WEEK 16
CINCINNATI BENGALS (10-4) @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (7-7)
DATE: Saturday (12/24/22)
STADIUM: Gillette Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Craig Wrolstad
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Patriots lead all-time series, 17-9
STREAKS Patriots have won past 3
LAST GAME 12/15/19: Patriots 34 at Bengals 13
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/16/16: Patriots 35, Bengals 17
CINCINNATI BENGALS
LAST WEEK: W 34-23 at Tampa Bay
COACH VS. OPP. Zac Taylor: 0-1
PTS. FOR 26.4
OFFENSE 362.1
PASSING Joe Burrow: 349-512-3,885-31-10-102.6
RUSHING Joe Mixon: 183-722-3.9-6
RECEIVING Ja’Marr Chase: 71-881-12.4-8
PTS. AGAINST 20.6
DEFENSE 335.7
SACKS Sam Hubbard: 6.5
INTs Vonn Bell: 4
TAKE/GIVE +5 (19/14)
PUNTING (NET) Drue Chrisman: 47.0 (42.2)
KICKING Evan McPherson: 99 (36/39 PAT; 21/25 FG)
BENGALS NOTES
• QB JOE BURROW tied career high with 4 TD passes last week. Aims for 4th in row with 2+ TD passes. Aims for 6th in row on road with 90+ rating. Has 8 TDs vs. INT with 111 rating in 3 career starts vs. AFC East. Has 78 career TD passes, 5th-most ever by player in 1st 40 games. Needs 115 pass yards to join Carson Palmer (2006- 07) as only Cin. QBs ever with 4,000+ pass yards in consecutive seasons.
• RB JOE MIXON aims for his 10th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Had 156 scrimmage yards (136 rush, 20 rec.) in last meeting.
• RB SAMAJE PERINE has 80+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• WR JA’MARR CHASE aims for his 7th in row with 7+ catches & 50+ rec. yards & 3rd in row with rec. TD. Has TD catch in 3 of his past 4 on road. Needs 119 rec. yards to join A.J. Green as only Cin. players ever with 1,000+ rec. yards in each of 1st 2 seasons.
• WR TEE HIGGINS had TD catch last week & has rec. TD in 3 of past 4. Has 100+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 on road. Needs 106 rec. yards for 2nd-straight 1,000-yard season. • WR TYLER BOYD had 5th TD catch of season in Week 15.
• LB LOGAN WILSON had 15 tackles & 1st full sack of season last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 15+ tackles. Leads team with career-best 106 tackles this season.
• LB GERMAINE PRATT had 9 tackles, 2 PD & 2nd INT of season in Week 15. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles & PD. Has 5+ tackles in each of his 7 road games in 2022.
• DE SAM HUBBARD has sack in 3 of his past 4. Had sack in last meeting.
• DT D.J. READER had 1st FF & 2nd FR of season last week. Has PD in 3 of past 4.
• S JESSIE BATES aims for 3rd in row with PD. Has INT in 2 of his past 3 vs. AFC East.
• CB ELI APPLE had season-high 7 tackles with 2 PD in Week 15.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
LAST WEEK: L 30-24 at Las Vegas
COACH VS. OPP. Bill Belichick: 16-4
PTS. FOR 21.4
OFFENSE 319.5
PASSING Mac Jones: 221-336-2,310-7-8-82.6
RUSHING Rhamondre Stevenson: 183-914-5.0-5
RECEIVING Jakobi Meyers: 52-640-12.3-3
PTS. AGAINST 19.2
DEFENSE 312.3
SACKS Matthew Judon: 14.5
INTs Jonathan Jones: 3
TAKE/GIVE +3 (22/19)
PUNTING (NET) Michael Palardy: 43.3 (37.5)
KICKING Nick Folk: 118 (28/28 PAT; 30/35 FG)
PATRIOTS NOTES
• QB MAC JONES aims for his 4th start in row at home with 0 INTs & has 0 INTs in 5 of his past 6 overall. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. AFC North with 250+ pass yards.
• RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON rushed for career-high 172 yards & TD last week, most rush yards by NE player in single game since 2014 (Jonas Gray – 201). Has 75+ scrimmage yards in 4 of past 5. Has 90+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in 3 of 4 career games vs. AFC North. Needs 86 rush yards to become 1st NE 1,000-yard rusher since 2016 (LeGarrette Blount).
• RB DAMIEN HARRIS aims for his 3rd in row vs. AFC North with rush TD.
• WR JAKOBI MEYERS has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 vs. AFC North. Needs 60 rec. yards for 3rd-straight season with 700+ rec. yards.
• TE HUNTER HENRY had 5 catches for 73 yards in only career game vs. Cin. (9/13/20 w/ LAC). Needs 85 rec. yards for 5th-straight season with 500+ rec. yards.
• LB MATTHEW JUDON has 10 sacks in 6 home games this season & has 1.5+ sacks in 4 of his past 5 at home. Ranks 2nd in NFL with career-high 14.5 sacks in 2022 & can join HOFer Andre Tripett as only NE players with 15+ sacks in single season since 1982.
• LB JOSH UCHE had FF last week & aims for 5th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Has FF in 2 of past 3. Since Week 8, leads NFL with 10.5 sacks. Judon & Uche are 1 of 2 pairs of teammates each with 10+ sacks this season.
• LB JA’WHAUN BENTLEY aims for 3rd in row with 10+ tackles.
• DB KYLE DUGGER had 16-yard INT-TD last week, 1st-career TD. Aims for 3rd in row with takeaway. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 5+ tackles & PD.
• DB MARCUS JONES (rookie) aims for 4th in row with PD.
