Phil Steele’s NFL Inside the Pressbox - just $29 for the rest of the season. Or just $39 for BOTH NFL & Postseason Inside the Pressbox! OVERALL: OVERALL: Cincinnati Bengals 6-3 3-5 Baltimore Ravens Bengals Logs DIV: DIV: Ravens Logs RECORD PLUS/MINUS GAME GRADES CIN --PS RANK-- FOE 1-1 1-2 RECORD PLUS/MINUS GAME GRADES BAL --PS RANK-- FOE CIN FOE CIN FOE CIN FOE DATE FOE SCORE W/L OFF DEF ST OFF DEF ST NFL RANKINGS BAL FOE BAL FOE BAL FOE DATE FOE SCORE W/L OFF DEF ST OFF DEF ST 0-0 0-0 102 100 83.2 #116 84.5 #85 9/8 at Chicago 21-24 L 20 5 11 21 6 12 2013 CURRENT RANKINGS 0-0 0-0 102 108 77.4 #208 85.0 #75 9/5 at Denver 27-49 L 14 12 2 2 7 1 0-1 0-1 102 99 87.7 #38 78.1 #197 9/16 Pittsburgh 20-10 W 20 5 14 24 4 22 0-1 0-1 100 94 83.8 #102 81.9 #137 9/16 Cleveland 14-6 W 14 12 2 23 18 24 Cincinnati Baltimore 1-1 1-1 102 106 84.5 #83 86.1 #56 9/22 Green Bay 34-30 W 20 5 14 8 9 20 1-1 2-0 100 107 88.2 #34 79.0 #183 9/22 Houston 30-9 W 14 12 2 6 2 10 2-1 1-2 104 97 77.7 #202 89.2 #24 9/29 at Cleveland 6-17 L 19 4 8 22 18 31 #19 Rush Off #29 2-1 1-2 105 97 77.9 #200 83.9 #98 9/29 at Buffalo 20-23 L 16 10 1 29 28 9 2-2 4-0 100 107 85.6 #69 81.2 #147 10/6 New England 13-6 W 21 4 8 4 6 11 #7 Pass Off #15 2-2 3-1 103 100 83.3 #112 79.5 #177 10/6 at Miami 26-23 W 17 10 1 23 7 2 3-2 2-3 104 98 83.3 #113 79.9 #167 10/13 at Buffalo 27-24 W 20 4 22 26 27 30 #9 Total Off #23 3-2 2-2 103 105 84.4 #88 86.6 #46 10/13 Green Bay 17-19 L 17 10 3 2 11 25 4-2 4-2 104 106 86.4 #48 81.9 #135 10/20 at Detroit 27-24 W 19 4 21 8 25 18 #14 Score Off #21 3-3 1-4 102 99 82.2 #132 82.4 #127 10/20 at Pittsburgh 16-19 L 16 10 17 27 5 25 5-2 4-3 106 95 93.4 #6 70.5 #261 10/27 NY Jets 49-9 W 17 3 16 30 17 21 #14 Sks Allowed #22 3-4 101 10/27 Bye 6-2 3-4 110 98 81.9 #136 82.2 #130 10/31 at Miami 20-22 L 13 3 18 25 6 5 #10 Rush Def #8 3-4 3-5 101 97 80.7 #156 84.9 #77 10/31 at Cleveland 18-24 L 17 11 13 23 19 7 6-3 3-5 101 97 11/10 at Baltimore 14 4 18 18 10 13 #10 Pass Def #14 3-5 6-3 97 101 11/10 Cincinnati 14 4 18 4-5 95 11/17 Cleveland 23 19 7 #5 Total Def #10 5-3 100 11/17 at Chicago 12 9 19 11/24 Bye #6 Score Def #10 5-4 91 11/24 NY Jets 30 18 16 4-4 92 12/1 at San Diego 21 26 23 #10 Sks By #6 2-6 89 12/1 Pittsburgh 25 6 29 6-2 101 12/8 Indianapolis 16 29 14 #5 Ypg Diff #22 1-7 86 12/8 Minnesota 13 20 3 2-6 89 12/15 at Pittsburgh 25 6 29 -4 Total TO's -4 5-3 104 12/15 at Detroit 5 25 24 1-7 86 12/22 Minnesota 13 20 3 15.77 Off YPP 15.351 7-2 100 12/22 New England 2 8 6 3-5 97 12/29 Baltimore 18 10 13 #19 Off YPP Rank #17 6-3 101 12/29 at Cincinnati 14 4 18 17.62 Def YPP 15.791 #10 Def YPP Rank #13

