the ’00 season, Lewis’ Baltimore defense set the NFL record for fewest points allowed in a 16-game campaign (165), and the ’00 Ravens are always included in discussions of the best single-season NFL defenses of all time.

Lewis entered the NFL as linebackers coach with Pittsburgh from 1993-95, guiding the careers of Pro Bowl selections Kevin Greene, Chad Brown, Levon Kirkland and Greg Lloyd. Born Sept. 23, 1958, in McDonald, Pa., near Pittsburgh, Lewis played linebacker at Idaho State and earned All-Big Sky Conference honors in each of his three seasons (‘78-80). He began his coaching career as an assistant at Idaho State University in 1981. Mike Tomlin is in his eighth season as Steelers head coach. His record is 94-55, including 5-4 in postseason. He led the Steelers to the AFC North Division championship last year at 11-5, a half-game ahead of the Bengals. In 2010, Tomlin’s Steelers won the AFC North championship and reached the second Super Bowl of his tenure. The Steelers lost that Super Bowl to Green Bay, but they defeated Arizona under Tomlin in Super Bowl XLIII, after the 2008 season. In that game, Tomlin became the youngest head coach (36 years, 323 days) to win a Super Bowl. He is the only head coach in Steelers history to win a division title in each of his first two seasons. In 2006, Tomlin was defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings, directing a unit that ranked eighth in the NFL in fewest yards allowed and first in fewest rushing yards. He spent the previous five seasons (2001-05) as defensive backs coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His secondary recorded four interceptions in Tampa Bay’s victory over Oakland in Super Bowl XXXVII. Tomlin has a Cincinnati connection, having coached DBs for the University of Cincinnati in 1999-2000. A native of Hampton, Va., he played WR at William & Mary from 1990-94 and caught a school-record 20 TD passes. Lewis vs. Steelers: Steelers lead, 18-8. Lewis vs. Tomlin: Tomlin leads, 12-5. Tomlin vs. Bengals: Tomlin leads, 12-5.

BENGALS NOTES Playoff and bye picture: The Bengals share the AFC’s best record at 10-2 with Denver and New England. Currently, a look at expanded standings shows Cincinnati with an an edge for the No. 1 spot. In the three-club tiebreaker that would apply, best AFC record, the Bengals are 8-1, New England is 7-1, and Denver is 6-2. But too much is yet to be decided for that edge to be considered significant. The most impactful game at the top of the AFC standings is likely to be Cincinnati’s visit to Denver on Mon., Dec. 28. The top two seeds will get first-round playoff byes, and the No. 1 seed will be at home for all postseason games prior to the Super Bowl. In the AFC North Division, the Bengals lead Pittsburgh by three games, with four to play. A victory over Pittsburgh this week will clinch the division title, and so for that matter would a tie against Pittsburgh. A tie would leave the Bengals three games ahead with three to play, and even if Pittsburgh closed that gap to tie the Bengals in the standings through 16 games, the Bengals would win the first tiebreaker, head-to-head play, with a 1-0-1 record against the Steelers. Here’s the AFC North picture, looking ahead through Week 15.

TEAM W-L PCT. DIV. NEXT TWO WEEKS Cincinnati 10-2 .833 4-0 ....................... vs. Pittsburgh; at San Francisco Pittsburgh 7-5 .583 1-2 ................................... at Cincinnati; vs. Denver Baltimore 4-8 .333 2-2 .............................. vs. Seattle; vs. Kansas City Cleveland 2-10 .167 1-4 ............................ vs. San Francisco; at Seattle Andy and Manning, A.J. and Moss: Last week at Cleveland, Bengals QB Andy Dalton passed the 3000-yard mark in passing for the fifth of his five seasons, and WR A.J. Green went to 1000 receiving yards for the fifth time in his five years. Both are in two-man clubs. The only other passer to debut with five straight 3000-yarders was Peyton Manning of Indianapolis (1998-2002). Manning went

on to play his first 13 seasons with 3000 or more, then sat out a year due to injury, and then he did it three more times, through 2014. Moss got 1000 receiving for six straight seasons (1998-2003) before falling below the 1000 mark in 2004. Bengals boost lead in scoring defense: Yielding only three points to Cleveland last week, the Bengals stayed No. 1 in the NFL in scoring defense for a second straight week and increased their edge over the second-place team. Minnesota was only one point behind Cincinnati entering last week’s play, but now the Bengals are 14 points ahead of second-place Denver. Cincinnati has allowed 196 points and Denver has allowed 210. Third-place Seattle is significantly farther back, at 229. Scoring averages are not solely the products of the offense or defense. Cincinnati’s offense and special teams have done a decent job of limiting opponent scores, with two TD allowed by the offense (two fumble returns) and none by the special teams. But the credit and primary responsibility for limiting points of course rests with the defense. “My job is to limit points, period,” says defensive coordinator Paul Guenther. “That’s what I get paid to do. It ain’t holding them to 200 yards on offense and three plays be touchdowns. Regardless where we get the ball — and that is a point I make to the players — if we turn it over (on offense) and the ball’s on the 10-yard line — let’s go play defense, hold them to three. If they get an interception return down to the 20, they’re in field goal range, hold them to three. I’m paid to keep them off the scoreboard.” This is the third time this season for the Bengals to be ranked No. 1 in scoring defense. In addition to play through Week 13 and through last week, they held that spot through Week 10, before giving up 34 in their Week 11 loss at Arizona. The Bengals have never led the NFL in scoring defense for a full season.

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Their highest rank has been fifth, by the 1972 team that allowed 16.4 points per game and by the 2013 club that allowed 19.1. The 2013 team led the AFC and stands as the only Bengals club to win a conference scoring defense title. Not since 1971: The Bengals had a 34-point bomb dropped on them by Arizona on Nov. 22, but the Cardinals are the only opponent among Cincinnati’s last five to score more than 10. Cleveland scored 10 on Nov. 5, Houston scored 10 on Nov. 16, St. Louis scored seven on Nov. 29 and Cleveland scored just three last week. Those four teams scored fewer total points (30) than Arizona. The last time, and the only other time, that the Bengals held four of five foes to 10 or fewer points was Games 7-11 of 1971. That was indeed a more impressive stretch, as Cincinnati held five straight opponents to totals of 10, nine, 10, 13 and zero. The Bengals’ total yield of 64 points over the last five games is good but not remarkable. As recently as 2012, Cincinnati went five straight games with just 62 points allowed. Points are primary: The Bengals and Arizona are the only NFL teams ranked in the top five in both scoring and scoring defense. Cincinnati is fourth on offense and first on defense. Arizona is first on offense and fourth on defense. The top five teams in scoring have an aggregate 49-11 record. They are Arizona (10-2), New England (10-2), Carolina (12-0), Cincinnati (10-2) and Kansas City (7-5). The top five teams in scoring defense have a 45-15 mark. They are Cincinnati (10-2), Denver (10-2), Seattle (7-5), Arizona (10-2) and Minnesota (8-4). Arizona and Minnesota are tied for fourth. Trust the system: The Bengals and Minnesota Vikings respectively rank first and tied for fourth in the NFL in scoring defense this week, and there’s a connection there. Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer and Bengals defensive coordinator Paul Guenther worked to develop the basic scheme that both teams use. Zimmer was Bengals defensive coordinator from 2008-13, and Guenther was a primary “ideas guy” for Zimmer while working his way up the Bengals assistant coaching ranks during that period. Guenther took over as Bengals coordinator last season, when Zimmer went to the Vikings. “The system (a 4-3) has been good,” Guenther says. “Two of the top defenses in the league are basically running the same system. It is the same system, and it’s proven that it works.” On pace for record scoring differential: The Bengals have outscored their opponents 334-196, an average of 11.5 points per game. The average game score has been 27.8-to-16.3. The 11.5 margin exceeds the best the franchise has done for a full season, the record in that category being 8.9 points per game, by a 1976 team that outscored foes 335-210 over a 14-game schedule. Cincinnati’s 37-point output at Cleveland put the team on pace to score 445 for the season, which would be second-most in club history, behind only the 448 scored by the 1988 Super Bowl team. The team’s 27.8 per-game average would also be the highest in team history (including seasons of less than 16 games). Cincinnati’s three-point yield at Cleveland put the team on pace to allow only 261 points, which would be Cincinnati’s fewest in a 16-game season. The current low yield for a 16-game season has been 284, in 1978. Cincinnati’s average-per-game yield of 16.3 points would be second-best in franchise history, behind only the 15.0 average yield of ’76 team, in a 14-game season. Idle Eifert holds TDs lead: Third-year TE Tyler Eifert missed his first game of the season last week, inactive due to a stinger suffered Nov. 29 vs. St. Louis, but he held his NFL lead in touchdowns, with 12. RB Devonta Freeman of Atlanta remained at 11, not scoring in the Falcons game at Tampa Bay, and Jacksonville WR Allen Robinson moved into a tie with Freeman by scoring three TDs at Tennessee. Eifert may have a chance to return to action this week vs. Pittsburgh. The Bengals have never had a player lead the NFL in touchdowns for a full season. Only one Bengal, WR Carl Pickens with 17 in 1995, has been the sole leader in the AFC. Two Bengals — FB Pete Johnson with 14 in 1983 and FB Ickey Woods with 15 in ’88 — have tied for the AFC touchdowns lead. With four games left on the schedule, Eifert has already far surpassed the the Bengals TE mark for touchdowns in a season. That mark entering this

season had been nine, shared by Rodney Holman (1989) and Bob Trumpy (‘69). Prior to the Cleveland game, Eifert was on pace for 18 TDs on the season, and 18 would break the team mark for all players that Pickens set with his 17 in ’95. But the missed game Eifert had three TDs on Nov. 5 vs. Cleveland, tying one of the Bengals’ oldest records, touchdowns by a TE in a game. Prior to the Cleveland game, the only TE with three in a game was Trumpy, who had three at Houston on Nov. 9, 1969. Eifert has 46 receptions and 522 receiving yards on the season, ranked third on the team in both categories. “Arguably, Tyler’s the best tight end I’ve ever been around,” says offensive coordinator Hue Jackson. “He’s tough as nails. He blocks better than people think, and of course he can catch the ball with anybody. Has great hands, great moves and speed for his size (6-5, 250). The sky truly is the limit for this guy.” T.J. Houshmandzadeh, who played 11 years in the NFL and caught 70 or more passes in six seasons, including a Bengals-record 112 in 2007, also had unusually high praise for Eifert after working with the Bengals as an intern assistant coach this past spring. “Every time I see that guy run a route, I can’t believe it,” Houshmandzadeh said. “I can’t believe that man. He’s too big to be moving like that. That’s crazy.” Eifert had a good rookie season, working with veteran TE Jermaine Gresham in a two-TE base offense. He caught 39 passes for 445 yards and two TDs. But he played only eight snaps last season. On the third of his three catches for 37 yards in the season opener at Baltimore, he suffered elbow injury that would put him out for the remainder of the season. QB Andy Dalton looks forward to seeing Eifert use his many tools against smaller defenders who aren’t that much faster than No. 85. “He’s a big matchup mismatch for us,” Dalton said. “The more that he can do, the better we’ll be.” Dalton back on top in NFL passing: For the second time this season, an NFL week has ended with Cincinnati’s Andy Dalton leading the NFL in passing. Dalton posted a career-best 146.8 rating vs. Cleveland last week and pushed his season rating through Week 13 up by 2.1 points, to 107.4 Dalton entered the Cleveland game ranked third in passing, behind New England’s Tom Brady and Arizona’s Carson Palmer. But Brady managed only a 71.4 in New England’s loss vs. Philadelphia and fell all the way to fifth place, at 102.8. Palmer turned in a 110.0 in Arizona’s win at St. Louis, but he improved less than half a point to 106.3, now 1.1 points behind Dalton. Palmer is in second place. The top five now reads this way: Dalton (107.4), Palmer (106.3), Russell Wilson of Seattle (106.2), Tyrod Taylor of Buffalo (104.3) and Brady (102.8). Dalton has been in the NFL’s top five every week since the conclusion of Week 3 play. He has had four weeks in the No. 2 spot and three weeks in the No. 3 position. His only other weekly lead has been through Week 7. He completed Week 6 in second place, then moved up to No. 1 without lifting his arm as the Bengals had a bye in Week 7. Dalton’s season numbers are 252-for-381 (66.1 percent) for 3191 yards (265.9 per game), with 25 TDs and six INTs. He is on pace to pass for 4254 yards, just short of the club-record 4293 he set in 2013. His touchdown pace projects to 33 (rounded down from a projection of 33.3), which would tie the club record he set in ’13. Dalton did not have prodigious total numbers at Cleveland. He passed a season-low 19 times and completed a season-low 14. His 220 yards were his third-fewest of the season. But he threw for two TDs with no interceptions, and the overall efficiency of his performance resulted in the career-best 146.8 rating. His yards-per-attempt (11.6) was his second-highest of the season and his completion percentage (73.7) was his third-highest. He bested a previous career high of 143.9, set last season at New Orleans. Dalton ranks only 15th in the NFL in attempts and only 14th in completions, but a number of top 10 rankings add up to his No. 1 overall position. He’s third in percentage of passes for TDs (6.6), fourth in average gain per attempt (8.38), fifth in completion percentage (66.1), sixth in lowest interception percentage (1.6), tied for sixth in total TD passes (25), tied for seventh in fewest total INTs (six) and eighth in yards (3191). Dalton sights Palmer’s club record: Seasonal statistical averages are increasingly difficult to move either up or down as the season progresses, so Bengals QB Andy Dalton stands an increasingly good chance to finish the season with a new Bengals record for passer rating. He’s at an NFL-leading 107.4 for the season, leading the league, and the standing Bengals mark is 101.1, set by Carson Palmer during his Bengals days, in 2005. Dalton is gunning for the sixth NFL passing title in Bengals history. The last

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Bengal to win it was Boomer Esiason in 1988, at 97.4. The other four were all claimed by Ken Anderson, in 1974-75 and ’81-82. Anderson’s 98.4 in 1981 was his career-best. Palmer finished second in the NFL with his 101.1 in 2005, behind Indianapolis’ Peyton Manning (104.1). Dalton has had eight games this season with a triple-digit rating. With four games to play, he has already topped his previous high of six in a season. The Bengals record for 100-plus ratings in a full season is 11, by Palmer in ’05. Dalton gets a road wins mark: Last week’s win at Cleveland was the 24th road victory for fifth-year Bengals QB Andy Dalton, and Elias Sports Bureau reports that’s the most by any NFL QB in his first five seasons (record researched back to the 1970 merger). Prior to the Cleveland game, Dalton shared the mark of 23 with Dan Marino, Ben Roethlisberger and Matt Ryan. Dalton is now 3-2 in five games at Cleveland. Dalton has 14 total losses on the road, and a road winning percentage of .632. Nelson holds league INTs lead: Bengals S Reggie Nelson snagged his career-best seventh interception of the season in the Cleveland game, picking off an Austin Davis pass at the Bengals 43 in the second quarter, with a 31-yard return to the Cleveland 26. The play set up a field goal for a 20-0 Bengals lead. The interception kept Nelson, for the second straight week, in the NFL lead. And this week’s lead is a little more comfortable than last week’s, with only Carolina S Kurt Coleman within one pick of Nelson. Coleman raised his total to six with a pick last week at New Orleans. Prior to last week’s play, Coleman and three other players were just one behind Nelson. Nelson and Coleman have each intercepted a pass in each of the last four games. An interception this week vs. Pittsburgh would tie Nelson for the Bengals record for consecutive games with an INT. CB Ken Riley did it in five straight in 1975. Nelson is three short of CB Deltha O’Neal’s Bengals record for INTs in a season (10 in 2005), and Nelson is one short of David Fulcher’s record for INTs by a safety (eight in 1989). The Bengals have never had an outright winner of the league INTs title for a season. The only Bengal with a piece of the league title has been CB Deltha O’Neal, whose 10 in 2005 tied Ty Law of the Jets for the top spot. The Bengals claim one outright AFC interceptions crown, that coming with CB Ken Riley’s nine picks in 1976. Riley was second in the NFL, behind Monte Jackson of the L.A. Rams (10). Riley also tied for the AFC lead in 1982 (five) and 1983 (eight), and O’Neal’s 10 in 2005 also tied for the AFC lead. Nelson has 29 career INTs, and 22 of those have come as a Bengal. His pick last week moved him out of a tie with CB Tory James and into sole possession of sixth place all-time on the Bengals. Nelson has 115 return yards this season and 333 for his Bengals career. He has one Bengals INT for a TD, a 75-yarder at Seattle in 2011. Riley is the Bengals’ all-time INTs leader by a prohibitive margin. He had 65 over his 15-year career (1969-83), nearly twice as many as CB Louis Breeden (1977-87), who had 33. Atkins tied for first in sacks from inside: In his sixth NFL season, Bengals DT Geno Atkins is chasing his third piece of the NFL sacks title for interior linemen. And one of Atkins’ six seasons, the 2013 campaign, was significantly cut short by injury. Atkins didn’t have a sack last week and held at 8.0 for the season. He was alone in first place among interior linemen going into the Cleveland game, and he came out tied for first, as St. Louis DT Aaron Donald had one sack against Arizona and moved to 8.0. Two other DTs, Kawann Short of Carolina and Gerald McCoy of Tampa Bay, are tied for second at 7.0. Atkins and Donald are tied for eighth in sacks in the NFL among all players. Atkins is on pace for 11.0 sacks on the season (rounded up from a projection of 10.7). Though the Bengals have not had an overall sacks season leader in conference or league, Atkins led NFL interior linemen by a wide margin with his 12.5 sacks in 2012, and Atkins tied for the league’s interior line lead in 2011, when he had 7.5. On Atkins, head coach Marvin Lewis adds: “I think Geno in particular has been playing the run exceptionally well. I think that always gets a little underrated in Geno’s case. I thought he had an excellent year last year playing the run, and this year he came back much stronger in his lower body, and you see that in his play. If they try to single-block him in the running game, we know the ball is coming back to us.” Atkins was not credited with a tackle at Cleveland, but he tied DE Wallace

Gilberry for the team lead in QB hits (three), and his pressure forced Cleveland QB Austin Davis into an intentional grounding penalty in the fourth quarter. For the season, Atkins ranks second on the Bengals in QB hits (16) and tied for first in total tackles-for-loss (12). Bernard makes most of chances: HB Giovani Bernard, the Bengals’ second-ranked player in yards from scrimmage (993), was held to 35 yards last week at Cleveland, rushing five-for-26 (5.2) and adding a nine-yard reception. Bernard leads the team in rushing yards (607) and has 386 as a receiver. Bernard ranks only 21st in the NFL in rushing yards, but he’s among the NFL’s best rushers in making use of his opportunities. His 5.1-yard per-carry average is second-best among that top 21, trailing only Thomas Rawls of Seattle (5.6). And his 120 total carries are the fewest among the top 24 in total yards. “The average is key,” says Bernard. “That’s what you want as a running back. Make the most of your opportunities. That’s how this offense rolls. As long as we win. Whatever it takes.” Bernard had a 100-yard rushing game (20-for-123) on Sept. 20 vs. San Diego. He has led the team in scrimmage yards in five games, most on the team. He has two TDs, both rushing. Bernard is on pace to finish with 1324 scrimmage yards over 16 games, which would easily top his totals of 1209 yards as a rookie in 2013 and 1029 last year. He missed three games due to injury last year. Bernard made RB receiving history: Bengals third-year HB Giovani Bernard continued his highly productive season in a big way in the Nov. 22 Arizona game, setting a Bengals record for receiving yards in a game by a running back. Bernard had a team-best 128 yards (on eight catches), eclipsing the mark of 119 set in 1998 by HB Brandon Bennett at Pittsburgh. His eight receptions tied his career high. Bernard has had key receiving gains on game-deciding drives in wins at Baltimore and at Pittsburgh. Bernard’s 56 receptions in 2013 are a season record for Bengals RBs, and he is currently on pace to get 49 this season. Bernard is on pace for 515 receiving yards, which would be his career high and rank third in Bengals history. He currently holds the No. 3 spot with his 514 receiving yards as a rookie. The top two receiving yards seasons by a Bengals HB were both turned in by James Brooks, who gained 686 in 1986 and 576 in ’85. Feel the rumbling from No. 32: It’s the offensive addition the Bengals have been waiting for all season. The return, or at least the near-return, of the 2014 edition of HB Jeremy Hill. The second-year pro rushed for a personal season high of 98 yards last week at Cleveland (on 22 carries), following a Nov. 29 game vs. St. Louis when he rushed 16-for-86. Hill was, frankly, in a sophomore slump, in the season’s first 10 games. He managed only 404 rushing yards on 124 carries, for an average of 3.3 per carry. But he’s had 184 yards in just the last two games, with an average of 4.8. He also had a 14-yard reception in the St. Louis game, for a scrimmage total of 100. He has given fans a taste of the player who rushed for 1124 yards with a 5.1 average as a rookie, including an NFL-leading 929 yards over the season’s final nine weeks. “I think we’re just starting to see the tip of Jeremy,” said offensive coordinator Hue Jackson. “Jeremy can run. We all know that. We’ve all seen it. I told you guys (media) that he’ll get back to doing what he needs to do. I’m not concerned about it. I wasn’t concerned about it. I just think there is a time and a place. Now is the time and this is the place.” One area where Hill hasn’t been slowed this season is scoring. He scored his eighth rushing TD of the season at Cleveland, on a one-yard run in the fourth quarter, and he also has one receiving TD. His total of nine is second on the team, and he has matched his total of nine (all rushing) from last season. He’s on pace to finish this season with 12, which would be the most by a Bengals RB since 2006, when Rudi Johnson had 12. Teammates on Giovani and Jeremy: Here’s WR A.J. Green on HB Giovani Bernard: “Gio isn’t big (5-9, 205), but he’s probably one of the toughest guys on this team, in addition to being explosive with the ball. He practices his butt off every day and plays his butt off every game. So whatever he does it doesn’t really surprise me, because he is just going to give it his all, no matter how big the opponent is.” And here’s OT Andrew Whitworth on the surprising elusiveness and speed of the 235-pound Jeremy Hill: “We’ve had some very good, powerful rushers here ... Rudi Johnson, Cedric

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Benson ... but Jeremy’s as big and powerful and probably has a better overall skill set. He’s a big back who can run like a little back.” 29-0 with 30 rushes: The Bengals have had 30 or more rushes in seven of their 12 games this season, and they are 7-0 in those contests, including last week’s 37-3 win at Cleveland (33 rushes, for 144 yards). One could say that’s not so much causative as just contributory, since the Bengals have done well in a lot of areas to produce a 10-2 record. But not every season under head coach Marvin Lewis has been as good as this one, yet the 30-rushes-spells-succes theory holds up strongly for Lewis’ entire 13-season career. The Bengals have now had 92 regulation-time games under Lewis at the 30 mark or above, and Cincinnati stands 80-12 in those contests, for a winning percentage of .870. The Bengals have had two other games with 30-plus rushes under Lewis, but both of those were ties, with a full extra quarter of play. The Bengals have won 29 straight regulation-time games with 30 or more rushes. Their last such loss was a bit more than four years ago, in November 2011 at Baltimore. Cincinnati did lose a pair of 30-plus rushing games in 2013, but both of those went to overtime. “It’s not always the rushing yardage total that’s most important,” says Lewis. “When you’re running the ball a lot, it’s a sign that even though the yardage will vary, you’re controlling the ball, controlling the clock, and keeping your defense off the field. As it shows for us that is very likely going to be a winning combination.” The Bengals are 37-2 (.949) under Lewis when an individual rusher records 25 or more carries, but no rusher has done that this season. The Bengals are 41-7-1 (.846) under Lewis with an individual 100-yard rusher. They have had one individual 100-yard game this season, 123 by Giovani Bernard on Sept. 20 vs. San Diego. “We love seeing a guy get 100 yards,” Lewis says, “but sometimes a guy can break one big gain and then get to 100 even though you may not be running as consistently well and controlling the game like you do when you get those those high-carry numbers.” Pound it, baby: The Bengals rank sixth in the NFL in rushing attempts (355, average of 29.6 per game). Cincinnati ranks lower in rushing yards per game, tied for ninth at 118.3, but offensive coordinator Hue Jackson is committed to continuing a stress on rushing and improving improving the yardage numbers. “I know we have to run the ball, and we will continue to run the ball,” Jackson says. “We’re never going to shy away from that.” The Bengals have had 140 and 144 yards the last two weeks, their third and fourth-highest totals of the season. Jackson, though known for his many offensive innovations, has preached stressing the run since he took over as offensive coordinator after the 2013 season. Last season, the Bengals ranked fifth in the NFL in rushing attempts and sixth in rushing yards. “We can run the ball better,” Jackson says. “But how we run it, whether it’s two backs, one back, six backs, I don’t care, we’ll find a way. You have to have enough attempts against really good football teams because if not, too many things can happen to your quarterback that are not fair and fun.” The top team in rushing attempts, by a wide margin is unbeaten Carolina (413). Seattle is second at 370, followed by Chicago and Buffalo (both at 363) and Tampa Bay (362). Dunlap stalking Edwards: After a three-week drought, Bengals DE Carlos Dunlap got back in the sack column last week, dropping Austin Davis for a five-yard loss in the third quarter. Dunlap now has 9.5 sacks on the season, tying the career season high he set as a rookie in 2010. He ranks fourth in the NFL, four behind league leader J.J. Watt of Houston (13.5). Dunlap has a good shot at posting a Bengals record for sacks in a season in the NFL’s “official era” on that statistic. Sacks have been an official NFL stat since 1982, and the highest total for a Bengal has been 13.0, by DE Eddie Edwards in 1983. Dunlap’s pace currently projects to 13.0, rounded up from a projection of 12.7. “Sacks can come in bunches,” Dunlap said, “so we’ll see what happens. But the only thing that really matters is that we’re winning games.” The Bengals date the club’s own sacks records to a starting point of 1976, and the Cincinnati record, though not recognized by the NFL, is 22.0 by DE Coy Bacon in ’76. Edwards’ 13.0 is second in Bengals annals. Dunlap had his first two-sack game of the season in Game 8, Nov. 5 vs.

Cleveland. Dunlap has had three games this season with 1.5 sacks. Dunlap leads the team for the season in QB hits (24), and he’s tied for first in total tackles-for-loss (12). He leads the line for the season in total tackles (40). Dunlap does it all (almost): In addition to his five-yard sack last week at Cleveland (detail in previous item), DE Carlos Dunlap also: ● Forced an intentional grounding penalty with a pass pressure. ● Was credited with an eight-yard tackle for loss and a forced fumble when he deflected an Austin Davis lateral that Cincinnati’s Rey Maualuga recovered at the Cleveland 33 in the fourth quarter. ● Blocked a 47-yard Travis Coons field goal attempt in the third quarter. ● Led the defensive line in total tackles (three), upping his line-leading season total to 38. Dunlap’s forced fumble was his first of the season, and he has yet to get a fumble recovery. But Bengals fans like to think he’s been saving those for games to come. He has 11 career forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries, tops on the current team in both categories. Dunlap’s blocked field goal was the third of his career, also tops on the current team. Dunlap moves to 45.0: Carlos Dunlap’s two sacks on Nov. 5 vs. Cleveland pushed his Bengals career total to 44.0, moving him past DE Justin Smith (43.5) into fourth place all-time on the Bengals. With another sack last week at Cleveland, Dunlap is now at 45.0. Cincinnati’s all-time leader is DE Eddie Edwards, who had 83.5 sacks in 12 seasons (1977-88). LB Reggie Williams had 62.5 in 14 seasons and DE Ross Browner had 59.0 in nine seasons. M.L. on Carlos: Carlos Dunlap’s emergence as a Bengals key player and leader has been gradual but steady. The former Florida Gator had barely turned 21 years old when Cincinnati drafted him in the second round in 2010. Asked recently to compare the Dunlap of 2015 with the Dunlap of 2010, head coach Marvin Lewis said: “He does what we want to see much more often. He’s matured as a man and as a player. He tries to do things the right way, and that’s been key for him.” Dunlap on the D-line: “Last year we didn’t have the rotation (of in-game personnel) that we had the few years before that,” says Bengals DE Carlos Dunlap. “We had some guys injured at times, and we didn’t have Mike (Johnson) or Pat (Sims). And now we’ve got year two from young Will (Clarke), who maybe wasn’t quite ready to get his feet wet last year, and last year we had Wallace (Gilberry) playing nose in some run situations, and that’s not really what we want. Having this rotation back and keeping guys healthy is going to be huge for us. “And,” Dunlap continued, “there’s Geno (Atkins). Geno’s obviously got his confidence back. Coming from the first career devastating injury, it takes a little while to get that back. This year he’s making the cuts and playing like the injury never happened.” Burfict’s back: LB Vontaze Burfict has been back in action for the last six games, ending a 15-game absence from the lineup due to a knee injury, and he’s looking like a factor for the stretch run and the hoped-for playoffs. He led the team in tackles (eight) at Cleveland, including two for losses. Early in the third quarter, with the Browns not yet down for the count and enjoying a first down at the Bengals 25, Burfict started a backward Cleveland march to a blocked field goal by dropping RB Isaiah Crowell for a four-yard loss on the first-down play. It was Burfict’s second time in the last three games to lead the team in tackles, and in the week he did not lead, he was second, tops among front-seven players. Burfict was the Bengals’ tackling leader by a wide margin in both 2012 and ’13, and he was a Pro Bowl selection for ’13. Burfict has still been limited to some extent in snaps as the coaches ease him back into the picture, but at Cleveland he played his highest percentage of the season (68 percent, 43 of the 63 total). And with 38 total tackles, he’s averaging 6.3 per game played. That’s second on the team behind LB Vincent Rey, whose team-leading 86 tackles in 12 games average out to 7.2 per contest. Prior to his return to action in the Nov. 1 Pittsburgh game, Burfict had not played since Oct. 26 of last season, when he suffered a knee injury vs. Baltimore. He played in only five games last season, bothered by concussions in addition to the knee injury. He opened 2015 on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list and rejoined the team in practice on the Thursday before the Pittsburgh game. He was activated to the roster the day before the game. “It’s a huge impact on our defense to have him back,” says head coach Marvin Lewis. “He has great innate knowledge of the game, and he brings a huge measure of physicality. He impacts the team both physically and mentally.”

