CINCINNATI (1-1) At WASHINGTON (1-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE - Redskins by 3 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Cincinnati 0-1-1; Washington 1-1
SERIES RECORD - Tied 4-4
AP PRO32 RANKING - Bengals No. 18; Redskins No. 20
LAST MEETING - Bengals beat Redskins 20-13, Dec. 14, 2008
LAST WEEK - Bengals beat Browns 34-27; Redskins lost to Rams 31-28
BENGALS OFFENSE - OVERALL (18), RUSH (16), PASS (16)
BENGALS DEFENSE - OVERALL (30), RUSH (19), PASS (29)
REDSKINS OFFENSE - OVERALL (4), RUSH (4), PASS (11)
REDSKINS DEFENSE - OVERALL (28), RUSH (10), PASS (30)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Battle of young QBs pits second-year Bengals starter Andy Dalton vs. Redskins rookie Robert Griffin III. ... Washington seeks first home win vs. Cincinnati since 1985. ... Dalton tied career-high with three TD passes last week, posted career-best 128.2 passer rating. . Dalton has been sacked an NFL-high 10 times through first two weeks of season. ... WRs Andrew Hawkins and Brandon Tate had first TD catches as Bengals last week. ... Cincinnati CB Terence Newman has nine career interceptions vs. Redskins, his most against any team. . Bengals CB Adam ''Pacman'' Jones had his third career punt return TD of 80-plus yards last week. ... Cincinnati has been whistled for nine penalties, second-fewest in NFL. ... Bengals defense has allowed 400-plus yards in each of first two games for an AFC-high total of 869. Also, both opponents threw for 300-plus yards. Last year, Cincinnati allowed only one team - Seattle - to throw for 300. ... Cincinnati allowing league-high 8.36 yards on first down. ... Bengals have already allowed 37 plays of 10 or more yards. ... Redskins lead league in scoring with 68 points in two games. ... Defense has allowed 30-plus points in four straight, including final two games of last season. ... Washington most penalized team in NFL, with 23 penalties accepted for 223 yards. ... Redskins have had a punt blocked in each of first two games. ... Redskins must replace two-time Pro Bowl LB Brian Orakpo and DE Adam Carriker, both lost for season with injuries. ... Griffin leads NFL rookies with 111.6 rating. He is the first rookie since 1969 with a TD pass of 65-plus yards in each of the first two games of the season. He leads all NFL QBs with 124 yards rushing. . Washington RB Alfred Morris leads NFL rookies with 185 yards rushing. Last week, Morris (89 yards) and Griffin (82) became first rookie RB-QB duo with 80-plus yards rushing each since 1958. . Redskins had three takeaways in each of their first two games. ... Washington K Billy Cundiff leads NFL in touchbacks (10). ... Redskins seeking sixth straight win in a home opener.
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