WEEK 7
ATLANTA FALCONS (3-3) @ CINCINNATI BENGALS (3-3)
DATE: Sunday (10/23/22)
STADIUM: Paycor Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Clete Blakeman
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Bengals lead all-time series, 9-5
STREAKS Bengals have won past 2
LAST GAME 9/30/18: Bengals 37 at Falcons 36
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/14/14: Bengals 24, Falcons 10
ATLANTA FALCONS
LAST WEEK W 28-14 vs. San Francisco
COACH VS. OPP. Arthur Smith: 0-0
PTS. FOR 24.3
OFFENSE 324.3
PASSING Marcus Mariota: 84-137-1,055-6-4-87.7
RUSHING Tyler Allgeier (R): 54-235-4.4-0
RECEIVING Drake London (R): 25-306-12.2-2
PTS. AGAINST 22.7
DEFENSE 385.2
SACKS Grady Jarrett: 3.5
INTs Six tied: 1
TAKE/GIVE +2 (10/8)
PUNTING (NET) Bradley Pinion: 47.8 (42.1)
KICKING Younghoe Koo: 44 (14/14 PAT; 10/13 FG)
FALCONS NOTES
• QB MARCUS MARIOTA completed 13 of 14 atts. (92.2 pct.) & had 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) in Week 6 & became 3rd player in NFL history (Ryan Fitzpatrick & Frank Ryan) with 90+ comp. pct (min. 10 atts.), 2+ TD passes & rush TD in single game. Had 315 yards (264 pass, 51 rush) & TD vs. INT in his only career start vs. Cin. (11/12/17 w/ Ten.).
• RB CALEB HUNTLEY rushed for career-high 59 yards last week.
• RB TYLER ALLGEIER rushed for 51 yards last week & is 1 of 4 rookie RBs (Breece Hall, Dameon Pierce & Kenneth Walker) with 250+ scrimmage yards (260) in 2022.
• WR DRAKE LONDON (rookie) had 40 rec. yards in Week 6. London (51) & Allgeier (52) are only pair of rookie teammates each with 50+ scrimmage yards per game in 2022.
• WR OLAMIDE ZACCHEAUS led team with 4 catches & 58 rec. yards last week. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• TE KYLE PITTS had 1st rec. TD of season in Week 6, his 2nd-career TD catch. Has 60+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 on road.
• LB RASHAAN EVANS had 12 tackles & 2nd-career FF last week. Has 10+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 & aims for his 7th in row with 5+ tackles.
• LB TROY ANDERSEN (rookie) had career-high 12 tackles last week.
• LB MYKAL WALKER aims for his 4th in row with 9+ tackles.
• CB A.J. TERRELL had PD & 1st-career FR in Week 6. Has 11 PD in his past 7 on road.
• S JAYLINN HAWKINS had 3rd-career INT & 1st-career FR-TD in Week 6.
• S RICHIE GRANT had 6 tackles & 4th PD of season last week. Is 1 of 4 NFC DBs (Budda Baker, Donovan Wilson & Antoine Winfield Jr.) with 5+ tackles in each of 1st 6 weeks.
CINCINNATI BENGALS
LAST WEEK W 30-26 at New Orleans
COACH VS. OPP. Zac Taylor: 0-0
PTS. FOR 23.0
OFFENSE 337.7
PASSING Joe Burrow: 152-228-1,616-12-5-95.6
RUSHING Joe Mixon: 104-347-3.3-1
RECEIVING Ja’Marr Chase: 39-475-12.2-4
PTS. AGAINST 19.2
DEFENSE 339.0
SACKS Trey Hendrickson: 2.5
INTs Vonn Bell: 3
TAKE/GIVE 0 (8/8)
PUNTING (NET) Kevin Huber: 44.5 (40.0)
KICKING Evan McPherson: 44 (11/12 PAT; 11/12 FG)
BENGALS NOTES
• QB JOE BURROW completed 28 of 37 atts. (season-high 75.7 pct.) for 300 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs with season-high 126 rating last week, his 6th-career game with 300+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes. Has 2+ TD passes & 110+ rating in 3 of past 4. Has 0 INTs in 4 of past 5. Aims for his 6th in row at home with 2+ TD passes. Has 2,244 pass yards (374 per game) in his past 6 home starts.
• RB JOE MIXON had 1st TD catch of season in Week 6. Has TD in 2 of past 3. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 70+ scrimmage yards. Has TD in 2 of 3 career games vs. NFC South.
• WR JA’MARR CHASE led team with 7 catches for season-high 132 yards & 2 TDs last week, his 7th-career game with 100+ rec. yards, tied 4th-most in NFL since 2021. Aims for 4th in row with 50+ rec. yards. Has 678 rec. yards (135.6 per game) & 6 TD catches in his past 5 at home.
• WR TYLER BOYD had season-high 6 catches for 66 yards in Week 6. Had 11 catches for 100 yards in last meeting. Aims for his 6th in row vs. NFC South with 65+ rec. yards.
• WR TEE HIGGINS has 5+ catches in 4 of his past 5.
• TE HAYDEN HURST has TD catch in 2 of past 3. Had 82 catches for 792 yards & 9 TDs in 2 seasons with Atl. (2020-21).
• DE TREY HENDRICKSON had TFL & PD last week. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Atl. with sack.
• LB GERMAINE PRATT led team with season-high 14 tackles in Week 6. Aims for his 10th in row with 5+ tackles & 4th in row with 8+ tackles.
• S VONN BELL has FR in 2 of his past 3 vs. Atl. Aims for his 6th in row at home with PD.
• CB CHIBODE AWUZIE led team with 2 PD last week.