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“Tez is that bruiser; that attitude you need,” says S George Iloka. “We have a lot of personalities, but we need a guy like him. I’m so happy to have him back.” Burfict’s rehab was long and difficult due to the nature of his injury (microfracture). Rehab periods often extend to a full year, and Burfict went 372 days between last year’s Baltimore game and the Pittsburgh contest. “I always stayed praying,” Burfict said of his rehab period. “There were some hard days when I didn’t feel like doing rehab, but Marvin (Lewis) made sure he called me and made sure I got into the stadium. Teammates kept pushing me. They knew when I was out of it. I’ve been pushed by teammates, coaches, Mr. (Mike) Brown ... and I thank them for it.” Fourth in sack differential: With a plus-12 differential in sacks (32 by defense, 20 against offense), the Bengals rank fourth in the NFL this week. Cincinnati was tied for sixth entering the Cleveland game, but moved up by sacking the Browns three times and allowing only one. The leader is St. Louis, at plus-17 (32-15). Denver is second at plus-14 (41-27) and Carolina is third at plus-13 (35-22). Pittsburgh, this week’s Cincinnati opponent, ranks sixth in differential at plus-10 (35-25). Dalton led ’em back at Heinz: QB Andy Dalton’s leadership of a game-winning drive on Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh was his third this season in the fourth quarter or overtime. Dalton passed three-for-four for 39 yards on the 45-yard fourth-quarter TD march that ended with a nine-yard strike to WR A.J. Green and put Cincinnati ahead 13-10. Dalton’s key play, even more than the TD pass, came when he avoided pressure on third-and-five from the Pittsburgh 40 and managed a shovel pass to HB Giovani Bernard, who took the ball 23 yards to the Pittsburgh 17. Dalton’s earlier comeback efforts were in Week 3 at Baltimore and in Week 5 vs. Seattle. Dalton now has 16 such drives in his career. Elias Sports Bureau credits quarterbacks with game-winning drives when they lead their team either from behind or from a tie. In Dalton’s case this season, all three game-winners have come with Cincinnati trailing. In the Seattle game, Dalton completed 13 of 15 passes for 135 yards in the fourth quarter and overtime. He threw a 10-yard TD pass to TE Tyler Eifert, scored himself on a physical five-yard run and led the team to two field goals. On Sept. 27 at Baltimore, Dalton was the ultimate counterpuncher. He may have seemed down for the count after the Ravens sacked him in the third quarter, forcing a fumble they returned for a TD and a 17-14 lead. But as the Cincinnati Enquirer said in a sports page one headline, “When there were questions, Dalton answered.” He struck back with an 80-yard TD to WR A.J. Green to erase the 17-14 deficit, and he led an 80-yard drive, all on passes, to later erase a 24-21 Baltimore lead. It provided the winning points in a 28-24 decision. Dalton has now led three straight fourth-quarter comeback wins against the Ravens, and he really did it twice in this season’s game, because he led the Bengals back from deficits of 17-14 and 24-21, both in the game’s final seven minutes. Offensive coordinator Hue Jackson had this to say about Dalton’s demeanor in the double-comeback win at Baltimore: “There was a calmness. There was a veteran player who had been through the wars, who had been through a lot of things here, who looked me in the eye and said, ‘OK, Coach, let’s go. Don’t even worry about it.’ That’s how it was, and that’s what I’ve been looking for. So it’s there. And now it will pay off for us in the long run.” On Dalton’s growth as a leader, head coach Marvin Lewis says: “Andy’s always had that poise,” Lewis said. “He’s had only rare occasions where he let one bad play lead to another. To me, that’s what makes Andy Dalton tick. He hasn’t changed, but the other guys have raised their level around him. When things don’t quite go their way, they are mentally tough enough to do the things that let Andy do his thing. If a quarterback doesn’t have that, that’s when (the criticism) all seems to come down on him.” Comeback of comebacks: The previous item details Andy Dalton’s multiple comeback efforts this season, including the Oct. 11 game vs. Seattle, in which the Bengals rallied from a 24-7 fourth-quarter deficit to a 27-24 overtime win. But the Seattle game stands out from all the others in a historical sense. Elias Sports Bureau reports that since Week 15 of the 2010 season, when Philadelphia overcame a 21-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the N.Y. Giants, the Bengals are the only NFL team to win a game after trailing by 17 or more in

the final period. Through this past week’s play, there have been 481 such instances since Philadelphia’s win, with the Bengals owning the ‘1’ in a 1-and-480 aggregate record. That works out to a winning percentage of .0021. Andy the change agent: Bengals QB Andy Dalton has great statistics this season, but much of the praise he’s earning from coaches and teammates comes from two areas not strictly stat-related — 1) his improved ability to improvise when the pocket breaks down and 2) his ability to successfully change play calls in the huddle or at the scrimmage line. Dalton amply illustrated skill No. 1 on Nov. 22 at Arizona, beating a maximum blitz with a perfectly timed dump-off pass to Giovani Bernard in the second quarter. Bernard took the pass 41 yards to the Cardinals two, setting up a TD for a 14-7 Cincinnati halftime lead. Dalton also showed his improvisational skills in the Nov. 5 Cleveland and Nov. 1 Pittsburgh games. Against Cleveland, he was flushed out of the pocket, and while moving to his left, he threw back to his right for a two-yard TD to Tyler Eifert. And on the deciding TD drive Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh, he avoided pressure on third-and-five from the Pittsburgh 40 and managed a shovel pass to Bernard, who took the ball 23 yards to the Pittsburgh 17. Dalton got the score to go ahead 13-10 three plays later, on a nine-yard pass to A.J. Green. Also in the skill No. 1 category: On Oct. 4 vs. Kansas City, Dalton roamed away from pressure and hit completions of 27 yards to HB Rex Burkhead 55 yards to WR Brandon Tate. The pass to Tate was for a TD. And in the Sept. 27 comeback win at Baltimore, Dalton spotted Bernard after nearly being sacked and hit Bernard with a short pass that resulted in a big gain en route to the winning TD. As for skill No. 2: On Oct. 11 vs. Seattle, Dalton audibled into the keeper that produced a five-yard TD run during Cincinnati’s fourth-quarter comeback. Dalton bulled his way past a tackler into the end zone, but more than that, it was his game-sense that keyed the score. “There was a good look,” Dalton said. “Everything was wide open on the inside, and it gave me an opportunity to just take it myself. You get these looks, you’ve practiced against them throughout the week, and we got it and executed it exactly how we wanted to.” After the Kansas City game, head coach Marvin Lewis said, “The runs Andy got us in and out of were great.” Says Dalton: “It’s great that the coaches have the confidence in me to let me run things out there according to how things are going.” Coordinator Hue Jackson puts it like this: “There used to be a time you would just play system football; whatever coach calls, that’s what you do. But to be good in this league and to be really good, you have to be bright enough, smart enough and understand what you are trying to accomplish when the defense changes. Andy is well-schooled that way. That’s something that takes time on his part, a lot of time on the coach’s part, and he does it as well as anybody I’ve ever been around. He has taken himself to another level.” “Andy’s playing out his mind,” says WR A.J. Green. “But we all know what type of guy he is. He’s just like a commander out there. He knows what they are going to run, what plays to check to get us in the best play possible.” “We trust Andy,” said TE Tyler Eifert. “He’s always at the facility studying. He gets us into the right play. We trust him and we know he’s a great quarterback. We believe in him and that’s what we expect him to do.” Andy the leader: OT Andrew Whitworth has this to say about QB Andy Dalton: “The thing that strikes me about No. 14 is that every single season, I see him become better at something else. This year it’s been leadership and taking control. He’s doing a great job with it. If he continues to lead us that way, there’s plenty of talent on this side of the football for us to be really good. One of the things Andy doesn’t get enough credit for is how he changes things all the time. One of the things that has made this offense successful is Andy’s ability to get us into the right play.” Dalton’s platform for leadership includes the following other accomplish-ments since joining the Bengals as a second-round draft choice in 2011: ● He is only the second starting QB in the Super Bowl era (along with Baltimore’s Joe Flacco) to lead playoff teams his first four seasons. ● He and Peyton Manning are the only NFL QBs to pass for 3000 or more yards in each of their first five seasons.. ● He has never missed a start in 80 career opportunities, including postseason. ● His 76 consecutive regular-season starts is a Bengals record, topping 61

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by Boomer Esiason from 1985-89, and his streak ranks third in NFL history for the start of a career, trailing only Peyton Manning (208) and Joe Flacco (122). ● His regular-season winning percentage of .665 (50-25-1 record) is the best of any Bengals QB with 10 or more starts. ● He holds club records for passing yards (4293) and TD passes (33), both set in 2013. He’s on pace to tie the TD mark this season. ● His career 17.4-to-1 ratio of TD passes to INTs (87-5) in the red zone ranks third among active NFL passers. ● He is the only Bengals passer to throw for 300-plus yards in four consecutive games (2013). Andy’s excellent vacation: QB Andy Dalton’s strong performance this season can be attributed in part to his spending offseason time for the second straight year with noted QB instructor Tom House. “I think that’s the key to a pro’s pro,” said head coach Marvin Lewis. “A guy who wants to be at the top of his game has to spend time on himself all year long, just like a professional golfer does. They go to different people all the time, they’re always searching for answers and wondering, ‘What is out there that can make me better?’ You’re not trying to re-invent the wheel, but thinking, ‘What you can do to enhance the things you currently do and make you a better player, and make you more efficient at your job?’ Turning over those stones is an important part in Andy’s maturity and development moving forward.” Dalton wasn’t taking a repeat course this past offseason. He was moving to a new level. “I started where I left off the year before,” he said. “I was farther along with everything we were doing when I went back. That’s where I want to be. I’m able to do a lot of the more advanced stuff they have because I have a good understanding for what we are doing. It’s not stuff that is strange or different. Just working core, shoulders, and getting everything working for you so you get everything into the throw.” Asked where he hoped to see the sessions pay the most dividends in 2015, Dalton said: “Mechanically staying sound throughout the whole year. Sometimes you get into the mid-to-late season, and you’ve been so focused on defenses and the mental side of it, you may not take as much time thinking mechanically and making sure everything is in sync. That’s where I’m really trying to use it; to make sure I have everything going for me toward the end of the season. I feel like I’ve done the stuff enough now where it’s muscle memory. Talking back and forth with them, doing things, and doing them right. I’ve done it enough now that it’s muscle memory.” Andy and the next generation: Andy Dalton has had his share of statistically rubbing elbows with the greats. Just last week, he joined Peyton Manning as the only NFL players to pass for 3000 or more yards in each of their first five seasons. In 2012, he nudged in right behind Peyton Manning and Dan Marino for most TD passes by a QB in his first two seasons. He has surpassed Manning, Marino, Brett Favre and others in leading consecutive playoff finishes (four) from his rookie year onward. (And he started with a team that went 4-12 the season before). He has the most road wins (24) by a QB in his first five seasons, getting to 24 last week and breaking from a tie with Dan Marino, Ben Roethlisberger and Matt Ryan. And through Week 13 of this season, he leads the NFL in passing (107.4 rating), ahead of all the NFL’s biggest QB names. Is Dalton yet the equal of Marino, Manning, Favre, Rodgers etc.? No. But he’s 28. His time and others’ could be coming. “You get compared to guys like Peyton, who’s 39, Brady who’s 38, Rodgers who’s 31,” Dalton says. “Then there’s that next group that’s got to come up, and that’s kind of what I’m part of. My goal is to be like one of those guys whenever that time comes.” Though Dalton hasn’t yet won a playoff game, Manning needed his first five seasons (1998-2002) to lead the Indianapolis Colts to three playoff berths, and the Colts were eliminated in the first round all three times (’99, ’00, ’02). Manning led his first playoff wins (two) in 2003, his sixth season as a Colt. Dalton third in red-zone ratio: Andy Dalton had no TD passes or INTs in the red zone last week at Cleveland, and for the fourth straight week he ranks third among active NFL passers in career ratio of red-zone TD passes to interceptions. Dalton has 87 career red-zone TD passes against just five INTs, a ratio of 17.4-to-1. “Andy’s performance in this area is the type of thing we’ve come to expect from him,” said Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis. “He’s not only a fine talent,

but a smart player who is going to avoid the big mistake. We’ve got a lot of confidence in Andy when we get the ball into scoring range.” Here are the active NFL leaders in the category of TD-INT ratio on red-zone plays (minimum 25 TDs):

PLAYER, CURRENT TEAM TD INT RATIO Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay .......................................... 161 6 26.8-to-1 Russell Wilson, Seattle ................................................... 57 3 19.0-to-1 Andy Dalton, Cincinnati .................................................. 87 5 17.4-to-1 Tom Brady, New England ............................................. 299 19 15.7-to-1 Alex Smith, Kansas City ................................................. 85 6 14.2-to-1 Dalton, Bengals tough against NFC: Bengals QB Andy Dalton has mostly had his way against NFC opposition. His career record, including the Nov. 29 win over St. Louis, is 14-4-1, for a winning percentage of .763. Dalton is 8-1-1 (.850) in his last 10 games against NFC foes. The Bengals are 2-1 against NFC teams this season, with a win over Seattle and a loss to Arizona preceding the St. Louis game. Cincinnati has one more game scheduled against an NFC foe this season, on Dec. 20 at San Francisco. Dalton has posted a passer rating of 100 or above in six of his last 10 games against NFC teams. Bengals tied road win mark: The Bengals opened 2015 with four straight road victories, tying the team record for consecutive road wins within a season. The mark has now been set seven times. Cincinnati won at Oakland, Baltimore, Buffalo and Pittsburgh before losing on Nov. 22 at Arizona. The Bengals also won last week at Cleveland and are 5-1 on the road for the season. The Bengals record for consecutive road wins regardless of seasons remains at five, accomplished only once, over the last game of 2008 and the first four of 2009. Green needs boost for record yards push: It’s tough to get the ball as much as one might like in the Bengals’ wide array of accomplished skill-position players. WR A.J. Green is truly OK with that. And Green did have five catches for 128 yards and a TD last week at Cleveland. But after posting modest averages of 4.8 catches and 65.0 yards in the four games prior to Cleveland, Green’s bid for a Bengals season-record receiving yards total is still behind schedule. Green entered the Nov. 5 Cleveland game on pace for 1483 yards, 43 more than Chad Johnson’s club-record 1440 in 2007. But at this juncture, with 1037 yards in 12 games, he now is on pace for 1383. Green would need to add 404 yards over the final four games to set a new Bengals mark at 1441. He would need to average 101.0 in the last four, after averaging 86.4 for the first 12. Green has 70 receptions this season, on pace for 93 (rounded down from a projection of 93.3). That would be four short of his career high of 98, set in 2013. His previous total of 98 ranks fourth in Bengals history. Green ranks tied for ninth this week in the NFL in receptions and eighth in receiving yards. Bengals opponents likely will continue at times to try limiting Green with double coverage, putting themselves at risk against other receivers. But Green has a long track record of not focusing on his own numbers. “We’re winning, leading our division, and we have a lot of offensive weapons, which is great,” Green says. “I have no worries about my numbers. I know my chances will come. It’s simple on this team. When your number is called, make the play.” Green’s 227 ranks second: WR A.J. Green’s career-best 227 receiving yards on Sept. 27 at Baltimore stood for five weeks as the highest total in the NFL for 2015, but the accomplishment fell to second on Nov. 8, when Pittsburgh’s Antonio Brown racked up 284 yards vs. Oakland. Brown had 17 receptions against the Raiders, most in the NFL this season. Green’s 227 ranks second in Bengals history, behind only Chad Johnson’s 260 vs. San Diego in 2006. Green also claims the Bengals’ third-best receiving yards total in a game, a 224-yard effort last season vs. Pittsburgh. Green had two TDs during his personal-record day at Baltimore. His first score was an 80-yarder, third-longest of his career, bringing the Bengals back from a 17-14 deficit. He caught an Andy Dalton pass in stride near midfield and ran the rest of the way, eluding a couple of would-be Ravens tacklers near the Ravens’ 25. His second score was a seven yarder with 2:10 to play that erased a 24-21 deficit and posted the final victory margin of 28-24. “A.J. is so competitive, and such a great team player,” said QB Andy Dalton. “I am so fortunate that we came here together (in 2011). He is so talented, and I’m glad he is on our team.”

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Green needs 98; on pace for 93: WR A.J. Green has a chance to finish 2015 with the most receptions ever by an NFL player in his first five seasons. He would need 98 (which would tie his career high), and that would put him at 427, ahead of current leader Larry Fitzgerald, who caught 426 for his first five seasons with Arizona. Green entered this year with 329 receptions. Currently Green is a bit short of the pace he needs. His 70 receptions in the first 12 games put him on a pace for a season total of 93 (rounded down from a projection of 93.3). His average number of catches per game has been 5.8, and he’ll need to average 7.0 catches over the final five games to finish at 98. Here’s how the NFL list for receptions in seasons 1-5 will look if Green bags 98 catches this season:

PLAYER RECEPTIONS A.J. Green ......................................................................................................... *427 Larry Fitzgerald .................................................................................................. 426 Torry Holt ........................................................................................................... 423 Randy Moss ....................................................................................................... 414 Anquan Boldin ................................................................................................... 413 Marvin Harrison ................................................................................................. 413 Brandon Marshall............................................................................................... 413

* — Includes projected total of 98 catches this season. Green through ’19: On Sept. 11, the Bengals signed WR A.J. Green to a contract extension, running through the 2019 season. Green previously had been under contract through the current season. “Everyone in football, and people who follow football, know that A.J. is a special talent,” said head coach Marvin Lewis. “He makes plays that you wouldn’t think could be made. He’s an outstanding teammate and a leader you can rely on. He still has a long, great future ahead of him in Cincinnati.” Green (6-4, 207; Georgia) was selected fourth overall by the Bengals in the 2011 Draft and has been a Pro Bowl player on a playoff team in each of his four seasons. Green and Dalton, also drafted in 2011, are the most productive QB-WR duo in NFL history for players in their first four seasons. Their 324 completions and 4735 yards are the most for any duo in seasons 1-4, and their 33 TD connections are tied for the most, along with Dan Marino and Mark Clayton of Miami (1983-86). “Everyone knows I just want to play football,” Green said. “Playing in Cincinnati has been great for me and I want to stay here. So getting this done is great. I’ve still got tons I want to accomplish in the NFL.” Dalton and Green made four-year history: WR A.J. Green and QB Andy Dalton were the Bengals’ first two draft selections in 2011, and they had quite a ride for their first four seasons (2011-14). As researched by Elias Sports Bureau, they stand as the most productive QB-WR duo in NFL history for players in their first four seasons. Their 324 completions and 4735 yards are the most by any duo for seasons 1-4, and their 33 TD connections are tied for the most with Dan Marino and Mark Clayton of Miami (1983-86). Hue J. talks turkey: WR A.J. Green is a low-key personality, and he seemed sincere during August when he said he wasn’t worrying much about his contract situation. But offensive coordinator Hue Jackson, known to speak plainly, said he believes Green must feel great relief over the contract extension he signed on Sept. 11. Now Green is signed through 2019, rather than having to play this season on the last year of a contract. “It’s great for the team, and it should make him an even better player,” Jackson said. “Players are human. It can scare you when your contract situation is unsettled. You can’t help but worry some about getting hurt. And when you’re a high-profile player like he is, everybody’s always talking about your situation, putting stuff in your head about what other guys got and all that stuff. But that’s all over now. Now he can just cut loose and play.” More ‘craziness’ at Cleveland: How varied is coordinator Hue Jackson’s Bengals’ offense, ranked fourth in the NFL in scoring (27.0) and eighth in yards per game (376.3)? OT Andrew Whitworth puts it this way: “If there’s plays that exist and we don’t have them in the playbook, I’d like to hear about them.” Last week’s game at Cleveland featured the latest examples, and the first was particularly significant. On third-and-goal from the Cleveland three in the first

quarter, the Bengals had four receivers split wide to the left side in what might best be described as a “diamond” formation. But while that pod drew attention, QB Andy Dalton went straight up the middle for a TD run that amounted to a three-yard sneak. The play produced the game’s first score. In the second quarter, Jackson called for three tackles — starters Andrew Whitworth and Andre Smith plus rookie Jake Fisher — to be split wide left. WR Marvin Jones lined up behind that 961 pounds of beef and took a hitch pass for a seven-yard gain, and a face mask violation by the Browns against Jones took the ball to the Cleveland 21. The three tackles split wide again in the third quarter, but that time Dalton threw to his right, hitting A.J. Green for an six-yard gain. Also in the second quarter, WR Mohamed Sanu lined up as a tailback and took a pitch from Dalton for a seven-yard rushing gain to the Cleveland 14. After mounting a 20-0 lead in the second period, the Bengals backed off, perhaps awaiting a more important situation for their next unusual act. But the previous week, vs. St. Louis, on a second-and-five play from the Rams 38 in the second quarter, Dalton handed off to HB Giovani Bernard on an apparent sweep to the left. But Bernard then handed to WR Jones, and Jones went around the right side for a 30-yard gain to the Rams eight. Later in the game, Dalton attempted a three-yard TD pass to rookie OT Jake Fisher, who had lined up as the “big tight end,” in an eligible receiver spot. The pass was broken up, but earlier this year Fisher had a 31-yard receiving gain, longest in the NFL by an offensive lineman since 1998. The previous week, Nov. 22 at Arizona, on a first-and-goal play from the Cardinals nine in the first quarter, Dalton and WR Mohamed Sanu switched roles, Sanu lined up as a “Wildcat” QB while Dalton was split wide. Sanu took the snap and ran 12 yards to the end zone, but the TD was called back by a holding penalty. The Nov. 5 game vs. Cleveland featured another rush by Sanu. In the fourth quarter, with Cincinnati leading only 17-10, Dalton handed off to HB Giovani Bernard, who handed off to Sanu on a reverse. The play so badly caught Cleveland’s defense in an over-commit situation that Dalton, leading the play, could not find anyone to block as Sanu ran 25 yards for his first career rushing touchdown. Sanu, who has been remarkably effective in his career as a passer (five-for-five for 177 yards, two TDs and no INTs), has not tried a pass this season. But he was looking to throw one on Oct. 18 at Buffalo after getting the ball on a reverse. He tucked it in and ran for an eight-yard gain instead when he found his receivers covered. Last season, it should be recalled, Sanu threw a TD pass to Dalton against Tennessee. Recent games have also featured the oddest-looking formations of the season, with the OTs both split wide on opposite sides, in three-man pods also featuring two receivers. Dalton has been in the middle, behind an “offensive line” featuring just the center and the two guards. The Bengals have mostly used the formation as a decoy, but have also snapped the ball several times in that formation. TE Tyler Eifert has been seen lining up in the backfield, like a fullback, and H-back Ryan Hewitt, a hybrid TE/FB, is liable to show up almost anywhere. DT Domata Peko is occasionally used as a blocking back, and receivers have lined up in a wishbone look, with Dalton occasionally running the option. “This is my masterpiece, per se, with the rest of the staff,” says Jackson. “I think some people think I’m crazy,” Jackson said. “That’s OK. I’ve been called that before.” LBs coach Matt Burke may have been one of those people last spring, when the team hit the field to open offseason work. “He (Jackson) is running out there, and it’s zone-read and tackles out and unbalanced,” Burke recalled. “It’s first day of spring ball, I’m like, ‘What are we doing?’ ” “This is our thing,” Jackson says. “This is the Cincinnati Bengal thing. I’m not trying to copycat anybody. This is a product of over the years.” Frequent pre-snap audibles and motions are meant to get defenders thinking from the moment the Bengals break the huddle, until the ball is snapped. “Defenses are too good,” says Jackson, “and if you let them, they will figure you out and bring your offense to a screeching halt. When you’re able to do more, and guys have to be prepared for more, and defenses don’t know where you are from one play to the next, it gives you a chance to have success. That’s what you’re seeing from our team. “The days of throw it to just one guy, or just do this one way, are over,” Jackson continues. “If we’re going to be a high-powered offense that is unpredictable and hard to stop, then we have to do a lot of things and we have to do a lot of things well. That’s where we’re headed. And Andy (QB Andy Dalton) is the key to that. He’s the orchestrator of it all. But all the pieces have to be played in the right way and in the right spots. Thus far, we’ve done an OK job of that, but we can continue to get better.”

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Pick me, Coach: Bengals offensive skill players long to be the man with the touch for coordinator Hue Jackson’s inventive play calls. “He keeps a few in his pocket every week,” says HB Jeremy Hill. “How the game is flowing determines how he pulls them out. I think it’s so deceptive, because we don’t even know when it’s coming up, so I know the other team has no idea.” “If a play is called for someone else, guys wish their number was called,” says HB Rex Burkhead. “There is always lobbying for it. Anytime there is a trickery play or something like that, guys always want to run it. Just because they feel cool doing it.” Vinny leads by a lot: LB Vincent Rey had four tackles last week at Cleveland, tied for third on the team, and he leads the team for the season with 86 stops. He’s 32 ahead of his closest pursuers, CB Adam Jones and S Reggie Nelson, with 54 each. Rey’s game totals of 15 tackles on Oct. 4 vs. Kansas City and 13 on Oct. 11 vs. Seattle are the team’s two highest of the season. Rey led the Bengals last year for the season in tackles (121). This season, he also has an interception, a sack and five total passes defensed. His passes-defensed total tops Bengals front seven players. “Except maybe for the lack of a 6-3 frame as a linebacker, Vinny (6-0) has everything you want in a pro player,” says head coach Marvin Lewis. “He’s got a big, strong lower body, so he’s really a bigger man than he appears, and he’s like a sponge. If you say something to him, he gets it right the first time and does it right. That’s why he gets so many tackles.” Rey’s smarts were key in his biggest play of the year, a game-clinching interception on Sept. 20 vs. San Diego. Minding instructions to take deeper pass drops against QB Philip Rivers, who had big success throwing over the middle the previous week, Rey picked off a seven-yard Rivers pass intended for WR Malcolm Floyd at the San Diego 48 with just 0:53 to play, securing Cincinnati’s 24-19 win. He leaped to win a contested ball with the 6-5 Floyd and held onto the ball as he came down to earth with a thud. “It was a big moment,” said Rey. “I’m just out there trying to do my job and help us get a win. And I knew, going up to get it and then coming down, ‘If I catch this, the game’s over.’ ” Off the field, Rey is as humble and down-to-earth a pro football player as you’ll find. Five seasons into his NFL career, he hasn’t changed from the undrafted rookie he was when he signed with the Bengals in 2010. “I remember when he was a rookie on our practice squad,” said Lewis. “We almost lost him to Seattle. They were going to sign him, and we pulled him back from the airport. We told him, ‘Just hang on one more week and we’ll get you on our roster.’ He agreed to stay, and now he’s in his fifth year with us.” Rey is also one of the defense’s primary signal-callers. “I may not be the fastest, strongest, biggest guy, but one of my jobs is to make sure that everybody’s on the same page,” Rey said. “Before the snap, if everything’s 100 percent, then I have a chance. I just want everybody to be on the same page. I don’t want it to be my fault. I don’t want to be the reason why we’re not winning that snap, that we’re not competing well. Everyone has a job, and everyone’s counting on me to do mine. That’s why I’m loud out there.” Back at No. 1, Jones is excelling: You won’t find many NFL players who were listed first on a depth chart for a season, then were not listed first for eight years, and then became listed first again. But such is the case for Adam Jones, running No. 1 at RCB for the Bengals. Jones, who turned 32 on Sept. 30, was last a No. 1 in 2006, when he started 15 games for Tennessee, which had made him a first-round draft choice (sixth overall) in 2005. Off-field issues and resulting suspensions sidetracked Jones’ career from 2007-09, and though he has been a valuable Bengal since 2010, serving as a nickel CB and dangerous kick returner, the No. 1 CB slots from then through last year were locked up by Leon Hall on one side and by Johnathan Joseph, Nate Clements and then Terence Newman on the other. Jones did start 13 games for the 2013 division champion Bengals, but they came as an injury replacement for Hall. But this year, after a 2014 season in which he played well at CB while bringing the Bengals their first-ever NFL kickoff return title (31.3 yards per return), Jones has moved ahead of Hall, whom the coaches now use in more of hybrid nickel/safety role. And Jones has more than justified the belated promotion. He has two interceptions, ranks tied for second on the team in tackles (54) and ranks tied for second in total passes defensed (nine). He has been slowed a bit lately, since suffering a foot strain Nov. 16 vs. Houston, but he missed only one game and

has played in the last two. It’s hoped he’ll be back at 100 percent physically for Pittsburgh. Jones ranks fifth in the NFL in punt return average for the season (11.7). Jones had a huge play with a forced fumble in the season-opening win at Oakland, helping the Bengals put the game away early. With Cincinnati leading only 10-0 a bit past the midway point of the second quarter, the Raiders appeared to gain a first down at their 46, as QB Derek Carr scrambled for a nine-yard gain on third-and-nine. But it was Jones who knocked Carr out of bounds, and he also knocked the ball loose, the ball going out of bounds at the Raiders 45. That left Oakland with a fourth-and-one, and when the Raiders gambled by going for it on the next play, Cincinnati MLB Rey Maualuga stopped RB Latavius Murray for no gain. The Bengals’ offense then responded with a six-play drive for a 21-0 lead. What’s more, Jones’ hit on Carr forced the Raiders starter from the game. Matt McGloin, third-year pro from Penn State, had to finish the game for the Raiders. Bengals nurture long-term CBs: Recent media research showed Bengals CB Adam Jones as one of eight active CBs in the NFL who are over age 30. (Jones is 32). The remainder of the list included two former Bengals, Terence Newman (now with Minnesota) and Johnathan Joseph (now with Houston). Newman was the oldest of the group, at age 37. Joseph is 31. Also on the list were Rashean Mathis of Detroit (35), Charles Tillman of Carolina (34), Brent Grimes of Miami (32), Tramon Williams of Cleveland (32), Antonio Cromartie of the N.Y. Jets (31) and Brandon Browner of New Orleans (31). Jones is running No. 1 at RCB for the Bengals, and the key for him seems to be that while he has retained much of the natural ability that made him a high draft pick 10 years ago, he has continued to learn the game a bit better every year. “I would say the mental aspect of my game on defense has caught up with the physical part,” Jones says. “I can still run pretty fast, and my hips are pretty good. All that is still there. But I’ve probably gone from a C-plus student to an A-minus as far as technique, knowing where to be, knowing when to press, what leverage to press on. “When I was younger, I was playing more on talent, because I felt no one could out-run me, that I was way faster than people. I feel the same way now, but I have a guy in the back of my ear that’s telling me, ‘Yeah, you can do all that, but why not make your job easier?’ ” Jones’ reference is to DBs coach Vance Joseph, now in his second Bengals season after eight seasons coaching DBs with San Francisco and later Houston. “I’ve had a lot of cornerbacks coaches, but it’s the little things he teaches,” Jones said. “For instance, in one call he already eliminated four routes for me when nobody else broke it down like that. I trust him. He’s been straight up with me. Some coaches don’t tell you honestly the truth, but V.J. is going to tell you uncut. He expects guys to do it his way ... or he’ll find somebody else.” You name it, Hewitt can do it: Second-year pro Ryan Hewitt is part of the Bengals’ base offense for a large percentage of snaps, but you might not always see him. Focus on the backfield, looking to find him as the lead blocker for Jeremy Hill or Giovani Bernard, and you might miss him on the line of scrimmage, positioned as a tight end, possibly even split wide. Or vice versa. Or somewhere in between, in coordinator Hue Jackson’s varied offense. That’s because Hewitt is the H-back, a hazily defined position that isn’t quite in the NFL’s everyday lexicon. But it’s a hybrid between fullback and tight end, and Hewitt makes the most of it. He became a regular contributor as a rookie last season, and even then he drew particular praise from head coach Marvin Lewis. “The NFL game is not too big for him,” Lewis said of the college free agent from Stanford, “and this kid has potential to be a special kind of player. He can become a big, powerful, physical man.” “He does his particular job as well as any player on this team,” says offensive coordinator Hue Jackson. Hewitt’s multiple contributions have helped the Bengals rank fourth in the NFL in scoring (27.8 points per game). Hewitt caught 10 passes for 86 yards last season, and his coaches say he’s got the skills to expand that role. He has six catches for 81 yards this season, including a seven-yarder last week at Cleveland. But his strongest suit is his physical play as a blocker. “I like playing a sport where you can go one-on-one against a man and see who comes out on top over and over,” Hewitt says. “You have to be willing to go full speed and hit someone, and it’s fun, because eventually, a lot of times, I’m able to see the opponent back down.” “He’s no-nonsense,” G Clint Boling says of Hewitt. “He’s got a laid-back attitude, he’s got the West Coast thing going on, but he’s a hell of a player. He’s

