WEEK 6
CINCINNATI BENGALS (2-3) @ NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-3)
DATE: Sunday (10/16/22)
STADOUM: Caesars Superdome
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Land Clark
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER All-time series tied, 7-7
STREAKS Saints have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 11/11/18: Saints 51 at Bengals 14
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/16/14: Bengals 27, Saints 10
CINCINNATI BENGALS
LAST WEEK L 19-17 at Baltimore
COACH VS. OPP. Zac Taylor: 0-0
PTS. FOR 21.6
OFFENSE 335.6
PASSING Joe Burrow: 124-191=1,316-9-5-89.7
RUSHING Joe Mixon: 96-302-3.1-1
RECEIVING Ja’Marr Chase: 32-343-10.7-2
PTS. AGAINST 17.8
DEFENSE 327.0
SACKS Trey Hendrickson: 2.5
INTs Vonn Bell: 3
TAKE/GIVE +1 (8/7)
PUNTING (NET) Kevin Huber: 44.7 (39.7)
KICKING Evan McPherson: 38 (8/9 PAT; 10/12 FG)
BENGALS NOTES
• QB JOE BURROW has 275+ pass yards, 2+ TD passes & 110+ rating in 2 of past 3. Has 0 INTs in 3 of past 4. Has 20 TDs (19 pass, 1 rush) vs. 5 INTs with 104.3 rating in his past 9 road starts.
• RB JOE MIXON led team with 88 scrimmage yards (78 rush, 10 rec.) last week. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in 4 of 5 games this season. Had 85 scrimmage yards (61 rush, 24 rec.) in last meeting.
• RB SAMAJE PERINE has 50+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3. Had career-high 117 rush yards & rush TD in only career game vs. NO (11/19/17 w/ Was.).
• WR JA’MARR CHASE had 7 catches for 50 yards in Week 5. Aims for 3rd in row with 50+ rec. yards. Has 75+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 vs. NFC.
• WR TEE HIGGINS has 90+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC with 5+ catches & 70+ rec. yards.
• WR TYLER BOYD has 100+ rec. yards in 3 of 4 career games vs. NFC South.
• TE HAYDEN HURST set season highs in catches (6) & rec. yards (53) & had TD catch last week. Aims for 3rd in row with rec. TD.
• DE TREY HENDRICKSON aims for his 5th in row vs. NFC South with sack. Had 20 sacks in 4 seasons with NO (2017-20).
• LB GERMAINE PRATT had team-high 8 tackles, 1st full sack of career & career-high 2 PD last week. Aims for his 9th in row with 5+ tackles.
• S VONN BELL aims for 3rd in row with INT. Has 7+ tackles in 3 of past 4. Had 14 PD & 8 sacks in 4 seasons with NO (2016-19).
• S JESSIE BATES aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles. Has PD in 2 of past 3.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
LAST WEEK W 39-32 vs. Seattle
COACH VS. OPP. Dennis Allen: 0-1
PTS. FOR 23.0
OFFENSE 379.0
PASSING Jameis Winston: 73-115-858-4-5-79.5
RUSHING Taysom Hill (TE): 21-228-10.9-5
RECEIVING Chris Olave (R): 25-389-15.6-2
PTS. AGAINST 25.6
DEFENSE 341.8
SACKS Cameron Jordan: 3
INTs Tyrann Mathieu: 1
TAKE/GIVE -8 (5/13)
PUNTING (NET) Blake Gillikin: 48.3 (41.4)
KICKING Wil Lutz: 25 (10/10 PAT; 5/9 FG)
SAINTS NOTES
• QB JAMEIS WINSTON has 8 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 102.7 rating in 4 home starts with NO.
• QB ANDY DALTON completed 16 of 24 atts. (66.7 pct.) for 187 yards & TD vs. INT last week. Spent 9 seasons with Cin. & ranks 1st in Cin. history in TD passes (204) & 2nd in pass yards (31,594).
• RB ALVIN KAMARA had season-high 194 scrimmage yards (103 rush, 91 rec.) & season-high 6 receptions last week, his 3rd-career game with 190+ scrimmage yards. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4 at home & aims for his 10th in row at home with 50+ scrimmage yards. Had 102 scrimmage yards (56 rush, 46 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in last meeting.
• TE TAYSOM HILL became 3rd player ever (Ronnie Brown & HOFer LaDainian Tomlinson) with 100+ rush yards (career-high 112), 3+ rush TDs (3) & TD pass (1) in single game last week. Is 1 of 2 (Tomlinson) with 20+ rush TDs (21), 5+ TD passes (9) & 5+ rec. TDs (7) since 2000. Ranks tied-4th in NFL with 5 rush TDs in 2022.
• WR MICHAEL THOMAS had 8 catches for 70 yards & 2 rec. TDs in last meeting.
• WR CHRIS OLAVE leads all rookes in receptions (25) & rec. yards (389). Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch & 5th in row with 50+ rec. yards.
• DE CAMERON JORDAN had 1.5 sacks in Week 5 & aims for his 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Ranks 2nd among active players with 110 career sacks. Had sack in last meeting.
• LB DEMARIO DAVIS had 0.5 sacks last week & aims for his 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks.
• LB PETE WERNER had 7 tackles & 2nd-career FF last week. Is 1 of 3 NFC LBs (Jordyn Brooks & Roquan Smith) with 7+ tackles in each of 1st 5 weeks.
• CB PAULSON ADEBO aims for his 3rd in row with 8+ tackles & PD.
