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WEEK 14, GAME 13
SUNDAY, DEC. 9
AT PAUL BROWN STADIUM
UP NEXT: WEEK 15, GAME 14
DEC. 13 AT PHILADELPHIA
Kickoff: 1 p.m. EST.
Television: FOX broadcast with Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Brian
Billick (analyst) and Laura Okmin (sideline reporter). The game is a sellout and will air in the Bengals home market on WXIX-TV (Channel 19) in Cincinnati,
WRGT-TV (Channel 45) in Dayton and WDKY-TV (Channel 56) 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).
Setting the scene: Still in what is very much a tough fight ahead for an AFC playoff berth, the Bengals this week host Dallas, looking to post a fivegame win streak. It was a five-game streak in Games 4-8 that keyed the 2011
Bengals’ surprise run into the playoffs.
This year, at 7-5, the Bengals for the second straight week are tied with
Pittsburgh for what would be the second Wild Card spot in the AFC. Cincinnati and the Steelers are now within two games of AFC North division leader
Baltimore, thanks to a Pittsburgh win over the Ravens last week. The Bengals are currently at a tiebreaker disadvantage with Pittsburgh, due to a loss to the
Steelers on Oct. 21, but the rivals will met again in Pittsburgh on Dec. 23. And the Bengals close the regular season at home against Baltimore on Dec. 30.
The Indianapolis Colts (8-4) hold what would be the first Wild Card. For the
No. 2 spot, there are currently no teams in close pursuit of the Steelers and
Bengals. The Bills, Jets and Dolphins are all two games back at 5-7.
The Bengals’ fourth straight win — 20-13 last week at San Diego — was not as smooth an effort as the first three in the streak, which all were won by 18 or more points. But because it was more rough, featuring a minus-differential in turnovers and requiring a fourth-quarter comeback, it was all the more satisfying to the troops.
“Definitely,” said WR A.J. Green. “The last three games were nice, but in this game we found out more about what this team is made of. I’m not saying we’re great yet, but great teams find a way to win. They can put together the drive when they absolutely need it.”
The offense’s need to rebound was acute with 11:53 left in the fourth quarter, when it took possession at the Cincinnati 45. The Bengals trailed 13-10, the same score that prevailed at halftime, and on four second-half possessions, they had produced two giveaways followed by two three-and-outs. But the
Cincinnati defense was hanging in — the Chargers would not score an offensive
TD all day — and the Cincinnati offense then did what it had to, driving 55 yards on 14 plays. An unplanned run by QB Andy Dalton produced a six-yard TD for a
17-13 edge with 4:11 remaining.
A field goal following a big turnover play by DE Carlos Dunlap put the
Bengals seven ahead with 2:47 left, but still it wasn’t easy. The Chargers drove
63 yards to a first down at the Cincinnati 17, looking for a tying TD. But then the
Bengals defense stiffened again, forcing three incompletions followed by an endzone interception by S Reggie Nelson.
Only then, with 0:49 to play, was it over.
Head coach Marvin Lewis is leaving playoff scenario talk to others.
“We can’t worry about the big picture,” Lewis said. ‘We’ve gotten to where we are by focusing on one play at a time and by not flinching when it didn’t go well. Now we’ve got to clear our minds and get ready for the Cowboys.”
Besides the featured strengths of QB Dalton and WR Green, the best current signs for the Bengals include:
● The rush offense has produced three straight 100-yard games for HB
BenJarvus Green-Ellis. He’s finding holes that simply didn’t exist earlier.
● The defense has allowed only one touchdown in the last three games
(San Diego’s only TD last week came on an INT return).
● The special teams did a great job last week helping the Bengals keep a field-position advantage in a tight game. The Bengals started five drives at their
35 or better, and the Chargers did that only once.
The series: Dallas leads 6-4, but the Bengals lead 3-1 in games in
Cincinnati. The Cowboys’ most recent visit was in 2004, when the Bengals won
26-3. Dallas leads 5-1 as the home team, and the last game in the series was a
31-22 Cowboys win at Texas Stadium in 2008.
The only Cowboys win in Cincinnati has been a 23-20 decision in 1994 at
Riverfront Stadium.
A complete series recap appears on Page 181 of the Bengals’ 2012 Media
Guide.
Team bests from the series:
Bengals — MOST POINTS: 50, in a 50-24 victory at Riverfront Stadium.
Field in 1985. LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN: 26, in the 1985 game at
Riverfront. FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED: 3, in a 26-3 win at Paul Brown
Stadium in 2004.
Cowboys — MOST POINTS: 38 (twice) most recently in a 38-13 victory at Dallas in 1979. LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN: 28, in a 38-10 win at Dallas in
1973, the first game in series history. FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED: 6, in a 23-6 win at Dallas in 2000.
The last meetings: Summaries of the last two Bengals-Cowboys meetings — in 2004 at Cincinnati and in ’08 at Dallas — are on page 15 of this news release.
NFC beware: A 31-13 win over the N.Y. Giants on Nov. 11 left the
Bengals with a 14-5-1 record in their last 20 home games against NFC teams, for a winning percentage of .725. The last 19 of the 20 games have been played under head coach Marvin Lewis (13-5-1). Going back a bit farther, the Bengals are 25-12-1 (.671) at home against the NFC since 1993.
During the 14-5-1 run, the Bengals are 1-0 against Dallas, with a 26-3 win at
Paul Brown Stadium in 2004.
Bengals-Cowboys connections: Bengals QB Andy Dalton is from Katy, Texas, and played at Texas Christian University ... Bengals CB
Terence Newman was a first-round pick (fifth overall) of the Cowboys in 2003 and played in Dallas from ’03-11 ... Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer coached for the Cowboys from 1994-2006 ... Cowboys G Nate Livings was a college free agent signee of the Bengals in 2006 and played for Cincinnati from
’06-11 ... Bengals CB Adam Jones played for the Cowboys in 2008 ... Cowboys passing game coordinator/tight ends coach John Garrett played (1989) and coached (1995-98, 2001-02) for the Bengals ... Cowboys LB Alex Albright is from
Cincinnati (St. Xavier HS) ... Bengals OT/G Dennis Roland entered the NFL with the Cowboys in 2006 as a college free agent, and spent the ’06 preseason with
Dallas ... Bengals HB Bernard Scott (Reserve/Injured) is from Vernon, Texas, and played at Abilene Christian University ... Bengals LB Thomas Howard
(Reserve/Injured) is from Lubbock, Texas, and played at the University of

(Bengals-Cowboys connections, continued)
Texas-El Paso ... Bengals OT Anthony Collins is from Beaumont, Texas ...
Bengals S George Iloka is from Houston, Texas ... Cowboys C/G Kevin Kowalski and S Barry Church (Reserve/Injured) both played at the University of Toledo ...
Bengals running backs coach Jim Anderson coached at Southern Methodist
University from 1976-80 ... Bengals offensive quality control/assistant offensive line coach Kyle Caskey is from Daingerfield, Texas, and played at Texas A&M from 1997-98 ... Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan coached at Western
Kentucky University in 1987, and at Ohio State in ’88 ... Cowboys linebackers coach Matt Eberflus is from Toledo, Ohio, and played (1988-91) and coached
(‘92-2000) at the University of Toledo.
BENGALS-COWBOYS NFL RANKINGS
BENGALS COWBOYS
SCORING (AVG. POINTS):
Points scored ................................................ 10th (25.2)
Points allowed ........................................... T-14th (21.7)
NET OFFENSE (AVG. YARDS):
Total ............................................................15th (356.8)
Rushing ................................................... T-13th (115.1)
Passing .......................................................13th (241.8)
NET DEFENSE (AVG. YARDS):
15th (23.3)
21st (24.5)
8th (379.1)
30th (82.4)
2nd (296.7)
Total .............................................................. 8th (331.3)
Rushing .......................................................11th (110.3)
Passing .......................................................11th (221.1)
TURNOVERS:
11th (336.7)
17th (116.5)
10th (220.2)
Differential ................................................ T-14th (even) T-26th (minus-10)
Red zone reports: During the team’s four-game win streak, the
Bengals offense has come away with points on each of its 17 trips to the red zone. Thirteen of the 17 have resulted in TDs. Last week, however, the Bengals were not quite as good, with two TDs and two FG in four trips. Going back a week further, the Bengals offense is 21-for-21 since the bye week (Week 8) at coming away with points in the red zone, with 15 TDs and six FGs.
On the other side of the ball, the Bengals defense has allowed only eight total red-zone trips over those four games, and just one of those has resulted in a TD. The defense hasn’t allowed a red-zone TD in four week. The only blemish during the win streak — a two-yard TD run — came with 2:50 remaining and a
25-point lead in the Nov. 11 game vs. the N.Y. Giants. In three defensive redzone possessions last week, the Bengals defense held San Diego to two FGs and came away with one INT.
Since the bye, the Bengals have risen from 47.8 to 59.1 in red zone TD percentage, while the defense’s TD percentage has dropped from 65.0 to 53.1.
BENGALS RED ZONE REPORT
OFFENSE
Inside-20 poss.: 44
Total scores: 39 (88.6%)
TDs: 26 (59.1%)
FGs: 13 (30.0%)
TD% rank: 9th
No scores: 5 (11.4%)
DEFENSE
Inside-20 poss.: 32
Total scores: 27 (84.4%)
TDs: 17 (53.1%)
FGs: 10 (31.3%)
TD% rank: 15th
No scores: 5 (15.6%)
COWBOYS RED ZONE REPORT
OFFENSE
Inside-20 poss.: 39
Total scores: 35 (89.7%)
TDs: 18 (46.2%)
FGs: 17 (43.6%)
TD% rank: 26th
No scores: 4 (10.3%)
DEFENSE
Inside-20 poss.: 37
Total scores: 33 (89.2%)
TDs: 20 (54.1%)
FGs: 13 (35.1%)
TD% rank: T-17th
No scores: 4 (10.8%)
Marvin Lewis is in his 10th season as Bengals head coach, having posted the most wins (76) in franchise history, and on July 31 of this year, he signed a contract extension through 2014. Under Lewis the Bengals are one of only 10 NFL teams to reach the playoffs in at least two of the last three years.
Lewis’ Bengals were one of the NFL’s surprise teams in 2011, a young squad with new stars that posted a 9-7 record and earned a Wild Card playoff berth. Lewis was the consensus choice as NFL Coach of the Year in 2009, when the Bengals won the AFC North title while sweeping all six division games. Lewis also led Cincinnati to an AFC North title in 2005.
Lewis’ record is 76-82-1, including postseason. On Oct. 23 of last season at
Seattle, he passed Sam Wyche (64-68-0) for the most wins in club history.
Lewis is also the Bengals’ leader in all-time head coaching tenure. The second-longest tenure is eight seasons, shared by Paul Brown (1968-75) and
Wyche (1984-91). Lewis has risen to third in the NFL for longest current head coaching tenure with one team, trailing only Philadelphia’s Andy Reid (14th season in 2012) and New England’s Bill Belichick (13th).
Lewis was named the ninth head coach in Bengals history on Jan. 14, 2003.
In 2002, 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 (1996-2001) with the Ravens included a
Super Bowl victory following the 2000 season. In the 2000 regular season,
Lewis’ Baltimore defense set the NFL record for fewest points allowed in a 16game campaign (165), and the 2000 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.
Jason Garrett is in his third season, and his second full season as
Cowboys head coach. He directed the last eight games of 2010 as interim coach, taking over for Wade Phillips, and he was given the full reins of the team for 2011. His record is 19-17.
Garrett entered coaching in 2005 as quarterbacks coach under Nick Saban with the Miami Dolphins. In 2007 he joined the Cowboys, where he served as offensive coordinator until moving up to head coach. His 2009 offense set a
Dallas club record for total offense (6390 yards) en route to an NFC East championship.
Garrett was in the NFL from 1992 through 2004 as a quarterback, mostly with Dallas, where he played 23 games with nine starts over 1993-99. He was named Ivy League Player of the Year as Princeton’s quarterback in 1988. He’s a native of Abington, Pa.
Garrett is a younger brother of John Garrett, who was with the Bengals as a
WR in 1989 and who was a Bengals assistant coach for six seasons (1995-98 and 2001-02). John Garrett is currently on the Cowboys staff as passing game coordinator/tight ends coach.
Lewis vs. Cowboys: Lewis is tied, 1-1, with a home win in 2004 and a road loss in 2008.
Lewis vs. Garrett: No previous meetings.
Garrett vs. Bengals: No previous meetings.

AFC North race: Baltimore has a two-game lead over Pittsburgh and
Cincinnati in its bid to defend its 2011 AFC North championship. The Steelers through Week 13 hold a tiebreaker advantage over the Bengals, having won head-to-head on Oct. 21, but the Bengals will have a chance to erase that edge on Dec. 23 at Heinz Field.
Here’s the AFC North picture, looking ahead through Week 15.
TEAM W-L DIVISION WEEKS 14-15
Baltimore ................... 9-3 ................. 4-1 ...................... at Washington; vs. Denver
Pittsburgh .................. 7-5 ................. 2-2 .......................... vs. San Diego; at Dallas
Cincinnati .................. 7-5 ................. 1-3 ....................... vs. Dallas; at Philadelphia
Cleveland .................. 4-8 ................. 2-3 ............. vs. Kansas City; vs. Washington
Grit follows glitz for Dalton: After three games during which he had posted a 117.2 passer rating, with nine TDs and no INTs, Bengals QB Andy
Dalton took a statistical dip last week at San Diego. He posted only a 65.2 rating, with two INTs — one for a ‘pick-six’ — and just one TD.
But it was all really no matter in the end. The Bengals staged a fourthquarter comeback for a 20-13 win, and Dalton again raised his stock as a leader who can shake off adversity. In addition to being five-for-five passing on a 55yard fourth-quarter drive that erased a 13-10 San Diego lead, Dalton converted a third-and-one situation on a sneak and later ran six yards for the go-ahead TD.
The TD run was particularly impressive. It was one of the “unscripted” plays that head coach Marvin Lewis had pleaded for from the offense when the
Bengals were on a four-game losing streak in October and early November. On second down from the San Diego six, when an anticipated screen pass opportunity failed to materialize, Dalton froze the Chargers defense with a hard pump fake and then immediately darted untouched up the middle, diving across the goal line.
Head coach Marvin Lewis, who often is reluctant after a game to explain the thinking or strategy behind plays, did concede that the TD run was Dalton’s decision, not a pre-planned run.
“It was a good job by Andy,” Lewis said with a smile.
Regarding Dalton’s comeback from some struggles earlier in the game,
Lewis said:
“Andy always shows that he’s cool and calm. He’s had some interceptions this year that have hurt us, but he’s always able to turn the page and move on to the next play.”
More on the glitz part: Bengals QB Andy Dalton posted a 100plus passer rating in each of Games 9-11. His 117.2 rating over that span was second-best in the NFL, and his nine TDs tied for most in the league. He became the first Bengal with no INTs and nine or more TD passes in three games since
Games 10-12 of 2003, when Jon Kitna threw no INTs with nine TDs.
Despite his lesser statistics last week at San Diego, Dalton remains on a good roll in the red zone. The offense produced two TDs and two FGs on redzone chances at San Diego, and during the team’s current four-game win streak, the offense has produced 13 touchdowns in 17 red-zone drives. The other four drives have produced field goals.
Dalton has five 100-plus passer ratings for the season. He has 24 TD passes, four more than the 20 from his rookie season, with four games left. He’s well ahead of last year in passer rating (91.3 to 80.4), completion percentage
(63.4 to 58.1) and yards-per-attempt (7.2 to 6.6).
Should Dalton hold his 91.3 passer rating through season’s end, it would be the highest by a Bengal since 2006, when Carson Palmer posted 93.9.
Dalton now even with Palmer’s record TD pace:
Through 12 games, QB Andy Dalton is on pace to tie Carson Palmer’s Bengals record for TD passes in a season. His total of 24 projects to 32 for 16 games.
Palmer threw 32 in the AFC North Division championship season of 2005.
Dalton was ahead of Palmer’s pace entering the San Diego game, after throwing for three TDs on Nov. 25 vs. Oakland, but he fell back to even with
Palmer after getting just one TD against the Chargers.
Also, Dalton is on pace to set a new Bengals mark for combined TDs thrown and scored personally. He has three rushing TDs of his own, including one last week, and that would project to four for the season. Add those four to his projected TD pass total, and the end figure would be 36. The current club mark for most TDs thrown and scored personally is 33 by Palmer, who scored one rushing TD in ’05.
For much of this season, Dalton was on a passing yards pace that projected to top Palmer’s club record of 4131 in 2007. But his yardage totals have not been high the past three wins, as the Bengals have rushed the ball well and played more conservatively. Dalton has seen his per-game average dip to 248.3, and he now projects to a season total of 3973, which would rank third in club history.
Palmer also has what would remain the No. 2 total, with 4035 in 2006.
Dalton would now need to average 288.0 yards for the final four games to top Palmer’s record at 4132. Dalton passed for a career-high 381 yards on Oct.
14 at Cleveland, but the Bengals lost that game. The Bengals have not won in any of Dalton’s three highest games in passing yards. His most passing yards in a victory was 328 on Sept. 23 of this season at Washington.
Dalton’s 262 completions — 21.8 per game — project to a total of 349 over
16 games. That would rank third in club history, behind Palmer’s totals of 373 in
2007 and 362 in ’10.
Marino, Manning and Dalton: With 20 TD passes last season and 24 through 12 games this year, Bengals QB Andy Dalton has joined NFL greats Dan Marino and Peyton Manning as the only players to hit 20 or higher in each of their first two seasons.
Dalton’s 44 TD passes in his first 28 games ranks second in Bengals history.
Carson Palmer had 50 TD throws in his first 28, and Jeff Blake also had 44 in 28.
Last season, Dalton became the first rookie QB in NFL history to throw as many as 20 TD passes and start as many as eight wins.
Dalton dips only a bit: NFL rankings are starting to harden as the season enters its final quarter. Andy Dalton passed for a 109.0 rating on Nov. 25 at Oakland but stayed in place in the league passer rankings. Last week, when
Dalton was great in the clutch but only 65.2 in rating, he held ground at No. 5 in the AFC and dropped only from 11th to 12th in the NFL. Dalton has been at No.
5 in the AFC for six consecutive weeks.
The second-year pro from TCU is at 91.3 for the season. The NFL leader is
Aaron Rodgers of Green Bay a 105.0, and Peyton Manning of Denver is No. 2 overall and tops in the AFC at 104.6.
Dalton’s 65.2 rating at San Diego dropped his season rating by 2.7 points, down from 94.0 entering the game. Three times this season Dalton has topped
125.0, including 132.9 on Sept. 23 at Washington, 128.2 on Sept. 16 vs.
Cleveland and 127.6 on Nov. 11 vs. the N.Y. Giants.
Dalton’s San Diego numbers were 25-for-39 for 211-1-2. For the season, he is 262-for-413 (63.4 percent) for 2980 yards with 24 TDs and 13 INTs.
More on Dalton’s current rankings:
● Dalton’s TD pass last week pushed him to 24 on the season. For the third straight week he is ranked third in the AFC, and for the second straight week he ranks fifth in the NFL. Manning leads the AFC with 29, and New Orleans’ Drew
Brees leads the NFL with 31. Dalton is second in the AFC in percentage of TD passes per pass attempts (5.8), with Manning No. 1 at 6.5.
● Dalton ranks second in the AFC and fifth in the NFL in fourth-quarter passer rating, at 100.1. In the fourth quarter last week at San Diego, Dalton was six-for-seven 43 yards with no TDs or INTs. His fourth-quarter numbers for the season are 64-of-99 (64.6 percent) for 808 yards with eight TDs and four INTs.
Peyton Manning leads the AFC in fourth-quarter rating (107.9), and Chicago’s
Jay Cutler leads the NFL (134.9).
Dalton grows as leader: QB Andy Dalton earned instant respect as an NFL rookie, leading the Bengals to the playoffs while engineering four comeback wins in the fourth quarter. He wound up in the Pro Bowl.
But in 2012, he has taken his status as team leader up a notch.
“We know Andy is unflappable,” says head coach Marvin Lewis. “He continues to show that week in and week out. He really settles and plays. He may have a play that he’d want back, but he lets it go. He moves on to the next one, and that’s it. He understands it’s one play at a time. He has great personality and makeup that way.
“He has confidence now. He knows he can do this. There is nothing that happens out there that he can’t handle. He’s a great leader. He did everything that was asked of him a year ago, and now he’s better.”
Says WR A.J. Green:
“Andy doesn’t let anything get to him. He’s got ice in his veins. We don’t say anything to him when something goes bad, because we know he’s going from there and making the next play.”
Praise from a respected source: Among those singing QB
Andy Dalton’s praises is former Indianapolis Colts president Bill Polian, who

(Praise from a respected source, continued) helped lead Indy to eight division titles and a Super Bowl championship.
In a recent interview with the Bengals Radio Network, Polian said:
“I’ve told this to Marvin (Lewis) and Mike (Brown) so it’s no state secret — one of my biggest regrets was not taking him in the first round of the 2011 draft and leaving him for (Cincinnati). But if anybody got him, I’m glad that my friends at the Bengals did. He is a terrific leader, he’s very, very bright, he’s got more than adequate arm strength, and he’s a fighter. He looks like an altar boy or a choir boy, but plays with a crowbar in his hands. He’s got a lot of killer in him.
That’s what you want in a quarterback. I’ve heard people compare him to Bernie
Kosar, but I think he’s much more athletic than Bernie, and I think that he has a better arm than Bernie. He’s a tough character, and he’s a winner.”
Dalton, Maualuga wear the ‘C’: Bengals coach Marvin Lewis caused a bit of a stir on Oct. 31 when he said at a news conference that QB
Andy Dalton and MLB Rey Maualuga needed to act more like “(jerks)” with teammates in leading the offensive and defensive units. The Bengals were 3-4 at the time and on a three-game losing streak.
The story rumbled on for a few days. Dalton and Maualuga were probed for reaction and expressed mild surprise. Lewis conceded he could have used better language, and that his comment had come from the gut, without an advance advisory to the players.
But Lewis never swayed from the idea that his real message was to
“empower those two guys to lead the team forward.” And some five weeks later, the Bengals are one of the NFL’s hottest teams, on a four-game winning streak with a 7-5 record.
Lewis had not named permanent team captains going into this season, instead choosing to rotate game captains weekly, based on a variety of factors.
But he made Dalton and Maualuga captains each week in the two games after
Oct. 31, and on the morning of the third game — Nov. 25 vs. Oakland, Dalton and Maualuga found “C” emblem for captain affixed to their jerseys.
“During the bye week, when I evaluated our team, those two guys I wanted to lead the team,” Lewis says. “And they’ve taken it and run with it. I just told them, ‘You have the ability to be great,’ and they’re doing good things. Their play of late is hopefully a byproduct of the reinforcement of their abilities that I gave them, the ‘atta boys’ to move forward but take it all in control, take control of it all.
And It just came to me one morning, running, that I should go ahead and put the
Cs on their jerseys and make it known that way.”
Regarding the move, Dalton said:
“I’ve been a captain everywhere I’ve been, so to earn that and get the respect of the coaches and Marvin, it’s definitely a cool thing. Ever since he kind of said everything to you all (media), he challenged us then, and I think we’ve responded well.”
Asked what being a captain meant, Maualuga said:
“Leadership. Making sure we have all the guys in this locker room counting on us. I think Andy and myself got the respect of guys as far as making sure everyone’s on the same page, making sure we’re all here to work, to get one thing done, win. So as captain, I hold it very dear.”
A.J.’s amazing, simple as that: Bengals WR A.J. Green tied his season receptions high in the San Diego game, grabbing nine for the third time this season. His career high is 10, set Sept. 18 of last season at Denver.
Green went without a TD for the second straight game, after scoring in nine straight contests, and he had 85 yards.
The Bengals for the second straight week found some big holes straight up the middle for HB BenJarvus Green-Ellis — he’s had gains of 48, 39 and 41 the last two weeks and head coach Marvin Lewis said Green is a big part of that.
“When teams decide they’re not going to let 18 (Green) beat them anymore, we say, ‘OK, let’s just run the football,” says Lewis. “So BenJarvus has had some times running up through there with nobody home (on defense) because everyone was standing by 18.”
Green still has a team-leading 10 TDs on the season, and with 1107 receiving yards, he is on pace to set a new club record for receiving yards in a season with 1476. His 76 receptions project to 101, which would be second in club history. Green’s consistent production of remarkable plays has had media covering the team with their creative drive on high as they try to describe what they’re seeing.
The second-year pro has been called “a Martian,” in tribute to his otherworldly ability to snag balls in mid-air. He has been dubbed “A.J.
WhoCatchesEverything,” because coverage (even double) often seems to just not matter.
It has been stated that plays which would lead a yearly highlight film for most players are simply “Routine for Green.” His ability to extend himself full-length and hand-catch the ball has evoked visions of a cartoon frog shooting out its tongue to catch a fly.
Green has seemed even to be re-defining a basic receiving concept — being
“open.” It used to mean distance of at least a couple steps between receiver and defender(s). But a couple of times this season, most recently in Game 10 at
Kansas City, Green has made separation seem not to matter. Though seemingly blanketed by two Chiefs defenders on a second-quarter pass into the end zone,
Green tracked the ball through limbs and bodies like a hockey goalie. He also deftly kept both feet in bounds. He seems to have an innate ability to sense the dynamics of an unfolding play and be in the right spot with the right timing.
“Was he open?” one pundit asked about the Kansas City catch. “I guess he was. He caught the ball.”
Lewis confessed that after watching film, he still wasn’t sure how the ball wound up in Green’s hands. Lewis described it as “kind of Houdini-ish.”
The A.J. stat roundup: Though Bengals WR A.J. Green has not had a TD catch in the last two games, he remains tied for the NFL lead in receiving touchdowns (10) through Week 13 play. Also at 10 is TE Rob
Gronkowski of New England, who did not play last week for the second straight game due to forearm and hip injuries.
Green also remains tied for second in the NFL for total TDs (10). Houston
RB Arian Foster leads with 15. Foster has 13 rushing and two receiving TDs.
Sharing second place with Green and Gronkowski in the NFL rankings is Tampa
Bay RB Doug Martin (nine rushing, one receiving).
Also:
● With a tied-for-season-high nine receptions at San Diego, Green rose from fourth to third place in receptions in the AFC (76). Wes Welker of
Indianapolis leads at 92, and Reggie Wayne of Indianapolis is second at 88.
Welker also leads the NFL. Green ranks sixth in the NFL.
● After an 85-yard receiving day at San Diego, Green is in fourth place in the AFC in receiving yards (1107). He was third entering the last week’s play, trailing Indianapolis’ Reggie Wayne and Houston’s Andre Johnson, and last week he was passed by Denver’s Demaryius Thomas. But Green is only 49 yards behind leader Wayne, down from 83 the week before, and Green is only seven yards behind both Johnson and Thomas, who are at 1114. Green ranks sixth in the NFL in receiving yards. The runaway leader, by 246 yards, is
Detroit’s Calvin Johnson at 1428.
Wrapping up the streak: It’s over now by two weeks, but A.J.
Green’s streak of nine straight games (Games 2-11) with a TD was historically notable:
● Nine games is a Bengals record for within one season. Green surpassed a streak of eight set by T.J. Houshmandzadeh in 2007.
● Green fell one short of the overall Bengals record for consecutive games with a TD, set at 10 when WR Carl Pickens scored in the last five games of 1994 and the first five of ’95.
● In the receiving-TDs category, Green became only the second NFL player in 48 years to record a single-season streak of nine games. The only other instance since 1964 was an NFL-record 12-gamer by Jerry Rice in 1987.
Green’s streak of nine is tied for third-longest in NFL history, equaling a run by
Lance Alworth in 1963. The second-longest streak has been 10 games by Elroy
“Crazylegs” Hirsch in 1951.
● Through Week 11, the streak stood the longest active run in the NFL.
He’s got a Honolulu vibe: Eleven games into his second pro season, Cincinnati’s A.J. Green has a consensus rating among the NFL’s elite wide receivers. He could be the most coveted, given his youth.
Last year, Green was the first rookie WR voted to the Pro Bowl since
Anquan Boldin in the 2003 season. This year, it seems he’ll do Honolulu again.
He was the leading WR in early fan voting for the Pro Bowl, and beyond the impressive statistics listed in previous items, there’s a non-statistical reason to believe he’ll be returned.
It is that he is simply fun to watch, for other players as well as for fan voters.
There are pass plays of grace, power and precision, and there are pass plays that look embarrassingly bad. But for the vast majority of middle plays from poorly to pretty good, Green’s multi-faceted talent gives Bengals fans hope any time the ball and the receiver are in the same camera frame.
Green is known most for his midair contortions and fantastic hand-snatches.
But he also has speed to burn, as well as surprisingly good elusiveness in the open field.

