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Week 13 Fantasy Football Matchups
Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
November 30, 2006 - Paul Brown Stadium
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Fantasy Spin - Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals Fantasy Preview

The Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Paul Brown Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Bengals listed as 3-point favorites versus the Ravens, while the game's total is sitting at 44. Houshmandzadeh made a mistake after the Bengals' Week 9 loss to the Ravens, stating publicly that Cincinnati was a better team than Baltimore and ensuring that their AFC North rival would come into this game with sharp focus. With a chance to wrap up the division in their sights, the Ravens were going to be focused anyway, and the receiver's remarks will only exacerbate Cincinnati's problems. The Bengals' patchwork offensive line is going to have trouble protecting Palmer, which means Chad Johnson will struggle to make plays down the field. Cincinnati's offensive inconsistency will play right into the hands of McNair, who will cash in on a couple of short fields, keep his mistakes to a minimum, and punch a ticket to the postseason for the first time since '03.

Baltimore - McNair (Z), Lewis (S), Mason (Z), Heap (S), Clayton (S), Ravens D (S)
Cincinnati - Palmer (S), R. Johnson (Z), C. Johnson (S), T.J. Housh (S), Henry (B), Bengals D (B)