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

WEEKLY NEWS RELEASE NOV. 3, 2015

CLEVELAND BROWNS (2-6) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (7-0)

WEEK 9, GAME 8 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, NOV. 5

AT PAUL BROWN STADIUM

NEXT WEEK: WEEK 10, GAME 9 MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, NOV. 16 VS. HOUSTON

GAME NOTES Kickoff: 8:25 p.m. Eastern. Television: NFL Network broadcast, with Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Phil Simms (analyst) and Tracy Wolfson (sideline reporter). In Greater Cincinnati, in addition to NFLN, the broadcast will be simulcast on WKRC-TV (Channel 12). Radio: Coverage on the Bengals Radio Network, led by a “triple cast” on Cincinnati flagship stations WLW-AM (700), WCKY-AM (ESPN 1530; all sports) and WEBN-FM (102.7). Broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Dave Lapham (analyst). The game will also be broadcast to a national audience on affiliates of Westwood One Sports. Broadcasters are Ian Eagle (play-by-play) and Tony Boselli (analyst). Setting the scene: The Bengals are 7-0 for the first time in franchise history, and they took the last step in memorable fashion, with a tough and physical 16-10 comeback win at AFC North Division rival Pittsburgh. Cincinnati is now 3.5 games ahead of the second-place Steelers, the largest lead as early as Week 8 in the division’s 14-year history. But of course head coach Marvin Lewis is not one to crow about such matters. After describing his happy feelings as “miniscule” following the team’s arrival at 6-0, he told media after the Pittsburgh game: “It’s something to be happy about. I’ll get congratulations from my boss (club president Mike Brown), and I’ll give him my congratulations. And then we’ll go and get ready for the Cleveland Browns.” To his players, minutes earlier, Lewis had said: “Well done is better than well said, please remember that. Now we’re on to Cleveland. It’s a very important week for us.” And a short week as well. The 84th renewal of the “Battle of Ohio” will be played on Thursday Night Football, at Paul Brown Stadium with a national audience tuning in on the NFL Network. Last season, as Lewis will no doubt remind his team, the Browns dominated the Bengals 24-3 in a Thursday night contest at PBS. The Bengals were a never-say-die bunch at Pittsburgh. The Steelers went ahead 7-0 with a game-opening 80-yard drive, and Cincinnati did not lead until the 2:57 mark of the fourth quarter, when Andy Dalton passed on third down to A.J. Green for a nine-yard touchdown and a 13-10 lead. The Bengals extended the lead to 16-10 on a Mike Nugent field goal set up by S Reggie Nelson’s second interception of the game. But it was a contest in which neither team ever led by more than one score, and to head home happy, the Bengals needed successful defense of a last-second Pittsburgh pass attempt from the Cincinnati 16-yard line. “You say it didn’t look good for us for 57 minutes,” Dalton told media, “but we were only behind by one point (7-6) for most of that, and for the rest we were only down four. So we knew we only needed one score to go ahead, and at the end of the day we found the way to win. Our defense kept stopping them and giving us chances, and it was on the offense to make something out of that. It’s a big team win, the best kind of win, really.” It also featured an unlikely hero. Third-year S Shawn Williams, mostly a special teams player for his first two seasons and still not a starter on defense, made the individual play of the day with a diving interception of a Ben Roethlisberger pass at the Pittsburgh 45 with 5:34 to play. NFL fans may not see a more clutch and sure-handed effort all season, as Williams snaked around intended receiver Will Johnson and made an all-hands catch just inches off the

ground while staying in bounds just outside the Bengals bench. Roethlisberger, in characteristic fashion, had bought time by escaping pressure and was looking downfield for somewhere to attempt a play. “I didn’t really think he was going to throw it,” Williams said, “but there it came and I got my hands on it and managed to keep control. I saw some white under my arms as I came to the ground, but I guess I got down in bounds.” Then, heeding his head coach’s advice about “well done vs. well said,” Williams told the biggest media scrum of his career: “It’s really nothing more than just being out there trying to make a play. No different than trying to make a tackle on kickoff coverage or throw a good block for Adam Jones on a punt return.” Asked again about getting his mind around the reality of the first 7-0 start in Bengals history, Lewis ventured: “It’s new turf, but I don’t really think too much about how we got this way. We’ve done it by focusing one game, literally one snap, at a time. We trust the process of all the work we do. The guys believe in it. It’s a philosophy that regardless of how things are going at the moment, we do what we do and stay true to our plan, so we can play calm at the end and hopefully make the play we need to win. So far, so good on that. And like I said, now it’s on to the Browns.” The series: The Browns and Bengals traded knockout blows last season, each team winning on the other’s home turf. Cleveland won 24-3 at Paul Brown Stadium, and the Bengals came back for a 30-0 whitewash win on Lake Erie. The split left the Bengals with a 44-39 lead in the “Battle of Ohio” series. Home field has been a positive factor overall in the series, as the Bengals lead 27-15 at home but trail 17-24 as the road club. The Bengals have won 15 of the last 21 meetings and lead 16-8 in games during the tenure of Cincinnati head coach Marvin Lewis, including 9-3 at home. The Browns are the second-most frequently played Bengals opponent, with 83 games against Cincinnati entering this week. Pittsburgh (91) is first. More series notes: ● The Bengals’ longest win streak over the Browns has been five games, posted from Game 2 of 2004 through Game 2 of ’06. ● The Browns’ longest win streak over Cincinnati has been seven games, extending from Game 2 of the 1992 season through Game 2 of ’95. ● Since the Browns’ rebirth in 1999, the Bengals lead 20-12. ● The biggest lead in series history has been six games. The Bengals owned it at 42-36 before losing the next two. ● The Browns’ biggest series lead has been five games, at 6-1 in 1973. Complete Bengals-Browns series results entering this season are on page 210 of the Bengals’ 2015 Media Guide. Team bests from the series: Bengals — MOST POINTS: 58, in a 58-48 victory at Paul Brown Stadium in 2004. LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN: 32, in a 48-16 win at Riverfront Stadium in 1978. FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED: 0 (four times), including a 30-0 win last year at Cleveland. Browns — MOST POINTS: 51, in a 51-45 win at Cleveland in 2007. LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN: 34, in a 34-0 victory at Cincinnati in 1987. FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED: 0 (twice), most recently in an 18-0 win at Cleveland in 2001. The last meetings: Summaries of the last season’s two Bengals-Browns meetings are on page 18 of this news release.

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Bengals look to equal biggest ‘Battle’ margin: With a victory vs. Cleveland this week, the Bengals would tie the biggest lead — a margin of six games — held by either side in the 46-year history of the Battle of Ohio. The Bengals would be on top by 45-39 with a win. Cincinnati posted the only previous six-game lead in 2012, on top by 42-36 after that season’s first meeting, but the Browns won the next two. The Browns’ biggest lead in the series has been five games, at 6-1 after the first meeting of 1973. Since mid-’73, the Bengals lead 43-32. The Browns have not led the series since the end of 2005, when they held a 33-32 edge. Since surrendering their last lead, in a Bengals sweep in the 2006 set, the Browns have twice pulled into ties — at 34-34 after game one of ’07 and at 35-35 after game one of ’08. But the Browns have now endured roughly a nine-year stretch without a lead in the series. Barring possible additions to the series in postseason play, the Bengals cannot surrender their series lead until after the first game of 2017, at the earliest. The Browns could not lead again until after the second game of ’17. More Bengals-Browns facts: The first-ever Bengals-Browns meeting of any kind was Aug. 29, 1970. On that Saturday, the Browns were visitors for the second preseason game of Riverfront Stadium’s debut year. The Bengals won 31-24, moving to 2-0 in preseason in their new home. Also: ● The Bengals were 17-10 against the Browns at Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field. ● The Browns were 17-8 against the Bengals at the old Cleveland Stadium. ● The Bengals and Browns never played at Nippert Stadium, as Nippert was the Bengals’ American Football League home. ● The Bengals have posted 10 season sweeps, and the Browns have posted eight. The teams have split 23 times. In 1982, they played only once, with the scheduled contest at Cleveland cancelled due to a players’ strike. ● The first Bengals-Browns regular-season game at Cincinnati — on Nov. 15, 1970 — drew the first home crowd of 60,000 in Bengals history (60,007 at Riverfront Stadium). The Bengals won 14-10 behind a 110-yard rushing effort from QB Virgil Carter, the only 100-yard rushing game by a QB in Bengals history. ● The largest Bengals home crowd for a Browns game has been 66,072, on Sept. 17, 2006 at Paul Brown Stadium. That ranks as the fifth-largest crowd in Bengals history. ● The Browns drew the largest Bengals crowd in the Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field era — 60,284 for a 27-24 Browns win on Oct. 17, 1971. ● The first Bengals-Browns regular-season game was a 30-27 Browns win at Cleveland on Oct. 11, 1970, and the attendance of 83,520 stood for some 34 years as the largest ever to see a Bengals regular-season game. It was not eclipsed until 2004, when 87,786 saw the Bengals win at Washington. ● The Bengals and Browns met three times in preseason at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, from 1972-74. All were Sunday afternoon games, and the Browns won two of the three. Coaches in Battle of Ohio: Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis is 16-8 overall against Cleveland, for the most total wins and best winning percentage (.667) of any Bengals head coach in the series. Lewis also has coached the most total games (24) against Cleveland. Sam Wyche is in second place in all three categories, with 10 wins, a .625 winning percentage (10-6) and 16 games. Bill Belichick has been the top Browns coach in the series, having posted an 8-2 mark against the Bengals during his 1991-95 tenure. Lewis is the only Bengals head coach whose first Cincinnati victory came against Cleveland. Lewis took over as head coach in 2003, and his first win was a 21-14 decision at Cleveland on Sept. 28 of that year. The Bengals entered that game at 0-3, but went on to finish 8-8. The six-game improvement, after a 2-14 season in 2002, was the largest in the NFL for ’03, and Lewis finished second to Bill Belichick of Super Bowl champion New England in voting for the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year award. Forrest Gregg is the only head coach to pilot both teams in the Battle of Ohio. Gregg was 1-5 as Browns coach against the Bengals from 1975-77, and he was 3-4 as Bengals coach against the Browns from ’80-83. Here’s a full roundup of Bengals’ head coaches, in chronological order, and their records in the Battle of Ohio: Paul Brown (5-7), Bill “Tiger” Johnson (3-2), Homer Rice (2-1), Forrest Gregg (3-4), Sam Wyche (10-6), Dave Shula (1-7), Bruce Coslet (2-1), Dick LeBeau (2-3), Marvin Lewis (16-8).

Records vs. Browns: The two highest-scoring games in Bengals history have each been against the Browns, both coming during Marvin Lewis’ tenure as head coach. On Nov. 28, 2004 at Paul Brown Stadium, the Bengals won 58-48, and the 106 total points is not only a Bengals record, it is the second-most in NFL history, behind only 113 from Washington’s 72-41 win over the N.Y. Giants in 1966. And on Sept. 16, 2007, the Bengals and Browns combined for 96 points at Cleveland in a 51-45 Browns win. More on Bengals records against the Browns: ● In last season’s win over the Browns in Cleveland, the Bengals allowed only five first downs, fewest by an opponent in Bengals history. ● The 58-48 Bengals win on Nov. 28, 2004 stands as the only game in club history for Cincinnati to score in double figures in all four quarters (14-13-14-17 — 58). ● WR A.J. Green’s 41-yard TD reception put the Bengals ahead to stay in the fourth quarter of the 2011 season opener at Cleveland, and it has been certified as the longest game-winning catch in NFL history by a rookie playing in his team’s first game of the year. The previous long in this category was only 22 yards, and it had stood for more than 85 years, set by Jack Underwood of the Duluth Kelleys in 1924. ● In the final Bengals game at Cinergy Field, on Dec. 12, 1999, Cincinnati limited the Browns to the fewest rushing yards ever by an opponent. Cleveland had only 11 net yards on 11 attempts. ● On Dec. 21, 1980 vs. Cleveland, DE Eddie Edwards set the Bengals record for sacks in a game with five. The mark stood unchallenged for 19 years, until DE Antwan Odom tied it on Sept. 20, 2009 at Green Bay. ● On Nov. 25, 2001 at Cleveland, T.J. Houshmandzadeh set the Bengals record for punt return yards in a game with 126. His 86-yarder in that game ranks tied for third-longest in club history. ● The Bengals’ 23-20 overtime victory at Cleveland on Oct. 4, 2009 stands as the longest Bengals game not to end in a tie. Only four seconds remained in the overtime period when K Shayne Graham booted a 31-yard field goal to break a 20-all tie. Elapsed scoreboard clock time for the game was 74:56. The only 75-minute games in Bengals history have been two ties, in 2008 vs. Philadelphia and last year vs. Carolina. Individually vs. Browns: Current Bengals’ career performances while playing for Cincinnati against the Browns include: ● QB Andy Dalton: Eight games; 5-3 W-L record; 146-for-249 passing (58.6 percent) for 1552 yards (194.0 per game), with 11 TDs and 11 INTs (passer rating of 73.2). ● HB Giovani Bernard: Three games; 35 rushes for 161 yards (4.6); 13 receptions for 103 yards (7.9). Bernard did not play, due to injury, in last year’s Browns win over Cincinnati. ● HB Jeremy Hill: Two games; 37 rushes for 203 yards (5.5); Two receptions for 10 yards (5.0); Hill had one of his several late-season breakout games against the Browns at Cleveland last year, rushing 25-for-148 with two TDs. ● HB Cedric Peerman: Seven games; Four rushes for six yards (1.5); Eight receptions for 76 yards (9.5); Peerman had all his receiving numbers in the 2012 game at Cleveland, and they are his career highs for both receptions and yards. ● HB Rex Burkhead; Two games; Seven rushes for 26 yards (3.7); Two receptions for three yards (1.5). ● H-back Ryan Hewitt: Two games; Three receptions for 34 yards (11.3). ● WR A.J. Green: Eight games; 35 receptions for 474 yards (13.5; 59.3 per game) with four TDs. ● WR Mohamed Sanu: Four games; Eight receptions for 54 yards (6.8), with one TD ● WR Marvin Jones: Four games; Three receptions for 30 yards (10.0); Jones did not play against the Browns last season, due to injuries. ● WR Brandon Tate: Eight games; Four receptions for 82 yards (20.5) with one TD; In 2012 at Cincinnati, Tate had a 44-yard TD reception. ● WR James Wright (Reserve/Injured): One game; One rush for 13 yards. ● TE Tyler Eifert: Two games; Four receptions for 54 yards (13.5); Eifert did not play against the Browns last season, due to injuries. Game features AFC’s best in punt returns: This week’s game will feature the top two punt returners in the AFC through Week 8. Cleveland WR Travis Benjamin leads the conference at 13.0 yards per return, and Cincinnati CB Adam Jones is a close second at 12.8. Benjamin has one return for a TD this season, a 78-yarder. Jones has been more of a consistent gainer, with a long of only 35 yards. Jones last season finished second in the NFL for the season in punt returns, at 12.0. Both returners will be going against what to date have been middle-of-the-

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road punt coverage units. Cleveland ranks 14th in punt coverage, at 8.1, and the Bengals rank 15th at 8.8. Neither team has allowed a punt return TD. Benjamin and Jones rank 2-3 in the NFL this season in punt returns. The leader is Darren Sproles of Philadelphia, at 14.7. Bengals on Thursdays: The Bengals have played 10 times previously on Thursday, posting a 5-5 record. The Bengals are 2-4 on Thursdays under head coach Marvin Lewis. Only one of the Thursday games, in 2010, was played on Thanksgiving. Here’s a recap of the Bengals’ Thursday experience:

DATE, OPP. RESULT COMMENT 9-15-83, @Cle. Browns, 17-7 Two Browns INTs off Ken Anderson 9-18-86, @Cle. Bengals, 30-13 Larry Kinnebrew rushes for three TDs 10-19-95, @Pitt. Bengals, 27-9 Bengals yield 468 yards but no TDs 12-4-97, TENN. Bengals, 41-14 Dillon rushes for NFL rookie record 246 11-30-06, BALT. Bengals, 13-7 Ravens scoreless until 1:01 remaining 11-20-08, @Pitt. Steelers, 27-10 Steelers allow only 20-for-43 rushing 11-25-10, @NYJ Jets, 26-10 Special teams help Jets erase 7-3 halftime deficit 12-13-12, @Phil. Bengals, 34-13 Cin. comes from behind with four 2nd-half takeaways 10-31-13, @Mia. Dolphins, 22-20 (OT) Dalton sacked for rare OT safety 11-6-14, CLE. Browns, 24-3 Browns plus-three on turnovers, with three INTs Home is where the wins are: The Bengals this week seek a fifth straight win at Paul Brown Stadium. Their Oct. 11 win vs. Seattle raised their record at home to 19-3-1 over their last 23 regular-season home games, a winning percentage of .848. The run dates back to a Nov. 11, 2012 win over the N.Y. Giants and includes a club-record 11-game home win streak from the last game of 2012 through the first two of 2014. And nobody loves the Paul Brown Stadium home atmosphere more than the defensive line. “We always like playing in The Jungle,” says DT Domata Peko. “The crowd is always into it and we love pinning our ears back here and getting after the quarterback.” Says DE Wallace Gilberry: “A home game is like someone coming into your house. It’s controlling your household, and in order to do that, you have to control the tempo of the game, control the tempo of the crowd and just apply major pressure. The atmosphere is amazing. It gives a sense of pride, and we’re a prideful group.” And from DE Michael Johnson: “This place is loud, especially when the other guys are backed up. When a team can’t use their normal cadence, it interferes with their communication, it interferes with their ability to protect the quarterback. It gives us a better jump off the ball. It can mess with teams’ communication, you can see it on film.’ ” Bengals-Steelers connections: Bengals K Mike Nugent and LB A.J. Hawk played at Ohio State ... Bengals HB Cedric Peerman was briefly with the Browns in 2009 but did not play ... Browns DL John Hughes III played at the University of Cincinnati and is from Gahanna, Ohio ... Browns TE Gary Barnidge played at Louisville ... Bengals OT Dan France (practice squad) is from North Royalton, Ohio ... Bengals CB Troy Hill (practice squad) is from Youngstown, Ohio ... Bengals assistant linebackers/quality control coach David

Lippincott coached at Bluffton College from 2000-02 ... Browns special teams assistant Shawn Mennenga coached at Western Kentucky in 1997 ... Browns wide receiver coach Joker Phillips coached at University of Cincinnati in 1997-98 ... Browns WR Brian Hartline and DB Donte Whitner played at Ohio State ...Browns LB Jayson DiManche played for the Bengals in 2013 and 2014 ... Browns WR Andrew Hawkins played with the Bengals from 2011-14.

BENGALS-BROWNS NFL RANKINGS BENGALS BROWNS SCORING (AVERAGE POINTS): Points scored.................................................. 3rd (28.3) T-25th (20.9) Points allowed ................................................ 7th (18.9) 26th (27.0) NET OFFENSE (AVERAGE YARDS): Total ............................................................. 6th (394.0) 18th (350.4) Rushing ...................................................... 14th (115.9) 31st (84.0) Passing ......................................................... 7th (278.1) 9th (266.4) NET DEFENSE (AVERAGE YARDS): Total .......................................................... 22nd (368.6) 30th (405.4) Rushing ...................................................... 18th (110.1) 32nd (147.0) Passing ....................................................... 23rd (258.4) 22nd (258.4) TURNOVERS: Differential ............................................ T-6th (plus-four) 26th (minus-four) Silver and bronze in the red zone: The Bengals rank second in the NFL this week in defensive red-zone TD percentage and third in offensive TD percentage. The defense has allowed TDs on only seven of 16 opponent opportunities (43.8 percent) and the offense has cashed 21 of 31 chances for TDs (67.7 percent). The defense is tied for first in fewest total red-zone chances allowed and second in fewest total TDs allowed. ` The offense could stand to pick up its total scores percentage, which at 80.6 ranks 28th in the NFL. The Browns defense has allowed the most red-zone chances (33) and tied for the second-most TDs (20). The Browns rank 27th in offensive TD percentage and 20th in defensive TD percentage.

BENGALS RED-ZONE REPORT OFFENSE DEFENSE Inside-20 possessions: 31 Inside-20 possessions: 16 Total scores: 25 (80.6%) Total scores: 14 (87.5%) TDs: 21 (67.7%) TDs: 7 (43.8%) FGs: 4 (12.9%) FGs: 7 (43.8%) TD% rank: 3rd TD% rank: 2nd No scores: 6 (19.4%) No scores: 2 (12.5%)

BROWNS RED-ZONE REPORT OFFENSE DEFENSE Inside-20 possessions: 23 Inside-20 possessions: 33 Total scores: 21 (91.3%) Total scores: 30 (86.4%) TDs: 10 (43.5%) TDs: 20 (54.5% FGs: 11 (47.8%) FGs: 10 (31.8%) TD% rank: 27th TD% rank: 20th No scores: 2 (8.7%) No scores: 3 (13.6%)

THE HEAD COACHES Marvin Lewis has the most wins of any Bengals coach, and by a wide margin. His 107 total is good for a margin of 43 over Sam Wyche (64). Lewis’ record is 107-90-2 in the regular season and 107-96-2 including postseason. Lewis in 2015 extends his tenure to 13 seasons, also a Bengals record, and in April of ’15, he signed a contract extension through ’16. He has led the team to the postseason in five of the last six years, including four straight. The Bengals are one of only four NFL teams to be in the playoffs every year since 2011, and they are one of only five to qualify as many as five times in the last six years. In total, Lewis has coached six Bengals playoff teams, another franchise record. Paul Brown is second in the category, with three. Lewis has coached three division champions, one more than Paul Brown and Sam Wyche. The Bengals logged their third straight season of double-digit wins in 2014, finishing 10-5-1. Cincinnati closed a half-game behind Pittsburgh in the AFC North Division and went to the playoffs as the first Wild Card, falling 26-10 at AFC South champion Indianapolis. In 2013, Lewis led an 11-5 season, winning the AFC North by three games over both Baltimore and Pittsburgh.

