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Chargers-Bengals Capsule

Published Sep. 17, 2015 12:44 p.m. ET

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SAN DIEGO (1-0) at CINCINNATI (1-0)

Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

OPENING LINE - Bengals by 3 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Chargers 1-0, Bengals 1-0

SERIES RECORD - Chargers lead 20-14

LAST MEETING - Chargers beat Bengals 27-10, Jan. 5, 2014 in AFC wild-card round

LAST WEEK - Chargers beat Lions 33-29; Bengals beat Raiders 33-13

AP PRO32 RANKING - Chargers No. 10, Bengals No. 7

CHARGERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (1), RUSH (19), PASS (1).

CHARGERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (10), RUSH (5), PASS (19).

BENGALS OFFENSE - OVERALL (8t), RUSH (8), PASS (11).

BENGALS DEFENSE - OVERALL (3), RUSH (2t), PASS (10).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Chargers won first-round playoff game at Paul Brown Stadium in 2013 season, ending streak of three straight losses to Bengals. ... Chargers had most yards on offense (483) in NFL in opening week. ... Philip Rivers completed last 20 passes vs Detroit, a club record. NFL record is 24 straight completions by Philadelphia's Donovan McNabb in 2004. Peyton Manning has completed 23 straight, while Joe Montana, Mark Brunell, David Carr and Matt Ryan completed 22 in row. ... WR Keenan Allen tied club record with 15 catches vs the Lions. ... San Diego overcame 18-point deficit for second-biggest comeback in team history. ... In three games vs. Chargers, Andy Dalton has thrown three TDs and five INTs. He threw two INTs and fumbled in second half of playoff loss. ... WR A.J. Green needs one 100-yard game to surpass Isaac Curtis for second most in club history with 21. Chad Johnson had 31. ... Fantasy: Rivers is 3-3 all-time against Bengals, but has been on losing side in three of their four meetings since 2010. He has three TDs and three INTs in those four games with passer rating of 79.4; RB Jeremy Hill has run for 992 yards and eight TDs in his last 10 games, an indication of how much Bengals are leaning on running game.

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