Bengals Net Stats Offense Comp Yds Defense Comp Yds Ravens Net Stats Offense Comp Yds Defense Comp Yds Score Yds FD QBR TO's FD RA-RY YPC Att Pass Sks FD RA-RY YPC Att Pass Sks Score Yds FD QBR TO's FD RA-RY YPC Att Pass Sks FD RA-RY YPC Att Pass Sks at Chicago 21-24 17 1 4.0 -2 18 21-63 3.0 26-33 277 1 17 28-81 2.9 21-33 242 0 at Denver 27-49 -117 0 -70.0 0 24 21-58 2.8 34-62 335 4 24 23-65 2.8 27-42 428 3 Pittsburgh 20-10 129 8 8.6 2 22 34-127 3.7 25-45 280 0 14 16-44 2.8 20-37 234 2 Cleveland 14-6 37 6 16.5 -1 19 36-99 2.8 22-33 197 2 13 20-65 3.3 22-37 194 5 Green Bay 34-30 -102 -8 41.0 0 19 24-82 3.4 20-28 215 4 27 30-182 6.1 26-43 217 4 Houston 30-9 -28 -2 14.5 1 16 31-75 2.4 16-24 161 2 18 23-94 4.1 25-35 170 3 at Cleveland 6-17 -70 -2 -45.7 -2 16 20-63 3.2 23-42 203 2 18 30-89 3.0 25-38 247 3 at Buffalo 20-23 -5 -4 -2.4 -2 15 9-24 2.7 25-50 321 4 19 55-203 3.7 10-22 147 2 New England 13-6 93 6 28.9 0 21 39-162 4.2 20-27 179 4 15 18-82 4.6 18-38 166 4 at Miami 26-23 90 10 -12.6 -2 20 40-133 3.3 19-32 251 2 10 11-22 2.0 21-40 272 6 at Buffalo 27-24 161 6 5.4 0 26 41-165 4.0 26-40 318 3 20 32-130 4.1 19-32 192 5 Green Bay 17-19 -78 0 27.9 1 15 22-47 2.1 20-34 313 5 15 30-140 4.7 17-32 298 3 at Detroit 27-24 -13 -4 39.3 0 18 18-57 3.2 24-34 364 1 22 25-77 3.1 28-51 357 0 at Pittsburgh 16-19 1 2 -10.1 0 19 26-82 3.2 24-34 205 1 17 29-141 4.9 17-23 145 3 NY Jets 49-9 162 5 74.5 1 20 25-79 3.2 19-30 323 1 15 24-93 3.9 23-37 147 4 Bye at Miami 20-22 120 13 -37.2 -3 28 35-163 4.7 32-53 302 5 15 30-157 5.2 20-28 188 3 at Cleveland 18-24 -37 -1 -30.1 -1 18 21-55 2.6 24-41 223 5 19 28-73 2.6 24-37 242 3 at Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland at Chicago Bye NY Jets at San Diego Pittsburgh Indianapolis Minnesota at Pittsburgh at Detroit Minnesota New England Baltimore at Cincinnati Baltimore Ravens Baltimore Cincinnati Bengals

Average 24-18 55.2 2.8 11.6 -4 21 29-107 3.7 24-37 273 6.3% 18 26-104 4.0 22-37 221 7.4% Average 21-22 -17.1 1.4 -17.0 -4 18 26-72 2.8 23-39 251 8.1% 17 27-100 3.7 20-34 237 10.4%

Vs AFC North 13-14 29.5 3.0 -18.4 0 19 27-95 3.5 24-44 242 2.3% 16 23-67 2.9 23-38 241 6.7% Weekly Leaders & Team Averages Vs AFC North 16-16 0.3 2.3 -7.3 -2 19 28-79 2.8 23-36 208 7.4% 16 26-93 3.6 21-32 194 11.3% Away 20-22 43.0 2.8 -11.0 -7 21 27-102 3.8 26-40 293 5.9% 18 29-107 3.7 23-36 245 6.0% Home 20-11 -23.0 1.3 21.1 1 17 30-74 2.5 19-30 224 9.9% 15 24-100 4.1 21-35 221 10.6% By Game Yardage Leaders Passing Rushing Receiving Position by Position Edges By Game Yardage Leaders Passing Rushing Receiving at Chicago +3/42 Andy Dalton 26-33-282-2-2 BenJarvus Green-Ellis 14-25-1.8-1 AJ Green 9-162-18.0-2 Cincinnati Baltimore at Denver +7.5/48 Joe Flacco 