The Associated Press
ATLANTA (1-0) at CINCINNATI (1-0)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE — Bengals by 5
RECORD VS. SPREAD — Atlanta 1-0, Cincinnati 1-0
SERIES RECORD — Bengals lead 7-5
LAST MEETING — Falcons beat Bengals 39-32, Oct. 24, 2010
LAST WEEK — Falcons beat Saints 37-34, OT; Bengals beat Ravens 23-16
AP PRO32 RANKING — Steelers No. 11, Bengals No. 4
FALCONS OFFENSE — OVERALL (1), RUSH (14), PASS (1).
FALCONS DEFENSE — OVERALL (30), RUSH (24), PASS (27).
BENGALS OFFENSE — OVERALL (15), RUSH (24), PASS (8).
BENGALS DEFENSE — OVERALL (27), RUSH (13), PASS (26).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Falcons have won past three meetings in 2002, 2006 and 2010. … Teams practiced against each other for two days in Georgia before their preseason opener last year. … Bengals WR A.J. Green was taken fourth overall in 2011 draft, Julio Jones sixth. Green had six catches for 131 yards vs. Ravens, while Jones had seven for 116 yards vs. Saints. Green had go-ahead 77-yard TD catch in fourth quarter. Jones had three catches that went for at least 20 yards. … Matt Ryan threw for Falcons-record 448 yards and three TDs in opening win vs. Saints. Ryan’s 24 game-winning drives in fourth quarter or OT lead NFL since he entered league in 2008. … Ryan became franchise leader in TD passes with 156, moving two ahead of Steve Bartkowski. … Falcons had four running backs combine for 181 yards from scrimmage vs. Saints. They ran for 108 yards on 22 carries, had 73 yards on four receptions. … Bengals went 8-0 at home in regular season last year while winning AFC North, then lost at home to San Diego in first round of playoffs. A win on Sunday would give them 10 straight regular-season home wins, tying franchise record from 1988-89. … Bengals missing TE Tyler Eifert (elbow) and could be without LB Vontaze Burfict (concussion).
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