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More on Green’s TD pace: Tied for the NFL lead in receiving
TDs (10), A.J. Green is bidding to become the first Bengal to lead the league since 1995, when Carl Pickens set the pace with 17. That performance stands as the Bengals’ season record for both total TDs and receiving TDs.
Also:
● Green needs seven TDs in the last four games to tie Pickens’ record 17 for a Bengals season. His most in any previous stretch of four games has been five. Green needs six in the last four games to tie Pete Johnson (16 in 1981) for second place. In receiving TDs, Pickens’ 17 from 1995 has gone basically unchallenged in club history. The second-best total has been 12, by Pickens in
1996 and by Houshmandzadeh in 2007.
● Green now has scored in 16 of 27 games (59.3 percent). His only multiple-TD game was two, on Oct. 14 of this season at Cleveland. (Green has been a Bengal for 28 games but missed one last year with a knee injury.)
Let’s hear it for A.J.: When a team has one of the most gifted players to come down the NFL pike in a long time, people like to talk about him.
Comments from the Bengals on WR A.J. Green include:
● QB Andy Dalton: “You think you’ve seen about everything A.J. can do, and you’ve seen so much you don’t think twice about his ability. And then he’ll show you something new, something you didn’t imagine. You throw him up balls that you wouldn’t throw to another receiver, because he’s going to beat his man and come down with it.”
● CB Leon Hall: “Even if you’re covered on him, you have to learn as a DB that you have to go get the ball. That’s one of the things he does best; judge the ball in the air. He’s able to go get it and come down with it before you even realize it. That’s a big help for the DBs here. You would hope that it happens enough in practice that it becomes second nature and you get the ball out during the game.”
● Head coach Marvin Lewis: “A.J. was a cut above most players in the league from the start. He was the most impressive rookie I’ve ever been around.
Nothing A.J. does surprises the people who watch him every day, and we fully expected he would be even better this year. This is not a guy you worry about having a sophomore slump.”
Irvin on A.J.: Former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin, a Hall of Fame wide receiver, has this to say on Cincinnati’s A.J. Green:
“When I look at what he’s done and what he possibly can become, he’s already one of the top receivers in this league. There is no way he fully understands all he can be. A.J. has an opportunity to be the best in the league.”
How’s this for hot starts?
None have denied that since joining the Bengals as the No. 4 overall NFL draft pick in 2011, WR A.J. Green has been exceptionally impressive. But the Elias Sports Bureau put those impressions in concrete form after Week 5 play of 2012, confirming that Green had become the only player in NFL history to top 100 receptions, 1500 yards and
10 receiving TDs in his first 20 games.
Green’s totals after 20 games were 101 catches, 1550 yards and 11 TDs.
He’s now at 142 catches, 2174 yards and 17 scores through 27 career games.
(Green missed one game last season, due to a knee strain).
Other NFL players have topped Green’s 20-game totals in one or two of the three categories, but Green is the only one to have hit the benchmark trifecta of
100-1500-10. Anquan Boldin had higher totals in receptions and yards, but he fell short of 10 TDs, held to eight. Randy Moss had more yards and TDs, but he fell well short of 100 receptions, with 82.
Look out, Chad: WR Chad Johnson owns the Bengals record book for receiving yards in a season. He has the top five totals, from 1274 to a clubrecord 1440 (set in 2007). He wiped out Eddie Brown, whose 1273 total from
1988 now stands sixth.
But 12 games into this season, second-year star A.J. Green shows himself as a threat to Johnson’s dominance. After an 85-yard game last week at San
Diego, Green has 1107 yards and is on pace for a 16-game total of 1476.
Green’s 76 receptions have him on pace for 101, which would rank second in club history. The record is 112, by T.J. Houshmandzadeh in 2007. The only other Bengal to reach triple digits in catches was Carl Pickens, with 100 in 1996.
Green-Ellis gets a trifecta: HB BenJarvus Green-Ellis had just four 100-yard rushing games in four seasons with New England. But in Games
10-12 of his first Bengals season, he has three 100-yarders in a row. He went
25-for-101 on Nov. 18 at Kansas City, 19-for-129 on Nov. 25 at Oakland and 25for-118 last week at San Diego.
He is the first Bengals rusher to hit 100 in three straight games since Games
12-14 of 1999, when Corey Dillon rushed for 120 at Pittsburgh, 133 vs. San
Francisco and 192 vs. Cleveland. The Bengals had three straight games with a
100-yard rusher in 2009, but did it with three different players (Bernard Scott,
Larry Johnson and Cedric Benson).
With 885 yards on the season, ranked sixth in the AFC, Green-Ellis is on pace for a career-high 1180 yards, topping his 1008 with New England in 2010.
Green-Ellis has averaged 116.0 rushing yards in the last three games, after being held to 59.7 over the first nine. Through the first nine, he never complained about lack of running room, holding true to his reputation as a blue-collar player who plays little attention to individual statistics.
“I said weeks ago, when things weren’t looking so good for us, that we had new guys in the interior line, and it was my first year in the offense,” Green-Ellis said. “The more and more we take plays and get more repetitions, you always get better.”
“All I can say about BenJarvus is that he’s the epitome of a pro,” head coach
Marvin Lewis said after the San Diego game. “I’m pleased for him, for the success he’s having. He’s a team guy and totally deserves it.”
Green-Ellis joined the Bengals for this season as an unrestricted free agent.
His 129 rush yards for the Oakland game was the second-most of his career, behind 136 last season for New England vs. the Jets. The Oakland game included what were the two longest rushes to date of Green-Ellis’ career, a 48yarder and a 39-yarder, but he added a new No. 2 total last week by breaking free for 41 yards to spark a second-quarter FG drive.
Team rushing resurgence truly striking: The Bengals averaged only 93.7 rushing yards per game through Game 9, ranking 25th in the
NFL. But after averaging 179.3 in the last three games, they are at 115.1 for the season and ranked tied for 13th.
“The line is doing a good job opening up holes, and Andy (QB Andy Dalton is doing a good job getting us in good plays and the right runs,” said offensive coordinator Jay Gruden. “And of course, the backs are finishing. It also helps to have (WR) A.J. Green out there on the edge, where teams are doubling him with a safety, giving us one less guy to block.
“You don’t want to get caught in a game you’re throwing the ball 60 times against Pittsburgh and Baltimore,” Gruden continued. “You’ll get your quarterback killed. So we’ve got to make sure we continue to get better running the ball. I think the progress we’ve made is exciting to see. Maybe at one point defenses were saying, ‘Oh, we’re playing the Bengals this week. They’re just going to throw it to A.J.’ But no, we’re not.”
Said rookie G Kevin Zeitler, the first-round draft choice from Wisconsin:
“I think everything has clicked. Finally, everyone is getting the job done, the right reads being made. We had to rely so much on our pass game early, and defenses could just focus on that area more. But now that that’s going, it really helps open everything up and the offensive output has gone up, especially during the win streak.”
100 yards good, 25 carries better: The Bengals are 34-2 under head coach Marvin Lewis when a rusher records 25 or more carries. That is a .945 winning percentage. BenJarvus Green-Ellis has had three games of 25 or more carries this season, all in Bengals wins. He was 26-for-82 on Sept. 30 at
Jacksonville, 25-for-101 on Nov. 18 at Kansas City and 25-for-118 last week at
San Diego.
Games under Lewis with a 25-carry rusher have been less frequent — and slightly more successful — than games with a 100-yard rusher. In the Lewis era, the Bengals are 35-7 with a 100-yard rusher (.833 winning percentage). In
Green-Ellis’ case, however, the record in his 100-yard games matches the 3-0 in his 25-carry games. His 100-yard games have come in the last three weeks.
Lewis, however, notes that the overall numbers still favor the 25 carries over the more iconic 100 yards.
“It’s not always the yardage total that’s most important,” says Lewis. “When your back is carrying 25 times, it means 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.”
By player, the Bengals’ won-lost totals under Lewis with a 25-carry rusher have been 18-1 with Rudi Johnson, 11-1 with Cedric Benson, 2-0 with Kenny
Watson and 3-0 with Green-Ellis.
By player, Lewis’ totals with a 100-yard rusher have been 15-4 with Rudi
Johnson, 2-0 with Kenny Watson, 13-2 with Cedric Benson, 1-0 with Corey
Dillon, 0-1 with Bernard Scott, 1-0 with Larry Johnson, and 3-0 with Green-Ellis.

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BJGE takes NFL lead on third-and-one: With two conversions in two tries last week on third-down-and-one rushing plays, Bengals
HB BenJarvus Green-Ellis took over the NFL lead at 12 for the season.
Houston’s Arian Foster, who had been in the lead for several weeks, did not have a conversion last week and is now second at 11. Green-Ellis has posted his
12 in just 13 attempts, while Foster is 11-for-17.
As far as success percentage, there are 10 rushers ahead of Green-Ellis’
92.3. All eight are at 100 percent. But only one of those rushers has had more than five attempts, that being Shonn Green of the Jets with eight.
Last week, Green-Ellis kept both of Cincinnati’s TD drives alive with his thirdand-one conversions. On the game-opening scoring march, he gained six yards on third-and-one from the Cincinnati 29. On the go-ahead TD drive in the fourth quarter, he got two yards on third-and-one from the San Diego 46.
Historic streak rests at 589: Through his 10th offensive touch in the Sept. 23 Washington game, Bengals HB BenJarvus Green-Ellis reached
589 career combined rushes and receptions without a fumble. Elias Sports
Bureau reports the 589 as the longest such streak to start a career since individual fumbles became a statistic in 1945.
Green-Ellis finally did cough one up on his 11th touch in the Washington game, ending the streak and setting a benchmark for future ball handlers.
Green-Ellis also has 52 career rushes/receptions without a fumble in postseason play, covering four games for New England.
Bengals up to eighth in net defense: While compiling their current four-game win streak, the Bengals have risen from 20th to eighth in the
NFL in fewest yards allowed per game. Their average was 357.4 entering the
Nov. 11 Giants game, and they now have lowered that figure to 331.3.
Opponents have averaged only 279.2 yards in the last four games, the Giants getting 318, Kansas City 284, Oakland 218 and San Diego 297.
The Bengals rank 11th against the run (110.3) and 11th against the pass
(221.1). The 8-11-11 ranking is similar to last year’s playoff season, in which
Cincinnati ranked seventh overall, ninth against the pass and 10th against the rush.
Bengals rise to first in NFL in sacks: The Bengals have never claimed an AFC or NFL title for sacks in a season, but 2012 has promise to be the first. Cincinnati enters the Dallas game with 39 sacks, tops in the NFL by one over Denver (38) and three over Houston (36). Last week the Bengals ranked second, two behind Denver, but the Bengals had four sacks last week at
San Diego, and Denver had only one at home against Tampa Bay.
This week’s Cincinnati opponent, Dallas, is tied for 20th in the rankings for fewest sacks allowed, at 28.
Cincinnati’s best full-season AFC ranking in sacks has been second place, accomplished three times (1973, 2001, 2011). The Bengals’ 45 sacks last year were second in the conference only to Baltimore (48). In the NFL, the Bengals’ best-ever season-end ranking has been fourth place, in 1973 and 2001.
The Bengals first rose to prominence in the 2012 league race with consecutive six-sack efforts at Washington and on Sept. 30 at Jacksonville. It was the first team instance of six or more sacks in consecutive games since
Games 11-12 of 2001, when Cincinnati had of six vs. Tampa Bay and eight vs.
Jacksonville.
On pace to break team sacks mark: The 2001 Bengals set the franchise record for sacks, with 48, but this year’s team is on pace to better that. The 2012 Bengals have 39 sacks in 12 games, an average of 3.25 per contest, and that projects to 52 over 16 games.
However, one Bengals team from the era of 14-game schedules posted a higher season-end average than the current Bengals for sacks per game. The
1976 team claims that record at 3.29 per game (46 total sacks). The current
Bengals team would need 53 sacks to also claim the per-game record, which would then be at 3.31.
DT Geno Atkins leads the Bengals individually with 9.5 sacks, and DE
Michael Johnson is second at 8.0. DE Carlos Dunlap, who had two sacks last week, is tied for third at 4.0 with DE Wallace Gilberry.
Geno claims a team crown ... : DT Geno Atkins established a
Bengals season record for sacks by an interior lineman on Nov. 25 vs. Oakland, logging his ninth of the season to better the 8.0 mark he had shared with Dan
Wilkinson from the 1995 season. And last week at San Diego, Atkins padded his mark by getting a shared sack with NT Domata Peko against Philip Rivers, for an eight-yard loss in the third quarter. The play helped force San Diego into a 54yard field goal attempt, which missed.
Atkins of course has four more games to further pad his mark. Atkins’ pace now projects to 13.0 for the season (rounded up from an actual projection of
12.7). The NFL and Elias Sports Bureau do not differentiate by position in recording sack totals, thus there is no known league record for Atkins to pursue regarding most sacks by an interior lineman in a season.
Atkins also leads the Bengals in coaches’ compilation of QB pressures (27) and tackles-for-loss (11).
... and his lead for league crown grows wider: With just four games to play in the NFL season, Bengals DT Geno Atkins leads all interior linemen in sacks (9.5). Atkins has held the undisputed league lead since the completion of Week 4, and now his lead is the largest it has been all season.
He has an edge of 3.5 over Chicago’s Henry Melton, who’s alone in second at
6.0. Atkins had a shared sack last week, while Melton had none. In third place is
Detroit’s Ndamukong Su at 5.5.
Atkins is defending a piece the NFL crown he shared last year with Oakland
DT Tommy Kelly, at 7.5.
Atkins is now tied for eighth among all NFL defenders. San Francisco LB
Aldon Smith leads the league at 17.5. Atkins ranks tied for fifth among all AFC players, with Houston DE J.J. Watt the conference leader at 15.5.
Whit on Geno: Bengals LOT Andrew Whitworth knows a good defensive tackle when he sees one, and he sees one every day in teammate
Geno Atkins:
“Geno’s quick, like most small D-tackles,” Whitworth says. “He’s a quicker athletic guy. But the thing that separates him from all others is he has insane exceptional strength. He’s a really, really strong guy for a smaller player. That’s what takes him to a whole other level. It is hard to deal with a guy who’s below you and under you. It’s hard to get your hands down there to control him.
“And of course there’s the way he works. When I go in the weight room on
Mondays, he’s fresh off a two-sack game or seven tackles, he’s got 500 pounds on his back, and he’s squatting under the rack. He’s one of those type of guys.
He’s on a mission to be a really good player and to push himself. There’s no day off to him. That’s what makes him good. That’s what makes him who he is. As long as he keeps that part of himself, he’ll continue to dominate.”
Polian on Geno: Among those singing Geno Atkins’ praises is ESPN analyst Bill Polian, who as club president helped the Indianapolis Colts to eight division titles and a Super Bowl championship.
“The position of inside pass rusher is a key position,” Polian said in an interview with the Bengals Radio Network. “When you get an athletic defensive lineman who can rush the passer at the tackle position, it makes it so much harder for the offensive line to slide and help people. If you’re going to ‘chip,’ it’s going to be with a back or a tight end. The line can’t move because you cannot run the risk of the guard whiffing and having that guy go clean to the quarterback. So Geno Atkins has turned out to be a terrific addition to the
Bengals, and an inside pass rusher — I think after the quarterback — is the most important guy on the team because if you can rush from the inside, that usually means you can rush with four and cover with seven, and that gives you a heck of a defensive advantage.”
No flash in the pan: When the Bengals drafted DT Geno Atkins in
2010 — in the fourth round, 120th overall — the choice was met with a general yawn by analysts and media. He wasn’t huge (290 pounds at the time). He was a bit short at 6-1. His college career at Georgia lacked “SportsCenter moments.”
But Atkins has shown from practice day one as a Bengal that he simply has the stuff to make plays, and there’s rarely a snap when he isn’t some sort of factor. He wound up leading the team as a rookie in QB pressures, and last year he tied for the NFL sacks lead (7.5) among interior linemen. For 2012 he is the defense’s lone returning Pro Bowler, leading NFL interior linemen in sacks (9.5) and tied for eighth among all NFL players.
“No. 97 may be the best inside pass rusher there is,” says Bengals offensive line coach Paul Alexander “That’s the best thing going for (first-round drafted guard) Kevin Zeitler. He gets to pass block 97 in practice.”
Says fellow DT Domata Peko:
“I see some of the things Geno does and I say, ‘Man, how does he do that?’
He’s so quick and he’s got the strength of a 350-pound guy. That’s the one thing that scares offensive linemen. Not only his quickness, but his strength. I’ve seen him bull-rush the best of the best at offensive guard.”
And defensive line coach Jay Hayes:
“He’s getting better because he hasn’t changed the approach he brought

(No flash in the pan, continued) with him when he came in trying to prove himself. He still plays 150 miles an hour. He stays low. He’s still into the playbook.”
Atkins himself is a young man of few words. But the 24-year-old will give you three to sum up his success:
“Outwork, outhit, outrun,” he says.
Tackles race heats up: MLB Rey Maualuga is the Bengals’ tackling leader for the 12th straight week — he has 121 after getting nine at San
Diego last week. But WLB Vontaze Burfict had a team-best 15 last week and now is just six back at 115.
The race for the team title down the stretch figures to be the best in years.
The Bengals have not had a season tackles race end with a winner’s margin as low as six since 1999, when LB Takeo Spikes bested LB Brian Simmons by 111-
105.
Maualuga has had seven games either leading the team or tied for the team lead. He also has had seven games in double figures. He was second on the team last week with his nine, and he also had two QB pressures and a pass defensed.
Burfict became a starter only beginning with Week 3. But he has averaged
10.9 tackles in his 10 starts, and he has the team’s two highest game totals of the season — 16 on Oct. 21 vs. Pittsburgh and the 15 last week. No other player has had more than 13. Maualuga has had 13 three times.
‘Tez’ is a rare one: With starts at WLB in the last 10 games, and with the team’s second-highest tackles total (115), rookie Vontaze Burfict of
Arizona State is likely to also start the last four games and finish with 14 starts.
And if he starts more than 11 games, he’ll have the most starts in team history for a rookie who joined the team as a college free agent, passed over in the NFL draft.
Elias Sports Bureau was able to research this subject back to the 1970 AFL-
NFL merger, confirming that the most Bengals starts by a college free agent in his rookie season was 11, by MLB Armegis Spearman of Ole Miss in 2000.
Besides Spearman and Burfict, the only college free agent rookie to start as many as half the team’s games was OT Kevin Sargent of Eastern Washington, with eight starts in 1992.
In this area, it should be noted that since 1994, when the draft was reduced to seven rounds, the talent pool for college free agents has been deeper than prior to ’94. Bengals star NT Tim Krumrie, for example, was a 10th-round draft choice in 1983, and presumably he would have been a college free agent had the draft been shorter. But even so, Burfict’s accomplishment is most notable.
Though Krumrie went on to be a Pro Bowler for the Bengals, he did not become a regular starter until his second season. He started only two games as a rookie.
Other past Bengals who were usual starters as rookies, and who presumably would have been college free agents in a seven-round draft, include TE Bob
Trumpy (drafted 12th round in 1968), DE Harry Gunner (eighth round in ’68), RB
Boobie Clark (12th round in ’73) and S Bobby Kemp (eighth round in ’81).
Burfict set the team season-high for tackles (16) and solo tackles (14) in the
Bengals’ Sunday Night Football showcase vs. Pittsburgh on Oct. 21. He also has the second-highest game total, 15 last week at San Diego. For the season he has one sack, a fumble recovery and two passes defensed. He also has a special teams fumble recovery.
“He (Burfict) makes plays,” said S-CB Nate Clements, an 11-year NFL veteran. “It doesn’t matter whether you’re a rookie. The key is productivity.”
“Tez is a rookie; he makes errors and needs to correct them,” said head coach Marvin Lewis. “But he is one of the most natural young linebackers I’ve seen. He runs around, flies around, and he makes a lot of tackles — that’s part of playing linebacker. You can give the guy a minus, but at the end of the day, it’s your job to get the football on the ground, and he does a good job of that.”
Burfict’s back story: College free agent LB Vontaze Burfict has come on like gangbusters for the Bengals (see previous item), and he was an explosive player for much of his college career at Arizona State, ballyhooed at times as a potential NFL first-round draft choice. But by the time the draft was over this past April, his future prospects seemed to be in tatters.
He went undrafted due to a reputation for immaturity and a reckless, penaltyplagued playing style. He had wound up on the outs with his coaches, essentially benched, and he was said to have been unimpressive at the Scouting Combine.
But Bengals coach Marvin Lewis took an interest in Burfict during the leadup to the draft, determining that Cincinnati would try to sign him if he was not selected. Thus far, the decision looks not far short of brilliant.
Not only does Burfict have excellent statistics, he has gone through four preseason games and now 10 regular-season contests with none of the headscratcher personal fouls that plagued him in college. Also, he has displayed a pleasing personality with fans and media.
“I don’t know the guy from Arizona State,” Lewis says of Burfict and his college travails. “I don’t need to know about anything in the past. Vontaze has done everything he needs to do to keep developing into a productive linebacker in the National Football League.”
Says Burfict:
“What happened in the past happened in the past. For me, what people portrayed me as at the draft, I totally wasn’t that guy. It’s not like I could go and confront media people and say, ‘You guys have got the wrong person.’ Whatever they put out there, they put out there. And whatever team got me, they will see the real Vontaze. I’m just totally the opposite of that.”
DEs pose threat, too: Though Pro Bowl DT Geno Atkins currently holds the Bengals sacks spotlight with 9.5, the Bengals’ NFL-leading sack total of 39 reflects plenty of power at the traditional pass rushing position of DE.
Fourth-year DE Michael Johnson is second on the team with a career-best 8.0.
DEs Carlos Dunlap and Wallace Gilberry are tied for third at 4.0, and DE Robert
Geathers is fifth at 3.0.
While all four of the DEs in the sack race have been effective, the one attracting the most attention for a possible big breakout is Dunlap. The third-year pro from Florida had two sacks of Philip Rivers last week, and on each one he forced a fumble. The Chargers recovered the first fumble, in the first quarter, but the seven-yard loss on a first-and-goal play from the seven was key in forcing them to settle for a field goal and a 7-3 deficit. Late in the fourth quarter, Dunlap inflicted a 10-yard loss on the Chargers, back to their 15, and he returned the fumble two yards to the 13, setting up a field goal for the eventual 20-13 victory margin.
Dunlap now leads the team in fumble recoveries (three) and he’s tied for the team lead in forced fumbles (three). His 17 QB pressures rank third on the team.
Dunlap is still looking for top veteran consistency in his play from week to week, but his ability shows in a way that makes fans drool. As a rookie in 2010, he ran off a string of 8.5 sacks over six games, and his 9.5 sacks for the full 2010 season set a Bengals rookie record. Last year, he led the team in QB pressures despite missing four games to injuries. This season, Dunlap ranks third on the team in QB pressures (17).
Johnson had 3.0 sacks at Washington on Sept. 23 and earned AFC
Defensive Player of the Week honors. He also is second on the team lead in QB pressures (16), and he has one INT.
Johnson came out of Georgia Tech with recognized high potential, but had the rap of a player who didn’t maintain a high motor on every snap. As a pro, however, he has not missed a game and has increased his contribution each year. Last year he posted career highs in sacks (6.0, now exceeded), tackles
(51) and passes defensed (six).
The 4.0 sacks from Gilberry this season have been an unexpected bonus.
Though Gilberry came to the Bengals with 14 career sacks, over a three-season span (2009-11) with Kansas City, his 2012 season did not begin promisingly.
Having signed with Tampa Bay for ’12 as an unrestricted free agent, he was waived by the Bucs after the season opener, for which he was inactive. He signed with the Bengals as a free agent four days later.
Gresham shows his stuff: Bengals TE Jermaine Gresham just keeps coming on. The third-year pro went to the Pro Bowl last season as a second-year player, and this year he has 51 catches for 593 yards and five TDs.
He had a lost fumble last week at San Diego, but he also had a 19-yard catch for the game’s first TD. His blocking helped the Bengals get a third straight 100-yard game by HB BenJarvus Green-Ellis, and he has helped the Bengals rise from
25th to 13th in NFL rushing average over the last three games.
Gresham is on pace for 68 catches and 791 yards over 16 games. He had
52 and 56 catches in his first two seasons, becoming the first Bengals TE since
Dan Ross in 1980-81 to get two straight 50-catch seasons. He had 471 and 596 yards in his first two seasons.
Gresham’s rankings: TE Jermaine Gresham’s receptions total of
51 ranks fourth among AFC tight ends, and his receiving yards total of 593 is fifth among conference TEs. That’s not too shabby, but Gresham has been selfcritical about not ranking more highly. Head coach Marvin Lewis, however, says
Gresham is sometimes comparing apples to oranges.
“Jermaine is doing what we need him to do within our own offense, and that’s the important part,” Lewis says. “I think Andy (QB Andy Dalton) has great trust in him to be in the right spots. If you look at people that really understand players, they think he’s a very, very good player, regardless what he might say

(Gresham’s rankings, continued) about not being satisfied with himself. He’s playing like we expect Jermaine to keep playing; he’s doing a great job. He’s had a good season, and he’s getting better each and every week. He’s putting the team on his shoulders. He’s doing that in the running game, and he’s doing it as a receiver. This is why we got him.
He keeps growing with it and he’s having fun with it. He likes to be the guy.”
Huber is tops all-time: P Kevin Huber’s performance on Nov. 4 vs. Denver lifted him into the Bengals career lead for gross punting average and net punting average, and he continues to hold those leads, though by tight margins.
In career gross punting average, Huber is at 43.9. The former record of 43.7 set by Dave Lewis (1970-73) now stands second.
In career net punting average, Huber leads at 38.6 and Lewis is now second at 38.4. (The formula behind net punting average is: Total punting yards, minus
20 yards for each touchback, minus opponent punt return yards, divided by attempts plus blocks.)
Huber also on club-record paces for season: Bengals
P Kevin Huber is boasting averages for gross and net punting that would be club records if held through 16 games. His 46.6-yard norm in gross yards would break the mark of 46.2 set in 1970 by Dave Lewis, and his 41.7 net average would top
39.3 by Dale Livingston in the inaugural Bengals season of 1968.
Huber’s net average ranks sixth in the NFL, and his gross average is 17th.
Huber pins ’em: Kevin Huber has consistently been among the NFL’s better punters in pinning foes inside their 20-yard line while avoiding touchbacks.
He had inside-20s on all three of his punts last week at San Diego, and one downed at the four on the last play of the third quarter helped set up field position that eventually led to a 55-yard Bengals drive for the go-ahead TD. For the season, Huber has 24 inside-20s and four touchbacks. His differential of plus-20 ranks seventh in the NFL. The leader, at plus-28, is Kansas City’s Dustin Colquitt
(33-5).
Huber is in his fourth season, and for his career he has 100 inside-20s against 29 touchbacks. That’s a ratio of 3.45 inside-20s for every touchback, best in Bengals history ahead of Kyle Larson at 3.41 (109-32). Huber entered last week’s game in second place behind Larson at 3.35, but with three inside-
20s and no touchbacks against the Chargers, he moved ahead of Larson all-time.
Huber ranks fourth in Bengals history in total inside-20s. The leader is Lee
Johnson, with 186 over 11 seasons (1988-98). In second place is Pat McInally
(157 over 10 seasons), and in third place is Larson (109 over five seasons).
33 years in the making: The sequel to Chris Bahr’s Bengalsrecord 55-yard field goal was a long time coming. Bahr connected from 55 on
Sept. 23, 1979 against the Houston Oilers at Riverfront Stadium, and it was just this past Nov. 25 against Oakland that his distance was matched by a Bengal.
Mike Nugent, an eighth-year pro in his third Bengals season, cleared the bar from 55 on the last play of the first half of the Raiders game.
“I just wanted to put a good hit on it,” Nugent said. “From that distance you don’t need to try to put more on it. I just wanted to hit a good solid ball and get it there.”
Between the Bahr kick and the Nugent kick, the Bengals missed six field goal attempts of 55 or more yards. Jim Breech missed from 55 in 1984, Lee
Johnson from 55 in ’91 and 59 in ’92, Doug Pelfrey from 63 in ’95 and 56 in ’97, and Shane Graham from 62 in 2006.
Fearsome foursome: The Bengals this season have captured four major AFC awards bestowed by the NFL:
● QB Andy Dalton was the most recent, earning AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his Nov. 11 performance vs. the N.Y. Giants. He passed for a career-high four TDs, with no INTs, and passed overall 21-for-30 for 199 yards.
● WR A.J. Green was AFC Offensive Player of the Month for September. In four games he led the conference in receptions (27), was second in receiving yards (428) and was tied for most receiving TDs (three).
● DE Michael Johnson earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his
Sept. 23 performance at Washington. Johnson recorded a career-high 3.0 sacks for minus-17 yards, while totaling seven tackles (six solo).
● CB Adam Jones earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his
Sept. 16 performance vs. Cleveland. His three punt returns for an average of
30.0 yards included an 81-yarder for a TD, the only non-offensive score for either team in a seven-point (34-27) Bengals win.
Jones hangs in third in NFL: Bengals CB Adam Jones averaged 19.5 yards on two punt returns last week at San Diego, and for the second straight week he ranks third in the NFL in season average. Jones is at
15.3 for 18 returns. Buffalo’s Leodis McKelvin leads the league at 20.4, and New
England’s Julian Edelman is in second place at 15.5.
Jones has been sharing punt return duties with WR Brandon Tate (8.9-yard average on 19 returns), and as a team the Bengals rank fifth in the NFL in punt returns with a 12.0 average. That’s up from a ranking of No. 7 the previous week.
Tate had a 16-yard punt return last week.
Tate, meanwhile, has 70 career punt returns as a Bengal, qualifying for the team’s all-time career rankings, and he leads in a close race with WR Quan
Cosby, who played for Cincinnati in 2009-10. Tate has a career average of 10.2 yards, with 70 returns for 713 yards. Cosby had a career mark of 10.0, with 70 returns for 699 yards.
Jones could spell big trouble: Bengals CB Adam Jones is second among active NFL players with five career punt returns for touchdowns.
One of those has come for the Bengals — an 81-yarder on Sept. 16 vs.
Cleveland. And in 22 other punt returns for Cincinnati, he has had a 68-yarder and a 63-yarder.
For his NFL career, Jones has had 109 total returns, and his average of one
TD for every 21.8 returns is outstanding. It’s only slightly behind Chicago’s Devin
Hester, whose average is 19.3. Hester is the NFL all-time leader in total punt return TDs, with 12, and he has 232 career returns.
Jones has a far better TD average than celebrated threats such as Deion
Sanders (TD every 35.3), Dante Hall (TD every 36.0) and Billy “White Shoes”
Johnson (TD every 47.0).
“I marvel at Adam’s abilities in many ways,” says Bengals head coach
Marvin Lewis. “He is amazing with the ball in his hands. He’s amazing when the
DBs do their tackling drills, and he’s the ball carrier. He’s very, very difficult to get your hands on. He’s done a wonderful job of becoming responsible with the football, and of understanding the schematics of the return game. He’s come light years in that way. He’s electrifying, he gets everybody excited when he’s back there.”
Jones’ 81-yard TD against Cleveland was a difference-maker. The Bengals won by a touchdown (34-27), and his was the only special teams or defense TD of the game.
A depth-chart squeeze, and a good one: Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis faced questions entering 2012 about his team’s depth at wide receiver. There was speculation that No. 1 WR A.J. Green, a spectacular talent, might be hounded into ordinary-ness by double and triple-teams.
But Lewis contended that wouldn’t be the case, and seldom has he been proven more correct. Green has had a great first 12 games, with 76 catches for
1107 yards (a club-record pace in yards), and he leads the team in TDs (10) while tying for the NFL lead in receiving TDs.
And one reason Green is doing just fine is that the other WRs — who had only 27 NFL catches combined last year — have provided good support.
Five other WRs have at least one catch over Games 1-12, and collectively the quintet has outpaced Green with 92 catches while trailing Green closely in yards (1033).
The Bengals have seven WRs on the 53-player roster — the first time in head coach Marvin Lewis’ 10 seasons the number has been above six. More on the six players behind Green are in the next two items.
Who are these guys?
The five Bengals WRs likely to join A.J.
Green on the active roster for Dallas combined last season for only 27 NFL catches. But they have shown plenty of talent this season. Here are capsules on the five:
● Andrew Hawkins (second-year; 5-7, 180): Hawkins is dart-quick, and though short, he’s not a “little guy” in the strength department. He has the ability to turn short passes into significant gains. He has had TDs of 50 and 59 yards, both with stellar runs after the catch, and he has also shown excellent hands.
Hawkins missed Games 10-11 with a knee injury suffered Nov. 16 in practice, but he returned to action at San Diego and had five catches for 47 yards. He ranks third on the team in catches (39) and receiving yards (441). He also has four rushes for 23 yards. He steadily increased his role as an NFL rookie with the
Bengals last year. In 2009 and ’10, he played for Grey Cup championship teams for Montreal in the Canadian League.
● Brandon Tate (fourth-year; 6-1, 200): Tate’s offensive time has been limited to some extent by his work as both a kickoff and punt returner. But he is nine-for-135 on the year, including a 44-yard TD. Tate has great straight-line speed and has shown excellent hands on several occasions. He was obtained

