With starting quarterback Tarvaris Jackson out last week with a pectoral injury the Seahawks were forced to turn to Charlie Whitehurst – and he went just 12-of-30 for 97 yards passing with no touchdowns and one interception in the 6-3 road loss.

Leon Washington led the Seahawks with 39 rushing yards in that defeat, while Sidney Rice had two catches for 38 yards in a miserable day for the offense. Steven Hauschka accounted for the team's only points with a field goal in the third quarter.

Jackson could be ready to return from injury this week – in his first five games of the season he posted a QB Rating of 81.0 with six touchdown passes and five interceptions, underwhelming numbers that have Seattle at 2-4 straight up and 3-2-1 against the NFL odds at the Bodog Sportsbook heading into Week 8.

The Bengals, on the other hand, have surprised at 4-2 straight up and a lucrative 5-1 against the spread so far this season, putting them just a half-game back of the  Steelers for first place in the AFC North standings. And Cincinnati rode a three-game winning streak into last week's bye, picking up wins over the Bills, Jaguars, and Colts.

Against the Colts last time out QB Andy Dalton was good on 25 of his 32 pass attempts for 264 yards and one touchdown – on the season the rookie has a QB Rating of 84.3 with seven touchdown strikes and five interceptions.

The Seahawks and Bengals last met in 2007 in Seattle, with the home side winning 24-21 as a 3-point favorite on the NFL odds board.

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