In a 2009 title season in which the Bengals swept all six division games and won the North title, Lewis was the consensus choice as NFL Coach of the Year. Lewis also led Cincinnati to an AFC North title in 2005. Lewis ranks second in the NFL in longest current tenure with one team, trailing only Bill Belichick, who is in his 16th straight season with New England. In the category of most seasons as an active NFL head coach with one or more teams, Lewis in 2014 ranks sixth. Lewis was named the ninth head coach in Bengals history on Jan. 14, 2003. In ’02, he directed the NFL’s fifth-ranked defense with Washington, serving as assistant head coach in addition to his role as defensive coordinator. Prior to his year with the Redskins, he was a record-setting defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens. His six seasons with the Ravens (1996-2001) included a Super Bowl victory following the ’00 season. In the ’00 season, Lewis’ Baltimore defense set the NFL record for fewest points allowed in a 16-game campaign (165), and the ’00 Ravens are always included in discussions of the best single-season NFL defenses of all time. Lewis entered the NFL as linebackers coach with Pittsburgh from 1993-95,

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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. Cleveland’s Mike Pettine is in his second year as Browns head coach. His record is 9-15. With a 7-9 record last season, he led the Browns to their most wins in a season since 2007. He joined the Browns after spending 2013 as defensive coordinator at Buffalo and 2009-12 as defensive coordinator for the New York Jets. He helped his units to NFL top 10 finishes in total defense for all five of his seasons as a

coordinator. His 2013 Buffalo defense registered a franchise-record 57 sacks, second-most in the NFL and 21 better than the previous season. Prior to joining the Jets, Pettine spent seven years (2002-08) on the staff of the Baltimore Ravens. He is a native of Doylestown, Pa. He lettered for two seasons as a free safety at the University of Virginia. His father, Mike Sr., retired in 1999 as the winningest coach in Pennsylvania high school football history, with a career mark of 326-32-4. Lewis vs. Browns: Lewis leads, 16-8. Lewis vs. Pettine: Tied, 1-1. Pettine vs. Bengals: Tied, 1-1.

BENGALS NOTES About that 7-and-0: The 7-0 Bengals have set a franchise record for longest unbeaten start to open a season. Two other Bengals teams went 6-0 but lost in Game 7. The Bengals have tied the franchise record for consecutive games won at any point of one season. The only other instance of seven straight wins was in 1970, the Bengals’ first year in the NFL after two seasons in the AFL. Paul Brown’s team started 1-6 but won the last seven to claim the first AFC Central Division championship at 8-6. With a win over the Browns, the Bengals will tie the franchise mark of consecutive games won regardless of season. The record is eight, and it belongs mostly to the 1970 team. That club’s seven-game win streak was extended to eight with a season-opening victory in 1971. A recap of Cincinnati’s two previous 6-0 teams: ● Sam Wyche’s 1988 team went 6-0 before losing 27-21 at New England. The Bengals finished 12-4 and went on to win the AFC Championship. ● Paul Brown’s 1975 team went 6-0 before losing 30-24 at home to Pittsburgh. That club finished 11-3, for the best winning percentage in franchise history (.786) and earned a Wild Card berth. AFC North race: The Bengals have a 3 1/2 game lead over Pittsburgh in the AFC North Division. It’s the largest lead as early as the completion of Week 8 in the division’s 14-year history. Here’s the AFC North picture, looking ahead through Week 10.

TEAM W-L PCT. DIV. NEXT TWO WEEKS Cincinnati 7-0 1.000 2-0 ...... vs. Cleveland (Thurs.); vs. Houston (Mon.) Pittsburgh 4-4 .500 0-2 ............................... vs. Oakland; vs. Cleveland Cleveland 2-6 .250 1-0 .................. at Cincinnati (Thurs.); at Pittsburgh Baltimore 2-6 .250 1-2 ....................................... BYE; vs. Jacksonville Dalton not pretty until the end: Andy Dalton entered the Pittsburgh game as the NFL’s leading passer, with a 116.1 rating. He left it in fourth place, with a still very good 107.6 mark, but who’s counting rating points when the team is 7-0? Though Dalton’s Pittsburgh performance included two INTs and a season-low 64.7 rating, he had the right stuff for the game-winning drive, passing three-for-four for 39 yards on the 45-yard TD march that ended with a nine-yard strike to WR A.J. Green and put Cincinnati ahead 13-10. His key play, even more than the TD pass, came when he avoided pressure on third-and-five from the Pittsburgh 40 and managed a shovel pass to super-quick HB Giovani Bernard, who took the ball 23 yards to the Pittsburgh 17. “Do you practice a pass like that?” Dalton was asked. “No,” Dalton replied with a shrug. “Gio definitely wasn’t my first option there, but it’s not a hard throw to make. You just have to find the opportunity.” The game-winning drive was the third this season for Dalton in the fourth quarter or overtime. Dalton now has 16 such drives in his career. Elias Sports Bureau credits quarterbacks with such drives when they lead their team either from behind or from a tie. In Dalton’s case this season, all three game-winners have come with Cincinnati trailing. And it’s numbers like those which mean the most to teammates. “Any can’t be perfect every game,” said WR Marvin Jones. “But he’s our leader out there, and we knew what we had to do. We just needed a spark to get things rolling. We know he’ll come through when we need it most.” Dalton suffered both of his INTs in the fourth quarter. The second one occurred when he tried to beat double coverage on a long throw to Green, and it just wasn’t to be as Green couldn’t quite corral it and a Steeler nabbed it off a

carom. But the first one could have proven discouraging as Dalton was picked off in the end zone on a third-and-goal play from the five by a defender (CB Antwon Blake) the quarterback didn’t appear to see. It denied the Bengals their first good chance to take their first lead of the game and surely seemed all but decisive at the moment to many onlookers. But not to the Red Rifle, fortunately. “Andy anticipated something in the end zone that didn’t turn out to be there (on the Blake pick),” said head coach Marvin Lewis, “but he didn’t let it get him down. And that’s the way Andy has always been through his career, and of course I’ve mentioned that many times. His demeanor is wonderful that way. He doesn’t let a bad play affect the next play. When he really needed to, he drove us down the field and made the plays to help us win the game. In the NFL passer ratings, Dalton trails Tom Brady of New England (115.8), Aaron Rodgers of Green Bay (110.9) and Carson Palmer of Arizona (110.2). The last Bengal to win an AFC season passing title was Boomer Esiason in 1989, at a 92.1 number that sounds modest by today’s standards. The last Bengal to win an NFL passing title also was Esiason, at 97.4 in 1988. Dalton led the NFL in fourth-quarter passer rating for four straight weeks leading up to last week, but his two-INT fourth quarter at Pittsburgh dropped his mark to 114.6, now sixth in the league. Dalton’s average gain per attempt of 8.62 yards ranks third. , and he is tied for fifth in TD passes (15), though the Bengals have played one fewer game than many clubs. Bengals tie road win mark: The victory at Pittsburgh made the Bengals 4-0 on the road, tying the franchise record for consecutive road wins within a season. The record has been accomplished seven times. A win at Arizona on Nov. 22 would set a new mark at five. The Bengals record for consecutive road wins regardless of seasons is five, from the 2008 season finale through the first four road games of ’09. Pound it, baby: The Bengals rank tied for fifth in the NFL in rushing attempts per game (29.4). They rank 14th in rushing yards per game (115.9), but for now, that’s an acceptable numbers juxtaposition for offensive coordinator Hue Jackson. “I know we have to run the ball, and we will continue to run the ball,” Jackson says. “We’re never going to shy away from that.” Jackson, though known for his many offensive innovations, has preached stressing the run since he took over as offensive coordinator after the 2013 season. Last season, the Bengals ranked fifth in the NFL in rushing attempts and sixth in rushing yards. “We can run the ball better,” Jackson says. “But how we run it, whether it’s two backs, one back, six backs, I don’t care, we’ll find a way. You have to have enough attempts against really good football teams because if not, too many things can happen to your quarterback that are not fair and fun.” The top three teams in rushing attempts per game are Carolina (33.3), Seattle (30.6), the N.Y. Jets (30.4), Tampa Bay (30.4). Dunlap still in sacks race: Bengals DE Carlos Dunlap played his way through an early shoulder strain in the Pittsburgh game, tying for the line lead with 58 snaps, but he did not manage a sack. Through Week 8 play, his 6.5 sacks rank fourth in the NFL in sacks per team game (0.93) and tied for fifth in total sacks. The NFL co-leaders in sacks are New England DE Chandler Jones and Houston DE J.J. Watt at 8.5, but Jones is the sole leader in sacks per team game (1.21). Sacks have been an official NFL statistic since only 1982, and the Bengals have never had an AFC or NFL leader for a full season. The highest rank for a

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Bengal in the NFL has been sixth (DT Geno Atkins with 12.5 in 2012), and the highest Bengals rank in the AFC has been fourth (Atkins fourth in ’12, and DE Jim Skow tied for fourth in 1988 with 9.5). Dunlap is on an early pace for 15.0 sacks (rounded up from a projection of 14.8). That would be the most by a Bengal in the “official” era, topping 13.0 by DE Eddie Edwards in 1983. The Bengals date the club’s own sacks records to a starting point of 1976, and the Cincinnati record is 22.0 by DE Coy Bacon in ’76. Edwards’ 13.0 is second in Bengals annals. Dunlap also leads the team in total QB hits (13) and total tackles-for-loss (seven). He leads the line in tackles (26), ranked tied for fifth on the team. And though Dunlap does not have a forced or recovered fumble yet this season, he has 10 career forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries, tops on the current team in both categories. Dunlap’s line mates produced three sacks at Pittsburgh — one each for DT Geno Atkins, DE Michael Johnson and DE Wallace Gilberry —and as a team Cincinnati has 20 sacks, fifth in the NFL in sacks per team game (2.86). Denver leads the NFL in both total sacks (29) and sacks per team game (4.14). M.L. on Carlos: Carlos Dunlap’s emergence as a Bengals key player and leader has been gradual but steady. The former Florida Gator had barely turned 21 years old when Cincinnati drafted him in the second round in 2010. Asked recently to compare the Dunlap of 2015 with the Dunlap of 2010, head coach Marvin Lewis said: “He does what we want to see much more often. He’s matured as a man and as a player. He tries to do things the right way, and that’s been key for him.” Atkins tied for first inside: Bengals DT Geno Atkins had an eight-yard sack of Ben Roethlisberger in the fourth quarter last week and moved to 5.0 sacks on the season, tied with Carolina DT Kawann Short for the NFL lead among interior linemen. DTs Aaron Donald of St. Louis and Gerald McCoy of Tampa Bay are just a half-sack behind at 4.5. All of the top four are with teams that still have nine games to play. Atkins is on pace for 11.0 sacks on the season (rounded down from a projection of 11.4). Though the Bengals have not had an overall sacks season leader in conference or league, Atkins led NFL interior linemen by a wide margin with his 12.5 sacks in 2012, and Atkins tied for the league’s interior line lead in 2011, when he had 7.5. On Atkins, head coach Marvin Lewis adds: “I think Geno in particular has been playing the run exceptionally well. I think that always gets a little underrated in Geno’s case. I thought he had an excellent year last year playing the run, and this year he came back much stronger in his lower body, and you see that in his play. He understands our run fits and what he needs to get done. If they try to single-block him in the running game, we know the ball is coming back to us.” Dunlap on the D-line: “Last year we didn’t have the rotation (of in-game personnel) that we had the few years before that,” says Bengals DE Carlos Dunlap. “We had some guys injured at times, and we didn’t have Mike (Johnson) or Pat (Sims). And now we’ve got year two from young Will (Clarke), who maybe wasn’t quite ready to get his feet wet last year, and last year we had Wallace (Gilberry) playing nose in some run situations, and that’s not really what we want. Having this rotation back and keeping guys healthy is going to be huge for us. “And,” Dunlap continued, “there’s Geno (Atkins). Geno’s obviously got his confidence back. Coming from the first career devastating injury, it takes a little while to get that back. This year I feel like he’s going to make the cuts and play on his knee like the injury never happened. Having Geno back to his normal ways, that should give us 10 sacks alone. Then hopefully I can top him. I want to lead the league. That’s my goal every year. So whoever the leader is, I’m trying to have one more than him.” Burfict’s back: LB Vontaze Burfict ended a 15-game absence from the lineup when he returned to action last week at Pittsburgh, and he had solo tackles on Pittsburgh’s first two plays. He finished the game with five tackles, tied for third on the team, and one of those included a clean second-quarter hit that knocked Pittsburgh RB Le’Veon Bell from the game with a knee injury. Burfict had not played since Oct. 26 of last season, when he suffered a knee injury vs. Baltimore. He opened 2015 on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list and rejoined the team in practice on the Thursday before the Pittsburgh game. He was activated to the roster the day before the game. He played 36 snaps at Pittsburgh, 48 percent of the defensive total, seeing more

action than anticipated due to a calf injury that sidelined LB Rey Maualuga in the first half. Burfict was the Bengals’ leading tackler by wide margins in 2012 and ’13, and he was a Pro Bowl selection for ’13. He admitted to being winded in the second half at Pittsburgh, but many more snaps can be forecast for him as he rounds back into full football shape. “He’s that bruiser, he’s that attitude you need,” S George Iloka said after the Steelers game. “We have a lot of personalities, but we need a guy like him. I’m so happy to have him back.” “I just have to dig down deep and push through,” Burfict said. “It’s a long game, and it’s way different from rehab. Today was my first time hitting in a long time. But I’m competitive, and whoever gets the ball, I’m gonna tackle.” Burfict’s rehab was long and difficult due to the nature of his injury (microfracture). Rehab periods often extend to a full year, and Burfict went 372 days between last year’s Baltimore game and the Pittsburgh contest. “I always stayed praying,” Burfict said of his rehab period. “There were some hard days when I didn’t feel like doing rehab, but Marvin (Lewis) made sure he called me and made sure I got into the stadium. Teammates kept pushing me. They knew when I was out of it. I’ve been pushed by teammates, coaches, Mr. (Mike) Brown ... and I thank them for it.” Pass pro third in NFL: The Bengals allowed three sacks last week, but it was only their third game of the season to allow a sack. They have allowed only nine on the season, third-fewest in the NFL behind the New York Jets (seven) and Washington (eight). The Bengals have played one fewer game than many clubs, but they also rank third in fewest sacks allowed per team game (1.29). Cincinnati’s only other games with sacks allowed have been Sept. 27 at Baltimore (two) and Oct. 11 vs. Seattle (four). Cincinnati’s offense has been sack-free in wins at Oakland, vs. San Diego, vs. Kansas City and at Buffalo. The Bengals are on an early pace to allow 21 sacks for the season (rounded up from a projection of 20.6). That would tie for second-fewest in franchise history, behind only the club record of 17, set in 2007. Many factors go into effective pass protection, and the contributions of players like H-back Ryan Hewitt, HB Giovani Bernard and TE Tyler Eifert may sometimes go undervalued. But the core of pass protection is the offensive line, which is getting the job done not only with talent, but with the way they work together. “Chemistry? I’m not sure I can describe it, but I just know we have it,” says OL coach Paul Alexander. “You want to sign guys up to your team that are natural, tough, selfless guys. I think if you get enough of guys like that together, eventually they’ll mold together. They have to be smart. Our meetings are more like seminars. We kind of watch the film and throw it around and bounce ideas. You can only do that with smart guys.” Andrew Whitworth has been Cincinnati’s primary starting LOT since 2009, and Andre Smith has been his ROT bookend since 2011. Clint Boling has been the starting LG since 2011, and Kevin Zeitler has been at RG since 2012. The only relative newcomer in the starting five is C Russell Bodine, who’s starting for his second season. Eric Winston is a veteran reserve (121 career NFL starts) who joined the Bengals last season and started the last four games and the Wild Card playoff at ROT, with Smith out due to injury. Winston is a possible starter this week vs. Cleveland, as Smith was sidelined with a concussion in the Pittsburgh game. Rookie OT/G Jake Fisher has contributed as the “big tight end” in extra-blocker formations — his 31-yard reception on Sept. 20 vs. San Diego was the longest by an NFL offensive lineman since 1988 — and second-year pro T.J. Johnson backs up Bodine at center. Head coach Marvin Lewis says the starting line’s chemistry is visually apparent in position meetings. “They sit in meetings the way they line up,” Lewis says. “The center sits there in the middle, and then the right guard, the right tackle, the left guard, the left tackle — all in their places. That’s the way they sit, that’s the way they do things, because they always have to see things the same way. “When you have guys who need to work in conjunction with each other, the chemistry is not underrated. It’s part of it. It’s very, very important. We’ve got a good group, and a strong, strong foundation in that room and in this building.” Third in sack differential: With a plus-11 differential in sacks (20 by defense, nine against offense), the Bengals rank third in the NFL this week. The only teams head of Cincinnati are Denver at plus-17 (29-12) and St. Louis at plus-15 (26-11). Eifert on pace for history: Seven games into the 2015 season, Tyler Eifert clearly has a chance to log the most catches, receiving yards and

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touchdowns for a year by any Bengals tight end. Eifert had a modest output last week at Pittsburgh, catching four-for-39, but for the season he ranks second on the team in catches (32) and receiving yards (381), and he’s tied with HB Jeremy Hill for the team lead in TDs (six). Eifert’s TD total projects to 14 (rounded up from a projection of 13.7). The most season TDs by a Bengals pure TE has been nine, by Rodney Holman in 1989 (Bob Trumpy had nine TD catches in ’69, but he was listed as a TE/WR.) Eifert’s catch total projects to 73, which would break Dan Ross’ TE record of 71 in 1988. Eifert’s yardage total projects to 871, so he needs to pick up his pace just a bit to threaten Ross’ Bengals TE record of 910, also set in ’88. Eifert’s average of TDs per team game (0.86) ranks second among NFL tight ends, trailing only New England’s Rob Gronkowski (1.0). Gronkowski has seven TDs in seven games. Cleveland’s Gary Barnidge ties Eifert in total TDs with six, but the Browns have played eight games, so Barnidge’s TDs per team game figure is only (0.75). Covering all positions, Eifert is among six players tied for second place in the AFC for the season with six TDs each. He is tied for seventh in the NFL and just one TD short of being tied for second in the league. “Arguably, Tyler’s the best tight end I’ve ever been around,” says offensive coordinator Hue Jackson. “He’s physically tougher than people think — he’s tough as nails. He blocks better than people think, and of course he can catch the ball with anybody. Great hands, and great moves and speed for a guy his size (6-5, 250). The sky truly is the limit for this guy.” The 2013 first-round draft choice showed his blocking prowess at Buffalo, with a key block on Giovani Bernard’s 17-yard TD run in the second quarter. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, who played 11 years in the NFL and caught 70 or more passes in six seasons, including a Bengals-record 112 in 2007, also had unusually high praise for Eifert after working with the Bengals as an intern assistant coach this past spring. “Every time I see that guy run a route, I can’t believe it,” Houshmandzadeh said. “I can’t believe that man. He’s too big to be moving like that. That’s crazy.” Eifert had a good rookie season, working with veteran TE Jermaine Gresham in a two-TE base offense. He caught 39 passes for 445 yards and two TDs. But he played only eight snaps last season. On the third of his three catches for 37 yards in the season opener at Baltimore, he suffered elbow injury that would put him out for the remainder of the season. QB Andy Dalton looks forward to seeing Eifert use his many tools against smaller defenders who aren’t that much faster than No. 85. “He’s a big matchup mismatch for us,” Dalton said. “The more that he can do, the better we’ll be.” Touchdown tandem: Neither TE Tyler Eifert or HB Jeremy Hill scored a TD last week at Pittsburgh, but they are among six players tied for second place in the AFC for the season with six TDs each. They are tied for seventh in the NFL and just one TD short of being tied for second in the league. Atlanta’s Devonta Freeman leads the NFL in TDs with 10. No other player has more than seven. Andy the comeback king: Andy Dalton’s leadership of a game-winning drive last week at Pittsburgh was his third this season in the fourth quarter or overtime. The first two came in Week 3 at Baltimore and in Week 5 vs. Seattle. At Baltimore, Dalton was the ultimate counterpuncher. He may have seemed down for the count after the Ravens sacked him in the third quarter, forcing a fumble they returned for a TD and a 17-14 lead. But as the Cincinnati Enquirer said in a sports page one headline, “When there were questions, Dalton answered.” He struck back with an 80-yard TD to WR A.J. Green to erase the 17-14 deficit, and he led an 80-yard drive, all on passes, to later erase a 24-21 Baltimore lead. It provided the winning points in a 28-24 decision. Dalton has now led three straight fourth-quarter comeback wins against the Ravens, and he really did it twice, because he led the Bengals back from deficits of 17-14 and 24-21, both in the game’s final seven minutes. Against Seattle, Dalton led the Bengals back from a 24-7 deficit after three quarters to a 27-24 overtime win. He completed 13 of 15 passes for 135 yards in the fourth quarter and overtime. He threw a 10-yard TD pass to TE Tyler Eifert, scored himself on a physical five-yard run and led the team to two field goals. That game stands as the only time since Week 15 of 2010 in which an NFL team has won after trailing by 17 or more points in the fourth quarter. Offensive coordinator Hue Jackson had this to say about Dalton’s demeanor in the double-comeback win at Baltimore:

