The Trentonian (Trenton, NJ)

LAS VEGAS (10-7) AT CINCINNATI (10-7)

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Saturday, 4:35p.m., NBC BETTING LINE: Bengals by 5½ SERIES: Raiders, 21-12

LAST MEETING: Bengals, 3213, on Nov. 21

RAIDERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (11), RUSH (28), PASS (6), SCORING (18).

RAIDERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (14), RUSH (19), PASS (13), SCORING (26).

BENGALS OFFENSE: OVERALL (13), RUSH (23), PASS (7), SCORING (T-7).

BENGALS DEFENSE: OVERALL (18), RUSH (5), PASS (26), SCORING (17).

TURNOVER DIFFERENTI­AL:

Raiders minus-9; Bengals 0. KEY MATCHUP: Las Vegas pass rush vs. Cincinnati offensive line. Las Vegas has some monster defensive linemen. Maxx Crosby, voted a Pro Bowl starter had 101pressur­es for the season, third most tracked by Pro Football Focus. Crosby and Yannick Ngakoue combined for 18sacks in 2021. Injuries have Cincinnati relying on rookies for O-line depth.

ETC.: Raiders set an NFL record with six wins with the winning score coming on the final play, and tied 2011Cardin­als for most OT wins in a season with four. ... Las Vegas’ minus-65 point differenti­al is fourth worst ever for a playoff team . ... Raiders’ Hunter Renfrow became third player in franchise history with at least 100catches in a season with 103for 1,038yards . ... Las Vegas has allowed opponents to convert 21of 29fourth-down tries (72.4%), worst in the NFL. ... Joe Burrow’s 108.3passer rating was best in team history, breaking Andy Dalton’s high of 106.3 from 2015. Burrow’s 4,611yards passing yards and 34TDs broke records set by Dalton in 2013 . ... Burrow had a 70.38% completion percentage, second best in team history.

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