(Who are these guys?, continued) late in the 2011 preseason and didn’t work much on offense last year, concentrating instead on being the team’s primary kickoff and punt returner. But he had 432 receiving yards with three TDs for New England in 2010. He was a third-round draft choice of New England in 2009.
● Marvin Jones (rookie; 6-2, 195): The fifth-round draft pick from California could be in line for considerable playing time down the stretch. But before playing Nov. 25 vs. Oakland and starting last week at San Diego, he had missed virtually four games, since suffering a knee injury on the opening kickoff on Oct.
21. vs. Pittsburgh. He caught two-for-20 at San Diego but also had an apparently catchable ball bounce off him, and the Chargers intercepted. Jones is five-for-46 receiving on the year and he has drawn one 31-yard pass interference penalty against the defense. He has played in seven games. In preseason, Jones made folks wonder how he lasted to the 166th overall selection. He was a smooth playmaker, with gains of 42 and 45 yards that contributed to a team-leading 150 receiving yards. He is perhaps the most athletically graceful and stylish of the cast supporting Green.
● Armon Binns (first year; 6-3, 210): Binns hasn’t had a reception in the last five games, and he has been inactive for the last two. But he’s 18-for-210 on the season, tied for fourth on the team in receptions and fourth in receiving yards.
He’s playing for the first time in 2012, having spent most of his ’11 rookie campaign on the Bengals’ practice squad. He had a pair of 1100-yard seasons at the University of Cincinnati, scoring 21 TDs in those two campaigns.
● Ryan Whalen (second-year; 6-1, 200): The sixth-round 2011 draftee has been active for five games, with six catches for 47 yards. He had a 10-yard reception last week. He was a top target at Stanford for QB Andrew Luck in
2010, and he’s known as an ultra-dependable route-runner who can catch the ball in traffic.
Tough break for Sanu and Bengals: Rookie WR Mohamed
Sanu underwent foot surgery on Dec. 3 and will miss the Dallas game. Sanu was injured in practice on Nov. 28 and did not make last week’s trip to San Diego.
Coming out of the Bengals’ Nov. 25 win over Oakland, the third-round draft pick seemed to have hit his stride. He had posted four TD catches in three games and was showing the stuff that led him as a Rutgers senior to catch a Big East record 115 passes, shattering a mark of 93 set by Larry Fitzgerald.
Sanu got off to a slow season start as a receiver, with no catches in the first six games. But he had 16 catches for 154 yards, with the four TDs, in the next five games. Sanu also has lived up to his college reputation as a triple-threat player — receiving, passing rushing. Taking a direct center snap on Sept. 23 at
Washington, he launched a perfectly thrown ball of about 45 yards that A.J.
Green turned into a 73-yard TD. He threw four TD passes in college. And on
Nov. 25 vs. Oakland, he broke a couple tackles in gaining five yards on a thirddown-and-four rushing attempt.
Who’s making the movie?
Moving into a significant receiver role this season, WR Andrew Hawkins has emerged as Human Interest Story No. 1 on the Bengals’ roster.
Hawkins bloomed as a subject of media interest in the Sept. 16 Cleveland game, when he did a “SportsCenter Special” on a 50-yard TD catch, covering the last 40 yards on the ground with the moves of a water bug. And Hawkins has kept the interest alive with more big plays. He’s third on the team in receptions
(39) and receiving yards (441), and he has three TDs.
Hawkins’ second TD was a 59-yarder on Sept. 23 at Washington, and on
Nov. 11 vs. the N.Y. Giants, he showed great hands and concentration to catch an 11-yard TD pass against tight coverage. He missed Games 10-11 with a knee injury, but he returned to action at San Diego and had five catches for 47 yards.
And as for the human interest side, toss in these elements:
● Hawkins is a little guy in a big man’s world — 5-foot-7. He’s known affectionately as “Baby Hawk,” in reference to his size and to the fact that his older and taller brother, Artrell Hawkins, was a Bengals CB from 1998-2003.
● He was unsigned in the NFL after leaving the University of Toledo in
2007, with only an unsuccessful tryout at a Cleveland Browns rookie minicamp.
● He spent a part of 2008 sleeping on a friend’s couch in Toledo, trying to earn some cash.
● He later found work as a laborer at a company manufacturing wind turbines. And he caddied at Toledo’s Inverness Country Club.
● He briefly had an NFL job with the nearby Detroit Lions, but it was as a scouting intern, not as a player.
● He sent film of himself to a Michael Irvin reality show on Spike TV, on which the winning contestant was to get a spot on the Dallas Cowboys’ 80-man offseason roster. He finished second.
● He landed for two years with Montreal of the Canadian League, helping the Alouettes win Grey Cup titles in 2009 and ’10.
● His CFL work earned him his first NFL contract, in January 2011 with the
St. Louis Rams, but he was waived the first week of training camp.
● The Bengals claimed him on waivers from the Rams, and though he started last year on the practice squad, he wound up caching 23 passes for 263 yards. The performance set the stage for his success thus far in 2012, some five years after he left college.
Hawkins is not a guy to make a point of belaboring his past, but when media thronged his locker after the Cleveland game, pressing for details and feelings on his climb, he said:
“I didn’t think I’d be at this point — ever. I’ve come from the lowest point — nights crying, coaches telling me to give it up, living on my friend’s couch ... hearing ‘No’ so many times I got used to it.
“I know there’s a fine line between me playing here and me not playing anywhere,” Hawkins continued. “That’s the approach I take every week. And I can’t say it enough: I thank God every day that he’s blessed me the way he has.”
Hawkins is the younger brother of former Bengals CB Artrell Hawkins.
A.J.’s an admirer: combinations:
You could say that A.J. Green is everything
Andrew Hawkins isn’t as a receiver. He’s tall (6-4), so obviously gifted that any layman can see it, and he has been a sought-after player at all levels.
But Green sounds as impressed as anyone by the belated success (see previous item) of teammate Andrew Hawkins.
“I guess he got overlooked early on because teams saw a 5-7 guy, and they thought he was not high-powered,” said Green. “But man, this guy is powerful.
He’s explosive. He’s quick. He’s fast. He’s elusive. He’s all of the above.”
Andy told you so: When QB Andy Dalton opened training camp by singing the praises of the WRs being counted on to draw some defensive heat away from A.J. Green, it was hard not to suspect he was just trying to be a good and encouraging teammate.
But the play of the WR group behind Green has been one of the season’s biggest stories, and Dalton has reminded reporters:
“We are talented there, and that’s what we said on day one. I know these are guys who hadn’t proven anything coming into the season, but we have the talent and I’m excited about the group we’ve got. Hopefully they’ll just keep getting better and better each week.”
Dalton and WR A.J. Green, of course, were instant hits as rookies last year.
Using that experience, Dalton tried to inject more confidence into this year’s young group.
“I think back to what A.J. and I thought last year,” Dalton said. “We thought,
‘We may be rookies, but we’re going to be playing, so we better play well.’ I think what we were able to do last year has shown these guys, ‘I don’t have to wait for my turn. I can go ahead and do this now.”
Dominant days: In Games 9-11, the Bengals won three consecutive games by 18 or more points for only the second time in franchise history.
Cincinnati ended a four-game losing streak by defeating the N.Y. Giants 31-13 at
Paul Brown Stadium on Nov. 11, then the Bengals won 28-6 at Kansas City, and on Nov. 25 Cincinnati won 34-10 at home vs. Oakland.
The only previous instance was in 1976, when a Bengals team under head coach Bill Johnston won Games 3-5 by consecutive margins of 21. The Bengals won 28-7 at home vs. Green Bay, 45-24 at Cleveland and 21-0 at home vs.
Tampa Bay. That team finished 10-4 but missed the playoffs.
Uniform watch: The Bengals are scheduled to wear orange jerseys and white pants in the Dallas game.
Since 2004, when the Bengals underwent their last significant uniform redesign, the team has had a number of color options for jerseys and pants:
Below are the records (regular season and postseason) for the different
JERSEY
Orange
Orange
Black
Black
White
White
PANTS W-L-T PCT.
Black ...................................................................... 3-0-0 1.000
White.................................................................... 10-4-0
Black ...................................................................... 9-9-1
White.................................................................. 20-25-0
Black .................................................................. 15-19-0
White.................................................................. 11-17-0
.714
.500
.444
.441
.393
Turnover tables are turned: During the tenure of head coach
Marvin Lewis (2003-present), the Bengals are sixth in the NFL in turnover

(Turnover tables are turned, continued) differential (plus-32).
Prior to Lewis’ tenure, the Bengals had posted a minus turnover differential for five straight years (1998-2002).
Here are the top teams in differential since 2003:
TEAM TAKEAWAYS GIVEAWAYS DIFFERENTIAL
New England ............................ 316........................... 196 .............................. +120
Baltimore ................................... 307........................... 258 ................................ +49
Indianapolis ............................... 258........................... 213 ................................ +45
Atlanta ....................................... 276........................... 235 ................................ +41
Green Bay ................................. 285........................... 248 ................................ +37
Cincinnati .................................. 287........................... 255 ................................ +32
Since 2003, the Bengals rank fifth in the NFL in takeaways (287) and sixth in points off turnovers (874).
A stat that matters: For the Bengals term of coach Marvin Lewis
(2003-present), a plus-differential in turnovers reflects a big plus in the win column. And the reverse has gone for a minus.
The Bengals are 48-13-1 in the regular season under Lewis with a plus, for a
.774 winning percentage.
In contrast, the Bengals are 11-51 under Lewis when posting a minus differential. When the differential has been even, the results have been nearly even, with the Bengals at 17-15 under Lewis.
Last week at San Diego, the Bengals managed a win despite posting a minus-one differential. Prior to last week’s game, the Bengals had posted a plus differential in five consecutive games, going 3-2 in that span.
The Bengals’ overall experience with turnovers under Lewis is backed up by overall league numbers. Since the start of the 2003 season, here are the records of teams with varying turnover differentials (minus differentials are not included because they are the exact reverse of the plus figure for the same numbers):
DIFFERENTIAL W-L-T
Plus-1 ............................................................................... 609-274-1
Plus-2 ................................................................................. 481-95-0
Plus-3 ................................................................................. 275-31-1
Plus-4 ................................................................................... 156-4-0
Plus-5 or more ....................................................................... 75-3-0
PCT.
.689
.835
.897
.975
.962
Since 2003, NFL teams with any plus have a combined winning percentage of .796. The combined W-L record is 1596-407-2.
Hogging the Harris: The most recent Harris Poll on America’s favorite sports confirms pro football’s standing as not only the nation’s most popular, but the most popular by an eye-popping margin.
Harris — the national pioneer in market research — reported early this year that 36 percent of respondents chose pro football as their favorite. That is nearly three times the total of baseball (13 percent) and tying baseball for second place was college football, making pro or college football the favorite of 49 percent.
Auto racing ranked fourth at eight percent. Tying for fifth at five percent were men’s pro basketball, men’s college basketball and hockey.
TV streak at 115; bound for 116: In each of the last 115
Cincinnati TV ratings weeks that have included a Bengals regular-season or postseason broadcast — dating back to the 2004 season — the Bengals have ruled the Cincinnati airwaves. They have been the top-rated show among all programming in the Cincinnati market.
And it’s all but certain that the streak will officially go to 116 when Cincinnati rankings are in for the week of Nov. 26-Dec. 2. The Bengals’ Dec. 2 game at San
Diego drew a rating of 32.5, the club’s second-highest rating of the season.
The rating number indicates the percentage of market households tuned to the game — including those not watching TV at the time.
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 for a home playoff game vs. Pittsburgh on Jan. 8, 2006.
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.
Bengal bites: The Bengals rank second in the NFL in defensive thirddown conversion percentage, allowing only 22.2 percent (two of nine).
Offensively, the Bengals are third on fourth down (78.6), and Cincinnati’s 11 total fourth-down conversions (in 14 attempts) are tied for the NFL high ... Bengals DT
Geno Atkins and WR A.J. Green were named on Nov. 6 to the Midseason All-
Pro team selected by the editors of Pro Football Weekly. Atkins and Green were both unanimous selections of the voting panel. Only six of the 28 players named were unanimous picks ... Cincinnati’s longest scrimmage gainer has been a 73yard TD pass out of the “Wildcat” formation on Sept. 23 at Washington, with rookie WR Mohamed Sanu taking a shotgun snap and throwing to WR A.J.
Green ... Sanu’s 73-yarder to A.J. Green at Washington marked the first time the
Bengals had scored on their first scrimmage play of a game since Oct. 28, 2001, when HB Corey Dillon rushed a club-record 96 yards for a TD at Detroit ... The oldest Bengal on the 53-player roster is CB Terence Newman at 34 (born 9-4-
78); the youngest is TE Orson Charles at 21 (born 1-27-91) ... The tallest Bengal is OT Dennis Roland at 6-9; the shortest is WR Andrew Hawkins at 5-7 ... The heaviest Bengal is a tie between OT Andre Smith and DT Pat Sims at 335 pounds; the lightest is Andrew Hawkins at 180 pounds ... The Bengals opened the season with two games against division rivals (Baltimore and Cleveland) for the first time since 2007, and they also will close with two in the division
(Pittsburgh and Baltimore) for the first time since ’01.
Head coach Marvin Lewis , on the win at San Diego and the task ahead:
“We showed the important parts of winning games in the NFL — turnovers, explosive plays, rushing, third down and special teams. They all played such an important part in the game. You have to win those areas. Obviously in the turnover margin (minus-1) wasn’t very good, but we got back into it in the fourth quarter and made some plays that mattered. But we gave away the ball. Our turnovers on offense were critical. They can hurt us.
“Running the football, we continue to do a better job. We’ve got to keep working hard at it, keep creating space and movement, have better perimeter blocking, and have better opportunities all the way around. On third down, we have to keep working hard at it. It’s become a strength, but we have to stay after it and keep the execution level up.
“On special teams, don’t ever have a hiccup or relax. We were pretty good there (at San Diego). On kickoff return, we have a lot of work to do. We can do better at that. And we have to eliminate any penalties whatsoever in the kicking game.”
Lewis , on the WR corps, and making up for the injury loss of Mohamed Sanu:
“We have to continue to do better in every way. We had the ball go off our hands for an interception (at San Diego) — can’t have that. We have to make sure we play with great energy all the way through. We have to do a better job, and our passing game has to continue to improve. Regardless of Mo’s injury, I just think that all the way around we need to continue to do better.”
Defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer (formerly DC with Dallas), on facing the Cowboys for the second time with the Bengals:
“No different than San Diego, Philadelphia, the Giants or anyone else. I’m not playing Jerry; I’m playing those guys over there. I don’t know a lot of them anymore. We’ve played them one other time when I was here.”
Zimmer , on driving the acquisition of CB Terence Newman as a free agent:
“It wasn’t so much what I saw on tape, it was what I know about him. I know he’s a tough kid, good competitor, doesn’t miss reps. Actually, he’s a lot smarter now than when I had him (in Dallas) when he was young. He sees things so much better. He was always talented. He challenges receivers well.”
Zimmer , on the Bengals’ acquisition of former Cowboy Adam Jones:
“He had to prove to me that he wanted to fit in. Honestly he’s been good. I haven’t had one issue. He cares about playing good and trying to be a better teammate. He cares about winning, and I think he cares about what I think. This is probably the best year he’s had since he’s been here. He’s tackling well, disciplined in the things he needs to do. He can still jump off the reservation sometimes, but for the most part he’s been good.”
OT Andrew Whitworth , on the fourth-quarter comeback at San Diego:
“I’ve been in the league seven years, and this is my first win in California. We didn’t play our best, but we found a way. This win took will, and that’s as good a sign as any for what’s ahead of us.”

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Lewis , asked what the team needs to do to peak in December:
“Just keep playing. If there were a journal on how to do it, I think it would be a best-seller. Everybody would have it. At least it would be in 31 other places, I’m sure.”
Offensive coordinator Jay Gruden , on the offense’s promising play of late:
“I told ’em at a team meeting that momentum and confidence are a dangerous combination. We’re starting to put it all together, and it’s very important for us to continue to get better as the season goes on. We’re starting to get healthy and guys are gaining momentum and confidence. Right now we have that, but we have to keep it going.”
Defensive line coach Jay Hayes , on the drive for the playoffs:
“Average players need to play good. Good players need to play great. And great players need to get better. Wherever you are, you need to go from there.
See where you are on the scale.”
QB Andy Dalton , on the offense showing good efficiency:
“I feel like I’ve got a great understanding of this offense. What we’re trying to do and how to go at defenses. I’ve just got to keep improving each week. I’m really comfortable with everything we’re doing, whether it is protections or route concepts or stuff like that. And the more I’m playing and the more experience I get, the more comfortable I feel.”
Dalton , on the Bengals having a “no-drama” locker-room scene:
“The guys we have here, the guys we’ve brought in here, are all team players. Their focus is they want to win. That’s the reason there hasn’t been much drama, because we’ve got a great group of guys in this locker room. It’s full of good people.”
LB Rey Maualuga , on being urged by coach Marvin Lewis to be a more aggressive leader:
“There’s a quote Marvin gave me — ‘The rate of the pack is determined by the speed of the leader.’ The quicker I get things going, the quicker I get things riled up, the more people buy into it. I like the opportunity and the challenge.”
Assistant head coach/OL coach Paul Alexander , on rookie G Kevin Zeitler:
“He’s not like some first-rounders, like when there’s a break they’re going over to check their stock portfolio. He’s just watching football. He cares. He really wants to be good. It’s infectious. I see him play now and I’ve gone beyond feeling like he’s going to be good. He’s showing enough where I think he is good.”
WR A.J. Green , on OT Andrew Whitworth’s leadership role on offense:
“He’s like a dad to the team. I feel like if I had to, I could go talk to him about anything.”
Alexander , on OT Andrew Whitworth:
“He golfs, he plays tennis. He’s just a fluid, well-coordinated athlete. If you had all the left tackles in the league lined up, I’d take Whit. No question. He’s an
A-plus leader and he’s almost like the brains of our operation. He knows our offense so well that he’s got all the little adjustments down.”
NFL on CBS analyst Rich Gannon , on changes in WR A.J.
Green’s play as a second-year pro:
“They are subtle things, but they have made a big difference. He has become a better route runner and he has cleaned things up. I think he’s better at the top of his routes, and he’s finishing. He’s even giving Andy (Dalton) some room on the boundary, giving him space to make the throw.”
DE Carlos Dunlap , on vet assistance received from DE Robert Geathers:
“Rob has helped me out with everything. He’s seen everything, he’s done everything. When I got here he was already in his seventh year and he’d been to the playoffs, got a big contract, had a lot of different (roles). The thing he’s helped me with is stopping the run. I feel like I’m a natural pass rusher, but he’s helped me with little things about playing the run.”
CB Terence Newman , on DT Geno Atkins:
“I’m telling you, the dude is like a little pit bull. He’s stocky, compact, and his first step is amazing. Í worked out with him in the offseason and got to see him doing some starts. His first rep is unbelievable, and he’s smart as hell. I couldn’t believe this is only his third year in the league. The guy’s going to be one of the best at that position, for sure.”
DT Domata Peko , on DT Geno Atkins:
“He’s a really humble guy; that’s the cool thing about Geno. You see players sometimes who seem to get big when they get a lot of stats in their head. But
Geno, he’s really a team player. He fits within in the scheme and tries to play within the scheme, and that’s what you want to see.”
Newman , on the secondary’s veteran depth, particularly in regard to earlyseason injury problems:
“That’s why you have six or seven former first-rounders on this team.
Somebody goes down, somebody has to step up. I think that’s definitely one of the advantages of having a secondary like this. If one guy goes down another guy is able to step up.”
CB Adam Jones , on special teams coach Darrin Simmons:
“I haven’t had a special teams coach better than Darrin. That guy, any little thing, he’ll find it and help. We’re in practice and I’m catching the ball and feeling good about it, but he’s like ‘You have to make sure you turn a little bit because in a game, it’s going to hit you.’ It’s little things he does that make me feel comfortable back there, even though I didn’t have any reps in the preseason.”
WRs coach James Urban , on the explosive-play ability of WR
Andrew Hawkins:
“He’s a dynamic, explosive, quick player who creates mismatch problems for people. It’s hard to replicate his speed. You see it for a few plays, and you realize it’s a different speed than what (opponents) are used to seeing.”
Whitworth , comparing the starting G duo of Clint Boling and Kevin Zeitler to last year’s duo of Bobbie Williams and Nate Livings:
“Clint and Kevin are younger, more agile guys. They’re not quite as big, so they’re going to run around and be able to get on guys, and maybe they’ll maintain blocks a little longer just because of their speed and young legs and being a little lighter. The main thing is that we have that attitude that we’re going to finish every play. That’s going to help us run the ball effectively.”
Lewis , on offensive coordinator Jay Gruden:
“Jay has a great strength, really seeing the offense through the quarterback’s eyes. He’s able to be a visionary that way and go out and coach all
11 guys through it, from how he expects the protection to work, or to the run scheme to work to all the skill players. And that’s a real gift.”
Lewis , on OT Andre Smith:
“Last year Andre really grew into the player we drafted and expected to have. Unfortunately it got delayed and sideways (during his rookie season), for different reasons with the holdout and an immediate injury and so forth. But he really has taken a lot of steps in maturity. You just saw the personality come out of a guy that was picked where he was picked in the draft. The total man — all the qualities of a first-round pick, particularly a high first-round pick — they began to emerge throughout last year, and he’s picked up where he left off.”
Quarterbacks: Second-year pro Andy Dalton didn’t have a great statistical day at San Diego, posting a 65.2 passer rating, but he again raised his stock as a leader who can shake off adversity. In addition to being five-for-five passing on the 55-yard fourth-quarter drive that erased a 13-10 San Diego lead,
Dalton converted a third-and-one situation on a sneak and later darted six yards for a TD when an anticipated screen pass opportunity failed to materialize.
Dalton had posted a 100-plus passer rating in Games 9-11. Against the
Chargers, he was 25-for-39 passing for 211 yards with one TD and two INTs.
One of his INTs was returned for a second-quarter TD. Dalton’s TD pass was a
19-yarder to TE Jermaine Gresham in the first quarter for a 7-0 lead. Dalton has a 91.3 passer rating for the season, on 262-for-413 (63.4 percent) for 2980 yards, with 24 TDs and 13 INTs. He is on pace to tie the club record for TD passes in a season, at 32. He has twice this year set a new career passer-rating high for a game, topped by 132.9 on Sept. 23 at Washington, and he has three rushing TDs. Seventh-year pro Bruce Gradkowski is in the No. 2 QB role. He has played only in the season opener at Baltimore, when he relieved Dalton in the fourth quarter but did not throw a pass. Gradkowski gives the Bengals a proven veteran presence in the No. 2 spot. He saw limited action in 2011, but in

(Position by position, continued) his one major appearance, he replaced an injured Dalton in the season opener at Cleveland and led a comeback win.
Running backs: No. 1 HB BenJarvus Green-Ellis topped the 100yard rushing mark for the third straight game in the San Diego contest, carrying
25 times for 118 yards. He became the first Bengals rusher with three straight
100-yard games since Corey Dillon in 1999. Green-Ellis had not reached 100 in any of the first nine games. Green-Ellis has five TDs on the season, secondmost on the team. For the season he is 226-for-885 rushing (3.9), and he is 18for-91 receiving after a four-for-14 day at San Diego. Green-Ellis is on pace for a career-high 1180 rushing yards over 16 games. HB Cedric Peerman had been making significant contributions leading up to the San Diego game, but he was held to two rushes for four yards against the Chargers before being sidelined by an ankle injury. His status for Dallas is uncertain. Peerman is 31-for-244 rushing on the season, a 7.9-yard average, and though he has rushed for 80 yards on a pair of fake punts, he still has a 5.7-yard average on rushes from the regular offensive set (29-for-164). Peerman also has nine receptions for 85 yards. HB
Brian Leonard has played in 11 games and is 15-for-46 rushing and eight-for-59 receiving. He was limited to one rush for one yard at San Diego. The No. 1 FB job belongs for the second straight season to Chris Pressley, who has played in all 12 games. Pressley’s only offensive touch of the season was a one-yard TD reception at Jacksonville, for his first NFL score.
Wide receivers: Second-year pro A.J. Green tied his season receptions high in the win at San Diego, catching nine for the third time on the year. He gained 85 yards. He was held without a TD for the second straight game, but he had scored in nine straight games prior to that and leads the team for the season with 10 TDs. He is tied for the NFL lead in receiving TDs while ranking tied for second in the league in total TDs. He ranks third in the AFC in receptions (76) and fourth in receiving yards (1107). Green is on a 12-game pace to set a new Bengals season receiving yards record at 1476, topping Chad
Johnson’s 2007 record of 1440. He is on pace for 101 receptions, which would rank second in club history. He had a career-high 183 yards on Sept. 23 at
Washington. Second-year pro Andrew Hawkins returned to action in the San
Diego game after missed the previous two contests due to a knee injury suffered in practice on Nov. 16. Hawkins had five catches for 47 yards, and he also broke up a potential San Diego interception on an underthrown ball. Hawkins is third on the team for the season in catches (39) and receiving yards (441), and he has three TDs. Two of his TD receptions have been from 50 or more yards. He is four-for-23 rushing on the year. On special teams, he has downed three punts inside the opponent’s five. Rookie Marvin Jones (fifth-round draft pick) has played in the last two games after missing virtually all of Games 7-10 due to a knee injury. Jones had a starting assignment in the San Diego game and had two catches for 20 yards, but he also allowed an apparently catchable pass to bounce off him, and it was intercepted by San Diego. Jones is five-for-46 receiving on the year, but the team believes he can contribute much bigger numbers over the last four games. Fourth-year pro Brandon Tate returned three kickoffs and a punt at San Diego but did not have a pass thrown his way. Tate is nine-for-135 receiving on the season, including a 44-yard TD on Sept. 16 vs.
Cleveland. Second-year pro Ryan Whalen played for the fifth time this season in the Chargers game and had a 10-yard reception on the opening Cincinnati TD drive. Whalen is six-for-47 receiving on the year. He has been inactive for seven games. First-year player Armon Binns was inactive at San Diego. Binns has played in eight games and ranks tied for fourth on the team in catches (18) and fourth in receiving yards (210), and he has one TD. Mohamed Sanu, the rookie third-round draft choice from Rutgers, suffered a foot injury in practice on Nov.
28 and was inactive at San Diego. He underwent surgery on Dec. 3 and will not play this week.
Tight ends: After fine seasons in 2010 and ’11, first-round ’10 draft pick
Jermaine Gresham is having his best year in ’12. Though he had a fumble (lost) in the win at San Diego, his four-for-35 receiving effort included a 19-yard TD for the game’s first score. He is second on the team for the season in catches (51) and receiving yards (593), and he is tied for second in TDs (five). He was a Pro
Bowl selection last year, and the 6-5, 260-pounder also has all the tools to keep developing into a powerful blocker. Rookie fourth-round draft pick Orson
Charles played for the 12th straight game in the Chargers contest. He did not have a pass thrown his way, but he is seven-for-84 receiving on the season.
Charles was productive for three years in the Southeastern Conference before opting to turn pro. Third-year pro Richard Quinn has been on the roster for 11 games but has been inactive (coaches’ decision).
Offensive linemen: At San Diego, the line supported a third-straight
100-yard rushing game for HB BenJarvus Green-Ellis (118) and allowed only one sack (for zero) yards while assisting a seven-for-14 conversion performance on third downs. LOT Andrew Whitworth and ROT Andre Smith form the established bookends of the 2012 line. Each has started all 12 games. Smith is a highly talented fourth-year player, the sixth overall pick in the 2009 draft, and has steadied as a pro after some early injury problems. He has one fumble recovery this season. Whitworth is a seventh-year team leader, and his streak of 62 consecutive starts (including postseason) is the longest on the current team.
Rookie Trevor Robinson of Notre Dame has claimed the No. 1 center spot. He has started the last five games, and though he originally moved into the starting lineup as an injury replacement for veteran Jeff Faine, he has been kept as a starter even since Faine has recovered from a hamstring injury. Robinson, who made the roster as a college free agent, has played in the last 10 games. Faine, with 124 NFL starts to his credit, but was active-DNP for the fourth straight game in the Chargers contest. Faine was signed Aug. 29 as a free agent and played in the first eight games, with seven starts. Faine was signed on short notice to replaced Kyle Cook, who suffered an ankle injury on Aug. 23 vs. Green Bay and was placed Sept. 4 on the Reserve/Injured list, designated for possible return under league rules. Cook returned to practice on a roster exemption on Nov. 28 and could be activated to the roster at the club’s discretion during the next two weeks. Second-year pro Clint Boling is at LG and has started every game. He moved into the starting role in the preseason opener, after veteran free agent acquisition Travelle Wharton suffered a season-ending knee injury. Boling was a 2011 fourth-round draft choice. The starting RG job is in the hands of firstround draft pick Kevin Zeitler of Wisconsin, who has opened and finished every game. Zeitler earned multiple first-team All-America honors in 2011, the last of his four stellar seasons at Wisconsin. Fifth-year OT/G Dennis Roland has been a regular in the offense the last few seasons, starting on occasion and also serving as the “move tight end” on selected downs. He has seen action in that role in every game this season. OT Anthony Collins, a fifth-year player, has 40 career Bengals games with 18 starts. He has played in two games (Games 8 and 11), and has been active-DNP for the other 10 contests.
Defensive linemen: DE Carlos Dunlap played in his 10th game of the season in the San Diego game and had a huge impact on the victory. The third-year pro from Florida had two sacks of Philip Rivers, and on each one he forced a fumble. The Chargers recovered the first fumble, in the first quarter, but the seven-yard loss on a first-and-goal play from the seven was key in forcing them to settle for a field goal and a 7-3 deficit. Late in the fourth quarter, Dunlap inflicted a 10-yard loss on the Chargers, back to their 15, and he returned the fumble two yards to the 13, setting up a field goal for the eventual 20-13 victory margin. In addition to the two sacks, the coaching staff credited him with four QB pressures. Dunlap missed Games 1-2 while finishing rehab from a knee strain.
For the season, he leads the team in fumble recoveries (three), is tied for the team lead in forced fumbles (three) and ranks third in QB pressures (17). His 4.0 sacks rank third on the team. He has 38 tackles and one pass defensed. DT
Geno Atkins raised his team-leading sacks total to 9.5 in the San Diego game with one shared sack. Atkins totaled five tackles for the game, and he also was credited with a team-high five QB pressures. In addition to leading the team in sacks (and also leading all NFL interior linemen), Atkins also leads the team in
QB pressures (27) and tackles-for-loss (11), and he is tied for the team lead in forced fumbles (three). Also, Atkins has two passes defensed. Atkins is second on the line in tackles for the season (51). With four games still to play, he has set a new Bengals record for sacks by an interior lineman, topping the mark of DT
Dan Wilkinson, who had 8.0 in 1996. Last season Atkins tied for the NFL lead among interior linemen with 7.5 sacks. He was the first Bengals defensive lineman to make the Pro Bowl since NT Tim Krumrie in 1988. RDE Michael
Johnson had four tackles at San Diego, and he was credited with three QB pressures. Johnson is second on the team in sacks for the season (career-high
8.0), ranked tied for seventh in the AFC. Johnson is third on the line in tackles for the season (49), and he has one fumble recovery, one INT and two passes defensed. He also ranks second on the team in QB pressures (19). He was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his three-sack performance on
Sept. 23 at Washington. NT Domata Peko had five tackles at San Diego, including a shared sack. Peko has led the Bengals line in tackles in three of the past four years, and he is leading again this year with 60 stops, fourth on the team. Peko has 2.0 sacks and two passes defensed on the season. Peko is a team leader on and off the field. He has started every game in four of the last five full seasons and has started every game this year. Veteran DE Robert Geathers had one tackle and three QB pressures at San Diego. Geathers has played in every game and has 35 tackles with 3.0 sacks, and he ranks fourth on the team in QB pressures (13). A ninth-year pro, Geathers has 99 career starts. DE
Wallace Gilberry had a sack among his four tackles vs. San Diego. His 4.0 sacks on the season rank tied for third on the team. He has 23, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble. He has been a major pleasant surprise, signed by the Bengals on Sept. 18 after being released by Tampa Bay. He has played in