“There was a calmness. There was a veteran player who had been through the wars, who had been through a lot of things here, who looked me in the eye and said, ‘OK, Coach, let’s go. Don’t even worry about it.’ That’s how it was, and that’s what I’ve been looking for. So it’s there. And now it will pay off for us in the long run.” On Dalton’s growth as a leader, head coach Marvin Lewis says: “Andy’s always had that poise,” Lewis said. “He’s had only rare occasions where he let one bad play lead to another. To me, that’s what makes Andy Dalton tick. He hasn’t changed, but the other guys have raised their level around him. When things don’t quite go their way, they are mentally tough enough to do the things that let Andy do his thing. If a quarterback doesn’t have that, that’s when (the criticism) all seems to come down on him.” Andy the change agent: Bengals QB Andy Dalton has great statistics this season, but much of the praise he’s earning from coaches and teammates comes from two areas not strictly stat-related — 1) his improved ability to improvise when the pocket breaks down and 2) his ability to successfully change play calls in the huddle or at the scrimmage line. Dalton amply illustrated skill No. 1 on the deciding TD drive last week at Pittsburgh. He avoided pressure on third-and-five from the Pittsburgh 40 and managed a shovel pass to super-quick HB Giovani Bernard, who took the ball 23 yards to the Pittsburgh 17. Dalton got the score to go ahead 13-10 three plays later, on a nine-yard pass to A.J. Green. Also in the skill No. 1 category: On Oct. 4 vs. Kansas City, Dalton roamed away from pressure and hit completions of 27 yards to HB Rex Burkhead 55 yards to WR Brandon Tate. The pass to Tate was for a TD. And in the Sept. 27 comeback win at Baltimore, Dalton spotted Bernard after nearly being sacked and hit Bernard with a short pass that resulted in a big gain en route to the winning TD. As for skill No. 2: On Oct. 11 vs. Seattle, Dalton audibled into the keeper that produced a five-yard TD run during Cincinnati’s fourth-quarter comeback. Dalton bulled his way past a tackler into the end zone, but more than that, it was his game-sense that keyed the score. “There was a good look,” Dalton said. “Everything was wide open on the inside, and it gave me an opportunity to just take it myself. You get these looks, you’ve practiced against them throughout the week, and we got it and executed it exactly how we wanted to.” After the Kansas City game, head coach Marvin Lewis said, “The runs Andy got us in and out of were great.” Says Dalton: “It’s great that the coaches have the confidence in me to let me run things out there according to how things are going.” Coordinator Hue Jackson puts it like this: “There used to be a time you would just play system football; whatever coach calls, that’s what you do. But to be good in this league and to be really good, you have to be bright enough, smart enough and understand what you are trying to accomplish when the defense changes. Andy is well-schooled that way. That’s something that takes time on his part, a lot of time on the coach’s part, and he does it as well as anybody I’ve ever been around. He has taken himself to another level.” “Andy’s playing out his mind,” says WR A.J. Green. “But we all know what type of guy he is. He’s just like a commander out there. He knows what they are going to run, what plays to check to get us in the best play possible.” “We trust Andy,” said TE Tyler Eifert. “He’s always at the facility studying. He gets us into the right play. We trust him and we know he’s a great quarterback. We believe in him and that’s what we expect him to do.” Andy the road warrior: Last week at Pittsburgh, Andy Dalton engineered his 23rd road victory. That ties him for the most road wins by any QB in his first five seasons (record kept since the 1970 merger). Dalton will have four chances to stand alone at 24 or above, those being Nov. 22 at Arizona, Dec. 6 at Cleveland, Dec. 20 at San Francisco and Dec. 28 at Denver. The other QBs with 23 road victories in their first five seasons have been Dan Marino, Ben Roethlisberger and Matt Ryan. Dalton has 13 losses on the road, and a road winning percentage of .639. Andy the leader: OT Andrew Whitworth has this to say about QB Andy Dalton: “The thing that strikes me about No. 14 is that every single season, I see him become better at something else. This year it’s been leadership and taking control. He’s doing a great job with it. If he continues to lead us that way, there’s plenty of talent on this side of the football for us to be really good. One of the

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things Andy doesn’t get enough credit for is how he changes things all the time. One of the things that has made this offense successful is Andy’s ability to get us into the right play.” Dalton’s platform for leadership includes the following other accomplish-ments since joining the Bengals as a second-round draft choice in 2011: ● He is only the second starting QB in the Super Bowl era (along with Baltimore’s Joe Flacco) to lead playoff teams his first four seasons. ● He has never missed a start in 75 career opportunities, including postseason. ● His 71 consecutive regular-season starts is a Bengals record, topping 61 by Boomer Esiason from 1985-89. ● His regular-season winning percentage of .669 (47-23-1 record) is the best of any Bengals QB with 10 or more starts. ● He holds club records for passing yards (4293) and TD passes (33), both set in 2013. ● His career 16.0-to-1 ratio of TD passes to INTs (76-4) in the red zone ranks second among active NFL passers. ● He is the only Bengals passer to throw for 300-plus yards in four consecutive games (2013). Andy’s excellent vacation: QB Andy Dalton’s strong performance this season can be attributed in part to his spending offseason time for the second straight year with noted QB instructor Tom House. “I think that’s the key to a pro’s pro,” said head coach Marvin Lewis. “A guy who wants to be at the top of his game has to spend time on himself all year long, just like a professional golfer does. They go to different people all the time, they’re always searching for answers and wondering, ‘What is out there that can make me better?’ You’re not trying to re-invent the wheel, but thinking, ‘What you can do to enhance the things you currently do and make you a better player, and make you more efficient at your job?’ Turning over those stones is an important part in Andy’s maturity and development moving forward.” Dalton wasn’t taking a repeat course this past offseason. He was moving to a new level. “I started where I left off the year before,” he said. “I was farther along with everything we were doing when I went back. That’s where I want to be. I’m able to do a lot of the more advanced stuff they have because I have a good understanding for what we are doing. It’s not stuff that is strange or different. Just working core, shoulders, and getting everything working for you so you get everything into the throw.” Asked where he hoped to see the sessions pay the most dividends in 2015, Dalton said: “Mechanically staying sound throughout the whole year. Sometimes you get into the mid-to-late season, and you’ve been so focused on defenses and the mental side of it, you may not take as much time thinking mechanically and making sure everything is in sync. That’s where I’m really trying to use it; to make sure I have everything going for me toward the end of the season. I feel like I’ve done the stuff enough now where it’s muscle memory. Talking back and forth with them, doing things, and doing them right. I’ve done it enough now that it’s muscle memory.” Andy and the next generation: Andy Dalton has had his share of statistically rubbing elbows with the greats. In 2012, he nudged in right behind Peyton Manning and Dan Marino for most TD passes by a QB in his first two seasons. In 2013, he joined Manning (and also Cam Newton) as the only passers to top 3000 yards each of their first three seasons. He has surpassed Manning, Marino, Brett Favre and others in leading consecutive playoff finishes (four) from his rookie year onward. (And he started with a team that went 4-12 the season before). Through Week 8 of this season, he ranks fourth in the NFL in passing (107.7 rating), just behind leaders Tom Brady of New England, Aaron Rodgers of Green Bay and Carson Palmer of Arizona. Is Dalton yet the equal of Marino, Manning, Favre, Rodgers etc.? No. But he’s 28. His time and others’ could be coming. “You get compared to guys like Peyton, who’s 39, Brady who’s 38, Rodgers who’s 31,” Dalton says. “Then there’s that next group that’s got to come up, and that’s kind of what I’m part of. My goal is to be like one of those guys whenever that time comes.” Though Dalton hasn’t yet won a playoff game, Manning needed his first five seasons (1998-2002) to lead the Indianapolis Colts to three playoff berths, and the Colts were eliminated in the first round all three times (’99, ’00, ’02). Manning led his first playoff wins (two) in 2003, his sixth season as a Colt.

Dalton fourth in red zone: Andy Dalton ranks among the top active passers in career ratio of red-zone TD passes to interceptions, but he gave up only the fifth red-zone INT of his career last week at Pittsburgh and dropped from second to fourth place among the leaders. Dalton has 80 career red-zone TD passes, and his ratio 16.0-to-1. “Andy’s performance in this area is the type of thing we’ve come to expect from him,” said Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis. “He’s not only a fine talent, but a smart player who is going to avoid the big mistake. We’ve got a lot of confidence in Andy when we get the ball into scoring range.” Here are the active NFL leaders in the category of TD-INT ratio on red-zone plays (minimum 25 TDs):

PLAYER, CURRENT TEAM TD INT RATIO Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay .......................................... 155 5 31.0-to-1 Tom Brady, New England ............................................. 292 16 18.3-to-1 Russell Wilson, Seattle ................................................... 52 3 17.3-to-1 Andy Dalton, Cincinnati .................................................. 80 5 16.0-to-1 Alex Smith, Kansas City ................................................. 82 6 13.7-to-1 Green on pace for record yards: After an 11-catch, 118-yard game at Pittsburgh last week, Bengals WR A.J. Green has team-leading totals of 46 catches and 649 receiving yards. That’s a seven-game pace that projects to season totals of 105 catches and 1483 yards. The catch total would be his career high, topping 98 in 2013, and would rank second in club history behind T.J. Houshmandzadeh’s 112 in 2007. The yardage total would be a Bengals season record, topping Chad Johnson’s 1440 in ’07. Green’s current season yardage high is 1426, third in Bengals history. Johnson claims the second-place figure as well as the first, having logged 1432 yards in 2005. This week finds Green ranked tied for 11th in the NFL in total receptions (46) and 11th receiving yards (649), but it’s key to remember the bye week factor. The Bengals are among teams having played only seven games, and most teams, 18 to be exact, have played eight. So the most equitable way to rank players at this point is by average per team game, and Green looks better through that lens. His catch-per-game average of 6.57 ranks seventh, and his yards-per-game average of 92.7 ranks fifth. Julio Jones of Atlanta leads the NFL in total receptions (70), receptions per team game (8.75), total receiving yards (892) and receiving yards per team game (111.5). Bengals opponents likely will continue at times to try limiting Green with double coverage, putting themselves at risk against other receivers. The most recent example of that was Oct. 18 at Buffalo, when Green was held to four catches for 36 yards while WR Marvin Jones broke out with a career-high nine for 95 yards. And unlike some receivers across the league, Green has a long track record of not focusing on his own numbers. “We’re winning, and we have a lot of offensive weapons, which is great,” Green says. “I have no worries about my numbers. I know my chances will come. It’s simple on this team. When your number is called, make the play.” Green’s 227 tops NFL in ’15: WR A.J. Green’s career-best 227 receiving yards on Sept. 27 at Baltimore stands through Week 8 as the highest total in the NFL for 2015. The No. 2 total is 196, by Arizona’s John Brown on Oct. 18 at Pittsburgh. The last season in which a Bengal had the most receiving yards in a game for a full NFL season was 1998, when Carl Pickens had 204 vs. Pittsburgh. Green’s 227 ranks second in Bengals history, behind only Chad Johnson’s 260 vs. San Diego in 2006. Green also claims the Bengals’ third-best receiving yards total in a game, a 224-yard effort last season vs. Pittsburgh. Green had two TDs during his personal-record day at Baltimore. His first score was an 80-yarder, third-longest of his career, bringing the Bengals back from a 17-14 deficit. He caught an Andy Dalton pass in stride near midfield and ran the rest of the way, eluding a couple of would-be Ravens tacklers near the Ravens’ 25. His second score was a seven yarder with 2:10 to play that erased a 24-21 deficit and posted the final victory margin of 28-24. “A.J. is so competitive, and such a great team player,” said QB Andy Dalton. “I am so fortunate that we came here together (in 2011). He is so talented, and I’m glad he is on our team.” Green through ’19: On Sept. 11, the Bengals signed WR A.J. Green to a contract extension, running through the 2019 season. Green previously had been under contract through the current season. “Everyone in football, and people who follow football, know that A.J. is a special talent,” said head coach Marvin Lewis. “He makes plays that you

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wouldn’t think could be made. He’s an outstanding teammate and a leader you can rely on. He still has a long, great future ahead of him in Cincinnati.” Green (6-4, 207; Georgia) was selected fourth overall by the Bengals in the 2011 Draft and has been a Pro Bowl player on a playoff team in each of his four seasons. Green and Dalton, also drafted in 2011, are the most productive QB-WR duo in NFL history for players in their first four seasons. Their 324 completions and 4735 yards are the most for any duo in seasons 1-4, and their 33 TD connections are tied for the most, along with Dan Marino and Mark Clayton of Miami (1983-86). “Everyone knows I just want to play football,” Green said. “Playing in Cincinnati has been great for me and I want to stay here. So getting this done is great. I’ve still got tons I want to accomplish in the NFL.” Green needs 98; on pace for 105: WR A.J. Green has a chance to finish 2015 with the most receptions ever by an NFL player in his first five seasons. He would need 98 (which would tie his career high), and that would put him at 427, ahead of current leader Larry Fitzgerald, who caught 426 for his first five seasons with Arizona. Green entered this year with 329 receptions. And after an 11-catch game at Pittsburgh last week, Green is on pace to go beyond 98 for the season, setting a new career high with 105. He now is averaging 6.6 catches per game (46 in seven games), and he could reach 98 by averaging 5.8 catches over the final nine games. Here’s how the NFL list for receptions in seasons 1-5 will look if Green bags 98 catches this season:

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

* — Includes projected total of 98 catches this season. Dalton and Green made four-year history: WR A.J. Green and QB Andy Dalton were the Bengals’ first two draft selections in 2011, and they had quite a ride for their first four seasons (2011-14). As researched by Elias Sports Bureau, they stand as the most productive QB-WR duo in NFL history for players in their first four seasons. Their 324 completions and 4735 yards are the most by any duo for seasons 1-4, and their 33 TD connections are tied for the most with Dan Marino and Mark Clayton of Miami (1983-86). Hue J. talks turkey: WR A.J. Green is a low-key personality, and he seemed sincere during August when he said he wasn’t worrying much about his contract situation. But offensive coordinator Hue Jackson, known to speak plainly, said he believes Green must feel great relief over the contract extension he signed on Sept. 11. Now Green is signed through 2019, rather than having to play this season on the last year of a contract. “It’s great for the team, and it should make him an even better player,” Jackson said. “Players are human. It can scare you when your contract situation is unsettled. You can’t help but worry some about getting hurt. And when you’re a high-profile player like he is, everybody’s always talking about your situation, putting stuff in your head about what other guys got and all that stuff. But that’s all over now. Now he can just cut loose and play.” Hue-J — ‘Call me crazy’: How varied is the Bengals’ sixth-ranked NFL offense (394.0 yards per game) under coordinator Hue Jackson? OT Andrew Whitworth puts it this way: “If there’s plays that exist and we don’t have them in the playbook, I’d like to hear about them.” Last week’s game at Pittsburgh was relatively plain vanilla for the offense, but the two previous games featured one of the oddest-looking formations of the season, with OTs Andrew Whitworth and Andre Smith both split wide on opposite sides, in three-man pods also featuring two receivers. QB Andy Dalton was in the middle, behind an “offensive line” featuring just the center and the two guards. But while the Bengals actually snapped the ball in that formation a few times on Oct. 11 vs. Seattle, on Oct. 18 at Buffalo they used it only as a decoy, opening in that look before moving the tackles back in before the snap. Also in the Buffalo game:

● The offense tried its second pass of the year to rookie OT/G Jake Fisher, who is the eligible “big tight end” in an extra-blocker formation. The try at Buffalo resulted in an incompletion, but on Sept. 20 vs. San Diego, Fisher made a 31-yard reception, the longest by an NFL offensive lineman since 1998. ● WR Mohamed Sanu took the ball on a reverse and was looking to crank up his talented passing arm, but when he saw receivers covered, he took the ball down and rushed for an eight-yard gain. Sanu has a perfect 158.3 passer rating for his career, at five-for-five for 177 yards with two TDs. ● TE Tyler Eifert was lined up at one point in the backfield, like a fullback. And those antics were only the latest. H-back Ryan Hewitt — a hybrid TE/FB — is liable to show up anywhere. DT Domata Peko is occasionally used as a blocking back, and receivers have lined up in a wishbone look, with Dalton occasionally running the option. “This is my masterpiece, per se, with the rest of the staff,” says Jackson. “I think some people think I’m crazy,” Jackson said. “That’s OK. I’ve been called that before.” LBs coach Matt Burke may have been one of those people last spring, when the team hit the field to open offseason work. “He (Jackson) is running out there, and it’s zone-read and tackles out and unbalanced,” Burke recalled. “It’s first day of spring ball, I’m like, ‘What are we doing?’ ” “This is our thing,” Jackson says. “This is the Cincinnati Bengal thing. I’m not trying to copycat anybody. This is a product of over the years.” Frequent pre-snap audibles and motions are meant to get defenders thinking from the moment the Bengals break the huddle, until the ball is snapped. “Defenses are too good,” says Jackson, “and if you let them, they will figure you out and bring your offense to a screeching halt. When you’re able to do more, and guys have to be prepared for more, and defenses don’t know where you are from one play to the next, it gives you a chance to have success. That’s what you’re seeing from our team. “The days of throw it to just one guy, or just do this one way, are over,” Jackson continues. “If we’re going to be a high-powered offense that is unpredictable and hard to stop, then we have to do a lot of things and we have to do a lot of things well. That’s where we’re headed. And Andy (QB Andy Dalton) is the key to that. He’s the orchestrator of it all. But all the pieces have to be played in the right way and in the right spots. Thus far, we’ve done an OK job of that, but we can continue to get better.” Jackson doesn’t specifically say it, but it seems his favorite play of the year may have been the 31-yard pass to the rookie Fisher. “Now,” he said with a smile, “everyone we play has to practice against it.” ‘Craziness’ not over yet: Seven games into the season, the wide variety of new looks from the Bengals offense (see previous item) is not about to subside. “A ton,” offensive coordinator Hue Jackson says, when asked how many formations he has left on his shelf. “We haven’t even scratched the surface. Come on now. We haven’t even got close. We’ve done nothing. We’re just trying to get better. That’s all we’re trying to do.” Besides having excellent overall talent, they are keeping defenses guessing. “Defensive football is played by a lot of tenacious guys wanting to attack and fight and tackle,” said Whitworth. “And if you can get them a little bit off, sometimes that helps you. We’ve just got to continue to be able to push the envelope offensively and push the aggressiveness.” Pick me, Coach: Bengals offensive skill players long to be the man with the touch for coordinator Hue Jackson’s inventive play calls. “He keeps a few in his pocket every week,” says HB Jeremy Hill. “How the game is flowing determines how he pulls them out. I think it’s so deceptive, because we don’t even know when it’s coming up, so I know the other team has no idea.” “If a play is called for someone else, guys wish their number was called,” says HB Rex Burkhead. “There is always lobbying for it. Anytime there is a trickery play or something like that, guys always want to run it. Just because they feel cool doing it.” Vinny keeps the tackles coming: LB Vincent Rey led the Bengals in tackles (eight) at Pittsburgh and further widened his team lead for the year. He has 65 for the season, 24 ahead of the second-place player, CB Adam Jones at 41. Rey led by 18 through Week 7, 57-39 over LB Rey Maualuga, but Maualuga was sidelined early with a calf strain at Pittsburgh and did not mark in the tackles column. Rey missed almost half of the Week 7 game, Oct. 18 at Buffalo, sidelined early in the third quarter with an ankle strain. But he still managed eight tackles,

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second on the team for the game. Rey had 28 tackles over the last two games prior to Buffalo, and his totals of 15 on Oct. 4 vs. Kansas City and 13 on Oct. 11 vs. Seattle are the two highest single-game totals for the Bengals this season. Rey led the Bengals last year for the season in tackles (121). This season, he also has an interception and three total passes defensed. His passes-defensed total tops Bengals front seven players. “Except maybe for the lack of a 6-3 frame as a linebacker, Vinny (6-0) has everything you want in a pro player,” says head coach Marvin Lewis. “He’s got a big, strong lower body, so he’s really a bigger man than he appears, and he’s like a sponge. If you say something to him, he gets it right the first time and does it right. That’s why he gets so many tackles.” Rey’s smarts were key in his biggest play of the year, a game-clinching interception on Sept. 20 vs. San Diego. Minding instructions to take deeper pass drops against QB Philip Rivers, who had big success throwing over the middle the previous week, Rey picked off a seven-yard Rivers pass intended for WR Malcolm Floyd at the San Diego 48 with just 0:53 to play, securing Cincinnati’s 24-19 win. He leaped to win a contested ball with the 6-5 Floyd and held onto the ball as he came down to earth with a thud. “It was a big moment,” said Rey. “I’m just out there trying to do my job and help us get a win. And I knew, going up to get it and then coming down, ‘If I catch this, the game’s over.’ ” Off the field, Rey is as humble and down-to-earth a pro football player as you’ll find. Five seasons into his NFL career, he hasn’t changed from the undrafted rookie he was when he signed with the Bengals in 2010. “I remember when he was a rookie on our practice squad,” said Lewis. “We almost lost him to Seattle. They were going to sign him, and we pulled him back from the airport. We told him, ‘Just hang on one more week and we’ll get you on our roster.’ He agreed to stay, and now he’s in his fifth year with us.” Rey is also one of the defense’s primary signal-callers. “I may not be the fastest, strongest, biggest guy, but one of my jobs is to make sure that everybody’s on the same page,” Rey said. “Before the snap, if everything’s 100 percent, then I have a chance. I just want everybody to be on the same page. I don’t want it to be my fault. I don’t want to be the reason why we’re not winning that snap, that we’re not competing well. Everyone has a job, and everyone’s counting on me to do mine. That’s why I’m loud out there.” Back at No. 1, Jones is on a roll: You won’t find many NFL players who were listed first on a depth chart for a season, then were not listed first for eight years, and then became listed first again. But such is the case for Adam Jones, running No. 1 at RCB for the Bengals. Jones, who turned 32 on Sept. 30, was last a No. 1 in 2006, when he started 15 games for Tennessee, which had made him a first-round draft choice (sixth overall) in 2005. Off-field issues and resulting suspensions sidetracked Jones’ career from 2007-09, and though he has been a valuable Bengal since 2010, serving as a nickel CB and dangerous kick returner, the No. 1 CB slots from then through last year were locked up by Leon Hall on one side and by Johnathan Joseph, Nate Clements and then Terence Newman on the other. Jones did start 13 games for the 2013 division champion Bengals, but they came as an injury replacement for Hall. But this year, after a 2014 season in which he played well at CB while bringing the Bengals their first-ever NFL kickoff return title (31.3 yards per return), Jones has moved ahead of Hall, whom the coaches now use in more of hybrid nickel/safety role. And Jones has more than justified the belated promotion in the season’s first seven games. He has two interceptions, ranks second on the team in tackles (41) and ranks first in passes defensed (seven). He had five tackles and a pass defensed last week at Pittsburgh, and he also averaged 16.5 yards on two punt returns. For the season, Jones ranks second in the AFC and third in the NFL in punt return average (12.8). His 27.6 average on kickoff returns would rank sixth in the NFL, but with only seven returns, he is averaging only one return per team game, short of the NFL rankings minimum of 1.25 per game. Jones would need three KOR this week to rejoin the qualifiers. Jones had a huge play with a forced fumble in the season-opening win at Oakland, helping the Bengals put the game away early. With Cincinnati leading only 10-0 a bit past the midway point of the second quarter, the Raiders appeared to gain a first down at their 46, as QB Derek Carr scrambled for a nine-yard gain on third-and-nine. But it was Jones who knocked Carr out of bounds, and he also knocked the ball loose, the ball going out of bounds at the Raiders 45. That left Oakland with a fourth-and-one, and when the Raiders gambled by going for it on the next play, Cincinnati MLB Rey Maualuga stopped RB Latavius