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not real flashy. He’s a real gritty, a hard-working blue collar guy.” Hewitt doesn’t mind not having a permanent home in the offensive scheme. “When I’m in the game, I never think about what positon I’m playing,” he says. “Whatever they want me to do, I’ll do it. I just like to play.” About that 8-and-0: With their 8-0 start to the season, the Bengals set a franchise record for most consecutive wins within a season and tied the club mark for most consecutive wins regardless of seasons. The only previous instance of eight straight regular-season wins occurred in the last seven games of 1970 and the first game of 1971. The Bengals exceeded by two the previous club record for longest unbeaten streak to open a season. The mark prior to this year was 6-0, set in 1975 and 1988. The Bengals stand as the only team in the 45-year history of the AFC Central/North divisions to start a season 8-0. Hall plays it tough: Defensive backs coach Vance Joseph has this to say about Leon Hall’s 2015 role as “slot corner”: “It’s almost like a cross between a defensive back and a linebacker. In the run game he’s really more involved than the corner would be. In the pass game he’s involved with a slot player who is usually their best short passing game option and is a quicker guy. He’s done a great job in that role. Most guys don’t take pride in it. With everybody playing so many three-receiver sets, it really is a starting position.” In addition to his dirty work, Hall put the capper on Cincinnati’s victory over St. Louis on Nov. 29, intercepting a Nick Foles pass in the third quarter and returning 19 yards for a TD and a 31-7 Bengals lead that held up as the final score. Hall’s pick was the 26th of his nine-year Bengals career, moving him past CB Lemar Parrish into sole possession of fourth place all-time for Cincinnati (regular season). Hall’s TD against the Rams was the third of his career in regular-season play, and he also has one postseason INT, a 21-yarder for a TD at Houston in the 2012 season playoffs. Hall has two INTs for this season. McCarron shows much promise: QB AJ McCarron doesn’t figure to get many snaps in the regular season if Andy Dalton stays healthy. He has had 12 snaps this season, including seven last week after Dalton was given an early exit in the fourth quarter. McCarron completed two of three passes for 19 yards against the Browns and for the season is three-for-four for 22 yards. But for a preseason, McCarron may have been the most-watched fifth-round draft choice in Bengals history. And despite having virtually no regular-season NFL experience, he shows potential to give the Bengals their strongest No. 2 QB in some time. He finished preseason with a solid 92.7 passer rating, completing 38 of 60 passes (63.3 percent) for 465 yards, one TD and no INTs. He led three TD drives in a relief role over preseason Games 2 and 3, and he started and played three quarters in the win in the finale at Indianapolis. Overall, he drew praise from coaches and teammates as an on-field leader with a winning persona. The Bengals chose McCarron in the fifth round of the 2014 draft, but he’s in a sense still a rookie, as he was unable to play in 2014 due to rehab from a college shoulder injury. McCarron stands as one of the biggest QB winners in college football history. He directed the offense for two Alabama national championship teams, and along the way, he produced dazzling stats, including a school-record 77 TD passes and the lowest interception percentage in NCAA history. He has legions of fans across the South, and beyond. But consensus NFL wisdom for the 2014 draft seemed to say that McCarron might have been less a star in his own right than just one cog in the Crimson Tide victory machine. And the Bengals, with no plans of their own to spend a high choice on a QB, were happy to find McCarron still available in round five, with the 164th overall selection. “McCarron’s got the ‘it’ factor,” CB Adam Jones has said. “The kid’s a winner. You can tell he’s been working on his ball strength from last year and this year. You can never underestimate the ‘it,’ factor regardless of what anybody says. It’s the difference between winning some games and being champion. That’s my opinion.” The Bengals have relied in recent years on experienced backup QBs. Bruce Gradkowski, Josh Johnson and Jason Campbell have backed up Dalton. But head coach Marvin Lewis said McCarron’s intangibles can make up for his lack of experience. “We’ve got a guy who has a lot of moxie, and has a lot of experience on the

biggest stage in college,” Lewis said. “He’s shown me a lot of poise, and I’m very pleased about that. In the preseason games, we were working on what AJ’s strengths are, so that if anything would happen to Andy, we would be prepared offensively to shift and go to that mode. AJ has the personality somewhat of a linebacker. He can lead guys and he gets excited. That’s part of what made him such a successful player.” Says McCarron: “I’ve been that way ever since I started playing football. I play with a lot of passion, excitement. There’s a different side to me when I step inside the white lines. I try to make everybody feed off that.” NFL’s longest in 27 years: The Bengals receiver, a big and fluid tight-end type, was loose in the left flat on Sept. 20 vs. San Diego. He caught Andy Dalton’s pass in easy stride and loped for a 31-yard gain before being run out of bounds at the Chargers 16. Some thought initially that the receiver was TE Tyler Eifert, a recent darling of NFL fantasy players. But not so. It was rookie OT/G Jake Fisher, all 306 pounds of him, filling his role in what coaches call simply the “big tight end,” an offensive lineman used as an extra blocker. As usual on these plays, the referee had called out that “No. 74 (Fisher) is eligible.” But the Chargers didn’t pay attention and instead paid the price. Fisher’s gain set up a 21-yard Bengals FG for a 17-13 lead. It was the longest receiving gain by an NFL offensive lineman since Nov. 13, 1988, when Indianapolis G Brian Baldinger went for 37 yards against Green Bay. That was four-and-one-half years before Fisher was born. Fisher’s catch was easily the longest by a Bengals offensive lineman, topping a 12-yarder by Hall of Fame OT Anthony Munoz, who caught seven passes during his career. Munoz, however, scored four touchdowns. Dalton was asked if he said anything to Fisher about the play. “Yeah,” Dalton said with a grin. “I said, ‘Don’t stop there (at the 16). Make the guy miss.” Bengals help AFC best NFC: Including this season, in 46 years of AFC vs. NFC regular-season play since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, AFC teams have posted 1273 regular-season wins against 1168 for the NFC. There have been 12 ties, and the AFC winning percentage is .522. And the Bengals have done more than their share to build the lead, going 90-75-2 (.545), including an outstanding 32-17-2 (.647) under head coach Marvin Lewis. The Bengals contributed to the AFC win column on Oct. 11 and Nov. 29, beating NFC Seattle and St. Louis. But, Cincinnati lost Nov. 22 at Arizona. The AFC has won the annual series 26 times to the NFC’s 11, and the conferences have tied in eight seasons. AFC teams went 2-1 against NFC teams last week. In the Super Bowl, the only postseason interconference competition, the NFL/NFC leads 26-23. The Super Bowl began with the 1966 season. Since the merger, the NFC leads 24-21 in Super Bowls. And the Bengals of course are 0-2 in Super Bowls, with close losses to San Francisco in the 1981 and ’88 seasons. Changing the routine: The Bengals have altered the traditional NFL routine this season, no longer subscribing to the idea that the day before a game (usually Saturday) should be the lightest player activity day of the week. The team is more up-tempo and on the field longer than before on Saturdays, while Fridays are more of a “walk-through” day, followed by individual player work in the weight room, trainers’ quarters and also with the team’s visiting yoga instructor. The individual Friday routine is called “Recovery Modalities.” “There’s a theory that high-performance athletes should not slow down prior to competition,” says head coach Marvin Lewis. “It says that they should speed up for a shorter period of time. You have only so many players, and there’s not a plethora of worthy guys on the street. So we’re trying to figure out how to keep the 53 guys we start with as healthy as we can.” “It’s new, it’s different, it’s a good changeup,” said defensive tackle Domata Peko “We go hard Wednesday and Thursday, and it helps us out having a walk-through on Friday, going through plays that we think we need to work on. Then we can go through it Saturday a little bit faster. It gives us a chance to fix stuff on Friday. And we’re off our feet more on Friday, when we were basically going all day, and we can come in on Saturday and get moving a little bit. Get the blood flowing. It feels good so far.” Streaks and service leaders: DT Domata Peko claims the current roster’s longest streak for consecutive Bengals starts (97), and his 97 straight Bengals games played also tops the roster. He also tops the roster in consecutive NFL games and starts, also both at 97. He has played his entire career, now in season 10, with Cincinnati. OT Andrew Whitworth has the most total Bengals games (153) and Bengals starts (149) on the roster. The player with the most total NFL games (167) and

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starts (155) is LB A.J. Hawk. All streaks and totals noted above include regular-season and postseason. A stat that matters: The Bengals have won two games this season with a minus-differential in turnovers — they were minus-one in their comeback wins at Baltimore and vs. Seattle. And on Nov. 22 at Arizona, they lost for the first time on the year with a plus, as they were plus-one. But during the term of coach Marvin Lewis (2003-present), a plus-differential still is linked to a big plus in wins. And the reverse has gone for a minus. The Bengals are 68-15-1 in regular season under Lewis with a plus (.815 winning percentage). They were plus-two (two takeaways, no giveaways) in last week’s win at Cleveland. But the Bengals are only 16-58-1 under Lewis with a minus differential. “It makes a huge difference,” Lewis says. “You see it game after game in the NFL. You’ve got to possess the football. If you possess the football, good things can happen. If you turn the ball over to them, you’ve got a harder day.” The Bengals’ experience with turnovers under Lewis is backed up by league numbers. Since the start of the 2003 season, Lewis’ first as head coach, here are the records of teams with varying turnover differentials. (NOTE: Minus differentials are not included because they are the exact reverse of the plus figure for the same numbers.)

DIFFERENTIAL W-L-T PCT. Plus-1 ............................................................................... 799-361-3 .688 Plus-2 ............................................................................... 636-140-0 .820 Plus-3 ................................................................................. 351-34-1 .911 Plus-4 ................................................................................... 193-5-0 .975 Plus-5 or more ....................................................................... 92-3-0 .968

Plus teams were 9-4 (.692) in Week 13 play. The best weeks this season for plus teams have been Weeks 2 and 12, when they were 12-1 (.923). The worst weeks this season for plus teams have been Weeks 6 and 8, when the record was 7-6 (.538). Plus teams are 118-44 (.728) for the season. Since 2003, teams with any plus have a combined record of 2067-544-4, a winning percentage of .792. And when it’s even? The Bengals are 26-19 in head coach Marvin Lewis’ full tenure in games when the turnover differential has been even, for a winning percentage of .578. The Bengals are 1-0 this season with even differential, as neither team had a turnover in Cincinnati’s 31-10 win over Cleveland on Nov. 5. The Bengals have won nine of their last 12 with even differential, dating back to 2012. Turnover tables are turned: During head coach Marvin Lewis’s tenure (2003-present), the Bengals rank sixth in the NFL in turnover differential, at plus-45. Cincinnati was plus-two in its win at Cleveland last week. Prior to Lewis’ tenure, the Bengals had posted a minus turnover differential for five straight years (1998-2002). Since 2003, NFL teams with just a plus-one differential have won 68.8 percent of their games. At plus-two the percentage has been 82.0. Teams with any plus from one to five have won 79.2 percent of the time. Here are the top seven teams in differential since 2003:

TEAM TAKEAWAYS GIVEAWAYS DIFFERENTIAL New England ............................ 394........................... 247 .............................. +147 Green Bay ................................. 354........................... 299 ................................ +55 Carolina .................................... 381........................... 328 ................................ +53 Indianapolis ............................... 337........................... 286 ................................ +51 Seattle ....................................... 357........................... 306 ................................ +51 Cincinnati .................................. 374........................... 329 ................................ +45

Since 2003, the Bengals rank fourth in the NFL in most takeaways (374) and fifth in points off takeaways (1147). TV streak bound for 164: In each of the last 163 Cincinnati TV ratings weeks that have included a Bengals regular-season or postseason broadcast — dating back to 2004 season — the Bengals have ruled the local airwaves. They have been the top-rated show among all programming in the Cincinnati market each week, and usually by a wide margin. And it’s expected that the streak will go to 164 when Cincinnati rankings are in for the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6, including the Bengals’ Dec. 6 game at Cleveland. The streak began on Dec. 5, 2004, when a wild Bengals win at Baltimore

outpolled all other programs. The highest local Bengals rating during the streak has been 45.5. That was set for a home playoff game vs. Pittsburgh on Jan. 8, 2006, and it was tied this season by the Nov. 16 Monday night game vs. Houston. The high rating of Bengals games has occurred despite the fact most games are played in the afternoon, when overall TV viewership is not as high as it is during the evening. The rating number indicates the percentage of market households tuned to the game — including those not watching TV at the time. Uniform watch: The Bengals are scheduled to wear black jerseys and white pants vs. Pittsburgh. Since 2004, year of the Bengals’ last significant uniform redesign, a number of color options for jerseys and pants have been available. Below are the records (regular season plus postseason) for the different combinations: Below are the won-lost records (regular season plus postseason) in the different uniform combinations:

JERSEY PANTS W-L-T PCT. Orange* Black ...................................................................... 3-0-0 1.000 Orange* White .................................................................... 14-6-1 .690 Black Black .................................................................. 13-10-1 .563 Black White .................................................................. 30-26-0 .536 White Black .................................................................. 23-23-0 .500 White White .................................................................. 19-24-0 .442

* — Orange is designated as a “specialty jersey” with the NFL and can be worn for only two games per year. Bengals post biggest ‘Battle’ margin: With their victory last week at Cleveland, the Bengals posted a new benchmark for the biggest lead — a margin of seven games — held by either side in the 46-year history of the “Battle of Ohio” series. Cincinnati’s current lead is 46-39. The Bengals had six-game leads at 45-39 and 42-36. The Browns’ biggest lead in the signature series has been five games, at 6-1 after the first meeting of 1973. The Browns have not led the series since the end of 2005, when they held a 33-32 edge. Since surrendering that 33-32 lead, in a Bengals sweep in the 2006 set, the Browns have twice pulled into ties — at 34-34 after game one of ’07 and at 35-35 after game one of ’08. But the Browns have now endured roughly a nine-year stretch without a lead in the series. Barring possible additions to the series in postseason play, the Bengals cannot surrender their series lead until after the first game of 2019, at the earliest. The Browns could not lead again until after the second game of ’19. Thursday, Monday and Sunday: It was a franchise first. Due to the NFL’s decision to move the Nov. 22 Arizona game to NBC’s Sunday Night Football, the Bengals played nationally televised prime-time games for three consecutive weeks. Cincinnati hosted Cleveland on NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football on Nov. 5 and hosted Houston on ESPN’s Monday Night Football on Nov. 16. Prior to this season, the Bengals’ record for consecutive national prime-time games was two, accomplished twice. Last year’s team closed the regular season with a Monday night game vs. Denver and a Sunday night contest at Pittsburgh, and the 1990 team played in Week 7 on Monday night at Cleveland and Week 8 on Sunday night at Atlanta. In another franchise first, the Cleveland and Houston marked the first time for Cincinnati to be the home team for national prime time games in consecutive weeks. The games featured numerous aerial skyline shots and city-atmosphere vignettes, bringing Cincinnati a level of positive visibility that is virtually unavailable otherwise. Racking up the miles: Due to Cincinnati’s relatively central location in the U.S., the Bengals are normally near the bottom of the NFL in miles traveled each regular season to road games. But this year the Bengals rank 13th among the 32 clubs, scheduled for 16,020 miles in the air. With games this season at Oakland, San Francisco, Denver and Phoenix, the Bengals are tying the franchise regular-season record for most games in the Pacific and/or Mountain time zones. Cincinnati also played two Pacific and two Mountain games in 1994, and in ’90, the Bengals played four games in the Pacific — at the L.A. Rams, L.A. Raiders, Seattle and San Diego. In that ’90 campaign, the Bengals played a fifth Pacific game in postseason, again visiting the Raiders. West Coast teams generally travel the most miles due to a larger volume of

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longer trips traveling east, and San Francisco will lead in 2015 at 27,912. Philadelphia will travel the fewest miles, 6890. With fans, NFL rules: The NFL has been recognized as America’s most popular sport for the past 50 years, rated No. 1 by fans in The Harris Poll since 1965. In the latest Harris poll, more people named pro football (32 percent) as their favorite sport than the combined total of the next three pro sports — baseball (16), auto racing (seven) and men’s basketball (six). Other ways to document the NFL’s dominance include: ● In the 2014 ESPN Sports Poll, the NFL was the favorite sport of 35.4 percent of respondents, more than the next three sports combined. Baseball was at 13.2, basketball at 13.1 and soccer at 8.4. ● NFL games last season on CBS, FOX and NBC averaged 19.2 million viewers, 162 percent higher than the average primetime viewership among the four major over-the-air networks (average of 7.4 million). ● Last season’s Super Bowl between New England and Seattle had an average over the broadcast of 114.4 million viewers, making it the most-watched program in U.S. television history. ● Madden NFL ’15 was the top-selling sports video game in North America in 2014 and the No. 2 game overall, second only to Call of Duty. ● The 2014 ESPN Sports Poll showed the NFL topped even international soccer as the most popular sport among avid Hispanic sports fans in the U.S. ● The 2014 Nielsen/ESPN Sports Poll showed the NFL as the most popular sport among African-Americans, with pro basketball second, college football third and college basketball fourth.

Bengal bites: The Bengals are 18-6-2 (.731) in their last 26 home games against NFC teams. The last 25 of the 26 games have been played under head coach Marvin Lewis (17-6-2). Going back a bit farther, the Bengals are 29-13-2 (.682) at home against the NFC since 1993 ... The Bengals’ best month in regular season under head coach Marvin Lewis (2003-present) has been November, when they have posted a 31-21-1 record for a .594 winning percentage. They also have winning records under Lewis in September (25-18, .581) and December/January (31-26-0, .544). Though they completed this past October with a 3-0 mark, October has been their only losing month (23-27-1, .461) ... Forty-three of the players on the Bengals’ current 53-player roster began their NFL careers with Cincinnati. Those who did not are LB Chris Carter, DE Wallace Gilberry, LS Clark Harris, LB A.J. Hawk, CB Adam Jones, S Reggie Nelson, K Mike Nugent, HB Cedric Peerman, WR Brandon Tate and OT/G Eric Winston ... The Bengals’ season captains, elected by team vote, are QB Andy Dalton and OT Andrew Whitworth on offense, DT Domata Peko and S Reggie Nelson on defense, and HB Cedric Peerman on special teams ... The Bengals have a 24-14 regular-season road record over the past five seasons (2011-15), third-best in the NFL in winning percentage (.632). Ahead of Cincinnati are only Denver (.692, 27-12) and New England (.676, 25-12) ... Bengals WR Mohamed Sanu is the only player in NFL history with two or more TD passes, 150 or more passing yards and zero incompletions. His career passing totals are now five-for-five for 177 yards, two TDs, no INTs and a perfect passer rating of 158.3. He is the only Bengals WR ever to throw a TD pass ... The tallest player on the current Bengals roster is DE Margus Hunt, at 6-8 ... The shortest players are HB Giovani Bernard and WR Mario Alford, at 5-9 ... The heaviest player is DT Pat Sims, at 340 ... The lightest players are Mario Alford and CB Adam Jones, at 180.

BENGALS QUOTES Head coach Marvin Lewis, on the Steelers game: “They were the AFC North champions last year. In order to be AFC North champions, it’s probably fitting that you have to beat the defending AFC North champions. We have that opportunity.” Lewis, on the increased contribution the last two weeks of HB Jeremy Hill: “It’s a combination of getting better opportunities and taking advantage of the opportunities you get. I think it’s about him getting his shoulders pointed in the right direction. I think we’re doing a good job at the point of attack. We need to continue to do that. I think, for the most part we eliminated some of the penalties that took runs away at times. I think that’s one of the biggest keys. So, you probably have three elements to it.” Lewis, on LB Vontaze Burfict’s return to action the last six games after missing a full year due to a knee injury: “We’ve extended his play every week. He continues to feel good, and he makes a difference. He runs around and does a good job in getting in the right spots. If he’s ever off a bit, he’s so easy to correct. That’s such a key for him. He’s excellent in understanding the ins and outs of everything. If we had to, we could play him more, but we’re blessed to not have to put him out there all the time at this point while he makes his way back.” Lewis, asked if LB Vontaze Burfict could be considered a “perfectionist”: “He has an almost perfect innate football knowledge. But I don’t know if you’d use the word perfectionist unless perfectionists use dynamite. That’s the kind of perfection he would have. He’s not quite a sniper, he’s more of the blast guy. He’s not a sniper, he’s a breacher. He’s a first-off-the-boat guy.” Defensive coordinator Paul Guenther, on the mental talent of LB Vontaze Burfict: “He wants to know every detail. It’s rare when you have a guy like that who can absorb it and remember it. I told him, when he gets done with football, I’m going to hire him as a coach.” Lewis, on the contributions of HB Cedric Peerman and LB Vincent Rey to the special teams: “Cedric has been outstanding as a cover guy all year, and knock on wood, we have to keep it going. We face great returners each and every week. Cedric is the leader of the entire special teams unit, he and Vinny Rey. Vinny’s was somewhat reduced early in the season, but he’s been given some of that back now. Those two guys are outstanding leaders.” LB Vincent Rey, on HB Cedric Peerman: “Ced’s a gentle guy off the field, but on the field, he’s a case of ‘by any

means necessary’ to help our team win. Everyone knows he’s the guy you have to block on our coverage teams. He’s got two guys on him and he’s still making all these tackles inside the 20. He gets it. He’s 29 years old and he’s playing as fast as he’s ever played, maybe faster. He’s the leader of our special teams.” Guenther, on the defense’s improvement in his second year as coordinator: “We’re healthier this year. Last year, we were playing with guys who aren’t even on our team any more. We’ve got better guys, and we’re healthy. I don’t have to sit there all the time and look at my coaches and say, ‘Oh, I can’t call this, I can’t call that,’ because it puts us in a bad matchup. To me, that’s the most important thing.” CB Dre Kirkpatrick, on the Bengals’ No. 1-ranked scoring defense: “We work so hard every day trying to be the best defense out there. We just have to do it in the postseason. That’s the time for defense to win championships. We played OK in the playoff game last year, but we have to play strong, we have to play better. We have to finish. Until we do that? Those numbers are nice, but they really don’t mean much.” NBC analyst Tony Dungy, on the Bengals offense: “The big thing about Hue (offensive coordinator Hue Jackson) is that he knows what his guys can do well and he’s got a lot of weaponry. You have to go back to the old Bengals, those Super Bowl Bengals, when they had so many weapons. This kind of reminds me of that. It’s just not one player. It’s just not the deep ball. It’s not one running game. They can run inside and outside with a couple of different backs that hit you and keep you off balance. They’ve got a tight end that’s a factor and a lot of different wide receivers. They’re versatile and dynamic. And (Andy) Dalton is playing better. He’s a little more relaxed, a little more accurate. You can tell he doesn’t feel limited. You can tell in a big situation he’s not saying, ‘Boy, I’ve got to get the ball to A.J. Green. He’s got six or seven guys that can make a play for him. I think that tends to relax the quarterback.” QB Andy Dalton, on the confidence inspired by comeback wins at Baltimore, vs. Seattle and at Pittsburgh: “The way this season has played out, there have been times we’ve had to come back, and we’ve been able to do it, and all that does is build confidence. If you prove that you can do it, then there won’t be any doubt that you can do it again. I think that’s just kind of the mindset that we have. Regardless of what’s going on, we’re going to win the game, and we’ve done that.” Lewis, on a winning culture: “The culture has been changed here. They (players) do expect to go out and win every week. There needs to be no celebration, it’s on to the next opponent. You did what you’re supposed to do. I think everybody expects that, and part of it

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is, whether you are up or down in the football game, to have the same calmness, and the same emotion about it, and the same attention to detail.” OL coach Paul Alexander, on OT Cedric Ogbuehi, who has joined the roster after rehabbing a college knee injury: “The guy’s loaded with football talent. Not just athletic ability, but football talent, which is athletic ability and football skill together.” Offensive coordinator Hue Jackson, on pushing HB Jeremy Hill: “I know the player he can be, so I’m going to keep pushing him to get there. I mean, we need him. He’s going to be a huge part down the stretch run.” Dalton, on the significance of NFL passer rating numbers: “The position is all about being efficient, and the rating is a pure stat of being efficient. You want to complete a lot of balls. You want to throw touchdowns and not turn the ball over. If there’s a stat you want have that’s good, that’s a good one to have. It has a combination of everything.” Lewis, with more on handling success: “Success you can enjoy for about 30 seconds, and then you just move on and go to the next one. That’s why you do what you do. You want to be successful. You expect to be successful. You do the work, and now let’s go on to the next one. I think that’s how you handle success. You don’t get to sit there and listen about it and talk about it. Better done than said. We can go out here and practice our tails off, and be the best team here in Hamilton County, but if we don’t go out there and play that way on Sunday, it doesn’t really matter. We’re competing with the guys on the other side, and we’ve got to outwork them, and outplay them each and every week, each and every down.” Director of player personnel Duke Tobin, on the building of the current team: “We’ve always believed it’s a team. You are building more than a collection of individuals. We haven’t seen, league-wide, a collection of individuals ever win out over a team-type atmosphere. We want to spend to our cap and our money to our guys that we know have done it for us and done it the right way and given us confidence we know what expect from them. It resonates in the locker room when guys get rewarded for their work here. That builds some camaraderie and spirit of competition. It’s a good model to have, and everybody is on the same page here.” Lewis, asked to explain his mantra of “Don’t flinch”: “It’s a phrase that’s been in here for 13 years. (Lewis’ length of tenure). You can’t worry about what just happened, you can’t fix it. History is not going backwards, we have to move forward. We have to focus on the next play, and what’s up next. You don’t get a redo.” WR Marvin Jones, on wide receivers “racing the blitz”: “Urgency. That’s the biggest thing. When teams are bringing pressures and aggressive stuff, they try and bring more than you can handle. When they do, it’s our job to run our routes with urgency and precision. That’s one of the most important aspects, because you’re racing the blitz, not the corners.” OT Andrew Whitworth, on recently-signed contract extension: “I want to be here and be invested here. These guys mean something to me. In 2013, when I played basically on one leg with a patella that was in terrible shape, I did that only because these guys mean that much to me. I could have easily ended the season and had something to fix it. But I continued to play for this football team. These guys mean something to me. I want Andy Dalton and A.J. Green and Adam Jones and all these guys in this locker room, honestly, to have the opportunity to win a Super Bowl, and for all of us to do it together.” LB A.J. Hawk, native of Centerville, Ohio, on “coming home” to play for the Bengals after nine years in Green Bay: “I have to admit, it was huge that the Bengals have been successful. If they were going 2-14 every year, I don’t think I would have been nearly as excited about it. But I knew from watching them on film a little bit how much talent they

had here. Sometimes I have to remind myself. I’m like, ‘Wow, I’m actually going to be here in Ohio during the season. That’s what’s weird to me, still. The fact that that is even an option is crazy to me. It’s awesome. I never thought it was going to be a reality.” Jackson, on his football philosophy: “One thing we always talk about is displaying courage. As an offensive unit, we can’t back down. Our mindset and our mentality is that we’re going to be a physical group, whether we throw it or run it. They (players) will be the first to tell you, I’m not happy yet that way. I just think there’s another level that we have to play at.” WR A.J. Green, on signing a contract extension through 2019: “The Bengals drafted me. It’s all I know. If you know me, you know I don’t like change. I like to be comfortable. This city represents who I am. I love it here. Very low key. It’s not a big market. Doesn’t want to be a big market. That’s not who I am. I’m not a high-profile athlete. I just go out there and play my game and go home. That’s representative of the Cincinnati Bengals. We fly under the radar. “Looking down the road, I want to win a Super Bowl. The guys who wear (Hall of Fame) jackets, those guys win Super Bowls. At least one. And a lot of them have been with a team their whole career. That’s what I’m trying to get. I’m blessed and honored that the Bengals chose to keep me around for five years.” Dalton, on NFL QBs constantly facing intense public scrutiny and critique: “As much as I want to say I don’t look at it and I don’t see it, with the world today, it’s hard not to see it. And a lot of what’s said, you don’t know if it’s an eighth-grader or who it is. People can hide behind a computer screen. It could be the same person that’s coming up wanting my autograph. So it is what it is, and I accept that. At the end of the day, the way I go about it is, ‘Don’t let somebody else’s opinion of you define who you are.’ Don’t let other people’s thoughts, or whatever it is, be true. I know who I am, and this team knows who I am.” TE Tyler Eifert, on goals for the season: “I want to be someone Andy (Dalton) can trust. I want it to be where we’re on the same page. Even if I’m not open, go on and put the ball up, and I’ll go make the play. There are some really good tight ends in the league, and when it comes down to it, their quarterback trusts them. If it’s third-and-8, the quarterback is locked on them and has trusted they’re going to get open. My goal? To be the best tight end in the league. That’s what you shoot for. Keep doing my job, stay healthy and everything will take care of itself.” DE Carlos Dunlap, on DT Geno Atkins: “Geno helps make it all happen for when it comes to sacks. He puts on so much pressure in the middle, it helps open it up for the guys on the outside. But the only problem is, if you want to get a lot of sacks, you’d better be quick, because Geno isn’t going to just open it up. He wants that sack himself. So we’re helping each other, but we’re also competing against each other.” Defensive backs coach Vance Joseph, on being tough with the players: “That’s just being honest. You can coach guys hard without beating them down. Secondary is a position where you have to play with a lot of confidence, so I don’t beat them down. But right is right and wrong is wrong. That’s why you never get into, ‘I thought’ or ‘Maybe.’ It’s black and white with corners and safeties. If it’s wrong it’s wrong, if it’s right it’s right. It’s not beating guys down or taking away their confidence. You can coach guys hard and still be their friend, have a good room, have fun with guys. You can coach them hard by right is right and wrong is wrong and that’s OK. That’s life, right? That’s how you raise kids.” Kirkpatrick, on job of gunner on the punt team: “Man, it’s two people on one out there. And you just have to think, ‘Do I want to be embarrassed, or do I want to embarrass somebody else?’ Ain’t no in-between, because if they get their hands on you, you’re either going in the water cooler or getting body slammed. If they don’t get their hands on you, you’re going to make the tackle or you’re going to force a fair catch.” Dalton, on having not missed a start in his four-year Bengals career: “I think it’s knowing how to take a hit and when not to take a hit. That’s part of it. I’ve been fortunate. I just haven’t had anything happen.”

