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Sports TwitterBreakdown of Bengals at the quarter pole
Sunday, October 07, 2007
Schedule analysis
Sept. 10: Beat Baltimore, 27-20
Extras
Sept. 16: Lost at Cleveland, 51-45
Sept. 23: Lost at Seattle, 24-21
Oct. 1: Lost to New England, 34-13
Oct. 14: at Kansas City (2-2), 1 p.m.; Chiefs have scored only 56 points, but they're dangerous at home. Bengals win (2-3).
Oct. 21: N.Y. JETS (1-3), 4:05 p.m. Chad Pennington is a streaky QB. He's too brittle and inconsistent. Bengals win (3-3).
Oct. 28: PITTSBURGH (3-1), 1 p.m. Steelers, as usual, run and stop the run. They have the better "D.' Bengals lose (3-4).
Nov. 4: at Buffalo (1-3), 1 p.m. Feisty Bills will put up a fight, but Bengals have too much firepower. Bengals win (4-4).
Nov. 11: at Baltimore (2-2), 4:05 p.m. Ravens got old in a hurry. Defense is shaky and offense is weak. Bengals win (5-4).
Nov. 18: ARIZONA (2-2), 1 p.m. In a battle of Heisman Trophy QBs, Carson Palmer KO's Matt Leinart. Bengals win (6-4).
Nov. 25: TENNESSEE (2-1), 1 p.m. QB Vince Young is the real deal, making plays with his arm and legs. Bengals lose (6-5).
Dec. 2: at Pittsburgh (3-1), 8:15 p.m. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has opened up the offense for Big Ben. Bengals lose (6-6).
Dec. 9: ST. LOUIS (0-4), 1 p.m. Once the 'Greatest Show on Turf,' the curtain's down on the Rams. Bengals win (7-6).
Dec. 15: at San Francisco (2-2), 8:15 p.m. Bengals don't function well on the Left Coast. It's a Twilight Zone. Bengals lose (7-7).
Dec. 23: CLEVELAND (2-2), 1 p.m. Browns won't survive stretch of road games. Payback time at PBS. Bengals win (8-7).
Dec. 30: at Miami (0-4), 1 p.m. Cam Cameron couldn't win at Indiana. It's no different at next level. Bengals win (9-7).
| Individual stats | |||||||
| Att. | Comp | Yards | TDs | INTs | Sacks | ||
| Carson Palmer | 160 | 101 | 1,171 | 10 | 6 | 5 | |
| Projection | 640 | 404 | 4,684 | 40 | 24 | 20 | |
| Rec. | Yards | TDs | |||||
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 39 | 360 | 5 | ||||
| Projection | 156 | 1,440 | 20 | ||||
| Chad Johnson | 28 | 495 | 3 | ||||
| Projection | 112 | 1,980 | 12 | ||||
Penalty box
26 penalties for 193 yards
(Penalties-Yards in parenthesis)
"The Violators"
LT Andrew Whitworth (3-20) — 2 false starts, holding.
SS Dexter Jackson (2-20) — unnecessary roughness, offside.
RT Willie Anderson (2-15) — holding, false start.
FS Madieu Williams (2-10) — illegal contact, defensive holding.
DE Bryan Robinson (1-15) — unnecessary roughness.
TB Kenny Watson (1-15) — illegal chop block.
CB Deltha O'Neal (1-12) — facemask.
TE Nate Lawrie (1-11) — facemask.
TE Reggie Kelly (1-10) — holding.
WR Antonio Chatman (1-10) — holding.
LG Stacy Andrews (1-5) — false start.
QB Carson Palmer (1-5) — delay of game.
RG Bobbie Williams (1-5) — false start.
FB Jeremi Johnson (1-5) — false start.
DE Justin Smith (1-5) — neutral zone.
DE Robert Geathers (1-5) — offside.
RT Scott Kooistra (1-5) — false start.
Team defense (2-10) — 12 men on the field.
Team offense (2-10) — illegal formation.
