STADIUM: Nissan Stadium
REFEREE: Shawn Smith
DATE: Sunday, October 1, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth, Kristina Pink
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) CIN: 146 or 391 TEN: 132 or 232
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY – REG. SEASON: TEN leads series, 40-35-1 (CIN won 4 of past 5)
THE LAST TIME … REG. SEASON: 11/27/22: CIN 21 at TEN 16
HEAD COACHES NOTES:
Zac Taylor vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 3-0 Reg. Season: 29-38-1 (.434) Postseason: 5-2 (.714)
Mike Vrabel vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-3 Reg. Season: 49-36 (.576) Postseason: 2-3 (.400)
CINCINNATI BENGALS NOTES:
- QB JOE BURROW completed 26 of 49 atts. (53.1 pct.) for season-high 259 yards last week. Is 2-0 with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 98.9 rating in 2 career starts vs. Ten. Has 90+ rating in 6 of his past 7 on road, with 3+ TD passes in 2 of his past 3.
- RB JOE MIXON rushed for season-high 65 yards & 1st TD of season last week. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 3 games of season. Had rush TD in only career game vs. Ten. (11/12/17). Needs 121 scrimmage yards to become 5th player in franchise history with 7,500 career scrimmage yards.
- WR JA’MARR CHASE led team with career-high 12 catches for 141 yards last week, his 10th-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Has 5+ catches in 11 straight games, tied for longest active streak in NFL (Keenan Allen). Needs 10 catches to tie Jarvis Landry (33 games) as 3rd-fastest player ever to reach 200 career catches.
- WR TEE HIGGINS had 7 catches for 114 yards & TD in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ten. with 75+ rec. yards.
- WR TYLER BOYD aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches. • DE TREY HENDRICKSON had season-high 2 sacks last week, his 9th-career game with 2+ sacks & 5th with Cin. Has sack in 3 of his past 4.
- DE SAM HUBBARD had 6 tackles & 1st sack of season in Week 3. Had 6 tackles, 2 TFL & sack in last meeting.
- DT B.J. HILL had 2nd sack of season last week.
- LB LOGAN WILSON had 2 INTs last week, 2nd-career game with 2 INTs, & became 1st LB with 2 INTs in a game this season. Had 9 tackles, TFL & PD in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ten. with TFL. Aims for his 10th in row on road with 5+ tackles.
- S DAX HILL led team with 8 tackles & had 2 TFL & 1st sack of season in Week 3. Aims for 4th in row with 6+ tackles.
TENNESSEE TITANS NOTES:
- QB RYAN TANNEHILL completed 22 of 34 atts. (64.7 pct.) for 291 yards with 0 INTs & 91.7 rating in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cin. with 90+ rating. Has 1,046 pass yards (261.5 per game) & 6 TDs (5 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT with 98.9 rating in his past 4 home starts.
- RB DERRICK HENRY has 95+ scrimmage yards in 2 of 3 games this season & 6 of his past 7 overall. Had 117 scrimmage yards (38 rush, career-high 79 rec.) in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cin. with 110+ scrimmage yards. Aims for his 4th in row at home with rush TD. Needs 2 rush yards to become 6th-fastest player since 2000 (106 games) to reach 8,500 career rush yards.
- RB TYJAE SPEARS (rookie) led team with 4 catches last week.
- WR DEANDRE HOPKINS had team-high 48 rec. yards in Week 3 & aims for his 4th in row with 40+ rec. yards. Had 7 catches for 73 yards in his last game vs. Cin. (9/14/17 w/ Hou.). Has 5+ catches in 3 of 4 career games vs. Cin.
- WR TREYLON BURKS had 4 catches for 70 yards in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row at home 65+ rec. yards.
- WR NICK WESTBROOK-IKHINE had 58 rec. yards in last meeting.
- S KEVIN BYARD has 5+ tackles in 2 of 3 games this season. Has 6+ tackles in each of 3 career games vs. Cin., with PD in 2 of 3.
- S AMANI HOOKER led team with 11 tackles last week, his 3rdcareer game with 10+ tackles. Had 8 tackles in last meeting.
- CB SEAN MURPHY-BUNTING had 6 tackles, FF & FR in Week 3. Has 5+ tackles in each of 1st 3 games of season, with FF in 2 of 3. Had PD in only career game vs. Cin. (12/18/22 w/ TB).
- CB ROGER MCCREARY had 10 tackles & sack last week.
- DE DENICO AUTRY had sack & 1st FF of season last week. Is 1 of 6 in NFL with sack in each of 1st 3 weeks.