Murray for no gain. The Bengals’ offense then responded with a six-play drive for a 21-0 lead. What’s more, Jones’ hit on Carr forced the Raiders starter from the game. Matt McGloin, third-year pro from Penn State, had to finish the game for the Raiders. Bengals nurture long-term CBs: Recent media research showed Bengals CB Adam Jones as one of eight active CBs in the NFL who are over age 30. (Jones is 32). The remainder of the list included two former Bengals, Terence Newman (now with Minnesota) and Johnathan Joseph (now with Houston). Newman was the oldest of the group, at age 37. Joseph is 31. Also on the list were Rashean Mathis of Detroit (35), Charles Tillman of Carolina (34), Brent Grimes of Miami (32), Tramon Williams of Cleveland (32), Antonio Cromartie of the N.Y. Jets (31) and Brandon Browner of New Orleans (31). Jones is running No. 1 at RCB for the Bengals, and the key for him seems to be that while he has retained much of the natural ability that made him a high draft pick 10 years ago, he has continued to learn the game a bit better every year. “I would say the mental aspect of my game on defense has caught up with the physical part,” Jones says. “I can still run pretty fast, and my hips are pretty good. All that is still there. But I’ve probably gone from a C-plus student to an A-minus as far as technique, knowing where to be, knowing when to press, what leverage to press on. “When I was younger, I was playing more on talent, because I felt no one could out-run me, that I was way faster than people. I feel the same way now, but I have a guy in the back of my ear that’s telling me, ‘Yeah, you can do all that, but why not make your job easier?’ ” Jones’ reference is to DBs coach Vance Joseph, now in his second Bengals season after eight seasons coaching DBs with San Francisco and later Houston. “I’ve had a lot of cornerbacks coaches, but it’s the little things he teaches,” Jones said. “For instance, in one call he already eliminated four routes for me when nobody else broke it down like that. I trust him. He’s been straight up with me. Some coaches don’t tell you honestly the truth, but V.J. is going to tell you uncut. He expects guys to do it his way ... or he’ll find somebody else.” Bernard makes most of chances: Bengals HB Jeremy Hill had such a great rookie season in 2014, the 2015 campaigned dawned with some folks wondering whether talented third-year pro Giovani Bernard would be hurting for touches. Now those folks can go on to wondering about something else. With Hill still looking to find his full rushing stride, showing 292 yards and a 3.3 per-carry average, the 5-9 Bernard is to date the big cat in the backfield. Though he has only two touchdowns (in comparison to Hill’s tied-for-team-leading six), he leads the team by a wide margin in rushing yards (439). Bernard ranks only 14th in the NFL in total rushing yards, but he has the fewest carries (78) among the NFL’s top 19 in total yards, and the second-best per-carry average (5.6) among those 19. The only player among the top 19 ahead of him in rushing average is Todd Gurley of St. Louis (6.1). Bernard had only one rush, for 12 yards, last week at Pittsburgh. He also gained 22 yards on two receptions, including a key 17-yarder to convert a third-and-five on the Bengals’ game-deciding TD drive in the fourth quarter. Bernard is 20-for-141 receiving on the season. He leads the Bengals in touches (98), and ranks second behind A.J. Green in scrimmage yards (580). Bernard had a 100-yard rushing game (20-for-123) on Sept. 20 vs. San Diego. As has been the case since he joined Cincinnati in 2013, he has demonstrated the ability to create highlight-reel plays in the open field. Also, his 56 receptions in ’13 are a record for Bengals RBs. Over nine weeks in ’14, Hill was best of best: HB Jeremy Hill is off to a bit of a slow start this year, with 292 rushing yards and a 3.3-yard per-carry average, but the Bengals are still expecting very big things from Hill in 2015. For some of the reasons for that, consider these numbers from last year: ● One: That’s Hill’s number of full NFL seasons played. He was just a rookie in 2014. ● Two: That’s the number of times a Hill run had a dramatic effect on a Bengals victory last season. On Nov. 2, the Bengals were letting underdog Jacksonville harbor hopes of an upset, giving up 13 unanswered points to let the Jaguars close within 26-23 with 8:13 to play. But on the next Bengals scrimmage play, Hill turned momentum on its head, rushing 60 yards for a TD and a 33-23 final margin in the game. And on Dec. 22 vs. Denver, the Broncos quieted a big Monday night Bengals crowd with an interception for a TD less than five minutes into the game. But just 23 seconds later on the game clock, Hill burst for an 85-

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yard score that tied the team and set the wheels in motion for a 37-28 win that clinched a playoff berth. ● Four: That’s the number of games in which Hill had 140-plus rushing yards last season. He was only the third NFL rookie to complete that feat. The first two, Eric Dickerson of the Rams in 1983 (five games) and Curtis Martin of the Patriots in ’95 (four games), are both in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ● Nine: Over the last nine weeks (Weeks 9-17) of the 2014 season, Hill was the NFL’s leading rusher. He posted 929 of his 1124 total during that span, and his 929 was best by over 100 yards. Seattle’s Marshawn Lynch was second at 824. The remainder of the top five included Philadelphia’s LeSean McCoy (814), Dallas’ DeMarco Murray (791) and Denver’s C.J. Anderson (785). The Bengals played nine games over the final nine weeks, and some teams played only eight in that span. But also in rushing average per team game, Hill came out on top for Weeks 9-17, with an average of 103.2. Murray ranked second at 98.8. Teammates on Giovani and Jeremy: Here’s WR A.J. Green on HB Giovani Bernard: “Gio isn’t big (5-9, 205), but he’s probably one of the toughest guys on this team, in addition to being explosive with the ball. He practices his butt off every day and plays his butt off every game. So whatever he does it doesn’t really surprise me, because he is just going to give it his all, no matter how big the opponent is.” And here’s OT Andrew Whitworth on the surprising elusiveness and speed of the 235-pound Jeremy Hill: “We’ve had some very good, powerful rushers here ... Rudi Johnson, Cedric Benson ... but Jeremy’s as big and powerful and probably has a better overall skill set. He’s a big back who can run like a little back.” Sanu and Jones battle for No. 2: WRs Mohamed Sanu and Marvin Jones have plenty of skills to separate themselves from defensive backs, but they have a hard time separating from each other. Throughout their careers, which both began in 2012, they’ve flip-flopped between the Nos. 2 and 3 WR spots behind flagship receiver A.J. Green This week’s stats show Jones a bit in the lead. He caught two-for-12 at Pittsburgh and is 26-for-333 on the season, with three TDs. Sanu had two catches for 10 yards at Pittsburgh and is 18-for-270 receiving on the season. His 15.0-yard average per catch is best on the team for players with more than three catches. Though Jones has the speed for deep balls, the team particularly expects him to be a big weapon inside the red zone. Jones in 2013 became a go-to guy in the red-zone area, getting nine of his 10 TDs on plays in this compressed and crucial realm. Last season across the NFL, only one player — Green Bay Pro Bowler Randall Cobb — had more than nine red-zone TD catches, and by only one, at 10. This year, Jones has two red-zone TD catches. “My clock never stops in the red zone,” says Jones, who has two red-zone TDs this season. “Whenever we get in the red zone, every play can be a touchdown. That’s how we have to think. Once we think like that, we’re going to put ourselves in position to be successful. When we’re in the red zone, its go time.” Jones missed all of last season with leg and ankle injuries, but in 2013, he caught 51-for-712 while getting the 10 TDs. He is the only player in Bengals history with four receiving TDs in a game, having done that on Oct. 27, 2013 against the Jets. With Jones out last year, Sanu had the biggest numbers of his career, catching 56-for-790 with five TDs. Sanu is also a threat to run or pass on gadget plays. He has a perfect (158.3) passer rating on five career attempts, all completions and two for TDs. No post-Pro Bowl slump for Huber: After reaching his first Pro Bowl last season, Bengals P Kevin Huber is not letting up. He didn’t have a big yardage day at Pittsburgh, averaging 34.0 gross yards on four punts, but his net was also 34.0, as he had three inside-20 kicks and no touchbacks. His punts forced Pittsburgh to start drives from its five, 17 and eight-yard lines. Huber has 15 inside-20s and just two touchbacks on the season, and his plus-13 differential in the category ranks sixth in the NFL. He’s the Bengals’ all-time leader in ratio of inside-20s to touchbacks, at 3.98-to-1 (175-44). Huber ranks only 16th in the NFL in gross average for the season (45.8), but he ranks 10th in net (41.7). “We ask Kevin to do special things with the ball, and he has delivered,” says head coach Marvin Lewis. “Every time you see the returner catch a ball on the boundary and step out of bounds, Kevin’s done his job again. That’s what we

want all the time. We want that ball pinned to the boundary as much as we can. He doesn’t get the opportunity like some guys just to stand back there and boom the football. We want that ball put in certain spots all the time.” Last season, Huber re-set Bengals season records he already held for gross (46.8) and net (42.1). Not surprisingly, Huber is also the Bengals all-time career leader in gross average (now 44.8) and net (39.7). The Cincinnati native (McNicholas High School and University of Cincinnati) is in his seventh Bengals season after being drafted, a relative rarity for a kicker, in the fifth round. He’s now third in all-time tenure among Bengals punters, after Lee Johnson (11 seasons) and Pat McInally (10). You name it, Hewitt can do it: Second-year pro Ryan Hewitt is part of the Bengals’ base offense for a large percentage of snaps, but you might not always see him. Focus on the backfield, looking to find him as the lead blocker for Jeremy Hill or Giovani Bernard, and you might miss him on the line of scrimmage, positioned as a tight end, possibly even split wide. Or vice versa. Or somewhere in between, in coordinator Hue Jackson’s varied offense. That’s because Hewitt is the H-back, a hazily defined position that isn’t quite in the NFL’s everyday lexicon. But it’s a hybrid between fullback and tight end, and Hewitt makes the most of it. He became a regular contributor as a rookie last season, and even then he drew particular praise from head coach Marvin Lewis. “The NFL game is not too big for him,” Lewis said of the college free agent from Stanford, “and this kid has potential to be a special kind of player. He can become a big, powerful, physical man.” Perhaps that day has come even sooner than Lewis expected. This season, Hewitt (6-4, 254) has helped the Bengals rank third in the NFL in net offense (410.3 yards per game). And he has been a part of pass protection that has allowed only six sacks, second-fewest in the NFL. Hewitt caught 10 passes for 86 yards last season, and his coaches say he’s got the skills to expand that role. He has two catches for 38 yards this season, coming in the last two games. He had a 16-yarder on Oct. 18 at Buffalo and a 22-yarder last week at Pittsburgh. But his current strong suit is his physical play as a blocker. “I like playing a sport where you can go one-on-one against a man and see who comes out on top over and over,” Hewitt says. “You have to be willing to go full speed and hit someone, and it’s fun, because eventually, a lot of times, I’m able to see the opponent back down.” “He’s no-nonsense,” G Clint Boling says of Hewitt. “He’s got a laid-back attitude, he’s got the West Coast thing going on, but he’s a hell of a player. He’s not real flashy. He’s a real gritty, a hard-working blue collar guy.” Hewitt doesn’t mind not having a permanent home in the offensive scheme. “When I’m in the game, I never think about what positon I’m playing,” he says. “Whatever they want me to do, I’ll do it. I just like to play.” Get this one: How unusual was the Bengals’ comeback on Oct. 11 to defeat Seattle after trailing by 17 in the fourth quarter? This from Elias Sports Bureau: Since Week 15 of the 2010 season, when Philadelphia overcame a 21-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the New York Giants, the Bengals are the only NFL team to win a game after trailing by 17 or more in the final period. There have been 459 such instances (through last week) since Philadelphia’s win, and the record of the trailing teams has been 1-and-458. That works out to a winning percentage of .0022. Also, according to ESPN.com, the Bengals’ win over Seattle was only the third victory in NFL history in which a team erased a fourth-quarter deficit of 17 or more to defeat a defending Super Bowl team. The other such wins were by Phoenix in 1992 over Washington and by Indianapolis over Tampa Bay in 2004. McCarron shows much promise: QB AJ McCarron doesn’t figure to get many snaps in the regular season if Andy Dalton stays healthy. But for a preseason, he may have been the most-watched fifth-round draft choice in Bengals history. And despite having no regular-season NFL experience, he shows potential to give the Bengals their strongest No. 2 QB in some time. He finished preseason with a solid 92.7 passer rating, completing 38 of 60 passes (63.3 percent) for 465 yards, one TD and no INTs. He led three TD drives in a relief role over games two and three, and he started and played three quarters in Cincinnati’s preseason finale victory at Indianapolis. Overall, he drew praise from coaches and teammates as an on-field leader with a winning persona. The Bengals chose McCarron in the fifth round of the 2014 draft, but he’s in a sense still a rookie, as he was unable to play in 2014 due to rehab from a college shoulder injury. McCarron stands as one of the biggest QB winners in college football

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history. He directed the offense for two Alabama national championship teams, and along the way, he produced dazzling stats, including a school-record 77 TD passes and the lowest interception percentage in NCAA history. He has legions of fans across the South, and beyond. But consensus NFL wisdom for the 2014 draft seemed to say that McCarron might have been less a star in his own right than just one cog in the Crimson Tide victory machine. And the Bengals, with no plans of their own to spend a high choice on a QB, were happy to find McCarron still available in round five, with the 164th overall selection. “McCarron’s got the ‘it’ factor,” CB Adam Jones has said. “The kid’s a winner. You can tell he’s been working on his ball strength from last year and this year. You can never underestimate the ‘it,’ factor regardless of what anybody says. It’s the difference between winning some games and being champion. That’s my opinion.” The Bengals have relied in recent years on experienced backup QBs. Bruce Gradkowski, Josh Johnson and Jason Campbell have backed up Dalton. But head coach Marvin Lewis said McCarron’s intangibles can make up for his lack of experience. “We’ve got a guy who has a lot of moxie, and has a lot of experience on the biggest stage in college,” Lewis said. “He’s shown me a lot of poise, and I’m very pleased about that. In the preseason games, we were working on what AJ’s strengths are, so that if anything would happen to Andy, we would be prepared offensively to shift and go to that mode. AJ has the personality somewhat of a linebacker. He can lead guys and he gets excited. That’s part of what made him such a successful player.” Says McCarron: “I’ve been that way ever since I started playing football. I play with a lot of passion, excitement. There’s a different side to me when I step inside the white lines. I try to make everybody feed off that.” NFL’s longest in 27 years: The Bengals receiver, a big and fluid tight-end type, was loose in the left flat on Sept. 20 vs. San Diego. He caught Andy Dalton’s pass in easy stride and loped for a 31-yard gain before being run out of bounds at the Chargers 16. Some thought initially that the receiver was TE Tyler Eifert, an early season recent darling of NFL fantasy players. But not so. It was rookie OT/G Jake Fisher, all 306 pounds of him, filling his role in what coaches call simply the “big tight end,” an offensive lineman used as an extra blocker in certain situations. As usual on these plays, the referee had called out that “No. 74 (Fisher)” is eligible.” But the Chargers didn’t pay attention and instead paid the price. Fisher’s gain set up a 21-yard Bengals field goal for a 17-13 lead. It was the longest receiving gain by an NFL offensive lineman since Nov. 13, 1988, when Indianapolis G Brian Baldinger went for 37 yards against Green Bay. That was four-and-one-half years before Fisher was born. Fisher’s catch was easily the longest by a Bengals offensive lineman, topping a 12-yarder by Hall of Fame OT Anthony Munoz, who caught seven passes during his career. Munoz, however, scored four touchdowns. Dalton was asked if he said anything to Fisher about the play. “Yeah,” Dalton said with a grin. “I said, ‘Don’t stop there (at the 16). Make the guy miss.” Bengals help AFC best NFC: Including this season, in 46 years of AFC vs. NFC regular-season play since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, AFC teams have posted 1264 regular-season wins against 1161 for the NFC. There have been 12 ties, and the AFC winning percentage is .521. And the Bengals have done more than their share to build the lead, going 89-74-2 (.543), including an outstanding 31-16-2 (.646) under head coach Marvin Lewis. The Bengals last contributed to the AFC column three weeks ago, beating NFC Seattle. Cincinnati’s next game against an NFC team is Nov. 22 at Arizona. The AFC has won the annual series 26 times to the NFC’s 11, and the conferences have tied in eight seasons. AFC teams went 2-2 against NFC teams last week, however. In the Super Bowl, the only postseason interconference competition, the NFL/NFC leads 26-23. The Super Bowl began with the 1966 season. Since the merger, the NFC leads 24-21 in Super Bowls. And the Bengals of course are 0-2 in Super Bowls, with close losses to San Francisco in the 1981 and ’88 seasons. Changing the routine: The Bengals have altered the traditional NFL routine this season, no longer subscribing to the idea that the day before a game (usually Saturday) should be the lightest player activity day of the week. The team is more up-tempo and on the field longer than before on Saturdays, while Fridays are more of a “walk-through” day, followed by individual player

work in the weight room, trainers’ quarters and also with the team’s visiting yoga instructor. The individual Friday routine is called “Recovery Modalities.” “There’s a theory that high-performance athletes should not slow down prior to competition,” says head coach Marvin Lewis. “It says that they should speed up for a shorter period of time. You have only so many players, and there’s not a plethora of worthy guys on the street. So we’re trying to figure out how to keep the 53 guys we start with as healthy as we can.” “It’s new, it’s different, it’s a good changeup,’ said defensive tackle Domata Peko “We go hard Wednesday and Thursday, and it helps us out having a walk-through on Friday, going through plays that we think we need to work on. Then we can go through it Saturday a little bit faster. It gives us a chance to fix stuff on Friday. And we’re off our feet more on Friday, when we were basically going all day, and we can come in on Saturday and get moving a little bit. Get the blood flowing. It feels good so far.” A stat that matters: The Bengals have won two games this season with a minus-differential in turnovers — they were minus-one in their comeback wins at Baltimore and vs. Seattle. But during the term of coach Marvin Lewis (2003-present), a plus-differential still is linked to a big plus in the win column. And the reverse has gone for a minus. The Bengals are 66-14-1 in regular season under Lewis with a plus (.821 winning percentage). They were plus-one in their last outing, a 16-10 win last week at Pittsburgh. But even with this year’s wins over the Ravens and Seahawks, the Bengals are only 16-57-1 under Lewis with a minus differential. “It makes a huge difference,” Lewis says. “You see it game after game in the NFL. You’ve got to possess the football. If you possess the football, good things can happen. If you turn the ball over to them, you’ve got a harder day.” The Bengals’ experience with turnovers under Lewis is backed up by league numbers. Since the start of the 2003 season, Lewis’ first as head coach, here are the records of teams with varying turnover differentials. (NOTE: Minus differentials are not included because they are the exact reverse of the plus figure for the same numbers.)

DIFFERENTIAL W-L-T PCT. Plus-1 .............................................................................. 778-351-3 .688 Plus-2 .............................................................................. 620-135-0 .821 Plus-3 ................................................................................ 347-34-1 .909 Plus-4 .................................................................................. 190-5-0 .974 Plus-5 or more ...................................................................... 90-3-0 .968

Plus teams were only 7-6 (.538) in Week 8 NFL play, tying Week 6 for their worst week of the season. The best week for plus teams has been Week 2, when the record was 12-1 (.923). Plus teams are 72-29 (.713) for the season. Since 2003, teams with any plus have a combined record of 2021-529-4, a winning percentage of .792. And when it’s even? The Bengals are 25-19 in head coach Marvin Lewis’ full tenure in games when the turnover differential has been even, for a winning percentage of .568. The Bengals have won eight of their last 11 with even differential, dating back to 2012. Turnover tables are turned: During head coach Marvin Lewis’s tenure (2003-present), the Bengals rank seventh in the NFL in turnover differential, at plus-41. Prior to Lewis’ tenure, the Bengals had posted a minus turnover differential for five straight years (1998-2002). Since 2003, NFL teams with just a plus-one differential have won 69.1 percent of their games. At plus-two the percentage has been 82.1. Teams with any plus from one to five have won 79.2 percent of the time. Here are the top seven teams in differential since 2003:

TEAM TAKEAWAYS GIVEAWAYS DIFFERENTIAL New England............................. 388 .......................... 239 ............................... +149 Green Bay ................................. 350 .......................... 294 ................................. +56 Indianapolis ............................... 328 .......................... 280 ................................. +48 Seattle ....................................... 349 .......................... 304 ................................. +45 Atlanta ....................................... 344 .......................... 301 ................................. +43 Carolina ..................................... 368 .......................... 324 ................................. +44 Cincinnati .................................. 366 .......................... 325 ................................. +41

Since 2003, the Bengals rank third in the NFL in most takeaways (366) and sixth in points off takeaways (1127). Tough schedules: Based on the aggregate 2014 records of their opponents, the Bengals have the second-toughest schedule in the NFL this year. Cincinnati’s 2015 foes posted a .563 winning percentage (144-112 record).

