WEEK 2
CINCINNATI BENGALS (0-1) @ DALLAS COWBOYS (0-1)
DATE: Sunday (9/18/22)
STADIUM: AT&T Stadium
TIME: 4:25 PM ET
REFEREE: Brad Allen
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Cowboys lead all-time series, 9-4
STREAKS Cowboys have won last 4
LAST GAME 12/13/20: Cowboys 30 at Bengals 7
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/9/16: Cowboys 28, Bengals 14
CINCINNATI BENGALS
LAST WEEK L 23-20 vs. Pittsburgh (OT)
COACH VS. OPP. Zac Taylor: 0-1
PTS. FOR 20.0
OFFENSE 432.0
PASSING Joe Burrow: 33-53-338-2-4-61.7
RUSHING Joe Mixon: 27-82-3.0-0
RECEIVING Ja’Marr Chase: 10-129-12.9-1
PTS. AGAINST 23.0
DEFENSE 267.0
SACKS B.J. Hill: 1
INTs —
TAKE/GIVE -5 (0/5)
PUNTING (NET) Kevin Huber: 52.7 (39.3)
KICKING Evan McPherson: 6 (0/1 PAT; 2/3 FG)
BENGALS NOTES
• QB JOE BURROW passed for 338 yards & 2 TDs last week, his 7th-career game with 325+ pass yards. Aims for his 4th in row with 325+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes. Had 102.7 rating in 7 road starts last season. Has 7,637 career pass yards in 27 games & tied HOFer Kurt Warner as 3rd-fastest player ever to reach 7,500 pass yards.
• RB JOE MIXON led team with 145 scrimmage yards (82 rush, 63 rec.) & tied career high with 7 catches last week. Has TD in 4 of his past 5 on road.
• WR JA’MARR CHASE had team-high 10 catches for 129 yards & TD in Week 1, his 5th-career game with 125+ rec. yards, 2nd-most in NFL since 2021 (Cooper Kupp – 6 games). Has 7+ catches & 125+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4.
• WR TYLER BOYD had 25th-career TD catch last week. Had 5 catches in last meeting & has 5+ catches in 3 of his past 4 vs. NFC East.
• TE HAYDEN HURST had 5 catches for 46 yards last week in Cin. debut.
• DE TREY HENDRICKSON aims for his 9th in row on road with 0.5+ sacks. Totaled 5.5 sacks in 5 games vs. NFC last season.
• DE B.J. HILL had sack in Week 1.
• LB LOGAN WILSON tied for team lead with 8 tackles & had PD last week. Aims for his 7th in row on road with 5+ tackles.
• S JESSIE BATES had PD in last meeting & has PD in 3 of 4 career games vs. NFC East. Ranks 3rd among DBs with 408 tackles since 2018.
• S VONN BELL had PD in Week 1. Has 21 tackles, 2 FRs, FF & PD in 3 career games vs. Dal.
• CB CHIBODE AWUZIE had 5 tackles & 3rd-career FF last week. Has PD in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had 37 PD & 4 INTs in 4 seasons with Dal. (2017-20).
DALLAS COWBOYS
LAST WEEK L 19-3 vs. Tampa Bay
COACH VS. OPP. Mike McCarthy: 2-2
PTS. FOR 3.0
OFFENSE 244.0
PASSING Cooper Rush: 7-13-64-0-0-67.5
RUSHING Ezekiel Elliott: 10-52-5.2-0
RECEIVING Dalton Schultz (TE): 7-62-8.9-0
PTS. AGAINST 19.0
DEFENSE 347.0
SACKS Micah Parsons: 2
INTs Donovan Wilson: 1
TAKE/GIVE 0 (1/1)
PUNTING (NET) Bryan Anger: 50.8 (45.2)
KICKING Brett Maher: 3 (0/0 PAT; 1/1 FG)
COWBOYS NOTES
• QB COOPER RUSH completed 7 of 13 atts. for 64 yards last week. Passed for 325 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT for 92.2 rating in his only career start (10/31/21 at Min.).
• RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT rushed for 52 yards last week. Has 10 TDs (8 rush, 2 rec.) in his last 9 home games. Had 171 scrimmage yards (134 rush, 37 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in last home meeting. Since 2016, leads NFL in scrimmage yards (9,678) & rush yards (7,438) & ranks tied-3rd in scrimmage TDs (68).
• RB TONY POLLARD has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 at home. Had TD catch in last meeting.
• WR CEEDEE LAMB has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 at home. Had 61 scrimmage yards (46 rec., 15 rush) in last meeting.
• TE DALTON SCHULTZ led team with 7 receptions & had 62 rec. yards last week. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 6+ catches & 50+ rec. yards.
• LB MICAH PARSONS had 2 sacks in Week 1. Has 4 games with 2+ sacks since 2021, tied-2nd most in NFL. Has 9 sacks & 13 TFL in 9 career home games & aims for his 7th in row at home with TFL.
• CB TREVON DIGGS had 2 PD last week. Has 2+ PD in 4 of his past 5 & leads NFL with 8 games with 2+ PD since 2021.
• LB LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH led team with 9 tackles in Week 1 & aims for his 3rd in row at home with 9+ tackles. Had 7 tackles in last meeting.
• CB ANTHONY BROWN had 7 tackles last week. Has 11 PD in his past 9 at home.
• S DONOVAN WILSON had 5 tackles & 2nd career INT in Week 1.
• DT OSA ODIGHIZUWA tied his career-high with 2 TFL in Week 1.
