Saints @ Bengals: Game Preview

by Dave Cariello on Dec 1, 2010 6:01 AM CST

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (8-3) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (2-9)

SERIES

	SAINTS	BENGALS
SERIES LEADER		6-5
STREAKS		Past 3
COACHES VS. OPP.	Payton: 0-1	Lewis: 1-0
LAST WEEK	W 30-27 at Cowboys	L 26-10 at Jets
LAST GAME	11/19/06: Bengals 31 at Saints 16. Cincinnati WR Chad Ochocinco has 190 rec. yards & 3 TDs as Bengals overcome club-record 510 passing yards by New Orleans QB Drew Brees.
LAST GAME AT SITE	12/22/02: Bengals 20, Saints 13. Cincinnati RB Nick Luchey runs for 2 4th-quarter TDs as Bengals rally to defeat New Orleans.
BROADCAST	FOX (1:00 PM ET): Ron Pitts, John Lynch. SIRIUS: 113 (NO), 147 (Cin.). XM: 109 (Cin.).

STATS

PASSING	Brees: 313-456-3,321 (1C)-23 (T1L)-15-92.7	C. Palmer: 257-432-2,760-19-15-78.5
RUSHING	Ivory (R): 108-519-4.8-3	Benson: 218-788-3.6-4
RECEIVING	Colston: 68 (3L)-810 (3C)-11.9-4	Owens: 65 (T2C)-914 (3L)-14.1-8
OFFENSE	385.2 (3C)	329.5
TAKE/GIVE	-3	-4
DEFENSE	306.7 (3C)	339.3
SACKS	Ellis: 4	Dunlap (R): 3
INTs	Greer: 2	Hall: 4
PUNTING	Morstead: 47.5 (2C)	Huber: 42.5
KICKING	Hartley: 65 (26/26 PAT; 13/18 FG)	Stitser (Sea. Pre.): 6 (3/3 PAT; 1/1 FG)

NOTES

SAINTS: Aim for 5th consecutive win...In last game vs. Cin., QB DREW BREES passed for career-high 510 yards. Has won 9 of past 10 vs. AFC (incl. SB). Aims for 3rd in row with 350+ yards...Rookie RB CHRISTOPHER IVORY rushed for 2 TDs last week & has 3 TDs in past 2. In last meeting, RB REGGIE BUSH had 109 scrimmage yards (51 rush, 58 rec.) & 8 receptions. RB PIERRE THOMAS has 6 TDs (4 rush, 2 rec.) in past 6 vs. AFC (incl. SB)...WR MARQUES COLSTON has 14 catches for 218 yards (109 per game) & 2 TDs in past 2. Has 4+ catches in all 11 games in 2010. Aims for 5th in row vs. AFC with rec. TD. WR LANCE MOORE had TD catch last week. In past 2, WR ROBERT MEACHEM has 2 TDs & averages 26.3 yards per catch. Rookie TE JIMMY GRAHAM aims for 4th in row with 3+ catches...DE WILL SMITH has 6.5 sacks in past 7 vs. AFC. Had sack in last game vs. Cin. Last week had sack, INT & FF. S MALCOLM JENKINS had FF & FR in Week 12. CB TRACY PORTER had 2 FRs last week. In past 2 vs. AFC (incl. SB), has 2 INT-TDs (74 & 54 yards)...

BENGALS: In only career meeting vs. NO, QB CARSON PALMER completed 14 of 22 passes (63.6 pct.) for 275 yards w/ 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 127.8 passer rating. Palmer (147) needs 3 TD passes to join KEN ANDERSON (197) & BOOMER ESIASON (187) as only players in Bengals history to reach 150 TD passes...RB CEDRIC BENSON is averaging 93.8 rush yards per game at home in '10 (469 total)...WR TERRELL OWENS (914) needs 86 rec. yards to join Pro Football HOFer WR JERRY RICE (14) &WR RANDY MOSS (10) as only players ever w/ at least 10 1,000-yard seasons. Owens has 12 TD catches vs. NO, tied for most vs. any opponent (Atl.). WR CHAD OCHOCINCOhas 10 rec. for 237 yards w/ 3 TDs in 2 games vs. Saints...Rookie TE JERMAINE GRESHAM (1st round, No. 21) leads AFC rookies w/ 44 rec...LB REY MAUALUGA posted 1st career INT last week...Rookie DE CARLOS DUNLAP (2nd round, No. 54) had career-high 2 sacks vs. NYJ & has 3 sacks in past 3 games.

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John Lynch??

Didn’t know he was an announcer now

by Andrew Juge on Dec 1, 2010 8:58 AM CST reply actions

Just be happy we arn't getting the Fox "A" Team this week.

Week 13 matchup: Bengals
Week 13 motto: Keep in the race, keep in the fight

by Jon Banks on Dec 1, 2010 12:04 PM CST up reply actions

Wow, reply fail.

To AKAY47

Week 13 matchup: Bengals
Week 13 motto: Keep in the race, keep in the fight

by Jon Banks on Dec 1, 2010 12:05 PM CST up reply actions

yeah

I’ve heard him call a couple of games this year. He’s not terrible, but I must admit that I mostly ignore the announcers when I’m not criticizing their poor analysis and wrong facts…I am an extremely tough grader of announcers, and there is no one who really makes the grade for me. They all stink.

It's gonna be a great year.

by Hans Petersen on Dec 1, 2010 3:59 PM CST up reply actions