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Part of the reason for that is the strength of the AFC Central Division. The Bengals will of course play two games each against Pittsburgh and Baltimore, which joined Cincinnati in the playoffs last season. Pittsburgh in fact is the team with the toughest schedule under this reckoning. Steelers 2015 foes played to a .578 winning percentage (147-107-2). Cleveland, with six total games against the three AFC North playoff qualifiers, has the ninth-toughest schedule (.543, 138-116-2), and Baltimore is tied for No. 11 (.539, 137-117-2). The Bengals are tied for the most 2015 games (12) against teams with winning records in 2014. In games against 2014 playoff qualifiers, the Bengals rank tied for sixth, at seven. Streaks and service leaders: DT Domata Peko claims the current roster’s longest streak for consecutive Bengals starts (92), and his 92 straight Bengals games played also tops the roster. He also tops the roster in consecutive NFL games and starts, also both at 92. He has played his entire career, now in season 10, with Cincinnati. OT Andrew Whitworth has the most total Bengals games (148) and Bengals starts (144) on the roster. The player with the most total NFL games (162) and starts (151) is LB A.J. Hawk. All streaks and totals noted above include regular-season and postseason. Uniform watch: The Bengals are scheduled to wear black jerseys and black pants against Cleveland. It’s the first black-over-black combo for this season. Since 2004, year of the Bengals’ last significant uniform redesign, a number of color options for jerseys and pants have been available. Below are the records (regular season plus postseason) for the different combinations:

JERSEY PANTS W-L-T PCT. Orange* Black ...................................................................... 3-0-0 1.000 Orange* White ................................................................... 14-5-1 .725 Black Black .................................................................. 12-10-1 .543 Black White ................................................................. 29-26-0 .527 White Black .................................................................. 22-23-0 .489 White White ................................................................. 19-23-0 .452

* — Orange is designated as a “specialty jersey” with the NFL and can be worn for only two games per year. TV streak bound for 160: In each of the last 159 Cincinnati TV ratings weeks that have included a Bengals regular-season or postseason broadcast — dating back to 2004 season — the Bengals have ruled the local airwaves. They have been the top-rated show among all programming in the Cincinnati market each week, and usually by a wide margin. And it’s all but certain the streak will go to 160 when Cincinnati rankings are in for the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1. The Bengals’ Nov. 1 game at Pittsburgh drew a rating of 38.0, the highest this season and well above what any non-Bengals programming has scored in recent years. The streak began on Dec. 5, 2004, when a wild Bengals win at Baltimore outpolled all other programs. The high rating of Bengals games has occurred despite the fact most games are played in the afternoon, when overall TV viewership is not as high as it is during the evening. The highest local Bengals rating during the streak has been 45.5 for a home playoff game vs. Pittsburgh on Jan. 8, 2006. The rating number indicates the percentage of market households tuned to the game — including those not watching TV at the time. Racking up the miles: Due to Cincinnati’s relatively central location in the U.S., the Bengals are normally near the bottom of the NFL in miles traveled each regular season to road games. But this year the Bengals rank 13th among the 32 clubs, scheduled for 16,020 miles in the air. With games this season at Oakland, San Francisco, Denver and Phoenix, the Bengals are tying the franchise regular-season record for most games in the

Pacific and/or Mountain time zones. Cincinnati also played two Pacific and two Mountain games in 1994, and in ’90, the Bengals played four games in the Pacific — at the L.A. Rams, L.A. Raiders, Seattle and San Diego. In that ’90 campaign, the Bengals played a fifth Pacific game in postseason, again visiting the Raiders. West Coast teams generally travel the most miles due to a larger volume of longer trips traveling east, and San Francisco will lead in 2015 at 27,912. Philadelphia will travel the fewest miles, 6890. With fans, NFL rules: The NFL has been recognized as America’s most popular sport for the past 50 years, rated No. 1 by fans in The Harris Poll since 1965. In the latest Harris poll, more people named pro football (32 percent) as their favorite sport than the combined total of the next three pro sports — baseball (16), auto racing (seven) and men’s basketball (six). Other ways to document the NFL’s dominance include: ● In the 2014 ESPN Sports Poll, the NFL was the favorite sport of 35.4 percent of respondents, more than the next three sports combined. Baseball was at 13.2, basketball at 13.1 and soccer at 8.4. ● NFL games last season on CBS, FOX and NBC averaged 19.2 million viewers, 162 percent higher than the average primetime viewership among the four major over-the-air networks (average of 7.4 million). ● Last season’s Super Bowl between New England and Seattle had an average over the broadcast of 114.4 million viewers, making it the most-watched program in U.S. television history. ● Madden NFL ’15 was the top-selling sports video game in North America in 2014 and the No. 2 game overall, second only to Call of Duty. ● The 2014 ESPN Sports Poll showed the NFL topped even international soccer as the most popular sport among avid Hispanic sports fans in the U.S. ● The 2014 Nielsen/ESPN Sports Poll showed the NFL as the most popular sport among African-Americans, with pro basketball second, college football third and college basketball fourth. Bengal bites: The Bengals offense ranks third in the NFL in yards per play (6.2) ... The Bengals’ best month in regular season under head coach Marvin Lewis (2003-present) has been November, when they have posted a 29-19-1 record for a .602 winning percentage. They also have winning records under Lewis n September (25-18, .581) and December/January (30-26-0, .536). Though they completed this past October with a 3-0 mark, October has been their only losing month (23-27-1, .461) ...QB Andy Dalton has a .794 career winning percentage against NFC teams, with a 13-3-1 record. His three losses have come by a total of 12 points. Dalton is 1-0 against the NFC this season (Oct. 11 win vs. Seattle), and the Bengals’ next game against an NFC foe will be on Nov. 22 at Arizona. Dalton’s career-high passer rating of 143.9 was posted against NFC foe New Orleans last season ... The Bengals are 17-6-2 (.720) in their last 25 home games against NFC teams. The last 24 of the 25 games have been played under head coach Marvin Lewis (16-6-2). Going back a bit farther, the Bengals are 28-13-2 (.674) at home against the NFC since 1993 ... Forty-three of the players on the Bengals’ current 53-player roster began their NFL careers with Cincinnati. Those who did not are LB Chris Carter, DE Wallace Gilberry, LS Clark Harris, LB A.J. Hawk, CB Adam Jones, S Reggie Nelson, K Mike Nugent, HB Cedric Peerman, WR Brandon Tate and OT/G Eric Winston ... The Bengals’ season captains, elected by team vote, are QB Andy Dalton and OT Andrew Whitworth on offense, DT Domata Peko and S Reggie Nelson on defense, and HB Cedric Peerman on special teams ... The Bengals have a 23-13 regular-season road record over the past five seasons (2011-15), third-best in the NFL in winning percentage (.639). Ahead of Cincinnati are only Denver (.694, 25-11) and New England (.686, 24-11) ... Bengals WR Mohamed Sanu is the only player in NFL history with two or more TD passes, 150 or more passing yards and zero incompletions. His career passing totals are now five-for-five for 177 yards, two TDs, no INTs and a perfect passer rating of 158.3. He is the only Bengals WR ever to throw a TD pass ... The tallest player on the current Bengals roster is DE Margus Hunt, at 6-8 ... The shortest players are HB Giovani Bernard and WR Mario Alford, at 5-9 ... The heaviest player is DT Pat Sims, at 340 ... The lightest players are Mario Alford and CB Adam Jones, at 180.

BENGALS QUOTES Head coach Marvin Lewis, on the Browns: “This team whipped our tails here last year, so we’ll be ready. Cleveland comes in obviously not having the start to their season that they wanted, but there is a lot of football left. They’ve done a good job of moving the ball on offense, particularly passing. They have a couple backs that have done a good job, and their quarterback has done a nice job throwing the football. Offensively, we will get a handful of pressures and so forth, and we have to handle that.”

QB Andy Dalton, on the confidence inspired by three fourth-quarter comeback wins: “The way this season has played out, there have been times we’ve had to come back, and we’ve been able to do it, and all that does is build confidence. If you prove that you can do it, then there won’t be any doubt that you can do it again. I think that’s just kind of the mindset that we have. Regardless of what’s going on, we’re going to win the game, and we’ve done that.”

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Lewis, on preparing for a Thursday game: “We have to let go of last week, quickly. We have to let it go, erase the cards, and move forward mentally and physically. We have to get their bodies right, and we need to get our minds and spirits back. And come Thursday night, we’ll have 46 able guys ready to come out and give it a great effort.” Lewis, on a winning culture: “The culture has been changed here. They (players) do expect to go out and win every week. There needs to be no celebration, it’s on to the next opponent. You did what you’re supposed to do. I think everybody expects that, and part of it is, whether you are up or down in the football game, to have the same calmness, and the same emotion about it, and the same attention to detail.” Offensive coordinator Hue Jackson, on HB Jeremy Hill: “I know the player he can be, so I’m going to keep pushing him to get there. I mean, we need him. He’s going to be a huge part down the stretch run.” Dalton, on winning the AFC Offensive Player of the Month award for October: “It’s nothing I did by myself. I got it because of the other guys in this locker room. The guys are playing so well.” Dalton, on the significance of NFL passer rating numbers: “The position is all about being efficient, and the rating is a pure stat of being efficient. You want to complete a lot of balls. You want to throw touchdowns and not turn the ball over. If there’s a stat you want have that’s good, that’s a good one to have. It has a combination of everything.” Lewis, on maintaining a focus on improvement while winning: “The players’ goal is to put the masterpiece out there each and every time. If they play for three plays, 10 plays, 33 plays, or 63 plays. The goal is to put their best effort out there. That’s their calling card each and every time. For us as a football team, that’s our calling card. That’s our quest and we will keep refining that, and feeling good about the positives and correcting the negatives. Our players seem to have a short memory, which is good.” Lewis, with more on handling success: “Success you can enjoy for about 30 seconds, and then you just move on and go to the next one. That’s why you do what you do. You want to be successful. You expect to be successful. You do the work, and now let’s go on to the next one. I think that’s how you handle success. You don’t get to sit there and listen about it and talk about it. Better done than said. We can go out here and practice our tails off, and be the best team here in Hamilton County, but if we don’t go out there and play that way on Sunday, it doesn’t really matter. We’re competing with the guys on the other side, and we’ve got to outwork them, and outplay them each and every week, each and every down.” Director of player personnel Duke Tobin, on the building of the current team: “We’ve always believed it’s a team. You are building more than a collection of individuals. We haven’t seen, league-wide, a collection of individuals ever win out over a team-type atmosphere. We want to spend to our cap and our money to our guys that we know have done it for us and done it the right way and given us confidence we know what expect from them. It resonates in the locker room when guys get rewarded for their work here. That builds some camaraderie and spirit of competition. It’s a good model to have, and everybody is on the same page here.” Lewis, asked to explain his mantra of “Don’t flinch”: “It’s a phrase that’s been in here for 13 years. (Lewis’ length of tenure). You can’t worry about what just happened, you can’t fix it. History is not going backwards, we have to move forward. We have to focus on the next play, and what’s up next. You don’t get a redo.” Defensive coordinator Paul Guenther, on the defense ranking 22nd in fewest yards allowed, but seventh in fewest points allowed: “My job is to limit points, period. That’s what I get paid to do. It ain’t holding them to 200 yards on offense and three plays be touchdowns. Regardless where we get the ball — and that is a point I make to the players — if we turn it over (on offense) and the ball’s on the 10-yard line, let’s go play defense, hold them to three. If they get an interception return down to the 20, they’re in field goal range, hold them to three. I’m paid to keep them off the scoreboard.”

WR Marvin Jones, on wide receivers “racing the blitz”: “Urgency. That’s the biggest thing. When teams are bringing pressures and aggressive stuff, they try and bring more than you can handle. When they do, it’s our job to run our routes with urgency and precision. That’s one of the most important aspects, because you’re racing the blitz, not the corners.” OT Andrew Whitworth, on his recently signed contract extension: “I want to be here and be invested here. These guys mean something to me. In 2013, when I played basically on one leg with a patella that was in terrible shape, I did that only because these guys mean that much to me. I could have easily ended the season and had something to fix it. But I continued to play for this football team. These guys mean something to me. I want Andy Dalton and A.J. Green and Adam Jones and all these guys in this locker room, honestly, to have the opportunity to win a Super Bowl, and for all of us to do it together.” Jackson, on his football philosophy: “One thing we always talk about is displaying courage. As an offensive unit, we can’t back down. Our mindset and our mentality is that we’re going to be a physical group, whether we throw it or run it. They (players) will be the first to tell you, I’m not happy yet that way. I just think there’s another level that we have to play at.” LB A.J. Hawk, native of Centerville, Ohio, on “coming home” to play for the Bengals after nine years in Green Bay: “I have to admit, it was huge that the Bengals have been successful. If they were going 2-14 every year, I don’t think I would have been nearly as excited about it. But I knew from watching them on film a little bit how much talent they had here. Sometimes I have to remind myself. I’m like, ‘Wow, I’m actually going to be here in Ohio during the season. That’s what’s weird to me, still. The fact that that is even an option is crazy to me. It’s awesome. I never thought it was going to be a reality.” WR A.J. Green, on signing a contract extension through 2019: “The Bengals drafted me. It’s all I know. If you know me, you know I don’t like change. I like to be comfortable. This city represents who I am. I love it here. Very low key. It’s not a big market. Doesn’t want to be a big market. That’s not who I am. I’m not a high-profile athlete. I just go out there and play my game and go home. That’s representative of the Cincinnati Bengals. We fly under the radar. “Looking down the road, I want to win a Super Bowl. The guys who wear (Hall of Fame) jackets, those guys win Super Bowls. At least one. And a lot of them have been with a team their whole career. That’s what I’m trying to get. I’m blessed and honored that the Bengals chose to keep me around for five years.” Dalton, on NFL QBs constantly facing intense public scrutiny and critique: “As much as I want to say I don’t look at it and I don’t see it, with the world today, it’s hard not to see it. And a lot of what’s said, you don’t know if it’s an eighth-grader or who it is. People can hide behind a computer screen. It could be the same person that’s coming up wanting my autograph. So it is what it is, and I accept that. At the end of the day, the way I go about it is, ‘Don’t let somebody else’s opinion of you define who you are.’ Don’t let other people’s thoughts, or whatever it is, be true. I know who I am, and this team knows who I am.” TE Tyler Eifert, on goals for the season: “I want to be someone Andy (Dalton) can trust. I want it to be where we’re on the same page. Even if I’m not open, go on and put the ball up, and I’ll go make the play. There are some really good tight ends in the league, and when it comes down to it, their quarterback trusts them. If it’s third-and-8, the quarterback is locked on them and has trusted they’re going to get open. My goal? To be the best tight end in the league. That’s what you shoot for. Keep doing my job, stay healthy and everything will take care of itself.” DE Carlos Dunlap, on DT Geno Atkins: “Geno helps make it all happen for when it comes to sacks. He puts on so much pressure in the middle, it helps open it up for the guys on the outside. But the only problem is, if you want to get a lot of sacks, you’d better be quick, because Geno isn’t going to just open it up. He wants that sack himself. So we’re helping each other, but we’re also competing against each other.” Guenther, on DT Geno Atkins: “He looks great. He’s down in weight just a little (to 300), and he looks stronger than last year. A lot quicker. When he plays well it opens up everything. He’s been ruining a lot of practice for the offense. It’s a major difference (from 2014). He’s one of the best three-techniques in the league when he’s right, and

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when he came back in the spring, he looked as good as he’s been. When you have to double team the guy inside, it takes the pressure off the ends, or you get him matched up on a guy that’s not so good on the run. You’re going to win those battles. As soon as he stepped on the field the first day in the spring I was, ‘Whoa.’ I was blown away. It’s been great to have him back rolling.” Defensive backs coach Vance Joseph, on being tough with his players: “That’s just being honest. You can coach guys hard without beating them down. Secondary is a position where you have to play with a lot of confidence, so I don’t beat them down. But right is right and wrong is wrong. That’s why you never get into, ‘I thought’ or ‘Maybe.’ It’s black and white with corners and safeties. If it’s wrong it’s wrong, if it’s right it’s right. It’s not beating guys down or taking away their confidence. You can coach guys hard and still be their friend, have a good room, have fun with guys. You can coach them hard by right is right and wrong is wrong and that’s OK. That’s life, right? That’s how you raise kids.” CB Dre Kirkpatrick, on job of gunner on the punt team: “Man, it’s two people on one out there. And you just have to think, ‘Do I want to be embarrassed, or do I want to embarrass somebody else?’ Ain’t no in-

between, because if they get their hands on you, you’re either going in the water cooler or getting body slammed. If they don’t get their hands on you, you’re going to make the tackle or you’re going to force a fair catch.” Special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons, on gunners on the punt team: “It’s more toughness than it is speed. Some of the better guys we’ve had — Tab Perry and Kevin Walter — certainly weren’t the fastest guys. But they were the toughest guys and the most physical, and they had the most desire.” Dalton, on having not missed a start in his four-year Bengals career: “I think it’s knowing how to take a hit and when not to take a hit. That’s part of it. I’ve been fortunate. I just haven’t had anything happen.” G Clint Boling, on OT Andre Smith: “I’ve seen very few guys with as much natural talent as Andre. He’s big, lean, he’s got quick feet. And he’s just so powerful. Look at how hard he’s worked to come back from his (triceps) injury last season. When you come into this league, you get labeled, and it seems hard to get rid of that label no matter what. When Andre came (as a rookie), he got hurt and he was a little heavy, and that’s a hard persona to shake. But I feel like he’s done enough to shake that persona.”

POSITION BY POSITION Quarterbacks: Fifth-year pro Andy Dalton led his third fourth-quarter comeback of this season in Cincinnati’s win at Pittsburgh, capping a 45-yard drive with a nine-yard TD pass to WR A.J. Green on third down for the eventual winning points with 2:57 to play. The Bengals trailed 10-6 prior to the drive and wound up winning 16-10. Dalton posted his lowest passer rating of the season (64.7), but his rating for the year is still an excellent 107.7, ranked fourth in the NFL. Dalton has had five ratings this season above 115.0. Dalton now has 15 TD passes against just four INTs for the season. He previously led fourth-quarter comebacks in wins at Baltimore and vs. Seattle. Dalton also has rushed for two TDs this season. He has started all 71 regular-season and four postseason games of his Cincinnati career. He has led the team to the playoffs in each of his four previous seasons, and in 2015 he’s bidding to join Baltimore’s Joe Flacco as the only starting QBs in the Super Bowl era to reach the postseason in each of their first five campaigns. He already is paired with just Flacco for having done it four straight years. Dalton has a .669 winning percentage as a starter in regular-season games (47-23-1 record), the best percentage in Bengals history for any QB with 10 or more starts. First-year pro AJ McCarron is in the No. 2 QB role and has yet to take a snap this season. McCarron played in three preseason games, including a start in the finale, posting a 92.7 passer rating (38-of-60 for 465-1-0). McCarron missed all of last season while rehabbing from a college shoulder injury. He was one of the biggest winners in college football history at Alabama and is out to prove his NFL worth after being drafted by the Bengals in the fifth round in 2014. Running backs: Cincinnati’s primary HB duo of second-year pro Jeremy Hill and third-year pro Giovani Bernard continues to give the Bengals a strong 1-2 punch as the drive for the playoffs continues. Hill had his most rushing yards since the season opener in the win over Pittsburgh, going 15-for-60, and he also had an eight-yard reception, finishing second on the team for the day in yards from scrimmage (68). He had his reception, as well as a six-yard rush, on Cincinnati’s 45-yard fourth quarter drive for the deciding TD. Hill has scored six TDs this season, tied with TE Tyler Eifert for the team lead. He has rushed 89-for-292 (3.3) on the season and has four receptions for 35 yards. The team is anticipating a bigger second half of the season from Hill, who led the NFL in rushing yards over the last nine games of 2014 while finishing with 1124 yards. Bernard leads the team for the season in rushing yards (439), with a stellar average of 5.6 yards per carry. Bernard is 20-for-141 receiving and ranks second on the team in yards from scrimmage (580). Bernard had only three touches in the Pittsburgh game, but he averaged 11.3 yards, with a 12-yard rush and two receptions for 22 yards. He had a key 17-yard gain as an emergency receiver with a shovel pass in the Pittsburgh win, converting a third-and-five while taking the ball to the Steelers 17 on the game-deciding drive. Bernard had a 100-yard rushing game (20-for-123) on Sept. 20 vs. San Diego. He has demonstrated the ability to create highlight-reel plays in the open field, and his 56 receptions in 2013 are a record for Bengals RBs. The team has two solid veterans behind Hill and Bernard, in third-year player Rex Burkhead and sixth-year pro Cedric Peerman, but neither had a touch at Pittsburgh. Burkhead has three receptions for 59 yards (19.7) on the season. Peerman has not had an offensive touch on the season, but he has a 5.2-yard career rushing average as a Bengal and is a leader on special teams. Peerman had two key tackles on kickoff coverage

