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 AUG. 22, 2021 PRESEASON FINALE MIAMI DOLPHINS (1-1) SUNDAY, AUG. 29 AT PAUL BROWN STADIUM AT UP NEXT: REGULAR-SEASON OPENER CINCINNATI BENGALS (1-1) SEPT. 12 VS. MINNESOTA GAME NOTES Kickoff: 4 p.m. Eastern. on July 28. He has participated fully in every practice, save for one scheduled rest day, but the team has chosen thus far to hold him out of preseason game Television: The game will air nationally on CBS-TV. In the Bengals’ action. home region, it will be carried by WKRC-TV (Ch. 12) in Cincinnati, WHIO-TV On Sunday, Taylor did not divulge whether or not Burrow would see action in (Ch. 7) in Dayton and on WKYT-TV (Ch. 27) in Lexington. Broadcasters are the preseason finale vs. Miami, but he did reiterate that he expects the 2020 No. Greg Gumbel (play-by-play), Adam Archuleta (analyst) and AJ Ross (sideline 1 overall pick to start the season-opener vs. Minnesota on Sept. 12. reporter). Miami enters Sunday’s matchup 1-1 in preseason, after a 37-17 win over Atlanta on Saturday. Radio: The game will air on the Bengals Radio Network, led by Cincinnati flagship stations WCKY-AM (ESPN 1530; all sports) and WEBN-FM (102.7). The series: Sunday’s game marks the first preseason meeting between Broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Dave Lapham (analyst). the Bengals and Dolphins since 1975. The teams did, however, meet each year WLW-AM (700) will join the flagship stations in broadcasting the Bengals in preseason between 1969 and ’75. The Dolphins hold a 4-3 series lead in game once its broadcast of the Cincinnati Reds game concludes (the Reds preseason, with three of the previous matchups taking place in Cincinnati and game begins at 1:10 p.m. Eastern). four in Miami. The Dolphins won the last meeting, 7-3, in Miami in 1975. In regular-season play, Miami has been the second-toughest opponent the Setting the scene: The Bengals on Sunday face the Miami Bengals have encountered in their 54-year history, based on series winning Dolphins at Paul Brown Stadium in their 2021 preseason finale. percentage. The Dolphins hold a 18-7 edge, including 1-0 in postseason, for a Last week, Cincinnati fell 17-13 at Washington in a game dominated by both .720 success rate. The Dolphins’ overall winning percentage against the Bengals defenses. It was the second-straight strong performance by the Bengals’ trails only the San Francisco 49ers (12-4, .750). defense, after allowing just 2.7 yards per play in the preseason opener against The two squads are an even 2-2 over the last four regular-season meetings, Tampa Bay. dating back to 2016. Miami’s wide edge in the series is due largely to a nine- “Our defense did a nice job (at Washington),” said Bengals head coach Zac game winning streak between 1978-2000. Taylor. “(The first-team defense) held them to a punt, had a turnover on downs The one playoff game in series history was an AFC Divisional contest, won there with a big four-down stop on the red zone fringe, and then had the fumble 34-16 by the Dolphins at the Orange Bowl in 1973. that got them off the field in the high red zone.” Complete Bengals-Dolphins regular-season series results are on page 195 The first-team defense has played four combined series the first two of the Bengals’ 2021 media guide. Full preseason series results are on preseason games, and during that span has allowed just 3.2 yards per play while page 196. recording two sacks, forcing and recovering a fumble, forcing two punts, and recording a fourth-and-one stop. But, as Taylor pointed out, none of those BENGALS-DOLPHINS 2020 NFL RANKINGS accomplishments were their most important statistic. “Zero points,” he said. “You know that's the one that matters. Two games in BENGALS DOLPHINS a row, (the first-team defense) allowed zero points. That’s all that I really care SCORING (AVERAGE POINTS): about.” Points scored................................................ 29th (19.4) 15th (25.3) On offense, one of the most heavily discussed topics all offseason was the Points allowed ............................................. 22nd (26.5) 6th (21.1) offensive line, and more specifically how it would perform under new offensive NET OFFENSE (AVERAGE YARDS): line coach/run game coordinator Frank Pollack. Through two preseason games, Total ........................................................... 29th (319.8) 22nd (339.0) the returns have been mostly positive, as the only sack Cincinnati has allowed Rushing ...................................................... 24th (104.3) 22nd (105.5) was on a play with a faulty snap cadence. Passing ....................................................... 27th (215.5) 20th (233.5) “I don’t even look at who's going to win the starting spots,” Taylor said of the NET DEFENSE (AVERAGE YARDS): position battles across the line. “We’re going to evaluate everyone and decide Total ........................................................... 