34-62-362-2-2 Ray Rice 12-36-3.0-1 Torrey Smith 4-92-23.0-0 Pittsburgh -6.5/41 Andy Dalton 25-45-280-1-0 BenJarvus Green-Ellis 22-75-3.4-0 Tyler Eifert 3-66-22.0-0 CIN QB/WR Cleveland -6.5/43.5 Joe Flacco 22-33-211-1-0 Bernard Pierce 19-57-3.0-1 Torrey Smith 7-85-12.1-0 Green Bay +2.5/50 Andy Dalton 20-28-235-2-1 Giovani Bernard 10-50-5.0-1 Mohamed Sanu 4-68-17.0-0 0.45 vs. Houston +1/45 Joe Flacco 16-24-171-0-0 Bernard Pierce 24-65-2.7-1 Torrey Smith 5-92-18.4-0 at Cleveland -3.5/42.5 Andy Dalton 23-42-206-0-1 Giovani Bernard 10-37-3.7-0 Jermaine Gresham 3-53-17.7-0 BAL SECONDARY at Buffalo -3/44 Joe Flacco 25-50-347-2-5 Ray Rice 5-17-3.4-0 Torrey Smith 5-166-33.2-1 New England +1/45 Andy Dalton 20-27-212-0-1 BenJarvus Green-Ellis 19-67-3.5-1 AJ Green 5-61-12.2-0 CIN RB's at Miami +2.5/42.5 Joe Flacco 19-32-269-0-1 Ray Rice 27-74-2.7-2 Torrey Smith 6-121-20.2-0 at Buffalo -5.5/41.5 Andy Dalton 26-40-337-3-1 BenJarvus Green-Ellis 18-86-4.8-0 AJ Green 6-103-17.2-1 vs. 0.98 Green Bay +2.5/49 Joe Flacco 20-34-342-2-0 Ray Rice 14-34-2.4-0 Tandon Doss 4-99-24.8-0 at Detroit +2/46.5 Andy Dalton 24-34-372-3-0 Giovani Bernard 7-27-3.9-0 AJ Green 6-155-25.8-1 BAL LB's at Pittsburgh +1.5/41 Joe Flacco 24-34-215-1-0 Ray Rice 15-45-3.0-0 Torrey Smith 3-61-20.3-0 NY Jets -5/41.5 Andy Dalton 19-30-325-5-1 BenJarvus Green-Ellis 11-33-3.0-0 Marvin Jones 8-122-15.3-4 CIN OFF LINE Bye at Miami -3/42 Andy Dalton 32-53-338-0-3 Giovani Bernard 9-79-8.8-2 AJ Green 11-128-11.6-0 0.02 vs. at Cleveland -1.5/42 Joe Flacco 24-41-250-2-1 Joe Flacco 3-25-8.3-0 Torrey Smith 5-78-15.6-0 at Baltimore BAL DEF LINE Cincinnati Cleveland CIN DEF LINE at Chicago Bye 1.76 vs. NY Jets at San Diego BAL OFF LINE Pittsburgh Indianapolis CIN LB'S Minnesota at Pittsburgh 1.00 vs. at Detroit Minnesota BAL RB's New England Baltimore CIN SECONDARY at Cincinnati 0.40 vs. Andy Dalton 215-332-2587-16-10 BenJarvus Green-Ellis 131-424-3.2-3 AJ Green 57-862-15.1-5 BAL QB/WR Joe Flacco 184-310-2167-10-9 Ray Rice 97-259-2.7-3 Torrey Smith 36-707-19.6-1 Cincinnati Season Leaders Giovani Bernard 81-361-4.5-4 Marvin Jones 28-435-15.5-7 CIN SPECIAL TMS Baltimore Season Leaders Bernard Pierce 85-230-2.7-2 Marlon Brown 26-297-11.4-5 Andy Dalton 32-88-2.8-0 Jermaine Gresham 33-321-9.7-1 vs. 0.57 Joe Flacco 12-64-5.3-0 Dallas Clark 24-279-11.6-2 Last Five Years Meetings (Last 16 years at PhilSteele.com) BAL SPECIAL TMS Category Team & Margin Phil's Forecast: 2012 Line Score Yds FD Rush Att-Comp-Yds TO's Projected Box Score CIN KICKER Las Vegas Line Cincinnati 41.5 13 322 20 28-129 37-22-193 vs. 0.40 Cincinnati By 1.5 A good part of the reason I feel the FBS should not expand from a 4 team