(Position by position, continued) the last 10 games. The fifth-year pro now has 18 career sacks. DT Pat Sims played in his fourth game of the year in the Chargers contest and had two tackles. He has seven stops on the season, and on Nov. 11 against the Giants, he had his first career INT. Sims missed the entire preseason due to a hamstring injury and opened the regular season on the Reserve/Physically Unable to
Perform list. Sims was a regular in the Bengals line rotation from his rookie 2008 season through last year. Rookie DT Devon Still has been inactive for the last five games, but he played in Games 1-8 and for the season has 20 tackles, a shared sack and a forced fumble (Bengals recovered). Rookie Brandon
Thompson, a third-round draft choice at DT, has played in three games and has two tackles. He has been inactive the last nine games.
Linebackers: Rookie Vontaze Burfict, the starting WLB, led the team with 15 tackles at San Diego. It was the team’s second-highest game total of the season, exceeded only by Burfict’s 16 on Oct. 21 vs. Pittsburgh. Burfict ranks second on the team in tackles for the season with 115, and he has one sack, three passes defensed, a fumble recovery and a special teams fumble recovery.
His 14 solo stops in the Pittsburgh game were three more than any other Bengal has had this season. He ranks second on the team for the season in tackles-forloss (five). MLB Rey Maualuga has started every game and leads the team in tackles (121). He was second in tackles with nine at San Diego, and he also had two QB pressures and a pass defensed. He has seven games this season of 10 or more tackles and seven games with at least a share of the team tackles lead.
He has three passes defensed on the season, along with one sack and one fumble recovery. No. 1 SLB Manny Lawson had two tackles at San Diego and has 32 stops on the year, including two sacks and a forced fumble. Lawson is in his second Bengals season, after five seasons with San Francisco. He started 15 games last year. The Bengals signed rookie Emmanuel Lamur of Kansas State from their practice squad on Nov. 2, and Lamur has played in the last five games. He played on special teams (no statistics) at San Diego. For the season he has nine tackles and a pass defensed, and he has quickly risen to fifth on the special teams in tackles (six). Fourth-year pro Dan Skuta played on special teams at San Diego and had one tackle. He has played in all 12 games and leads the special units in tackles by three, with 12. He has seven tackles on defense. Third-year pro Vincent Rey played on special teams at San Diego (no statistics). Rey has 17 tackles on defense for the season, with a sack and a pass defensed, and he ranks tied for second in special teams tackles (nine).
Defensive backs: FS Reggie Nelson has been back in his starting role for the last two games, after missing Games 9-10 with a hamstring strain, and at San Diego, his end-zone interception in the final minute preserved
Cincinnati’s seven-point win. The Chargers had reached the Bengals 17 in their bid for a tying score. Nelson also led the secondary in tackles (six), including one for a loss. Nelson is third on the team in tackles (70), and he has five passes defensed (fourth on team), a forced fumble and the one INT. The first-round
Jacksonville 2007 draft pick led the team in INTs (four) last season, with a 75yard TD. Tenth-year NFL veteran Chris Crocker started at SS for the fifth straight game in the Chargers contest and had five tackles. Crocker leads the team in INTs (three) and INT return yards (52), and he has 30 tackles with four passes defensed. Crocker played for Cincinnati from 2008-11. He was released this past spring, but was re-signed by Cincinnati on Sept. 26. He has played in the last nine games. Free agent CB acquisition Terence Newman made his 12th straight start in the Chargers game, opening at LCB, and he had two tackles.
Newman leads the team with 11 PDs on the season, and he ranks second in
INTs (two), both against Peyton Manning on Nov. 4 vs. Denver. Newman has 58 tackles, fifth on the team. He also has a forced fumble that the Bengals recovered, and he has one fumble recovery. He is a former Dallas first-round draft choice and a two-time Pro Bowler in nine Cowboys seasons. He has 34 career INTs. No. 1 RCB Leon Hall has started 10 games, missing Games 3-4 with a hamstring strain. He had two tackles at San Diego. For the season he has
33 tackles, and his nine passes defensed rank second on the team. Hall has 20 career INTs. CB Adam Jones had one tackle at San Diego. Jones has played in all 12 games, with two starts. He has 31 tackles on the season with one sack, and his seven passes defensed rank third on the team. Jones is in his third
Bengals season. He had two punt returns for a 19.5-yard average at San Diego and for the season, his 15.3 punt return average ranks third in the NFL. Nate
Clements saw brief action on defense at San Diego and also played on special teams (no statistics). Clements moved primarily to a safety position for Games 4-
10 after starting at LCB in Games 1-2. He has 43 tackles for the season with four passes defensed, a forced fumble and one INT. CB Dre Kirkpatrick of Alabama,
Cincinnati’s top draft choice for 2012, played in his fifth game in the Chargers contest, seeing action on special teams (no statistics). He was forced from the game early in the fourth quarter with a concussion and his early status for Dallas is uncertain. Kirkpatrick missed all of preseason and Games 1-7 while rehabbing a knee injury. For the season he has two tackles on defense, two on special teams, and he has downed a punt and a kickoff return inside the opponents’ fiveyard line. Kirkpatrick earned multiple first-team All-America honors at Alabama last season. S Jeromy Miles played on special teams at San Diego (no statistics). Miles has 11 tackles on defense for the season, and he ranks tied for second on the special teams with nine stops. Third-year S Taylor Mays played on special teams at San Diego (no statistics). Mays has played in all 12 games, with three starts. He has 16 tackles on defense and five on special teams.
Rookie S George Iloka was inactive for the San Diego game. He has played in seven games, with two special teams tackles. Veteran Jason Allen joined the
Bengals for 2012 as an unrestricted free agent. But the seventh-year pro has played in only one game, on Sept. 23 at Washington, logging two tackles. He missed Games 1-2, due to a quad strain that he first suffered in the early preseason, and he later missed time with a thigh injury. He has been inactive
(coaches’ decision) for the last four games. Allen had 10 INTs over the 2010-11 seasons, for Miami and Houston.
Special teams: P Kevin Huber didn’t post a big yardage average at
San Diego, logging 38.0, but all three of his kicks were downed inside the
Chargers 20, including one at the four and another at the 10. The inside-20s at the four and the 10 worked to set up field position for a 55-yard go-ahead TD drive by the offense. His net average for the game was also 38.0. Huber this season has established himself this season as the Bengals’ all-time leader in gross punting average (43.9 yards) and net punting average (38.6). For the season, Huber’s gross and net averages would break club records if held through 16 games. His gross average of 46.6 would break the mark of 46.2 set in
1970 by Dave Lewis, and his net average of 41.7 would top 39.3 by Dale
Livingston in the inaugural Bengals season of 1968. Also for the season, Huber has 24 inside-20s with just four touchbacks. Huber was a Bengals 2009 draft choice and has played in all 62 games of his career (including postseason).
Huber has also been a reliable holder on place kicks. K Mike Nugent made his only two FG attempts at San Diego, hitting from 19 and 24 yards. The week before, vs. Oakland, Nugent tied a 33-year-old Bengals record with a 55-yarder.
Nugent is 19-for-23 on FGs this season and has made all 35 of his PAT tries. He set Bengals records last season for field goals (33) and points (132), making a comeback from a serious 2010 injury. The eighth-year vet is in his third Bengals season, and he also handles kickoffs. LS Clark Harris is in his fourth Bengals season and has had no unplayable snaps among 510 for his Cincinnati career.
Harris also has three special teams tackles, and at San Diego, he downed a punt at the Chargers four in the third quarter. LB Dan Skuta was among three players with one special teams tackle at San Diego. He raised his season total to a team-leading 12, three ahead of both S Jeromy Miles and LB Vincent Rey. CB
Adam Jones had a 19.5-yard average on two punt returns at San Diego, and for the season he is averaging 15.3 yards on 18 returns, ranked third in the NFL.
Jones had an 81-yard return for a TD on Sept. 16 vs. Cleveland, and he had a
68-yarder to set up a TD on Nov. 11 vs. the N.Y. Giants. WR Brandon Tate had a 16-yard punt return at San Diego and averaged 18.7 yards on three kickoff returns. Tate has averaged 8.9 yards on 19 punt returns on the season and is averaging 24.9 yards on 25 kickoff returns. Tate has 70 career punt returns as a
Bengal, qualifying for the team’s all-time career rankings, and he leads at 10.2, ahead of second-place Quan Cosby (10.0).

2012
Fri., Dec. 28 — Deadline for waiver requests in 2012, except for “special
waiver requests,” which have a 10-day claiming period, with
termination or assignment delayed until after the Super
Bowl.
Mon., Dec. 31 — Clubs may begin signing free-agent players for the 2013
season.
Jan. 5-6
Jan. 12-13
2013
— Wild Card Playoff Games.
— Divisional Playoff Games.
Sun., Jan. 20 — AFC and NFC Championship Games.
Sun., Jan. 27 — AFC-NFC Pro Bowl.
Sun., Feb. 3 — Super Bowl XLVII, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New
Orleans, Louisiana.
* — Tentative date.
2014
Sun., Feb. 2* — Super Bowl XLVIII, MetLife Stadium, New York-New Jersey.
2015
Sun., Feb. 1* — Super Bowl XLIX, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale,
Arizona.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1
Dallas .........................................................0
Cincinnati....................................................3
2
3
6
The Bengals’ defense raked Dallas for five takeaways while the offense had no giveaways, and the plus-five differential tied the club record for a game. Cincinnati’s offense started slowly, but two of the takeaways set up first-half FGs, and the Bengals led
9-3 at intermission. In the second half, Cincinnati’s offense came alive with a 76-yard TD pass from QB Carson Palmer to TE Matt Schobel in the third quarter, and with a 14-play,
66-yard TD drive in the fourth quarter that Palmer capped with a two-yard run for his first career TD. The Dallas offense penetrated the Cincinnati 20-yard line only once in the game, and had to settle for a FG. Bengals K Shayne Graham posted a career-high four
FGs and had 14 points, and he did not miss an attempt. HB Rudi Johnson rushed for 95 yards for Cincinnati. The Bengals improved to 3-5 before what was the third-largest crowd
(65,721) in club history at the time. Dallas fell to 3-5.
3
0
7
4
0
10
OT PTS.
—
—
3
26
TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT
Cin. — S.Graham 35 field goal .................................................................................. 1-4:06
Cin. — S.Graham 47 field goal ................................................................................ 2-13:02
Cin. — S.Graham 45 field goal .................................................................................. 2-9:57
Dall. — B.Cundiff 24 field goal .................................................................................... 2-0:18
Cin. — M.Schobel 76 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick) .................................... 3-9:36
Cin. — S.Graham 30 field goal ................................................................................ 4-12:21
Cin. — C.Palmer 2 run (S.Graham kick) ................................................................... 4-2:20
Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 65,721. Time: 2:51.
Bengals fans were contemplating a tie for the team’s second-biggest road comeback win ever when LB Rashad Jeanty covered an onside kick at the Bengals 48 with 14:02 still remaining. After trailing 17-0, the Bengals had scored 16 unanswered points. But the
Cowboys turned matters back in their favor on the next play, recovering a fumble by HB
Chris Perry. Dallas scored in two plays for a 24-16 lead, and though the Bengals rebounded to within 24-22 on WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh’s second TD catch of the day,
Cincinnati failed on a two-point conversion try. Dallas then drove for a clinching TD, getting the score on a 15-yard pass from QB Tony Romo to WR Patrick Crayton. The Bengals fell to 0-5, and the Cowboys improved to 4-1.
SCORE BY PERIODS 1
Cincinnati ................................................... 0
Dallas ....................................................... 10
2
6
7
3
7
0
4
9
14
OT PTS.
—
—
22
31
TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT
Dall. — N.Folk 30 field goal ...................................................................................... 1-13:06
Dall. — F.Jones 33 run (N.Folk kick) .......................................................................... 1-6:00
Dall. — J.Witten 4 pass from T.Romo (N.Folk kick) ................................................. 2-12:12
Cin. — S.Graham 41 field goal .................................................................................. 2-8:15
Cin. — S.Graham 31 field goal .................................................................................. 2-0:34
Cin. — T.Houshmandzadeh 18 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick) ..................... 3-7:59
Cin. — S.Graham 40 field goal ................................................................................ 4-14:02
Dall. — T.Owens 57 pass from T.Romo (N.Folk kick).............................................. 4-11:46
Cin. — T.Houshmandzadeh 10 pass from C.Palmer (pass failed) ........................... 4-7:39
Dall. — P.Crayton 15 pass from T.Romo (N.Folk kick) .............................................. 4-1:52
Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 62,655. Time: 3:07.
TEAM STATISTICS DALL.
First downs ..................................................................................................... 13
Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 3-11
Total net yards ............................................................................................. 311
Net yards rushing ......................................................................................... 109
Net yards passing ........................................................................................ 202
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 30-18-3
Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................... 1-5
Punts-average .......................................................................................... 4-48.0
Punt returns-yards....................................................................................... 2-21
Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................. 7-140
Penalties-yards ........................................................................................... 7-46
Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 2-2
Time of possession ................................................................................... 26:43
RUSHING
CIN.
15
8-17
328
116
212
32-21-0
0-0
5-39.8
2-29
2-37
4-20
0-0
33:17
TEAM STATISTICS CIN.
First downs ..................................................................................................... 18
Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 6-14
Total net yards .............................................................................................. 269
Net yards rushing ........................................................................................... 61
Net yards passing......................................................................................... 208
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 39-23-1
Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................... 2-9
Punts-average .......................................................................................... 4-46.3
Punt returns-yards ......................................................................................... 1-8
Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................. 6-177
Penalties-yards ............................................................................................ 7-44
Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 1-1
Time of possession ................................................................................... 28:15
RUSHING
DALL.
18
9-15
373
198
175
23-14-1
1-1
3-55.3
2-15
3-67
6-52
2-1
31:45
DALL.
R.Lee
R.Anderson
E.George
DALL.
V.Testaverde
TOTALS
DALL.
J.Witten
K.Johnson
R.Anderson
P.Crayton
Ra.Williams
E.George
TOTALS
ATT YDS LG TD CIN.
6 39 13 0 R.Johnson
10 29 12 0 K.Watson
8 23 5 0 C.Russell
3 18 10 0 C.Palmer
PASSING
ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN.
30 18 207 0-3 C.Palmer
30 18 207 0-3 TOTALS
RECEIVING
ATT YDS LG TD
26 95 8 0
2 10 9 0
1 10 10 0
2 1 2t
1
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
32 21 212 1-0
32 21 212 1-0
NO YDS LG TD
6
4
4
2
1
1
97 33
58 26
21 13
14
3
8
14 14
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
CIN.
C.Johnson
R.Johnson
J.Johnson
M.Schobel
R.Kelly
T.Houshmandzadeh 1
K.Walter
18 207 33 0 TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD
8 74 23 0
4 19 8 0
3 11 8 0
2 84 76t 1
2 9 5 0
8 8 0
1 7 7 0
21 212 76t 1
DEFENSE
Dallas (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: L.Frazier 7-1-8, D.Coakley 6-2-8,
A.Singleton 6-0-6, Ro.Williams 5-0-5, D.Nguyen 4-1-5, T.Newman 4-0-4, G.Ellis 2-1-3,
M.Wiley 2-1-3, T.Dixon 2-0-2, L.Glover 2-0-2, N.Jones 1-0-1, B.James 1-0-1, J.Reeves 1-
0-1, L.Scott 1-0-1, K.Coleman 1-0-1, L.Carson 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: None.
PD: T.Newman 2, T.Dixon 1, G.Ellis 1, L.Frazier 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: M.Williams 3-6-9, R.Beckett 6-2-8,
D.Clemons 5-1-6, K.Hardy 2-4-6, D.O’Neal 5-0-5, J.Smith 3-2-5, L.Johnson 2-3-5,
B.Simmons 4-0-4, Lan.Moore 1-3-4, R.Geathers 2-1-3, J.Thornton 2-0-2, T.James 1-1-2,
K.Kaesviharn 1-1-2, K.Ratliff 1-1-2, A.Mitchell 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: R.Geathers 1-5. INT.-
YDS.: T.James 1-0, D.O’Neal 1-0, M.Williams 1-0. PD: T.James 2, R.Geathers 1,
K.Kaesviharn 1, D.O’Neal 1, M.Williams 1. FF: R.Geathers 1, T.James 1. FR-YDS.:
B.Simmons 1-18, A.Mitchell 1-0.
CIN.
C.Perry
C.Benson
TOTALS
CIN.
C.Palmer
TOTALS
ATT YDS LG TD DALL.
13 31 10 0 F.Jones
10 30 10 0 M.Barber
T.Owens
D.Anderson
23 61 10 0 TOTALS
PASSING
ATT CMP YDS TD-I DALL.
39 23 217 2-1 T.Romo
39 23 217 2-1 TOTALS
RECEIVING
ATT YDS LG TD
9 96 33t 1
23 84 16 0
1 8 8 0
4
1 3 3 0
38 198 33t 1
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
23 14 176 3-1
23 14 176 3-1
CIN. NO YDS LG TD DALL.
T.Houshmandzadeh 7 85 25 2 J.Witten
A.Chatman
C.Johnson
C.Perry
D.Coats
B.Utecht
R.Kelly
TOTALS
7 55 18 0 T.Owens
3 43 19 0 M.Barber
3 19 12 0 P.Crayton
1 11 11 0 F.Jones
1
1
3 3 0
1 1 0
23 217 25 2 TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD
8 79 29 1
2
2
67 57t 1
1 15 15t 1
1
8 6 0
7 7 0
14 176 57t 3
DEFENSE
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: C.Ndukwe 7-4-11, K.Rivers 5-3-8,
Dh.Jones 3-4-7, R.Geathers 3-3-6, L.Hall 3-3-6, D.Peko 1-4-5, Da.Jones 4-0-4, F.Rucker
3-1-4, A.Odom 2-2-4, M.White 3-0-3, J.Fanene 2-1-3, R.Jeanty 2-1-3, D.Blackstock 1-0-1,
O.Harris 1-0-1, B.Johnson 1-0-1, J.Thornton 1-0-1, J.Fletcher 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.:
R.Geathers 0.5-0.5, D.Peko 0.5-0.5. INT.-YDS.: K.Rivers 1-39. PD: K.Rivers 1, M.White 1.
FF: K.Rivers 1, F.Rucker 1. FR-YDS.: J.Fletcher 1-0.
Dallas (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: A.Jones 5-1-6, D.Ware 4-1-5, J.Ratliff 3-2-5,
Z.Thomas 3-2-5, M.Spears 2-3-5, A.Henry 4-0-4, B.James 4-0-4, O.Scandrick 4-0-4,
K.Hamlin 3-1-4, K.Davis 2-0-2, C.Canty 1-1-2, J.Hatcher 1-1-2, M.Jenkins 1-0-1,
T.Johnson 1-0-1, K.Burnett 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: J.Ratliff 1-6, D.Ware 1-3. INT.-YDS.: G.Ellis
1-11. PD: A.Jones 2, K.Burnett 1, G.Ellis 1, K.Hamlin 1, M.Spears 1. FF: T.Johnson 1. FR-
YDS.: A.Spencer 1-0.

The Bengals tied their largest-ever margin for defeat in a season opener, but the contest was not a complete walkover. Cincinnati was on the move against the Ravens in the early third quarter, having scored 10 straight points to pull within 17-10, and enjoying a first down at the Baltimore eight. But the Bengals were denied a tying score, settling for a
FG, and the Ravens responded immediately with an 89 TD drive for a 24-13 lead. Matters snowballed from that point for Cincinnati. The Bengals were done in by two frequent nemeses, RB Ray Rice (two TDs) and S Ed Reed (34-yard INT for a TD). Ravens QB Joe
Flacco posted a 128.4 passer rating.
SCORE BY PERIODS 1
Cincinnati....................................................0
Baltimore ................................................. 10
2
10
7
3
3
17
4
0
10
OT PTS.
—
—
13
44
TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT
Balt. — J.Tucker 46 field goal ................................................................................... 1-12:53
Balt. — R.Rice 7 run (J.Tucker kick) .......................................................................... 1-6:03
Cin. — M.Nugent 34 field goal ................................................................................. 2-14:52
Balt. — A.Boldin 34 pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) .......................................... 2-12:25
Cin. — B.Green-Ellis 6 run (M.Nugent kick) .............................................................. 2-0:18
Cin. — M.Nugent 19 field goal ................................................................................... 3-8:59
Balt. — D.Pitta 10 pass from J.Flacco (J.Tucker kick) ............................................... 3-5:18
Balt. — J.Tucker 40 field goal ..................................................................................... 3-1:13
Balt. — E.Reed 34 interception return (J.Tucker kick) ............................................... 3-0:13
Balt. — R.Rice 1 run (J.Tucker kick) ........................................................................ 4-14:04
Balt. — J.Tucker 39 field goal ..................................................................................... 4-3:03
Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 71,064. Time: 3:04.
TEAM STATISTICS
RUSHING
CIN.
First downs ..................................................................................................... 20
Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 4-15
Total net yards ............................................................................................. 322
Net yards rushing ......................................................................................... 129
Net yards passing ........................................................................................ 193
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 37-22-1
Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 4-28
Punts-average .......................................................................................... 4-45.8
Punt returns-yards....................................................................................... 2-19
Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 3-64
Penalties-yards ........................................................................................... 3-41
Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 2-1
Time of possession ................................................................................... 32:26
BALT.
26
3-9
430
122
308
32-23-0
3-21
2-43.5
2-18
4-88
6-50
1-0
27:34
CIN.
B.Green-Ellis
C.Peerman
A.Dalton
B.Gradkowski
TOTALS
CIN.
A.Dalton
TOTALS
ATT YDS LG TD BALT.
18 91 14 1 R.Rice
3 22 13 0 B.Pierce
3
1
11
3 0 T.Smith
0 0 0 T.Taylor
6 0 A.Allen
A.Boldin
28 129 14 1 TOTALS
PASSING
ATT CMP YDS TD-I BALT.
37 22 221 0-1 J.Flacco
T.Taylor
37 22 221 0-1 TOTALS
RECEIVING
ATT YDS LG TD
10
4
4
1
2
68 16
19 11
13 13
-1 0
2
0
0
7 7 0
23 122 16
0
2
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
29
3
32
21 299 2-0
2 30 0-0
23 329 2-0
CIN.
A.Hawkins
A.Green
A.Binns
J.Gresham
B.Green-Ellis
B.Tate
TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD BALT.
8 86 27 0 D.Pitta
5 70 19 0 A.Boldin
4 28 9 0 J.Jones
3 30 13 0 R.Rice
1
1
4 4 0 V.Leach
3 3 0 T.Smith
E.Dickson
D.Thompson
22 221 27 0 TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD
5 73 25 1
4 63 34t 1
3 46 25 0
3 25 18 0
3 18 10 0
2 57 52 0
2 22 19 0
1 25 25 0
23 329 52 2
DEFENSE
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: R.Maualuga 6-1-7, R.Nelson 5-2-7,
M.Lawson 3-2-5, L.Hall 4-0-4, N.Clements 3-1-4, T.Howard 3-1-4, T.Mays 3-1-4, D.Peko 2-
2-4, M.Johnson 1-3-4, G.Atkins 2-1-3, J.Miles 2-1-3, D.Skuta 1-1-2, D.Still 1-1-2,
B.Thompson 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: G.Atkins 2-15, T.Howard 1-6. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: L.Hall
2, N.Clements 1, T.Howard 1, R.Maualuga 1, R.Nelson 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.
Baltimore (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: R.Lewis 11-3-14, L.Webb 7-0-7,
D.Ellerbe 6-1-7, C.Williams 6-0-6, B.Pollard 4-2-6, A.Jones 4-0-4, H.Ngata 2-2-4,
C.Upshaw 1-3-4, A.McClellan 2-0-2, E.Reed 2-0-2, C.Graham 1-1-2, J.Ihedigbo 1-1-2,
J.McClain 1-1-2, P.Kruger 0-2-2, M.Kemoeatu 1-0-1, T.Cody 0-1-1, P.McPhee 0-1-1. SKS.-
YDS.: H.Ngata 1.5-14.5, R.Lewis 1-0, P.McPhee 0.5-6, C.Upshaw 0.5-6, P.Kruger 0.5-1.5.
INT.-YDS.: E.Reed 1-34. PD: B.Pollard 2, E.Reed 2, C.Williams 2, J.McClain 1, H.Ngata 1,
L.Webb 1. FF: R.Lewis 1. FR-YDS.: L.Webb 1-0.
The Bengals gave up 439 yards and saw three double-digit leads shaved back into one-score margins, but they consistently had the answers to keep the visiting Browns at bay. QB Andy Dalton posted a career-best 128.2 passer rating, with TD throws to WRs A.J.
Green, Brandon Tate and Andrew Hawkins. The game’s first TD came courtesy of an 81yard punt return by CB Adam Jones, and that score in a sense provided the difference, as the offenses tied 27-all in point production. The Browns hurt themselves with penalties, as their 10-for-103 yard total nearly doubled the Bengals’ figure. The Bengals moved to a sixgame lead in the Battle of Ohio series (42-36), the largest margin in series history.
Cincinnati improved to 1-1 on the season, and the Browns fell to 0-2.
SCORE BY PERIODS 1
Cleveland................................................... 3
Cincinnati ................................................... 7
2
7
10
3
7
7
4
10
10
OT PTS.
—
—
27
34
TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT
Cin. — A.Jones 81 punt return (M.Nugent kick) ...................................................... 1-13:13
Cle. — P.Dawson 50 field goal .................................................................................. 1-9:01
Cin. — A.Green 10 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ........................................ 2-10:27
Cle. — T.Richardson 32 run (P.Dawson kick) ........................................................... 2-8:05
Cin. — M.Nugent 39 field goal ................................................................................... 2-4:45
Cin. — B.Tate 44 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ........................................... 3-11:58
Cle. — T.Richardson 23 pass from B.Weeden (P.Dawson kick) .............................. 3-0:07
Cin. — A.Hawkins 50 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ..................................... 4-10:44
Cle. — G.Little 24 pass from B.Weeden (P.Dawson kick) ........................................ 4-7:11
Cin. — M.Nugent 37 field goal ................................................................................... 4-2:09
Cle. — P.Dawson 25 field goal .................................................................................. 4-0:20
Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 63,036. Time: 3:16.
TEAM STATISTICS
RUSHING
CLE.
First downs ..................................................................................................... 21
Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 7-15
Total net yards .............................................................................................. 439
Net yards rushing ......................................................................................... 130
Net yards passing......................................................................................... 309
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 37-26-0
Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 2-13
Punts-average .......................................................................................... 4-46.5
Punt returns-yards ......................................................................................... 1-9
Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................. 6-165
Penalties-yards ........................................................................................ 10-103
Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 1-1
Time of possession ................................................................................... 27:07
CIN.
21
4-12
375
80
295
31-24-1
6-23
3-42.0
3-90
4-103
6-54
0-0
32:53
CLE.
T.Richardson
TOTALS
CLE.
B.Weeden
TOTALS
ATT YDS LG TD CIN.
19 109 32t 1 B.Green-Ellis
2 15 13 0 A.Dalton
6 4 0 C.Peerman
23 130 32t 1 TOTALS
PASSING
ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN.
37 26 322 2-0 A.Dalton
37 26 322 2-0 TOTALS
RECEIVING
ATT YDS LG TD
21
25
75 19
4 3
80 19
0
0
0
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
31
31
24 318 3-1
24 318 3-1
CLE.
C.Ogbonnaya
M.Massaquoi
G.Little
T.Richardson
A.Smith
B.Watson
J.Gordon
J.Cribbs
TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD CIN.
6 73 21 0 A.Green
5 90 22 0 A.Binns
5 57 24t 1 J.Gresham
4 36 23t 1 B.Tate
3 30 17 0 B.Green-Ellis
1 27 27 0 A.Hawkins
1
1
5 5 0
4 4 0
26 322 27 2 TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD
7
5
4
3
3
2
58 12
66 20
37 22
71 44t
30 12
56 50t
1
0
0
1
0
1
24 318 50t 3
DEFENSE
Cleveland (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: T.Ward 6-3-9, B.Skrine 7-0-7,
D.Patterson 6-0-6, J.Hughes 3-3-6, D.Jackson 3-2-5, E.Hagg 3-1-4, S.Fujita 2-2-4,
C.Robertson 2-2-4, F.Rucker 2-2-4, J.Parker 2-0-2, J.Sheard 2-0-2, A.Rubin 1-1-2,
I.Kitchen 0-2-2, C.Yount 1-0-1, K.Maiava 0-1-1, T.Wade 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: D.Jackson 3-4,
F.Rucker 1-10, J.Parker 1-6, J.Hughes 1-3. INT.-YDS.: D.Jackson 1-4. PD: D.Jackson 1,
D.Patterson 1, J.Sheard 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: R.Maualuga 7-5-12, V.Rey 4-5-9,
N.Clements 7-1-8, L.Hall 6-2-8, T.Newman 4-4-8, J.Miles 3-4-7, R.Nelson 5-1-6, V.Burfict
1-5-6, D.Peko 2-3-5, J.Anderson 2-2-4, M.Lawson 2-1-3, M.Johnson 1-2-3, R.Geathers 1-
1-2, G.Atkins 1-0-1, D.Still 0-1-1, B.Thompson 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: V.Rey 1-8, M.Johnson 1-
5. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: L.Hall 2, J.Miles 1. FF: T.Newman 1. FR-YDS.: M.Johnson 1-0.