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POSITION BY POSITION Quarterbacks: Though his total passing numbers were not huge — 14-of-19 for 220 yards, two TDs and no INTs — fifth-year pro Andy Dalton logged a career-best rating of 146.8 in the Cleveland game. It topped a previous high of 143.9 last season at New Orleans and lifted him into the NFL lead for the season at 107.4. It was his eighth rating on the season of 100.0 or more. His previous high for a season was six. He’s bidding to break Carson Palmer’s club season record of 101.1. Dalton’s TD passes at Cleveland were for 23 yards to WR A.J. Green in the second quarter and 21 yards to WR Marvin Jones in the third. Dalton also scored himself on a three-yard run in the first quarter, his third rushing TD of the season. Dalton has led three fourth-quarter comeback wins this season, at Baltimore, vs. Seattle and at Pittsburgh. He has more than four times as many TD passes (25) as INTs (six). He has started all 76 regular-season and four postseason games of his Cincinnati career. He has led the team to the playoffs in each of his four previous seasons, and in 2015 he’s bidding to join Baltimore’s Joe Flacco as the only starting QBs in the Super Bowl era to reach the postseason in each of their first five campaigns. He already is paired with just Flacco for having done it four straight years. Dalton has a .665 winning percentage as a starter in regular-season games (50-25-1 record), the best percentage in Bengals history for any QB with 10 or more starts. First-year pro AJ McCarron played the final Bengals possession at Cleveland, as Dalton was given a rest. McCarron completed two of three passes, for 19 yards. He has played in three games on the season, with totals of three completions in four attempts, for 22 yards. McCarron also played Nov. 5 vs. Cleveland and Nov. 29 vs. St. Louis, and he has been Active-DNP for the other nine games. McCarron played in three preseason games, including a start in the finale, posting a 92.7 passer rating (38-of-60 for 465-1-0). McCarron missed all of last season while rehabbing from a college shoulder injury. He was one of the biggest winners in college football history at Alabama and is out to prove his NFL worth after being drafted by the Bengals in the fifth round in 2014. Running backs: Second-year HB Jeremy Hill rushed 22-for-98 with a TD in the Cleveland game, adding to what the team hopes will be a late-season and postseason surge. Hill got off to a relatively slow start this season, held to 404 yards over the first nine games, but he has 184 yards in just the last two contests, having rushed 16-for-86 on Nov. 29 vs. St. Louis. Hill rushed for 1124 yards as a rookie last season and led the NFL in rushing yards (929) over the season’s final nine weeks. One area where Hill has not been slowed this season is scoring. His one-yard TD run in the third quarter at Cleveland was his ninth six-pointer of the season, second on the team and tied for seventh in the NFL. Hill is now 162-for-588 rushing for the season (3.6), along with nine receptions for 54 yards. Third-year HB Giovani Bernard didn’t have one of his biggest days in the Cleveland game, but he averaged 5.2 yards per rush (five-for-26) and added a nine-yard reception. Bernard leads the team in rushing yards for the season (607), with a 5.1-yard average, and he’s second on the team behind WR A.J. Green in yards from scrimmage (993). He has 37 receptions for 386 yards, fourth on the team in each category. Bernard had 128 receiving yards on Nov. 22 at Arizona, setting a team record for receiving yards in a game by a RB, breaking Brandon Bennett’s 1998 mark of 119 at Pittsburgh. He has had key receiving gains on game-deciding drives in wins at Baltimore and at Pittsburgh. Bernard had a 100-yard rushing game (20-for-123) on Sept. 20 vs. San Diego. He has demonstrated the ability to create highlight-reel plays in the open field, and his 56 receptions in 2013 are a record for Bengals RBs. The team has two solid veterans behind Hill and Bernard, in third-year player Rex Burkhead and sixth-year pro Cedric Peerman. Burkhead had a two-yard rush and a four-yard reception at Cleveland. He is eight-for-81 receiving and four-for-four rushing on the season. Peerman has not had an offensive touch on the season, but he has a 5.2-yard career rushing average as a Bengal and is a leader on special teams. He leads the team for the season in special teams tackles (12). Wide receivers: Fifth-year pro A.J. Green, a four-time Pro Bowl selection, led the team in receiving yards and scrimmage yards (128) at Cleveland. His five catches tied for the team lead and included a 23-yard touchdown in the second quarter, his seventh TD of the season. Green has topped the 1000-yard receiving mark for the fifth time, now at 1037, and he has 70 catches. His 1037 receiving yards also are good for the team lead in yards from scrimmage. His numbers project to 16-game totals of 93 catches and 1382 receiving yards. He had a career-high 227 receiving yards at Baltimore on Sept. 27, on 10 catches, with two touchdowns, earning the AFC Offensive Player of the Week award from the NFL. Both of his TDs at Baltimore came in the fourth quarter, and both erased Ravens leads. His 227 yards are second-most by an NFL receiver in a game this season. Marvin Jones, who missed all of last season with injuries, is a key weapon for the Bengals. He had five catches (tied for team lead) and 55 receiving yards at Cleveland, including his fourth TD of the

year, on a 21-yard catch in the third quarter. For the season Jones is 47-for-595 receiving, second on the team in both catches and yards. He had a career-high nine receptions on Oct. 18 at Buffalo. In 2013, Jones had 51 catches for 712 yards and 10 TDs. He is the sole holder of the Bengals record for most receiving TDs in a game (four). Jones is five-for-33 rushing on the season, including a 30-yard rush Nov. 29 vs. St. Louis that stands as the team’s longest rush of the season. Fourth-year pro Mohamed Sanu is another key member of the receiving corps. He had no receptions at Cleveland, but is 25-for-327 on the season. His 13.1-yard per-catch average is second on the team among receivers with more than six catches. He is also five-for-48 rushing, including a seven-yard gain at Cleveland. He had 25-yard rushing TD on Nov. 5 vs. Cleveland. Last year, Sanu logged 56 catches for 790 yards with five TDs. Sanu is also a threat to pass, though he has not had a throw this season. He has a perfect (158.3) rating on five career pass attempts, all completions and two for TDs. Back for a fifth Bengals season is seventh-year pro Brandon Tate, and though Tate has contributed mainly as a kick returner during four previous Bengals seasons, he had a stellar 55-yard TD reception in the Oct. 4 win vs. Kansas City, making a leaping catch near the five-yard line and scrambling into the end zone after falling untouched to the turf. He did not have a reception at Cleveland and is two-for-59 receiving on the year. He has a 22.5-yard average this season on 12 kickoff returns and an 8.0-yard average on 21 punt returns. Rookie seventh-round draft pick Mario Alford of West Virginia made his NFL debut in the Cleveland game, after being inactive for the first 11 contests. He had a 15-yard reception from AJ McCarron in the fourth quarter. r Tight ends/H-back: The No. 1 spot belongs to Tyler Eifert, a first-round Cincinnati choice in the 2013 draft, and he’s off to a start that has the look of a Pro Bowl finish. He missed the Cleveland game due to a stinger he suffered Nov. 29 vs. St. Louis but may have a chance to return for the Steelers. He has 12 TDs, leading the NFL by one over Atlanta RB Devonta Freeman. The missed game last week took him off a pace to set a Bengals record for TDs in a season. He’s now on pace for 16, which would be one short of WR Carl Pickens’ 1995 mark of 17. Eifert had three TD catches on Nov. 5 vs. Cleveland, tying the club record for a TE. He’s third on the team for the season in receptions (46) and receiving yards (522). Eifert had a productive 2013 rookie year, but after catching three passes in the first quarter of the ’14 season opener at Baltimore, he suffered an elbow injury that ended his season. Another key performer in this position group is H-back Ryan Hewitt, a second-year pro from Stanford. Hewitt proved last year to be one of the Bengals’ better college free agent signees in recent years, and he continues to show great prowess as a blocker. He helped the team rush 33-for-144 with two TDs at Cleveland. Hewitt has played in all 12 games, with 10 starts, and has helped the Bengals rank fourth in the NFL in scoring (27.8). He has six receptions for 81 yards on the season, including a seven-yarder at Cleveland. Hewitt played in every game, with 11 regular-season starts and also a start in the Wild Card playoff. He caught 10 passes himself last season. Rookie third-round draft pick Tyler Kroft of Rutgers, a TE, has played in the first 12 games and started in the base offense in place of Eifert at Cleveland. He had a 17-yard reception and has two catches for 21 yards on the season. Fifth-round draft pick C.J. Uzomah, also a TE, out of Auburn, made his NFL debut in the Cleveland game after being inactive for the first 11 contests. He had a four-yard catch from Andy Dalton in the fourth quarter. Offensive linemen: For the season, the line has supported the offense to a rank of fourth in the NFL in scoring (27.8 points per game). The line helped pave the way for 144 rushing yards and a 4.4-yard per-carry average at Cleveland, and Bengals QBs were sacked only once. The Bengals return all their primary contributors from the 2014 line, and four of the five regular starters have started Games 1-12. The exception has been ROT Andre Smith, who missed Games 8-9 due to a concussion suffered Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh, but Smith has returned to start the last three games. Smith has been a starter when healthy since his 2009 rookie season. The starting LOT is Andrew Whitworth, a key team leader who was named first-team All-Pro last season by Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarterback. He was also named second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press. Cincinnati’s starting G spots are firmly held by fifth-year pro Clint Boling on the left side and fourth-year player Kevin Zeitler on the right. The versatile Boling had two starts as an injury replacement at ROT last season while starting all other games at LG. Zeitler, a strong player and a tireless worker, has been a starter since joining the Bengals as a first-round draft choice in 2012. At C, Russell Bodine is in the No. 1 role, starting every game as a rookie in 2014 and all 11 games thus far in ’15. Bodine is prized for his ability to physically take on NFL nose tackles. Rookie OT/G Jake Fisher of Oregon, a second-round 2015 draft pick, has played in Games 1-12, seeing significant action as the “big tight end,” an extra blocker used in certain situations. On

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Sept. 20 vs. San Diego, Fisher logged a 31-yard reception after escaping uncovered into the secondary, making the longest receiving gain by an offensive lineman in an NFL game since 1988. Backup C T.J. Johnson has played in the last eight games after being Active-DNP for Games 1-4. OT Cedric Ogbuehi, the top Bengals pick in the 2015 draft, made his NFL debut in the Cleveland game. He was activated to the roster from the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list on Nov. 28 and was inactive for the Nov. 29 St. Louis game. It was known at the time Ogbuehi was drafted that his readiness for 2015 would be delayed, due to a knee injury he suffered in his final game for Texas A&M, in December of 2014. Ogbuehi has been practicing with the team since Nov. 10. OT/G Eric Winston, a ninth-year pro, was inactive (coaches’ decision) for the Cleveland game after playing in the first 11 contests, with two starts. He replaced Andre Smith as the starting ROT for Games 8-9. Winston joined the team as a free agent in December of last season. Defensive linemen: Sixth year DE Carlos Dunlap was a dominating presence last week at Cleveland, on special teams as well as on defense. On defense, he had a five-yard sack of Austin Davis, forced a Davis intentional grounding penalty with a pass pressure, and was credited with an eight-yard tackle for loss and a forced fumble when he deflected a Davis lateral that Cincinnati’s Rey Maualuga recovered at the Cleveland 33 in the fourth quarter. On special teams, Dunlap blocked a 47-yard Travis Coons field goal attempt in the third quarter, the third blocked field goal of his career. Dunlap had a line-leading three total tackles and upped his his line-leading season total to 38. Dunlap leads the Bengals in sacks (9.5) for the season, ranking fourth in the NFL. He has tied his career season high, first set in his rookie year of 2010. Dunlap’s 45.0 career sacks rank fourth on Cincinnati’s all-time list. This season he leads the team in QB hits (24) and is tied for first in tackles-for-loss (12). He has 11 career forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries, tops on the current team in both categories. Three-time Pro Bowl DT Geno Atkins is showing in 2015 that he has regained the form he showed prior to a serious 2013 knee injury. He has started Games 1-12, and has 8.0 sacks, second on the team and tied for first in the NFL among interior linemen. Atkins has 34 tackles on the season, second on the D-line. He’s tied for first on the team in tackles-for-loss (12) and second in QB hits (16). Atkins was not credited with a tackle last week at Cleveland, but he had three QB (tied for team high) and forced an intentional grounding penalty on the Browns with one of his pressures. The other starting interior lineman is Domata Peko, a top team leader and a rock of consistency inside, having started every game since the opener in 2010. Peko’s two tackles at Cleveland included a 10-yard sack of Davis, giving him 4.0 sacks for the season, a career high. He has 26 tackles on the season. He is tied for third on the team in tackles-for-loss (five). On Oct. 4 vs. Kansas City, Peko sacked Alex Smith twice, for losses of three and eight yards in the second quarter, only the second two-sack game of his career. DE Michael Johnson, a Bengal from 2009-13, is back with Cincinnati after spending 2014 with Tampa Bay. He has played in all 12 regular-season games. At Cleveland, Johnson recorded two tackles, a QB hit, and a 10-yard sack. On the season, he has 29 tackles, a fumble recovery, 4.0 sacks and two passes defensed. Johnson has 30.5 career Bengals sacks, including 11.5 in 2012, and 34.5 sacks for his full NFL career. Eighth-year DE Wallace Gilberry logged one tackle and three QB hits at Cleveland. Gilberry has 2.0 sacks this season and 17.5 sacks for his three-plus Bengals seasons. For the season he has 19 tackles, a forced fumble, 11 QB hits (fourth on team) and a pass defensed. DT Pat Sims is back with the Bengals after spending the 2013-14 seasons with Oakland. Sims has played in six games (Games 1-2, 4, 7, 9, and 12). He has been inactive for the other six games, due in part to injuries. Last week at Cleveland he logged one tackle, and he has 13 tackles for the season. Sims was on three playoff teams during his 2008-12 time with the Bengals. DE Margus Hunt has played in three games (Games 8-9 and 12) and has been inactive for the other nine. He logged his first tackle of the season last week at Cleveland. Hunt played in 22 games over 2013-14. DE Will Clarke, a third-round 2014 draft choice, was inactive at Cleveland. He played in the first 11 games and has four tackles, a shared sack and a pass defensed. On Sept. 27 at Baltimore, Clarke’s pressure on Baltimore QB Joe Flacco helped lead to Adam Jones’ interception in the second quarter. Fourth-year DT Brandon Thompson was also inactive last week. He had a key tackle-for-loss in the win Nov. 5 vs. Cleveland, a five-yard loss against RB Duke Johnson on a first-and-goal play from the Cincinnati four. The loss was key in forcing the Browns to settle for a field goal and a 7-3 deficit. Thompson has played in six games (Games 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 11) and has a shared sack among his seven tackles. Inactive for Games 1-12 has been DT Marcus Hardison, a 2015 fourth-round draft pick who was slowed in September by a knee injury but is now medically cleared.

Linebackers: OLB Vincent Rey has continued his consistent play throughout the season, being a leader on defense and special teams. Last week at Cleveland, he logged four tackles and one special teams tackle. Rey has a team-leading 86 on defense stops for the season, 32 more than his closest Bengals pursuer. CB Adam Jones and FS Reggie Nelson are tied second on the team with 54. Rey, a fifth-year pro, had his fifth pass defensed of the season on Nov. 22 at Arizona, tops among front-seven players. Rey had the show-stopper play for the LBs on the home opener vs. San Diego, leaping to out-fight Chargers WR Malcom Floyd for an interception that killed the Chargers’ last hope late in the fourth quarter. Rey led last year’s team in tackles (121). Vontaze Burfict, a 2013 season Pro Bowl selection, continued to work his way back in the Cleveland game and was first on the team with eight tackles, tying his personal season-high. Burfict has played in six games, his first action since Game 7 of 2014, returning from a knee injury that had sidelined him for a calendar year. He now has 38 tackles for the season. Burfict led the team in tackles by wide margins both in ’13 and as a rookie in ’12 and was a Pro Bowl selection in ’13. Back at MLB is seventh-year pro Rey Maualuga, a key run-stopper. Maualuga logged three tackles and a QB hit, and a fumble recovery at Cleveland. He has played in 11 games, missing one with a calf strain. His 48 tackles rank tied for fourth on the team for the season. His fumble recovery at Cleveland came at the Browns 33 in the fourth quarter, after teammate Carlos Dunlap deflected a Browns lateral pass. A.J. Hawk joined Cincinnati as a free agent for 2015 after nine standout campaigns for Green Bay. He recorded two tackles, including one for loss at Cleveland, and he has 21 stops for the year, with one sack. Hawk led the Packers in tackles in five seasons, and he has 20.0 career sacks and nine INTs. The fast and athletic Emmanuel Lamur has played in Games 1-12 and has 30 tackles, a shared sack and three passes defensed. He logged one tackle defensively and one tackle on special teams at Cleveland. On Oct. 11 vs. Seattle, Lamur teamed with DE Carlos Dunlap to sack Russell Wilson, forcing the Seahawks to punt and setting up the game-winning drive in overtime. Lamur also has a special teams fumble recovery. Fifth-year pro Chris Carter has opened a season with Cincinnati for the first time, and has played in Games 1-12. He played on defense and special teams last week at Cleveland, logging one tackle on defense, giving him six for the season. On Nov. 29 vs. St. Louis, his pressure on Nick Foles helped lead to an interception by S George Iloka in the fourth quarter. For the season, Carter has six tackles and a fumble recovery on defense and three special teams stops. Carter earned a roster spot with strong play in preseason, including a team-high 3.5 sacks and a forced fumble. The Bengals have a promising 2015 draft prospect at LB in P.J. Dawson of Texas Christian, a third-round selection who was considered to be one of college football’s most instinctive playmakers at TCU. Dawson led the Bengals in preseason tackles (18), and he has appeared in a reserve and special teams role in Games 1-6, 8, and 12. Last week at Cleveland, he logged two tackles on nine defensive snaps, and had one special teams stop. On the season he has three tackles on defense and ranks tied for fourth on the special teams with five tackles. He has been inactive for Games 7 and 9-11. Defensive backs: At safety, ninth-year pro Reggie Nelson, a starter for Cincinnati since late 2010, had another strong game at Cleveland, including his NFL-leading seventh INT of the year. He picked off an Austin Davis pass at the Bengals 43 in the second quarter, with a 31-yard return to the Cleveland 26. The play set up a field goal for a 20-0 Bengals lead. Nelson has had an INT in each of the last four games. Nelson also logged five tackles and has 54 for the season, tied for second on the team. Nelson has 29 INTs for his NFL career and 22 of those have come as a Bengal (sixth in Bengals history). Nelson has nine passes defensed, tied for second on the team. Two of Nelson’s INTs came on Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh, when he had a 37-yard return with his third-quarter pick and a 14-yard return in the fourth quarter. His fourth-quarter return at Pittsburgh set up the field goal that put Cincinnati ahead 16-10, leaving Pittsburgh without a field goal option on its unsuccessful final drive. Also at Pittsburgh, Nelson was in coverage when Ben Roethlisberger’s final pass of the day sailed out of reach for WR Antonio Brown in the end zone. Nelson also has a fumble recovery. S George Iloka was inactive last week at Cleveland (groin injury). He has started 10 games at SS this season. On Nov. 29 vs. St. Louis, he had his first INT of the year in the fourth quarter, picking off a Nick Foles deep pass at the Bengals 18, and his deflection of a Foles pass in the second quarter enabled Nelson’s INT. Iloka has started Games 1-3 and 5-11. His other missed game was Game 4 (ankle). Iloka has 43 tackles on the season, sixth on the team. Third-year S Shawn Williams started in Iloka’s spot at Cleveland, recording one tackle on defense and a pass defensed. On Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh, Williams made a game-changing play with his first pro INT. His anticipation and break on a Ben Roethlisberger pass in the fourth quarter allowed him to intercept the ball along the sideline with a diving catch, setting up the Bengals at the Pittsburgh 45 for their game-winning touchdown drive. Williams has 14 stops on defense this

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season, and four special teams tackles. He has played in every regular-season and postseason game since joining the Bengals in 2013. Filling out the safeties is rookie Derron Smith, sixth-round draft pick from Fresno State. Smith played on special teams and defense (seven snaps) last week at Cleveland. He has played in all 12 games and has two special teams tackles. RCB Adam Jones has started 11 games, missing only Game 10 at Arizona, due to a foot sprain suffered Nov. 16 vs. Houston. Last week at Cleveland, Jones logged three tackles. He ranks tied for second on the team for the season in tackles (54) and passes defensed (nine). Jones also has two INTs. In the season opener at Oakland, he had a forced fumble against QB Derek Carr that was key in turning momentum in the game. Jones also ranks fifth in the NFL for the season in punt return average (11.7). He led the NFL last season in kickoff returns (31.3 average). LCB Dre Kirkpatrick, a fourth-year player, has opened a season as a starter for the first time. He logged three tackles and one pass defensed at Cleveland. On Nov. 29 vs. St. Louis, Kirkpatrick recorded a team-high and personal career-high 10 tackles and three pass defensed. He leads the team in passes defensed on the season (12) and he has 48 tackles (tied for fourth on team). Kirkpatrick made rapid strides last season and is showcasing the skills that made him a first-round draft choice in 2012. Ninth-year pro Leon Hall was inactive last week at Cleveland (back injury). On Nov. 29 vs. St. Louis, Hall had another strong outing, logging six tackles, two passes defensed, and an INT returned for a touchdown. It was the 26th INT of his Bengals career, moving him past CB Lemar Parrish into fourth place all-time for the franchise. Hall also had a strong outing on Nov. 22 at Arizona, logging six tackles (tied for second on team), an interception, and a pass defensed. Hall has 35 tackles on the season, and his nine passes defensed is tied for second on the team. He had a key play in the home opener vs. San Diego, tackling receiver Keenan Allen short of the goal line on a two-point conversion attempt late in the fourth quarter and keeping the Chargers from pulling to within 24-21. Hall has 117 Bengals games played and 103 starts, plus three postseason starts. He has 127 career passes defensed. CB Josh Shaw, rookie fourth-round 2015 draft pick from Southern California, has played in Games 2-12. In the Cleveland game, he saw more action on defense for the third straight week and logged four tackles. He also had one special teams tackle, but he left the game with a back strain and his status for Pittsburgh is undetermined. CB Darqueze Dennard, a Bengals 2014 first-rounder, made his first career start in the Nov. 22 Arizona game, replacing the injured Jones, but he suffered a shoulder injury early in the third quarter that will sideline him for the remainder of the year. He was placed Nov. 28 on the Reserve/Injured list. Dennard had his first career INT on Oct. 18 at Buffalo, with a graceful leaping grab of an E.J. Manuel pass. Dennard finishes his season with

16 tackles, including a sack, and three total passes defensed. Special teams: The special teams had their first blocked kick of the season last week at Cleveland, as DE Carlos Dunlap swatted a 47-yard Travis Coons attempt in the third quarter. Bengals K Mike Nugent was three-for-three on FG attempts at Cleveland, hitting from 44, 40 and 20 yards. Nugent is an 11th-year NFL player in his sixth Bengals season. On Oct. 11 vs. Seattle, Nugent made a game tying field goal as time expired in regulation, and then made the game winner in overtime. It was the eighth game-winning field goal of Nugent’s career in the last two minutes of regulation or in overtime, and he was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. He’s 18-for-21 on FG attempts for the season and is 38-for-39 on PATs, with one PAT blocked. Nugent holds club season records for points (132) and field goals (33), and last year he kicked a club-record 57-yard FG in the playoffs, second-longest in NFL postseason history. He also shares the club record for longest regular-season FG (55). Nugent also handles kickoffs, and this season he has put 52 of 65 kickoffs in the end zone, with 32 of those for touchbacks. P Kevin Huber had a limited day last week at Cleveland due to offensive production, logging one punt for 27.0 gross and net yards. He is averaging 44.9 yards gross and 40.5 net for the season, and he has one special teams tackle. He has 18 inside-20s and two touchbacks this season. Huber was a Pro Bowler last season and earned first-team All-Pro honors from Sporting News. He re-set his own Bengals season marks last year for gross average (46.8) and net (42.1), and he holds the franchise career marks in both categories (44.7 and 39.7). He also holds the club record for best ratio of inside-20 punts to touchbacks (178-to-44, a 4-to-1 ratio). Huber is also the team’s longtime holder for Nugent. The final member of the veteran trio is LS Clark Harris, who after the Cleveland game has handled 991 snaps in his Bengals career, without an unplayable delivery. Harris also is solid on punt coverage, with 16 career tackles. CB Adam Jones has not had a punt return in the last three games, due in part to a tender ankle, but he has the minimum 15 returns needed to qualify through 12 games and he ranks fifth in the NFL with an 11.7 average. Jones will need two PRs this week vs. Pittsburgh to remain qualified for the rankings. Jones claimed the franchise’s first NFL kickoff return title last season, averaging a club-record 31.3 yards, and he finished second in the NFL in punt returns, at 12.0. This season he is averaging 23.5 yards on 10 KOR. Jones’ punt returning was key in the Oct. 11 win vs. Seattle, as he returned three for a 22.0-yard average and gave Cincinnati a short field throughout the day. Also in the return mix is WR Brandon Tate. He had two punt returns for 18 yards at Cleveland. On Nov. 22 at Arizona, he had a 58-yard kickoff return at Arizona, helping set up a TD drive in the fourth quarter. He’s averaging 22.5 yards on 12 KOR for the season and 8.0 yards on 21 PR. HB Cedric Peerman did not record a special teams tackle last week, but he leads the Bengals with 12 total tackles. TE Tyler Kroft is second with seven.

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IMPORTANT DATES 2016

Jan. 1 — Deadline for waiver requests in 2015, except for “special waiver requests,” which have a 10-day claiming period, with termination or assignment delayed until after the Super Bowl. Jan. 4 — Clubs may begin signing free-agent players for the 2016 season. Jan. 9-10 — Wild Card Playoff Games. Jan. 16-17 — Divisional Playoff Games. Jan. 24 — AFC and NFC Championship Games.

Jan. 31 — Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii. Feb. 7 — Super Bowl 50, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara.

2017 Feb. 5 — Super Bowl LI, NRG Stadium, Houston.

2018 Feb. 4* — Super Bowl LII, New Vikings Stadium, Minnesota.

* Tentative date.

