Cincinnati (1-4) at New York Giants (2-3)
Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EDT, NBC
NFL Odds: Giants by 3 1/2.
Against the spread: Bengals 2-3, Giants 3-2.
Series record: Bengals lead 6-5.
Last meeting: the Giants beat the Bengals 19-17 on November 29, 2020, in Cincinnati.
Last week: Ravens beat Bengals 41-38, OT; The Giants beat the Seahawks 29-20.
Bengals offense: total (9), rush (28), pass (5), score (T4).
Bengals defense: overall (26), rush (30), passing (19), scoring (31).
Giants attack: total (20), rush (24), pass (13), score (27).
Giants defense: overall (12), rush (12), pass (15), score (11).
Turnover differential: Bengals: even, Giants minus-2.
Bengals player to watch
Strategist Joe Burrow threw a career-high five touchdown passes against Baltimore for 392 yards and a passer rating of 137.0. His fifth scoring throw came via a quick screen to Ja’Marr Chase, who completed it 70 yards for his second TD of the day. Burrow has totaled 1,370 yards, 12 touchdowns and two interceptions this season.
Giants player to watch
Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence is having his best season. The six-year veteran had a career-high three sacks against Seattle last weekend and has six for the season. He is tied for second in the league with Will McDonald of the Jets. In five games, Lawrence has 16 tackles, 10 quarterback hits, four tackles for loss and one pass defensed. He is also double-teamed most of the time.
Key match
The Giants’ front seven against the Bengals offensive line. New York leads the NFL with 22 sacks. That pressure allowed a young secondary to settle in and did a good job against the Seahawks star. DK Metcalf and company last week during the dismissal Geno Smith seven times. The Bengals have allowed 11 sacks, including three last weekend.
Key injuries
Bengals: start CB Hill of Dax tore his ACL last week and is out. CB DJ Ivey (knee), HB Chase Brown (quadriceps), CB Mike Hilton (knee) appear on the injury report. …Giants WR Malik Nabers (concussion), OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (wrist), P Jamie Gillan (hamstring), RB Devin Singletary (groin) and PR-KOR Bryce Ford Wheaton (shoulder) are out. CB Adoree Jackson (calf), CB Dru Phillips (shoulder, calf) and OLB Brian Brule (groin) are listed on the injury report. The Giants signed P Matt Haack to replace Gillan.
Series Notes
The home team won 10 of 11 matches. The first match between the teams took place in 1972.
Statistics and others
Cincinnati had a chance to win last week’s game in overtime, but a mishandled snap and hold caused Evan McPherson to pull the kick wide to the left. … The Bengals rank fourth in the NFL in scoring, averaging 28.0 points. … They are fifth in the league in passing offense, averaging 263 yards. … Burrow’s 392 passing yards in Week 5 brought his career total to 15,453. That passed Jeff Blake for fifth place in franchise history. … Burrow has 21 games with 300 or more passing yards. … Cincinnati is 4-17 in Sunday night regular-season games. … The Bengals are 28-56 overall in regular season night games. …Giants QB Daniel Jones threw two touchdowns and no interceptions against Seattle. He is one of four quarterbacks (Burrow, Sam Darnold And Mayfield Baker) with more than two TD passes and a rating of more than 100 in three or more games this season. Rookie RB Tyrone Tracy ran for 129 yards in his first start. … Nabors leads the league with 35 catches despite missing last weekend. …WR Darius Slayton led the team with eight catches for 122 yards and a touchdown last weekend. … OLB Brian Burns had two passes defended and a sack against Seattle. … New York had eight sacks in Week 3 and seven last weekend. This is the first team since the 2006 Eagles to have seven or more sacks in two of their first five games. …CB Deonte Banks had a career-high three PDs and his first forced fumble against the Seahawks. …ILB Micah McFadden leads New York with 31 tackles despite missing the opener.
Fancy tip
Chase had 10 catches for 193 yards and two touchdowns against the Ravens. Now in his fourth season, he has 16 games with 100 or more receiving yards and 34 touchdowns. The LSU product has 29 catches this season for 493 yards, five touchdowns and seven plays of 20 yards or more.
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