(2012 game summaries, continued)
Cincinnati scored its most points in 44 games and turned back a pair of Washington rallies to log its third straight win over The Redskins. The Redskins erased a 24-7
Cincinnati lead to tie at 24-24 before the Bengals went up 38-24 with 7:08 left. Then the
Redskins scored another TD and drove as far as the Bengals’ 19 in the final minute, only to see their second comeback bid thwarted. Bengals QB Andy Dalton had a career-high passer rating of 132.9, and WR A.J. Green had a career-high 183 receiving yards on nine catches. On the game’s first scrimmage play, Bengals rookie WR Mohamed Sanu lined up at QB, took a direct snap and threw a 73-yard TD to Green. The Bengals improved to 2-1, while the Redskins fell to 1-2.
SCORE BY PERIODS 1
Cincinnati................................................. 14
Washington ................................................7
2
10
3
3
0
14
4
14
7
OT PTS.
—
—
38
31
TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT
Cin. — A.Green 73 pass from M.Sanu (M.Nugent kick) ......................................... 1-14:43
Wash. — R.Jackson interception in end zone (B.Cundiff kick) ................................... 1-11:00
Cin. — A.Binns 48 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ........................................... 1-3:28
Cin. — M.Nugent 47 field goal ................................................................................... 2-4:36
Cin. — B.Green-Ellis 1 run (M.Nugent kick) .............................................................. 2-3:13
Wash. — B.Cundiff 36 field goal .................................................................................... 2-0:31
Wash. — A.Morris 7 run (B.Cundiff kick) ..................................................................... 3-10:23
Wash. — S.Moss 3 pass from R.Griffin (B.Cundiff kick) ............................................... 3-3:29
Cin. — J.Gresham 6 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ...................................... 4-11:24
Cin. — A.Hawkins 59 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ...................................... 4-7:08
Wash. — R.Griffin 2 run (B.Cundiff kick) ....................................................................... 4-3:35
Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 80,060. Time: 3:21.
TEAM STATISTICS CIN.
First downs ..................................................................................................... 22
Third down conversions-attempts ................................................................. 3-9
Total net yards ............................................................................................. 478
Net yards rushing ........................................................................................... 93
Net yards passing ........................................................................................ 385
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 28-20-1
Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 2-16
Punts-average .......................................................................................... 4-41.3
Punt returns-yards....................................................................................... 4-24
Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 3-63
Penalties-yards ........................................................................................... 8-80
Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 1-1
Time of possession ................................................................................... 27:30
CIN.
B.Green-Ellis
B.Leonard
A.Dalton
A.Green
RUSHING
ATT YDS LG TD WASH.
17 38 9 1 R.Griffin
2 18 11 0 A.Morris
2 16 17 0 B.Banks
2 16 11 0 E.Royster
1 11 11 0
1 -1 -1 0
ATT YDS LG TD
12
17
2
85 19
78 13
21 12
1
1
0
WASH.
31
3-12
381
202
179
34-21-0
5-42
7-44.3
1-(-1)
3-100
6-60
3-1
32:30
TOTALS
CIN.
A.Dalton
M.Sanu
TOTALS
28 93 17 1 TOTALS
PASSING
ATT CMP YDS TD-I WASH.
27 19 328 3-1 R.Griffin
1 1 73 1-0
28 20 401 4-1 TOTALS
RECEIVING
34 213 21 2
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
34
34
21 221 1-0
21 221 1-0
CIN.
A.Green
J.Gresham
A.Binns
A.Hawkins
O.Charles
TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD WASH.
9 183 73t 1 F.Davis
5 64 22 1 L.Hankerson
3 63 48t 1 R.Helu
2 66 59t 1 J.Morgan
1 25 25 0 E.Royster
A.Robinson
B.Banks
S.Moss
20 401 73t 3 TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD
7 90 29 0
4 56 23 0
3 20 9 0
2 22 11 0
2 13 14 0
1 12 12 0
1
1
5 5 0
3 3t 1
21 221 29 1
DEFENSE
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: R.Maualuga 8-5-13, R.Nelson 8-2-10,
N.Clements 8-1-9, T.Newman 4-4-8, M.Johnson 6-1-7, V.Burfict 1-6-7, A.Jones 3-3-6,
G.Atkins 4-0-4, V.Rey 3-1-4, D.Peko 3-0-3, C.Dunlap 2-1-3, M.Lawson 1-2-3, J.Allen 2-0-2,
R.Geathers 1-1-2, W.Giberry 0-2-2, D.Still 0-2-2, T.Mays 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: M.Johnson 3-
17, G.Atkins 1-15, (team) 1-10. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: A.Jones 1, T.Newman 1, V.Rey 1.
FF: C.Dunlap 1. FR-YDS.: C.Dunlap 1-0.
Washington (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: L.Fletcher 6-7-13, D.Hall 8-3-11,
P.Riley 3-8-11, M.Williams 2-4-6, J.Wilson 4-0-4, R.Kerrigan 1-3-4, R.Jackson 3-0-3,
R.Crawford 2-1-3, D.Gomes 1-2-3, C.Wilson 1-2-3, C.Baker 1-1-2, B.Cofield 0-1-1,
K.Golston 0-1-1, J.Jenkins 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: P.Riley1-9, R.Kerrigan 0.5-3.5, C.Wilson
0.5-3.5. INT.-YDS.: R.Jackson 1-0. PD: R.Kerrigan 2, L.Fletcher 1, D.Hall 1, R.Jackson 1,
P.Riley 1. FF: J.Wilson 1. FR-YDS.: J.Wilson 1-0.
The Bengals turned the tide in their favor with a huge special teams play and then pulled away from the Jaguars with solid play on both sides of the ball. In the second quarter, with Cincinnati trailing 7-3 and apparently ready to give the ball back to
Jacksonville, upback Cedric Peerman took a direct snap in punt formation and raced 48 yards to the Jaguars’ 18. Four plays later, the Bengals led 10-7. The Cincinnati defense allowed Jacksonville only 212 yards — by far its lowest opponent total of the season — and the Bengals’ offense racked up 382 yards, with QB Andy Dalton throwing for two TDs and scoring one himself on a sneak. WR A.J. Green had 117 receiving yards, recording the first back-to-back 100-yard games of his career. The Bengals improved to 3-1, while the
Jaguars fell to 1-3.
SCORE BY PERIODS 1
Cincinnati ................................................... 3
Jacksonville ............................................... 0
2
14
7
3
0
3
4
10
0
OT PTS.
—
—
27
10
TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT
Cin. — M.Nugent 35 field goal ................................................................................... 1-6:10
Jax. — M.Lewis 2 pass from B.Gabbert (J.Scobee kick) ........................................ 2-13:33
Cin. — C.Pressley 1 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ........................................ 2-6:16
Cin. — A.Dalton 1 run (M.Nugent kick) ...................................................................... 2-1:11
Jax. — J.Scobee 21 field goal .................................................................................... 3-3:04
Cin. — A.Green 18 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ........................................ 4-13:51
Cin. — M.Nugent 35 field goal ................................................................................. 4-12:38
Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 63,030. Time: 2:46.
TEAM STATISTICS
RUSHING
CIN.
First downs ..................................................................................................... 20
Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 2-11
Total net yards .............................................................................................. 382
Net yards rushing ......................................................................................... 138
Net yards passing......................................................................................... 244
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 31-20-1
Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................... 0-0
Punts-average .......................................................................................... 3-47.7
Punt returns-yards ....................................................................................... 3-33
Kickoff returns-yards ..................................................................................... 0-0
Penalties-yards ............................................................................................ 6-50
Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 2-1
Time of possession ................................................................................... 31:19
JAX.
17
2-11
212
69
143
34-23-1
6-43
6-49.2
0-0
3-70
3-37
1-1
28:41
CIN.
B.Green-Ellis
C.Peerman
A.Dalton
TOTALS
CIN.
A.Dalton
TOTALS
ATT YDS LG TD JAX.
26 82 13 0 M.Jones-Drew
1 48 48 0 B.Gabbert
6 5 5 1 R.Jennings
34 138 48 1 TOTALS
PASSING
ATT CMP YDS TD-I JAX.
31 20 244 2-1 B.Gabbert
31 20 244 2-1 TOTALS
RECEIVING
ATT YDS LG TD
13
3
2
18
38
19
12
69
9
9
8
9
0
0
0
0
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
34
34
23 186 1-1
23 186 1-1
CIN.
A.Green
J.Gresham
A.Hawkins
B.Green-Ellis
B.Leonard
O.Charles
M.Jones
C.Pressley
TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD JAX.
6 117 42 1 J.Blackmon
5 47 16 0 M.Jones-Drew
3 39 31 0 G.Jones
2 12 13 0 M.Lewis
1 13 13 0 L.Robinson
1 10 10 0 M.Thomas
1
1
5 5 0 C.Shorts
1 1t 1 K.Elliott
R.Jennings
20 244 42 2 TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD
6 48 14 0
5 42 13 0
4 25 10 0
1
1
3 32 23 1
1 19 19 0
9
8
9
8
0
0
1 5 5 0
1 -2 -2 0
23 186 23 1
DEFENSE
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: V.Burfict 8-4-12, R.Maualuga 5-3-8,
R.Nelson 5-0-5, M.Lawson 4-1-5, D.Peko 3-2-5, G.Atkins 3-1-4, R.Geathers 2-2-4, A.Jones
2-2-4, T.Mays 2-2-4, C.Dunlap 2-1-3, T.Newman 2-1-3, W.Gilberry 1-1-2, C.Crocker 1-0-1,
V.Rey 1-0-1, M.Johnson 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: G.Atkins 2-7, M.Lawson 1-12, V.Burfict 1-11,
D.Peko 1-7, C.Dunlap 1-6. INT.-YDS.: C.Crocker 1-23. PD: T.Newman 2, V.Burfict 1,
C.Crocker 1, A.Jones 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.
Jacksonville (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: R.Allen 8-3-11, P.Posluszny 8-3-
11, J.Mincey 4-1-5, D.Landry 3-2-5, D.Lowery 4-0-4, D.Cox 3-1-4, T.Alualu 1-2-3, R.Mathis
2-0-2, K.Bosworth 1-1-2, T.Knighton 1-1-2, A.Ross 1-1-2, D’A.Smith 0-2-2, A.Branch 1-0-1,
A.Lane 1-0-1, C.Mosley 1-0-1, M.Owens 1-0-1, J.Stanford 1-0-1, C.Prosinski 0-1-1. SKS.-
YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: K.Bosworth 1-10. PD: K.Bosworth 1, D.Cox 1, R.Mathis 1,
J.Mincey 1. FF: J.Mincey 2. FR-YDS.: C.Mosley 1-0.

(2012 game summaries, continued)
The Bengals were sluggish from the start offensively against Miami and could not complete a comeback after the Dolphins took a 17-6 lead into the fourth quarter. Cincinnati was held to 298 net yards and converted only two of 14 third-down chances. Trailing 17-13, the Bengals reached the Miami 23-yard line with 3:05 to play, but on fourth-and-five, K
Mike Nugent was wide right on a 41-yard FG attempt — his first miss in 10 tries on the year. The Bengals thus needed a TD instead of just another FG when they regained possession with 1:45 to play, and their possession ended with a Miami INT. Cincinnati led
6-0 after the first quarter, but two Nugent FGs both were the end product of missed TD opportunities, as the offense had reached Miami’s 24- and seven-yard lines. Bengals WR
A.J. Green played his 20th game, and became the first player in NFL history to reach 100 receptions, 1500 receiving yards and 10 TDs in his first 20 contests. Green finished the game with 101 career catches for 1550 yards and 11 TDs. The Bengals fell to 3-2, while the Dolphins improved to 2-3.
SCORE BY PERIODS 1
Miami ..........................................................0
Cincinnati....................................................6
2
7
0
3
10
0
4
0
7
OT PTS.
—
—
17
13
TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT
Cin. — M.Nugent 42 field goal ................................................................................. 1-10:35
Cin. — M.Nugent 24 field goal ................................................................................... 1-0:13
Mia. — D.Thomas 1 run (D.Carpenter kick)............................................................... 2-6:54
Mia. — R.Bush 13 run (D.Carpenter kick) ............................................................... 3-12:18
Mia. — D.Carpenter 46 field goal ............................................................................... 3-8:35
Cin. — A.Green 2 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) .......................................... 4-14:15
Missed FGs: D.Carpenter (53WL), M.Nugent (41WR).
Attendance: 61,162. Time: 3:06.
TEAM STATISTICS MIA.
First downs ..................................................................................................... 15
Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 4-13
Total net yards ............................................................................................. 279
Net yards rushing ........................................................................................... 68
Net yards passing ........................................................................................ 211
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 26-17-0
Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 2-12
Punts-average .......................................................................................... 5-49.6
Punt returns-yards....................................................................................... 3-15
Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 1-30
Penalties-yards ........................................................................................... 2-10
Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 2-2
Time of possession ................................................................................... 28:49
MIA.
R.Bush
RUSHING
ATT YDS LG TD CIN.
19 48 13t 1 B.Scott
10 29 5 1 A.Dalton
ATT YDS LG TD
5
4
40 29
21 12
0
0
CIN.
18
2-14
298
80
218
43-26-2
3-16
6-40.5
2-25
2-49
5-46
2-1
31:11
J.Lane
TOTALS
MIA.
R.Tannehill
TOTALS
2 -5 0 0 A.Hawkins
35 68 13 2 TOTALS
PASSING
ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN.
26 17 223 0-0 A.Dalton
26 17 223 0-0 TOTALS
RECEIVING
1
19
5 5
80 29
0
0
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
43
43
26 234 1-2
26 234 1-2
MIA.
B.Hartline
C.Clay
A.Fasano
D.Bess
R.Bush
J.Lane
D.Thomas
TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD CIN.
4 59 30 0 A.Green
3 35 24 0 J.Gresham
3 28 13 0 A.Hawkins
2 49 28 0 A.Binns
2 24 21 0 B.Leonard
2 20 15 0 B.Green-Ellis
1 8 8 0
17 223 30 0 TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD
9
5
5
4
2
1
65 18
60 20
47 24
41 16
19 16
2 2
1
0
0
0
0
0
26 234 24 1
DEFENSE
Miami (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: S.Smith 6-2-8, K.Burnett 4-3-7, R.Jones 3-4-
7, C.Clemons 2-4-6, K.Dansby 5-0-5, K.Misi 2-3-5, C.Wake 2-3-5, N.Carroll 2-2-4, R.Starks
1-2-3, J.Wilson 1-2-3, P.Soliai 0-3-3, T.McDaniel 1-1-2, J.Odrick 0-2-2, D.Shelby 1-0-1,
O.Vernon 1-0-1, R.Stanford 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: C.Wake 1-5, K.Burnett 0.5-3.5, J.Odrick
0.5-3, P.Soliai 0.5-3, R.Starks 0.5-1.5. INT.-YDS.: R.Starks 1-4, R.Jones 1-(-3). PD:
R.Starks 2, N.Carroll 1, R.Jones 1, S.Smith 1, J.Wilson 1. FF: K.Misi 1, S.Smith 1. FR-
YDS.: T.McDaniel 1-0.
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: R.Maualuga 9-4-13, R.Nelson 6-4-10,
V.Burfict 5-5-10, N.Clements 5-3-8, D.Peko 1-7-8, M.Lawson 4-3-7, T.Newman 5-1-6,
M.Johnson 2-3-5, G.Atkins 4-0-4, C.Dunlap 1-3-4, R.Geathers 1-3-4, D.Still 1-2-3, L.Hall 1-
1-2, C.Crocker 1-0-1, A.Jones 1-0-1, W.Gilberry 0-1-1, V.Rey 0-1-1, D.Skuta 0-1-1. SKS.-
YDS.: G.Atkins 1-9, M.Johnson 1-3. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: N.Clements 1, L.Hall 1,
A.Jones 1. FF: N.Clements 1. FR-YDS.: T.Newman 1-5.
Shooting for a fourth straight victory in the “Battle of Ohio,” the Bengals led the winless
Browns most of the way until the 6:27 mark of the third quarter, when a Cleveland TD pushed the Browns to a 20-14 lead. The Bengals closed the gap to 20-17 with 11:11 to play in the fourth quarter, but two more Cleveland TDs in less than four minutes gave the
Browns a 34-17 advantage. The Bengals gained a season-high 438 yards, and QB Andy
Dalton passed for a career-best 381 yards, but Cincinnati was minus-three in turnover differential, with four giveaways and just one takeaway. WR A.J. Green had his first two-TD game as a Bengal and finished with seven catches for 135 yards. The Bengals fell to 3-3, and the Browns improved to 1-5.
SCORE BY PERIODS 1
Cincinnati ................................................... 7
Cleveland................................................... 0
2
7
7
3
0
6
4
10
21
OT PTS.
—
—
24
34
TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT
Cin. — J.Gresham 55 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ...................................... 1-7:07
Cle. — J.Gordon 71 pass from B.Weeden (P.Dawson kick) ................................... 2-14:51
Cin. — A.Green 4 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ............................................ 2-1:54
Cle. — P.Dawson 41 field goal .................................................................................. 3-8:25
Cle. — P.Dawson 38 field goal .................................................................................. 3-6:27
Cle. — M.Hardesty 1 run (P.Dawson kick) .............................................................. 4-14:56
Cin. — M.Nugent 44 field goal ................................................................................. 4-11:11
Cle. — B.Watson 3 pass from B.Weeden (P.Dawson kick) ...................................... 4-8:00
Cle. — S.Brown 19 interception return (P.Dawson kick) ........................................... 4-7:50
Cin. — A.Green 57 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) .......................................... 4-5:21
Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 67,060. Time: 3:09.
TEAM STATISTICS
RUSHING
CIN.
First downs ..................................................................................................... 20
Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 5-14
Total net yards .............................................................................................. 438
Net yards rushing ........................................................................................... 76
Net yards passing......................................................................................... 362
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 46-31-3
Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 2-19
Punts-average .......................................................................................... 7-50.6
Punt returns-yards ....................................................................................... 4-58
Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 4-80
Penalties-yards ............................................................................................ 7-50
Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 2-1
Time of possession ................................................................................... 30:03
CLE.
16
7-17
328
110
218
29-17-1
2-13
8-44.3
2-60
2-63
5-35
1-0
29:57
CIN.
B.Green-Ellis
A.Dalton
A.Hawkins
TOTALS
CIN.
A.Dalton
TOTALS
ATT YDS LG TD CLE.
16
2
1
7
5
2
7
3
2
0
0
0
T.Richardson
J.Cribbs
C.Ogbonnaya
20 76 20 0 TOTALS
PASSING
ATT CMP YDS TD-I CLE.
46 31 381 3-3 B.Weeden
46 31 381 3-3 TOTALS
RECEIVING
ATT YDS LG TD
14
1
37 8 0
8 8 0
6 6 0
3 3 2 0
34 110 14 1
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
29
29
17 231 2-1
17 231 2-1
CIN.
C.Peerman
A.Green
A.Hawkins
J.Gresham
M.Jones
A.Binns
O.Charles
B.Tate
B.Green-Ellis
B.Leonard
TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD CLE.
8 76 16 0 J.Gordon
7 135 57t 2 G.Little
5 35 11 0 J.Cooper
3 68 55t 1 J.Cameron
2 21 16 0 T.Richardson
2 12 6 0 B.Watson
1 12 12 0 C.Ogbopnnaya
1 11 11 0 M.Hardesty
1
1
8 8 0
3 3 0
31 381 57t 3 TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD
3 99 71t 1
3 18 13 0
2 39 28 0
2 38 23 0
2 17 12 0
2
2
1
6 3t
5 10
9 9
1
0
0
17 231 71t 2
DEFENSE
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: V.Burfict 5-6-11, R.Maualuga 5-5-10,
T.Newman 8-1-9, R.Nelson 5-4-9, D.Peko 3-6-9, G.Atkins 5-1-6, R.Geathers 1-3-4,
M.Johnson 1-2-3, D.Still 1-2-3, L.Hall 2-0-2, W.Gilberry 1-1-2, D.Skuta 1-1-2, N.Clements
1-0-1, C.Dunlap 1-0-1, A.Jones 1-0-1, M.Lawson 1-0-1, T.Mays 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.:
W.Gilberry 1-9, R.Geathers 1-4. INT.-YDS.: M.Johnson 1-3. PD: G.Atkins 1, V.Burfict 1,
L.Hall 1, M.Johnson 1, D.Peko 1. FF: R.Nelson 1. FR-YDS.: None.
Cleveland (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: B.Skrine 8-2-10, J.Haden 6-1-7,
C.Robertson 4-2-6, D.Jackson 3-3-6, T.Ward 3-0-3, R.Hodges 0-3-3, S.Brown 2-0-2,
K.Maiava 2-0-2, E.Stephens 2-0-2, U.Young 2-0-2, J.Johnson 1-1-2, I.Kitchen 1-1-2,
J.Parker 1-1-2, F.Rucker 1-1-2, J.Sheard 1-1-2, J.Hughes 0-2-2, P.Dawson 0-1-1, B.Winn
0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: E.Stephens 1-14, J.Parker 1-4. INT.-YDS.: S.Brown 1-19, J.Haden 1-
14, U.Young 1-0. PD: S.Brown 3, J.Haden 3, J.Sheard 1, U.Young 1. FF: E.Stephens 1.
FR-YDS.: B.Winn 1-35.

