CINCINNATI BENGALS One Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513) 621-3550 administrative offices (513) 621-3570 administrative fax (513) 621-TDTD (8383) ticket office www.bengals.com WEEKLY NEWS RELEASE SEPT. 29, 2020 WEEK 4, GAME 4 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1-2-0) SUNDAY, OCT. 4 AT PAUL BROWN STADIUM AT NEXT WEEK: WEEK 5, GAME 5 CINCINNATI BENGALS (0-2-1) OCT. 11 AT BALTIMORE GAME NOTES Kickoff: 1 p.m. Eastern. decided by a combined eight points. “As you see, we’ve had plenty of close calls,” Taylor said. “None of them Television: The game will air on CBS-TV. In the Bengals’ home region, feels better than the other one, I can promise you that. We just have to get it it will be carried by WKRC-TV (Ch. 12) in Cincinnati, WHIO-TV (Ch. 7) in Dayton done and create that momentum for ourselves, and let it steamroll from there.” and on WKYT-TV (Ch. 27) in Lexington. Broadcasters are Tom McCarthy (play- This week, Cincinnati will face a Jacksonville team that features familiar by-play) and Jay Feely (analyst). faces. Jaguars TE Tyler Eifert was a 2013 first-round pick of the Bengals, and was with the team through last season. And Jaguars offensive coordinator Jay Radio: The game will air on the Bengals Radio Network, led by Cincinnati Gruden held the same position in Cincinnati from 2011-13, when he helped steer flagship stations WLW-AM (700), WCKY-AM (ESPN 1530; all sports) and a young Bengals offense to three straight playoff appearances. WEBN-FM (102.7). Broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Dave Jacksonville enters Sunday’s matchup 1-2, after a 31-13 loss last Thursday Lapham (analyst). to the Miami Dolphins. Setting the scene: The Bengals return home to face the The series: The Jaguars lead 13-9, but the Bengals have won four of Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, and will be in search of their first win of the the last six meetings. The Bengals also won two of the last three meetings at season. The game will be played at Paul Brown Stadium in front of a limited Paul Brown Stadium. capacity, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Jaguars have won the two most recent meetings, 23-7 in Jacksonville in Last week, Cincinnati played to a 23-23 tie with the Philadelphia Eagles. 2017, and 27-17 in Cincinnati in ’19. The Jaguars’ win last season was their first Both teams had opportunities to seal a win in regulation or overtime, but neither in Cincinnati since 2002. The Bengals lead 6-5 overall as the home team. could convert and the game ended in a deadlock. The Bengals and Jaguars were rivals in the AFC Central Division from 1995 “We didn’t win,” said Bengals rookie QB Joe Burrow after the game. “That’s through 2001, playing twice each season. This week’s game is their ninth all it is to me. If you don’t win, you lose. It’ll never be about momentum or meeting since the 2002 realignment that put Cincinnati in the AFC North and positive experiences to me. I’m about winning. I expect to win. I know we all Jacksonville in the AFC South. The series is tied 4-4 since the realignment. expect to win. There are no moral victories around here.” The game was the second tie in just 14 matchups between the Bengals and Team bests from the series: Eagles, with the other coming in a 13-13 decision at Paul Brown Stadium in Bengals — MOST POINTS: 33, in a 33-23 victory at Cincinnati in 2014. 2008. Cincinnati now has five ties in its history. LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN: 17, in a 27-10 win at Jacksonville in 2012. “I’ve never tied in my life,” said second-year Bengals head coach Zac Taylor. FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED: 10, in the 27-10 win in ’12. “It feels strange. I know it sure as hell doesn’t feel like we won. There were so Jaguars — MOST POINTS: 41, in a 41-10 win in 1999 at Cincinnati. many opportunities we had out there, but we just missed that one game-breaking LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN: 31, in the 41-10 win in ’99. FEWEST POINTS play there at the end.” ALLOWED: 0, in a 13-0 win at Jacksonville in 2000. Burrow, who was making his third career start, threw for 312 yards and two TDs — both to fellow rookie Tee Higgins — and posted his first career 100-plus The last meetings: Summaries of the most recent Bengals-Jaguars passer rating. Higgins’ two-score day was the first multi-TD performance by a meetings — in 2017 at