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2015 GAME SUMMARIES WEEK 1, GAME 1

Cincinnati Bengals 33, Oakland Raiders 13 Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015 at O.co Coliseum

The Bengals posted their largest winning margin in a season opener since 1982, when they won by 21 (27-6) at home over Houston. And it was really more lopsided than that. Cincinnati led 24-0 at halftime and 33-0 through three quarters. Cincinnati’s 33-0 lead marked its biggest lead in a road game since 2005, when the Bengals led by 35 in a season finale at Philadelphia that saw the Eagles resting front-liners for the playoffs. QB Andy Dalton posted a 115.9 passer rating, and the offense got two TDs each from a pair of young stars, HB Jeremy Hill and TE Tyler Eifert. CB Adam Jones led a playmaking Bengals defense, with a forced fumble against QB Derek Carr that helped turn the game into a rout in the second quarter. The Bengals won in Oakland for the first time in franchise history, in their 11th try (including one playoff game). Cincinnati ended Week 1 in sole possession of the AFC North Division lead, as rivals Baltimore, Cleveland and Pittsburgh all lost.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Cincinnati................................................... 7 17 9 0 — 33 Oakland ..................................................... 0 0 0 13 — 13

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — J.Hill 3 run (M.Nugent kick)............................................................................ 1-7:15 Cin. — M.Nugent 32 field goal ................................................................................... 2-9:29 Cin. — J.Hill 2 run (M.Nugent kick)............................................................................ 2-2:21 Cin. — T.Eifert 13 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ............................................ 2-0:07 Cin. — T.Eifert 8 pass from A.Dalton (kick blocked) ................................................. 3-3:42 Cin. — M.Nugent 35 field goal ................................................................................... 3-1:25 Oak. — M.Reece 11 pass from M.McGloin (S.Janikowski kick) ................................ 4-7:55 Oak. — M.Reece 9 pass from M.McGloin (pass failed) ............................................. 4-2:13 Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 54,500. Time: 3:02.

TEAM STATISTICS CIN. OAK. First downs ..................................................................................................... 22 16 Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 4-13 3-12 Total net yards ............................................................................................. 396 246 Net yards rushing ......................................................................................... 127 63 Net yards passing ........................................................................................ 269 183 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 34-25-0 43-30-1 Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................... 0-0 2-20 Punts-average .......................................................................................... 5-43.8 6-43.3 Punt returns-yards ....................................................................................... 2-23 3-27 Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 2-14 3-69 Penalties-yards ........................................................................................... 6-50 5-32 Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 0-0 2-1 Time of possession ................................................................................... 32:32 27:28

RUSHING CIN. ATT YDS LG TD OAK. ATT YDS LG TD J.Hill 19 63 11 2 L.Murray 11 44 12 0 G.Bernard 8 63 28 0 D.Carr 1 8 8 0 A.Dalton 4 1 3 0 J.Olawale 1 6 6 0 T.Jones 3 5 4 0 TOTALS 31 127 28 2 TOTALS 16 63 12 0

PASSING CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I OAK. ATT CMP YDS TD-I A.Dalton 34 25 269 2-0 M.McGloin 31 23 142 2-1 D.Carr 12 7 61 0-0 TOTALS 34 25 269 2-0 TOTALS 43 30 203 2-1

RECEIVING CIN. NO YDS LG TD OAK. NO YDS LG TD T.Eifert 9 104 31 2 L.Murray 7 36 11 0 G.Bernard 6 25 14 0 A.Cooper 5 47 24 0 A.Green 5 63 30 0 M.Crabtree 5 37 11 0 M.Sanu 2 34 28 0 M.Reece 3 26 11 2 M.Jones 2 19 12 0 J.Olawale 3 19 11 0 R.Burkhead 1 24 24 0 S.Roberts 3 12 7 0 T.Jones 1 13 13 0 R.Streater 1 8 8 0 M.Rivera 1 4 4 0 C.Walford 1 1 1 0 TOTALS 25 269 31 2 TOTALS 30 203 24 2

DEFENSE Cincinnati (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: A.Jones 10-0-10, V.Rey 6-3-9, R.Maualuga 4-3-7, A.Hawk 1-3-4, D.Dennard 3-0-3, C.Carter 2-1-3, L.Hall 2-1-3, G.Atkins 2-0-2, D.Kirkpatrick 2-0-2, S.Williams 2-0-2, C.Dunlap 1-1-2, G.Iloka 1-1-2, E.Lamur 1-1-2, M.Johnson 1-0-1, P.Dawson 0-1-1, P.Sims 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: G.Atkins 1-14, C.Dunlap 1-6. INT.-YDS.: R.Nelson 1-0. PD: D.Dennard 1, A.Jones 1, R.Nelson 1. FF: G.Atkins 1, A.Jones 1. FR-YDS.: M.Johnson 1-0. Oakland (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: L.Asante 7-1-8, M.Smith 6-1-7, C.Woodson 5-2-7, T.Carrie 5-1-6, J.Tuck 3-2-5, D.Hayden 3-1-4, K.Mack 3-1-4, D.Williams 3-1-4, R.Armstrong 2-1-3, C.Lofton 1-1-2, A.Smith 1-1-2, N.Allen 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: J.Tuck 2, T.Carrie 1, D.Williams 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.

WEEK 2, GAME 2 Cincinnati Bengals 24, San Diego Chargers 19

Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015 at Paul Brown Stadium The Bengals took advantage of an early special teams mistake by San Diego, with LB Emmanuel Lamur recovering a muffed punt return. Cincinnati went ahead 7-0 at the 12:51 mark of the first quarter on a 16-yard pass from QB Andy Dalton to WR A.J. Green. The Bengals led the rest of the way, but San Diego was within one score for the bulk of the game. The Chargers got a last opportunity for a winning score when they took over at their 20 with 1:09 remaining, but on their second play, Bengals LB Vincent Rey made a leaping INT of a pass from QB Philip Rivers to seal the outcome. Dalton threw three TD passes with no INTs, and HB Giovani Bernard led the Bengals with 139 yards from scrimmage, including 20-for-123 rushing. Cincinnati defeated San Diego for the fourth straight time in regular season, but this game was the first Bengals-Chargers meeting since a San Diego playoff win at Paul Brown Stadium in the 2013 season. The Bengals moved to 2-0 for 2015 and maintained sole possession of first place in the AFC North Division. San Diego dropped to 1-1.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. San Diego .................................................. 3 3 7 6 — 19 Cincinnati ................................................... 7 7 3 7 — 24

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — A.Green 16 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ........................................ 1-12:51 S.D. — J.Lambo 40 field goal ..................................................................................... 1-8:38 S.D. — J.Lambo 32 field goal ..................................................................................... 2-9:24 Cin. — M.Jones 45 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) .......................................... 2-6:01 S.D. — S.Johnson 10 pass from P.Rivers (J.Lambo kick) ....................................... 3-10:34 Cin. — M.Nugent 21 field goal ................................................................................... 3-2:44 Cin. — T.Eifert 9 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) .............................................. 4-8:49 S.D. — M.Floyd 40 pass from P.Rivers (pass failed) ................................................. 4-4:20 Missed FGs: J.Lambo (47WL), M.Nugent (36WR). Attendance: 57,579. Time: 3:06.

TEAM STATISTICS S.D. CIN. First downs ..................................................................................................... 19 20 Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 4-11 4-10 Total net yards .............................................................................................. 354 389 Net yards rushing ......................................................................................... 131 175 Net yards passing ......................................................................................... 223 214 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 27-21-1 26-16-0 Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 4-18 0-0 Punts-average .......................................................................................... 3-48.0 3-53.7 Punt returns-yards ......................................................................................... 1-0 3-29 Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 3-71 3-74 Penalties-yards ............................................................................................ 8-64 9-75 Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 2-2 2-2 Time of possession ................................................................................... 30:09 29:51

RUSHING S.D. ATT YDS LG TD CIN. ATT YDS LG TD M.Gordon 16 88 27 0 G.Bernard 20 123 26 0 D.Woodhead 7 36 9 0 J.Hill 10 39 9 0 P.Rivers 1 5 5 0 A.Dalton 5 10 6 0 B.Oliver 1 2 2 0 M.Jones 1 3 3 0 TOTALS 25 131 27 0 TOTALS 36 175 26 0

PASSING S.D. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I P.Rivers 27 21 241 2-1 A.Dalton 26 16 214 3-0 TOTALS 27 21 241 2-1 TOTALS 26 16 214 3-0

RECEIVING S.D. NO YDS LG TD CIN. NO YDS LG TD D.Woodhead 6 68 19 0 T.Eifert 4 49 15 1 L.Green 5 47 12 0 A.Green 3 45 23 1 S.Johnson 5 45 15 1 G.Bernard 3 16 9 0 M.Floyd 2 55 40t 1 M.Jones 2 48 45t 1 K.Allen 2 16 13 0 J.Fisher 1 31 31 0 M.Gordon 1 10 10 0 M.Sanu 1 15 15 0 R.Burkhead 1 8 8 0 J.Hill 1 2 2 0 TOTALS 21 241 40t 2 TOTALS 16 214 45t 3

DEFENSE San Diego (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: E.Weddle 7-3-10, M.Te’o 5-5-10, J.Wilson 3-4-7, D.Butler 3-3-6, C.Liuget 3-2-5, S.Lissemore 0-4-4, J.Attaochu 2-0-2, D.Philon 2-0-2, K.Reyes 2-0-2, B.Flowers 1-1-2, M.Ingram 0-2-2, R.Mathews 1-0-1, P.Robinson 1-0-1, M.Unrein 1-0-1, J.Verrett 1-0-1, K.Emanuel 0-1-1, A.Phillips 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: M.Ingram 1, M.Te’o 1. FF: D.Butler 1. FR-YDS.: D.Butler 1-1, J.Wilson 1-0. Cincinnati (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: A.Jones 7-2-9, D.Kirkpatrick 7-0-7, C.Dunlap 3-3-6, G.Iloka 5-0-5, R.Maualuga 2-3-5, L.Hall 4-0-4, R.Nelson 2-2-4, V.Rey 2-2-4, W.Gilberry 2-1-3, M.Johnson 2-1-3, G.Atkins 0-3-3, E.Lamur 2-0-2, D.Peko 0-2-2, W.Clarke 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: C.Dunlap 1.5-9.5, G.Atkins 1-5, W.Gilberry 1-2, W.Clarke 0.5-1.5. INT.-YDS.: V.Rey 1-0. PD: A.Jones 2, W.Clarke 1, L.Hall 1, D.Kirkpatrick 1, V.Rey 1. FF: W.Gilberry 1. FR-YDS.: C.Carter 1-0.

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WEEK 3, GAME 3 Cincinnati Bengals 28, Baltimore Ravens 24

Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 at M&T Bank Stadium In one of their wilder finishes of recent years, the Bengals staged two fourth-quarter comebacks to defeat the Ravens for a fourth straight time, the longest winning streak against Baltimore in Bengals history. An 80-yard TD pass from QB Andy Dalton to WR A.J. Green lifted Cincinnati from a 17-14 deficit to a 21-17 lead, and after the Ravens went back ahead 24-21, Dalton led an 80-yard drive, capped by a seven-yard TD pass to Green, for the winning points. The Bengals had led 14-0 at halftime, only to see the Ravens come back with 17 unanswered points. Green had 10 catches for a career-high 227 yards, and Dalton posted his third straight triple-digit passer rating of the season, logging a 122.3. The Bengals improved to 3-0 on the season, holding a one-game lead over Pittsburgh in the AFC North Division. Baltimore fell to 0-3 for the first time in the Ravens’ 20-year history. Head coach Marvin Lewis ran his record against his former team to 15-10.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Cincinnati................................................... 7 7 0 14 — 28 Baltimore ................................................... 0 0 7 17 — 24

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — A.Dalton 7 run (M.Nugent kick) ..................................................................... 1-7:20 Cin. — M.Jones 16 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ........................................ 2-12:18 Balt. — S.Smith 50 pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) ............................................. 3-6:23 Balt. — J.Tucker 21 field goal ................................................................................... 4-13:27 Balt. — C.Mosley 41 fumble return (J.Tucker kick) .................................................... 4-6:49 Cin. — A.Green 80 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) .......................................... 4-6:37 Balt. - S.Smith 16 pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) ............................................. 4-3-56 Cin. — A.Green 7 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ............................................ 4-2:10 Missed FGs: J.Tucker (50WR). Attendance: 70,970. Time: 3:27.

TEAM STATISTICS CIN. BALT. First downs ..................................................................................................... 23 19 Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 8-15 7-16 Total net yards ............................................................................................. 458 398 Net yards rushing ........................................................................................... 86 36 Net yards passing ........................................................................................ 372 362 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 32-20-1 49-32-1 Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 2-11 0-0 Punts-average .......................................................................................... 3-54.7 4-43.5 Punt returns-yards ....................................................................................... 4-25 2-35 Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 1-32 1-26 Penalties-yards ........................................................................................... 9-67 13-116 Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 1-1 1-0 Time of possession ................................................................................... 30:08 29:52

RUSHING CIN. ATT YDS LG TD BALT. ATT YDS LG TD G.Bernard 13 49 7 0 J.Forsett 10 13 5 0 J.Hill 12 21 6 0 J.Allen 3 12 9 0 A.Dalton 5 10 7t 1 M.Campanaro 1 8 8 0 M.Sanu 1 6 6 0 A.Levine 1 3 3 0 L.Taliaferro 3 0 1 0 TOTALS 31 86 7t 1 TOTALS 18 36 9 0

PASSING CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I BALT. ATT CMP YDS TD-I A.Dalton 32 20 383 3-1 J.Flacco 49 32 362 2-1 TOTALS 32 20 383 3-1 TOTALS 49 32 362 2-1

RECEIVING CIN. NO YDS LG TD BALT. NO YDS LG TD A.Green 10 227 80t 2 S.Smith 13 186 50t 2 M.Jones 5 94 32 1 J.Forsett 4 16 8 0 G.Bernard 3 34 23 0 M.Williams 3 44 28 0 C.Gillmore 3 40 19 0 M.Brown 2 29 21 0 N.Boyle 2 19 13 0 K.Juszczyk 2 11 9 0 M.Campanaro 2 11 11 0 L.Taliaferro 1 6 6 0 TOTALS 20 383 80 3 TOTALS 32 362 50t 2

DEFENSE Cincinnati (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: V.Rey 4-4-8, A.Hawk 5-1-6, A.Jones 4-2-6, C.Dunlap 3-2-5, R.Maualuga 2-3-5, G.Atkins 2-2-4, D.Kirkpatrick 2-2-4, S.Williams 3-0-3, L.Hall 2-1-3, E.Lamur 2-1-3, R.Nelson 2-1-3, D.Peko 1-2-3, C.Peerman 2-0-2, G.Iloka 1-1-2, B.Thompson 1-1-2, W.Gilberry 1-0-1, M.Johnson 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: A.Jones 1-0. PD: A.Jones 1, D.Kirkpatrick 1, D.Peko 1. FF: C.Peerman 1. FR-YDS.: None. Baltimore (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: B.Williams 4-4-8, L.Guy 2-5-7, D.Smith 2-5-7, C.Mosley 4-2-6, L.Webb 3-2-5, W.Hill 4-0-4, J.Smith 3-1-4, T.Jernigan 1-3-4, C.Upshaw 1-2-3, K.Arrington 2-0-2, E.Dumervil 2-0-2, T.Brooks 1-1-2, R.Melvin 1-0-1, Z.Smith 1-0-1, C.Davis 0-1-1, K.Lewis 0-1-1, A.McClellan 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: W.Hill 1-8, E.Dumervil 1-3. INT.-YDS.: J. Smith 1-0. PD: C.Davis 1, K.Lewis 1, C.Mosley 1, J.Smith 1, B.Trawick 1, C.Upshaw 1, L.Webb 1. FF: E.Dumervil 1. FR-YDS.: C.Mosley 1-41.

WEEK 4, GAME 4 Cincinnati Bengals 36, Kansas City Chiefs 21

Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 at Paul Brown Stadium The Bengals led from the early first quarter to the final gun in going to 4-0 for the season, their first 4-0 start since 2005. It was the first game in Bengals history in which the team had more than 300 net passing yards (321) and four rushing touchdowns. QB Andy Dalton posted a 127.1 passer rating, making him four-for-four in triple-digit ratings on the season. He finished the game, for the second straight week, as first in the AFC and second in the NFL in season passer rating The Chiefs were hanging close late in the third quarter, in possession and facing only a six-point (21-15) deficit. But with 0:33 left in the period, Bengals DE Michael Johnson forced a fumble by TE Travis Kelce that S Reggie Nelson returned 25 yards to the Kansas City five-yard line. The Bengals scored in two plays and were two or more scores up for the remainder of the game. Cincinnati logged a fourth consecutive win in its series against the Chiefs and took a two-game lead over second-place Pittsburgh in the AFC North Division. The Chiefs fell to 1-3.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Kansas City ............................................... 3 9 3 6 — 21 Cincinnati ................................................. 14 0 15 7 — 36

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — J.Hill 8 run (M.Nugent kick) .......................................................................... 1-11:33 K.C. — C.Santos 22 field goal .................................................................................... 1-4:35 Cin. — G.Bernard 13 run (M.Nugent kick) ................................................................. 1-0:53 K.C. — C.Santos 40 field goal .................................................................................. 2-12:44 K.C. — C.Santos 51 field goal .................................................................................... 2-6:09 K.C. — C.Santos 34 field goal .................................................................................... 2-0:04 Cin. — B.Tate 55 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ............................................. 3-8:43 K.C. — C.Santos 40 field goal .................................................................................... 3-4:37 Cin. — J.Hill 5 run (M.Nugent kick) ............................................................................ 3-0:11 K.C. — C.Santos 29 field goal .................................................................................... 4-9:28 Cin. — J.Hill 1 run (M.Nugent kick) ............................................................................ 4-4:50 K.C. — C.Santos 51 field goal .................................................................................... 4-2:34 Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 57,498. Time: 3:17.

TEAM STATISTICS K.C. CIN. First downs ..................................................................................................... 24 18 Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 7-16 6-10 Total net yards .............................................................................................. 461 445 Net yards rushing ......................................................................................... 113 124 Net yards passing ......................................................................................... 348 321 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 45-31-0 24-17-0 Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 5-38 0-0 Punts-average .......................................................................................... 1-62.0 3-47.7 Punt returns-yards ......................................................................................... 0-0 1-7 Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................. 5-109 3-53 Penalties-yards ............................................................................................ 7-46 11-84 Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 1-1 1-0 Time of possession ................................................................................... 36:53 23:07

RUSHING K.C. ATT YDS LG TD CIN. ATT YDS LG TD J.Charles 11 75 24 0 G.Bernard 13 62 16 1 A.Smith 5 25 10 0 J.Hill 9 40 10 3 C.West 5 17 9 0 A.Dalton 3 16 8 0 D.Thomas 2 -4 4 0 M.Jones 1 6 6 0 TOTALS 23 113 24 0 TOTALS 26 124 16 4

PASSING K.C. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I A.Smith 45 31 386 0-0 A.Dalton 24 17 321 1-0 TOTALS 45 31 386 0-0 TOTALS 24 17 321 1-0

RECEIVING K.C. NO YDS LG TD CIN. NO YDS LG TD J.Maclin 11 148 44 0 A.Green 7 82 36 0 J.Charles 6 70 25 0 M.Sanu 4 84 52 0 T.Kelce 5 49 14 0 T.Eifert 3 69 30 0 J.Avant 4 43 13 0 B.Tate 1 55 55t 1 C.Conley 2 53 44 0 R.Burkhead 1 27 27 0 D.Thomas 1 11 11 0 M.Jones 1 4 4 0 J.O’Shaughnessy 1 8 8 0 C.West 1 4 4 0 TOTALS 31 386 44 0 TOTALS 17 321 55t 1

DEFENSE Kansas City (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: R.Parker 5-3-8, R.Wilson 4-4-8, E.Berry 4-1-5, D.Poe 2-2-4, A.Bailey 2-1-3, M.Peters 2-1-3, S.Smith 2-1-3, J.Houston 1-2-3, J.Howard 0-3-3, H.Abdullah 2-0-2, D.Johnson 1-1-2, N.Williams 1-1-2, J.Mauga 1-0-1, M.Devito 0-1-1, T.Hali 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: S.Smith 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None. Cincinnati (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: V.Rey 10-5-15, R.Nelson 6-3-9, R.Maualuga 4-4-8, D.Dennard 4-2-6, S.Williams 3-3-6, D.Kirkpatrick 3-2-5, M.Johnson 4-0-4, L.Hall 3-0-3, G.Atkins 2-1-3, E.Lamur 1-2-3, C.Dunlap 2-0-2, W.Gilberry 2-0-2, D.Peko 2-0-2, W.Clarke 1-0-1, A.Hawk 0-1-1, A.Jones 0-1-1, P.Sims 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: D.Peko 2-11, G.Atkins 1-10, M.Johnson 1-9, C.Dunlap 1-8. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: D.Dennard 1, L.Hall 1, M.Johnson 1, E.Lamur 1. FF: M.Johnson. FR-YDS.: R.Nelson 1-25.

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WEEK 5, GAME 5 Cincinnati Bengals 27, Seattle Seahawks 24

Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015 at Paul Brown Stadium The Bengals staged one of the great comebacks in franchise history, rallying from a 24-7 deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime and win on Mike Nugent’s 42-yard FG with 3:36 remaining in the extra period. NFL teams facing fourth-quarter deficits of 17 or more points had lost 427 consecutive games, dating back to the start of the 2011 season, before Cincinnati’s win. Bengals QB Andy Dalton posted a 136.7 passer rating in the fourth quarter as the Bengals outscored the Seahawks 17-0. He had a 10-yard TD pass to TE Tyler Eifert in the early in the fourth quarter, and later scored himself on a five-yard run. The defense, led by DE Carlos Dunlap and DT Geno Atkins, held the Seahawks to one first down and 27 net yards in the fourth quarter. At the end of the fourth quarter, on fourth down and on Seattle’s 13-yard with no timeouts, the Bengals’ field goal team rushed onto the field while the offense ran off, and Nugent kicked a nail-biting 31-yard FG as time expired to send the game into OT. The Bengals improved to 5-0 and finished Week 5 with a two-game lead over Pittsburgh in the AFC North Division. Seattle fell to 2-3.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Seattle ....................................................... 7 3 14 0 0 24 Cincinnati................................................... 7 0 0 17 3 27

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — T.Eifert 14 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) .......................................... 1-11:02 Sea. — J.Kearse 30 pass from R.Wilson (S.Hauschka kick) ..................................... 1-6:32 Sea. — S.Hauschka 24 field goal ............................................................................... 2-0:00 Sea. — T.Rawls 69 run (S.Hauschka kick) ................................................................ 3-8:38 Sea. — B.Wagner 23 fumble return (S.Hauschka kick) ............................................. 3-6:41 Cin. — T.Eifert 10 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) .......................................... 4-12:18 Cin. — A.Dalton 5 run (M.Nugent kick) ..................................................................... 4-3:38 Cin. — M.Nugent 31 field goal ................................................................................... 4-0:00 Cin. — M.Nugent 42 field goal ................................................................................... 5-3:36 Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 65,004. Time: 3:19.

TEAM STATISTICS SEA. CIN. First downs ..................................................................................................... 16 27 Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 5-13 6-15 Total net yards ............................................................................................. 397 419 Net yards rushing ......................................................................................... 200 109 Net yards passing ........................................................................................ 197 310 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 23-15-1 44-30-1 Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 4-16 4-21 Punts-average .......................................................................................... 8-50.9 6-48.8 Punt returns-yards ......................................................................................... 2-8 5-93 Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 1-21 4-87 Penalties-yards ....................................................................................... 10-112 7-50 Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 0-0 1-1 Time of possession ................................................................................... 30:35 40:49

RUSHING SEA. ATT YDS LG TD CIN. ATT YDS LG TD T.Rawls 23 169 69t 1 G.Bernard 15 80 13 0 R.Wilson 3 21 9 0 A.Dalton 7 18 6 1 R.Smith 2 5 3 0 J.Hill 8 13 5 0 F.Jackson 2 5 5 0 R.Burkhead 1 -2 -2 0 TOTALS 30 200 69t 1 TOTALS 31 109 13 1

PASSING SEA. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I R.Wilson 23 15 213 1-1 A.Dalton 44 30 331 2-1 TOTALS 23 15 213 1-1 TOTALS 44 30 331 2-1

RECEIVING SEA. NO YDS LG TD CIN. NO YDS LG TD D.Baldwin 3 70 46 0 T.Eifert 8 90 25 2 J.Graham 3 30 22 0 A.Green 6 78 22 0 F.Jackson 3 29 12 0 M.Sanu 5 69 25 0 J.Kearse 2 38 30t 1 M.Jones 5 61 44 0 T.Lockett 2 29 22 0 G.Bernard 5 21 10 0 L.Willson 2 17 9 0 J.Hill 1 12 12 0 TOTALS 15 213 46 1 TOTALS 30 331 44 2

DEFENSE Seattle (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: K.Chancellor 8-3-11, R.Sherman 6-2-8, B.Wagner 5-2-7, K.Wright 6-0-6, M.Bennett 5-1-6, C.Avril 4-2-6, D.Shead 4-1-5, B.Irvin 3-1-4, A.Rubin 3-1-4, C.Williams 3-1-4, C.Marsh 2-1-3, B.Mebane 2-0-2, E.Thomas 2-0-2, J.Hill 1-1-2. SKS.-YDS.: C.Avril 1-7, M.Bennett 1-6, D.Shead 1-5, A.Rubin 1-3. INT.-YDS.: E.Thomas 1-32. PD: D.King 1, R.Sherman 1, E.Thomas 1, B.Wagner 1, C.Williams 1. FF: M.Bennett 1. FR-YDS.: B.Wagner 1-23. Cincinnati (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: V.Rey 6-7-13, R.Maualuga 5-3-8, C.Dunlap 3-3-6, A.Jones 4-1-5, G.Iloka 3-1-4, G.Atkins 2-2-4, R.Nelson 2-2-4, D.Peko 2-2-4, M.Johnson 0-3-3, E.Lamur 0-3-3, D.Dennard 2-0-2, A.Hawk 2-0-2, B.Thompson 1-1-2. SKS.-YDS.: C.Dunlap 1.5-11, A.Jones 1-1, G.Atkins 1-0, E.Lamur 0.5-4. INT.-YDS.: A.Jones 1-0. PD: G.Iloka 1, A.Jones 1, D.Kirkpatrick 1, R.Maualuga 1, V.Rey 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.

WEEK 6, GAME 6 Cincinnati Bengals 34, Buffalo Bills 21

Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015 at Ralph Wilson Stadium The Bengals overcame an early 7-0 deficit and dispatched the Bills with relative ease, moving to a 6-0 record for the third time in franchise history, tying the franchise record for longest unbeaten start to a season. Buffalo trailed only 17-14 at halftime, but the Bengals mounted TD drives on their first two possessions of the second half to put the game away. QB Andy Dalton posted a 118.6 passer rating, with three TD passes and no INTs. WR Marvin Jones had a career-high nine receptions, and DE Carlos Dunlap logged 1.5 sacks to move into the NFL sack lead for the season at 6.5. The Bengals posted a 3-0 start in road games for the first time since the 2009 division championship team won its first four away from home. Cincinnati maintained a two-game lead over 4-2 Pittsburgh for the AFC North Division lead. Buffalo fell to 3-3.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Cincinnati ................................................... 7 10 14 3 — 34 Buffalo ....................................................... 7 7 0 7 — 21

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Buff. — E.Manuel 2 run (D.Carpenter kick) ................................................................ 1-9:21 Cin. — J.Hill 13 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ................................................ 1-3:26 Cin. — G.Bernard 17 run (M.Nugent kick) ............................................................... 2-10:19 Cin. — M.Nugent 47 field goal ................................................................................... 2-7:12 Buff. — S.Watkins 22 pass from E.Manuel (D.Carpenter kick) .................................. 2-0:17 Cin. — M.Jones 10 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ........................................ 3-10:55 Cin. — T.Eifert 4 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) .............................................. 3-1:42 Cin. — M.Nugent 39 field goal ................................................................................. 4-10:40 Buff. — L.McCoy 4 run (D.Carpenter kick) ................................................................. 4-6:50 Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 69,593. Time: 3:09.

TEAM STATISTICS CIN. BUFF. First downs ..................................................................................................... 21 22 Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 7-12 5-13 Total net yards .............................................................................................. 355 368 Net yards rushing ......................................................................................... 112 112 Net yards passing ......................................................................................... 243 256 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 33-22-0 42-28-1 Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................... 0-0 2-7 Punts-average .......................................................................................... 3-40.3 5-48.6 Punt returns-yards ....................................................................................... 4-37 0-0 Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 4-84 4-72 Penalties-yards ............................................................................................ 3-20 8-93 Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 1-0 0-0 Time of possession ................................................................................... 30:00 30:00

RUSHING CIN. ATT YDS LG TD BUFF. ATT YDS LG TD J.Hill 16 56 10 0 L.McCoy 17 90 33 1 G.Bernard 8 50 17t 1 E.Manuel 6 22 16 1 M.Sanu 1 8 8 0 A.Dalton 3 -2 0 0 TOTALS 28 112 17t 1 TOTALS 23 112 33 2

PASSING CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I BUFF. ATT CMP YDS TD-I A.Dalton 33 22 243 3-0 E.Manuel 42 28 263 1-1 TOTALS 33 22 243 3-0 TOTALS 42 28 263 1-1

RECEIVING CIN. NO YDS LG TD BUFF. NO YDS LG TD M.Jones 9 95 42 1 C.Clay 9 62 19 0 A.Green 4 36 12 0 C.Gragg 5 54 19 0 T.Eifert 4 30 15 1 S.Watkins 4 48 22t 1 M.Sanu 2 30 24 0 R.Woods 4 47 22 0 G.Bernard 1 23 23 0 C.Hogan 2 31 23 0 R.Hewitt 1 16 16 0 D.Herron 2 17 9 0 J.Hill 1 13 13t 1 L.McCoy 2 4 3 0 TOTALS 22 243 42 3 TOTALS 28 263 23 1

DEFENSE Cincinnati (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: R.Nelson 8-3-11, V.Rey 7-1-8, D.Kirkpatrick 6-0-6, G.Iloka 4-2-6, E.Lamur 3-3-6, R.Maualuga 2-4-6, A.Jones 4-1-5, M.Johnson 4-0-4, W.Gilberry 2-1-3, C.Dunlap 1-2-3, D.Peko 0-3-3, G.Atkins 2-0-2, W.Clarke 1-0-1, C.Carter 0-1-1, D.Dennard 0-1-1, B.Thompson 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: C.Dunlap 1.5-7, B.Thompson 0.5-0. INT.-YDS.: D.Dennard 1-10. PD: C.Dunlap 1, D.Dennard 1, A.Jones 1, D.Kirkpatrick 1, R.Nelson 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None. Buffalo (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: P.Brown 7-2-9, C.Graham 4-3-7, R.Darby 6-0-6, D.Williams 5-1-6, M.Lawson 3-3-6, S.Gilmore 5-0-5, M.Dareus 3-1-4, J.Hughes 3-1-4, C.Bryant 1-3-4, N.Bradham 2-1-3, S.Charles 0-2-2, B.Rambo 1-0-1, M.Williams 1-0-1, Ky.Williams 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: S.Gilmore 2, N.Bradham 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.