against the Steelers. Wide receivers: Fifth-year pro A.J. Green, a four-time Pro Bowl selection, continued his stellar ways in the win at Pittsburgh. He led all receivers in catches (11) and yards (118), and he scored the game-deciding TD on a nine-yard catch from Andy Dalton in the fourth quarter, putting the Bengals ahead 13-10. Green, who was good last season but limited by injuries for the first time in his career, has started all seven games and leads the team in receptions (46) and receiving yards (649), despite having faced much double coverage. He has four touchdowns. He broke out against Baltimore on Sept. 27 with career-high 227 yards on 10 catches, with two touchdowns, earning the AFC Offensive Player of the Week award from the NFL. Both of his TDs at Baltimore came in the fourth quarter, and both erased Ravens leads. His 227 yards are the most by an NFL receiver in a game this season. Marvin Jones, who missed all of last season with injuries, is back as a key weapon for the Bengals this season. He was limited to two catches for 12 yards at Pittsburgh, but for the season he is 26-for-333 with three TDs. In the last game prior to Pittsburgh, Oct. 18 at Buffalo, he led the team in receptions (career-high nine) and receiving yards (95), with a 10-yard TD. Jones is third on the team for the season in catches and receiving yards. In 2013, Jones had 51 catches for 712 yards and 10 TDs. He is the sole holder of the Bengals record for most receiving TDs in a game (four). Fourth-year pro Mohamed Sanu is another key member of the receiving corps. He was held to two-for-10 at Pittsburgh but is 18-for-270 for the season. He also has two rushes for 14 yards. Sanu’s 15.0-yard average per catch is tops on the team for all receivers with more than four catches. Last year, Sanu logged 56 catches for 790 yards with five TDs. Sanu is also a threat to run or pass on gadget plays. He is two-for-14 rushing this season and has a perfect (158.3) rating on five career pass attempts, all completions and two for TDs. Back for a fifth Bengals season is seventh-year pro Brandon Tate, and though Tate has contributed mainly as a kick returner during four previous Bengals seasons, he had a stellar 55-yard TD reception in the Oct. 4 win vs. Kansas City, making a leaping catch near the five-yard line and scrambling into the end zone after falling untouched to the turf. It’s his only catch of the season to date. On the roster but inactive for Games 1-7 is rookie seventh-round draft pick Mario Alford of West Virginia. He had three catches for 39 yards and three rushes for 29 yards in preseason, along with five punt returns for an 11.8 average and four kickoff returns for a 21.5-yard average. Fifth-year pro Greg Little, inactive for Games 1-6, was released on Oct. 31. Tight ends/H-back: The No. 1 spot belongs to Tyler Eifert, a first-round Cincinnati choice in the 2013 draft, and he’s off to a start that has the look of a Pro Bowl finish. He has six TDs, tied for the team lead, and he’s second on the team in receptions (32) and receiving yards (381). He had four catches for 39 yards at Pittsburgh, including a 23 yard catch through traffic in the fourth quarter. He caught eight-for-90 for two TDs in Cincinnati’s comeback win Oct. 11 vs. Seattle. His nine-yard TD catch on Sept. 20 vs. San Diego was the eventual winning score in a 24-19 decision, and he caught nine for 104 with two TDs in the season opener at Oakland. Eifert had a productive 2013 rookie year, but after catching three passes in the first quarter of the ’14 season opener at Baltimore, he suffered an elbow injury that ended his season. Another key performer in this position group is H-back Ryan Hewitt, a second-year pro from Stanford. Hewitt proved last year to be one of the Bengals’ better college free

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agent signees in recent years. He has played in all seven games, with five starts, and has helped the Bengals rush for an average of 115.9 yards while aiding pass protection allowing only nine sacks (third-fewest in the NFL). Last week at Pittsburgh, Hewitt had one reception for 22 yards. He has two catches for 38 yards on the season. Last season, Hewitt played in every game, with 11 regular-season starts and also a start in the Wild Card playoff. He caught 10 passes himself last season. Two 2015 draft picks are on the roster, third-round TE Tyler Kroft of Rutgers and fifth-round TE C.J. Uzomah of Auburn. Kroft has played in the first seven games but has not been targeted with a pass. He had a special teams tackle last week at Pittsburgh. Uzomah has been inactive for Games 1-7. Offensive linemen: For the season, the line has led pass protection allowing only nine sacks, ranked third in the NFL, while fueling the rushing game to a 115.9-yard average and the offense to a 394.0 norm (ranked sixth). The Bengals return all their primary contributors from the 2014 line, and their five starters have all started Games 1-7. Returning to the starting tackle spots are LOT Andrew Whitworth and ROT Andre Smith. Whitworth, a key team leader, was named first-team All-Pro last season by Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarterback, and he was second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press. Smith, a 2009 Bengals first-round draft choice, has been a starter since late in his rookie year, but his status for Cleveland is in question due to a concussion he suffered at Pittsburgh. OT/G Eric Winston, a ninth-year pro, replaced Smith in the Pittsburgh game and likely would start vs. Cleveland if Smith is unable to play. Winston joined the team as a free agent in December of last season. Winston has 121 career NFL starts, including starts at ROT in the last four games of last season as an injury replacement. He has played in the first seven games. Cincinnati’s starting G spots are firmly held by fifth-year pro Clint Boling on the left side and fourth-year player Kevin Zeitler on the right. The versatile Boling had two starts as an injury replacement at ROT last season while starting all other games at LG. Zeitler, a strong player and a tireless worker, has been a starter since joining the Bengals as a first-round draft choice in 2012. At C, Russell Bodine is back in the No. 1 role after starting every game as a rookie. Bodine is prized for his ability to physically take on NFL nose tackles. Rookie OT/G Jake Fisher of Oregon, a second-round 2015 draft pick, has played in Games 1-7, seeing significant action as the “big tight end,” an extra blocker used in certain situations. On Sept. 20 vs. San Diego, Fisher logged a 31-yard reception after escaping uncovered into the secondary, making the longest receiving gain by an offensive lineman in an NFL game since 1988. Backup C T.J. Johnson has played in the last three games after being Active-DNP for Games 1-4. Not on the roster yet, but big in Cincinnati’s future plans, is OT Cedric Ogbuehi, the top Bengals pick in the 2015 draft. Ogbuehi’s ability and potential earned him the Bengals’ first pick even though it was known he would not immediately be available, due to a knee injury (ACL tear) suffered in his final college game in December. Ogbuehi has begun the season on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list and is now eligible for activation, should the team choose it. Defensive linemen: Heading the list of Bengals DEs is sixth-year pro Carlos Dunlap, who is tied for fifth in the NFL with 6.5 sacks. In sacks per team game (0.93), Dunlap ranks fourth in the league. Last week at Pittsburgh, Dunlap had two tackles, playing through a shoulder strain he suffered in the first quarter. Dunlap has 26 tackles on the season, tops on the D-line. Dunlap led the team in sacks (8.0) last season, and his 42.0 career sacks rank fifth on Cincinnati’s all-time list. This season he leads the team in QB hits (13) and tackles-for-loss (seven). He has 10 career forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries, tops on the current team in both categories. Three-time Pro Bowl DT Geno Atkins is showing in 2015 that he has regained the form he showed prior to a serious 2013 knee injury. He has started Games 1-7, and at Pittsburgh, his two tackles included one for a loss on a running play and an eight-yard sack of Ben Roethlisberger on the Steelers’ final possession. Atkins has 5.0 sacks, second on the team and tied for first in the NFL among interior linemen, joining DT Kawann Short of Carolina.. Atkins has 18 tackles on the season, with a forced fumble. He ranks second on the team in QB hits (eight) and tackles-for-loss (six). The other starting interior lineman is Domata Peko, a top team leader and a rock of consistency inside, having started every game since the opener in 2010. He has led the line in tackles for a season four times. Peko had two tackles, including one for loss, at Pittsburgh and has 16 on the season, with 2.0 sacks and a pass defensed. On Oct. 4 vs. Kansas City, Peko sacked Alex Smith twice, for losses of three and eight yards in the second quarter, only the second two-sack game of his career. DE Michael Johnson, a Bengal from 2009-13, is back with Cincinnati after spending 2014 with Tampa Bay. Johnson missed all four preseason games due to a knee injury, but he has played in all seven regular-season games. Last week at Pittsburgh, Johnson logged a 12-yard sack on a third down, forcing the Steelers to punt. He has 17 tackles, a fumble

recovery, two sacks and a pass defensed on the season. Johnson has 28.5 Bengals sacks, including 11.5 in 2012, after which he was designated as Cincinnati’s franchise player for 2013. Eighth-year DE Wallace Gilberry provided continuous pressure last week at Pittsburgh and logged a two-yard sack on a third-down play in the fourth quarter, forcing a punt. Gilberry has 2.0 sacks this season and 17.5 sacks for his three-plus Bengals seasons. He had one additional QB hit at Pittsburgh. For the season he has 10 tackles and one forced fumble. DE Will Clarke, a third-round 2014 draft choice, played on defense in reserve role at Pittsburgh (no statistics). He has played in every game and has three tackles, a shared sack and a pass defensed. On Sept. 27 at Baltimore, Clarke’s pressure on Baltimore QB Joe Flacco helped lead to Adam Jones’ interception in the second quarter. DT Pat Sims is back with the Bengals after spending the 2013-14 seasons with Oakland. Sims has played in Games 1-2, 4 and 7. He has been inactive for Games 3 (hip injury) and 5-6 (coaches’ decision). Last week at Pittsburgh, he logged a personal season-high of four tackles. Sims was on three playoff teams during his 2008-12 time with the Bengals. Fourth-year DT Brandon Thompson was inactive at Pittsburgh, his fourth deactivation of the season. He has played in Games 3 and 5-6 and has a shared sack among his five tackles. DE Margus Hunt has been inactive for Games 1-7. Hunt played in 22 games over 2013-14. Also inactive for Games 1-7 has been DT Marcus Hardison, a 2015 fourth-round draft pick who was slowed in September by a knee injury but is now medically cleared. Linebackers: OLB Vincent Rey, a fifth-year pro for 2015, continued his productive play for the season at Pittsburgh, leading the team in tackles (eight). Rey leads the team for the season in tackles (65), with a margin of 24 over the second-place player, CB Adam Jones. Rey’s three total passes defensed lead the front seven. Rey had the show-stopper play for the LBs on the home opener vs. San Diego, leaping to out-fight Chargers WR Malcom Floyd for an interception that killed the Chargers’ last hope late in the fourth quarter. Rey led last year’s team in tackles (121). Vontaze Burfict, a 2013 season Pro Bowl selection, saw his first action since Game 7 of 2014 in the Steelers contest, logging five tackles after returning from a knee injury that had sidelined him for a calendar year. Burfict led the team in tackles by wide margins both in ’13 and as a rookie in ’12. Back at MLB is seventh-year pro Rey Maualuga, a key run-stopper, but he was sidelined in the Pittsburgh game with a calf strain. He had no tackles at Pittsburgh but ranks third on the team for the season in tackles (39). The new name in the LB corps is A.J. Hawk, joining Cincinnati as a free agent after nine standout campaigns for Green Bay. Hawk started at Pittsburgh, had one tackle, and has 14 tackles for the season. Hawk led the Packers in tackles in five seasons, and he has 19 career sacks and nine INTs. The fast and athletic Emmanuel Lamur has played in Games 1-7 and has 21 tackles, a shared sack and a pass defensed. At Pittsburgh, Lamur logged two tackles. On Oct. 11 vs. Seattle, Lamur teamed with DE Carlos Dunlap to sack Russell Wilson, forcing the Seahawks to punt and setting up the game-winning drive in overtime. Lamur also has a special teams fumble recovery. Fifth-year pro Chris Carter has opened a season with Cincinnati for the first time, and has played in Games 1-7. At Pittsburgh, he played in a reserve role on defense (one tackle) and on special teams (no statistics). He has five tackles and a defensive fumble recovery on the season, and one special teams stop. Carter earned a roster spot with strong play in preseason, including a team-high 3.5 sacks and a forced fumble. The Bengals have a promising 2015 draft prospect at LB in P.J. Dawson of Texas Christian, a third-round selection who was considered to be one of college football’s most instinctive playmakers at TCU. Dawson led the Bengals in preseason tackles (18), and he has appeared in a reserve and special teams role in Games 1-6, recording two tackles on defense and three on special teams. He was inactive at Pittsburgh, due to Burfict’s return to the lineup. Defensive backs: Two safeties had starring roles in the Bengals’ win at Pittsburgh. Ninth-year pro Reggie Nelson, a starter for Cincinnati since late 2010, had two interceptions. He had a 37-yard return with his third-quarter pick, and his 14-yard return in the fourth quarter set up the field goal that put Cincinnati ahead 16-10, leaving Pittsburgh without a field goal option on its unsuccessful final drive. Nelson was in coverage when Ben Roethlisberger’s final pass of the day sailed out of reach for WR Antonio Brown in the end zone. Nelson also had five tackles in the game. For the season Nelson has 36 tackles (fourth on the team) and leads the team in INTs (three). He also has a fumble recovery. His two INTs at Pittsburgh give him 25 for his NFL career and 18 as a Bengal (seventh in Bengals history). The other safety star for the Bengals at Pittsburgh was third-year pro Shawn Williams. He made a game-changing play with his first pro INT. His anticipation and break on a Ben Roethlisberger pass in the fourth quarter allowed him to intercept the ball along the sideline with a diving catch, setting up the Bengals at the Pittsburgh 45 for their game-winning touchdown drive. Williams also had a tackle at Pittsburgh and has 12 stops on defense this season. Williams has played in every regular-season and

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postseason game since joining the Bengals in 2013. George Iloka made his sixth start of the season in the Pittsburgh game and had four tackles, plus his second pass defensed of the season. Iloka has started Games 1-3 and 5-7, missing Game 4 with an ankle injury. He has 23 tackles. Filling out the safeties is rookie Derron Smith, sixth-round draft pick from Fresno State. Smith has played in the first seven games on special teams and has one tackle. All of the Bengals’ top four CBs were NFL first-round draft choices. Tops on the depth chart are ninth-year pro Adam Jones at RCB and fourth-year player Dre Kirkpatrick at LCB. Jones logged five tackles and a pass defensed at Pittsburgh. He also had two punt returns for a 16.5-yard average. Jones has two INTs and leads the team in passes defensed (seven). He ranks second on the team for the season in tackles (41). In the season opener at Oakland, Jones had a forced fumble against QB Derek Carr that was key in turning momentum in the game. Jones also ranks third in the NFL for the season in punt return average (12.8) Jones led the NFL last season in kickoff returns (31.3 average). Kirkpatrick, a fourth-year player, has opened a season as a starter for the first time. At Pittsburgh, he recorded two tackles. He has 26 tackles with four passes defensed (tied for second on team) for the season. Kirkpatrick made rapid strides last season and is showcasing the skills that made him a first-round draft choice in 2012. Ninth-year pro Leon Hall returned to action at Pittsburgh after missing the Oct. 18 Buffalo game due to a back strain, and he was second on the team in tackles (six) and tied for the lead in passes defensed (two). Hall has 19 tackles on the season, and his four passes defensed ties him for second on the team. Hall had a key play in the home opener vs. San Diego, tackling receiver Keenan Allen short of the goal line on a two-point conversion attempt late in the fourth quarter and keeping the Chargers from pulling to within 24-21. Hall has 113 Bengals games played and 102 starts, plus three postseason starts. Hall has 24 career INTs, fifth in Bengals history, and 123 career passes defensed. CB Darqueze Dennard, a Bengals 2014 first-rounder, played in a reserve role at Pittsburgh (no statistics). Had his first career INT on Oct. 18 at Buffalo, with a graceful leaping grab of an E.J. Manuel pass in the second quarter, and he returned 10 yards to the Buffalo 45. Dennard has 12 tackles and three total passes defensed on the season. He also has three special teams tackles. CB Josh Shaw, rookie fourth-round 2015 draft pick from Southern California, has played in Games 2-7 on special teams and has two special teams tackles. Shaw tied for second on the team in preseason tackles (14) on defense. CB Chris Lewis-Harris was inactive at Pittsburgh, his fourth deactivation of the season. He has played in Games 1, 4 and 6.

Special teams: The Bengals’ excellent specialist trio returns for a sixth straight season working together. P Kevin Huber averaged 34.0 for both gross and net on four punts at Pittsburgh, with three inside-20s and no touchbacks. He forced Steelers drive starts at the five, 17 and eight yard lines. Huber was a Pro Bowler last season and earned first-team All-Pro honors from Sporting News. He re-set his own Bengals season marks last year for gross average (46.8) and net (42.1), and he holds the franchise career marks in both categories (44.7 and 39.7). He also holds the club record for best ratio of inside-20 punts to touchbacks (175-to-44, 3.98-to-1 ratio). He has 15 inside-20s and two touchbacks this season, and is averaging 45.8 yards gross and 41.7 net for the season). Huber is also the longtime holder for K Mike Nugent, an 11th-year NFL player in his sixth Bengals season. Nugent was 3-for-4 (one blocked) on field goals at Pittsburgh, including a 44-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, extending the lead to 16-10. On Oct. 11 vs. Seattle, Nugent made a game tying field goal as time expired in regulation, and then made the game winner in overtime. It was the eighth game-winning field goal of Nugent’s career in the last two minutes of regulation or in overtime, and he was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. He’s 10-for-13 on FG attempts for the season and is 22-for-23 on PATs, with one PAT blocked. Nugent holds club season records for points (132) and field goals (33), and last year he kicked a club-record 57-yard FG in the playoffs, second-longest in NFL postseason history. He also shares the club record for longest regular-season FG (55). Nugent also handles kickoffs, and this season he has put 35 of 40 kickoffs in the end zone, with 21 of those for touchbacks. The final member of the veteran trio is LS Clark Harris, who after the Pittsburgh game has handled 947 snaps in his Bengals career, without an unplayable delivery. Harris is also a solid player on punt coverage, with 16 career tackles. CB Adam Jones is back with the team in 2015 after the best season by a kick returner in Bengals history. Jones claimed the franchise’s first NFL kickoff return title, averaging a club-record 31.3 yards, and he finished second in the NFL in punt returns, at 12.0. He had two punt returns for an average of 16.5 yards at Pittsburgh and ranks third in the NFL in punt returns for the season (12.8). His punt returning was key in the win over Seattle on Oct. 11, as he returned three for an average of 22.0 yards and gave Cincinnati a short field throughout the day. He is also averaging 27.6 yards on seven KOR. Also in the return mix is WR Brandon Tate. He had one punt return for five yards at Pittsburgh and is averaging 9.8 yards on 10 PR for the season. He is averaging 19.0 yards on 10 KOR. HB Cedric Peerman had two special teams tackles at Pittsburgh and leads the team for the season with eight. Both of Peerman’s tackles at Pittsburgh were solos, as he stopped kickoff returners at the 10 and 15-yard lines.

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IMPORTANT DATES Nov. 3 — All trading ends at 4 p.m. Eastern. Nov. 4 — Players with at least four previous pension credited seasons are subject to the waiver system for the remainder of the regular season and postseason. Nov. 17 — Signing period ends at 4 p.m. Eastern for franchise players who are eligible to receive offer sheets. Nov. 17 — Deadline for clubs to sign by 4 p.m. Eastern, their unsigned franchise and transition players, including franchise players who were eligible to receive offer sheets until this date. If still unsigned after this date, such players are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2015. Nov. 17 — Deadline for clubs to sign by 4 p.m. Eastern, their unrestricted free agents to whom June 1 tender was made. If still unsigned after this date, such players are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2015. Nov. 17 — Deadline for clubs to sign by 4 p.m. Eastern, their restricted free agents to whom June 1 tender was made. If such players remain unsigned, they are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2015. Nov. 17 — Deadline for clubs to sign drafted players by 4 p.m. Eastern. If such players remain unsigned, they are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2015. Dec. 4 — Deadline for reinstatement of players in Reserve List categories of Retired, Did Not Report, and Exclusive Rights,

and of players who were placed on Reserve/Left Squad in a previous season.

2016 Jan. 1 — Deadline for waiver requests in 2015, except for “special waiver requests,” which have a 10-day claiming period, with termination or assignment delayed until after the Super Bowl. Jan. 4 — Clubs may begin signing free-agent players for the 2016 season. Jan. 9-10 — Wild Card Playoff Games. Jan. 16-17 — Divisional Playoff Games. Jan. 24 — AFC and NFC Championship Games. Jan. 31 — Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii. Feb. 7 — Super Bowl 50, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara.

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

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

* Tentative date.

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THE LAST BENGALS-BROWNS MEETINGS 2014 SEASON

WEEK 10, GAME 9 Cleveland Browns 24, Cincinnati Bengals 3

Thursday night, Nov. 6, 2014 at Paul Brown Stadium The Bengals mustered only 165 net offensive yards and finished minus-three in turnover differential as the visiting Browns posted their largest winning margin since 1994 in the Battle of Ohio. Cleveland nabbed its first of three INTs on the Bengals’ game-opening possession, when Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton and TE Jermaine Gresham had an apparent miscommunication on a route, and the Browns offense capitalized with an 18-yard TD drive for a 7-0 lead. The Bengals closed the gap to 7-3 and had one possession with a chance to take the lead, but Cincinnati could not move beyond its 34-yard line. The Browns came back on their next possession with a 59-yard TD drive, and they tacked on a FG for a 17-3 halftime lead. In the second half, the Bengals managed only 65 net yards as the Browns did their best to run out the clock. The Bengals saw the end of a two-game win streak, and Cleveland extended its win streak to three. The Bengals fell to 5-3-1, one-half game behind the Browns, who improved to 6-3.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Cleveland .................................................. 7 10 7 0 — 24 Cincinnati................................................... 3 0 0 0 — 3

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cle. — B.Tate 4 run (B.Cundiff kick) ....................................................................... 1-10:40 Cin. — M.Nugent 43 field goal ................................................................................... 1-6:18 Cle. — I.Crowell 2 run (B.Cundiff kick) .................................................................... 2-12:57 Cle. — B.Cundiff 32 field goal .................................................................................... 2-3:59 Cle. — T.West 1 run (B.Cundiff kick) ......................................................................... 3-4:46 Missed FGs: B.Cundiff (44WR). Attendance: 65,871. Time: 3:14.