Jacksonville, and in ’19 at Cincinnati — are on page 13 of Bengals rookie since Jeremy Hill in 2014, and he became just the fifth Bengals this news release. rookie ever to record at least two receiving TDs in a game (more info in “That didn’t take long” on page 5). Bengals career records watch: Here is a look at potential “Tee is just getting better and better every single day,” Taylor said. “He upcoming movement in the Bengals’ career records book (regular season): missed the first part of training camp (with an injury), and now he’s starting to get ● DE Carlos Dunlap has 81.5 career sacks, two shy of DE Eddie Edwards* his legs back under him. He’s got the confidence of our whole group, and he (83.5) for the Bengals’ all-time lead. went out and made some big plays for us.” ● Bengals DT Geno Atkins has 75.5 career sacks, six shy of Dunlap (81.5) Cincinnati held a lead the entire fourth quarter, until Eagles QB Carson for second place all-time. Edwards* (83.5) is the Bengals’ all-time leader. Wentz scrambled seven yards for a TD with 21 seconds remaining, sending the ● WR A.J. Green has 63 career receiving TDs, three behind WR Chad game into OT. Neither offense was able to muster much offensive momentum in Johnson (66) for the Bengals’ all-time lead. the extra period, and the game appeared to hinge on what would have been a ● Green has 63 total TDs, one short of WR Carl Pickens and RB James 59-yard FG attempt by the Eagles with 19 seconds remaining. But a false start Brooks (both with 64) for third place all-time. FB Pete Johnson (70) is the pushed the would-be FG try to 64 yards, so Eagles head coach Doug Pederson Bengals’ all-time leader. instead chose to punt deep into Bengals territory. Cincinnati took over ● Bengals WR Alex Erickson has 118 career punt returns, 12 shy of CB possession at its own 11-yard line with 13 seconds left, and opted for a handoff Lemar Parrish (130) for third place all-time. WR Brandon Tate (153) is the to HB Joe Mixon, allowing time to expire. Bengals’ all-time leader. “We just need to see it done and create that momentum for ourselves,” ● Erickson has 908 career punt return yards, 207 shy of CB Adam Jones Taylor said. “We’ve got guys in here that have won a ton over the course of their (1115) for fourth place all time. Tate (1411) is the Bengals’ all-time leader. lives. We just haven’t done it with this group together.” ● Erickson has 105 career kickoff returns, 10 shy of FB Eric Ball (115) for Taylor, though, remains confident that his team is close to the win column. fifth place all-time. S/CB Tremain Mack (146) is the Bengals’ all-time leader. The Bengals stand at 0-2-1 on the season, but those three games have been ● Erickson has 2601 career kickoff return yards, 151 behind RB Stanford — 1 — (Bengals career records watch, continued) ● Tied for seventh in interceptions (three). CARL LAWSON Jennings (2752) for fourth place all-time. Mack (3583) is the all-time leader. ● Tied for fifth in sacks (3.0). ● Bengals S Brandon Wilson has one career kickoff return for a TD, one shy BENGALS SPECIAL TEAMS of Mack (two) for the Bengals’ all-time lead. ● Second in average drive start on offense (29.6 yard line) *—The NFL has counted sacks as official statistics since 1982. However, the ● Eighth in average yards allowed per punt return (4.4). Bengals have sacks compiled since 1976 and recognize those sacks recorded BRANDON WILSON from ’76-81 in their records. Thus, please note that, because the NFL has sacks ● First in average yards per kickoff return (39.0). for all teams only since 1982, the Bengals’ sack statistics for players whose ● First in kickoff returns of at least 40 yards (three). careers included seasons prior to ’82 will not be included in league information. ALEX ERICKSON ● Tied for sixth in average yards per punt return (11.0). Records vs. Jaguars: On Dec. 9, 2001 at Paul Brown Stadium, the KEVIN HUBER Bengals tied the club record with eight sacks, all against Jacksonville’s Mark ● Most punts in a single game (seven, Sept. 27 at Philadelphia [OT]). Brunell. Cincinnati’s other eight-sack game was at Pittsburgh on Oct. 16, 1994. ● Tied for second in inside-20s (seven). On Oct. 9, 2005 in Jacksonville, Bengals P Kyle Larson recorded the longest ● Tied for third in punts (15). punt in team history — 75 yards. That record was later tied by Kevin Huber on ● Fifth in gross yards per punt (48.4). Dec. 1, 2013 at San Diego. ● Ninth in net yards per punt (42.9).