(2012 game summaries, continued)
Cincinnati was up 14-3 against the Steelers with 8:29 left in the second quarter, after an eight-yard TD pass from QB Andy Dalton to WR A.J. Green. But it was 21-3 Steelers the rest of the way. Cincinnati still had a 14-6 lead with 3:07 left in the half, and the Bengals seemed to have the last shot at first-half points, taking over after holding Pittsburgh to a
FG. But after Cincinnati had made two first downs, moving to its 45-yard line, the momentum turned. Dalton tried to pull back on a pass attempt, but did so an instant too late, and the ball slipped out of his hands, bounced off the helmet of Cincinnati guard Kevin
Zeitler and into the arms of Steelers LB LaMarr Woodley. The Steelers needed six plays to get a TD, and they tacked on a two-point conversion to tie the score at halftime. The
Bengals managed a 17-14 lead early in the third quarter, but Pittsburgh tied it on its next possession. The Steelers got the winning score early in the fourth quarter, and the Bengals did not move past their 39-yard line the rest of the way. The Bengals fell to 3-4, while the
Steelers improved to 3-3.
SCORE BY PERIODS 1
Pittsburgh ...................................................3
Cincinnati....................................................7
2
11
7
3
3
3
4
7
0
OT PTS.
—
—
24
17
TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT
Pitt. — S.Suisham 42 field goal ............................................................................... 1-10:26
Cin. — C.Peerman 5 run (M.Nugent kick) ................................................................. 1-2:17
Cin. — A.Green 8 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ............................................ 2-8:29
Pitt. — S.Suisham 47 field goal ................................................................................. 2-3:07
Pitt. — H.Miller 9 pass from B.Roethlisberger (B.Roethlisberger-H.Miller pass) ...... 2-0:24
Cin. — M.Nugent 48 field goal ................................................................................. 3-11:09
Pitt. — S.Suisham 42 field goal ................................................................................. 3-8:17
Pitt. — C.Rainey 11 run (S.Suisham kick) ............................................................... 4-14:16
Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 63,411. Time: 3:01.
TEAM STATISTICS PITT.
First downs ..................................................................................................... 22
Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................. 10-16
Total net yards ............................................................................................. 431
Net yards rushing ......................................................................................... 167
Net yards passing ........................................................................................ 264
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 38-27-1
Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 3-14
Punts-average .......................................................................................... 3-40.0
Punt returns-yards....................................................................................... 3-10
Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................. 4-122
Penalties-yards ........................................................................................... 5-50
Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 1-1
Time of possession ................................................................................... 37:30
CIN.
11
5-13
185
80
105
28-14-1
0-0
6-51.8
1-5
5-134
2-20
0-0
22:30
PITT.
J.Dwyer
A.Brown
RUSHING
ATT YDS LG TD CIN.
17 122 32 0 B.Green-Ellis
4 17 11t 1 M.Sanu
2 13 13 0 C.Peerman
5 5 0 A.Dalton
ATT YDS LG TD
18
1
1
69 14 0
5 5t 1
-1 -1 0
B.Roethlisberger 1 -1 -1 0
TOTALS 29 167 32 1 TOTALS
PASSING
PITT. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN.
B.Roethlisberger 37 27 278 1-1 A.Dalton
A.Brown
TOTALS
1
38
0 0 0-0
27 278 1-1 TOTALS
RECEIVING
21 80 14 1
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
28
28
14 105 1-1
14 105 1-1
PITT.
M.Wallace
A.Brown
H.Miller
E.Sanders
J.Cotchery
C.Rainey
D.Paulson
W.Johnson
TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD CIN.
8 52 12 0 R.Whalen
7 96 23 0 Sanu
6 53 30 1 J.Gresham
1
1
2 40 31 0 A.Hawkins
1 20 20 0 A.Green
8
7
8
7
0
0
B.Tate
1 2 2 0
27 278 31 1 TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD
4 31 9 0
3 27 17 0
3 19 14 0
2
1
1
17 13
8 8t
3 3
0
1
0
14 105 17 1
DEFENSE
Pittsburgh (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: L.Timmons 4-7-11, R.Clark 5-2-7,
L.Foote 2-5-7, E.Hood 0-4-4, K.Lewis 3-0-3, L.Woodley 1-2-3, C.Brown 2-0-2, W.Allen 0-2-
2, I.Taylor 0-2-2, C.Hampton 1-0-1, C.Heyward 1-0-1, C.Allen 0-1-1, B.Keisel 0-1-1,
A.Woods 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: L.Woodley 1-11. PD: E.Hood 2, K.Lewis 2,
I.Taylor 1, L.Woodley 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: V.Burfict 14-2-16, R.Maualuga 4-4-8,
M.Johnson 4-3-7, R.Nelson 3-3-6, D.Peko 3-2-5, N.Clements 2-3-5, A.Jones 3-1-4,
T.Newman 2-2-4, R.Geathers 3-0-3, L.Hall 3-0-3, G.Atkins 2-1-3, C.Dunlap 2-0-2,
C.Crocker 1-1-2, D.Still 0-2-2, W.Gilberry 0-2-2, D.Skuta 1-0-1, M.Lawson 0-1-1. SKS.-
YDS.: G.Atkins 1-8, M.Johnson 1-1, R.Geathers 0.5-2.5, D.Still 0.5-2.5. INT.-YDS.:
C.Crocker 1-0. PD: C.Crocker 1, L.Hall 1, R.Nelson 1. FF: D.Still 1. FR-YDS.: W.Gilberry
1-0.
The Bengals made an impressive run against the visiting Broncos, taking a 20-17 lead early in the fourth quarter after the Broncos had gone up 17-3 on a 105-yard kickoff return by WR Trindon Holloway on the first play of the third quarter. But Denver responded to HB
BenJarvus Green-Ellis’ go-ahead two-yard TD run with a TD drive of its own, taking a
24-20 lead. Then the game got away from Cincinnati on a penalty and an INT. Trailing by the four-point margin, the Bengals appeared to have momentum at their 47, as QB Andy
Dalton converted a third-and-15 play with a 19-yard strike to WR A.J. Green. But the gain was called back by a holding penalty, and on the next play, Dalton was hit as he tried to throw deep on third-and-25. The Broncos intercepted and drove for a 31-20 lead with 3:36 remaining. The 105-yard kickoff return by Holloway tied for the longest play ever against the Bengals, matching a 105-yard KOR by Miami’s Mercury Morris in 1969. The Bengals fell to 3-5, while the Broncos improved to 5-3.
SCORE BY PERIODS 1
Denver ....................................................... 3
Cincinnati ................................................... 0
2
7
3
3
7
10
4
14
10
OT PTS.
—
—
31
23
TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT
Den. — M.Prater 43 field goal ..................................................................................... 1-7:55
Cin. — M.Nugent 28 field goal ................................................................................. 2-14:12
Den. — E.Decker 13 pass from P.Manning (M.Prater kick) ..................................... 2-10:15
Den. — T.Holliday 105 kickoff return (M.Prater kick)................................................ 3-14:49
Cin. — A.Green 10 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ........................................ 3-11:33
Cin. — M.Nugent 49 field goal ................................................................................... 3-1:17
Cin. — B.Green-Ellis 2 run (M.Nugent kick) ............................................................ 4-14:10
Den. — J.Dreessen 1 pass from P.Manning (M.Prater kick) .................................... 4-11:47
Den. — E.Decker 4 pass from P.Manning (M.Prater kick) ......................................... 4-3:36
Cin. — M.Nugent 41 field goal ................................................................................... 4-0:52
Missed FGs: M.Nugent (46WR). Attendance: 63,623. Time: 3:08.
TEAM STATISTICS
RUSHING
DEN.
First downs ..................................................................................................... 20
Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 9-14
Total net yards .............................................................................................. 359
Net yards rushing ........................................................................................... 68
Net yards passing......................................................................................... 291
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 35-27-2
Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................... 0-0
Punts-average .......................................................................................... 3-46.7
Punt returns-yards ......................................................................................... 2-2
Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................. 3-119
Penalties-yards ............................................................................................ 5-29
Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 0-0
Time of possession ................................................................................... 30:37
CIN.
22
5-14
366
91
275
42-26-1
5-24
4-51.5
3-(-1)
4-114
8-83
0-0
29:23
DEN.
W.McGahee
P.Manning
TOTALS
DEN.
P.Manning
TOTALS
ATT YDS LG TD CIN.
23 66 12 0 B.Green-Ellis
1 4 4 0 A.Dalton
2 -2 -1 0 B.Leonard
A.Green
26 68 12 0 TOTALS
PASSING
ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN.
35 27 291 3-2 A.Dalton
35 27 291 3-2 TOTALS
RECEIVING
ATT YDS LG TD
2 16 11 0
4 15 6 0
1 6 6 0
25 91 11 1
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
42
42
26 299 1-1
26 299 1-1
DEN.
E.Decker
D.Thomas
J.Dreessen
B.Stokley
J.Tamme
L.Ball
R.Hillman
W.McGahee
TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD CIN.
8 99 30 2 A.Green
6 77 45 0 J.Gresham
4 38 18 1 A.Hawkins
1
1
3 43 20 0 B.Leonard
3 18 12 0 M.Sanu
7
5
7
5
0
0
B.Green-Ellis
B.Tate
1 4 4 0 O.Charles
27 291 45 3 TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD
7 99 37 1
6 108 52 0
4 32 18 0
3 13 8 0
2 29 34 0
2 -3 -1 0
1 17 17 0
1 4 4 0
26 299 52 1
DEFENSE
Denver (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: W.Woodyard 4-10-14, C.Bailey 5-1-6,
C.Harris 4-2-6, V.Miller 4-2-6, D.Wolfe 2-4-6, D.Trevathan 1-5-6, M.Adams 4-1-5,
E.Dumervil 3-2-5, K.Brooking 1-3-4, R.Moore 3-0-3, J.Bannan 2-1-3, J.Leonhard 1-2-3,
T.Carter 1-0-1, M.Unrein 1-0-1, K.Vickerson 1-0-1, R.Ayers 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: V.Miller 3-
18, E.Dumervil 1-6, D.Trevathan 1-0. INT.-YDS.: C.Bailey 1-0. PD: T.Carter 2, C.Bailey 1,
J.Bannon 1, C.Harris 1, D.Wolfe 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: R.Maualuga 6-4-10, G.Atkins 6-2-8,
V.Burfict 2-6-8, D.Peko 2-6-8, D.Still 2-5-7, C.Crocker 4-2-6, T.Newman 4-2-6, L.Hall 5-0-5,
C.Dunlap 3-2-5, R.Nelson 3-2-5, E.Lamur 2-1-3, R.Geathers 1-2-3, N.Clements 2-0-2,
T.Mays 1-1-2, W.Gilberry 1-1-2, M.Johnson 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.:
T.Newman 2-0. PD: T.Newman 3, N.Clements 1, E.Lamur 1, R.Nelson 1. FF: None. FR-
YDS.: None.

(2012 game summaries, continued)
The Bengals snapped a four-game losing streak in dominating fashion, rolling to a
31-6 lead against the defending NFL champions before taking an 18-point win. QB Andy
Dalton posted a career-best four TD passes, with no INTs. Three of his TD passes came on third-down plays. The Bengals took a 7-0 lead on their first possession, on a 56-yard TD pass from Dalton to WR A.J. Green. It was Green’s team-leading ninth TD of the season, and he scored one or more TDs for the eighth straight game. Cincinnati ended the Giants’ first possession with a three-and-out, and on the ensuing punt, CB Adam Jones set up a
TD for a 14-0 lead with a 68-yard return to the New York 11. The Bengals led 17-6 at halftime, having held the Giants to FGs on two red-zone chances, and in the third quarter,
DT Pat Sims and S Nate Clements each had INTs that set up TDs. The Bengals improved to 4-5 on the season, while the Giants slipped to 6-4.
SCORE BY PERIODS 1
N.Y. Giants .................................................3
Cincinnati................................................. 14
2
3
3
3
0
14
4
7
0
OT PTS.
—
—
13
31
TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT
Cin. — A.Green 56 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ........................................ 1-12:34
Cin. — A.Hawkins 11 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) .................................... 1-10:53
NYG — L.Tynes 23 field goal ...................................................................................... 1-5:34
Cin. — M.Nugent 28 field goal ................................................................................... 2-4:17
NYG — L.Tynes 31 field goal ...................................................................................... 2-0:11
Cin. — J.Gresham 10 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ...................................... 3-6:37
Cin. — M.Sanu 10 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ........................................... 3-4:20
NYG — A.Brown 2 run (L.Tynes kick) ........................................................................ 4-2:46
Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 56,614. Time: 3:01.
TEAM STATISTICS
RUSHING
NYG
First downs ..................................................................................................... 21
Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 5-14
Total net yards ............................................................................................. 318
Net yards rushing ......................................................................................... 129
Net yards passing ........................................................................................ 189
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 46-29-2
Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 4-26
Punts-average .......................................................................................... 4-53.3
Punt returns-yards....................................................................................... 2-28
Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................. 6-107
Penalties-yards ............................................................................................. 1-5
Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 3-2
Time of possession ................................................................................... 29:45
CIN.
15
6-13
275
76
199
30-21-0
0-0
4-48.3
3-84
2-24
5-40
2-1
30:15
NYG
A.Brown
A.Bradshaw
H.Hynoski
E.Manning
TOTALS
NYG
E.Manning
TOTALS
ATT YDS LG TD CIN.
7 65 29 1 B.Green-Ellis
10 57 11 0 C.Peerman
1 5 5 0 B.Leonard
1
1 1 1 0 A.Dalton
20 129 29 1 TOTALS
PASSING
ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN.
46 29 215 0-2 A.Dalton
46 29 215 0-2 TOTALS
RECEIVING
ATT YDS LG TD
15 50 7 0
6
4
2
21
4
9
3
0
0
-2 -1 0
28 76 9 0
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
30
30
21 199 4-0
21 199 4-0
NYG
H.Nicks
A.Brown
M.Bennett
V.Cruz
A.Bradshaw
R.Barden
R.Randle
D.Hixon
TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD CIN.
9 75 16 0 A.Green
5 29 7 0 M.Sanu
4 37 13 0 A.Hawkins
3 26 10 0 J.Gresham
3 14 12 0 B.Green-Ellis
2 22 12 0 O.Charles
2
1
4 5 0 C.Peerman
8 8 0
29 215 16 0 TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD
7 85 56t 1
4 47 15 1
3 16 11t 1
3
2
15 10t 1
1 19 19 0
1
8 6 0
9 9 0
21 199 56 4
DEFENSE
N.Y. Giants (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: P.Amukamara 7-3-10, M.Boley 3-4-
7, C.Blackburn 2-5-7, A.Rolle 2-4-6, J.Pierre-Paul 3-2-5, C.Webster 3-1-4, O.Umenyiora 2-
2-4, S.Paysinger 0-4-4, M.Kiwanuka 2-1-3, J.Hosley 1-1-2, L.Joseph 1-1-2, S.Brown 0-2-2,
J.Tuck 0-2-2, R.Bernard 0-1-1, C.Canty 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: None. PD:
C.Webster 2, S.Brown 1, M.Kuhn 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: R.Maualuga 11-2-13, V.Burfict 8-3-11,
C.Dunlap 5-3-8, T.Newman 5-2-7, C.Crocker 3-3-6, A.Jones 5-0-5, R.Geathers 3-1-4,
L.Hall 3-1-4, D.Peko 1-3-4, G.Atkins 2-1-3, M.Johnson 2-1-3, E.Lamur 2-1-3, P.Sims 2-0-2,
N.Clements 1-1-2, W.Gilberry 1-1-2, M.Lawson 1-0-1, T.Mays 1-0-1, V.Rey 1-0-1, D.Skuta
1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: R.Geathers 1.5-9, W.Gilberry 1-8, C.Dunlap 1-6, D.Peko 0.5-3. INT.-
YDS.: N.Clements 1-21, P.Sims 1-3. PD: A.Jones 3, T.Newman 2, N.Clements 1,
C.Crocker 1, M.Johnson 1, R.Maualuga 1, D.Peko 1, P.Sims 1. FF: G.Atkins 1, W.Gilberry
1, A.Jones 1. FR-YDS.: W.Gilberry 1-6, C.Dunlap 1-0.
The Bengals started slowly against the 1-8 Chiefs, trailing 3-0 midway through the first quarter and facing a fourth-and-three from their own 29-yard line. But Cincinnati surprised the Chiefs with a 32-yard run by upback Cedric Peerman on a fake punt, and the play turned the game the Bengals’ way. They scored on that same possession to take a 7-3 lead, and they essentially put the game away in the second quarter as QB Andy Dalton led
TD drives of 57 and 79 yards for a 21-3 lead. The Bengals gained 409 yards for the day, and their season-high 189 rushing yards included a 25-for-101 day by HB BenJarvus
Green-Ellis — his first 100-yard rushing day as a Bengal. The Bengals defense held
Kansas City to 284 net yards and to a one-for-11 reading on third down. Bengals WR A.J.
Green scored on a four-yard reception in the first quarter, logging at least one TD for the ninth straight game, a Bengals record for consecutive games with a score within a single season. The Bengals improved to 5-5, while the Chiefs fell to 1-9.
SCORE BY PERIODS 1
Cincinnati ................................................... 7
Kansas City ............................................... 3
2
14
3
3
0
0
4
7
0
OT PTS.
—
—
28
6
TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT
K.C. — R.Succop 34 field goal ................................................................................... 1-8:31
Cin. — A.Green 4 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ............................................ 1-2:51
Cin. — A.Dalton 1 run (M.Nugent kick) ...................................................................... 2-7:52
Cin. — B.Green-Ellis 1 run (M.Nugent kick) .............................................................. 2-0:53
K.C. — R.Succop 33 field goal ................................................................................... 2-0:00
Cin. — M.Sanu 14 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ........................................... 4-9:39
Missed FGs: M.Nugent (50WL). Attendance: 63,336. Time: 2:56.
TEAM STATISTICS CIN.
First downs ..................................................................................................... 22
Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 4-14
Total net yards .............................................................................................. 409
Net yards rushing ......................................................................................... 189
Net yards passing......................................................................................... 220
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 29-18-0
Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 2-10
Punts-average .......................................................................................... 6-53.7
Punt returns-yards ....................................................................................... 4-24
Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 1-26
Penalties-yards ............................................................................................ 8-54
Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 1-0
Time of possession ................................................................................... 35:22
CIN.
B.Green-Ellis
M.Sanu
TOTALS
RUSHING
ATT YDS LG TD K.C.
25 101 21 1 J.Charles
8 75 32 0 S.Draughn
2 0 4 0
2
B.Quinn
M.Cassel
PASSING
K.C.
16
1-11
284
113
171
30-17-0
4-17
7-50.9
3-30
3-69
6-30
3-1
24:38
ATT YDS LG TD
17
2
3
1
87 17
10 6
0
0
7 5 0
0 0 0
CIN.
A.Dalton
TOTALS
ATT CMP YDS TD-I K.C.
29 18 230 2-0 M.Cassel
B.Quinn
29 18 230 2-0 TOTALS
RECEIVING
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
16
14
8 93 0-0
9 95 0-0
30 17 188 0-0
CIN.
A.Green
J.Gresham
M.Sanu
B.Tate
B.Leonard
B.Green-Ellis
R.Whalen
TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD K.C.
6 91 40 1 T.Moeaki
6 69 18 0 J.Charles
2 22 14t 1 D.McCluster
1 24 24 0 T.Copper
1 11 11 0 S.Draughn
1
1
7
6
7
6
0
0
S.Breaston
18 230 40 2 TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD
4 73 22 0
4 31 16 0
3 37 26 0
3
2
33 12 0
1 4 0
1 13 13 0
17 188 26 0
DEFENSE
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: R.Maualuga 5-3-8, M.Johnson 4-3-7,
A.Jones 5-1-6, V.Burfict 4-2-6, G.Atkins 5-0-5, N.Clements 3-1-4, C.Dunlap 2-2-4,
C.Crocker 3-0-3, T.Mays 3-0-3, W.Gilberry 2-1-3, D.Kirkpatrick 2-0-2, D.Peko 1-1-2,
R.Geathers 1-0-1, L.Hall 1-0-1, E.Lamur 1-0-1, M.Lawson 1-0-1, J.Miles 1-0-1, T.Newman
1-0-1, V.Rey 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: M.Johnson 1-10, A.Jones 1-6, G.Atkins 1-1, Rey
Maualuga 1-0. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: G.Atkins 1, T.Newman 1. FF: G.Atkins 2. FR-YDS.:
V.Burfict 1-0.
Kansas City (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: E.Berry 11-0-11, D.Johnson 10-0-
10, A.Elam 5-0-5, B.Flowers 4-1-5, T.Hali 4-1-5, T.Jackson 3-2-5, J.Arenas 3-0-3,
J.Belcher 2-1-3, J.Houston 2-0-2, K.Lewis 2-0-2, R.Pitoitua 2-0-2, D.Poe 1-1-2, J.Brown 1-
0-1, S.Smith 1-0-1, A.Toribio 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: T.Hali 1-6, T.Jackson 1-4. INT.-YDS.:
None. PD: J.Houston 1, D.Poe 1. FF: D.Johnson 1. FR-YDS.: None.

(2012 game summaries, continued)
Former Bengals Pro Bowl QB Carson Palmer made his return to Paul Brown Stadium as the leader of the Raiders offense, but the day belonged to Cincinnati, which posted its most lopsided victory of the first 11 games. The win marked just the second time in team history the Bengals had won three straight games by 18 or more points, with the first such streak occurring in 1976. Bengals QB Andy Dalton posted a 109.0 passer rating, with three
TDs and no INTs, while Palmer posted just a 64.1 rating. The Bengals led 24-3 before
Palmer got Oakland’s only TD on a pass late in the third quarter. Palmer passed for just
146 yards and had one INT. The Bengals posted an 11-game best of 221 rushing yards, including 129 by HB BenJarvus Green-Ellis, and Cincinnati outgained Oakland in net yards
415-218. Rookie WR Mohamed Sanu had two TD catches for Cincinnati. The Bengals improved to 6-5, while the Raiders fell to 3-8.
SCORE BY PERIODS 1
Oakland ......................................................0
Cincinnati................................................. 14
2
0
10
3
10
0
4
0
10
OT PTS.
—
—
10
34
TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT
Cin. — B.Green-Ellis 1 run (M.Nugent kick) .............................................................. 1-9:12
Cin. — M.Sanu 2 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ............................................. 1-2:59
Cin. — M.Sanu 5 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ............................................. 2-7:28
Cin. — M.Nugent 55 field goal ................................................................................... 2-0:00
Oak. — S.Janikowski 55 field goal............................................................................ 3-10:28
Oak. — D.Moore 20 pass from C.Palmer (S.Janikowski kick) ................................... 3-2:21
Cin. — M.Nugent 20 field goal ................................................................................. 4-12:29
Cin. — J.Gresham 7 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ........................................ 4-3:39
Missed FGs: M.Nugent (48WR). Attendance: 56,503. Time: 3:11.
TEAM STATISTICS
RUSHING
OAK.
First downs ..................................................................................................... 14
Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 3-12
Total net yards ............................................................................................. 218
Net yards rushing ........................................................................................... 99
Net yards passing ........................................................................................ 119
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 34-19-1
Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 4-27
Punts-average .......................................................................................... 6-46.8
Punt returns-yards....................................................................................... 2-17
Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................. 5-117
Penalties-yards ........................................................................................... 3-25
Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 1-1
Time of possession ................................................................................... 29:14
CIN.
18
9-17
415
221
194
30-16-0
2-16
5-40.8
5-29
1-25
3-25
0-0
30:46
OAK.
M.Reece
J.Stewart
O.Schmitt
TOTALS
OAK.
C.Palmer
TOTALS
ATT YDS LG TD CIN.
15 74 15 0 B.Green-Ellis
7 26 8 0 C.Peerman
1 -1 -1 0 A.Green
A.Dalton
M.Sanu
23 99 15 0 TOTALS
PASSING
ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN.
34 19 146 1-1 A.Dalton
34 19 146 1-1 TOTALS
RECEIVING
ATT YDS LG TD
19 129 48 1
8
4
1
61 31
21 20
0
0
5 5 0
34 221 48 1
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
30
30
16 210 3-0
16 210 3-0
OAK.
J.Stewart
B.Myers
M.Reece
J.Criner
D.Moore
TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD CIN.
6 37 26 0 M.Sanu
5 37 12 0 J.Gresham
4 29 11 0 A.Green
3 23 11 0 O.Charles
1 20 20t 1 B.Green-Ellis
B.Tate
19 146 26 1 TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD
5 29 11 2
4 41 27 1
3 111 48 0
2 14 10 0
1
1
9 9 0
6 6 0
16 210 48 3
DEFENSE
Oakland (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: M.Burris 7-6-13, M.Giordano 2-5-7,
T.Branch 3-3-6, M.Huff 3-3-6, P.Wheeler 3-3-6, R.McClain 2-4-6, L.Houston 1-5-6,
J.Hanson 3-0-3, R.Bartell 1-2-3, T.Kelly 2-0-2, A.Carter 1-0-1, M.Shaughnessy 1-0-1,
C.Bilukidi 0-1-1, D.Bryant 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: M.Shaughnessy 1-8, P.Wheeler 1-8. INT.-
YDS.: None. PD: R.Bartell 2, M.Giordano 1, J.Hanson 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: V.Burfict 8-5-13, R.Maualuga 5-5-10,
R.Geathers 3-4-7, R.Nelson 4-2-6, C.Crocker 3-3-6, G.Atkins 4-1-5, M.Johnson 1-3-4,
T.Newman 1-3-4, C.Dunlap 2-1-3, A.Jones 2-1-3, P.Sims 2-1-3, W.Gilberry 1-2-3,
M.Lawson 1-2-3, L.Hall 2-0-2, D.Peko 1-1-2, E.Lamur 0-2-2. SKS.-YDS.: W.Gilberry 1-10,
G.Atkins 1-7, M.Johnson 1-6, M.Lawson 1-4. INT.-YDS.: C.Crocker 1-29. PD: L.Hall 2,
T.Newman 2, C.Crocker 1, A.Jones 1, R.Nelson 1. FF: M.Lawson 1. FR-YDS.:
R.Maualuga 1-0.
After posting three straight wins by 18 or more points, the Bengals prevailed in a much tougher contest at San Diego, rallying from a 13-10 halftime deficit that also was the score after three quarters. The Bengals surrendered the ball on giveaways on their first two second-half possessions, and on the next two, the offense went three-and-out. But the defense kept Cincinnati in the game, and with 11:53 left in the fourth quarter, the offense began a 14-play, 55-yard drive for a TD and a 17-13 lead with 4:21 to play. QB Andy
Dalton got the score, darting up the middle for a six-yard TD after a screen pass opportunity failed to materialize. The Bengals went ahead 20-13 on a FG with 2:47 left but had to fend off a late Chargers bid with an end-zone INT by S Reggie Nelson. Bengals HB
BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushed for 118 yards, becoming the first Bengal since Corey Dillon in 1999 to top the 100 mark in three straight games. The Bengals improved to 7-5, while the Chargers fell to 4-8.
SCORE BY PERIODS 1
Cincinnati ................................................... 7
San Diego .................................................. 0
2
3
13
3
0
0
4
10
0
OT PTS.
—
—
20
13
TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT
Cin. — J.Gresham 19 pass from A.Dalton (M.Nugent kick) ...................................... 1-7:39
S.D. — N.Novak 20 field goal ................................................................................... 2-14:57
S.D. — D.Williams 31 interception return (N.Novak kick) ........................................ 2-14:09
Cin. — M.Nugent 19 field goal ................................................................................... 2-9:38
S.D. — N.Novak 19 field goal ..................................................................................... 2-0:00
Cin. — A.Dalton 6 run (M.Nugent kick) ...................................................................... 4-4:11
Cin. — M.Nugent 24 field goal ................................................................................... 4-2:47
Missed FGs: N.Novak (54HRU). Attendance: 54,980. Time: 3:11.
TEAM STATISTICS
RUSHING
CIN.
First downs ..................................................................................................... 21
Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 7-14
Total net yards .............................................................................................. 339
Net yards rushing ......................................................................................... 128
Net yards passing......................................................................................... 211
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 39-25-2
Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................... 1-0
Punts-average .......................................................................................... 3-38.0
Punt returns-yards ....................................................................................... 3-55
Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 3-56
Penalties-yards ............................................................................................ 8-55
Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 3-1
Time of possession ................................................................................... 33:18
S.D.
20
4-12
297
46
251
48-26-1
4-29
5-46.0
0-0
3-63
8-55
2-1
26:42
CIN.
B.Green-Ellis
C.Peerman
ATT YDS LG TD S.D.
4
2
5 6t
4
1
2
1
1
0
0
P.Rivers
1
1 TOTALS
PASSING
ATT YDS LG TD
2
11
20 11
46 11
0
0
CIN.
A.Dalton
TOTALS
ATT CMP YDS TD-I S.D.
39 25 211 1-2 P.Rivers
39 25 211 1-2 TOTALS
RECEIVING
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
48
48
26 280 0-1
26 280 0-1
CIN.
A.Green
A.Hawkins
J.Gresham
B.Green-Ellis
M.Jones
R.Whalen
TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD S.D.
9 85 16 0 D.Alexander
5 47 17 0 A.Gates
4 35 19t 1 M.Floyd
4 14 9 0 R.Brown
2 20 16 0 R.Mathews
1 10 10 0 L.McClain
25 211 19t 1 TOTALS
NO YDS LG TD
6 102 28 0
6 49 19 0
4 61 24 0
4 27 14 0
3 25 10 0
3 16 12 0
26 280 28 0
DEFENSE
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: V.Burfict 9-6-15, R.Maualuga 6-3-9,
R.Nelson 4-2-6, C.Crocker 4-1-5, C.Dunlap 4-1-5, G.Atkins 3-2-5, D.Peko 2-3-5,
M.Johnson 4-0-4, W.Gilberry 2-2-4, L.Hall 2-0-2, M.Lawson 2-0-2, P.Sims 2-0-2,
T.Newman 1-1-2, R.Geathers 0-1-1, A.Jones 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: C.Dunlap 2-19,
W.Gilberry 1-2, G.Atkins 0.5-4, D.Peko 0.5-4. INT.-YDS.: R.Nelson 1-0. PD: C.Dunlap 1,
R.Maualuga 1, R.Nelson 1. FF: C.Dunlap 2. FR-YDS.: C.Dunlap 1-2.
San Diego (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: C.Lynch 8-2-10, M.Gilchrist 7-1-8,
Q.Jammer 7-1-8, T.Spikes 4-3-7, D.Williams 3-3-6, M.Ingram 4-1-5, C.Liuget 3-2-5,
A.Cason 4-0-4, E.Weddle 3-0-3, L.English 2-1-3, K.Reyes 2-1-3, S.Wright 2-0-2, A.Garay
1-1-2, V.Martin 1-0-1, B.Taylor 1-0-1, S.Phillips 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: S.Wright 1-0. INT.-
YDS.: D.Williams 1-31, C.Lynch 1-20. PD: C.Lynch 2, M.Ingram 1, D.Williams 1. FF:
T.Spikes 1, S.Wright 1. FR-YDS.: Q.Jammer 1-0.

3-3 at home
4-2 on the road
6-2 when scoring first
1-3 when opponent scores first
0-0 in games decided by three points or fewer
3-2 in games decided by seven points or fewer
6-1 when leading at halftime
0-1 when tied at halftime
1-3 when trailing at halftime
5-1 when leading after three quarters
1-1 when tied after three quarters
1-3 when trailing after three quarters
4-1 when rushing for 100 net yards
3-2 when opponent rushes for less than 100 net yards
3-2 with plus turnover differential
2-0 with even turnover differential
2-3 with minus turnover differential
2-2 when passing for 250 net yards
2-3 when opponent passes for 250 net yards
7-2 when scoring 20 points or more
2-4 when opponent scores 20 points or more
7-5 when game is outdoors (open-air/open retractable roof)
0-0 when game is inside (dome/closed retractable roof)
4-1 on natural grass
3-4 on synthetic surface
1-2 with fewer penalty yards
43-34-1 at home
33-45-0 on the road
51-27-1 when scoring first
25-52-0 when opponent scores first
14-14-1 in games decided by three points or fewer
38-37-1 in games decided by seven points or fewer
53-20-1 when leading at halftime
7-2-0 when tied at halftime
16-57-0 when trailing at halftime
59-11-1 when leading after three quarters
5-4-0 when tied after three quarters
12-64-0 when trailing after three quarters
52-29-0 when rushing for 100 net yards
47-17-1 when opponent rushes for less than 100 net yards
48-13-1 with plus turnover differential
17-15-0 with even turnover differential
11-51-0 with minus turnover differential
23-26-0 when passing for 250 net yards
21-28-1 when opponent passes for 250 net yards
60-30-0 when scoring 20 points or more
26-70-0 when opponent scores 20 points or more
73-73-1 when game is outdoors (open-air/open retractable roof)
3-6-0 when game is inside (dome/closed retractable roof)
30-26-0 on natural grass
46-53-1 on synthetic surface
40-42-1 with fewer penalty yards
RUSHING YARDS
129 — BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Nov. 25 vs. Oakland
118 — BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Dec. 2 at San Diego
101 — BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Nov. 18 at Kansas City
RUSHING ATTEMPTS
26 — BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Sept. 30 at Jacksonville
25 — BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Nov. 18 at Kansas City
25 — BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Dec. 2 at San Diego
LONGEST RUSHES
48 — Cedric Peerman, Sept. 30 at Jacksonville (was upback on fake punt)
48 — BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Nov. 25 vs. Oakland
41 — BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Dec. 2 at San Diego
RECEPTIONS
9 — A.J. Green, Sept. 23 at Washington
9 — A.J. Green, Oct. 7 vs. Miami
9 — A.J. Green, Dec. 2 at San Diego
PASS COMPLETIONS
31 — Andy Dalton, Oct. 14 at Cleveland
26 — Andy Dalton, Oct. 7 vs. Miami
26 — Andy Dalton, Nov. 4 vs. Denver
LONGEST PASSES
73 — Mohamed Sanu to A.J. Green, Sept. 23 at Washington (TD)
59 — Andy Dalton to Andrew Hawkins, Sept. 23 at Washington (TD)
57 — Andy Dalton to A.J. Green, Oct. 14 at Cleveland (TD)
YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE
194 — A.J. Green, Sept. 23 at Washington
138 — BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Nov. 25 vs. Oakland
135 — A.J. Green, Oct. 14 at Cleveland
LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS
45 — Brandon Tate, Oct. 21 vs. Pittsburgh
43 — Brandon Tate, Nov. 4 vs. Denver
39 — Brandon Tate, Oct. 21 vs. Pittsburgh
RECEIVING YARDS
183 — A.J. Green, Sept. 23 at Washington
135 — A.J. Green, Oct. 14 at Cleveland
117 — A.J. Green, Sept. 30 at Jacksonville
PASSING YARDS
381 — Andy Dalton, Oct. 14 at Cleveland
328 — Andy Dalton, Sept. 23 at Washington
318 — Andy Dalton, Sept. 16 vs. Cleveland
LONGEST PUNT RETURNS
81 — Adam Jones, Sept. 16 vs. Cleveland (TD)
68 — Adam Jones, Nov. 11 vs. N.Y. Giants
32 — Brandon Tate, Oct. 14 at Cleveland
TOTAL TACKLES*
16 — Vontaze Burfict, Oct. 21 vs. Pittsburgh
15 — Vontaze Burfict, Dec. 2 at San Diego
13 — (four times)
PASS ATTEMPTS
46 — Andy Dalton, Oct. 14 at Cleveland
43 — Andy Dalton, Oct. 7 vs. Miami
42 — Andy Dalton, Nov. 4 vs. Denver
14 — Vontaze Burfict, Oct. 21 vs. Pittsburgh
11 — Rey Maualuga, Nov. 11 vs. N.Y. Giants
9 — (two times)
SOLO TACKLES*
*NOTE: The defensive statistics above were compiled by Bengals coaches while reviewing game film and thus may differ from those listed in the statistics books produced at the games.