TEAM STATISTICS CLE. CIN. First downs ..................................................................................................... 21 11 Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 7-16 3-17 Total net yards ............................................................................................. 368 165 Net yards rushing ......................................................................................... 170 86 Net yards passing ........................................................................................ 198 79 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 23-15-0 39-13-3 Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................... 0-0 2-14 Punts-average .......................................................................................... 7-44.4 8-49.8 Punt returns-yards ....................................................................................... 2-15 4-25 Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 1-25 2-55 Penalties-yards ........................................................................................... 6-62 7-55 Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 1-1 1-1 Time of possession ................................................................................... 35:49 24:11

RUSHING CLE. ATT YDS LG TD CIN. ATT YDS LG TD T.West 26 94 14 1 J.Hill 12 55 13 0 I.Crowell 12 41 6 1 J.Wright 1 13 13 0 B.Tate 10 34 8 1 R.Burkhead 4 12 7 0 B.Hoyer 4 1 3 0 A.Dalton 3 8 4 0 C.Peerman 2 -2 1 0 TOTALS 52 170 14 3 TOTALS 22 86 13 0

PASSING CLE. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I B.Hoyer 23 15 198 0-0 A.Dalton 33 10 86 0-3 J.Campbell 6 3 7 0-0 TOTALS 23 15 198 0-0 TOTALS 39 13 93 0-3

RECEIVING CLE. NO YDS LG TD CIN. NO YDS LG TD M.Austin 5 48 16 0 J.Gresham 3 29 15 0 T.Benjamin 3 46 22 0 A.Green 3 23 11 0 T.Gabriel 3 31 18 0 M.Sanu 2 20 18 0 G.Barnidge 2 46 28 0 R.Burkhead 2 3 8 0 B.Tate 2 27 23 0 G.Little 1 8 8 0 J.Hill 1 6 6 0 K.Brock 1 4 4 0 TOTALS 15 198 28 0 TOTALS 13 93 18 0

DEFENSE Cleveland (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: K.Dansby 1-7-8, D.Bryant 3-3-6, J.Sheard 1-4-5, D.Whitner 2-2-4, K.Williams 1-3-4, C.Kirksey 2-1-3, J.Haden 2-1-3, J.Leonhard 2-1-3, B.Skrine 2-1-3, P.Taylor 2-1-3, T.Gipson 1-2-3, C.Robertson 1-2-3, P.Kruger 1-1-2, B.Winn 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: D.Bryant 2-14. INT.-YDS.: B.Skrine 2-30, C.Robertson 1-15. PD: B.Skrine 3, J.Haden 2, K.Williams 2, T.Gipson 1, C.Kirksey 1, P.Kruger 1, C.Robertson 1, P.Taylor 1, D.Whitner 1. FF: T.Gipson 1. FR-YDS.: J.Haden 1-0. Cincinnati (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: E.Lamur 5-6-11, N.Johnson 6-4-10, V.Rey 1-9-10, G.Iloka 7-1-8, A.Jones 6-2-8, R.Nelson 3-5-8, B.Thompson 1-5-6, C.Dunlap 2-3-5, T.Newman 2-3-5, D.Peko 2-1-3, W.Gilberry 1-2-3, D.Kirkpatrick 1-2-3, D.Still 1-2-3, M.Hunt 2-0-2, G.Atkins 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: R.Nelson 2, G.Iloka 1, A.Jones 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.

2014 SEASON WEEK 15, GAME 14

Cincinnati Bengals 30, Cleveland Browns 0 Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014 at FirstEnergy Stadium

The Bengals enjoyed many defensive superlatives, including their first shutout win since 2008, in spoiling the much-anticipated NFL starting debut of Cleveland QB Johnny Manziel. The first-round Browns draft pick was held to 80 passing yards with a 27.3 passer rating. Bengals CBs Dre Kirkpatrick and Adam Jones stung him for INTs. The Bengals set a team record by allowing only five first downs, and their 107 total net yards allowed was their fewest since 1986, and their third-fewest in team history. On the offensive side, Cincinnati rushed for 244 yards, its most since 2004. Rookie HB Jeremy Hill rushed for 148 yards and scored two TDs. Hill joined Rudi Johnson (2003) as the only Bengals to post three rushing games of 148 or more yards in a season. The Bengals improved to 9-4-1 and maintained a half-game lead over Baltimore and Pittsburgh in the AFC North race. Cleveland fell to 7-7 and out of contention for the North title.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Cincinnati ................................................. 10 10 3 7 — 30 Cleveland................................................... 0 0 0 0 — 0

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — J.Hill 2 run (M.Nugent kick) ............................................................................ 1-7:53 Cin. — M.Nugent 44 field goal ................................................................................... 1-1:57 Cin. — J.Hill 16 run (M.Nugent kick) ........................................................................ 2-13:11 Cin. — M.Nugent 44 field goal ................................................................................. 2-10:20 Cin. — M.Nugent 34 field goal ................................................................................... 3-2:35 Cin. — R.Burkhead 10 run (M.Nugent kick) .............................................................. 4-0:23 Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 67,431. Time: 2:50.

TEAM STATISTICS CIN. CLE. First downs ..................................................................................................... 24 5 Third down conversions-attempts ............................................................... 7-14 1-10 Total net yards .............................................................................................. 347 107 Net yards rushing ......................................................................................... 244 53 Net yards passing ......................................................................................... 103 54 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .............................................. 24-14-1 18-10-2 Sacks against-yards lost ............................................................................. 2-14 3-26 Punts-average .......................................................................................... 2-38.5 7-47.9 Punt returns-yards ....................................................................................... 5-49 0-0 Kickoff returns-yards ................................................................................... 1-24 5-101 Penalties-yards ............................................................................................ 5-41 9-68 Fumbles-lost .................................................................................................. 3-0 0-0 Time of possession ................................................................................... 38:52 21:08

RUSHING CIN. ATT YDS LG TD CLE. ATT YDS LG TD J.Hill 25 148 21 2 T.West 5 23 8 0 G.Bernard 15 79 14 0 I.Crowell 7 17 9 0 R.Burkhead 3 14 10t 1 J.Manziel 5 13 10 0 A.Dalton 2 3 2 0 TOTALS 45 244 21 3 TOTALS 17 53 10 0

PASSING CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CLE. ATT CMP YDS TD-I A.Dalton 24 14 117 0-1 J.Manziel 18 10 80 0-2 TOTALS 24 14 117 0-1 TOTALS 18 10 80 0-2

RECEIVING CIN. NO YDS LG TD CLE. NO YDS LG TD A.Green 5 49 13 0 J.Gordon 3 48 32 0 R.Hewitt 3 34 15 0 I.Crowell 2 10 6 0 G.Bernard 3 24 14 0 A.Hawkins 2 7 4 0 M.Sanu 1 4 4 0 T.Benjamin 1 9 9 0 J.Hill 1 4 4 0 J.Cameron 1 4 4 0 K.Brock 1 2 2 0 T.Gabriel 1 2 2 0 TOTALS 14 117 15 0 TOTALS 10 80 32 0

DEFENSE Cincinnati (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: C.Dunlap 5-1-6, R.Maualuga 3-3-6, V.Rey 3-3-6, R.Nelson 2-2-4, W.Gilberry 2-1-3, G.Iloka 2-1-3, B.Thompson 2-0-2, G.Atkins 1-0-1, D.Dennard 1-0-1, A.Jones 1-0-1, T.Mays 1-0-1, W.Clarke 0-1-1, L.Hall 0-1-1, E.Lamur 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: G.Atkins 1-10, B.Thompson 1-9, C.Dunlap 1-7. INT.-YDS.: D.Kirkpatrick 1-2, A.Jones 1-0. PD: A.Jones 1, D.Kirkpatrick 1, R.Maualuga 1, R.Nelson 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None. Cleveland (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: C.Robertson 6-4-10, C.Kirksey 6-2-8, B.Mingo 5-2-7, D.Whitner 3-4-7, J.Leonhard 6-0-6, I.Kitchen 1-4-5, D.Bryant 3-1-4, B.Winn 3-1-4, J.Poyer 2-2-4, P.Desir 2-0-2, S.Fua 2-0-2, J.Haden 2-0-2, P.Kruger 2-0-2, A.Rubin 2-0-2, B.Skrine 1-0-1, J.Gilbert 1-0-1, J.Sheard 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: D.Bryant 1-9, P.Kruger 1-5. INT.-YDS.: C.Robertson 1-15. PD: J.Haden 1, C.Robertson 1, B.Skrine 1. FF: C.Kirksey 1, B.Winn 1. FR-YDS.: None.

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2015 GAME SUMMARIES WEEK 1, GAME 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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THE BENGALS ARE: REGULAR SEASON

3-0 at home 4-0 on the road 5-0 when scoring first 2-0 when opponent scored first 1-0 in games decided by three points or fewer 4-0 in games decided by seven points or fewer 5-0 when leading at halftime 0-0 when tied at halftime 2-0 when trailing at halftime 5-0 when leading after three quarters 0-0 when tied after three quarters 2-0 when trailing after three quarters 5-0 when rushing for 100 net yards

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

UNDER MARVIN LEWIS, THE BENGALS ARE:

2003-PRESENT (REGULAR SEASON) 60-37-2 at home 47-53-0 on the road 72-28-1 when scoring first 35-62-1 when opponent scores first 20-18-2 in games decided by three points or fewer 52-41-2 in games decided by seven points or fewer 75-23-2 when leading at halftime 11-2-0 when tied at halftime 21-65-0 when trailing at halftime 84-14-1 when leading after three quarters 7-4-0 when tied after three quarters 16-72-1 when trailing after three quarters 74-33-1 when rushing for 100 net yards

65-22-1 when opponent rushes for less than 100 net yards 66-14-1 with plus turnover differential 25-19-0 with even turnover differential 16-57-1 with minus turnover differential 37-29-1 when passing for 250 net yards 29-32-2 when opponent passes for 250 net yards 86-34-1 when scoring 20 points or more 38-80-1 when opponent scores 20 points or more 102-84-2 when game is outdoors (open-air/open retractable roof) 5-6-0 when game is inside (dome/closed retractable roof) 37-31-0 on natural grass 70-59-2 on synthetic surface 55-46-1 with fewer penalty yards

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BEST PERFORMANCES REGULAR SEASON

RUSHING YARDS 123 — Giovani Bernard, Sept. 20 vs. San Diego 80 — Giovani Bernard, Oct. 11 vs. Seattle 63 — (two times)

RUSHING ATTEMPTS 20 — Giovani Bernard, Sept. 20 vs. San Diego 19 — Jeremy Hill, Sept. 13 at Oakland 16 — Jeremy Hill, Oct. 18 at Buffalo

LONGEST RUSHES 28 — Giovani Bernard, Sept. 13 at Oakland 26 — Giovani Bernard, Sept. 20 vs. San Diego 17 — Giovani Bernard, Oct. 18 at Buffalo (TD)

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

RECEIVING YARDS 227 — A.J. Green, Sept. 27 at Baltimore 118 — A.J. Green, Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh 104 — Tyler Eifert, Sept. 13 at Oakland

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

PASS ATTEMPTS 44 — Andy Dalton, Oct. 11 vs. Seattle 38 — Andy Dalton, Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh 34 — Andy Dalton, Sept. 13 at Oakland

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

LONGEST PASSES 80 — Andy Dalton to A.J. Green, Sept. 27 at Baltimore (TD) 55 — Andy Dalton to Brandon Tate, Oct. 4 vs. Kansas City (TD) 52 — Andy Dalton to Mohamed Sanu, Oct. 4 vs. Kansas City

YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE 227 — A.J. Green, Sept. 27 at Baltimore 139 — Giovani Bernard, Sept. 20 vs. San Diego 118 — A.J. Green, Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS 49 — Adam Jones, Oct. 18 at Buffalo 32 — Adam Jones, Sept. 27 at Baltimore 29 — (two times)

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

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

SOLO TACKLES* 10 — Adam Jones, Sept. 13 at Oakland 10 — Vincent Rey, Oct. 4 vs. Kansas City 8 — Reggie Nelson, Oct. 18 at Buffalo

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

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GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS OFFENSE

DATE OPPONENT YDS RUSH-YDS PASS YDS COMP-ATT TD-P/INT SKD-YDS 1D 3D-CONV F-FL POSS Sept. 13 at Oakland 396 31-127 269 25-34 2/0 0-0 22 4-13 0-0 32:32 Sept. 20 SAN DIEGO 389 36-175 214 16-26 3/0 0-0 20 4-10 2-2 29:51 Sept. 27 at Baltimore 458 31-86 372 20-32 3/1 2-11 23 8-15 1-1 30:08 Oct. 4 KANSAS CITY 445 26-124 321 17-24 1/0 0-0 18 6-10 1-0 23:07 Oct. 11 SEATTLE 419 31-109 310 30-44 2/1 4-21 27 6-15 1-1 40:49 Oct. 18 at Buffalo 355 28-112 243 22-33 3/0 0-0 21 7-12 1-0 30:00 Oct. 25 — BYE — Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh 296 23-78 218 23-38 1/2 3-13 16 4-15 2-0 29:51 Nov. 5 CLEVELAND Nov. 16 HOUSTON Nov. 22 at Arizona Nov. 29 ST. LOUIS Dec. 6 at Cleveland Dec. 13 PITTSBURGH Dec. 20 at San Francisco Dec. 28 at Denver Jan. 3 BALTIMORE TOTALS 2758 206-811 1947 153-231 15/4 9-45 147 39-90 8-4 30:05

DEFENSE DATE OPPONENT YDS RUSH-YDS PASS YDS COMP-ATT TD-P/INT SKD-YDS 1D 3D-CONV F-FL POSS Sept. 13 at Oakland 246 16-63 183 30-43 2/1 2-20 16 3-12 2-1 27:28 Sept. 20 SAN DIEGO 354 25-131 223 21-27 2/1 4-18 19 4-11 2-2 30:09 Sept. 27 at Baltimore 398 18-36 362 32-49 2/1 0-0 19 7-16 1-0 29:52 Oct. 4 KANSAS CITY 461 23-113 348 31-45 0/0 5-38 24 7-16 1-1 36:53 Oct. 11 SEATTLE 397 30-200 197 15-23 1/1 4-16 16 5-13 0-0 30:35 Oct. 18 at Buffalo 368 23-112 256 28-42 1/1 2-7 22 5-13 0-0 30:00 Oct. 25 — BYE — Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh 356 19-116 240 28-45 1/3 3-22 21 3-11 0-0 30:09 Nov. 5 CLEVELAND Nov. 16 HOUSTON Nov. 22 at Arizona Nov. 29 ST. LOUIS Dec. 6 at Cleveland Dec. 13 PITTSBURGH Dec. 20 at San Francisco Dec. 28 at Denver Jan. 3 BALTIMORE TOTALS 2580 154-771 1809 185-274 9/8 20-121 137 34-92 6-4 29:55

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

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

WR Jake Kumerow, TE Matt Lengel, OT Matthew O’Donnell, K Tom Obarski, S Floyd Raven Sr., LB Trevor Roach, C Jake Smith, DT Devon Still, HB Terrell Watson, QB Keith Wenning, HB James Wilder Jr. and DT DeShawn Williams. Sept. 6, 2015 — Signed 10 players to the practice squad: G Dan France, CB Troy Hill, G Trey Hopkins, WR Jake Kumerow, TE Matt Lengel, LB Trevor Roach, HB Terrell Watson, QB Keith Wenning, HB James Wilder Jr. and DT DeShawn Williams; LB Jayson DiManche and LB Marquis Flowers cleared waivers and reverted to the Reserve/Injured list; Waived WR Onterio McCalebb from the Reserve/Injured list (injury settlement). Sept. 11, 2015 — Signed WR A.J. Green* to a contract extension; Waived LB Jayson DiManche from the Reserve/Injured list (injury settlement); Waived FB Mark Weisman from the Reserve/Injured list. Sept. 23, 2015 — Signed OT Andrew Whitworth* to a contract extension. Oct. 29, 2015 — Announced that LB Vontaze Burfict (Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list) was eligible to return to practice on a roster exemption. Oct. 31, 2015 — Activated LB Vontaze Burfict from the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list; Terminated the contract of WR Greg Little.

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

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PARTICIPATION CHART LEGEND

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

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

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

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

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STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSE

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

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

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DEPTH CHART NOV. 3, 2015

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

DEFENSE LDE 96 CARLOS DUNLAP 99 Margus Hunt NT 94 DOMATA PEKO 92 Pat Sims DT 97 GENO ATKINS 98 Brandon Thompson 91 Marcus Hardison RDE 90 MICHAEL JOHNSON 95 Wallace Gilberry 93 Will Clarke SLB 50 A.J. HAWK 59 Emmanuel Lamur 51 Chris Carter MLB 58 REY MAUALUGA 57 Vincent Rey WLB 55 VONTAZE BURFICT 57 Vincent Rey 47 P.J. Dawson LCB 27 DRE KIRKPATRICK 21 Darqueze Dennard 26 Josh Shaw RCB 24 ADAM JONES 29 Leon Hall 37 Chris Lewis-Harris SS 43 GEORGE ILOKA 36 Shawn Williams FS 20 REGGIE NELSON 40 Derron Smith

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

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

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

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

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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NOV. 3, 2015

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. BORN EXP. COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. 15 Alford, Mario ......................................................... WR 5-9 180 2-25-92 R West Virginia Greenville, Ga. D7’15 97 Atkins, Geno .......................................................... DT 6-1 300 3-28-88 6 Georgia Pembroke Pines, Fla. D4a’10 25 Bernard, Giovani .................................................... HB 5-9 205 11-22-91 3 North Carolina Boca Raton, Fla. D2a’13 61 Bodine, Russell ........................................................ C 6-3 308 6-30-92 2 North Carolina Scottsville, Va. D4’14 65 Boling, Clint .............................................................. G 6-5 305 5-9-89 5 Georgia Alpharetta, Ga. D4’11 55 Burfict, Vontaze ...................................................... LB 6-1 250 9-24-90 4 Arizona State Corona, Calif. CFA’12 33 Burkhead, Rex ....................................................... HB 5-10 210 7-2-90 3 Nebraska Plano, Texas D6a’13 51 Carter, Chris ........................................................... LB 6-1 240 4-6-89 5 Fresno State Fontana, Calif. FA’14 93 Clarke, Will ............................................................. DE 6-6 291 5-4-91 2 West Virginia Pittsburgh, Pa. D3’14 14 Dalton, Andy .......................................................... QB 6-2 216 10-29-87 5 Texas Christian Katy, Texas D2’11 47 Dawson, P.J. ........................................................... LB 6-0 240 1-13-93 R Texas Christian Dallas, Texas D3b’15 21 Dennard, Darqueze ............................................... CB 5-11 197 10-10-91 2 Michigan State Dry Branch, Ga. D1’14 96 Dunlap, Carlos ....................................................... DE 6-6 280 2-28-89 6 Florida North Charleston, S.C. D2’10 85 Eifert, Tyler ............................................................ TE 6-6 250 9-8-90 3 Notre Dame Fort Wayne, Ind. D1’13 74 Fisher, Jake ....................................................... OT/G 6-6 306 4-23-93 R Oregon Traverse City, Mich. D2’15 95 Gilberry, Wallace ................................................... DE 6-2 270 12-5-84 8 Alabama Bay Minette, Ala. FA’12 18 Green, A.J. ............................................................ WR 6-4 207 7-31-88 5 Georgia Summerville, S.C. D1’11 29 Hall, Leon ............................................................... CB 5-11 195 12-9-84 9 Michigan Vista, Calif. D1’07 91 Hardison, Marcus .................................................. DT 6-3 315 2-14-92 R Arizona State Punta Gorda, Fla. D4b’15 46 Harris, Clark ............................................................ LS 6-5 250 7-10-84 7 Rutgers Manahawkin, N.J. FA’09 50 Hawk, A.J. ............................................................... LB 6-1 240 1-6-84 10 Ohio State Centerville, Ohio FA’15 89 Hewitt, Ryan ......................................................... H-B 6-4 254 1-24-91 2 Stanford Denver, Colo. CFA’14 32 Hill, Jeremy ............................................................ HB 6-1 235 10-20-92 2 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. D2’14 10 Huber, Kevin ............................................................. P 6-1 214 7-16-85 7 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio D5’09 99 Hunt, Margus ......................................................... DE 6-8 290 7-14-87 3 Southern Methodist Karksi-Nuia (Estonia) D2b’13 43 Iloka, George ............................................................ S 6-4 225 3-31-90 4 Boise State Houston, Texas D5c’12 90 Johnson, Michael ................................................... DE 6-7 280 2-7-87 7 Georgia Tech Selma, Ala. FA’15 60 Johnson, T.J. ........................................................... C 6-4 300 7-17-90 2 South Carolina Aynor, S.C. D7b’13 24 Jones, Adam .......................................................... CB 5-10 180 9-30-83 9 West Virginia Atlanta, Ga. FA’10 82 Jones, Marvin ....................................................... WR 6-2 198 3-12-90 4 California Fontana, Calif. D5b’12 27 Kirkpatrick, Dre ...................................................... CB 6-2 190 10-26-89 4 Alabama Gadsden, Ala. D1a’12 81 Kroft, Tyler ............................................................. TE 6-6 246 10-15-92 R Rutgers Downingtown, Pa. D3a’15 59 Lamur, Emmanuel .................................................. LB 6-4 245 6-8-89 4 Kansas State West Palm Beach, Fla. CFA’12 37 Lewis-Harris, Chris ................................................ CB 5-10 186 2-11-89 3 Tennessee-Chattanooga Smyrna, Ga. CFA’12 58 Maualuga, Rey........................................................ LB 6-2 255 1-20-87 7 Southern California Eureka, Calif. D2’09 5 McCarron, AJ ......................................................... QB 6-3 210 9-13-90 1 Alabama Mobile, Ala. D5’14 20 Nelson, Reggie ......................................................... S 5-11 210 9-21-83 9 Florida Melbourne, Fla. T(Jax.)’10 2 Nugent, Mike ............................................................. K 5-10 190 3-2-82 11 Ohio State Centerville, Ohio FA’10 30 Peerman, Cedric .................................................... HB 5-10 212 10-10-86 6 Virginia Gladys, Va. W(Det.)’10 94 Peko, Domata ........................................................ DT 6-3 325 11-27-84 10 Michigan State Pago Pago (American Samoa) D4’06 57 Rey, Vincent ........................................................... LB 6-0 255 9-6-87 5 Duke Far Rockaway, N.Y. CFA’10 12 Sanu, Mohamed ................................................... WR 6-2 210 8-22-89 4 Rutgers South Brunswick, N.J. D3a’12 26 Shaw, Josh ............................................................ CB 6-1 201 3-27-92 R Southern California Palmdale, Calif. D4a’15 92 Sims, Pat ............................................................... DT 6-2 340 11-29-85 8 Auburn Fort Lauderdale, Fla. UFA(Oak.)’15 71 Smith, Andre .......................................................... OT 6-4 325 1-25-87 7 Alabama Birmingham, Ala. D1’09 40 Smith, Derron ............................................................ S 5-10 200 2-4-92 R Fresno State Banning, Calif. D6’15 19 Tate, Brandon ....................................................... WR 6-1 195 10-5-87 7 North Carolina Burlington, N.C. W(N.E.)’11 98 Thompson, Brandon .............................................. DT 6-2 305 10-19-89 4 Clemson Thomasville, Ga. D3b’12 87 Uzomah, C.J. ......................................................... TE 6-6 271 1-14-93 R Auburn Suwanee, Ga. D5’15 77 Whitworth, Andrew ................................................ OT 6-7 330 12-12-81 10 Louisiana State West Monroe, La. D2’06 36 Williams, Shawn ....................................................... S 6-0 210 5-13-91 3 Georgia Damascus, Ga. D3’13 73 Winston, Eric ...................................................... OT/G 6-7 302 11-17-83 9 Miami (Fla.) Midland, Texas FA’14 68 Zeitler, Kevin ............................................................ G 6-4 315 3-8-90 4 Wisconsin Waukesha, Wis. D1b’12

