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<\/a>Andy Dalton has struggled this season, he\u2019s having a hard time finding AJ Green in the red zone and he\u2019s getting awfully comfortable checking down to his two TE\u2019s, who combined have caught more balls than the all pro. With pressure and solid LBer awareness Dalton could throw 2-3 INT\u2019s in this one. Thad Lewis is getting his second NFL start, he\u2019s going to be called upon to use his legs to create a breakdown in coverage and to pass just enough to open up the run game. = Bengals<\/strong><\/p>\nAndy Dalton: 114\/175, 65%, 1215 yards, 5TD\u2019s\/ 5INT\u2019s<\/span><\/p>\n Thad Lewis: NA<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Running back:<\/b><\/p>\n Fred Jackson: 65\/309, 4.8ypc, 4 TD<\/span><\/p>\n BenJarvus Green-Ellis: 45\/209, 2.9ypc, 3TD<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wide Receivers\/Tight ends:<\/b><\/p>\n Robert Woods: 16\/265, 2TD\u2019s<\/span><\/p>\n AJ Green: 31\/361, 3TD\u2019s<\/span><\/p>\n Stevie Johnson: 20\/254, 2 TD\u2019s<\/span><\/p>\n Tyler Eifert: 17\/212, 0 TD\u2019s<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Oline:<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Dline\/LBers:<\/b><\/p>\n Geno Atkins: 9 Tackles, 3.5 sacks<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Carlos Dunlap: 21 Tackles, 3 sacks, 1FF<\/span><\/p>\n Mario Williams: 15 tackles, 7.5 sacks<\/span><\/p>\n Marcell Dareus: 24 tackles, 3 sacks<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Defensive backs:<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Coaching:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/a>The production that Dalton lacks in the red zone has largely been picked up by Giovani Bernard and BenJarvus Green-Ellis, who have combined for 5 TD\u2019s.\u00a0 Green-Ellis is a force on 3rd<\/sup> down picking up 17 first downs this season. Fred Jackson and CJ Spiller are going to be called upon to win this game for the Bills, it can be assumed that each back will touch the ball close to 20x (they avg 13\/15 carries per game). It should also be noted that Fred Jackson is 4th<\/sup> in the league with 21 first downs, behind only Jamaal Charles & Arian Foster 23, and LeSean McCoy 27. Jackson also has about 30 less carries. = Bills<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>Bengals receivers are led by AJ Green and rookie TE Tyler Eifert. Green has been held in check all season with only one 100 yard game to date, and he hasn\u2019t found the endzone in two weeks. Eifert and TE Jermaine Gresham will line up at TE but Gresham is becoming more of a WR as his run blocking is a glaring weakness. Robert Woods has emerged as Buffalo\u2019s top receiver, he\u2019s been facing top flight defensive backs and still finding space, the more attention he gets the more Stevie Johnson will emerge. As a whole I think I like the Bills unit better, it\u2019s hard to discount what AJ Greens brings, but outside of Green Cincy\u2019s depth is too inconsistent. = Bills<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>Dalton has hasn\u2019t thrown a TD in 2 weeks (3 turnovers). Against Cleveland the running game averaged less than 3YPC.\u00a0 Against the Patriots they allowed 4 sacks and 8 hurries. Outside of Colin Brown, the Bills Oline has played very well to this point. With Legursky coming back and competing for the LG job I suspect we will see some improvement there as well. = Bills<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a>The Bengals are ranked 10th<\/sup> against the run allowing just under 100 yards per game. They have 13 sacks (14t), 14 tackles for a loss and 5 forced fumble (4 FREC). The Bengals are strong on 3rd<\/sup> down ranked 7th. In comparison, the Bills rank 22nd<\/sup> against the run, which is surprising considering they held McGahee to 2.8YPC and Rice to 3.4YPC. The Bills have sacked the opposing QB 18x (3rd<\/sup>), 15 tackles for a loss, and 3 forced fumbles (2FREC). The Bills are 21st<\/sup> against third down, and on third and long in particular they need to improve. = Tie<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>The trio of Terrence Newman, Pacman Jones and Leon Hall is among the leagues best (although Hall is coming back from injury). Crocker and Nelson are mediocre safeties and certainly the weakness in this secondary. The Bills secondary will look very different this week, Byrd and Gilmore are expected to play although I don\u2019t know how much, McKelvin should see regular snaps as well but there\u2019s too much uncertainty, this one goes to Cincy. = Bengals<\/strong><\/p>\n