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WEEK 8, GAME 7 Cincinnati Bengals 16, Pittsburgh Steelers 10

Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015 at Heinz Field The Bengals moved to a 7-0 record for the first time in franchise history, rallying from a fourth-quarter deficit for the third time on the season. Pittsburgh had possession and a 10-6 lead in the fourth quarter, but with just under six minutes to play, third-year S Shawn Williams made a diving INT of a QB Ben Roethlisberger pass at the Steelers’ 45-yard line, and the offense responded with a six-play TD drive, capped by a nine-yard pass on third down from QB Andy Dalton to WR A.J. Green. K Mike Nugent’s 44-yard FG pushed the Cincinnati lead to 16-10 at the 1:47 mark, and the Bengals successfully defended a Pittsburgh bid to steal victory when the Steelers failed on a pass to the end zone from the Bengals’ 16 as time expired. S Reggie Nelson was defending on the final play, and Nelson had two INTs for the game. Cincinnati moved to a three-and-one-half game lead in the AFC North Division, as second-place Pittsburgh fell to 4-4. The Bengals’ lead was the largest ever in the 14-year-old AFC North at Week 8 or any earlier part of a season.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Cincinnati................................................... 3 3 0 10 — 16 Pittsburgh .................................................. 7 0 3 0 — 10

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Pitt. — A.Brown 1 pass from B.Roethlisberger (C.Boswell kick) .............................. 1-7:46 Cin. — M.Nugent 44 field goal ................................................................................... 1-2:50 Cin. — M.Nugent 45 field goal ................................................................................. 2-14:55 Pitt. — C.Boswell 32 field goal .................................................................................. 3-6:27 Cin. — A.Green 9 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ............................................ 4-2:57 Cin. — M.Nugent 44 field goal ................................................................................... 4-1:47 Missed FGs: M.Nugent (42B). Attendance: 64,750. Time: 3:22.

TEAM STATISTICS CIN. PITT. First downs ..................................................................................................... 16 21 Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 4-15 3-11 Total net yards ............................................................................................. 296 356 Net yards rushing ........................................................................................... 78 116 Net yards passing ........................................................................................ 218 240 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 38-23-2 45-28-3 Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 3-13 3-22 Punts-average .......................................................................................... 4-34.0 6-35.5 Punt returns-yards ....................................................................................... 3-38 0-0 Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 2-52 2-34 Penalties-yards ......................................................................................... 10-94 10-91 Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 2-0 0-0 Time of possession ................................................................................... 29:51 30:09

RUSHING CIN. ATT YDS LG TD PITT. ATT YDS LG TD J.Hill 15 60 15 0 De.Williams 9 71 55 0 G.Bernard 1 12 12 0 L.Bell 10 45 7 0 A.Dalton 6 4 5 0 M.Jones 1 2 2 0 TOTALS 23 78 15 0 TOTALS 19 116 55 0

PASSING CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I PITT. ATT CMP YDS TD-I A.Dalton 38 23 231 1-2 B.Roethlisberger 45 28 262 1-3 TOTALS 38 23 231 1-2 TOTALS 45 28 262 1-3

RECEIVING CIN. NO YDS LG TD PITT. NO YDS LG TD A.Green 11 118 38 1 H.Miller 10 105 25 0 T.Eifert 4 39 23 0 A.Brown 6 47 17 1 G.Bernard 2 22 23 0 M.Bryant 4 49 21 0 M.Jones 2 12 6 0 De.Williams 4 39 14 0 M.Sanu 2 10 7 0 L.Bell 2 13 8 0 R.Hewitt 1 22 22 0 M.Wheaton 1 5 5 0 J.Hill 1 8 8 0 M.Spaeth 1 4 4 0 TOTALS 23 231 38 1 TOTALS 28 262 25 1

DEFENSE Cincinnati (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: V.Rey 5-3-8, L.Hall 6-0-6, V.Burfict 5-0-5, A.Jones 5-0-5, R.Nelson 5-0-5, G.Iloka 4-0-4, P.Sims 2-2-4, G.Atkins 2-0-2, C.Dunlap 2-0-2, D.Kirkpatrick 2-0-2, E.Lamur 2-0-2, D.Peko 2-0-2, C.Carter 1-0-1, W.Gilberry 1-0-1, A.Hawk 1-0-1, M.Johnson 1-0-1, S.Williams 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: M.Johnson 1-12, G.Atkins 1-8, W.Gilberry 1-2. INT.-YDS.: R.Nelson 2-51, S.Williams 1-0. PD: L.Hall 2, R.Nelson 2, G.Iloka 1, A.Jones 1, V.Rey 1, S.Williams 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None. Pittsburgh (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: A.Blake 8-0-8, R.Shazier 6-2-8, R.Golden 4-1-5, M.Mitchell 3-2-5, R.Cockrell 4-0-4, L.Timmons 2-2-4, W.Gay 2-1-3, A.Moats 2-1-3, C.Heyward 1-2-3, D.McCullers 2-0-2, S.McLendon 2-0-2, J.Jones 0-2-2, B.Dupree 1-0-1, J.Harrison 1-0-1, S.Thomas 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: S.McLendon 1-9, B.Dupree 1-0, J.Jones 0.5-2, R.Shazier 0.5-2. INT.-YDS.: A.Blake 1-42, M.Mitchell 1-7. PD: M.Mitchell 2, A.Blake 1, R.Cockrell 1, J.Harrison 1, C.Heyward 1, L.Timmons 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.

WEEK 9, GAME 8 Cincinnati Bengals 31, Cleveland Browns 10

Thursday night, Nov. 5, 2015 at Paul Brown Stadium After a less-than-stellar first half, which saw them leading only 14-10 and outgained 181-124, the Bengals rolled over visiting Cleveland. They won the second half 17-0 on the scoreboard, 247-32 in yards and 13-2 in first downs. QB Andy Dalton posted a season-high 139.8 passer rating, including three TD passes to TE Tyler Eifert and no INTs. Dalton also had his best completion percentage of the season, 77.8 on 21-of-27. Eifert raised his TD total to a team-leading nine. A key event early in the third quarter, with Cincinnati still leading by only four, was a Bengals challenge of a third-down rush by Cleveland QB Johnny Manziel that was ruled a first down. The first down was reversed after official review, the Browns punted, and the momentum switched back to Cincinnati. DE Carlos Dunlap had two sacks for Cincinnati, raising his total to 8.5 at the season’s halfway mark. The Bengals went to a 45-39 lead in the Battle of Ohio series, tying the largest lead margin (six games) in series history. As the Bengals improved to 8-0, Cleveland fell to 2-7.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Cleveland................................................... 3 7 0 0 — 10 Cincinnati ................................................... 7 7 3 14 — 31

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — T.Eifert 9 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) .............................................. 1-7:08 Cle. — T.Coons 27 field goal ..................................................................................... 1-0:06 Cin. — T.Eifert 2 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) .............................................. 2-4:34 Cle. — D.Johnson 12 pass from J.Manziel (T.Coons kick) ....................................... 2-0:19 Cin. — M.Nugent 28 field goal ................................................................................... 3-4:05 Cin. — M.Sanu 25 run (M.Nugent kick) ................................................................... 4-13:26 Cin. — T.Eifert 19 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ............................................ 4-7:43 Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 65,816. Time: 2:51.

TEAM STATISTICS CLE. CIN. First downs ..................................................................................................... 13 23 Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 4-13 8-14 Total net yards .............................................................................................. 213 371 Net yards rushing ........................................................................................... 69 152 Net yards passing ......................................................................................... 144 219 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 33-15-0 27-21-0 Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 3-24 2-15 Punts-average .......................................................................................... 6-45.7 3-26.3 Punt returns-yards ......................................................................................... 1-0 3-9 Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 2-42 1-13 Penalties-yards ............................................................................................ 4-28 2-20 Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 0-0 0-0 Time of possession ................................................................................... 23:57 36:03

RUSHING CLE. ATT YDS LG TD CIN. ATT YDS LG TD I.Crowell 10 38 13 0 G.Bernard 13 72 13 0 J.Manziel 4 31 11 0 J.Hill 15 52 13 0 D.Johnson 3 0 5 0 M.Sanu 1 25 25t 1 A.Dalton 6 5 6 0 A.McCarron 2 -2 -2 0 TOTALS 17 69 13 0 TOTALS 37 152 251 1

PASSING CLE. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I J.Manziel 33 15 168 1-0 A.Dalton 27 21 234 3-0 TOTALS 33 15 168 1-0 TOTALS 27 21 234 3-0

RECEIVING CLE. NO YDS LG TD CIN. NO YDS LG TD D.Bowe 3 31 16 0 M.Jones 5 78 29 0 I.Crowell 3 26 15 0 T.Eifert 5 53 19t 3 T.Benjamin 3 22 9 0 A.Green 4 53 18 0 D.Johnson 2 38 26 1 M.Sanu 3 25 9 0 G.Barnidge 2 35 25 0 G.Bernard 1 14 14 0 J.Dray 1 13 13 0 R.Burkhead 1 7 7 0 T.Gabriel 1 3 3 0 B.Tate 1 4 4 0 J.Hill 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 15 168 26 1 TOTALS 21 234 29 3

DEFENSE Cleveland (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: K.Dansby 8-3-11, T.Williams 6-1-7, I.Campbell 4-1-5, A.Bryant 3-1-4, T.Gipson 3-1-4, K.Williams 3-1-4, P.Desir 2-2-4, J.Hughes 3-0-3, N.Orchard 2-1-3, C.Robertson 1-2-3, D.Bryant 2-0-2, P.Kruger 2-0-2, D.Shelton 2-0-2, J.Gilbert 1-0-1, J.Meder 1-0-1, B.Mingo 1-0-1, R.Starks 1-0-1, D.Saunders 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: P.Kruger 1-8, D.Bryant 1-7. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: J.Gilbert 1, C.Robertson 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None. Cincinnati (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: V.Rey 5-0-5, C.Dunlap 4-0-4, G.Iloka 4-0-4, D.Kirkpatrick 4-0-4, G.Atkins 3-1-4, V.Burfict 2-1-3, L.Hall 2-0-2, R.Nelson 2-0-2, D.Peko 1-1-2, D.Dennard 1-0-1, M.Johnson 1-0-1, A.Jones 1-0-1, E.Lamur 1-0-1, B.Thompson 1-0-1, W.Gilberry 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: C.Dunlap 2-16, G.Atkins 1-8. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: A.Jones 2, D.Kirkpatrick 1, L.Hall 1, V.Rey 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.

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WEEK 10, GAME 9 Houston Texans 10, Cincinnati Bengals 6

Monday night, Nov. 16, 2015 at Paul Brown Stadium The Bengals tasted defeat for the first time of the season, managing only 256 yards and two FGs against a Houston team that came in much in the thick of the AFC South race despite a 3-5 record. The Bengals held leads of 3-0 and 6-3, but Houston got the game-deciding score on a 22-yard TD pass from backup QB T.J. Yates to WR DeAndre Hopkins early in the fourth quarter. Yates was a third-quarter injury replacement for starting Houston QB Brian Hoyer, who was sidelined by a concussion. The Bengals mounted a threat to re-take the lead as time was running out, but after QB Andy Dalton completed a 10-yard pass to A.J. Green to the Houston 23-yard line, Green was stripped of the ball and the Texans recovered with 0:40 left to play. The Bengals’ defense allowed only 256 yards, its lowest total of the season at the time. The Bengals fell to 8-1 and saw their AFC North lead to Pittsburgh slip by one game to two-and-a-half games, with a leg up on the head-to-head tiebreaker by virtue of a Game 7 victory over the Steelers. The Texans improved to 4-5.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Houston ..................................................... 0 3 0 7 — 10 Cincinnati................................................... 3 3 0 0 — 6

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — M.Nugent 42 field goal ................................................................................... 1-1:28 Hou. — N.Novak 22 field goal ................................................................................... 2-12:16 Cin. — M.Nugent 39 field goal ................................................................................... 2-5:26 Hou. — D.Hopkins 22 pass from T.Yates (N.Novak kick) ........................................ 4-14:20 Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 61,381. Time: 2:57.

TEAM STATISTICS HOU. CIN. First downs ..................................................................................................... 16 16 Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 5-15 4-14 Total net yards ............................................................................................. 256 256 Net yards rushing ........................................................................................... 82 74 Net yards passing ........................................................................................ 174 182 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 33-17-1 38-22-1 Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 3-18 4-15 Punts-average .......................................................................................... 8-46.8 7-41.1 Punt returns-yards ....................................................................................... 1-10 5-43 Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 3-64 3-51 Penalties-yards ........................................................................................... 5-54 9-70 Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 0-0 2-1 Time of possession ................................................................................... 28:34 31:26

RUSHING HOU. ATT YDS LG TD CIN. ATT YDS LG TD J.Grimes 6 33 14 0 G.Bernard 8 36 9 0 A.Blue 12 22 5 0 A.Dalton 4 31 11 0 B.Hoyer 1 15 15 0 J.Hill 7 15 6 0 C.Polk 4 14 13 0 M.Jones 1 -8 -8 0 T.Yates 2 -2 -1 0 TOTALS 25 82 15 0 TOTALS 20 74 11 0

PASSING HOU. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I B.Hoyer 22 12 123 0-1 A.Dalton 38 22 197 0-1 T.Yates 11 5 69 1-0 TOTALS 33 17 192 1-1 TOTALS 38 22 197 0-1

RECEIVING HOU. NO YDS LG TD CIN. NO YDS LG TD D.Hopkins 5 57 22t 1 A.Green 5 67 26 0 R.Griffin 3 36 15 0 G.Bernard 5 43 15 0 C.Shorts 3 16 13 0 M.Jones 4 44 16 0 N.Washington 2 32 19 0 T.Eifert 3 26 14 0 C.Fiedorowicz 2 30 25 0 J.Hill 3 5 5 0 J.Grimes 1 12 12 0 R.Hewitt 1 7 7 0 A.Blue 1 9 9 0 M.Sanu 1 5 5 0 TOTALS 17 192 25 1 TOTALS 22 197 26 0

DEFENSE Houston (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: B.McKinney 6-3-9, B.Cushing 5-2-7, C.James 4-2-6, Q.Demps 2-4-6, W.Mercilus 4-1-5, J.Joseph 4-0-4, J.Simon 3-0-3, K.Johnson 2-1-3, E.Pleasant 1-2-3, C.Covington 2-0-2, J.Watt 2-0-2, J.Crick 0-2-2, B.Dunn 1-0-1, A.Hal 1-0-1, V.Wilfork 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: J.Watt 1-8, C.Covington 1-6, W.Mercilus 1-1, J.Simon 1-0. INT.-YDS.: J.Joseph 1-2. PD: J.Joseph 2, K.Johnson 2, A.Hal 1, E.Pleasant 1. FF: Q.Demps 1. FR-YDS.: Q.Demps 1-0. Cincinnati (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: G.Iloka 3-5-8, V.Burfict 2-5-7, R.Nelson 2-4-6, P.Sims 1-5-6, A.Jones 4-1-5, V.Rey 2-2-4, D.Kirkpatrick 2-1-3, G.Atkins 1-2-3, E.Lamur 1-2-3, D.Peko 1-2-3, M.Johnson 0-3-3, L.Hall 1-1-2, A.Hawk 1-1-2, R.Maualuga 1-1-2, W.Clarke 1-0-1, W.Gilberry 1-0-1, D.Dennard 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: V.Rey 1-8, A.Hawk 1-8, D.Peko 1-2. INT.-YDS.: R.Nelson 1-0. PD: D.Kirkpatrick 3, R.Nelson 2, L.Hall 1, M.Johnson 1, E.Lamur 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.

WEEK 11, GAME 10 Arizona Cardinals 34, Cincinnati Bengals 31 Sunday night, Nov. 22, 2015 at University of Phoenix Stadium

In an interconference matchup of division leaders, the Bengals trailed 28-14 after three quarters, rallied to tie at 31-31 with just over a minute to play, and then fell as Arizona drove 70 yards in the final minute to win with :02 remaining on K Chandler Catanzaro’s 32-yard FG. Bengals QB Andy Dalton passed for 140 yards in the fourth quarter, leading TD drives of 80 and 50 yards, but Cincinnati’s drive for a third TD stalled when WR A.J. Green was unable to stay in bounds while catching a Dalton pass beyond the goal line on a third-and-two play from the Arizona 25. The Bengals followed with a 43-yard FG by K Mike Nugent to tie the score at 31. Bengals CB Leon Hall and S Reggie Nelson each had first-half INTs against Cardinals QB Carson Palmer, the former Cincinnati first-round draft choice, and Palmer finished the quarter with a passer rating of only 14.2. But Palmer rallied to throw four TD passes and finished the game with a rating of 111.2. The result left both teams with 8-2 records, and Cincinnati’s lead over idle Pittsburgh in the AFC North Division fell to two games.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Cincinnati ................................................... 7 7 0 17 — 31 Arizona ...................................................... 0 7 21 6 — 34

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — T.Eifert 3 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) .............................................. 1-0:22 Ariz. — D.Fells 18 pass from C.Palmer (C.Catanzaro kick) ....................................... 2-9:44 Cin. — J.Hill 2 run (M.Nugent kick) ............................................................................ 2-1:07 Ariz. — J.Nelson 64 pass from C.Palmer (C.Catanzaro kick) .................................. 3-11:21 Ariz. — Jo.Brown 18 pass from C.Palmer (C.Catanzaro kick) ................................... 3-5:32 Ariz. — D.Johnson 16 pass from C.Palmer (C.Catanzaro kick) ................................. 3-1:26 Cin. — J.Hill 1 run (M.Nugent kick) .......................................................................... 4-11:26 Ariz. — C.Catanzaro 24 field goal .............................................................................. 4-6:27 Cin. — T.Eifert 10 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ............................................ 4-3:44 Cin. — M.Nugent 43 kick ........................................................................................... 4-1:03 Ariz. — C.Catanzaro 32 field goal .............................................................................. 4-0:02 Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 64,745. Time: 3:18.

TEAM STATISTICS CIN. ARIZ. First downs ..................................................................................................... 24 21 Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 5-13 5-11 Total net yards .............................................................................................. 377 383 Net yards rushing ........................................................................................... 99 82 Net yards passing ......................................................................................... 278 301 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 39-22-0 31-20-2 Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 4-37 2-16 Punts-average .......................................................................................... 5-48.6 4-46.3 Punt returns-yards ......................................................................................... 2-5 3-23 Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 2-60 3-82 Penalties-yards ........................................................................................ 10-108 7-40 Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 3-1 2-0 Time of possession ................................................................................... 31:15 28:45

RUSHING CIN. ATT YDS LG TD ARIZ. ATT YDS LG TD J.Hill 13 45 9 2 C.Johnson 18 63 9 0 A.Dalton 8 34 12 0 D.Johnson 2 9 9 0 G.Bernard 6 18 10 0 Jo.Brown 2 9 6 0 M.Sanu 1 2 2 0 A.Ellington 2 2 2 0 C.Palmer 1 -1 -1 0 TOTALS 28 99 12 2 TOTALS 25 82 9 0

PASSING CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I ARIZ. ATT CMP YDS TD-I A.Dalton 39 22 315 2-0 C.Palmer 31 20 317 4-2 TOTALS 39 22 315 2-0 TOTALS 31 20 317 4-2

RECEIVING CIN. NO YDS LG TD ARIZ. NO YDS LG TD G.Bernard 8 128 41 0 L.Fitzgerald 8 90 20 0 A.Green 4 79 42 0 J.Nelson 4 142 64t 1 M.Jones 4 60 22 0 Jo.Brown 3 43 18t 1 T.Eifert 3 22 10t 2 D.Johnson 2 17 16t 1 M.Sanu 2 19 10 0 D.Fells 1 18 18t 1 R.Burkhead 1 7 7 0 A.Ellington 1 5 5 0 C.Johnson 1 2 2 0 TOTALS 22 315 42 2 TOTALS 20 317 64t 4

DEFENSE Cincinnati (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: V.Burfict 7-1-8, M.Johnson 6-0-6, L.Hall 4-2-6, G.Atkins 4-0-4, G.Iloka 4-0-4, R.Nelson 3-0-3, D.Dennard 2-0-2, W.Gilberry 2-0-2, A.Hawk 2-0-2, D.Kirkpatrick 2-0-2, E.Lamur 2-0-2, V.Rey 2-0-2, R.Maualuga 1-1-2, C.Dunlap 1-0-1, J.Shaw 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: G.Atkins 1-10, M.Johnson 1-6. INT.-YDS.: R.Nelson 1-23, L.Hall 1-0. PD: W.Gilberry 1, L.Hall 1, E.Lamur 1, R.Nelson 1, V.Rey 1. FF: M.Johnson 1, E.Lamur 1. FR-YDS.: None. Arizona (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: K.Minter 7-3-10, D.Bucannon 8-0-8, F.Rucker 4-2-6, R.Johnson 5-0-5, T.Mathieu 5-0-5, A.Okafor 3-1-4, M.Golden 3-0-3, C.Campbell 1-2-3, P.Peterson 2-0-2, J.Powers 2-0-2, J.Bethel 1-0-1, D.Freeney 1-0-1, R.Gunter 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: D.Bucannon 1-11, R.Gunter 1-10, D.Freeney 1-9, M.Golden 1-7. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: J.Powers 2, J.Bethel 1, P.Peterson 1. FF: M.Golden 1. FR-YDS.: D.Bucannon 1-0.

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WEEK 12, GAME 11 Cincinnati Bengals 31, St. Louis Rams 7

Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015 at Paul Brown Stadium The Bengals posted their most lopsided win of the season to date, rolling to their 31-7 final edge through three quarters. The Rams led 131-51 in net yards gained in the scoreless final period, but the Bengals led 325-214 over the first three quarters. QB Andy Dalton posted his personal-high seventh passer rating on the season, at 121.4, completing 20-of-27 for 233 yards with three TDs and one INT. HB Jeremy Hill led the team in rushing yards (86) and yards from scrimmage (100). The Rams showed signs of life in the second quarter, mounting an 80-yard TD drive to trail only 10-7, but the Bengals came right back with an 80-yard drive for a 17-7 lead, on Dalton’s 22-yard TD pass to TE Tyler Eifert. The Cincinnati defense tied its season high for INTs (three), as CB Leon Hall, S Reggie Nelson and S George Iloka each had picks. Rams QBs were held to a combined 55.5 passer rating. The Bengals improved to 9-2 and opened a three-game lead over second-place Pittsburgh in the AFC North Division. St. Louis fell to 4-7.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. St. Louis .................................................... 0 7 0 0 — 7 Cincinnati................................................... 7 10 14 0 — 31

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — A.Green 10 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) .......................................... 1-9:18 Cin. — M.Nugent 21 field goal ................................................................................. 2-10:10 StL. — T.Austin 5 run (Z.Hocker kick) ....................................................................... 2-8:29 Cin. — T.Eifert 22 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ............................................ 2-3:27 Cin. — A.Green 18 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) .......................................... 3-7:01 Cin. — L.Hall 19 interception return (M.Nugent kick) ................................................ 3-5:20 Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 61,022. Time: 2:51.

TEAM STATISTICS STL. CIN. First downs ..................................................................................................... 19 19 Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 6-15 3-10 Total net yards ............................................................................................. 345 376 Net yards rushing ........................................................................................... 94 140 Net yards passing ........................................................................................ 251 236 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 53-36-3 28-21-1 Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................... 1-8 0-0 Punts-average .......................................................................................... 5-45.0 4-48.3 Punt returns-yards ....................................................................................... 3-22 2-16 Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 2-46 0-0 Penalties-yards ........................................................................................... 7-45 3-35 Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 0-0 1-0 Time of possession ................................................................................... 29:53 30:07

RUSHING STL. ATT YDS LG TD CIN. ATT YDS LG TD T.Austin 4 63 60 1 J.Hill 16 86 15 0 T.Gurley 9 19 8 0 M.Jones 1 30 30 0 B.Cunningham 2 12 8 0 G.Bernard 10 16 3 0 N.Foles 1 2 2 0 A.Dalton 2 4 5 0 T.Mason 1 -2 -2 0 R.Burkhead 2 4 2 0 TOTALS 17 94 60 1 TOTALS 31 140 30 0

PASSING STL. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I N.Foles 46 30 228 0-3 A.Dalton 27 20 233 3-1 S.Mannion 7 6 31 0-0 A.McCarron 1 1 3 0-0 TOTALS 53 36 259 0-3 TOTALS 28 21 236 3-1

RECEIVING STL. NO YDS LG TD CIN. NO YDS LG TD T.Mason 7 37 11 0 A.Green 6 61 18t 2 K.Britt 6 63 18 0 T.Eifert 3 40 22t 1 T.Austin 6 33 12 0 M.Jones 3 25 12 0 J.Cook 4 58 25 0 G.Bernard 2 51 45 0 L.Kendricks 3 17 11 0 R.Hewitt 2 29 21 0 B.Marquez 3 13 7 0 R.Burkhead 2 4 3 0 W.Welker 2 12 6 0 J.Hill 1 14 14 0 B.Quick 2 8 5 0 M.Sanu 1 8 8 0 T.Gurley 1 11 11 0 T.Kroft 1 4 4 0 B.Cunningham 1 5 5 0 C.Harkey 1 2 2 0 TOTALS 36 259 25 0 TOTALS 21 236 45 3

DEFENSE St. Louis (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: M.Barron 7-3-10, J.Laurinaitis 6-3-9, A.Ayers 5-3-8, M.Roberson 4-2-6, T.McDonald 3-2-5, R.McLeod 2-3-5, C.Long 2-2-4, J.Jenkins 3-0-3, W.Hayes 1-2-3, A.Donald 0-3-3, N.Fairley 1-1-2, M.Longacre 1-1-2, M.Brockers 0-2-2, E.Sims 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: J.Jenkins 1-0. PD: D.Bates 1, J.Jenkins 1, R.McLeod 1, E.Sims 1. FF: M.Roberson 1. FR-YDS.: None. Cincinnati (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: D.Kirkpatrick 9-1-10, V.Burfict 6-1-7, L.Hall 4-2-6, V.Rey 3-3-6, A.Jones 4-0-4, G.Iloka 3-1-4, C.Dunlap 1-3-4, G.Atkins 3-0-3, D.Peko 2-1-3, W.Gilberry 0-3-3, E.Lamur 2-0-2, R.Nelson 2-0-2, J.Shaw 2-0-2, R.Maualuga 1-1-2, S.Williams 1-0-1, A.Hawk 0-1-1, B.Thompson 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: G.Atkins 1-8. INT.-YDS.: L.Hall 1-19, R.Nelson 1-10, G.Iloka 1-0. PD: D.Kirkpatrick 3, L.Hall 2, G.Iloka 2, R.Nelson 1, J.Shaw 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.

WEEK 13, GAME 12 Cincinnati Bengals 37, Cleveland Browns 3

Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015 at FirstEnergy Stadium The Bengals posted their largest winning margin in the 85-game history of the “Battle of Ohio” series, their 34-point edge topping the 32 registered in a 48-16 win at Riverfront Stadium in 1978. They tied the largest winning margin by either side, equaling Cleveland’s edge in a 34-0 win at Riverfront in 1987, when replacement players were used during a players’ strike. Cincinnati also posted the largest lead in games in series history, moving seven games ahead at 46-39. The outcome was not long in doubt as the Bengals rose to a 10-2 record on the season while dropping the Browns to 2-10. Bengals QB Andy Dalton posted a career-best passer rating (146.8), with TD passes of 23 yards to WR A.J. Green and 21 yards to WR Marvin Jones, with no INTs. Green had five catches for 128 yards, and HB Jeremy Hill rushed for 98 yards on 22 carries. The defense did not allow the Browns a snap inside the Cincinnati red-zone all day.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Cincinnati ................................................... 7 13 14 3 — 37 Cleveland................................................... 0 3 0 0 — 3

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — A.Dalton 3 run (M.Nugent kick) ...................................................................... 1-3:45 Cin. — A.Green 23 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ........................................ 2-13:40 Cin. — M.Nugent 44 field goal ................................................................................... 2-6:24 Cin. — M.Nugent 40 field goal ................................................................................... 2-3:20 Cle. — T.Coons 47 field goal ..................................................................................... 2-0:00 Cin. — J.Hill 1 run (M.Nugent kick) ............................................................................ 3-7:42 Cin. — M.Jones 21 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) .......................................... 3-0:42 Cin. — M.Nugent 20 field goal ................................................................................... 4-5:45 Missed FGs: T.Coons (47B). Attendance: 64,775. Time: 2:58.