Sept. 10 at Baltimore
Sept. 16 CLEVELAND
Sept. 23 at Washington
Sept. 30 at Jacksonville
Oct. 7 MIAMI
Oct. 14 at Cleveland
Oct. 21 PITTSBURGH
Oct. 28 — BYE —
Nov. 4 DENVER
Nov. 11 N.Y. GIANTS
Nov. 18 at Kansas City
Nov. 25 OAKLAND
Dec. 2 at San Diego
Dec. 9 DALLAS
Dec. 13 at Philadelphia
Dec. 23 at Pittsburgh
Dec. 30 BALTIMORE
2012 TOTALS
Sept. 10 at Baltimore
Sept. 16 CLEVELAND
Sept. 23 at Washington
Sept. 30 at Jacksonville
Oct. 7 MIAMI
Oct. 14 at Cleveland
Oct. 21 PITTSBURGH
Oct. 28 — BYE —
Nov. 4 DENVER
Nov. 11 N.Y. GIANTS
Nov. 18 at Kansas City
Nov. 25 OAKLAND
Dec. 2 at San Diego
Dec. 9 DALLAS
Dec. 13 at Philadelphia
Dec. 23 at Pittsburgh
Dec. 30 BALTIMORE
2012 TOTALS
322
375
478
382
298
438
185
28-129
25-80
28-93
34-138
19-80
20-76
21-80
193
295
385
244
218
362
105
22-37
24-31
20-28
20-31
26-43
31-46
14-28
0/1
3/1
4/1
2/1
1/2
3/3
1/1
4-28 20
6-23 21
2-16 22
0-0 20
3-16 18
2-19 20
0-0 11
4-15
4-12
3-9
2-11
2-14
5-14
5-13
2-1 32:26
0-0 32:53
1-1 27:30
2-1 31:19
2-1 31:11
2-1 30:03
0-0 22:30
359
318
284
218
297
3976
366
275
409
415
339
4282
25-91
28-76
38-189
34-221
32-128
332-1381
275
199
220
194
211
2901
26-42
21-30
18-29
16-30
25-39
263-414
1/1
4/0
2/0
3/0
1/2
25/13
5-24 22
0-0 15
2-10 22
2-16 18
1-0 21
27-152 230
5-14
6-13
4-14
9-17
7-14
0-0 29:23
2-1 30:15
1-0 35:22
0-0 30:46
3-1 33:18
56-160 15-7 30:35
430
439
381
212
279
328
431
23-122
23-130
35-202
18-69
35-68
34-110
29-167
308
309
179
143
211
218
264
23-32
26-37
21-34
23-34
17-26
17-29
27-38
2/0
2/0
1/0
1/1
0/0
2/1
1/1
3-21 26
2-13 21
5-42 31
6-43 17
2-12 15
2-13 16
3-14 22
3-9
7-15
3-12
2-11
4-13
7-17
10-16
1-0 27:34
1-1 27:07
3-1 32:30
1-1 28:41
2-2 28:49
2-0 29:57
1-1 37:30
26-68
20-129
26-113
23-99
11-46
303-1323
291
189
171
119
251
2653
27-35
29-46
17-30
19-34
26-48
272-423
3/2
0/2
0/0
1/1
0/1
13/9
0-0 20
4-26 21
4-17 16
4-27 14
4-29 20
39-257 239
9-14
5-14
1-11
3-12
4-12
0-0 30:37
3-2 29:45
3-1 35:22
1-1 29:14
2-1 26:42
58-156 20-11 29:25

June 19, 2012 — Waived HB Rodney Stewart (injury settlement).
July 25, 2012 — Signed DT Brandon Thompson (D3b).
July 26, 2012 — Signed CB Chris Lewis-Harris (CFA-Tennessee-
Chattanooga).
July 27, 2012 — Placed LB Brandon Joiner on the Reserve/Did Not Report
list.
Aug. 4, 2012 — Signed CB T.J. Heath (FA).
Aug. 8, 2012 — Terminated the contract of DE Derrick Harvey.
Aug. 17, 2012 — Waived WR Jordan Shipley and K Thomas Weber.
Aug. 18, 2012 — Signed DE Luke Black (CFA-Fairmont State).
Aug. 24, 2012 — Placed the following five players on the Reserve/Injured list:
CB Brandon Ghee, CB Shaun Prater, CB Taveon Rogers,
S Robert Sands and G Travelle Wharton; Waived
DE Luke Black, HB Aaron Brown, QB Tyler Hansen and
G Matt Murphy.
Aug. 27, 2012 — Waived WR Kashif Moore.
Aug. 29, 2012 — Signed C Jeff Faine (FA); Waived WR Justin Hilton.
Aug. 31, 2012 — Placed S Tony Dye on Reserve/Injured list; Placed
LB Dontay Moch on the Reserve/Suspended by
Commissioner list; Placed DT Pat Sims on the
Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list; Waived the
following 19 players: FB Jourdan Brooks, TE Colin
Cochart, TE/LS Bryce Davis, FB James Develin,
DE DeQuin Evans, DT Nick Hayden (injury settlement),
WR Vidal Hazelton, CB T.J. Heath, HB Daniel Herron,
G Otis Hudson, LB Grant Hunter, DE Micah Johnson,
LB Emmanuel Lamur, CB Chris Lewis-Harris,
DT Vaughn Meatoga, LB Roddrick Muckelroy,
OT Matthew O’Donnell, QB Zac Robinson, G Reggie
Stephens.
Sept. 1, 2012 — Signed the following seven players to the Practice Squad:
FB Jourdan Brooks, LS Bryce Davis, HB Daniel Herron,
G Otis Hudson, LB Emmanuel Lamur, CB Chris Lewis-
Harris, QB Zac Robinson.
Sept. 2, 2012 — Signed OT Jeff Adams (FA) to the Practice Squad.
Sept. 4, 2012 — Signed TE Richard Quinn (FA); Placed C Kyle Cook on
the Reserve/Injured list (designated for possible return);
Released TE/LS Bryce Davis from the practice squad.
Sept. 5, 2012 — Signed DE DeQuin Evans to the practice squad.
Sept. 14, 2012 — Signed LB Roddrick Muckelroy (FA); Placed LB Thomas
Howard on the Reserve/Injured list.
Sept. 18, 2012 — Signed DE Wallace Gilberry (FA); Placed DE Jamaal
Anderson on the Reserve/Injured list.
Sept. 27, 2012 — Signed S Chris Crocker (FA); Terminated the contract of
TE Donald Lee.
Sept. 29, 2012 — Signed CB Chris Lewis-Harris from the practice squad;
waived TE Richard Quinn.
Oct. 1, 2012 — The suspension of LB Dontay Moch (Reserve/Suspended
by Commissioner list) expired and he was granted
permission to participate in team activities with a roster
exemption of up to one week.
Oct. 2, 2012 — Signed TE Richard Quinn; Waived CB Chris Lewis-
Harris.
Oct. 4, 2012 — Signed CB Chris Lewis-Harris to the practice squad.
Oct. 8, 2012 — Activated LB Dontay Moch from exemption status to the
53-player roster; Placed HB Bernard Scott on the
Reserve/Injured list.
Oct. 31, 2012 — DT Pat Sims (Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list)
returned to practice on a roster exemption.
Nov.2, 2012 — Signed LB Emmanuel Lamur from the practice squad;
Placed LB Dontay Moch on the Reserve/Non-Football
Illness list.
Nov. 5, 2012 — Signed LB J.K. Schaffer (FA) to the practice squad.
Nov. 6, 2012 — Signed C Scott Wedige (FA) to the practice squad;
Released FB Jourdan Brooks from the practice squad.
Nov. 9, 2012 — Activated DT Pat Sims from the Reserve/Physically Unable
to Perform list; Waived LB Roddrick Muckelroy.
Nov. 12, 2012 — Signed LB Ben Jacobs (FA) to the practice squad;
Released OT Jeff Adams from the practice squad.
Nov. 27, 2012 — Signed LS/TE Bryce Davis (FA) and OT Dan Knapp (FA)
to the practice squad; Released LB Ben Jacobs and
C Scott Wedige and from the practice squad.
Nov. 28, 2012 — C Kyle Cook (Reserve/Injured; designated for possible
return) returned to practice on a roster exemption.
* NOTE: Signed a new contract before finishing the final season(s) of existing contract.

P
(NOTE: Position designation indicates start.)
— played as a substitute
DNP — did not play
IL
PS
— inactive list
— practice squad
PSI — practice squad/injured list
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
REX — roster exemption
*
^
— eligible to practice with a roster exemption
— reserve/injured player designated for return
NWT — not with team
NAME
Cin. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
G-S @Balt. CLE. @Wash. @Jax. MIA. @Cle. PITT. DEN. NYG @K.C. OAK. @S.D. DALL. @Phil. @Pitt. BALT.
Adams, Jeff ........................... 0-0
Allen, Jason ........................... 1-0
Anderson, Jamaal ................. 2-0
Binns, Armon ......................... 8-5
Brooks, Jourdan .................... 0-0
Clements, Nate ..................... 11-8
Davis, Bryce .......................... 0-0
Dunlap, Carlos ...................... 10-0
Dye, Tony .............................. 0-0
Evans, DeQuin ...................... 0-0
Faine, Jeff.............................. 8-7
PS
IL
P
Atkins, Geno .......................... 12-12 DT
WR WR P
Boling, Clint ........................... 12-12 LG
PS
Burfict, Vontaze ..................... 12-10 P
LCB
PS
IL
P
DT
LG
PS
P
Charles, Orson ...................... 12-4 2ndTE P
PS
P
RI
DT
LG
PS
PS
IL
RI
DT
WR WR WR IL
LG
PS
PS
IL
RI
DT
LG
PS
WLB WLB WLB WLB LB
P
SS
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LG
PS
PS
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PS
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SS
RI^
SS
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IL
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P
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RI^
FS
IL
RI
P
P
RI^
QB WR QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB
NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS
IL
RI
PS
C
LCB
IL
RI
PS
C
P
SS
P
RI
PS
C
P
IL
Collins, Anthony .................... 3-0
Cook, Kyle ............................. 0-0 RI^
Crocker, Chris ....................... 9-5
Dalton, Andy .......................... 12-12 QB
RI^ RI^ RI^
NWT NWT NWT P
P
RI
PS
C
RI^
P
P
RI
PS
C
RI^
P
P
RI
PS
C
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RI^
P
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C
PS
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DT
P
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PS
LB
P
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP P
RI^
SS
P
RI
PS
P
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RI
DT
IL
LG
DT
IL
IL
RI
DT
IL
LG LG
NWT NWT NWT NWT
WLB
P nklDB P
DNP
P
RI
PS
DNP
LB
SS
P
P
RI
PS
DNP
WLB WLB
2ndTE 2ndTE P
SS
P
RI
PS
DNP
P
DNP
RI^*
SS
P
RI
PS
DNP
Geathers, Robert ................... 12-12 LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE
Ghee, Brandon ...................... 0-0 RI RI RI
Gilberry, Wallace ................... 10-0 NWT NWT P
RI
P
RI
P
RI
P
RI
P
RI
P
RI
P
RI
P
RI
P
RI
P
Gradkowski, Bruce ................ 1-0 P DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Green, A.J. ............................ 12-12 WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR
Green-Ellis, BenJarvus ......... 12-12 HB
Gresham, Jermaine............... 12-11 TE
Hawkins, Andrew .................. 10-2
Herron, Daniel ....................... 0-0
Howard, Thomas ................... 1-1
Huber, Kevin ......................... 12-0 P
Hudson, Otis ......................... 0-0
Iloka, George ......................... 7-0
Jacobs, Ben .......................... 0-0
P
PS
LB
PS
P
P
RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB
P
NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS
Jones, Adam ......................... 12-4 P
Jones, Marvin ........................ 7-1
HB
TE
P
P
PS
RI
P
PS
P
HB
TE
Hall, Leon .............................. 10-10 RCB RCB IL
Harris, Clark .......................... 12-0 P
P
PS
RI
P
PS
P
HB
TE
IL
P
P
PS
RI
P
PS
P
HB
TE
P
PS
RI
P
PS
IL
HB
TE
P
P
PS
RI
P
PS
IL
HB
P
P
P
PS
RI
P
PS
P
P
HB
TE
P
P
PS
RI
P
PS
IL nklDB P
IL
P
HB
TE
P
3rdWR IL
PS
RI
P
PS
P
HB
TE
P
PS
RI
P
PS
P
HB
TE
P
IL
PS
RI
P
PS
IL
PS
HB
TE
P
3rdWR
PS
RI
P
PS
IL
NWT
Johnson, Michael .................. 12-12 RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE
Kirkpatrick, Dre ...................... 5-0
Knapp, Dan ........................... 0-0
Moch, Dontay ........................ 1-0
Muckelroy, Roddrick.............. 5-0
P
IL
Lamur, Emmanuel ................. 5-0 PS
Lawson, Manny ..................... 12-7 P
Lee, Donald ........................... 0-0 IL
Leonard, Brian ....................... 11-0 P
Lewis-Harris, Chris ................ 1-0 PS
Maualuga, Rey ...................... 12-12 LB
Mays, Taylor .......................... 12-3 SS
Miles, Jeromy ........................ 12-1 P
P
P
IL
PS
P
IL
P
PS
LB
P
SS
NWT P
LCB
IL
IL
PS
IL
P
PS
P
P
RCB
P
IL
PS
NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT
P
P
SS
P
RSBC RSBC RSBC RSBC REX
IL
FS
P
IL
IL
PS
P
PS
P
P
P
P
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PS
P
P
P
P
FS
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P
PS
PS
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PS
MLB MLB MLB MLB LB
P
P
IL
P
P
P
P
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LB
P
P
P
RNF-I RNF-I RNF-I RNF-I RNF-I
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FS
P
IL
P
P
PS
P nklDB P
IL
P
P P
SLB P
P
PS
MLB LB
FS
P
P
P
P
PS
MLB
P
P
P
WR
P
NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS
P P
SLB SLB
P
PS
MLB
P
P
NWT NWT NWT NWT
IL Nelson, Reggie ...................... 10-10 FS FS
P
FS
P
FS FS IL FS FS
Newman, Terence ................. 12-12 nklDB nklDB RCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB
Nugent, Mike ......................... 12-0 P
Peerman, Cedric ................... 12-0 P
Peko, Domata ....................... 12-12 NT
Prater, Shaun ........................ 0-0
FB
IL
FB
IL
LB P
Robinson, Trevor ................... 10-5 DNP DNP P
Robinson, Zac ....................... 0-0
Rogers, Taveon ..................... 0-0
Roland, Dennis ...................... 12-2
Sands, Robert ....................... 0-0
Sanu, Mohamed .................... 9-3
Schaffer, J.K. ......................... 0-0
Scott, Bernard ....................... 2-0
Sims, Pat ............................... 4-0
RI
Pressley, Chris ...................... 12-5 P
Quinn, Richard ...................... 0-0 IL
Rey, Vincent .......................... 12-1 P
PS
RI
P
RI
P
NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS
IL IL P IL P RI RI RI RI
RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP RPUP* P
Skuta, Dan............................. 12-0 P
P
P
NT
RI
PS
RI
P
RI
DNP QB
P
P
P
NT
RI
PS
RI
P
RI
P
P
P
NT
RI
FB
P
P
NT
RI
P
NWT IL
P
P
PS
RI
P
RI
P
P
P
P
PS
RI
P
IL
P
P
P
P
NT
RI
PS
RI
2ndTE P
RI
P
P
RI
IL
P
P
P
NT
RI
FB
IL
P
P
PS
RI
TE
RI
P
P
P
P
NT
RI
FB
IL
P
C
PS
RI
P
RI
P
P
P
P
NT
RI
P
IL
P
C
PS
RI
P
RI
P
P
P
NT
RI
P
IL
P
C
PS
RI
P
RI
PS
P
P
NT
RI
P
IL
P
C
PS
RI
P
RI
PS
RI
P
P
NT
RI
P
IL
P
C
PS
RI
P
RI
WR WR IL
PS
RI
P
P
Smith, Andre ......................... 12-12 ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT
Still, Devon ............................ 8-0 P
Tate, Brandon ....................... 12-3 P
Thompson, Brandon.............. 3-0
Wedige, Scott ........................ 0-0
Whalen, Ryan ........................ 5-0
Wharton, Travelle .................. 0-0
P
IL
RI
P
P
P
P
NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS
IL
RI
P
P
IL
IL
RI
P
P
P
IL
RI
P
P
IL
IL
RI
P
P
IL
IL
RI
P
WR
IL
P
RI
P
WR
IL
IL
RI
IL
WR
IL
P
RI
RI
P
P
IL
P
IL
PS
P
RI
P
P
IL
P
IL
PS
P
RI
IL
P
IL
NWT
P
RI
Whitworth, Andrew ................ 12-12 LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT
Zeitler, Kevin ......................... 12-12 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG

Sept. 10 at Baltimore
Sept. 16 CLEVELAND
Sept. 23 at Washington
Sept. 30 at Jacksonville
Oct. 7 MIAMI
Oct. 14 at Cleveland
Oct. 21 PITTSBURGH
Oct. 28 — BYE —
Nov. 4 DENVER
Nov. 11 N.Y. GIANTS
Nov. 18 at Kansas City
Nov. 25 OAKLAND
Dec. 2 at San Diego
Dec. 9 DALLAS
Dec. 13 at Philadelphia
Dec. 23 at Pittsburgh
Dec. 30 BALTIMORE
Sept. 10 at Baltimore
Sept. 16 CLEVELAND
Sept. 23 at Washington
Sept. 30 at Jacksonville
Oct. 7 MIAMI
Oct. 14 at Cleveland
Oct. 21 PITTSBURGH
Oct. 28 — BYE —
Nov. 4 DENVER
Nov. 11 N.Y. GIANTS
Nov. 18 at Kansas City
Nov. 25 OAKLAND
Dec. 2 at San Diego
Dec. 9 DALLAS
Dec. 13 at Philadelphia
Dec. 23 at Pittsburgh
Dec. 30 BALTIMORE
Binns
Binns
Dalton
Binns
Binns
Binns
Tate
Whitworth Boling Faine
Whitworth Boling Faine
Whitworth Boling Faine
Whitworth Boling Faine
Whitworth Boling Faine
Whitworth Boling Faine
Whitworth Boling Faine
Zeitler Smith Gresham Green Dalton Green-Ellis Charles(2ndTE)
Zeitler Smith Gresham Green Dalton Green-Ellis Pressley
Zeitler Smith Gresham Green Sanu Green-Ellis Pressley
Zeitler Smith Gresham Green Dalton Green-Ellis Pressley
Zeitler Smith Gresham Green Dalton Green-Ellis Roland(2ndTE)
Zeitler Smith Gresham Green Dalton Green-Ellis Charles(2ndTE)
Zeitler Smith Roland Green Dalton Green-Ellis Pressley
Tate
Tate
Sanu
Sanu
Whitworth Boling Robinson Zeitler Smith Gresham Green Dalton Green-Ellis Pressley
Whitworth Boling Robinson Zeitler Smith Gresham Green Dalton Green-Ellis A.Hawkins(3rdWR)
Whitworth Boling Robinson Zeitler Smith Gresham Green Dalton Green-Ellis Charles(2ndTE)
Whitworth Boling Robinson Zeitler Smith Gresham Green Dalton Green-Ellis Charles(2ndTE)
M.Jones Whitworth Boling Robinson Zeitler Smith Gresham Green Dalton Green-Ellis Hawkins(3rd WR)
Geathers Peko Atkins Johnson Newman(nickel) Maualuga(LB) Howard(LB) Clements Hall
Geathers Peko Atkins Johnson Newman(nickel) Maualuga(LB) Rey(LB)
Geathers Peko Atkins Johnson Lawson
Geathers Peko Atkins Johnson Lawson
Geathers Peko Atkins Johnson Lawson
Geathers Peko Atkins Johnson Lawson
Geathers Peko Atkins Johnson Jones(nickel)
Maualuga
Maualuga
Maualuga
Maualuga
Burfict
Burfict
Burfict
Burfict
Clements Hall
A.Jones
Mays
Miles
Nelson
Nelson
Newman Clements Nelson
Newman A.Jones Mays
Newman Hall
Nelson
Clements Nelson
Newman Hall
Maualuga(LB) Burfict(LB) Newman Hall
Clements Nelson
Clements Nelson
Geathers Peko Atkins Johnson Clements(nickel) Maualuga(LB) Burfict(LB) Newman Hall
Geathers Peko Atkins Johnson Lawson
Geathers Peko Atkins Johnson Lawson
Geathers Peko Atkins Johnson Lawson
Geathers Peko Atkins Johnson Lawson
Maualuga
Maualuga
Maualuga
Maualuga
Burfict
Burfict
Burfict
Burfict
Newman Hall
Newman Hall
Newman Hall
Newman Hall
Crocker Nelson
Crocker Mays
Clements Crocker
Crocker Nelson
Crocker Nelson

WR
LOT
LG
C
RG
ROT
TE
WR
QB
HB
FB
12 MOHAMED SANU
77 ANDREW WHITWORTH
65 CLINT BOLING
62 JEFF FAINE
68 KEVIN ZEITLER
71 ANDRE SMITH
84 JERMAINE GRESHAM
18 A.J. GREEN
14 ANDY DALTON
42 BENJARVUS GREEN-ELLIS
36 CHRIS PRESSLEY
19 Brandon Tate
73 Anthony Collins
74 Dennis Roland
66 Trevor Robinson
66 Trevor Robinson
74 Dennis Roland
80 Orson Charles
16 Andrew Hawkins
7 Bruce Gradkowski
40 Brian Leonard
85 Armon Binns
89 Richard Quinn
88 Ryan Whalen
82 Marvin Jones
30 Cedric Peerman
LDE
NT
DT
RDE
SLB
MLB
WLB
LCB
RCB
SS
FS
96 CARLOS DUNLAP
94 DOMATA PEKO
97 GENO ATKINS
93 MICHAEL JOHNSON
99 MANNY LAWSON
58 REY MAUALUGA
55 VONTAZE BURFICT
23 TERENCE NEWMAN
29 LEON HALL
22 NATE CLEMENTS
20 REGGIE NELSON
91 Robert Geathers
90 Pat Sims
75 Devon Still
95 Wallace Gilberry
51 Dan Skuta
51 Dan Skuta
57 Vincent Rey
22 Nate Clements
24 Adam Jones
33 Chris Crocker
43 George Iloka
79 Brandon Thompson
59 Emmanuel Lamur
27 Dre Kirkpatrick
25 Jason Allen
26 Taylor Mays
45 Jeromy Miles
P
K
H
LS
10 Kevin Huber
2 Mike Nugent
10 Kevin Huber
46 Clark Harris
PR
KOR
19 Brandon Tate
19 Brandon Tate
24 Adam Jones
16 Andrew Hawkins
16 Andrew Hawkins
82 Marvin Jones
82 Marvin Jones
NOTE: Players whose names are CAPITALIZED are expected to start in the team’s base units. Rookies are underlined.
Geno Atkins ................................................................................................. JEE-no
Armon Binns ........................................................................................... are-MONN
Vontaze Burfict ......................................................................... VONN-tez BER-fict
Jeff Faine .................................................................................. (rhymes with “rain”)
Robert Geathers ............................................................ (pronounced as “gathers”)
Brandon Ghee (Reserve/Injured list) ................................................................ JEE
Jermaine Gresham ................................................................ jer-MAIN GRESH-em
Paul Guenther (linebackers coach) .......................................................... GUN-thur
George Iloka ............................................................... ie(rhymes with “tie”)-LO-kuh
Dre Kirkpatrick ............................................................................................... DRAY
Emmanuel Lamur ...................................................................................... luh-MER
Rey Maualuga ..................................... RAY mow(rhymes with “now”)-uh-LOO-guh
Dontay Moch (Reserve/Non-Football Illness list) ........................ DAHN-tay MOKE
Domata Peko ...................................................................... DOE-mah-tah PECK-o
Vincent Rey...................................................................................................... RAY
Taveon Rogers (Reserve/Injured list) ................................................. TAY-vee-ahn
Mohamed Sanu......................................................................................... suh-NOO
Dan Skuta ............................................................................................... SKOO-tuh
Devon Still ................................................................................................... DEV-un
Ken Zampese (quarterbacks coach).................................................. zam-PEE-zee
Kevin Zeitler ................................................................................................ ZITE-ler

