CINCINNATI (2-6) At INDIANAPOLIS (5-3)
Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE _ Colts by 8
RECORD VS. SPREAD _ Cincinnati 2-5-1; Indianapolis 5-2-1
SERIES RECORD _ Colts lead 16-8
LAST MEETING _ Colts beat Vikings 35-3, Dec. 7, 2008
LAST WEEK _ Bengals lost to Steelers 27-21; Colts lost to Eagles 26-24
BENGALS OFFENSE _ OVERALL (15), RUSH (22), PASS (6)
BENGALS DEFENSE _ OVERALL (18), RUSH (23), PASS (17)
COLTS OFFENSE _ OVERALL (3), RUSH (25), PASS (2)
COLTS DEFENSE _ OVERALL (20), RUSH (29), PASS (7)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES _ I-74 rivalry is closest, geographically, of any two teams in AFC. Indy and Cincinnati are 110 miles apart. … Cincinnati ranks third in NFL in turnover differential (plus 44) since Marvin Lewis took over in 2003. Indianapolis (plus 78) is No. 1 in category over same span. … Bengals have lost five straight; they are 24-35-1 in domes. … Bengals CB Leon Hall tied for AFC lead with four interceptions. … Bengals WR Chad Ochocino (724) and Colts WR Reggie Wayne (736) rank 30th and 31st in league in career receptions. … Cincinnati 0-3 this season when Carson Palmer throws for 300 yards … Manning 6-0 against Bengals and has passer rating of 113.7 in those six games. … Colts haven’t lost in series since Nov. 9, 1997 _ five months before they took Manning with No. 1 overall pick in draft. … Manning needs four more TD passes for 13th consecutive season of 12-plus TDs. He and Brett Favre share NFL record. … Indy has allowed league-low 10 sacks this season. Colts have been ranked No. 1 in fewest sacks allowed six times since 2000. … DE Dwight Freeney needs two more sacks to pass Hall of Famer John Randle for No. 8 all-time. Freeney has 84. Randle had 851/2. … Colts have 12 players on injured reserve and 13 other listed on injury report this week.
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