TEAM STATISTICS CIN. CLE. First downs ..................................................................................................... 20 18 Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 5-12 6-13 Total net yards .............................................................................................. 377 273 Net yards rushing ......................................................................................... 144 68 Net yards passing ......................................................................................... 233 205 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 22-16-0 38-25-1 Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................... 1-6 3-25 Punts-average .......................................................................................... 1-27.0 3-39.7 Punt returns-yards ....................................................................................... 2-18 0-0 Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 1-20 5-112 Penalties-yards ............................................................................................ 5-56 8-84 Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 0-0 1-1 Time of possession ................................................................................... 30:58 29:02

RUSHING CIN. ATT YDS LG TD CLE. ATT YDS LG TD J.Hill 22 98 17 1 I.Crowell 11 62 23 0 G.Bernard 5 26 9 0 A.Davis 3 4 8 0 A.Dalton 4 11 4 1 D.Johnson 5 2 5 0 M.Sanu 1 7 7 0 R.Burkhead 1 2 2 0 TOTALS 33 144 17 2 TOTALS 19 68 23 0

PASSING CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CLE. ATT CMP YDS TD-I A.Dalton 19 14 220 2-0 A.Davis 38 25 230 0-1 A.McCarron 3 2 19 0-0 TOTALS 22 16 239 2-0 TOTALS 38 25 230 0-1

RECEIVING CIN. NO YDS LG TD CLE. NO YDS LG TD A.Green 5 128 57 1 B.Hartline 8 83 18 0 M.Jones 5 55 21t 1 G.Barnidge 5 59 24 0 T.Kroft 1 17 17 0 D.Jennings 5 35 16 0 M.Alford 1 15 15 0 D.Johnson 4 30 10 0 G.Bernard 1 9 9 0 M.Moore 1 14 14 0 R.Hewitt 1 7 7 0 E.Bibbs 1 7 7 0 R.Burkhead 1 4 4 0 I.Crowell 1 2 2 0 C.Uzomah 1 4 4 0 TOTALS 16 239 57 2 TOTALS 25 230 24 0

DEFENSE Cincinnati (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: V.Burfict 6-2-8, R.Nelson 5-0-5, V.Rey 4-0-4, J.Shaw 4-0-4, C.Dunlap 3-0-3, A.Jones 3-0-3, D.Kirkpatrick 3-0-3, R.Maualuga 3-0-3, T.Hill 2-1-3, A.Hawk 2-0-2, M.Johnson 2-0-2, D.Peko 2-0-2, P.Dawson 1-1-2, C.Carter 1-0-1, W.Gilberry 1-0-1, M.Hunt 1-0-1, E.Lamur 1-0-1, P.Sims 0-1-1, S.Williams 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: M.Johnson 1-10, D.Peko 1-10, C.Dunlap 1-5. INT.-YDS.: R.Nelson 1-31. PD: D.Kirkpatrick 1, R.Nelson 1, S.Williams 1. FF: C.Dunlap 1. FR-YDS.: R.Maualuga 1-0. Cleveland (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: C.Robertson 5-2-7, T.Gipson 4-2-6, D.Whitner 5-0-5, K.Dansby 2-3-5, C.Kirksey 3-1-4, J.Meder 2-2-4, D.Shelton 2-2-4, T.Williams 3-0-3, A.Bryant 2-0-2, X.Cooper 2-0-2, N.Orchard 2-0-2, R.Starks 1-1-2, D.Bryant 1-0-1, P.Desir 1-0-1, C.Gaines 1-0-1, P.Kruger 1-0-1, B.Mingo 1-0-1, J.Poyer 1-0-1, J.Hughes 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: P.Kruger 1-6. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: N.Orchard 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.

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THE BENGALS ARE: REGULAR SEASON

5-1 at home 5-1 on the road 8-2 when scoring first 2-0 when opponent scored first 1-1 in games decided by three points or fewer 4-2 in games decided by seven points or fewer 8-2 when leading at halftime 0-0 when tied at halftime 2-0 when trailing at halftime 8-1 when leading after three quarters 0-0 when tied after three quarters 2-1 when trailing after three quarters 8-0 when rushing for 100 net yards

5-2 when opponent rushes for less than 100 net yards 7-1 with plus turnover differential 1-0 with even turnover differential 2-1 with minus turnover differential 4-1 when passing for 250 net yards 4-1 when opponent passes for 250 net yards 9-1 when scoring 20 points or more 4-1 when opponent scored 20 points or more 10-2 when game is outdoors (open-air/open retractable roof) 0-0 when game is inside (dome/closed retractable roof) 3-1 on natural grass 7-1 on synthetic surface 6-0 with fewer penalty yards

UNDER MARVIN LEWIS, THE BENGALS ARE:

2003-PRESENT (REGULAR SEASON) 62-38-2 at home 48-54-0 on the road 75-30-1 when scoring first 35-62-1 when opponent scores first 20-19-2 in games decided by three points or fewer 52-43-2 in games decided by seven points or fewer 78-25-2 when leading at halftime 11-2-0 when tied at halftime 21-65-0 when trailing at halftime 87-15-1 when leading after three quarters 7-4-0 when tied after three quarters 16-73-1 when trailing after three quarters 77-33-1 when rushing for 100 net yards

68-24-1 when opponent rushes for less than 100 net yards 68-15-1 with plus turnover differential 26-19-0 with even turnover differential 16-58-1 with minus turnover differential 37-30-1 when passing for 250 net yards 30-33-2 when opponent passes for 250 net yards 89-35-1 when scoring 20 points or more 38-81-1 when opponent scores 20 points or more 105-86-2 when game is outdoors (open-air/open retractable roof) 5-6-0 when game is inside (dome/closed retractable roof) 38-32-0 on natural grass 72-60-2 on synthetic surface 58-46-1 with fewer penalty yards

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BEST PERFORMANCES REGULAR SEASON

RUSHING YARDS 123 — Giovani Bernard, Sept. 20 vs. San Diego 98 — Jeremy Hill, Dec. 6 at Cleveland 86 — Jeremy Hill, Nov. 29 vs. St. Louis

RUSHING ATTEMPTS 22 — Jeremy Hill, Dec. 6 at Cleveland 20 — Giovani Bernard, Sept. 20 vs. San Diego 19 — Jeremy Hill, Sept. 13 at Oakland

LONGEST RUSHES 30 — Marvin Jones, Nov. 29 vs. St. Louis 28 — Giovani Bernard, Sept. 13 at Oakland 26 — Giovani Bernard, Sept. 20 vs. San Diego

RECEPTIONS 11 — A.J. Green, Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh 10 — A.J. Green, Sept. 27 at Baltimore 9 — (two times)

RECEIVING YARDS 227 — A.J. Green, Sept. 27 at Baltimore 128 — Giovani Bernard, Nov. 22 at Arizona 128 — A.J. Green, Dec. 6 at Cleveland

PASSING YARDS 383 — Andy Dalton, Sept. 27 at Baltimore 331 — Andy Dalton, Oct. 11 vs. Seattle 321 — Andy Dalton, Oct. 4 vs. Kansas City

PASS ATTEMPTS 44 — Andy Dalton, Oct. 11 vs. Seattle 39 — Andy Dalton, Nov. 22 at Arizona 38 — (two times)

PASS COMPLETIONS 30 — Andy Dalton, Oct. 11 vs. Seattle 25 — Andy Dalton, Sept. 13 at Oakland 23 — Andy Dalton, Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh

LONGEST PASSES 80 — Andy Dalton to A.J. Green, Sept. 27 at Baltimore (TD) 57 — Andy Dalton to A.J. Green, Dec. 6 at Cleveland 55 — Andy Dalton to Brandon Tate, Oct. 4 vs. Kansas City (TD)

YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE 227 — A.J. Green, Sept. 27 at Baltimore 146 — Giovani Bernard, Nov. 22 at Arizona 139 — Giovani Bernard, Sept. 20 vs. San Diego

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS 58 — Brandon Tate, Nov. 22 at Arizona 49 — Adam Jones, Oct. 18 at Buffalo 32 — Adam Jones, Sept. 27 at Baltimore

LONGEST PUNT RETURNS 35 — Adam Jones, Oct. 11 vs. Seattle 19 — Adam Jones, Oct. 11 vs. Seattle 18 — (four times)

TOTAL TACKLES* 15 — Vincent Rey, Oct. 4 vs. Kansas City 13 — Vincent Rey, Oct. 11 vs. Seattle 11 — Reggie Nelson, Oct. 18 at Buffalo

SOLO TACKLES* 10 — Adam Jones, Sept. 13 at Oakland 10 — Vincent Rey, Oct. 4 vs. Kansas City 9 — Dre Kirkpatrick, Nov. 29 vs. St. Louis

*NOTE: The defensive statistics above are press box statistics produced at the games.

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GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS OFFENSE

DATE OPPONENT YDS RUSH-YDS PASS YDS COMP-ATT TD-P/INT SKD-YDS 1D 3D-CONV F-FL POSS Sept. 13 at Oakland 396 31-127 269 25-34 2/0 0-0 22 4-13 0-0 32:32 Sept. 20 SAN DIEGO 389 36-175 214 16-26 3/0 0-0 20 4-10 2-2 29:51 Sept. 27 at Baltimore 458 31-86 372 20-32 3/1 2-11 23 8-15 1-1 30:08 Oct. 4 KANSAS CITY 445 26-124 321 17-24 1/0 0-0 18 6-10 1-0 23:07 Oct. 11 SEATTLE 419 31-109 310 30-44 2/1 4-21 27 6-15 1-1 40:49 Oct. 18 at Buffalo 355 28-112 243 22-33 3/0 0-0 21 7-12 1-0 30:00 Oct. 25 — BYE — Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh 296 23-78 218 23-38 1/2 3-13 16 4-15 2-0 29:51 Nov. 5 CLEVELAND 371 37-152 219 21-27 3/0 2-15 23 8-14 0-0 36:03 Nov. 16 HOUSTON 256 20-74 182 22-38 0/1 4-15 16 4-14 2-1 31:26 Nov. 22 at Arizona 377 28-99 278 22-39 2/0 4-37 24 5-13 3-1 31:15 Nov. 29 ST. LOUIS 376 31-140 236 21-28 3/1 0-0 19 3-10 1-0 30:07 Dec. 6 at Cleveland 377 33-144 233 16-22 2/0 1-6 20 5-12 0-0 30:58 Dec. 13 PITTSBURGH Dec. 20 at San Francisco Dec. 28 at Denver Jan. 3 BALTIMORE TOTALS 4515 355-1420 3095 255-385 25/6 20-118 249 64-153 14-6 30:51

DEFENSE DATE OPPONENT YDS RUSH-YDS PASS YDS COMP-ATT TD-P/INT SKD-YDS 1D 3D-CONV F-FL POSS Sept. 13 at Oakland 246 16-63 183 30-43 2/1 2-20 16 3-12 2-1 27:28 Sept. 20 SAN DIEGO 354 25-131 223 21-27 2/1 4-18 19 4-11 2-2 30:09 Sept. 27 at Baltimore 398 18-36 362 32-49 2/1 0-0 19 7-16 1-0 29:52 Oct. 4 KANSAS CITY 461 23-113 348 31-45 0/0 5-38 24 7-16 1-1 36:53 Oct. 11 SEATTLE 397 30-200 197 15-23 1/1 4-16 16 5-13 0-0 30:35 Oct. 18 at Buffalo 368 23-112 256 28-42 1/1 2-7 22 5-13 0-0 30:00 Oct. 25 — BYE — Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh 356 19-116 240 28-45 1/3 3-22 21 3-11 0-0 30:09 Nov. 5 CLEVELAND 213 17-69 144 15-33 1/0 3-24 13 4-13 0-0 23:57 Nov. 16 HOUSTON 256 25-82 174 17-33 1/1 3-18 16 5-15 0-0 28:34 Nov. 22 at Arizona 383 25-82 301 20-31 4/2 2-16 21 5-11 2-0 28:45 Nov. 29 ST. LOUIS 345 17-94 251 36-53 0/3 1-8 19 6-15 0-0 29:53 Dec. 6 at Cleveland 273 19-68 205 25-38 0/1 3-25 18 6-13 1-1 29:02 Dec. 13 PITTSBURGH Dec. 20 at San Francisco Dec. 28 at Denver Jan. 3 BALTIMORE TOTALS 4050 257-1166 2884 298-462 15/15 32-212 224 60-159 9-5 29:09

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TRANSACTIONS (TRANSACTIONS FROM 6-18-14 THROUGH 6-24-15 ARE IN BENGALS’ 2015 MEDIA GUIDE)

June 24, 2015 — Signed QB Keith Wenning (FA). July 28, 2015 — Waived WR James Wright (injured). July 29, 2015 — WR James Wright cleared waivers and reverted to the Reserve/Injured list. July 30, 2015 — Signed WR Greg Little (FA) and WR Desmond Lawrence (FA); Waived WR Cobi Hamilton. Aug. 19, 2015 — Signed WR Michael Bennett (CFA-Georgia); Waived TE Jake Murphy. Aug. 25, 2015 — Terminated the contract of QB Josh Johnson; Waived S Erick Dargan and DT Kalafitoni Pole. Aug. 31, 2015 — Terminated the contract of WR Denarius Moore; Waived DT Kwame Geathers, C/G Chris Jasperse, LB Nico Johnson, WR Desmond Lawrence, DE Sam Montgomery and TE John Peters. Aug. 31, 2015 — Waived FB Mark Weisman (injured) and WR Tevin Reese. Sept. 1, 2015 — Placed OT Cedric Ogbuehi on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list; Placed LB Sean Porter on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list; Waived WR Onterio McCalebb (injured); FB Mark Weisman cleared waivers and reverted to the Reserve/Injured list. Sept. 2, 2015 — WR Onterio McCalebb cleared waivers and reverted to the Reserve/Injured list. Sept. 5, 2015 — Placed LB Vontaze Burfict on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list; Terminated the contracts of CB Brandon Ghee and S Shiloh Keo, Waived the following 19 players: WR Michael Bennett, LB Jayson DiManche (injured), LB Marquis Flowers (injured), G Dan France, G Tanner Hawkinson, CB Troy Hill, G Trey Hopkins, WR Jake Kumerow, TE Matt Lengel, OT Matthew O’Donnell, K Tom Obarski, S Floyd Raven Sr., LB Trevor Roach, C Jake Smith, DT Devon Still, HB Terrell Watson, QB Keith Wenning, HB James Wilder Jr. and DT DeShawn Williams.

Sept. 6, 2015 — Signed 10 players to the practice squad: G Dan France, CB Troy Hill, G Trey Hopkins, WR Jake Kumerow, TE Matt Lengel, LB Trevor Roach, HB Terrell Watson, QB Keith Wenning, HB James Wilder Jr. and DT DeShawn Williams; LB Jayson DiManche and LB Marquis Flowers cleared waivers and reverted to the Reserve/Injured list; Waived WR Onterio McCalebb from the Reserve/Injured list (injury settlement). Sept. 11, 2015 — Signed WR A.J. Green* to a contract extension; Waived LB Jayson DiManche from the Reserve/Injured list (injury settlement); Waived FB Mark Weisman from the Reserve/Injured list. Sept. 23, 2015 — Signed OT Andrew Whitworth* to a contract extension. Oct. 29, 2015 — Announced that LB Vontaze Burfict (Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list) was eligible to return to practice. Oct. 31, 2015 — Activated LB Vontaze Burfict from the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list; Terminated the contract of WR Greg Little. Nov. 10, 2015 — Announced that OT Cedric Ogbuehi (Reserve/Non-Football Injury list) and LB Sean Porter (Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list) were eligible to return to practice. Nov. 27, 2015 — Activated OT Cedric Ogbuehi from the Reserve/Non- Football Injury list; Placed CB Darqueze Dennard on the Reserve/Injured list. Nov. 30, 2015 — Signed CB Asa Jackson (FA) to the practice squad; Released G Dan France from the practice squad; Waived LB Sean Porter from the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list. Dec. 5, 2015 — Signed CB Troy Hill from the practice squad; Waived CB Chris Lewis-Harris.

* NOTE: Signed a new contract before finishing the final season(s) of existing contract.

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PARTICIPATION CHART LEGEND

(NOTE: Position designation indicates start.) P — played as a substitute DNP — did not play IL — inactive list PS — practice squad

RI — reserve/injured list RPUP — reserve/physically unable to perform list RNFI — reserve/non-football injury list RNF-I — reserve/non-football illness list RSBC — reserve/suspended by commissioner list

RF — reserve/future list REX — roster exemption ^ — reserve/injured player designated for return * — eligible to practice while on a reserve list NWT — not with team

Cin. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NAME G-S @Oak. S.D. @Balt. K.C. SEA. @Buff. @Pitt. CLE. HOU. @Ariz. STL. @Cle. PITT. @S.F. @Den. BALT. Alford, Mario ............................ 1-0 IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL P Atkins, Geno ............................ 12-12 DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT Bernard, Giovani ..................... 12-0 P P P P P P P P P P P P Bodine, Russell ....................... 12-12 C C C C C C C C C C C C Boling, Clint ............................. 12-12 LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG Burfict, Vontaze ....................... 6-6 RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP WLB WLB LB WLB WLB WLB Burkhead, Rex ........................ 12-0 P P P P P P P P P P P P Carter, Chris ............................ 12-0 P P P P P P P P P P P P Clarke, Will .............................. 11-0 P P P P P P P P P P P IL Dalton, Andy ............................ 12-12 QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB Dawson, P.J. ........................... 8-0 P P P P P P IL P IL IL IL P Dennard, Darqueze ................. 10-1 P P P P P P P P P RCB RI RI Dunlap, Carlos ........................ 12-12 LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE Eifert, Tyler .............................. 11-10 TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE P TE TE IL Fisher, Jake ............................. 12-1 P P P P P P P P TE P P P Flowers, Marquis ..................... 0-0 RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI France, Dan ............................ 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS NWT Gilberry, Wallace ..................... 12-1 RDE P P P P P P P P P P P Green, A.J. .............................. 12-12 WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR Hall, Leon ................................ 10-3 P nklDB P SS P IL P P nklDB P P IL Hardison, Marcus .................... 0-0 IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL Harris, Clark ............................ 12-0 P P P P P P P P P P P P Hawk, A.J. ............................... 12-8 SLB P SLB P SLB P SLB SLB P SLB SLB SLB Hewitt, Ryan ............................ 12-10 H-B H-B H-B P H-B H-B P H-B H-B H-B H-B H-B Hill, Jeremy ............................. 12-12 HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB Hill, Troy .................................. 1-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS P Hopkins, Trey .......................... 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS Huber, Kevin ........................... 12-0 P P P P P P P P P P P P Hunt, Margus ........................... 3-0 IL IL IL IL IL IL IL P P IL IL P Iloka, George ........................... 10-10 SS SS SS IL SS SS SS SS SS SS SS IL Jackson, Asa ........................... 0-0 NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS Johnson, Michael .................... 12-11 P RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE Johnson, T.J. ........................... 8-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP P P P P P P P P Jones, Adam ........................... 11-11 RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB CB RCB RCB IL RCB RCB Jones, Marvin .......................... 12-9 P WR WR 3rdWR P WR 3rdWR WR WR WR P WR Kirkpatrick, Dre ........................ 12-11 LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB P LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB Kroft, Tyler ............................... 12-3 P P P P 2ndTE P P P P P 2ndTE TE Kumerow, Jake ....................... 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS Lamur, Emmanuel ................... 12-2 P P P SLB P SLB P P P P P P Lengel, Matt ............................ 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS Lewis-Harris, Chris .................. 5-0 P IL IL P IL P IL IL IL P P NWT Little, Greg ............................... 0-0 IL IL IL IL IL IL NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT Maualuga, Rey ........................ 11-11 MLB LB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB IL LB MLB MLB MLB McCarron, AJ .......................... 3-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP P DNP DNP P P Nelson, Reggie ........................ 12-12 FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS Nugent, Mike ........................... 12-0 P P P P P P P P P P P P Ogbuehi, Cedric ...................... 1-0 RNFI RNFI RNFI RNFI RNFI RNFI RNFI RNFI RNFI* RNFI* IL P Peerman, Cedric ..................... 12-0 P P P P P P P P P P P P Peko, Domata ......................... 12-12 NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT Porter, Sean ............................ 0-0 RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP* RPUP* RPUP* NWT Rey, Vincent ............................ 12-7 WLB LB WLB WLB WLB WLB P MLB P P P P Roach, Trevor ......................... 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS Sanu, Mohamed ...................... 12-3 WR P P WR P P WR P P P P P Shaw, Josh .............................. 11-0 IL P P P P P P P P P P P Sims, Pat ................................. 6-0 P P IL P IL IL P IL P IL IL P Smith, Andre ........................... 10-10 ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT IL IL ROT ROT ROT Smith, Derron .......................... 12-0 P P P P P P P P P P P P Tate, Brandon ......................... 12-0 P P P P P P P P P P P P Thompson, Brandon ................ 6-0 IL IL P IL P P IL P IL P P IL Uzomah, C.J. .......................... 1-0 IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL P Watson, Terrell ........................ 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS Wenning, Keith ........................ 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS Whitworth, Andrew .................. 12-12 LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT Wilder, James Jr...................... 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS Williams, DeShawn ................. 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS Williams, Shawn ...................... 12-2 P P P P P P 3rdS P P P P SS Winston, Eric ........................... 11-2 P P P P P P P ROT ROT P P IL Wright, James ......................... 0-0 RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI Zeitler, Kevin ........................... 12-12 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG

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STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSE

DATE OPPONENT WR LOT LG C RG ROT TE H-B WR QB HB Sept. 13 at Oakland Green Whitworth Boling Bodine Zeitler A.Smith Eifert Hewitt Sanu Dalton Hill Sept. 20 SAN DIEGO Green Whitworth Boling Bodine Zeitler A.Smith Eifert Hewitt M.Jones Dalton Hill Sept. 27 at Baltimore Green Whitworth Boling Bodine Zeitler A.Smith Eifert Hewitt M.Jones Dalton Hill Oct. 4 KANSAS CITY Green Whitworth Boling Bodine Zeitler A.Smith Eifert M.Jones(3rdWR) Sanu Dalton Hill Oct. 11 SEATTLE Green Whitworth Boling Bodine Zeitler A.Smith Eifert Hewitt Kroft(3rdTE) Dalton Hill Oct. 18 at Buffalo Green Whitworth Boling Bodine Zeitler A.Smith Eifert Hewitt M.Jones Dalton Hill Oct. 25 — BYE — Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh Green Whitworth Boling Bodine Zeitler A.Smith Eifert M.Jones(3rdWR) Sanu Dalton Hill Nov. 5 CLEVELAND Green Whitworth Boling Bodine Zeitler Winston Eifert Hewitt M.Jones Dalton Hill Nov. 16 HOUSTON Green Whitworth Boling Bodine Zeitler Winston Fisher Hewitt M.Jones Dalton Hill Nov. 22 at Arizona Green Whitworth Boling Bodine Zeitler A.Smith Eifert Hewitt M.Jones Dalton Hill Nov. 29 ST. LOUIS Green Whitworth Boling Bodine Zeitler A.Smith Eifert Hewitt Kroft(2ndTE) Dalton Hill Dec. 6 at Cleveland Green Whitworth Boling Bodine Zeitler A.Smith Kroft Hewitt M.Jones Dalton Hill Dec. 13 PITTSBURGH Dec. 20 at San Francisco Dec. 28 at Denver Jan. 3 BALTIMORE

DEFENSE DATE OPPONENT LDE NT DT RDE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FS Sept. 13 at Oakland Dunlap Peko Atkins Gilberry Hawk Maualuga Rey Kirkpatrick A.Jones Iloka Nelson Sept. 20 SAN DIEGO Dunlap Peko Atkins M.Johnson Hall(nickel) Maualuga(LB) Rey(LB) Kirkpatrick A.Jones Iloka Nelson Sept. 27 at Baltimore Dunlap Peko Atkins M.Johnson Hawk Maualuga Rey Kirkpatrick A.Jones Iloka Nelson Oct. 4 KANSAS CITY Dunlap Peko Atkins M.Johnson Lamur Maualuga Rey Kirkpatrick A.Jones Hall Nelson Oct. 11 SEATTLE Dunlap Peko Atkins M.Johnson Hawk Maualuga Rey Kirkpatrick A.Jones Iloka Nelson Oct. 18 at Buffalo Dunlap Peko Atkins M.Johnson Lamur Maualuga Rey Kirkpatrick A.Jones Iloka Nelson Oct. 25 — BYE — Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh Dunlap Peko Atkins M.Johnson Hawk Maualuga Burfict Williams(3rdS) A.Jones(CB) Iloka Nelson Nov. 5 CLEVELAND Dunlap Peko Atkins M.Johnson Hawk Rey Burfict Kirkpatrick A.Jones Iloka Nelson Nov. 16 HOUSTON Dunlap Peko Atkins M.Johnson Hall(nickel) Maualuga(LB) Burfict(LB) Kirkpatrick A.Jones Iloka Nelson Nov. 22 at Arizona Dunlap Peko Atkins M.Johnson Hawk Maualuga Burfict Kirkpatrick Dennard Iloka Nelson Nov. 29 ST. LOUIS Dunlap Peko Atkins M.Johnson Hawk Maualuga Burfict Kirkpatrick A.Jones Iloka Nelson Dec. 6 at Cleveland Dunlap Peko Atkins M.Johnson Hawk Maualuga Burfict Kirkpatrick A.Jones S.Williams Nelson Dec. 13 PITTSBURGH Dec. 20 at San Francisco Dec. 28 at Denver Jan. 3 BALTIMORE

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DEPTH CHART DEC. 8, 2015

OFFENSE WR 18 A.J. GREEN 19 Brandon Tate 15 Mario Alford LOT 77 ANDREW WHITWORTH 74 Jake Fisher 70 Cedric Ogbuehi LG 65 CLINT BOLING 74 Jake Fisher C 61 RUSSELL BODINE 60 T.J. Johnson RG 68 KEVIN ZEITLER 73 Eric Winston ROT 71 ANDRE SMITH 73 Eric Winston TE 85 TYLER EIFERT 81 Tyler Kroft H-B/TE 89 RYAN HEWITT (H-back) 87 C.J. Uzomah (TE) WR 82 MARVIN JONES 12 Mohamed Sanu QB 14 ANDY DALTON 5 AJ McCarron HB 32 JEREMY HILL 25 Giovani Bernard 30 Cedric Peerman 33 Rex Burkhead

DEFENSE LDE 96 CARLOS DUNLAP 99 Margus Hunt NT 94 DOMATA PEKO 92 Pat Sims DT 97 GENO ATKINS 98 Brandon Thompson 91 Marcus Hardison RDE 90 MICHAEL JOHNSON 95 Wallace Gilberry 93 Will Clarke SLB 50 A.J. HAWK 59 Emmanuel Lamur 51 Chris Carter MLB 58 REY MAUALUGA 57 Vincent Rey WLB 55 VONTAZE BURFICT 57 Vincent Rey 47 P.J. Dawson LCB 27 DRE KIRKPATRICK 26 Josh Shaw RCB 24 ADAM JONES 29 Leon Hall 28 Troy Hill SS 43 GEORGE ILOKA 36 Shawn Williams FS 20 REGGIE NELSON 40 Derron Smith

SPECIAL TEAMS P 10 Kevin Huber K 2 Mike Nugent LS 46 Clark Harris H 10 Kevin Huber PR 24 Adam Jones 19 Brandon Tate 25 Giovani Bernard 15 Mario Alford KOR 19 Brandon Tate 24 Adam Jones 15 Mario Alford

NOTE: Players whose names are CAPITALIZED are projected starters in the team’s base units. Rookies are underlined.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Geno Atkins ................................................................................................. JEE-no Giovani Bernard ..............................................................................jee-o-VAHN-ee Russell Bodine ........................................................................................... BO-dine Vontaze Burfict ................................... VONN-tez BER-fict(rhymes with “perfect”) Darqueze Dennard (Reserve/Injured list) ........................... dar-KWEZ deh-NARD Tyler Eifert ........................................................................ IE(rhymes with “tie”)-fert Marquis Flowers (Reserve/Injured list) ............ mar-KEECE(rhymes with “peace”) Paul Guenther (defensive coordinator) .................................................... GUN-thur Ryan Hewitt .................................................................................................. HUE-it Margus Hunt .......................................................................................... MAR-guss George Iloka ............................................................... ie(rhymes with “tie”)-LO-kuh Asa Jackson (Practice Squad) .................................................................... AY-suh Dre Kirkpatrick ............................................................................................... DRAY

Jake Kumerow (Practice Squad) ......................................................... KOO-mer-o Emmanuel Lamur ...................................................................................... luh-MER Matt Lengel (Practice Squad) ................ LENG-guhl (hard “g” on second syllable) Rey Maualuga .................................... RAY mow(rhymes with “now”)-uh-LOO-guh Cedric Ogbuehi .................................................................................. o-BWAY-hee Domata Peko ..................................................................... DOE-mah-tah PECK-o Vincent Rey ..................................................................................................... RAY Mohamed Sanu ........................................................................................ suh-NOO Derron Smith ......................................................................................... duh-RONN C.J. Uzomah ..................................................................................... yew-ZAH-mah Terrell Watson (Practice Squad) ................................................................. ter-ELL Ken Zampese (quarterbacks coach) ................................................. zam-PEE-zee Kevin Zeitler ............................................................................................... ZITE-ler

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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER DEC. 8, 2015