25 Allen, Jason ................................................... CB
97 Atkins, Geno ................................................... DT
85 Binns, Armon ................................................ WR
65 Boling, Clint....................................................... G
55 Burfict, Vontaze .............................................. LB
80 Charles, Orson ............................................... TE
22 Clements, Nate ........................................... S/CB
73 Collins, Anthony ............................................. OT
33 Crocker, Chris ................................................... S
14 Dalton, Andy .................................................. QB
96 Dunlap, Carlos ............................................... DE
62 Faine, Jeff ......................................................... C
91 Geathers, Robert ........................................... DE
95 Gilberry, Wallace ........................................... DE
7 Gradkowski, Bruce ........................................ QB
18 Green, A.J..................................................... WR
42 Green-Ellis, BenJarvus .................................. HB
84 Gresham, Jermaine ........................................ TE
29 Hall, Leon ....................................................... CB
46 Harris, Clark .................................................... LS
16 Hawkins, Andrew .......................................... WR
10 Huber, Kevin ..................................................... P
43 Iloka, George .................................................... S
93 Johnson, Michael ........................................... DE
24 Jones, Adam .................................................. CB
82 Jones, Marvin ............................................... WR
27 Kirkpatrick, Dre .............................................. CB
59 Lamur, Emmanuel .......................................... LB
99 Lawson, Manny .............................................. LB
40 Leonard, Brian ............................................... HB
58 Maualuga, Rey ............................................... LB
26 Mays, Taylor ..................................................... S
45 Miles, Jeromy.................................................... S
20 Nelson, Reggie ................................................. S
23 Newman, Terence ......................................... CB
2 Nugent, Mike..................................................... K
30 Peerman, Cedric ............................................ HB
94 Peko, Domata ................................................. DT
36 Pressley, Chris ............................................... FB
89 Quinn, Richard ................................................ TE
57 Rey, Vincent ................................................... LB
66 Robinson, Trevor .......................................... C/G
74 Roland, Dennis ........................................... OT/G
12 Sanu, Mohamed ........................................... WR
90 Sims, Pat ........................................................ DT
51 Skuta, Dan ...................................................... LB
71 Smith, Andre .................................................. OT
75 Still, Devon...................................................... DT
19 Tate, Brandon ............................................... WR
79 Thompson, Brandon ....................................... DT
88 Whalen, Ryan ............................................... WR
77 Whitworth, Andrew ........................................ OT
68 Zeitler, Kevin ..................................................... G
7-2-85
6-16-88
12-9-84
7-10-84
3-10-86
7-16-85
6-20-90
2-7-87
9-30-83
3-12-90
10-26-89
6-8-89
7-3-84
2-3-84
1-20-87
2-7-88
7-5-83
3-28-88
9-8-89
5-9-89
9-24-90
1-27-91
12-12-79
11-2-85
3-9-80
10-29-87
2-28-89
4-6-81
8-11-83
12-5-84
1-27-83
7-31-88
7-20-87
9-21-83
9-4-78
3-2-82
10-10-86
11-27-84
8-8-86
9-6-86
9-6-87
5-16-90
3-10-83
8-22-89
11-29-85
4-21-86
1-25-87
7-11-89
10-5-87
10-19-89
7-26-89
12-12-81
3-8-90
185
195
190
232
240
225
250
230
220
260
195
255
180
212
225
270
197
220
280
299
280
275
220
207
200
300
210
311
245
250
205
315
250
305
322
210
335
250
335
305
200
320
200
330
315
210
210
192
190
211
322
260
264
5-10
6-2
6-2
6-4
6-5
6-1
6-2
6-3
5-11
6-5
5-11
6-5
5-7
6-1
6-4
6-7
5-11
6-2
6-6
6-3
6-3
6-2
6-1
6-4
6-1
6-1
6-3
6-5
6-1
6-3
6-0
6-5
6-2
6-5
6-9
6-2
6-2
6-2
6-4
6-5
6-2
5-11
5-10
5-10
5-10
6-3
5-11
6-4
6-1
6-2
6-1
6-7
6-4
7 Tennessee
3 Georgia
1 Cincinnati
2 Georgia
R Arizona State
R Georgia
12 Ohio State
5 Kansas
10 Marshall
2 Texas Christian
3 Florida
10 Notre Dame
9 Georgia
5 Alabama
7 Toledo
2 Georgia
5 Mississippi
3 Oklahoma
6 Michigan
4 Rutgers
2 Toledo
4 Cincinnati
R Boise State
4 Georgia Tech
6 West Virginia
R California
R Alabama
R Kansas State
7 North Carolina State
6 Rutgers
4 Southern California
3 Southern California
3 Massachusetts
6 Florida
10 Kansas State
8 Ohio State
3 Virginia
7 Michigan State
4 Wisconsin
3 North Carolina
2 Duke
R Notre Dame
5 Georgia
R Rutgers
5 Auburn
4 Grand Valley State
4 Alabama
R Penn State
4 North Carolina
R Clemson
2 Stanford
7 Louisiana State
R Wisconsin
Muscle Shoals, Ala.
Pembroke Pines, Fla.
Pasadena, Calif.
Alpharetta, Ga.
Corona, Calif.
Tampa, Fla.
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Beaumont, Texas
Chesapeake, Va.
Katy, Texas
North Charleston, S.C.
Sanford, Fla.
Georgetown, S.C.
Bay Minette, Ala.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Summerville, S.C.
New Orleans, La.
Ardmore, Okla.
Vista, Calif.
Manahawkin, N.J.
Johnstown, Pa.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Houston, Texas
Selma, Ala.
Atlanta, Ga.
Fontana, Calif.
Gadsden, Ala.
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Goldsboro, N.C.
Gouverneur, N.Y.
Eureka, Calif.
Seattle, Wash.
Sicklerville, N.J.
Melbourne, Fla.
Salina, Kan.
Centerville, Ohio
Gladys, Va.
Pago Pago (American Samoa)
Woodbury, N.J.
Maple Heights, Ohio
Far Rockaway, N.Y.
Elkhorn, Neb.
Bolivar, Mo.
South Brunswick, N.J.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Flint, Mich.
Birmingham, Ala.
Wilmington, Del.
Burlington, N.C.
Thomasville, Ga.
Alamo, Calif.
West Monroe, La.
Waukesha, Wis.
UFA(Hou.)’12
D4a’10
FA’11
D4’11
CFA’12
D4’12
FA’11
D4’08
FA’12
D2’11
D2’10
FA’12
D4b’04
FA’12
UFA(Oak.)’11
D1’11
UFA(N.E.)’12
D1’10
D1’07
FA’09
W(StL.)’11
D5’09
D5c’12
D3a’09
FA’10
D5b’12
D1a’12
CFA’12
UFA(S.F.)’11
T(StL.)’09
D2’09
T(S.F.)’11
CFA’10
T(Jax.)’10
FA’12
FA’10
W(Det.)’10
D4’06
FA’10
FA’12
CFA’10
CFA’12
FA’08
D3a’12
D3a’08
CFA’09
D1’09
D2’12
W(N.E.)’11
D3b’12
D6’11
D2’06
D1b’12
PRACTICE SQUAD (date assigned)
48 Davis, Bryce (11-27) ................................. LS/TE
69 Evans, DeQuin (9-5) ...................................... DE
34 Herron, Daniel (9-1) ....................................... HB
60 Hudson, Otis (9-1) ............................................ G
76 Knapp, Dan (11-27) ....................................... OT
37 Lewis-Harris, Chris (10-4) ............................. CB
5 Robinson, Zac (9-1) ....................................... QB
50 Schaffer, J.K. (11-5) ....................................... LB
RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL ILLNESS (date assigned; illness)
52 Moch, Dontay (11-2; migraines) ..................... LB 6-2
6-3
6-2
5-10
6-5
6-5
5-10
6-3
6-0
245
265
215
330
305
180
215
232
6-16-89
5-17-87
3-21-89
7-19-86
9-1-88
2-11-89
9-29-86
6-10-90
R Central Oklahoma
1 Kentucky
R Ohio State
2 Eastern Illinois
R Arizona State
2 Oklahoma State
R Cincinnati
Duncan, Okla.
Long Beach, Calif.
Warren, Ohio
Barrington, Ill.
Reno, Nev.
R Tennessee-Chattanooga Smyrna, Ga.
Littleton, Colo.
Cincinnati, Ohio
FA’12
CFA’11
D6’12
D5’10
FA’12
CFA’12
FA’11
FA’12
255 7-19-88 2 Nevada Phoenix, Ariz. D3’11
RESERVE/INJURED (date assigned; injury)
92 Anderson, Jamaal (9-18; leg) ........................ DE
64 + Cook, Kyle (9-4; ankle; return designation) ...... C
44 Dye, Tony (8-31; ankle) .................................... S
21 Ghee, Brandon (8-24; wrist) .......................... CB
53 Howard, Thomas (9-14; knee) ........................ LB
38 Prater, Shaun (8-24; knee) ............................ CB
39 Rogers, Taveon (8-24; shoulder) .................. CB
31 Sands, Robert (8-24; chest) ............................. S
28 Scott, Bernard (10-8; knee) ........................... HB
70 Wharton, Travelle (8-24; knee) ......................... G
6-6
6-3
5-10
6-0
6-3
5-10
5-11
6-4
5-10
6-4
280
315
200
193
245
190
190
215
198
320
2-6-86
7-25-83
2-11-90
6-6-87
7-14-83
10-27-89
8-17-90
11-3-89
2-10-84
5-19-81
6
5
R
3
7
R
R
2
4
9
Arkansas
Michigan State
UCLA
Wake Forest
Texas-El Paso
Iowa
New Mexico State
West Virginia
Abilene Christian
South Carolina
Little Rock, Ark.
Macomb, Mich.
Corona, Calif.
Fayetteville, N.C.
Lubbock, Texas
Omaha, Neb.
Lancaster, Calif.
Carol City, Fla.
Vernon, Texas
Fountain Inn, S.C.
UFA(Ind.)’12
COACHING STAFF: Head coach: Marvin Lewis. Assistants: Paul Alexander (assistant head coach/offensive line), Jim Anderson (running backs), Mark Carrier (defensive
FA’07
CFA’12
D3b’10
UFA(Oak.)’11
D5a’12
CFA’12
D5’11
D6b’09
FA’12 backs), Kyle Caskey (offensive quality control/assistant offensive line), Brayden Coombs (offensive assistant), Jeff Friday (assistant strength and conditioning), Jay Gruden (offensive coordinator), Paul Guenther (linebackers), Jay Hayes (defensive line), Jonathan Hayes (tight ends), Hue Jackson (assistant special teams/assistant defensive backs), David Lippincott
(defensive quality control/assistant linebackers), Chip Morton (strength and conditioning), Darrin Simmons (special teams), James Urban (wide receivers), Ken Zampese (quarterbacks),
Mike Zimmer (defensive coordinator).
NOTE: A plus sign (+) indicates a player who is eligible to practice with a roster exemption.

2 Mike Nugent...................................................... K
7 Bruce Gradkowski ......................................... QB
10 Kevin Huber ...................................................... P
12 Mohamed Sanu ............................................ WR
14 Andy Dalton ................................................... QB
16 Andrew Hawkins ........................................... WR
18 A.J. Green ..................................................... WR
19 Brandon Tate ................................................ WR
20 Reggie Nelson .................................................. S
22 Nate Clements ............................................ S/CB
23 Terence Newman .......................................... CB
24 Adam Jones ................................................... CB
25 Jason Allen .................................................... CB
26 Taylor Mays ...................................................... S
27 Dre Kirkpatrick ............................................... CB
29 Leon Hall ........................................................ CB
30 Cedric Peerman ............................................. HB
33 Chris Crocker .................................................... S
36 Chris Pressley................................................. FB
40 Brian Leonard ................................................ HB
42 BenJarvus Green-Ellis ................................... HB
43 George Iloka ..................................................... S
45 Jeromy Miles..................................................... S
46 Clark Harris ..................................................... LS
51 Dan Skuta ....................................................... LB
55 Vontaze Burfict ............................................... LB
57 Vincent Rey .................................................... LB
58 Rey Maualuga ................................................ LB
59 Emmanuel Lamur ........................................... LB
62 Jeff Faine .......................................................... C
65 Clint Boling........................................................ G
66 Trevor Robinson ........................................... C/G
68 Kevin Zeitler ...................................................... G
71 Andre Smith ................................................... OT
73 Anthony Collins .............................................. OT
74 Dennis Roland ............................................ OT/G
75 Devon Still ....................................................... DT
77 Andrew Whitworth ......................................... OT
79 Brandon Thompson ........................................ DT
80 Orson Charles................................................. TE
82 Marvin Jones ................................................ WR
84 Jermaine Gresham ......................................... TE
85 Armon Binns ................................................. WR
88 Ryan Whalen ................................................ WR
89 Richard Quinn ................................................. TE
90 Pat Sims ......................................................... DT
91 Robert Geathers ............................................ DE
93 Michael Johnson ............................................ DE
94 Domata Peko .................................................. DT
95 Wallace Gilberry ............................................ DE
96 Carlos Dunlap ................................................ DE
97 Geno Atkins .................................................... DT
99 Manny Lawson ............................................... LB
10-10-86
3-9-80
8-8-86
2-3-84
7-2-85
6-20-90
7-20-87
7-10-84
4-21-86
9-24-90
9-6-87
1-20-87
6-8-89
4-6-81
5-9-89
5-16-90
3-2-82
1-27-83
7-16-85
8-22-89
10-29-87
3-10-86
7-31-88
10-5-87
9-21-83
12-12-79
9-4-78
9-30-83
7-5-83
2-7-88
10-26-89
12-9-84
3-8-90
1-25-87
11-2-85
3-10-83
7-11-89
12-12-81
10-19-89
1-27-91
3-12-90
6-16-88
9-8-89
7-26-89
9-6-86
11-29-85
8-11-83
2-7-87
11-27-84
12-5-84
2-28-89
3-28-88
7-3-84
250
245
250
250
232
299
311
305
211
197
260
225
220
225
210
255
210
205
192
185
200
230
190
195
190
220
212
210
220
180
207
200
195
260
210
200
264
335
280
270
322
275
280
300
240
315
335
315
322
305
330
320
250
6-2
6-1
6-2
6-2
6-4
6-3
6-5
6-5
5-10
5-11
5-11
6-1
5-11
6-4
6-2
6-5
5-11
6-0
5-10
5-10
6-1
6-3
6-2
5-11
5-10
6-1
6-1
6-2
6-2
5-7
6-4
6-1
6-2
6-5
6-3
6-1
6-4
6-2
6-3
6-7
6-3
6-2
6-6
6-1
6-5
6-4
6-4
6-5
6-9
6-5
6-7
6-2
6-3
8 Ohio State
7 Toledo
4 Cincinnati
R Rutgers
2 Texas Christian
2 Toledo
2 Georgia
4 North Carolina
6 Florida
12 Ohio State
10 Kansas State
6 West Virginia
7 Tennessee
3 Southern California
R Alabama
6 Michigan
3 Virginia
10 Marshall
4 Wisconsin
6 Rutgers
5 Mississippi
R Boise State
3 Massachusetts
4 Rutgers
4 Grand Valley State
R Arizona State
2 Duke
4 Southern California
R Kansas State
10 Notre Dame
2 Georgia
R Notre Dame
R Wisconsin
4 Alabama
5 Kansas
5 Georgia
R Penn State
7 Louisiana State
R Clemson
R Georgia
R California
3 Oklahoma
1 Cincinnati
2 Stanford
3 North Carolina
5 Auburn
9 Georgia
4 Georgia Tech
7 Michigan State
5 Alabama
3 Florida
3 Georgia
7 North Carolina State
Centerville, Ohio
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Cincinnati, Ohio
South Brunswick, N.J.
Katy, Texas
Johnstown, Pa.
Summerville, S.C.
Burlington, N.C.
Melbourne, Fla.
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Salina, Kan.
Atlanta, Ga.
Muscle Shoals, Ala.
Seattle, Wash.
Gadsden, Ala.
Vista, Calif.
Gladys, Va.
Chesapeake, Va.
Woodbury, N.J.
Gouverneur, N.Y.
New Orleans, La.
Houston, Texas
Sicklerville, N.J.
Manahawkin, N.J.
Flint, Mich.
Corona, Calif.
Far Rockaway, N.Y.
Eureka, Calif.
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Sanford, Fla.
Alpharetta, Ga.
Elkhorn, Neb.
Waukesha, Wis.
Birmingham, Ala.
Beaumont, Texas
Bolivar, Mo.
Wilmington, Del.
West Monroe, La.
Thomasville, Ga.
Tampa, Fla.
Fontana, Calif.
Ardmore, Okla.
Pasadena, Calif.
Alamo, Calif.
Maple Heights, Ohio
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Georgetown, S.C.
Selma, Ala.
Pago Pago (American Samoa)
Bay Minette, Ala.
North Charleston, S.C.
Pembroke Pines, Fla.
Goldsboro, N.C.
FA’10
UFA(Oak.)’11
D5’09
D3a’12
D2’11
W(StL.)’11
D1’11
W(N.E.)’11
T(Jax.)’10
FA’11
FA’12
FA’10
UFA(Hou.)’12
T(S.F.)’11
D1a’12
D1’07
W(Det.)’10
FA’12
FA’10
T(StL.)’09
UFA(N.E.)’12
D5c’12
CFA’10
FA’09
CFA’09
CFA’12
CFA’10
D2’09
CFA’12
FA’12
D4’11
CFA’12
D1b’12
D1’09
D4’08
FA’08
D2’12
D2’06
D3b’12
D4’12
D5b’12
D1’10
FA’11
D6’11
FA’12
D3a’08
D4b’04
D3a’09
D4’06
FA’12
D2’10
D4a’10
UFA(S.F.)’11
PRACTICE SQUAD (date assigned)
5 Zac Robinson (9-1) ........................................ QB
34 Daniel Herron (9-1) ........................................ HB
37 Chris Lewis-Harris (10-4)............................... CB
48 Bryce Davis (11-27) .................................. LS/TE
50 J.K. Schaffer (11-5) ........................................ LB
60 Otis Hudson (9-1) ............................................. G
69 DeQuin Evans (9-5) ....................................... DE
76 Dan Knapp (11-27) ........................................ OT
RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL ILLNESS (date assigned; illness)
52 Dontay Moch (11-2; migraines) ...................... LB 6-2
6-3
5-10
5-10
6-3
6-0
6-5
6-2
6-5
215
215
180
245
232
330
265
305
9-29-86
3-21-89
2-11-89
6-16-89
6-10-90
7-19-86
5-17-87
9-1-88
2 Oklahoma State
R Ohio State
R
R
2
1
R
Central Oklahoma
Cincinnati
Eastern Illinois
Kentucky
Arizona State
Littleton, Colo.
Warren, Ohio
R Tennessee-Chattanooga Smyrna, Ga.
Duncan, Okla.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Barrington, Ill.
Long Beach, Calif.
Reno, Nev.
FA’11
D6’12
CFA’12
FA’12
FA’12
D5’10
CFA’11
FA’12
255 7-19-88 2 Nevada Phoenix, Ariz. D3’11
RESERVE/INJURED (date assigned; injury)
21 Brandon Ghee (8-24; wrist) ........................... CB
28 Bernard Scott (10-8; knee) ............................ HB
31 Robert Sands (8-24; chest) .............................. S
38 Shaun Prater (8-24; knee) ............................. CB
39 Taveon Rogers (8-24; shoulder) ................... CB
44 Tony Dye (8-31; ankle) ..................................... S
53 Thomas Howard (9-14; knee) ......................... LB
64 + Kyle Cook (9-4; ankle; return designation) ....... C
70 Travelle Wharton (8-24; knee) .......................... G
92 Jamaal Anderson (9-18; leg) ......................... DE
6-0
5-10
6-4
5-10
5-11
5-10
6-3
6-3
6-4
6-6
193
198
215
190
190
200
245
315
320
280
6-6-87
2-10-84
11-3-89
10-27-89
8-17-90
2-11-90
7-14-83
7-25-83
5-19-81
2-6-86
3
4
2
R
R
R
7
5
9
6
Wake Forest
Abilene Christian
West Virginia
Iowa
New Mexico State
UCLA
Texas-El Paso
Michigan State
South Carolina
Arkansas
Fayetteville, N.C.
Vernon, Texas
Carol City, Fla.
Omaha, Neb.
Lancaster, Calif.
Corona, Calif.
Lubbock, Texas
Macomb, Mich.
Fountain Inn, S.C.
Little Rock, Ark.
D3b’10
D6b’09
D5’11
D5a’12
CFA’12
CFA’12
UFA(Oak.)’11
FA’07
FA’12
UFA(Ind.)’12
COACHING STAFF: Head coach: Marvin Lewis. Assistants: Paul Alexander (assistant head coach/offensive line), Jim Anderson (running backs), Mark Carrier (defensive backs), Kyle Caskey (offensive quality control/assistant offensive line), Brayden Coombs (offensive assistant), Jeff Friday (assistant strength and conditioning), Jay Gruden (offensive coordinator), Paul Guenther (linebackers), Jay Hayes (defensive line), Jonathan Hayes (tight ends), Hue Jackson (assistant special teams/assistant defensive backs), David Lippincott
(defensive quality control/assistant linebackers), Chip Morton (strength and conditioning), Darrin Simmons (special teams), James Urban (wide receivers), Ken Zampese (quarterbacks),
Mike Zimmer (defensive coordinator).
NOTE: A plus sign (+) indicates a player who is eligible to practice with a roster exemption.

DATE W-L SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD DEFENSE* ST AT TT SKS-YDS INT-YDS PD FF FR-YDS
9-10-12
9-16-12
9-23-12
9-30-12
10-7-12
10-14-12
10-21-12
10-28-12
11-4-12
11-11-12
11-18-12
11-25-12
12-2-12
12-9-12
12-13-12
12-23-12
12-30-12
SCORING
PASSING
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
BENGALS .................... 35 9 25
OPPONENTS .............. 28 10 13
Two-point conversions:
OPPONENTS 1-1 (0-0 R, 1-1 P).
Sacks-yards:
Fumbles-lost:
OPPONENTS 20-11.gg
13-44
34-27
38-31
27-10
13-17
24-34
17-24
23-31
31-13
28-6
34-10
20-13
TEAM STATISTICS
SCORE BY PERIODS
Mike Nugent ................... 0
A.J. Green .................... 10
BenJarvus Green-Ellis ... 5
Jermaine Gresham ........ 5
Mohamed Sanu ............. 4
Andy Dalton ................... 3
Andrew Hawkins ............ 3
Armon Binns .................. 1
Adam Jones ................... 1
Cedric Peerman ............. 1
Chris Pressley ................ 1
Brandon Tate ................. 1
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0 at Baltimore
CLEVELAND at Washington at Jacksonville
MIAMI at Cleveland
PITTSBURGH
— BYE —
DENVER
N.Y. GIANTS at Kansas City
OAKLAND at San Diego
DALLAS at Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
BALTIMORE
0 0
0 10
5
0
3
1
0
0
0
5
4
0
1
1
ATT
1
YDS
71,064
63,036
80,060
63,030
61,162
67,060
63,411
63,623
56,614
63,336
56,503
54,980
BENGALS OPPONENTS
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS ............................................. 230
Rushing .................................................................. 78
Passing ................................................................ 136
Penalty ................................................................... 16
3rd Down: Made-Att. ...................................... 56-160
3rd Down Pct. ..................................................... 35.0
4th Down: Made-Att.......................................... 11-14
4th Down Pct. ..................................................... 78.6
POSSESSION AVG. .............................................. 30:35
TOTAL NET YARDS ............................................... 4282
Avg. Per Game ................................................. 356.8
Total Plays ........................................................... 773
Avg. Per Play ........................................................ 5.5
NET YARDS RUSHING .......................................... 1381
Avg. Per Game ................................................. 115.1
Total Rushes ....................................................... 332
NET YARDS PASSING ........................................... 2901
Avg. Per Game ................................................. 241.8
Sacked-Yards Lost ......................................... 27-152
Gross Yards ....................................................... 3053
Att.-Completions ........................................... 414-263
Completion Pct. .................................................. 63.5
Had Intercepted ..................................................... 13
PUNTS-AVG. ....................................................... 55-46.6
Net Punting Avg............................................. 55-41.7
PENALTIES-YARDS ............................................ 69-598
FUMBLES-BALLS LOST .......................................... 15-7
TOUCHDOWNS .......................................................... 35
Rushing .................................................................... 9
Passing .................................................................. 25
Returns .................................................................... 1
2 3 4 OT PTS
BENGALS .............................................. 86 91 37 88
OPPONENTS ........................................ 32 75 77 76
TD TD-R TD-P TD-Rt K-PAT
239
75
148
16
58-156
37.2
2-9
22.2
29:25
3976
331.3
765
5.2
1323
110.3
303
2653
221.1
39-257
2910
423-272
64.3
9
60-47.0
60-37.6
60-489
20-11
28
10
13
5
0 302
0 260
0 35-35 19-23 0 92
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
CMP
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
FG S PTS
— 0 60
— 0 30
— 0 30
— 0 24
— 0 18
— 0 18
— 0
— 0
— 0
— 0
— 0
6
6
6
6
6
1 35-35 19-23 0 302
5 27-27 21-23 0 260
None. BENGALS 0-0 (0-0 R, 0-0 P),
Geno Atkins 9.5-66, Michael Johnson 8-42, Carlos
Dunlap 4-31, Wallace Gilberry 4-29, Robert Geathers 3-15.5, Manny
Lawson 2-16, Domata Peko 2-14, Vontaze Burfict 1-11, Vincent Rey 1-8,
Thomas Howard 1-6, Adam Jones 1-6, Rey Maualuga 1-0, Devin Still
0.5-2.5, (team) 1-10. BENGALS 39-257, OPPONENTS 27-152.
Brandon Tate 4-1, BenJarvus Green-Ellis 3-2, Andy
Dalton 2-2, Jermaine Gresham 2-1, Armon Binns 1-1, Bruce
Gradkowski 1-0, A.J. Green 1-0, Andrew Hawkins 1-0. BENGALS 15-7,
CMP%
BenJarvus Green-Ellis ..................... 226
Cedric Peerman ................................. 31
Andy Dalton ........................................ 36
Brian Leonard ..................................... 15
A.J. Green............................................. 4
Bernard Scott........................................ 8
Andrew Hawkins ................................... 5
Mohamed Sanu .................................... 5
Bruce Gradkowski ................................ 1
Kevin Huber .......................................... 1
885
244
98
46
38
35
21
15
0
-1
BENGALS ......................................... 332 1381
OPPONENTS ................................... 303 1323
RECEIVING REC YDS
A.J. Green........................................... 76 1107
593
441
Ryan Whalen ........................................ 6
Marvin Jones ........................................ 5
Chris Pressley ...................................... 1
46
1
BENGALS ......................................... 263 3053
OPPONENTS ................................... 272 2910
210
91
154
135
85
59
84
47
52
0
21
3
3
0
79
144
AVG
14.6 73t 10
11.6 55t
11.3 59t
11.7 48t
5.1
9.6
9.4
7.4
17.3
0.0
21.0 21
3.0
3.0
0.0
8.8
11.1 34t
8.9
15.3
12.0
5-5
5-5
6-6
9.0
LG TD
13
34
15.0 44t
16
16
12.0 25
5
3
7.8
9.2
10
16
1.0 1t
11.6 73t 25
0
1
10.7 71t 13
29
0
3
3
0
29
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
NO YDS AVG NET TB IN-20 LG BLK.
Kevin Huber ................. 55 2564 46.6 41.7 4
BENGALS .................... 55 2564 46.6 41.7 4
OPPONENTS .............. 60 2820 47.0 37.6 6
BENGALS ........................................... 32 738
OPPONENTS ..................................... 43 1113
24G, 41WR), (44G), (48G), (28G, 46WR, 49G, 41G), (28G), (50WL),
(46G, 40G, 39G), (50G, 25G), (36G), (21G), (46G,
53WL), (41G, 38G), (42G, 47G, 42G), (43G), (23G, 31G), (34G, 33G),
TD%
NO FC YDS
Brandon Tate ............................. 19
Adam Jones ............................... 18
BENGALS .................................. 37
OPPONENTS ............................ 21
KICKOFF RETURNS
Brandon Tate ...................................... 25
Adam Jones .......................................... 3
Cedric Peerman ................................... 2
Chris Pressley ...................................... 2
170
275
445
188
622
64
37
15
32
81t
81t
60
1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
Mike Nugent ............................... 2-2
BENGALS ................................... 2-2
OPPONENTS ............................. 1-1
(48WR, 55G, 20G), (19G, 24G).
Opponents:
5-5
5-5
4-4
6-9
6-9
8-8
1-2
1-2
2-4
(34G, 19G), (39G, 37G), (47G), (35G, 35G), (42G,
(55G), (20G, 19G, 54HRU).
YDS/ATT TD
Jermaine Gresham ............................. 51
Andrew Hawkins ................................. 39
Armon Binns ....................................... 18
BenJarvus Green-Ellis ....................... 18
Mohamed Sanu .................................. 16
Brandon Tate ........................................ 9
Cedric Peerman ................................... 9
Brian Leonard ....................................... 8
Orson Charles ...................................... 7
INTERCEPTIONS
INT
NO YDS
Chris Crocker ........................................ 3
Terence Newman ................................. 2
Nate Clements ...................................... 1
Michael Johnson .................................. 1
Pat Sims ............................................... 1
Reggie Nelson ...................................... 1
BENGALS ............................................. 9
OPPONENTS ..................................... 13
PUNTING
PUNT RETURNS
FIELD GOALS
Mike Nugent:
6
0
6
9
NO YDS
INT%
9.5
4.4
4.2
3.0
3.9
7.9
2.7
3.1
0.0
-1.0
0
-1
0
0
4.2 48 9
4.4 32t 10
AVG
AVG
AVG
18.5
7.5
48
48
17
11
20
29
11
7
24 69
24 69
15 68
24.9 45
21.3 31
19
8
23.1 45
25.9 105t
0
0
0
0
3
0
5
1
LG TD
0
0
0
LG TD
0
1
1
0
LG TD
0
0
0
0
0
1
LG SKD-YDS RAT
Rey Maualuga .......... 77 44 121
Vontaze Burfict ......... 65 60 115
Reggie Nelson .......... 48 22 70
Domata Peko ........... 24 36 60
Terence Newman ..... 37 21 58 0-0
Geno Atkins .............. 41 10 51 9.5-66
Michael Johnson ...... 27 22 49
Nate Clements ......... 32 11 43
8-42
0-0
Carlos Dunlap .......... 24 14 38 4-31
Robert Geathers....... 17 18 35 3-15.5
Leon Hall .................. 29 4 33
Manny Lawson ......... 20 12 32
Adam Jones ............. 22 9 31
Chris Crocker ........... 20 10 30
Wallace Gilberry ......... 9 14 23 4-29
Devon Still .................. 5 15 20 0.5-2.5
Vincent Rey ................ 9 8 17
Taylor Mays .............. 11 5 16
Jeromy Miles .............. 6 5 11
Emmanuel Lamur ....... 5 4 9
Pat Sims ..................... 6 1 7
Dan Skuta ................... 4 3 7
Thomas Howard ......... 3 1 4
Jamaal Anderson ....... 2 2 4
Jason Allen ................. 2 0 2
Dre Kirkpatrick ............ 2 0 2
Brandon Thompson ... 1 1 2
(team) ........................ — — —
SPECIAL TEAMS*
1-0
1-11
0-0
2-14
0-0
2-16
1-6
0-0
1-8
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-6
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-10
0-0 3 0
0-0 2 0
1-0 5 1
0-0 2 0
2-0 11 1
0-0 2 3
1-3 2 0
1-21 4 1
0-0 1 3
0-0 0 0
0-0 9 0
0-0 0 1
0-0 7 1
3-52 4 0
0-0 0 1
0-0 0 1
0-0 1 0
0-0 0 0
0-0 1 0
0-0 1 0
1-3 1 0
0-0 0 0
0-0 1 0
0-0 0 0
0-0 0 0
0-0 0 0
0-0 0 0
— — —
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
—
3-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
2-6
0-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
1-5
0-0
1-0
0-0
ST AT TT FF FR-YDS BP BFG BXP
Dan Skuta ............................. 11 1 12 0
Jeromy Miles .......................... 7 2 9 0
Vincent Rey ............................ 7 2 9 0
Cedric Peerman ..................... 7 1 8 0
Emmanuel Lamur ................... 4 2 6 0
Taylor Mays ............................ 5 0 5 0
Clark Harris ............................ 4 0 4 0
Brian Leonard ......................... 2 2 4 0
Andrew Hawkins .................... 2 1 3 0
Leon Hall ................................ 2 0 2 0
George Iloka ........................... 2 0 2 0
Dre Kirkpatrick ........................ 2 0 2 0
Terence Newman ................... 2 0 2 0
Mohamed Sanu ...................... 2 0 2 0
Reggie Nelson ........................ 1 1 2 0
Mike Nugent ........................... 1 1 2 0
Marvin Jones .......................... 1 0 1 0
Manny Lawson ....................... 1 0 1 0
Ryan Whalen .......................... 1 0 1 0
Roddrick Muckelroy ............... 0 1 1 0
Vontaze Burfict ....................... 0 0 0 0
Andy Dalton .................................... 413
Mohamed Sanu .................................. 1
BENGALS ....................................... 414
OPPONENTS ................................. 423
262
1
2980
73
263 3053
272 2910
63.4
100.0
63.5
64.3
7.22
73.00
24 5.8
1 100.0
7.37 25
6.88 13
6.0
3.1
13
0
13
9
3.1
0.0
3.1
2.1
59t
73t
73t
71t
27-152
39-257
91.3
0-0 158.3
27-152 92.8
85.7
* NOTE: The defensive statistics above were compiled by Bengals coaches while reviewing game film. They may differ from the press box defensive statistics produced at the games.
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
0-0 0
1-0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0