PRACTICE SQUAD (date signed) 64 France, Dan (9-6-15) ............................................... G 6-5 305 4-1-91 1 Michigan State North Royalton, Ohio CFA’14 28 Hill, Troy (9-6-15) ................................................... CB 5-11 180 8-29-91 R Oregon Youngstown, Ohio CFA’15 66 Hopkins, Trey (9-6-15) ............................................. G 6-3 300 7-6-92 2 Texas Houston, Texas CFA’14 84 Kumerow, Jake (9-6-15) ....................................... WR 6-4 206 2-17-92 R Wisconsin-Whitewater Bartlett, Ill. CFA’15 88 Lengel, Matt (9-6-15) ............................................. TE 6-7 266 12-27-90 R Eastern Kentucky Mechanicsburg, Pa. CFA’15 45 Roach, Trevor (9-6-15) ........................................... LB 6-2 237 3-6-92 R Nebraska Elkhorn, Neb. CFA’15 31 Watson, Terrell (9-6-15) ........................................ HB 6-1 242 8-22-93 R Azusa Pacific Oxnard, Calif. CFA’15 3 Wenning, Keith (9-6-15) ........................................ QB 6-3 225 2-14-91 1 Ball State Coldwater, Ohio FA’15 34 Wilder, James Jr. (9-6-15) ..................................... HB 6-3 232 4-14-92 1 Florida State Tampa, Fla. CFA’14 69 Williams, DeShawn (9-6-15) .................................. DT 6-1 295 12-29-92 R Clemson Central, S.C. CFA’15

RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL INJURY (date assigned; injury) 70 Ogbuehi, Cedric (9-1-15; knee) ............................. OT 6-5 310 4-25-92 R Texas A&M Allen, Texas D1’15

RESERVE/PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM (date assigned; injury) 56 Porter, Sean (9-1-15; knee) .................................... LB 6-1 235 1-12-91 3 Texas A&M Schertz, Texas D4’13

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

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NUMERICAL ROSTER NOV. 3, 2015

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. BORN EXP. COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. 2 Mike Nugent .............................................................. K 5-10 190 3-2-82 11 Ohio State Centerville, Ohio FA’10 5 AJ McCarron .......................................................... QB 6-3 210 9-13-90 1 Alabama Mobile, Ala. D5’14 10 Kevin Huber .............................................................. P 6-1 214 7-16-85 7 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio D5’09 12 Mohamed Sanu .................................................... WR 6-2 210 8-22-89 4 Rutgers South Brunswick, N.J. D3a’12 14 Andy Dalton ........................................................... QB 6-2 216 10-29-87 5 Texas Christian Katy, Texas D2’11 15 Mario Alford .......................................................... WR 5-9 180 2-25-92 R West Virginia Greenville, Ga. D7’15 18 A.J. Green ............................................................. WR 6-4 207 7-31-88 5 Georgia Summerville, S.C. D1’11 19 Brandon Tate ........................................................ WR 6-1 195 10-5-87 7 North Carolina Burlington, N.C. W(N.E.)’11 20 Reggie Nelson .......................................................... S 5-11 210 9-21-83 9 Florida Melbourne, Fla. T(Jax.)’10 21 Darqueze Dennard ................................................ CB 5-11 197 10-10-91 2 Michigan State Dry Branch, Ga. D1’14 24 Adam Jones ........................................................... CB 5-10 180 9-30-83 9 West Virginia Atlanta, Ga. FA’10 25 Giovani Bernard ..................................................... HB 5-9 205 11-22-91 3 North Carolina Boca Raton, Fla. D2a’13 26 Josh Shaw ............................................................. CB 6-1 201 3-27-92 R Southern California Palmdale, Calif. D4a’15 27 Dre Kirkpatrick ....................................................... CB 6-2 190 10-26-89 4 Alabama Gadsden, Ala. D1a’12 29 Leon Hall ................................................................ CB 5-11 195 12-9-84 9 Michigan Vista, Calif. D1’07 30 Cedric Peerman ..................................................... HB 5-10 212 10-10-86 6 Virginia Gladys, Va. W(Det.)’10 32 Jeremy Hill ............................................................. HB 6-1 235 10-20-92 2 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. D2’14 33 Rex Burkhead ........................................................ HB 5-10 210 7-2-90 3 Nebraska Plano, Texas D6a’13 36 Shawn Williams ........................................................ S 6-0 210 5-13-91 3 Georgia Damascus, Ga. D3’13 37 Chris Lewis-Harris ................................................. CB 5-10 186 2-11-89 3 Tennessee-Chattanooga Smyrna, Ga. CFA’12 40 Derron Smith ............................................................. S 5-10 200 2-4-92 R Fresno State Banning, Calif. D6’15 43 George Iloka ............................................................. S 6-4 225 3-31-90 4 Boise State Houston, Texas D5c’12 46 Clark Harris ............................................................. LS 6-5 250 7-10-84 7 Rutgers Manahawkin, N.J. FA’09 47 P.J. Dawson ............................................................ LB 6-0 240 1-13-93 R Texas Christian Dallas, Texas D3b’15 50 A.J. Hawk ................................................................ LB 6-1 240 1-6-84 10 Ohio State Centerville, Ohio FA’15 51 Chris Carter ............................................................ LB 6-1 240 4-6-89 5 Fresno State Fontana, Calif. FA’14 55 Vontaze Burfict ....................................................... LB 6-1 250 9-24-90 4 Arizona State Corona, Calif. CFA’12 57 Vincent Rey ............................................................ LB 6-0 255 9-6-87 5 Duke Far Rockaway, N.Y. CFA’10 58 Rey Maualuga......................................................... LB 6-2 255 1-20-87 7 Southern California Eureka, Calif. D2’09 59 Emmanuel Lamur ................................................... LB 6-4 245 6-8-89 4 Kansas State West Palm Beach, Fla. CFA’12 60 T.J. Johnson ............................................................ C 6-4 300 7-17-90 2 South Carolina Aynor, S.C. D7b’13 61 Russell Bodine ......................................................... C 6-3 308 6-30-92 2 North Carolina Scottsville, Va. D4’14 65 Clint Boling ............................................................... G 6-5 305 5-9-89 5 Georgia Alpharetta, Ga. D4’11 68 Kevin Zeitler ............................................................. G 6-4 315 3-8-90 4 Wisconsin Waukesha, Wis. D1b’12 71 Andre Smith ........................................................... OT 6-4 325 1-25-87 7 Alabama Birmingham, Ala. D1’09 73 Eric Winston ....................................................... OT/G 6-7 302 11-17-83 9 Miami (Fla.) Midland, Texas FA’14 74 Jake Fisher ........................................................ OT/G 6-6 306 4-23-93 R Oregon Traverse City, Mich. D2’15 77 Andrew Whitworth ................................................. OT 6-7 330 12-12-81 10 Louisiana State West Monroe, La. D2’06 81 Tyler Kroft .............................................................. TE 6-6 246 10-15-92 R Rutgers Downingtown, Pa. D3a’15 82 Marvin Jones ........................................................ WR 6-2 198 3-12-90 4 California Fontana, Calif. D5b’12 85 Tyler Eifert ............................................................. TE 6-6 250 9-8-90 3 Notre Dame Fort Wayne, Ind. D1’13 87 C.J. Uzomah .......................................................... TE 6-6 271 1-14-93 R Auburn Suwanee, Ga. D5’15 89 Ryan Hewitt .......................................................... H-B 6-4 254 1-24-91 2 Stanford Denver, Colo. CFA’14 90 Michael Johnson .................................................... DE 6-7 280 2-7-87 7 Georgia Tech Selma, Ala. FA’15 91 Marcus Hardison ................................................... DT 6-3 315 2-14-92 R Arizona State Punta Gorda, Fla. D4b’15 92 Pat Sims ................................................................ DT 6-2 340 11-29-85 8 Auburn Fort Lauderdale, Fla. UFA(Oak.)’15 93 Will Clarke .............................................................. DE 6-6 291 5-4-91 2 West Virginia Pittsburgh, Pa. D3’14 94 Domata Peko ......................................................... DT 6-3 325 11-27-84 10 Michigan State Pago Pago (American Samoa) D4’06 95 Wallace Gilberry .................................................... DE 6-2 270 12-5-84 8 Alabama Bay Minette, Ala. FA’12 96 Carlos Dunlap ........................................................ DE 6-6 280 2-28-89 6 Florida North Charleston, S.C. D2’10 97 Geno Atkins ........................................................... DT 6-1 300 3-28-88 6 Georgia Pembroke Pines, Fla. D4a’10 98 Brandon Thompson ............................................... DT 6-2 305 10-19-89 4 Clemson Thomasville, Ga. D3b’12 99 Margus Hunt .......................................................... DE 6-8 290 7-14-87 3 Southern Methodist Karksi-Nuia (Estonia) D2b’13

PRACTICE SQUAD (date signed) 3 Keith Wenning (9-6-15) ......................................... QB 6-3 225 2-14-91 1 Ball State Coldwater, Ohio FA’15 28 Troy Hill (9-6-15) .................................................... CB 5-11 180 8-29-91 R Oregon Youngstown, Ohio CFA’15 31 Terrell Watson (9-6-15) ......................................... HB 6-1 242 8-22-93 R Azusa Pacific Oxnard, Calif. CFA’15 34 James Wilder Jr. (9-6-15) ...................................... HB 6-3 232 4-14-92 1 Florida State Tampa, Fla. CFA’14 45 Trevor Roach (9-6-15) ............................................ LB 6-2 237 3-6-92 R Nebraska Elkhorn, Neb. CFA’15 64 Dan France (9-6-15) ................................................ G 6-5 305 4-1-91 1 Michigan State North Royalton, Ohio CFA’14 66 Trey Hopkins (9-6-15) .............................................. G 6-3 300 7-6-92 2 Texas Houston, Texas CFA’14 69 DeShawn Williams (9-6-15) ................................... DT 6-1 295 12-29-92 R Clemson Central, S.C. CFA’15 84 Jake Kumerow (9-6-15) ........................................ WR 6-4 206 2-17-92 R Wisconsin-Whitewater Bartlett, Ill. CFA’15 88 Matt Lengel (9-6-15) .............................................. TE 6-7 266 12-27-90 R Eastern Kentucky Mechanicsburg, Pa. CFA’15

RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL INJURY (date assigned; injury) 70 Cedric Ogbuehi (9-1-15; knee) .............................. OT 6-5 310 4-25-92 R Texas A&M Allen, Texas D1’15

RESERVE/PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM (date assigned; injury) 56 Sean Porter (9-1-15; knee) ..................................... LB 6-1 235 1-12-91 3 Texas A&M Schertz, Texas D4’13

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

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STATISTICS RECORD: 7-0

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

TEAM STATISTICS BENGALS OPPONENTS TOTAL FIRST DOWNS ........................................... 147 137 Rushing ............................................................... 44 38 Passing ................................................................ 88 88 Penalty ................................................................. 15 11 3rd Down: Made-Att. ...................................... 39-90 34-92 3rd Down Pct. ................................................... 43.3 37.0 4th Down: Made-Att. .......................................... 2-3 5-8 4th Down Pct. ................................................... 66.7 62.5 POSSESSION AVG. ............................................. 30:05 29:55 TOTAL NET YARDS .............................................. 2758 2580 Avg. Per Game ............................................... 394.0 368.6 Total Plays ......................................................... 446 448 Avg. Per Play ...................................................... 6.2 5.8 NET YARDS RUSHING ........................................... 811 771 Avg. Per Game ............................................... 115.9 110.1 Total Rushes ...................................................... 206 154 NET YARDS PASSING ......................................... 1947 1809 Avg. Per Game ............................................... 278.1 258.4 Sacked-Yards Lost .......................................... 9-45 20-121 Gross Yards ..................................................... 1992 1930 Att.-Completions ........................................ 231-153 274-185 Completion Pct. ................................................ 66.2 67.5 Had Intercepted ..................................................... 4 8 PUNTS-AVG. .................................................... 27-45.8 33-45.5 Net Punting Avg. ......................................... 27-41.7 33-36.7 PENALTIES-YARDS .......................................... 55-440 61-554 FUMBLES-BALL LOST ............................................ 8-4 6-4 TOUCHDOWNS ........................................................ 24 14 Rushing ................................................................. 9 3 Passing ................................................................ 15 9 Returns .................................................................. 0 2

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS BENGALS ............................................. 52 44 41 58 3 198 OPPONENTS ....................................... 27 22 34 49 0 132

SCORING TD TD-R TD-P TD-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Mike Nugent ................... 0 0 0 0 22-23 10-13 0 52 Jeremy Hill ..................... 6 5 1 0 — — 0 38 Tyler Eifert ..................... 6 0 6 0 — — 0 36 A.J. Green...................... 4 0 4 0 — — 0 24 Marvin Jones ................. 3 0 3 0 — — 0 18 Giovani Bernard ............. 2 2 0 0 — — 0 12 Andy Dalton ................... 2 2 0 0 — — 0 12 Brandon Tate ................. 1 0 1 0 — — 0 6 BENGALS .................... 24 9 15 0 22-23 10-13 0 198 OPPONENTS .............. 14 3 9 2 12-12 12-14 0 132 Two-point conversions: Jeremy Hill 1 (1 R). BENGALS 1-1 (1-1 R, 0-0 P), OPPONENTS 0-2 (0-0 R, 0-2 P). Sacks-yards: Carlos Dunlap 6.5-41.5, Geno Atkins 5-37, Michael Johnson 2-21, Domata Peko 2-11, Wallace Gilberry 2-4, Adam Jones 1-1, Emmanuel Lamur 0.5-4, Will Clarke 0.5-1.5, Brandon Thompson 0.5-0. BENGALS 20-121, OPPONENTS 9-45. Fumbles-lost: Andy Dalton 3-1, Jeremy Hill 2-2, Russell Bodine 2-0, Rex Burkhead 1-1. BENGALS 8-4, OPPONENTS 6-4.

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD Giovani Bernard ................................. 78 439 5.6 28 2 Jeremy Hill ......................................... 89 292 3.3 15 5 Andy Dalton ....................................... 33 57 1.7 8 2 Mohamed Sanu ................................... 2 14 7.0 8 0 Marvin Jones ....................................... 3 11 3.7 6 0 Rex Burkhead ...................................... 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 BENGALS ....................................... 206 811 3.9 28 9 OPPONENTS .................................. 154 771 5.0 69t 3

RECEIVING REC YDS AVG LG TD A.J. Green ......................................... 46 649 14.1 80t 4 Tyler Eifert ......................................... 32 381 11.9 31 6 Marvin Jones ..................................... 26 333 12.8 45t 3 Giovani Bernard ................................. 20 141 7.1 23 0 Mohamed Sanu ................................. 18 270 15.0 52 0 Jeremy Hill ........................................... 4 35 8.8 13t 1 Rex Burkhead ...................................... 3 59 19.7 27 0 Ryan Hewitt ......................................... 2 38 19.0 22 0 Brandon Tate ....................................... 1 55 55.0 55t 1 Jake Fisher .......................................... 1 31 31.0 31 0 BENGALS ....................................... 153 1992 13.0 80t 15 OPPONENTS .................................. 185 1930 10.4 50t 9

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD

Reggie Nelson ..................................... 3 51 17.0 37 0 Adam Jones......................................... 2 0 0.0 0 0 Darqueze Dennard .............................. 1 10 10.0 10 0 Vincent Rey ......................................... 1 0 0.0 0 0 Shawn Williams ................................... 1 0 0.0 0 0 BENGALS ........................................... 8 61 7.6 37 0 OPPONENTS ...................................... 4 81 20.3 42 0

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

Kevin Huber ................ 27 1237 45.8 41.7 2 15 67 0 BENGALS .................. 27 1237 45.8 41.7 2 15 67 0 OPPONENTS ............. 33 1503 45.5 36.7 2 6 62 0

PUNT RETURNS NO FC YDS AVG LG TD Adam Jones..............................12 1 154 12.8 35 0 Brandon Tate ............................10 4 98 9.8 18 0 BENGALS ................................22 5 252 11.5 35 0 OPPONENTS .............................8 7 70 8.8 21 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD Brandon Tate ..................................... 10 190 19.0 29 0 Adam Jones......................................... 7 193 27.6 49 0 Giovani Bernard ................................... 1 6 6.0 6 0 Cedric Peerman ................................... 1 7 7.0 7 0 BENGALS ......................................... 19 396 20.8 49 0 OPPONENTS .................................... 19 402 21.2 33 0

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

DEFENSE* ST AT TT SKS-YDS INT-YDS PD FF FR-YDS Vincent Rey .............. 40 25 65 0-0 1-0 3 0 0-0 Adam Jones ............. 34 7 41 1-1 2-0 7 1 0-0 Rey Maualuga .......... 19 20 39 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 Reggie Nelson .......... 25 11 36 0-0 3-51 4 0 1-25 Dre Kirkpatrick .......... 22 4 26 0-0 0-0 4 0 0-0 Carlos Dunlap........... 15 11 26 6.5-41.5 0-0 1 0 0-0 George Iloka ............. 18 5 23 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-0 Emmanuel Lamur ..... 11 10 21 0.5-4 0-0 1 0 0-0 Geno Atkins .............. 12 8 20 5-37 0-0 0 1 0-0 Leon Hall .................. 17 2 19 0-0 0-0 4 0 0-0 Michael Johnson ...... 12 5 17 2-21 0-0 1 1 1-0 Domata Peko.............. 7 9 16 2-11 0-0 1 0 0-0 A.J. Hawk ................... 9 5 14 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Darqueze Dennard ..... 9 3 12 0-0 1-10 3 0 0-0 Shawn Williams .......... 9 3 12 0-0 1-0 1 0 0-0 Wallace Gilberry ......... 8 2 10 2-4 0-0 0 1 0-0 Pat Sims ..................... 2 4 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Vontaze Burfict ........... 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Chris Carter ................ 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 Brandon Thompson .... 2 3 5 0.5-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Will Clarke .................. 2 1 3 0.5-1.5 0-0 1 0 0-0 Cedric Peerman ......... 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 P.J. Dawson ............... 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

SPECIAL TEAMS* ST AT TT FF FR-YDS BP BFG BXP Cedric Peerman .................... 7 1 8 0 0-0 0 0 0 Rex Burkhead........................ 3 2 5 0 0-0 0 0 0 P.J. Dawson .......................... 2 1 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 Darqueze Dennard ................ 2 1 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 Tyler Kroft .............................. 2 1 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 Josh Shaw ............................. 1 2 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 Shawn Williams ..................... 1 1 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 Reggie Nelson ....................... 0 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 Chris Carter ........................... 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Clark Harris ........................... 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Emmanuel Lamur .................. 1 0 1 0 1-0 0 0 0 Mike Nugent .......................... 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Derron Smith ......................... 0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0

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

PASSING ATT CMP YDS CMP% YDS/ATT TD TD% INT INT% LG SKD-YDS RAT Andy Dalton ................................... 231 153 1992 66.2 8.62 15 6.5 4 1.7 80t 9-45 107.6 BENGALS ..................................... 231 153 1992 66.2 8.62 15 6.5 4 1.7 80t 9-45 107.6 OPPONENTS ................................ 274 185 1930 67.5 7.04 9 3.3 8 2.9 50t 20-121 86.5