26th (389.2) 20th (367.9) what’s the best fit for us moving forward. I thought we did good things in the run Rushing ...................................................... 29th (148.0) 16th (116.4) game (against Washington). It all ties together with the run and the pass.” Passing ....................................................... 19th (241.2) 23rd (251.5) But despite solid play from the offensive line, the Bengals’ starters struggled TURNOVERS: to move the ball against Washington. Differential ...............................................25th (minus-7) T-3rd (plus-9) “Out of rhythm,” is how Taylor described the offensive performance at Washington. “We had a penalty on the first play of the game that set us back, Bengals-Dolphins connections: Bengals head coach Zac and then they just played some man coverage on critical downs where you’ve Taylor was on the Dolphins’ coaching staff from 2012-15. He served as assistant got throw and catch, and we didn’t. We had some opportunities that were there. QBs coach in 2012 and QBs coach from ’13-15, and was interim offensive But when you don't convert those third downs early on, it's hard to get into a coordinator for Miami’s final five games of ’15 ... Dolphins TE Cethan Carter rhythm and get a chance to do a lot of things we want to do on the call sheet.” originally was a college free agent signee of the Bengals in 2017, and was with It should be noted, though, that the first-team offense has been without QB the team through ’20 ... Dolphins S Clayton Fejedelem originally was a seventh- Joe Burrow the first two games, as the Bengals continue to play it safe with their round pick of the Bengals in 2016, and was with the team through ’19 ... Bengals star QB. Burrow suffered a season-ending left knee injury on Nov. 22 last HB Samaje Perine spent time with the Dolphins in 2019 ... Bengals CB Jalen season, but was medically cleared in time to take the first snap of training camp Davis originally was a college free agent signee of the Dolphins in 2018 ... — 1 — (Bengals-Dolphins connections, continued) coached there from ’14-18 ... Dolphins quarterbacks coach Charlie Frye is from Willard, Ohio ... Dolphins assistant defensive backs coach Curt Kuntz is from Bengals G Keaton Sutherland spent time with the Dolphins in 2019 ... Bengals McConnelsville, Ohio. OT Isaiah Prince originally was a sixth-round pick of the Dolphins in 2019 ... Dolphins RB Gerrid Doaks played at the University of Cincinnati ... Dolphins T Bengals career records watch: With an eye looking to the Adam Pankey is from Hamilton, Ohio (Hamilton High School) ... Bengals DE Bengals’ 2021 campaign, here is a look at potential upcoming movement in the Trey Hendrickson is from Apopka, Fla. (Apopka High School), and played at team’s career records book (regular-season): Florida Atlantic University ... Dolphins LB Jerome Baker played at Ohio State ● Bengals P Kevin Huber has played in 190 career Bengals games, two shy University ... Dolphins WR Lynn Bowden Jr. played at the University of Kentucky of QB Ken Anderson (192) for third place all-time. CB Ken Riley (207) is the ... Dolphins S Nate Holley is from Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer High School) ... Bengals’ all-time leader. Dolphins TE Adam Shaheen is from Sunbury, Ohio (Big Walnut High School) ... ● Bengals LS Clark Harris has played in 184 career Bengals games, one Dolphins C Matt Skura is from Columbus, Ohio (Worthington Kilbourne High shy of OT Anthony Munoz (185) for sixth place all-time. School) ... Dolphins C/G Michael Dieter is from Curtice, Ohio (Genoa High ● Bengals S Brandon Wilson has two career kickoff returns for TDs, tied School) ... Dolphins LB Josh Harvey-Clemons and WR Devante Parker both with S/CB Tremain Mack for the Bengals’ all-time lead. played at the University of Louisville; Parker is also from Louisville (Ballard High School) ... Bengals OT Fred Johnson and K Evan McPherson both played at the BENGALS 2020 RED-ZONE REPORT University of Florida; Johnson is also from West Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach High School) ... Bengals WR Auden Tate and HB Jacques Patrick both OFFENSE DEFENSE played at Florida State University; Patrick is also from Orlando, Fla. (Timber Inside-20 possessions: 48 Inside-20 possessions: 58 Creek High School) ... Bengals S Ricardo Allen is from Daytona Beach, Fla. Total scores: 39 (81.3%) Total scores: 55 (94.8%) (Mainland High School) ... Bengals defensive line coach Marion Hobby was on TDs: 24 (50.0%) TDs: 37 (63.8%) the Dolphins’ coaching staff from 2019-20 ... Bengals defensive coordinator Lou FGs: 15 (31.3%) FGs: 18 (31.0%) Anarumo was on the Dolphins’ coaching staff from 2012-17 ..