NFL Preview: Cincinnati Bengals (0-3) vs Carolina Panthers (1-2)

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TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston, Laura Okmin (field reporter

All-Time Series History Regular Season: Series tied, 3-3-1 (Home team won past 2) Postseason: —

The Last Time… Regular Season: 11/6/22: CAR 21 at CIN 42 Postseason: —

HEAD COACHES

Zac Taylor vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 37-47-1 (.441) Postseason: 5-2 (.714)

Dave Canales vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 1-2 (.333) Postseason: —

BENGALS NOTES

• QB JOE BURROW set season highs in completions (29), comp. pct. (76.3), pass yards (324), TD passes (3) & rating (127.5) last week, 11th-career game with 300+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes, tied 3rd-most among active players since 2020. Is 1 of 2 QBs (Jayden Daniels) with 20+ atts. & 0 INTs in each of 1st 3 weeks of season. Has 0 INTs in 5 of his past 6 on road. Totaled 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) & had 109.2 rating in last meeting. • RB ZACK MOSS had season-high 97 scrimmage yards (58 rush, 39 rec.) with 5 catches & 2nd rush TD of season last week. • RB CHASE BROWN led team with career-high 62 rush yards in Week 3. • WR JA’MARR CHASE led team with 6 catches for 118 yards & 2 TDs last week, 5th-career game with 100+ rec. yards & 2+ rec. TDs, tied 2nd-most in NFL since 2021. Has 6 catches in 2 of 3 games this season. Has 1,559 rec. yards (103.9 per game) & 16 rec. TDs in 15 career games vs. NFC. • WR TEE HIGGINS had 7 catches for 60 yards in last meeting. • WR ANDRE IOSIVAS had 5 catches for career-high 52 yards & TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with TD catch. • TE MIKE GESICKI aims for 3rd in row with 4+ catches & 45+ rec. yards. • DE TREY HENDRICKSON aims for 3rd in row overall with sack & 10th in row on road with 0.5+ sacks. Had sack in his last game at Car. (1/3/21 w/ NO). Has 9 sacks over his past 6 vs. NFC. • LB GERMAINE PRATT aims for 3rd in row with 9+ tackles & FF. Is 1 of 3 in NFL (Myles Garrett & Fred Warner) with 2+ FFs (2) this season. Had INT in last meeting. • LB LOGAN WILSON aims for 4th in row with 9+ tackles. • CB CAM TAYLOR-BRITT aims for 4th in row on road with PD. • S VONN BELL aims for 3rd in row with 8+ tackles.

PANTHERS NOTES

• QB ANDY DALTON passed for 319 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 123.6 rating in 1st start of season last week, his 34th-career 300-yard game. Has 300+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes in each of his 2 starts with Car. Spent 9 seasons (2011-19) with Cin. & is franchise all-time leader in TDs passes (204) & ranks 2nd in pass yards (31,594). Has TD pass & 0 INTs in each of his 3 career starts vs. Cin. • RB CHUBA HUBBARD had career-high 169 scrimmage yards (114 rush, 55 rec. & 1st rec. TD of season last week, his 5th-career game with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 10 of his past 11 & aims for his 3rd in row with 75+ scrimmage yards. • RB MILES SANDERS had 22nd-career rush TD last week. Had 107 scrimmage yards (95 rush, 12 rec.) in his only career game vs. Cin. (9/27/20 w/ Phi.). • WR DIONTAE JOHNSON had 8 catches for career-high 122 yards & 1st rec. TD of season last week, his 6th-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Has 49 receptions (5.4 per game) in 9 career games vs. Cin. • WR XAVIER LEGETTE (rookie) had career-high 42 rec. yards last week. • LB SHAQ THOMPSON has 5+ tackles in 8 of his past 9 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cin. with 8+ tackles. • LB JOSEY JEWELL tied his career high with 2 PD last week. • LB JADEVEON CLOWNEY had 1st sack of season last week, his 100th-career TFL. Had sack in each of his 2 games vs. Cin. in 2023 (w/ Bal.). • DT JAYDEN PEEVY had 1st-career full sack & 1st-career PD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 0.5+ sacks. • DE LABRYAN RAY had 1st-career sack in Week 3. • CB MIKE JACKSON tied his career high with 3 PD & had his 2nd-career INT in Week 3.