playoff is the 2012 Baltimore -7 44 430 26 23-122 32-23-308 2 Projected Rushing Ravens. Yes, BAL became the SB Champions but were they the best team in the NFL? No. BAL KICKER Las Vegas Total 2012 Line Score Yds FD Rush Att-Comp-Yds TO's 104 Cincinnati Baltimore 79 CIN COACHES 44 Points During the reg ssn they were #16 on Off, #17 on Def & just +1.6 net ypg on the year. They at Cincinnati -3 23 189 9 21-47 26-15-142 Projected Passing 1.15 developed a red-hot QB in the 4 playoff games which delivered them the SB victory. This week vs. +/- Ratings Baltimore 42.5 17 352 23 46-206 33-19-146 -1 250 Cincinnati Baltimore 244 BAL COACHES Cincinnati By 2.0 could match their season of LY as BAL is not the better team here being outgained by 17 ypg with the #23 O & #11 Def. CIN is a legit threat in the AFC with the #9 Off & the #5 Def (+55 2011 Line Score Yds FD Rush Att-Comp-Yds TO's Projected Yardage Total CIN TOTAL PTS Game Grade ypg). BAL is 3-5, so a loss here basically eliminates them from the playoffs as they’ll be 3 full Cincinnati 40.5 24 483 23 30-119 46-24-364 354 Cincinnati Baltimore 323 3.63 3.10 Baltimore By 0.4 vs. games behind CIN. While I feel CIN is the better team, I think BAL can win in this situation. Baltimore -7 31 373 13 28-105 27-17-268 2 Projected Final Score BAL TOTAL PTS Computer Yards First, CIN lost their outstanding DT Geno Atkins after losing top CB Leon Hall to IR and LB Rey 2011 Line Score Yds FD Rush Att-Comp-Yds TO's 25 Cincinnati Baltimore 20 Cincinnati 354 - 323 POSITIONAL EDGE AWARDED TO: Maualuga is out also. Second, CIN is playing their 4th road game in 5 wks with a 2 game lead in at Cincinnati 38 16 336 19 24-105 44-22-231 Team Schedule Strength Computer Points the div. It is not a must win for CIN but it is for BAL & QB Flacco who has a 99.3 QBR at home Baltimore -2 24 347 15 32-221 19-15-126 1 #10 Cincinnati Baltimore #20 Cincinnati 25 - 20 Cincinnati (68.4 away). Defending SB Champs die hard & I’ll take BAL to beat the stronger team. 2010 Line Score Yds FD Rush Att-Comp-Yds TO's Future Schedule Strength Phil Steele Cincinnati 43 7 395 20 31-90 45-32-305 #14 Cincinnati Baltimore #15 Baltimore by 3 Return to Table of Contents of Table Return to By 0.53 Points Baltimore -9.5 13 199 10 27-98 19-14-101 3 Baltimore 24 Cincinnati 21 GET THIS INFORMATION DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX EACH THURSDAY! CALL 1-866-918-7711 - OR - CLICK HERE TO ORDER! THIS IS A COMPLIMENTARY ISSUE OF PHIL STEELE’S NFL INSIDE THE PRESSBOX. You must subscribe to continue receiving this publication on a weekly basis. This is the only NFL Inside the Pressbox that will be released without a subscription