Trendspotter: Cincinnati @ Baltimore

7. September 2008  - Published by Jim Humbert

The Bengals have won six of the eight  games that Carson Palmer started against the Ravens, including the last three. In the wins Palmer threw 11 touchdowns and just one interception. He had just one touchdown and five picks in the two losses.

T.J. Houshmandzadeh has 70 catches for 879 yards against the Ravens - both are career bests. His total of six touchdowns versus Baltimore is second only to the seven he has against Cleveland.

Shayne Graham has more field goals versus the Ravens (24) than any other opponent. Of course a good chunk of those came the last time these two met when Graham was 7 for 7. The 21 ppoints accounted for all of the scoring in the Bengals win.

Turnovers were a big reason for the success of the Bengals against the Ravens last year. Cincinnati coughed up the ball just twice in two games last year. Baltimore committed a total of 12 turnovers.

Last year Willis McGahee scored a rushing touchdown in seven straight games from week six through 13. However, he scored just once in each of those games. Since his rookie year of 2004 he has only scored more than one touchdown in a game once.

Although he finished fourth in the NFL with 103 receptions last year, Derrick Mason never reached triple digits in yardage for a game. His season high was 99 yards in week 12 against the Chargers. He had games of 76 and 29 yards versus the Bengals.

Ray Lewis has five interceptions gainst the Bengals in his career, the most for him against any opponent. He also has 148 tackles in 19 games against Cincinnati. That total is second only to the 185 times he has taken down a member of the Steelers.

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9/7/2008 8:33:47 AM #
I'm not saying the Bengals are going to be great or anything, but there's no reason the Bengals should lose this game. With a rookie QB and a rookie RB and no Ed Reed, they're ripe for the picking. It's as much a must-win for them as you can have in Week 1.
2/27/2009 1:53:02 AM #
I've loved the bengals all my life....i just wonder what paul brown sr. would say about his son running the bengals the way he has
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