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. BORN EXP. COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. 15 Alford, Mario ......................................................... WR 5-9 180 2-25-92 R West Virginia Greenville, Ga. D7’15 97 Atkins, Geno .......................................................... DT 6-1 300 3-28-88 6 Georgia Pembroke Pines, Fla. D4a’10 25 Bernard, Giovani .................................................... HB 5-9 205 11-22-91 3 North Carolina Boca Raton, Fla. D2a’13 61 Bodine, Russell ........................................................ C 6-3 308 6-30-92 2 North Carolina Scottsville, Va. D4’14 65 Boling, Clint .............................................................. G 6-5 305 5-9-89 5 Georgia Alpharetta, Ga. D4’11 55 Burfict, Vontaze ...................................................... LB 6-1 250 9-24-90 4 Arizona State Corona, Calif. CFA’12 33 Burkhead, Rex ....................................................... HB 5-10 210 7-2-90 3 Nebraska Plano, Texas D6a’13 51 Carter, Chris ........................................................... LB 6-1 240 4-6-89 5 Fresno State Fontana, Calif. FA’14 93 Clarke, Will ............................................................. DE 6-6 291 5-4-91 2 West Virginia Pittsburgh, Pa. D3’14 14 Dalton, Andy .......................................................... QB 6-2 216 10-29-87 5 Texas Christian Katy, Texas D2’11 47 Dawson, P.J. ........................................................... LB 6-0 240 1-13-93 R Texas Christian Dallas, Texas D3b’15 96 Dunlap, Carlos ....................................................... DE 6-6 280 2-28-89 6 Florida North Charleston, S.C. D2’10 85 Eifert, Tyler ............................................................ TE 6-6 250 9-8-90 3 Notre Dame Fort Wayne, Ind. D1’13 74 Fisher, Jake ....................................................... OT/G 6-6 306 4-23-93 R Oregon Traverse City, Mich. D2’15 95 Gilberry, Wallace ................................................... DE 6-2 270 12-5-84 8 Alabama Bay Minette, Ala. FA’12 18 Green, A.J. ............................................................ WR 6-4 207 7-31-88 5 Georgia Summerville, S.C. D1’11 29 Hall, Leon ............................................................... CB 5-11 195 12-9-84 9 Michigan Vista, Calif. D1’07 91 Hardison, Marcus .................................................. DT 6-3 315 2-14-92 R Arizona State Punta Gorda, Fla. D4b’15 46 Harris, Clark ............................................................ LS 6-5 250 7-10-84 7 Rutgers Manahawkin, N.J. FA’09 50 Hawk, A.J. ............................................................... LB 6-1 240 1-6-84 10 Ohio State Centerville, Ohio FA’15 89 Hewitt, Ryan ......................................................... H-B 6-4 254 1-24-91 2 Stanford Denver, Colo. CFA’14 32 Hill, Jeremy ............................................................ HB 6-1 235 10-20-92 2 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. D2’14 28 Hill, Troy ................................................................. CB 5-11 180 8-29-91 R Oregon Youngstown, Ohio CFA’15 10 Huber, Kevin ............................................................. P 6-1 214 7-16-85 7 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio D5’09 99 Hunt, Margus ......................................................... DE 6-8 290 7-14-87 3 Southern Methodist Karksi-Nuia (Estonia) D2b’13 43 Iloka, George ............................................................ S 6-4 225 3-31-90 4 Boise State Houston, Texas D5c’12 90 Johnson, Michael ................................................... DE 6-7 280 2-7-87 7 Georgia Tech Selma, Ala. FA’15 60 Johnson, T.J. ........................................................... C 6-4 300 7-17-90 2 South Carolina Aynor, S.C. D7b’13 24 Jones, Adam .......................................................... CB 5-10 180 9-30-83 9 West Virginia Atlanta, Ga. FA’10 82 Jones, Marvin ....................................................... WR 6-2 198 3-12-90 4 California Fontana, Calif. D5b’12 27 Kirkpatrick, Dre ...................................................... CB 6-2 190 10-26-89 4 Alabama Gadsden, Ala. D1a’12 81 Kroft, Tyler ............................................................. TE 6-6 246 10-15-92 R Rutgers Downingtown, Pa. D3a’15 59 Lamur, Emmanuel .................................................. LB 6-4 245 6-8-89 4 Kansas State West Palm Beach, Fla. CFA’12 58 Maualuga, Rey........................................................ LB 6-2 255 1-20-87 7 Southern California Eureka, Calif. D2’09 5 McCarron, AJ ......................................................... QB 6-3 210 9-13-90 1 Alabama Mobile, Ala. D5’14 20 Nelson, Reggie ......................................................... S 5-11 210 9-21-83 9 Florida Melbourne, Fla. T(Jax.)’10 2 Nugent, Mike ............................................................. K 5-10 190 3-2-82 11 Ohio State Centerville, Ohio FA’10 70 Ogbuehi, Cedric ..................................................... OT 6-5 310 4-25-92 R Texas A&M Allen, Texas D1’15 30 Peerman, Cedric .................................................... HB 5-10 212 10-10-86 6 Virginia Gladys, Va. W(Det.)’10 94 Peko, Domata ........................................................ DT 6-3 325 11-27-84 10 Michigan State Pago Pago (American Samoa) D4’06 57 Rey, Vincent ........................................................... LB 6-0 255 9-6-87 5 Duke Far Rockaway, N.Y. CFA’10 12 Sanu, Mohamed ................................................... WR 6-2 210 8-22-89 4 Rutgers South Brunswick, N.J. D3a’12 26 Shaw, Josh ............................................................ CB 6-1 201 3-27-92 R Southern California Palmdale, Calif. D4a’15 92 Sims, Pat ............................................................... DT 6-2 340 11-29-85 8 Auburn Fort Lauderdale, Fla. UFA(Oak.)’15 71 Smith, Andre .......................................................... OT 6-4 325 1-25-87 7 Alabama Birmingham, Ala. D1’09 40 Smith, Derron ............................................................ S 5-10 200 2-4-92 R Fresno State Banning, Calif. D6’15 19 Tate, Brandon ....................................................... WR 6-1 195 10-5-87 7 North Carolina Burlington, N.C. W(N.E.)’11 98 Thompson, Brandon .............................................. DT 6-2 305 10-19-89 4 Clemson Thomasville, Ga. D3b’12 87 Uzomah, C.J. ......................................................... TE 6-6 271 1-14-93 R Auburn Suwanee, Ga. D5’15 77 Whitworth, Andrew ................................................ OT 6-7 330 12-12-81 10 Louisiana State West Monroe, La. D2’06 36 Williams, Shawn ....................................................... S 6-0 210 5-13-91 3 Georgia Damascus, Ga. D3’13 73 Winston, Eric ...................................................... OT/G 6-7 302 11-17-83 9 Miami (Fla.) Midland, Texas FA’14 68 Zeitler, Kevin ............................................................ G 6-4 315 3-8-90 4 Wisconsin Waukesha, Wis. D1b’12

PRACTICE SQUAD (date signed) 66 Hopkins, Trey (9-6-15) ............................................. G 6-3 300 7-6-92 2 Texas Houston, Texas CFA’14 22 Jackson, Asa (11-30-15) ....................................... CB 5-10 183 12-2-89 4 Cal Poly Sacramento, Calif. FA’15 84 Kumerow, Jake (9-6-15) ....................................... WR 6-4 206 2-17-92 R Wisconsin-Whitewater Bartlett, Ill. CFA’15 88 Lengel, Matt (9-6-15) ............................................. TE 6-7 266 12-27-90 R Eastern Kentucky Mechanicsburg, Pa. CFA’15 45 Roach, Trevor (9-6-15) ........................................... LB 6-2 237 3-6-92 R Nebraska Elkhorn, Neb. CFA’15 31 Watson, Terrell (9-6-15) ........................................ HB 6-1 242 8-22-93 R Azusa Pacific Oxnard, Calif. CFA’15 3 Wenning, Keith (9-6-15) ........................................ QB 6-3 225 2-14-91 1 Ball State Coldwater, Ohio FA’15 34 Wilder, James Jr. (9-6-15) ..................................... HB 6-3 232 4-14-92 1 Florida State Tampa, Fla. CFA’14 69 Williams, DeShawn (9-6-15) .................................. DT 6-1 295 12-29-92 R Clemson Central, S.C. CFA’15

RESERVE/INJURED (date assigned; injury) 21 Dennard, Darqueze (11-27-15; shoulder) ............. CB 5-11 197 10-10-91 2 Michigan State Dry Branch, Ga. D1’14 53 Flowers, Marquis (9-6-15; shoulder) ...................... LB 6-3 250 2-16-92 2 Arizona Phoenix, Ariz. D6’14 86 Wright, James (7-29-15; knee) ............................. WR 6-1 201 12-31-91 2 Louisiana State Buras, La. D7a’14 COACHING STAFF: Head coach: Marvin Lewis. Assistants: Paul Alexander (assistant head coach/offensive line), Brian Braswell (offensive quality control/assistant offensive line), Matt Burke (linebackers), Mark Carrier (defensive backs), Kyle Caskey (running backs), Brayden Coombs (offensive quality control/special teams assistant), Jeff Friday (assistant strength and conditioning), Paul Guenther (defensive coordinator), Jay Hayes (defensive line), Jonathan Hayes (tight ends), Hue Jackson (offensive coordinator), Vance Joseph (defensive backs), Marcus Lewis (defensive assistant/quality control), David Lippincott (assistant linebackers/quality control), Robert Livingston (defensive quality control/special teams assistant), Chip Morton (strength and conditioning), Darrin Simmons (special teams coordinator), James Urban (wide receivers), Ken Zampese (quarterbacks).

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NUMERICAL ROSTER DEC. 8, 2015

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. BORN EXP. COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. 2 Mike Nugent .............................................................. K 5-10 190 3-2-82 11 Ohio State Centerville, Ohio FA’10 5 AJ McCarron .......................................................... QB 6-3 210 9-13-90 1 Alabama Mobile, Ala. D5’14 10 Kevin Huber .............................................................. P 6-1 214 7-16-85 7 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio D5’09 12 Mohamed Sanu .................................................... WR 6-2 210 8-22-89 4 Rutgers South Brunswick, N.J. D3a’12 14 Andy Dalton ........................................................... QB 6-2 216 10-29-87 5 Texas Christian Katy, Texas D2’11 15 Mario Alford .......................................................... WR 5-9 180 2-25-92 R West Virginia Greenville, Ga. D7’15 18 A.J. Green ............................................................. WR 6-4 207 7-31-88 5 Georgia Summerville, S.C. D1’11 19 Brandon Tate ........................................................ WR 6-1 195 10-5-87 7 North Carolina Burlington, N.C. W(N.E.)’11 20 Reggie Nelson .......................................................... S 5-11 210 9-21-83 9 Florida Melbourne, Fla. T(Jax.)’10 24 Adam Jones ........................................................... CB 5-10 180 9-30-83 9 West Virginia Atlanta, Ga. FA’10 25 Giovani Bernard ..................................................... HB 5-9 205 11-22-91 3 North Carolina Boca Raton, Fla. D2a’13 26 Josh Shaw ............................................................. CB 6-1 201 3-27-92 R Southern California Palmdale, Calif. D4a’15 27 Dre Kirkpatrick ....................................................... CB 6-2 190 10-26-89 4 Alabama Gadsden, Ala. D1a’12 28 Troy Hill .................................................................. CB 5-11 180 8-29-91 R Oregon Youngstown, Ohio CFA’15 29 Leon Hall ................................................................ CB 5-11 195 12-9-84 9 Michigan Vista, Calif. D1’07 30 Cedric Peerman ..................................................... HB 5-10 212 10-10-86 6 Virginia Gladys, Va. W(Det.)’10 32 Jeremy Hill ............................................................. HB 6-1 235 10-20-92 2 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. D2’14 33 Rex Burkhead ........................................................ HB 5-10 210 7-2-90 3 Nebraska Plano, Texas D6a’13 36 Shawn Williams ........................................................ S 6-0 210 5-13-91 3 Georgia Damascus, Ga. D3’13 40 Derron Smith ............................................................. S 5-10 200 2-4-92 R Fresno State Banning, Calif. D6’15 43 George Iloka ............................................................. S 6-4 225 3-31-90 4 Boise State Houston, Texas D5c’12 46 Clark Harris ............................................................. LS 6-5 250 7-10-84 7 Rutgers Manahawkin, N.J. FA’09 47 P.J. Dawson ............................................................ LB 6-0 240 1-13-93 R Texas Christian Dallas, Texas D3b’15 50 A.J. Hawk ................................................................ LB 6-1 240 1-6-84 10 Ohio State Centerville, Ohio FA’15 51 Chris Carter ............................................................ LB 6-1 240 4-6-89 5 Fresno State Fontana, Calif. FA’14 55 Vontaze Burfict ....................................................... LB 6-1 250 9-24-90 4 Arizona State Corona, Calif. CFA’12 57 Vincent Rey ............................................................ LB 6-0 255 9-6-87 5 Duke Far Rockaway, N.Y. CFA’10 58 Rey Maualuga......................................................... LB 6-2 255 1-20-87 7 Southern California Eureka, Calif. D2’09 59 Emmanuel Lamur ................................................... LB 6-4 245 6-8-89 4 Kansas State West Palm Beach, Fla. CFA’12 60 T.J. Johnson ............................................................ C 6-4 300 7-17-90 2 South Carolina Aynor, S.C. D7b’13 61 Russell Bodine ......................................................... C 6-3 308 6-30-92 2 North Carolina Scottsville, Va. D4’14 65 Clint Boling ............................................................... G 6-5 305 5-9-89 5 Georgia Alpharetta, Ga. D4’11 68 Kevin Zeitler ............................................................. G 6-4 315 3-8-90 4 Wisconsin Waukesha, Wis. D1b’12 70 Cedric Ogbuehi ...................................................... OT 6-5 310 4-25-92 R Texas A&M Allen, Texas D1’15 71 Andre Smith ........................................................... OT 6-4 325 1-25-87 7 Alabama Birmingham, Ala. D1’09 73 Eric Winston ....................................................... OT/G 6-7 302 11-17-83 9 Miami (Fla.) Midland, Texas FA’14 74 Jake Fisher ........................................................ OT/G 6-6 306 4-23-93 R Oregon Traverse City, Mich. D2’15 77 Andrew Whitworth ................................................. OT 6-7 330 12-12-81 10 Louisiana State West Monroe, La. D2’06 81 Tyler Kroft .............................................................. TE 6-6 246 10-15-92 R Rutgers Downingtown, Pa. D3a’15 82 Marvin Jones ........................................................ WR 6-2 198 3-12-90 4 California Fontana, Calif. D5b’12 85 Tyler Eifert ............................................................. TE 6-6 250 9-8-90 3 Notre Dame Fort Wayne, Ind. D1’13 87 C.J. Uzomah .......................................................... TE 6-6 271 1-14-93 R Auburn Suwanee, Ga. D5’15 89 Ryan Hewitt .......................................................... H-B 6-4 254 1-24-91 2 Stanford Denver, Colo. CFA’14 90 Michael Johnson .................................................... DE 6-7 280 2-7-87 7 Georgia Tech Selma, Ala. FA’15 91 Marcus Hardison ................................................... DT 6-3 315 2-14-92 R Arizona State Punta Gorda, Fla. D4b’15 92 Pat Sims ................................................................ DT 6-2 340 11-29-85 8 Auburn Fort Lauderdale, Fla. UFA(Oak.)’15 93 Will Clarke .............................................................. DE 6-6 291 5-4-91 2 West Virginia Pittsburgh, Pa. D3’14 94 Domata Peko ......................................................... DT 6-3 325 11-27-84 10 Michigan State Pago Pago (American Samoa) D4’06 95 Wallace Gilberry .................................................... DE 6-2 270 12-5-84 8 Alabama Bay Minette, Ala. FA’12 96 Carlos Dunlap ........................................................ DE 6-6 280 2-28-89 6 Florida North Charleston, S.C. D2’10 97 Geno Atkins ........................................................... DT 6-1 300 3-28-88 6 Georgia Pembroke Pines, Fla. D4a’10 98 Brandon Thompson ............................................... DT 6-2 305 10-19-89 4 Clemson Thomasville, Ga. D3b’12 99 Margus Hunt .......................................................... DE 6-8 290 7-14-87 3 Southern Methodist Karksi-Nuia (Estonia) D2b’13

PRACTICE SQUAD (date signed) 3 Keith Wenning (9-6-15) ......................................... QB 6-3 225 2-14-91 1 Ball State Coldwater, Ohio FA’15 22 Asa Jackson (11-30-15) ........................................ CB 5-10 183 12-2-89 4 Cal Poly Sacramento, Calif. FA’15 31 Terrell Watson (9-6-15) ......................................... HB 6-1 242 8-22-93 R Azusa Pacific Oxnard, Calif. CFA’15 34 James Wilder Jr. (9-6-15) ...................................... HB 6-3 232 4-14-92 1 Florida State Tampa, Fla. CFA’14 45 Trevor Roach (9-6-15) ............................................ LB 6-2 237 3-6-92 R Nebraska Elkhorn, Neb. CFA’15 66 Trey Hopkins (9-6-15) .............................................. G 6-3 300 7-6-92 2 Texas Houston, Texas CFA’14 69 DeShawn Williams (9-6-15) ................................... DT 6-1 295 12-29-92 R Clemson Central, S.C. CFA’15 84 Jake Kumerow (9-6-15) ........................................ WR 6-4 206 2-17-92 R Wisconsin-Whitewater Bartlett, Ill. CFA’15 88 Matt Lengel (9-6-15) .............................................. TE 6-7 266 12-27-90 R Eastern Kentucky Mechanicsburg, Pa. CFA’15

RESERVE/INJURED (date assigned; injury) 21 Darqueze Dennard (11-27-15; shoulder) .............. CB 5-11 197 10-10-91 2 Michigan State Dry Branch, Ga. D1’14 53 Marquis Flowers (9-6-15; shoulder) ....................... LB 6-3 250 2-16-92 2 Arizona Phoenix, Ariz. D6’14 86 James Wright (7-29-15; knee) .............................. WR 6-1 201 12-31-91 2 Louisiana State Buras, La. D7a’14 COACHING STAFF: Head coach: Marvin Lewis. Assistants: Paul Alexander (assistant head coach/offensive line), Brian Braswell (offensive quality control/assistant offensive line), Matt Burke (linebackers), Mark Carrier (defensive backs), Kyle Caskey (running backs), Brayden Coombs (offensive quality control/special teams assistant), Jeff Friday (assistant strength and conditioning), Paul Guenther (defensive coordinator), Jay Hayes (defensive line), Jonathan Hayes (tight ends), Hue Jackson (offensive coordinator), Vance Joseph (defensive backs), Marcus Lewis (defensive assistant/quality control), David Lippincott (assistant linebackers/quality control), Robert Livingston (defensive quality control/special teams assistant), Chip Morton (strength and conditioning), Darrin Simmons (special teams coordinator), James Urban (wide receivers), Ken Zampese (quarterbacks).

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STATISTICS RECORD: 10-2

DATE W-L SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 9-13 W 33-13 at Oakland 54,500 9-20 W 24-19 SAN DIEGO 57,579 9-27 W 28-24 at Baltimore 70,970 10-4 W 36-21 KANSAS CITY 57,498 10-11 W 27-24 (OT) SEATTLE 65,004 10-18 W 34-21 at Buffalo 69,593 10-25 — BYE — 11-1 W 16-10 at Pittsburgh 64,750 11-5 W 31-10 CLEVELAND 65,816 11-16 L 6-10 HOUSTON 61,381 11-22 L 31-34 at Arizona 64,745 11-29 W 31-7 ST. LOUIS 61,022 12-6 W 37-3 at Cleveland 64,775 12-13 PITTSBURGH 12-20 at San Francisco 12-28 at Denver 1-3 BALTIMORE

TEAM STATISTICS BENGALS OPPONENTS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS ........................................... 249 224 Rushing ............................................................... 78 56 Passing .............................................................. 145 146 Penalty ................................................................. 26 22 3rd Down: Made-Att. .................................... 64-153 60-159 3rd Down Pct. ................................................... 41.8 37.7 4th Down: Made-Att. ........................................ 6-10 7-16 4th Down Pct. ................................................... 60.0 43.8 POSSESSION AVG. ............................................. 30:51 29:09 TOTAL NET YARDS .............................................. 4515 4050 Avg. Per Game ............................................... 376.3 337.5 Total Plays ......................................................... 760 751 Avg. Per Play ...................................................... 5.9 5.4 NET YARDS RUSHING ......................................... 1420 1166 Avg. Per Game ............................................... 118.3 97.2 Total Rushes ...................................................... 355 257 NET YARDS PASSING ......................................... 3095 2884 Avg. Per Game ............................................... 257.9 240.3 Sacked-Yards Lost ...................................... 20-118 32-212 Gross Yards ..................................................... 3213 3096 Att.-Completions ........................................ 385-255 462-298 Completion Pct. ................................................ 66.2 64.5 Had Intercepted ..................................................... 6 15 PUNTS-AVG. .................................................... 47-44.0 59-45.4 Net Punting Avg. ......................................... 47-40.5 59-37.9 PENALTIES-YARDS .......................................... 84-728 91-805 FUMBLES-BALLS LOST ....................................... 14-6 9-5 TOUCHDOWNS ........................................................ 40 21 Rushing ............................................................... 14 4 Passing ................................................................ 25 15 Returns .................................................................. 1 2

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS BENGALS ............................................. 83 84 72 92 3 334 OPPONENTS ....................................... 30 49 55 62 0 196

SCORING TD TD-R TD-P TD-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Mike Nugent ................... 0 0 0 0 38-39 18-21 0 92 Tyler Eifert ................... 12 0 12 0 — — 0 72 Jeremy Hill ..................... 9 8 1 0 — — 0 56 A.J. Green...................... 7 0 7 0 — — 0 42 Marvin Jones ................. 4 0 4 0 — — 0 24 Andy Dalton ................... 3 3 0 0 — — 0 18 Giovani Bernard ............. 2 2 0 0 — — 0 12 Leon Hall........................ 1 0 0 1 — — 0 6 Mohamed Sanu ............. 1 1 0 0 — — 0 6 Brandon Tate ................. 1 0 1 0 — — 0 6 BENGALS .................... 40 14 25 1 38-39 18-21 0 334 OPPONENTS .............. 21 4 15 2 19-19 17-20 0 196 Two-point conversions: Jeremy Hill 1 (1 R). BENGALS 1-1 (1-1 R, 0-0 P), OPPONENTS 0-2 (0-0 R, 0-2 P). Sacks-yards: Carlos Dunlap 9.5-62.5, Geno Atkins 8-63, Michael Johnson 4-37, Domata Peko 4-23, Wallace Gilberry 2-4, A.J. Hawk 1-8, Vincent Rey 1-8, Adam Jones 1-1, Emmanuel Lamur 0.5-4, Will Clarke 0.5-1.5, Brandon Thompson 0.5-0. BENGALS 32-212, OPPONENTS 20-118. Fumbles-lost: Andy Dalton 5-2, Jeremy Hill 2-2, Russell Bodine 2-0, Rex Burkhead 1-1, A.J. Green 1-1, Giovani Bernard 1-0, Mohamed Sanu 1-0, Brandon Tate 1-0. BENGALS 14-6, OPPONENTS 9-5.

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD Giovani Bernard ............................... 120 607 5.1 28 2 Jeremy Hill ....................................... 162 588 3.6 17 8 Andy Dalton ....................................... 57 142 2.5 12 3 Mohamed Sanu ................................... 5 48 9.6 25t 1 Marvin Jones ....................................... 5 33 6.6 30 0 Rex Burkhead ...................................... 4 4 1.0 2 0 AJ McCarron ........................................ 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0 BENGALS ....................................... 355 1420 4.0 30 14 OPPONENTS .................................. 257 1166 4.5 69t 4

RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LG TD A.J. Green ......................................... 70 1037 14.8 80t 7 Marvin Jones ..................................... 47 595 12.7 45t 4 Tyler Eifert ......................................... 46 522 11.3 31 12 Giovani Bernard ................................. 37 386 10.4 45 0 Mohamed Sanu ................................. 25 327 13.1 52 0 Jeremy Hill ........................................... 9 54 6.0 14 1 Rex Burkhead ...................................... 8 81 10.1 27 0 Ryan Hewitt ......................................... 6 81 13.5 22 0 Brandon Tate ....................................... 2 59 29.5 55t 1 Tyler Kroft ............................................ 2 21 10.5 17 0 Jake Fisher .......................................... 1 31 31.0 31 0 Mario Alford ......................................... 1 15 15.0 15 0 C.J. Uzomah ........................................ 1 4 4.0 4 0 BENGALS ....................................... 255 3213 12.6 80t 25 OPPONENTS .................................. 298 3096 10.4 64t 15

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD Reggie Nelson ..................................... 7 115 16.4 37 0 Leon Hall ............................................. 2 19 9.5 19t 1 Adam Jones......................................... 2 0 0.0 0 0 Darqueze Dennard .............................. 1 10 10.0 10 0 George Iloka ........................................ 1 0 0.0 0 0 Vincent Rey ......................................... 1 0 0.0 0 0 Shawn Williams ................................... 1 0 0.0 0 0 BENGALS ......................................... 15 144 9.6 37 1 OPPONENTS ...................................... 6 83 13.8 42 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN-20 LG BLK.

Kevin Huber ................ 46 2067 44.9 40.5 2 18 67 1 BENGALS .................. 47 2067 44.0 40.5 2 18 67 1 OPPONENTS ............. 59 2680 45.4 37.9 5 15 64 0

PUNT RETURNS NO FC YDS AVG LG TD Brandon Tate ............................21 8 168 8.0 18 0 Adam Jones..............................15 1 175 11.7 35 0 BENGALS ................................36 9 343 9.5 35 0 OPPONENTS ...........................16 13 125 7.8 21 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD Brandon Tate ..................................... 12 270 22.5 58 0 Adam Jones....................................... 10 235 23.5 49 0 Cedric Peerman ................................... 2 27 13.5 20 0 Giovani Bernard ................................... 1 6 6.0 6 0 Mohamed Sanu ................................... 1 2 2.0 2 0 BENGALS ......................................... 26 540 20.8 58 0 OPPONENTS .................................... 34 748 22.0 33 0

FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Mike Nugent .............................. 0-0 4-4 5-6 9-11 0-0 BENGALS ................................. 0-0 4-4 5-6 9-11 0-0 OPPONENTS ............................ 0-0 7-7 4-4 4-6 2-3 Mike Nugent: (32G, 35G), (36WR, 21G), (—), (44LU), (31G, 42G), (47G, 39G), (44G, 45G, 42B, 44G), (28G), (42G, 39G), (43G), (21G), (44G, 40G, 20G). Opponents: (—), (40G, 32G, 47WL), (50WR, 21G), (22G, 40G, 51G, 34G, 40G, 29G, 51G), (24G), (—), (32G), (27G), (22G), (24G, 32G), (—), (47G, 47B).

DEFENSE* ST AT TT SKS-YDS INT-YDS PD FF FR-YDS Vincent Rey .............. 56 30 86 1-8 1-0 5 0 0-0 Adam Jones ............. 46 8 54 1-1 2-0 9 1 0-0 Reggie Nelson .......... 39 15 54 0-0 7-115 9 0 1-25 Dre Kirkpatrick .......... 42 6 48 0-0 0-0 12 0 0-0 Rey Maualuga .......... 25 23 48 0-0 0-0 1 0 1-0 George Iloka ............. 32 11 43 0-0 1-0 4 0 0-0 Vontaze Burfict ......... 28 10 38 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Carlos Dunlap........... 24 14 38 9.5-62.5 0-0 1 1 0-0 Leon Hall .................. 28 7 35 0-0 2-19 9 0 0-0 Geno Atkins .............. 23 11 34 8-63 0-0 0 1 0-0 Emmanuel Lamur ..... 18 12 30 0.5-4 0-0 3 1 0-0 Michael Johnson ...... 21 8 29 4-37 0-0 2 2 1-0 Domata Peko............ 13 13 26 4-23 0-0 1 0 0-0 A.J. Hawk ................. 14 7 21 1-8 0-0 0 0 0-0 Wallace Gilberry ....... 12 6 18 2-4 0-0 1 1 0-0 Darqueze Dennard ... 12 4 16 0-0 1-10 3 0 0-0 Shawn Williams ........ 10 4 14 0-0 1-0 2 0 0-0 Pat Sims ..................... 3 10 13 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Josh Shaw .................. 7 0 7 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 Brandon Thompson .... 3 4 7 0.5-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Chris Carter ................ 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 Will Clarke .................. 3 1 4 0.5-1.5 0-0 1 0 0-0 Troy Hill ...................... 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 P.J. Dawson ............... 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Cedric Peerman ......... 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 Margus Hunt ............... 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

SPECIAL TEAMS* ST AT TT FF FR-YDS BP BFG BXP Cedric Peerman .................. 10 2 12 0 0-0 0 0 0 Tyler Kroft .............................. 3 4 7 0 0-0 0 0 0 Rex Burkhead........................ 3 3 6 0 0-0 0 0 0 Emmanuel Lamur .................. 5 0 5 0 1-0 0 0 0 P.J. Dawson .......................... 3 2 5 0 0-0 0 0 0 Josh Shaw ............................. 3 2 5 0 0-0 0 0 0 Shawn Williams ..................... 3 1 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 Darqueze Dennard ................ 2 2 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 Chris Carter ........................... 2 1 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 Reggie Nelson ....................... 1 2 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 Vincent Rey ........................... 2 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 Derron Smith ......................... 0 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 Clark Harris ........................... 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Kevin Huber .......................... 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Mike Nugent .......................... 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 C.J. Uzomah.......................... 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Brandon Tate......................... 0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Carlos Dunlap........................ 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0

* NOTE: All defensive statistics above are press box statistics produced at the games.

PASSING ATT CMP YDS CMP% YDS/ATT TD TD% INT INT% LG SKD-YDS RAT

Andy Dalton ................................... 381 252 3191 66.1 8.38 25 6.6 6 1.6 80t 20-118 107.4 AJ McCarron ..................................... 4 3 22 75.0 5.50 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 0-0 87.5 BENGALS ..................................... 385 255 3213 66.2 8.35 25 6.5 6 1.6 80t 20-118 107.2 OPPONENTS ................................ 462 298 3096 64.5 6.70 15 3.2 15 3.2 64t 32-212 81.1